Overdrive Distribution California

We Are Overdrive Distribution

ABOUT US

First and foremost, we are…musicians! Myself, JP Cervoni, giving emphasis to performing for over 30 years, live and session work, I’ve had the good fortune to work with many Top International Artists. Pierangelo and Dario, excellent guitar players in their own right, with a passion for engineering, both obsessed with building reliable equipment that delivers the best sound, their motto is: “build emotions!”

Products

Handbuilt Amp Head, Combos, and Cabinets

M ZERO Standard

• Entirely engineered and hand-built by Pierangelo Mezzabarba in Italy.
• Single-channel; Boost and Bright switches on front panel.
• Controls: Drive, Bass, Middle, Treble, Volume, Depth, Feedback and Presence.
• Tube effects loop (serial)
• Transformers: Custom by Onori
• Preamp tubes: 4 x 12AX7
• + 1 x 12AX7 spare
• Power tubes: EL34, 100W
• Presence, Depth and Feedback for power amp overtones
• Available custom options: Midi, Dual Master, Clean Channel
• Dimensions: 9.5″H x 24.5″W x 11″D
• Weight: 44 lbs

M ZERO Overdrive

• Entirely engineered and hand-built by Pierangelo Mezzabarba in Italy
• Dedicated to saturated sound, from Clean/Crunch to High Gain Nirvana
• Dual channel for 3 sounds: Clean, Boosted, Overdrive
• Drive channel with Boost and Bright switches
• Preamp controls: Drive (Ch.1), Overdrive (Ch.2), Bass, Middle, Treble, Volume 1, Volume 2
• Power Amp controls: Presence, Depth and Feedback for power amp overtones
• Tube effect loop (serial)
• Custom Transformers by Onori
• Preamp tubes: 5 x 12AX7
• Power tubes: EL34, 100W
• Available custom options: Dual Master
• Dimensions: 9.5″H x 24.5″W x 11″D
• Weight: 44 lbs

Skill Head

• 100% engineered and handmade in Italy.
• 2 Channels: recallable via footswitch.
• Serial, full-tube effects loop recallable via footswitch.
• Brite switch on the Clean channel boosts mid-high frequencies for utmost transparency.
  Boost switch saturates channel
• Innovative Power control “scales down” amp and allows it to perform at maximum saturation and dynamics even at very low volumes
• Just like all Mezzabarba amps, the power amp section features oversized transformers that deliver the best and most solid sound in any conditions, at any volume.
• Power amp tubes: EL34
• Presence and Depth controls for ultimate sound chiseling
• Dimensions: 8.45″H x 17.5″W x 9.4″D
• Weight: 25 lbs

Skill Combo

• Same electric feature of the head version.
• The shell and baffle board are made out of baltic birch ply with hand made 1/4″ finger joints
• 1×12 speaker open back (Celestion Vintage 30, 16 Ohm or Creamback G12M65, 16 Ohm
• Dimensions: 18,1″H x 16,9″W x 9.4″D
• Weight: 39,6 lbs

Z18 Combo

• Controls: Volume, Bass, Middle, Treble, Presence.
• Single channel, no master volume, no loop.
• 3 x 12AX7, 2 x 6V6, 1×12 speaker
  (Standard: Celestion Greenback G12M25, 8 ohm).
• The shell and baffle board are made out of baltic birch ply with hand made 1/4″ finger joints.
• Dimensions (LxHxP cm.): 51 x 41 x 24,5.
• Weight: 31 lbs.

Z35 Combo

• Controls: Volume, Bass, Middle, Treble, Presence
• Single channel, no master volume, no loop
• 3 x 12AX7, 2 x KT66 (or EL34), 2×12 speaker
  (Standard: Celestion Greenback G12M25 x 2)
• The shell and baffle board are made out of baltic birch ply with hand made 1/4″ finger joints
• Dimensions (LxHxP cm.): 20″H x 27″W x 10.5″D
• Weight: 55 lbs

Artists

Guitarists and Musicians that use our Amps on Tour and in Recording Studios

JP Cervoni

Overdrive Distribution owner and pro guitar player. JP has worked with Buddy Miles, Marco Mendoza, The Babys, Simon Phillips, Steve Lukather, Scott Henderson, Carl Verheyen, John 5, Robert Trujillo, Derek Sheridian, Phil Soussan and many more.

Pierangelo Mezzabarba

Masotti Guitar Devices CEO and founder. Mezzabarba Custom Amplification Owner. Amp builder.

Dario Pellegrini

Engineer for Masotti Guitar Devices and Mezzabarba Custom Amplification. Tone addicted.