Monarch

Overdrive

Amp-style overdrive with bass, treble, and gain. Natural tube-amp breakup that responds to your volume knob.

EarthQuaker Devices built the Monarch to replicate the feel of a tube amp pushed into natural breakup. Touch-sensitive response and amp-like EQ. The circuit provides dynamic overdrive that cleans up with lighter picking and saturates when you dig in. Three-band EQ with Bass, Mid, and Treble controls offers serious tone shaping. Gain range covers edge-of-breakup to moderate saturation. Not a high-gain pedal. Best suited for players who want amp-like response without extreme distortion. True bypass via relay switching.