Vemuram Budi-G Premium Gritty Gain Boost Pedal

The Vemuram Budi-G is a boutique boost pedal that goes beyond clean boosting, adding a controllable "Gritty Gain" structure alongside a 2-band EQ and an internal SAT (saturation) trim pot. It follows the legacy Budi model with a wider range and greater headroom, designed to stack naturally with other drive pedals and push tube amplifiers without losing the bold, rich character of the original tone.

The Gain control introduces a subtle but defined grit that sits underneath the boost signal — enough to add texture and presence without compromising chord clarity or dynamics. The SAT trim pot adjusts the saturation level independently, allowing fine-tuning of how much the pedal colours the signal. Bass and Treble EQ controls complete the tone-shaping toolkit. Housed in a premium bronze enclosure.

Controls: Boost, Gain, Bass, Treble, SAT trim pot.

• Boutique FET boost with controllable Gritty Gain
• 2-band EQ: Bass & Treble
• Internal SAT trim pot for saturation control
• Wide headroom range
• Stacks well with drive pedals; pushes tube amps naturally
• Premium bronze enclosure
• Powered by 9V battery or 9V DC, negative tip, 2mA (not included)

The Budi G is THE boost pedal for me, I didn't have any experience with Vemuram personally apart from through friends in the session world proclaiming their greatness. My expectations were set pretty high and, safe to say, they were thoroughly surpassed, initially using a Woodstock strat with a base clean tone, when the pedal was engaged it accentuated all of the wonderful aspects of the tone whilst also taming some of the harsh glassy nature you'd expect from any strat. That was with all settings set to the middle, even though it has a great 2-band EQ to fine-tune your sound.

One of my favourite things is the saturation trim-pot. It does what it says on the tin and controls how much it saturates your sound, the top setting is a little too much for me, but somewhere around the 2 o'clock position is the sweet spot for me, and if you're using this to add gain as well as a boost, you get this grit which doesn't compromise your overall sound, which is something I appreciate as when you play some 'pretty' chord voicings, if you have too much gain/distortion/grit, they certainly don't sound as pretty.

Overall, the Budi G does its job as a boost and then gives you the tools to colour your tone in all the right ways, through the 2-Band EQ, the gritty gain and the level of saturation, it has so many different cases for use, from solo boost to overall tone-shaping. Final points, this pedal won't let you down and would make a fine addition to any pedal board.

Charles - Demo Artist

Transistors: 3 FET (Field Effect Transistor)

Controls: Boost, Bass, Gain, Treble / Saturation Trimmer

Switches: ON/OFF

Terminal: Input, Output

Power: 006P (9 Volt Battery) or 9Volt regulated AC/DC adapter(Center Negative)

Size: 70(W)x113(D)x50(H)mm

Weight: 425g

Current Draw: 2 m/A