overdrive Tag
2017.09.15.
The Tone Of The Plexi
Yet again a distortion effect that aims to sound like a Marshall Plexi. Today we have a variation of the popular Plexitone from Carl Martin: Madbean's Boneyard II. How does it sound? Pretty good :) It has the "marshallesque" character, a bit nasal, rich in...
2017.09.01.
Kingbee
I'm a big fan of the low gain distortion effects. I think they are more versatile and if higher gain is needed, then they can be simply stacked. Well, maybe not the best solution for death metal, but in rock or blues I think such...
2016.08.05.
250+
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...
2016.06.28.
Miel Doux
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...
2016.05.27.
Jimmy
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...