{"product_id":"marla-amps-geriatric-chihuahua-overdrive-pedal-w-boost-2585070","title":"Marla Amps Geriatric Chihuahua Overdrive Pedal w\/ Boost Not Becky's Basic Kitchen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSmall dog. Huge Personality.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt its core, the Geriatric Chihuahua is a wildly dynamic MOSFET overdrive capable of everything from subtle “always-on” amp enhancement to enough gain to rip paint off the walls of your rehearsal space. Extended range coupling capacitors help remove compression and give notes room to breathe. Low gain settings deliver touch-sensitive warmth, harmonic richness, and amp-like breakup. Crank it up and the Chihuahua becomes feral — aggressive mids, snarling saturation, and enough signature attitude to replace your previous go-to drive option, or give your pedalboard a fresh perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThen there’s the boost.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEngage it and the bark turns into a bite; tightening the low end, adding sustain, and launching your amp into levels of glorious chaos that will cause a Line 6 \"Insane Channel\" to blush!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeed a touch-sensitive preamp feel? Easy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNeed enough saturation to summon demons from a EMG 81\/85 setup through a Metal Zone flashback? Also easy, because the boost takes it from a constant bark to a nasty bite!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo, whether you need edge-of-breakup articulation or full-blown sonic destruction, the Geriatric Chihuahua is ready to misbehave. But the tone is only half the story...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNo Two Dogs Are The Same – So let’s keep it that way!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery Geriatric Chihuahua arrives in a surprise finish selected from one of our highly scientific color categories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNot Blue\u003c\/strong\u003e - Any color that doesn’t contain blue.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNot Red\u003c\/strong\u003e - Any color that avoids red.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNot Becky’s Basic Kitchen\u003c\/strong\u003e - Absolutely no “Live, Laugh, Love” colors. No grayscale. No beige. No bronze. No “wine room backsplash” energy. We’re protecting you from decorative candle aisle tones.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMake It Yours!!!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery pedal includes a custom sticker pack designed so you can finish the artwork yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWant a dog riding in a car? Perfect. Want a dog pooping on a boutique pedalboard? Outstanding! Want two dogs wrestling in front of a wall of amps that vaguely resembles our Asheville shop? We support your vision completely!!!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eColor it. Label it. Ruin it. Make it legendary. The Geriatric Chihuahua is meant to become your pedal — not just another identical box on Instagram.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLabel Your Own Adventure\u003cbr\u003eThe Geriatric Chihuahua ships completely unlabeled. That’s not because we forgot.\u003cbr\u003eThat’s because your ears matter more than our opinions. Inside the sticker pack, you’ll find:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9 traditional overdrive control labels\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9 completely unnecessary dog-themed alternatives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMulti-colored arrows for marking your favorite settings and “happy accidents”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhich knob is Volume?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhich one is Gain?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTone? Presence? Boost? Sweep? Chaos?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat’s for you to decide! Too often, players sit down with a pedal already conditioned by the labels. We immediately reach for the settings we think we want instead of actually listening to what the circuit is doing. The Geriatric Chihuahua was designed to slow that process down — to encourage exploration, experimentation, and discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTurn knobs.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGet lost.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFind weird sounds.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFind your sound.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou might start chasing the perfect low-gain edge-of-breakup tone and accidentally discover the nastiest recording tone you’ve ever heard along the way. That journey matters to us just as much as the destination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd yes — we included colored arrows because once you inevitably discover sounds you love, you’re going to want a way to find them again later.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHandmade in Asheville, NC\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMuch like every product from Marla Amplification, each Geriatric Chihuahua is hand-stuffed, hand-soldered, tested, and cranked irresponsibly loud in Asheville, North Carolina.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery weekly production batch is named after a real dog currently waiting for a forever home at a local shelter. Open your pedal and you’ll discover the name of the dog your batch was dedicated to. And yes — if you peek inside, you’ll see the evidence of real human hands building your pedal the old-fashioned way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo assembly lines.\u003cbr\u003eNo sterile factory energy.\u003cbr\u003eJust loud amps, solder fumes, dog stories, and questionable decisions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou might start chasing the perfect low-gain edge-of-breakup tone and accidentally discover the nastiest recording tone you’ve ever heard along the way. 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