MXR Tom Morello Power 50 Overdrive

Tom Morello’s legendary guitar sound has dominated rock music for over three decades, and now the MXR Power 50 Overdrive brings that iconic tone directly to your pedalboard. This pedal faithfully recreates the preamp stages of Tom’s signature amplifier setup using advanced MOSFET technology, capturing the raw, hard-hitting sonic voice that has defined his career since 1988. The circuitry produces those big, gnarly tones with uncanny accuracy, giving you access to the same amp-like performance that Tom relies on for his signature distortion sounds.

The Power 50 Overdrive features the identical control interface found on Tom’s amplifier, complete with Gain, Bass, Middle, Treble, Volume, and Presence knobs. This allows you to dial in his exact settings or customise the sound to suit your own playing style. The pedal also incorporates a unique FX loop that taps into the signal at the raw clipping point, replicating how Tom runs all his effects through his amp’s loop to achieve that distinctive tonal character.

For players using the Cry Baby® Tom Morello Wah, the FX loop becomes particularly valuable for nailing his aggressive yet balanced voice-like sweeps. The harmonically rich loop placement gives you multiple tonal options - running the wah before the overdrive produces subtle effects, while placing it after creates pronounced high-end response. This setup proves ideal for live performance, as keeping the Power 50 Overdrive as your “always on” sound with your pedal chain running through the loop eliminates the need to constantly adjust levels between different venues.

As Tom himself explains, “The Power 50 Overdrive emulates the amp setup that I’ve used since 1988. I’ve made 21 studio albums, and that amp, that head, and that speaker, and that tone has been on 21 of them.” This pedal puts the sound that shaped modern rock ’n’ roll right at your feet, regardless of your current amplifier setup.