Need more punch for solos? Want to hit your amp’s sweet spot? A boost pedal is your secret weapon. Designed to increase your signal without colouring your tone (unless you want it to), boost pedals can lift your sound for leads, tighten your gain stage, or add sparkle and presence. From clean, transparent lifts to gritty boosts that edge into overdrive territory, these pedals give you control and dynamic range right under your foot. Whether it’s for pushing tubes or cutting through the mix, a boost is small, but mighty.
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.
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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Tone City is a Chinese brand known for producing compact, affordable effects pedals with impressive sound quality. Their mini pedals cover a wide range of tones, from classic overdrives and delays to modern modulation and boost effects. Despite their small size and low price, Tone City pedals are well-regarded for their reliable build and great value, making them a popular choice for players building a space-saving or budget-friendly pedalboard.
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JOYO AC Tone guitar effect pedal, reproduces the sound of a Vox AC30 amplifier–that classic British rock sound all guitarists dream about. Level and Drive controls add incredible range, while the 3-band EQ offers even more flexibility when it comes to getting an original sound. With it's full 3 band EQ and voice knob you can easily dial for shapin…
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Play thousands of ultra-realistic Tone Models of guitar pedals, guitar amplifier, even a full guitar pedal board with this revolutionary guitar multi effects pedal Includes 1000 premium TONEX Tone Models, each based on a famous amplifier for electric guitar, wah pedal, distortion pedal for electric guitar, overdrive pedal for electric guitar, or fu…
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Voicing switch – for an awesome shift in bass response item package weight: 11.6 ounces International products have separate terms, are sold from abroad and may differ from local products, including fit, age ratings, and language of product, labeling or instructions. True Bypass Gain, Level, Bass and Treble controls Voicing switch Easy battery acce…
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【Vintage Overdrive】- Experience the mellow and smooth overdrive effect, reminiscent of classic pedals. This pedal offers exquisite sound quality and nice sustain, allowing for expressive guitar playing. 【Rich Distortion】- The Distortion pedal provides a rich and bordering-on-distortion overdrive, surpassing the capabilities of regular diode amps. E…
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Distortion Pedal: Entirely gaining and boosting the distortion degree of metal. distortion pedal has special and strong distortion effect. 3 working modes: Lo Boost: Boost a narrow band of high frequencies a little bit.Boost off: No boost is engaged. Hi Boost: A higher amount of boost is engaged. Solid quality: True bypass provide transparent tone,…
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