What's the difference between overdrive and distortion?

Overdrive typically emulates a slightly pushed amplifier, offering a more transparent and natural grit. Distortion generally creates a more saturated and aggressive sound with more pronounced clipping.

What does 'true bypass' mean in the context of a distortion pedal?

True bypass means the pedal's circuit is completely bypassed when disengaged, preventing signal degradation. Buffered bypass uses a buffer circuit, which can preserve signal strength but potentially alter the tone.

How can I prevent a distortion pedal from making my signal too muddy?

Careful EQ adjustments are crucial; reduce low-mid frequencies and experiment with the pedal's tone controls. Consider using a high-pass filter to eliminate unnecessary low-end rumble.

Distortion Pedals - Page 11 - 542 Instruments

Behringer TO800 Vintage Tube Overdrive

Distortion Pedals

$26

Overdrive Floor Effect DeviceNow you can enjoy biting, tube-like distortion,...

4.8 AudioFu Score

Ibanez TS808

Distortion Pedals

$214

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, The original Tube Screamer, Sound and look like the original, With JRC...

4.8 AudioFu Score

Maxon SD-9 Sonic Distortion

Distortion Pedals

$182

Sonic Distortion

4.3 AudioFu Score

Maxon OD-9 Overdrive

Distortion Pedals

$179

Effect pedal for electric guitar, Overdrive, Faithful reissue of the legendary OD-9/TS-9 circuit...

4.5 AudioFu Score

Boss MD-2 Mega Distortion

Distortion Pedals

$112

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Three-stage distortion circuits with particularly rich and...

4.4 AudioFu Score

Electro Harmonix Big Muff PI Classic

Distortion Pedals

$100

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, The NYC original, For over 40 years, the Big...

4.5 AudioFu Score

Tech 21 SansAmp GT 2

Distortion Pedals

$308

Sans Amp Tube Amp Emulator

4.9 AudioFu Score

Ibanez TS9DX

Distortion Pedals

$198

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar

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Boss OS-2

Distortion Pedals

$117

Overdrive / Distortion Pedal

4.6 AudioFu Score

Boss OD-3 Overdrive

Distortion Pedals

$126

Many guitarists use the OD-3 with little distortion, but higher volume as a booster, thus bringing hot lead sounds to...

4.5 AudioFu Score

Ibanez TS9

Distortion Pedals

$150

Tube Screamer Treble Booster Pedal

4.8 AudioFu Score

Boss SD-1 Overdrive

Distortion Pedals

$79

Boss SD-1, Overdrive Pedal, Warm, soft tube amp-like distortion, Controls: Level, tone and drive, Foot switch: Bypass,...

4.5 AudioFu Score

Boss MT-2 Metal Zone Distortion

Distortion Pedals

$143

Effects Pedal for Electric Guitar, Distortion, Specially developed for hard rock and...

4.8 AudioFu Score

Boss DS-2 Distortion

Distortion Pedals

$101

Guitar Effects Pedal

4.6 AudioFu Score

Boss BD-2 Overdrive

Distortion Pedals

$119

Electric Guitar Effect Pedal

4.4 AudioFu Score

Boss DS-1 Distortion

Distortion Pedals

$87

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Distortion, Classic distortion sounds for all types of music,...

4.7 AudioFu Score

Tone City Golden Plexi V3 Distortion

Distortion Pedals

$62

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Distortion / Amp-In-A-Box, Classic British...

4.5 AudioFu Score

Nux Drivecore DLX MK2

Distortion Pedals

$91

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Overdrive, 100% analogue circuits with digital rotary control,...

4.8 AudioFu Score

Fender Hammertone Boost

Distortion Pedals

$88

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, JFET-based boost, Controls: Treble, Bass, Level, Switch:...

4.5 AudioFu Score

Fender Hammertone Breakup Driver

Distortion Pedals

$89

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, JFET-based Overdrive, Controls: Drive, Tone, Level,...

4.7 AudioFu Score

Fortin Fourteen Overdrive

Distortion Pedals

$331

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Overdrive, Two identical channels, each with three...

4.7 AudioFu Score

Thorn Silver Spurs - Flex Distortion

Distortion Pedals

$194

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Variable distortion, Perfect for combining with...

4.6 AudioFu Score

Thorn Magma - Flex Metal Distortion

Distortion Pedals

$205

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Variable metal distortion with noise gate,...

4.4 AudioFu Score

Thorn Black Swamp - Flex Fuzz

Distortion Pedals

$205

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Fuzz, Perfect for combining with pedals or with any...

4.7 AudioFu Score

Thorn Bad Cash - Flex Drive

Distortion Pedals

$185

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Overdrive, Completely analogue, Perfect for combining...

4.9 AudioFu Score

Marshall JVM Distortion

Distortion Pedals

$157

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Distortion, Sound of the iconic DSL in a compact pedal...

4.7 AudioFu Score

Benson Germanium Preamp

Distortion Pedals

$357

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Amp-in-a-box preamp with germanium gain stage, The...

4.5 AudioFu Score

Origin Effects RevivalDrive Compact Hot Rod

Distortion Pedals

$422

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Distortion, Same analog amp recreation...

4.9 AudioFu Score

Vahlbruch Kaluna II HV Tube Drive

Distortion Pedals

$343

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Analogue overdrive/distortion pedal with...

4.4 AudioFu Score

Fortin Natas Distortion Pedal

Distortion Pedals

$389

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Based on the legendary Natas Amp, Cascading gain...

4.4 AudioFu Score

Walrus Audio 385 MKII - Overdrive Black

Distortion Pedals

$320

Effect Pedal, Dynamic Overdrive with fast and sensitive tone response, MK2...

4.4 AudioFu Score

Origin Effects RevivalDrive Compact

Distortion Pedals

$422

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Overdrive, Same analog amp recreation circuitry...

4.7 AudioFu Score

Origin Effects Deluxe 61 Tremolo & Drive

Distortion Pedals

$434

Origin Effects Deluxe 61 Tremolo & Drive, Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Tremolo and drive, Fully analogue circuit...

4.9 AudioFu Score

Caroline Guitar Company Shigeharu IC Fuzz + Octave

Distortion Pedals

$285

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Fuzz and Octaver, Classic...

4.5 AudioFu Score

Allpedal Devils Triad OD/BST/REV/DEL

Distortion Pedals

$412

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Jeff Loomis Signature Pedal, Four effects in...

4.8 AudioFu Score

Fairfield Circuitry Roger That

Distortion Pedals

$423

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Sounds somewhere between distortion, fuzz and the...

4.4 AudioFu Score

Darkglass DFZ Duality Fuzz

Distortion Pedals

$228

Effect Pedal for Electric Bass, Fuzz, Contains 2 fuzz circuits - a sawtooth wave and a hard...

4.4 AudioFu Score

KMA Audio Machines WURM 2 Distortion

Distortion Pedals

$212

Effect Pedal For Electric Guitars & Basses, Flexible metal distortion pedal,...

4.6 AudioFu Score

Tone City King Of Blues V2 - Overdrive

Distortion Pedals

$91

Effect Pedal, Overdrive, Inspired by a legendary ('royal') 2-channel overdrive...

4.7 AudioFu Score

tc electronic Zeus Overdrive

Distortion Pedals

$37

Effect pedal for electric guitar, Overdrive, Dynamic overdrive boost, with FAT mod switch...

4.9 AudioFu Score

MXR EVH 5150 Overdrive Bundle RB

Distortion Pedals

$264

4.7 AudioFu Score

tc electronic Dark Matter Bundle PS G RB

Distortion Pedals

$72

4.4 AudioFu Score

tc electronic Dark Matter Bundle PS G

Distortion Pedals

$70

4.5 AudioFu Score

MXR Fullbore Metal Bundle PS A1

Distortion Pedals

$165

4.8 AudioFu Score

MXR Super Badass Bundle PS A1

Distortion Pedals

$166

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Electro Harmonix RH Big Muff Bundle PS A1

Distortion Pedals

$128

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Electro Harmonix GR Big Muff Bundle PS A1

Distortion Pedals

$125

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Electro Harmonix Nano Big Muff Bundle PS A1

Distortion Pedals

$98

4.7 AudioFu Score

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Behringer TO800 Vintage Tube Overdrive

Ibanez TS808

Maxon SD-9 Sonic Distortion

Maxon OD-9 Overdrive

Boss MD-2 Mega Distortion

Electro Harmonix Big Muff PI Classic

Tech 21 SansAmp GT 2

Ibanez TS9DX

Boss OS-2

Boss OD-3 Overdrive

Ibanez TS9

Boss SD-1 Overdrive

Boss MT-2 Metal Zone Distortion

Boss DS-2 Distortion

Boss BD-2 Overdrive

Boss DS-1 Distortion

Tone City Golden Plexi V3 Distortion

Nux Drivecore DLX MK2

Fender Hammertone Boost

Fender Hammertone Breakup Driver

Fortin Fourteen Overdrive

Thorn Silver Spurs - Flex Distortion

Thorn Magma - Flex Metal Distortion

Thorn Black Swamp - Flex Fuzz

Thorn Bad Cash - Flex Drive

Marshall JVM Distortion

Benson Germanium Preamp

Origin Effects RevivalDrive Compact Hot Rod

Vahlbruch Kaluna II HV Tube Drive

Fortin Natas Distortion Pedal

Walrus Audio 385 MKII - Overdrive Black

Origin Effects RevivalDrive Compact

Origin Effects Deluxe 61 Tremolo & Drive

Caroline Guitar Company Shigeharu IC Fuzz + Octave

Allpedal Devils Triad OD/BST/REV/DEL

Fairfield Circuitry Roger That

Darkglass DFZ Duality Fuzz

KMA Audio Machines WURM 2 Distortion

Tone City King Of Blues V2 - Overdrive

tc electronic Zeus Overdrive

MXR EVH 5150 Overdrive Bundle RB

tc electronic Dark Matter Bundle PS G RB

tc electronic Dark Matter Bundle PS G

MXR Fullbore Metal Bundle PS A1

MXR Super Badass Bundle PS A1

Electro Harmonix RH Big Muff Bundle PS A1

Electro Harmonix GR Big Muff Bundle PS A1

Electro Harmonix Nano Big Muff Bundle PS A1

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