Distortion is a guitar effect that alters the signal’s waveform, creating a gritty, aggressive sound characterized by a high level of harmonic content and sustain. It’s achieved by amplifying the input signal to the point where the amplifier or pedal’s circuitry begins to clip, causing the waveform to become squared off and jagged. This clipping produces harmonics that weren’t present in the original signal, resulting in the characteristic “gritty” or “dirty” tone associated with distortion. Distortion pedals typically feature controls for adjusting the amount of gain or distortion applied, as well as tone-shaping knobs to tailor the sound’s frequency response. Distortion is widely used in rock, metal, and punk music to add power, aggression, and sustain to guitar solos, riffs, and rhythm parts, creating a bold and intense sonic impact in the mix. Popular distortion pedals include the Boss DS-1, Pro Co Rat, and Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi.
Guitar FX (effects) refer to the wide range of pedals and processors that shape and manipulate a guitar’s signal to create different sounds. From classic distortion and overdrive to reverb, delay, modulation, and pitch-shifting, effects are at the heart of a guitarist’s creative toolkit. Whether analogue or digital, stompbox or multi-effects unit, Guitar FX allow players to express mood, texture, and dynamics in unique ways. Used thoughtfully, they can transform a simple riff into something atmospheric, aggressive, or entirely otherworldly.
A pedal is a compact device that guitarists use to alter their instrument’s sound by shaping effects such as distortion, delay, reverb, and modulation. Typically housed in a rugged enclosure and controlled by footswitches, pedals are designed to be placed on the floor for hands-free operation during playing. They can be analogue or digital, true bypass or buffered, and come in countless varieties to suit different styles and preferences. Pedals are essential tools for creating signature tones and adding colour and texture to a guitarist’s sound.
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[Classic Mouse Distortion] Dark Mouse distortion pedal is made to bring you the real underground rock scene. Sweet overdrives, grinding rhythms and roaring solos. [2 Practical Modes] Classic:Produce a classic, warm distortion sound with some fuzz feel. Hyper:Offers a more powerful sound with more edges and bottoms. [Durable and Solid Construction] …
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FATRAT includes selectable stock "RAT", or new MOSFET clipping circuits FATRAT has a new "FAT" selection for a nice thick tone with the historical RAT bite FATRAT also includes a socketed op-amp, which allows users to easily change between the stock OP07DP and other popular chips
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CLASSIC SOUND. Warm, smooth, wide range vintage distortion pedal. Sound based on 3 versions of Proco Rat(trade mark) distortion pedals. 3 IN 1. One pedal combines 3 different modes – solo, turbo and normal. A pedal of sound quality good for solo, a pedal with turbo distortion sound and a pedal of distortion are combined in 1 distortion pedal with a…
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Rat breakdown: Turn distortion control down completely for a deep but powerful gain riser. Supports classic mouse distortion and T-turbo rat distortion. A smooth, vintage distortion sound, so it can be twice as of vintage fashion. Modes: Two operating modes: vintage, turbo. 【3 function buttons】level, filter and dist. Rich sound while retrieving som…
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