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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LSL LUCID OD Overdrive

Distortion Pedals

$186

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Overdrive, A tribute to the most infamous overdrive pedal in...

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Kernom Ridge Overdrive

Distortion Pedals

$296

Effects Pedal for Electric Guitar, Overdrive, Augmented Analog AMC technology controls the...

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J. Rockett Audio Designs Hot Rubber Monkey V2

Distortion Pedals

$293

J. Rockett Audio Designs D-Style OD, Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Overdrive, With HRM EQ mod, Controls: Top End,...

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Kasleder Albatross Bass Fuzz

Distortion Pedals

$274

Effect Pedal for Electric Bass, Mixture of a modern JFET preamp and an old-school...

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Surfy Industries Surfyfuzz

Distortion Pedals

$219

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Fuzz in the style of the 60s/70s, True bypass, Controls:...

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Warm Audio ODD Overdrive

Distortion Pedals

$120

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Overdrive, Inspired by the original V1 model of a...

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Mythos Pedals Hephaestus

Distortion Pedals

$160

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Fuzz, Inspired by the vintage Jordan Boss Tone Fuzz, our...

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Xotic RC Booster Classic

Distortion Pedals

$241

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Classic Boost / Overdrive, Original design and layout, Up...

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Westminster Effects Knox V2 - Distortion

Distortion Pedals

$153

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Overdrive, Classic, British sound, Controls...

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Rodenberg BL800 Overdrive

Distortion Pedals

$208

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Overdrive, Sound copy of a legendary British amp head with...

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Empress Effects Heavy Menace

Distortion Pedals

$303

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Overdrive, Heavy and Heavier modes plus a new Lite...

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Electro Harmonix Lizard Queen Octave Fuzz

Distortion Pedals

$54

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar and Bass, Originally designed by Josh Scott...

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VS Audio Platinum Overdrive Preamp

Distortion Pedals

$241

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Overdrive Pre-Amp, British 25th Anniversary Amp...

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Walrus Audio Fundamental Fuzz

Distortion Pedals

$120

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Walrus Audio Fundamental Series, Fuzz with three...

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Walrus Audio Fundamental Overdrive

Distortion Pedals

$101

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Walrus Audio Fundamental Series, Versatile...

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JAM pedals LucyDreamer Overdrive

Distortion Pedals

$255

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Dynamic overdrive with a wide gain range from light...

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Digitech DOD Overdrive Preamp 250

Distortion Pedals

$118

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Overdrive, Reissue of the legendary DOD pedal,...

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Digitech DOD Gunslinger

Distortion Pedals

$98

Effect Pedal, Mosfet Distortion, Very velocity sensitive, 9 V or 18 V operation, True Bypass...

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Digitech DOD Bifet Boost 410

Distortion Pedals

$109

Effect Pedal, Booster, Up to 20 db clean boost, Reissue of the legendary DOD pedal,...

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Allpedal Steel Panther - 1987 DIST/DEL

Distortion Pedals

$263

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, 2 Pedals in one: classic 80s distortion and...

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Crazy Tube Circuits Motherload

Distortion Pedals

$263

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Two iconic distortion/fuzz circuits in one pedal,...

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Electro Harmonix Hell Melter Distortion

Distortion Pedals

$175

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Distortion, Modern version of the iconic...

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EarthQuaker Devices White Light V2 Overdrive LTD

Distortion Pedals

$208

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

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Mythos Pedals Chupacabra CMOS Overdrive

Distortion Pedals

$197

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Overdrive, Inspired by early ZZ Top albums,...

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Mythos Pedals Argo Octave Fuzz

Distortion Pedals

$219

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Fuzz / Octaver, Based on the popular Clean Octave...

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Mythos Pedals Golden Fleece Overdrive / Fuzz

Distortion Pedals

$149

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Overdrive / Fuzz, Delivers a dynamic...

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Mythos Pedals Mjolnir Overdrive

Distortion Pedals

$241

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Overdrive, Homage to an overdrive icon - including...

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Dunlop JHMS4 Hendrix68 Gypsys Fuzz

Distortion Pedals

$131

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Fuzz, Painted with a reinterpreted design of John...

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Dunlop JHMS2 Hendrix 68 Octavio

Distortion Pedals

$142

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Fuzz / Octaver, Painted with a reinterpreted design...

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Dunlop JHMS1 Hendrix 68 Distortion

Distortion Pedals

$142

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Painted with a reinterpreted design of John Van...

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Korg Nu:Tekt HD-S

Distortion Pedals

$219

Effect Pedal Kit, Distortion pedal, Three different distortion circuits, Sounds from traditional...

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Walrus Audio Melee

Distortion Pedals

$354

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Combination of high-gain distortion and reverb, Experimental...

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Crazy Tube Circuits Unobtanium

Distortion Pedals

$296

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Overdrive / Pre-Amp, Legendary pedal overdrive and...

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Wampler Phenom Distortion

Distortion Pedals

$128

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Distortion, Collective Series Pedal, Developed by Brian...

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Wampler Triumph Overdrive

Distortion Pedals

$107

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Overdrive, Collective Series pedal, Designed by Brian...

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EarthQuaker Devices Sunn O))) Life Pedal V3

Distortion Pedals

$439

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Distortion / Boost with adjustable...

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Walrus Audio Eons Fuzz

Distortion Pedals

$265

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Fuzz with 5 selectable modes and voltage control, Each mode...

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Warm Audio Centavo Overdrive

Distortion Pedals

$190

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Faithful replica of the probably most popular...

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Warm Audio Warmdrive Overdrive

Distortion Pedals

$142

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Overdrive, Faithful replica of a famous amp-in-a-box...

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Boss DS-1w Distortion

Distortion Pedals

$145

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Distortion, Legendary, classic distortion since 1978, now in...

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Rodenberg BLDeluxe Overdrive

Distortion Pedals

$241

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, New FX pedal generation, A completely analogue signal...

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Soldano SLO Overdrive

Distortion Pedals

$274

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Overdrive, Inspired by the legendary Super Lead Overdrive...

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Flamma FC19 Black Distortion

Distortion Pedals

$32

Effect Pedal for Guitar and Bass, Analogue distortion pedal, Controls: distortion, filter...

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MXR The Duke of Tone

Distortion Pedals

$167

Effect Pedal, Overdrive, Jointly developed by MXR and Analog Man, All components personally...

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Old Blood Noise Endeavors Fault V2

Distortion Pedals

$263

Effect Pedal For Electric Guitar, Overdrive + distortion effect, Enlarged gain...

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Yuer RF-10 Series Fuzz

Distortion Pedals

$33

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Fuzz pedal from the RF-10 series, Versatile adjustable fuzz...

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Wampler Moxie Overdrive

Distortion Pedals

$153

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Overdrive, Very compact, An extended variation of the...

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British Pedal Company Compact Series Zonk Machine

Distortion Pedals

$237

*Note:* All pedals of the BPC Compact Series require their own isolated 9V power supply. Due to the nature of the PNP...

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LSL LUCID OD Overdrive

Kernom Ridge Overdrive

J. Rockett Audio Designs Hot Rubber Monkey V2

Kasleder Albatross Bass Fuzz

Surfy Industries Surfyfuzz

Warm Audio ODD Overdrive

Mythos Pedals Hephaestus

Xotic RC Booster Classic

Westminster Effects Knox V2 - Distortion

Rodenberg BL800 Overdrive

Empress Effects Heavy Menace

Electro Harmonix Lizard Queen Octave Fuzz

VS Audio Platinum Overdrive Preamp

Walrus Audio Fundamental Fuzz

Walrus Audio Fundamental Overdrive

JAM pedals LucyDreamer Overdrive

Digitech DOD Overdrive Preamp 250

Digitech DOD Gunslinger

Digitech DOD Bifet Boost 410

Allpedal Steel Panther - 1987 DIST/DEL

Crazy Tube Circuits Motherload

Electro Harmonix Hell Melter Distortion

EarthQuaker Devices White Light V2 Overdrive LTD

Mythos Pedals Chupacabra CMOS Overdrive

Mythos Pedals Argo Octave Fuzz

Mythos Pedals Golden Fleece Overdrive / Fuzz

Mythos Pedals Mjolnir Overdrive

Dunlop JHMS4 Hendrix68 Gypsys Fuzz

Dunlop JHMS2 Hendrix 68 Octavio

Dunlop JHMS1 Hendrix 68 Distortion

Korg Nu:Tekt HD-S

Walrus Audio Melee

Crazy Tube Circuits Unobtanium

Wampler Phenom Distortion

Wampler Triumph Overdrive

EarthQuaker Devices Sunn O))) Life Pedal V3

Walrus Audio Eons Fuzz

Warm Audio Centavo Overdrive

Warm Audio Warmdrive Overdrive

Boss DS-1w Distortion

Rodenberg BLDeluxe Overdrive

Soldano SLO Overdrive

Flamma FC19 Black Distortion

MXR The Duke of Tone

Old Blood Noise Endeavors Fault V2

Yuer RF-10 Series Fuzz

Wampler Moxie Overdrive

British Pedal Company Compact Series Zonk Machine

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