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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ORIGINAL FENDER-DESIGNED DISTORTION CIRCUIT: Designed by our in-house experts, the Hammertone Distortion is a low-noise, high-power rock machine with a dynamic and versatile sound. ACTIVE EQ CONTROLS: Active Bass and Treble controls provide massive control over your tone, with up to 15db of boost or cut. INTERNAL TONE CONTROLS: The internal trim-po…
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Nos 6205 preamp tube 3-Band EQ with tight control and switchable boost Level and boost controls Package Dimensions: 7.366 L x 13.462 H x 12.192 W (centimeters)
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Pushes distortion to the extreme by producing crushing, bottom-heavy distortion for modern metal and hard rock Dual distortion with gain boost circuitry to give you super thick and heavy distortion with brutal low-end punch and endless sustain Dedicated gain boost, distortion, tone, bottom and level controls for awesome sound shaping Blue status le…
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Packed with brutal, high-gain tone and sound-shaping options galore, the Full Moon Distortion pedal has everything you need to unleash sonic mayhem. Both symmetrical and asymmetrical clipping modes are lurking under the Texture switch while the Bite switch shifts the upper-midrange and harmonics to bring out your pick attack, letting you cut and ch…
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