The DOD 250 Overdrive Preamp would most probably have a nice place in the Top 10 Historical Pedals list. It is one of the oldest and most basic designs that has been copied, modified and improved to other effects over the years. Almost all guitar...
A few years ago a new trend has started for low gain overdrive effects. People have realized, that a very little distortion on the clean sound can make it more organic and can add some warmth to it. The goal was - as always with...
There are two main directions when it comes to overdrives: either the effect should have a distinct character and sound (in most cases emulating an amp) or on the contrary, it should not alter your rig's sound, but should be as transparent as possible. On...
If I say "fuzz", most of you will reply with "Fuzz Face" when playing an association game. In today's post I'm not going to write about this iconic pedal, but about one of its close relatives: the Zvex Mastotron. The Fuzz Face circuit is a...
The Crunch Box from MI Audio is a relatively high gain, marshallesque sounding distortion device. With this we said more or less everything about the pedal. Not an overly unique or peculiar effect, but it does very well what it does and thanks to the...
In an earlier entry I have already written about the Maxon SD9 Sonic Distortion. The guys at Maxon have created its updated version: the SD9M. The pedal became more versatile: it has now a "Gain" and a "Mids" switch. The "Mids" switch makes it possible...