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.

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Electro Harmonix Metal Muff/ Top Boost

Distortion Pedals

$105

Distortion Effect

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Electro Harmonix Little Big Muff Pi

Distortion Pedals

$74

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Overdrive, The soft, violin-like sustain and...

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Behringer TO800 Vintage Tube Overdrive

Distortion Pedals

$29

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

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Ibanez TS808

Distortion Pedals

$206

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

4.6 Expert Rating

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Maxon SD-9 Sonic Distortion

Distortion Pedals

$175

Sonic Distortion

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Maxon OD-9 Overdrive

Distortion Pedals

$164

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

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Maxon OD-808

Distortion Pedals

$125

Effects pedal

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Boss MD-2 Mega Distortion

Distortion Pedals

$111

Boss MD-2, Mega Distortion

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Electro Harmonix Big Muff PI Classic

Distortion Pedals

$96

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

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Tech 21 SansAmp GT 2

Distortion Pedals

$296

Sans Amp Tube Amp Emulator

4.7 Expert Rating

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Ibanez TS9DX

Distortion Pedals

$190

Effect

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Boss OS-2

Distortion Pedals

$119

Overdrive / Distortion Pedal

4.9 Expert Rating

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Boss OD-3 Overdrive

Distortion Pedals

$121

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

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Ibanez TS9

Distortion Pedals

$144

Tube Screamer Treble Booster Pedal

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Boss SD-1 Overdrive

Distortion Pedals

$76

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

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Boss MT-2 Metal Zone Distortion

Distortion Pedals

$138

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

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Boss DS-2 Distortion

Distortion Pedals

$97

Guitar Effects Pedal

4.9 Expert Rating

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Boss BD-2 Overdrive

Distortion Pedals

$116

Electric Guitar Effect Pedal

4.6 Expert Rating

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Boss DS-1 Distortion

Distortion Pedals

$84

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

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Tone City Golden Plexi V3 Distortion

Distortion Pedals

$72

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

4.9 Expert Rating

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Benson Germanium Fuzz

Distortion Pedals

$373

*Note:* Battery operation is not supported. After connecting to the power supply (9 V DC), it takes an average of 2-3...

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Nux Drivecore DLX MK2

Distortion Pedals

$120

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

4.8 Expert Rating

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Fender Hammertone Boost

Distortion Pedals

$98

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

4.6 Expert Rating

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Fender Hammertone Breakup Driver

Distortion Pedals

$98

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

4.4 Expert Rating

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Fortin Fourteen Overdrive

Distortion Pedals

$329

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

4.5 Expert Rating

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Thorn Silver Spurs - Flex Distortion

Distortion Pedals

$197

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Distortion, Perfect for combining with pedals...

4.6 Expert Rating

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Thorn Magma - Flex Metal Distortion

Distortion Pedals

$241

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Distortion with noise gate, Perfect for...

4.5 Expert Rating

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Thorn Black Swamp - Flex Fuzz

Distortion Pedals

$208

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

4.9 Expert Rating

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Thorn Bad Cash - Flex Drive

Distortion Pedals

$186

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

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Marshall JVM Distortion

Distortion Pedals

$153

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

4.8 Expert Rating

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Walrus Audio Voyager Mk2 BLK

Distortion Pedals

$296

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Overdrive / Preamp, MK II of the original Voyager with...

4.9 Expert Rating

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Benson Germanium Preamp

Distortion Pedals

$348

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

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Origin Effects RevivalDrive Compact Hot Rod

Distortion Pedals

$405

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

4.7 Expert Rating

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Vahlbruch Kaluna II HV Tube Drive

Distortion Pedals

$373

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

4.7 Expert Rating

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Keeley Angry Orange Distortion & Fuzz

Distortion Pedals

$197

Keeley Angry Orange Distortion & Fuzz, Effect Pedal, Distortion / Fuzz, 4-in-1 pedal that offers two classic distortion...

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Fortin Natas Distortion Pedal

Distortion Pedals

$373

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

5 Expert Rating

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Walrus Audio 385 MKII - Overdrive Black

Distortion Pedals

$300

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

4.5 Expert Rating

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Origin Effects RevivalDrive Compact

Distortion Pedals

$405

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

4.9 Expert Rating

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Origin Effects Deluxe 61 Tremolo & Drive

Distortion Pedals

$479

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

4.8 Expert Rating

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Caroline Guitar Company Shigeharu IC Fuzz + Octave

Distortion Pedals

$281

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

4.5 Expert Rating

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Allpedal Devils Triad OD/BST/REV/DEL

Distortion Pedals

$428

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

4.7 Expert Rating

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Fairfield Circuitry Roger That

Distortion Pedals

$406

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

4.4 Expert Rating

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Darkglass DFZ Duality Fuzz

Distortion Pedals

$219

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

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British Pedal Company Dumble Silverface Overdrive

Distortion Pedals

$384

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Overdrive, Inspired by the classic...

4.9 Expert Rating

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British Pedal Company Vintage Series OC75 Fuzz

Distortion Pedals

$263

Note Register your product at www.w-distribution.de/Warranty and extend the warranty to 4 years.

4.5 Expert Rating

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British Pedal Company Vintage Series MKI Fuzz

Distortion Pedals

$384

*Note:* Register your product at www.w-distribution.de/Warranty and extend the warranty to 4 years.

5 Expert Rating

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Revv Tilt Overdrive

Distortion Pedals

$318

Effect Pedal For Electric Guitars, Overdrive / Boost, Shawn Tubbs signature model, Dynamic drive...

4.5 Expert Rating

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KMA Audio Machines WURM 2 Distortion

Distortion Pedals

$204

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

4.7 Expert Rating

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Electro Harmonix Metal Muff/ Top Boost

Electro Harmonix Little Big Muff Pi

Behringer TO800 Vintage Tube Overdrive

Ibanez TS808

Maxon SD-9 Sonic Distortion

Maxon OD-9 Overdrive

Maxon OD-808

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

Benson Germanium Fuzz

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

Walrus Audio Voyager Mk2 BLK

Benson Germanium Preamp

Origin Effects RevivalDrive Compact Hot Rod

Vahlbruch Kaluna II HV Tube Drive

Keeley Angry Orange Distortion & Fuzz

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

British Pedal Company Dumble Silverface Overdrive

British Pedal Company Vintage Series OC75 Fuzz

British Pedal Company Vintage Series MKI Fuzz

Revv Tilt Overdrive

KMA Audio Machines WURM 2 Distortion

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