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...
I've been looking for a good while for a higher gain distortion for bass guitar. I tried many pedals, some of them had a pretty good sound too, but all of them suffered from the symptom, that the lows got thin and attenuated when the...
The history of guitar effects is full of iconic pedals. One of them is undoubtedly the Pro-Co Rat. Any guitarist who has ever read a bit about distortion pedals has surely met this piece. Famous guitarists like Thurston Moore, Jeff beck, Andy Summers or Kurt...
Yet again an effect from one of the biggest gurus: Brian Wampler. The Le Metal is a clone of the Triple Wreck without the boost option. I'm not a metal fan, but this pedal is very versatile with a lot of thoughts in it. The...
When talking about overdrive/distortion pedals the sounds of tube amps were always considered as standard. Many have tried to emulate these sounds - some with better results, some with worse. I personally think that the sound of a tube amp can't be substituted by a...