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Everything you need to know before you rent or list — no surprises.
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Stacked Overdrive runs across the Seattle area. Every rental is an in-person handoff — owners list the neighborhood they're in, so you'll know where you'd meet before you approve a match.
One owner. Multiple renters. The pedal moves hand to hand through Seattle — you pick it up from whoever has it, play it for your week, and pass it to whoever's next. Nobody ships anything, and the owner gets it back at the end — unless someone buys it along the way. Some copies are rent-to-buy: buy it during your rental, and your rental fee counts toward the price.
Boutique pedals cost $200–500 — and vintage/discontinued pedals often run $1K+. Most people buy one, realize it's not quite right for their rig, and resell at a loss. Stacked Overdrive lets you audition a pedal for a week — usually $20–40, set by the owner — on your own board, through your own guitar and amp, in your actual band. And when one is right? Some copies are rent-to-buy — keep it, with your rental fee counting toward the price.
Browse the catalog — no account needed. When you find something you want to try, hit "rent now" — if a unit's available in the Seattle area, you can request it on the spot; if they're all checked out, you'll join the waitlist. No payment yet. When you reach the front and a unit becomes available in the Seattle area, we'll email you — you have 24 hours to review the match and approve. Then the owner has 24 hours to accept. Once they do, you message in-app to coordinate a meet-up for the handoff. No shipping, no guessing, no strangers' living rooms.
Every rental is one week. If no one's on the waitlist, you can extend week-by-week at the discount the owner sets — as many weeks as you want. If someone is waiting, that's your window, and the pedal moves on at the end of the week. At the end of your rental, either hand off to the next renter on the waitlist or coordinate a return with the owner through the message thread. Either way, it's in person, across the Seattle area.
When a pedal is checked out, join the waitlist — no payment, no commitment. We'll email when it's your turn, and you'll have 24 hours to review the match and decide. You can read other renters' reviews of this specific unit and the owner's notes before saying yes. Don't love what you see? Skip it — your waitlist position is kept and you'll be matched again with the next available unit.
When you meet up to hand a pedal over, the person receiving it taps "I have the pedal" — right from their dashboard, or in the message thread. That tap is what counts: for a pickup it charges the rental fee and starts the rental; at the end, whoever takes the pedal back confirms the same way, and a short inspection window follows.
Every listing shows a market value, set by the owner and capped by the platform. Nothing goes on your card for it — it's only the most you can be charged if the pedal is damaged or isn't returned, and only after our team reviews a claim.
The catalog is curated — you can't list just anything, and that's deliberate. Pedals get onto the site two ways: we add them, or demand does. Want a pedal you don't see? Add it to the most-wanted list — or join the waitlist if it's already there. When enough players are waiting, the pedal becomes listable. Already own a pedal from the catalog? List it: set your weekly price and the pedal's market value, and earn 80% of every rental fee, paid out via Stripe. Your pedal stays yours — pull it back between rentals whenever you want.
Some owners offer their pedals rent-to-buy. If the pedal you're renting is one of them, you can buy it during your rental — at the market value the owner set, minus the rental fee you've paid. It's already on your board; buying it just means it stays there.