MXR, Eric Gales Team Up for Raw Dawg Overdrive Pedal

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Based on a classic 'drive unit, this pedal aims for both a balanced midrange and sweet-but-sizzling high-gain tones.

MXR Eric Gales Raw Dawg overdrive
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MXR and blues guitar great Eric Gales have teamed up to create the Raw Dawg overdrive pedal.

Graced with the same name as Gales' signature DV Mark amplifier range, the Raw Dawg pedal features output, tone, and drive knobs, and a custom circuit that's been fitted onto a mini-chassis. 

Though info on the pedal is still scarce, we can report that the pedal is based on a classic 'drive unit, and aims for both a balanced midrange and sweet-but-sizzling high-gain tones, just like those produced by Gales himself.

The MXR Eric Gales Raw Dawg signature overdrive pedal is available now for $119.

For more info on the pedal, keep an eye on jimdunlop.com.

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Jackson Maxwell
Jackson Maxwell
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Jackson is an Associate Editor at GuitarWorld.com and GuitarPlayer.com. He’s been writing and editing stories about new gear, technique and guitar-driven music both old and new since 2014, and has also written extensively on the same topics for Guitar Player. Elsewhere, his album reviews and essays have appeared in Louder and Unrecorded. Though open to music of all kinds, his greatest love has always been indie, and everything that falls under its massive umbrella. To that end, you can find him on Twitter crowing about whatever great new guitar band you need to drop everything to hear right now.

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