{"id":41273,"date":"2017-04-04T18:00:53","date_gmt":"2017-04-04T16:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/?p=41273"},"modified":"2017-04-04T20:34:49","modified_gmt":"2017-04-04T18:34:49","slug":"top-5-overdrives-low-budget-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/gear\/top-5-overdrives-low-budget-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 Overdrives: Low Budget"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Finding good <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/distortion_pedals.html?viewMode=block\" target=\"_blank\">distortion<\/a><\/strong> without having to reach too deep into your pockets is not all that uncommon these days, as there are plenty of <strong>affordable options<\/strong> in the market. <strong>Simon<\/strong>, our Italian community manager and <strong>Kris<\/strong> have put together our top 5 affordable <strong>overdrives<\/strong> to the test. 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