Despite its appearance, The Thneed is a no-nonsense take on the legendary transparent overdrive pedal (that shares its name with a mythical creature) but does away with frivolities like a troublesome charge pump and multiple op amp stages, and instead opts for a more reliable design that provides the same signature sound and tone of its influence.

The Thneed also adds benefits and options like four pairs of selectable clipping diodes for a wide range of drive sounds, a face-forward bass toggle (unless), internally selectable gain modes, and both True Bypass and Buffered Bypass options, to provide sound options and alternatives that can satisfy even the most finicky of guitar chain connoisseurs.