Overdrive & Distortion Pedals
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BOSS DS-1 Distortion
Ibanez TSMINI Tubescreamer Overdrive Mini Pedal
BOSS SD-1 Super Overdrive
BOSS BD-2 Blues Driver Overdrive
Landlord FX Whiskey Chaser Distortion Mini Pedal
Landlord FX Amber Nectar Overdrive Mini Pedal
Marshall Bluesbreaker Distortion Pedal
BOSS DS-2 Distortion
MXR Duke Of Tone Overdrive Mini Pedal
Ibanez TS9 Tubescreamer Reissue Overdrive
MXR M75 Super Badass Distortion
BOSS DS-1W Waza Craft Distortion
Pro Co Rat 2 Distortion
Soldano SLO Super Lead Overdrive Pedal
Nobels ODR-1BC (Bass Cut) Overdrive
Marshall The Guv'nor Distortion Pedal
BOSS BD-2W Waza Craft Custom Blues Driver Overdrive
Universal Audio UAFX Dream '65 Reverb Amplifier Emulation Pedal
EarthQuaker Devices Plumes Overdrive
BOSS HM-2W Heavy Metal Distortion
BOSS MT-2W Metal Zone Waza Craft Distortion
Electro Harmonix Green Russian Big Muff Distortion/Sustainer
Wampler Tumnus Overdrive Mini Pedal V2
Nobels ODR-Mini Overdrive
Wampler Tumnus Deluxe Overdrive V2
Ampeg SGT DI Preamp Pedal
Landlord FX Bar Brawl High Gain Distortion
Ibanez TS808 Tubescreamer Reissue Overdrive
NUX Queen of Tone Dual Stacked Overdrive Pedal
Electro Harmonix Big Muff Pi
All Pedal 1987 Steel Panther Signature Distortion
BOSS OS-2 Overdrive/Distortion
Electro Harmonix Soul Food Transparent Overdrive
MXR Bass D.I. M80 Preamp
Universal Audio UAFX Ruby '63 Top Boost Amplifier Emulation Pedal
BOSS OD-200 Hybrid Drive
MXR M89 Bass Overdrive
Vemuram Jan Ray Overdrive Pedal
Orange Terror Stamp 20w Valve Hybrid Guitar Amp Pedal
Electro Harmonix Bass Big Muff Pi Overdrive/Distortion
About Overdrive & Distortion Pedals
Finding the right overdrive/distortion pedal is the key to unlocking your unique voice as a guitarist. The term ‘overdrive’ comes from players in the 50s turning up their amps louder than the amp could handle. This overdrove the valves and created a rich, saturated guitar tone. Since then, overdrive has become the definitive sound of the electric guitar. The only trouble, however, was that turning amps like this was very loud. Overdrive and distortion pedals, then, allow you to capture this sound in a more user-friendly way.
We refer to the amount of overdrive something has as ‘gain’. Overdrive and distortion is pretty much the same effect, except distortion is higher gain than overdrive. This means it is suited to hard rock, punk, and metal. Famous distortion pedals include the Boss DS1 - as played by Kurt Cobain and Steve Vai - and the ProCo Rat - rocked by Blur’s Graham Coxon and The police’s Andy Summers.
There is a huge number of overdrive pedals for guitar on the market these days. This allows players to be extremely particular about their tone. In truth, there is a relatively small number of overdrive circuits and most other pedals are either a copy or embellishment. The circuits that reign supreme in overdrive mythology are the Tube Screamer and the Klon. With original units going for thousands of pounds, it’s easy to see why players prefer modern replicas!
Why Should I Choose an Overdrive or Distortion Pedal?
- Most popular guitar effect
- Light saturation to thunderous distortion
- Find your voice as a guitarist