RIDGE is an analogue overdrive pedal that uses innovative clipping control technology to combine good sound with flexibility and expressiveness. Its intuitive interface allows the user to change the pedal’s characteristics using a MOOD knob, shape the sound individually and control it via MIDI, for example. With its 5 mm thick aluminium housing, the pedal is robust, and its reduced design language is architecturally inspired. The jury stated: “RIDGE opens up new possibilities of expression for musicians. This functional versatility is balanced in formal terms by a clear layout and the avoidance of anything superfluous.”