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Guitar Effects: Distortion
Distortion and overdrive effects mimic the tone and sound of a cranked tube amp. This is done by boosting the guitar's signal causing the sound to "clip". This clipping is what creates the overdrive or distortion sound. Overdrive effects produce a more subtle tube amp tone, saturated with less "bite" than distortion. Distortion effects use higher gain and produce heavier, crunchier tones. Shop for Distortion and Overdrive Effects Pedals
Buy with confidence. Check out the Musician's Friend Double Guarantee.  Boss OD-3 OverDrive The Boss OD-3 OverDrive Pedal gives you one of the most versatile overdrives on the planet. Features classic 3-knob configuration with level, drive, and tone controls that let you dial in everything from sweet bluesy sounds to screaming monkeys, and more. The OD-3 Overdrive is backed by a 5-year warranty from Boss. Boss OS-2 OverDrive/Distortion The Boss OS-2 OverDrive/Distortion Guitar Effects Pedal delivers killer separate overdrive and distortion effects that you can combine for cool blended effects! This integration gives you more options than using serially connected units. Best of all the OS-2 is designed to provide raunchy, hard distortion while maintaining the nuances of single-coil pickups. Level, Tone, Drive, and Color controls offer plenty of tweakability. Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi The Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi with Tone Wicker is a guitar effects pedal that taps into the sonic power of the legendary Big Muff Pi, and creates new tonal possibilities at the flick of a switch—or two. Use the Wicker switch to open up 3 high-frequency filters for raspy, sustaining distortion with top-end bite, or flick on the Tone switch to bypass the tone control for unabated tonal slam. Want the original Big Muff sound? Just switch off the Wicker and turn on the Tone. The ability to create your own personal Big Muff sound is what truly makes this guitar pedal the Wicked Wicker. Electro-Harmonix Nano Muff Overdrive The Electro-Harmonix Nano Muff Overdrive Effects Pedal revives the big sound of the 1969 classic Muff Fuzz effect in a compact, die-cast aluminum package. No complicated settings needed here: just the switch and a volume knob. Rugged construction and amazingly compact to save valuable pedalboard space! The red LED indicates when the effect pedal is switched on.You can power the Nano Muff Overdrive pedal with a 9V battery, or an optional 9V 100ma tip-positive AC adapter with an 1/8" plug. Electro-Harmonix XO Micro Metal Muff Distortion The Electro-Harmonix Micro Metal Muff Distortion Pedal is everything you love about the classic Metal Muff in a small, die-cast aluminum package with simplified controls. 15db boost and cut around a carefully selected mid frequency guarantees huge scoop possibilities. Selectable top boost ranges. 9V DC power jack, small and compact so it won't take up valuable space on your pedalboard.The Micro Metal Muff provides an awesome array of alloys ranging from slithering mercury to molten slag, lead belly to blast furnace dross. Push your pedal to the metal. Tech 21 British SansAmp Character Series The legendary crunch of British steel and Greenback-style speakers delivers searing blues to UK anarchy from this Anglo-voiced Tech 21 distortion effect pedal. Tough Bluesbreaker overdrive, the throaty roar of a Plexi or the ballsy smack-down of a '70s Metalface, it all adds up to a well tasty spot in your face, Brit-style. However you choose to build your stack of tone, the British guitar pedal makes for serious rockin' out... Tech 21 California SansAmp Character Series We welcome you to enjoy the diverse state of California. Come for the chiming, woody cleans, the gnarly overdrive of a Mark II, and the supernatural silky sustain of the lead tones. Stay for the devastating chunk of a high gain rectifier. With the focused punch of an EV-style speaker emulation, you have everything you need to create your own California dream tone. Have a great stay... Tech 21 Liverpool SansAmp Character Series That distinctive diamond grille tone is yours for the tweaking with the Tech 21 Liverpool Distortion Pedal. From the jangle of mop-top pop to the top-boosted growl of mod rock, this amp style has a voice that shook generations. Tuned to deliver the growl of English Alnico Bulldog-style speakers, the CS-LV Liverpool pedal also gets thick with rich, even harmonics as the Character control is pushed harder. Push it to the limit and it will, it will, rock you... |
