Animals Pedals Surfing Bear Overdrive

£89.99

Also available on — Andertons, Gear4music, Reverb, Amazon, eBay

Fresh on the menu for 2026 are the Animals Pedals Guitar Pedals, freshly added and carefully selected. These New units are available to order online with fast, secure delivery from trusted UK retailers. Read on for full details, specifications, demos, videos, reviews, and the best places to buy the Animals Pedals Guitar Pedals today.


Description

Fresh on the menu for 2026 are the Animals Pedals Guitar Pedals, freshly added and carefully selected. These New units are available to order online with fast, secure delivery from trusted UK retailers. Read on for full details, specifications, demos, videos, reviews, and the best places to buy the Animals Pedals Guitar Pedals today.

Hailing from Japan, Animals Pedals boast some of the quirkiest effects in the business! Featuring custom illustrated graphics and some truly memorable product names, the Animals Pedals range has something for everyone. Better still, Animals Pedals are solidly built using quality components, all the while remaining at a price point that is accessible to the average musician.

The Animals Pedals Surfing Bear Overdrive is a modern take on the classic “808” overdrive pedal, boasting an upgrade circuit for a wider range of applications. Featuring a wide dynamic range with incredible clarity and responsiveness, the Surfing Bear works equally well through a clean amp as it does tightening up an already overdriven amp.

With controls for Volume, Gain and Tone, the Surfing Bear has plenty to offer in terms of tone tweaking. Set the Gain knob low and you’ve got a great sounding clean boost, but at higher settings, you’ve got a fantastic rhythm crunch sound with plenty of punch! The Tone knob can be used to accentuate the high frequencies, effectively working as a treble booster. The possibilities are endless! With true-bypass switching, you can rest easy in the knowledge that your dry signal will not be affected when the pedal is bypassed! 

Specifications

  • Current Consumption: 15mA
  • Input Impedance: 500k ohm
  • Output Impedance: 10k ohm
  • Power: 9V battery or a standard centre minus DC 9V adapter
  • Controls: Volume, Gain, Tone

Additional information

Weight 0.5 kg

Brand

Animals Pedals

Animals Pedals produce fun, characterful effects that blend great tone with eye-catching artwork. Designed in Japan and built with quality components, their pedals cover everything from smooth overdrives and fuzzy textures to spacious ambience and quirky modulation. Easy to use and full of personality, Animals Pedals are ideal for players who want inspiring sounds, compact footprints, and a touch of creative charm on their pedalboard.

Category

Guitar Pedals

Tags

Boost

A boost pedal does one simple thing brilliantly — it makes your signal louder, stronger, and more alive. Whether you’re pushing a valve amp into natural breakup, lifting a solo above the band, or adding a touch more presence to your core tone, a clean boost gives you extra headroom without changing your character.

Use it at the front of your chain to drive other pedals harder, or after your gain stages to raise volume without adding distortion. Subtle or powerful, transparent or slightly coloured, a boost is one of the most useful tools on any pedalboard — small box, big difference.

New

This is brand new, fresh in, and a UK warranty is included. New Gear always comes from trusted UK music retailers.

Overdrive

Like a golden layer of melted cheese — warm, gooey, and just put it all over. It adds just the right amount of richness and grit, turning a clean signal into something smooth and savoury. Designed to mimic the natural breakup of a tube amp pushed to its sweet spot, overdrive delivers the flavour of classic rock and blues in every bite. From creamy mid-gain warmth to crisp edge-of-breakup sparkle, it’s the comfort food of guitar tone — simple, satisfying, and endlessly versatile. Whether it’s a mild crunch or a full-bodied roar, overdrive is where good taste begins.

used

Used pedals bring character, value, and often a bit of history to your board. Whether it’s a well-loved classic or a recent release looking for its next home, a used pedal offers the same core tone at a more accessible price. Fully tested and described clearly, it’s a chance to grab great gear without paying brand-new money.

Go used to explore different sounds, track down discontinued favourites, or build your setup more affordably. Sometimes a pedal with a few marks on the casing still delivers flawless tone — and might even have a story or two behind it.

Volume

Volume pedals control the output level of a guitar signal using a foot-operated treadle. They allow smooth volume swells, dynamic control during playing, and easy muting between songs. Volume pedals can be placed at different points in the signal chain to either control overall loudness or adjust gain and drive behaviour when positioned before distortion or overdrive pedals.