Golden Boy

Name: Golden Boy
Brand: Jackson Audio
Availability: OnlineOnly

Overdrive

Transparent overdrive designed for dynamics and clarity. Responds beautifully to playing touch.

Jackson Audio builds premium effects in Fort Worth, Texas, combining analog circuits with digital control features like MIDI and presets. Their collaboration-driven approach has produced signature pedals with Joey Landreth, Cory Wong, and Mateus Asato.

The Golden Boy was designed with Joey Landreth around the Bluesbreaker/King of Tone circuit. Four clipping modes: Classic Screamer (green), asymmetric (magenta), symmetrical (blue), and vintage British (amber). The Gain Cycle feature steps through four gain levels.

Three-band Baxandall EQ with ±12dB per band. Independent MOSFET boost with four voicings. Full MIDI control. The transparent, uncompressed character cleans up beautifully with your guitar volume. 150mA current draw, top-mount jacks.