The Bluesbreaker Circuit, Perfected
Joey Landreth loved the Broken Arrow's features but needed something different—a Bluesbreaker circuit instead of the 808-style overdrive. The Golden Boy delivers that flat, transparent overdrive character without the mid-hump, capturing the essence of legendary pedals like the King of Tone while adding modern functionality that no other pedal offers.
Golden Boy
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Four Flavors of Blues History
Press and hold the drive footswitch to cycle through four distinct Bluesbreaker variations: Amber for vintage Marshall openness, Green for compressed high-gain aggression, Magenta channeling the legendary Purple Bluesbreaker, and Blue for asymmetrical Timmy-style transparency. Each mode captures a different era of blues tone evolution.
Gain Cycle: Your Secret Weapon
Here's the revolutionary feature: press both footswitches to cycle through 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100% of your maximum gain setting. Start your verse clean at 25%, build to the chorus at 50%, push the bridge to 75%, then unleash full fury for your solo—all without stopping to adjust knobs.
MIDI Control Meets Analog Soul
The Golden Boy is Jackson Audio's first MIDI-controllable pedal, letting you recall every setting instantly. Four boost EQ options, four clipping modes, gain cycling, and complete bypass control—all programmable and recallable for the modern pedalboard warrior.
Shop Golden BoyThe Hidden Easter Egg
Inside every Golden Boy are two secret trimmer controls: presence and tone. Adjust these internal controls to perfectly match your rig, then use the external EQ for room-to-room tweaks. It's like having a custom modification built into every pedal—Jackson Audio's gift to tone seekers.
About Brad Jackson
Meet Brad Jackson - commercial pilot by day, tone perfectionist always. His journey from building world-class amplifiers to crafting precision guitar pedals is a story of innovation, resilience, and the relentless pursuit of sonic perfection. For a decade, Jackson Amp Works produced legendary amplifiers that graced stages worldwide, including John Mayer's Battle Studies World Tour. But when the music industry shifted toward digital modeling in 2018, Brad made a bold pivot: he closed the amp company and channeled that expertise into something new. Jackson Audio was born from this transition - not as a retreat, but as evolution. Every pedal carries the DNA of those amplifier years: the understanding of how tubes saturate, how circuits interact, and how musicians actually use their gear. Brad's approach combines the precision of aviation with the artistry of music, creating pedals that solve real problems for working musicians while pushing the boundaries of what's possible in a compact enclosure.
"We're not done yet. My life is half over, so what I do with it is up to me. I intend to make something beautiful out of it."