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A rundown of the most mythical fuzz pedals - Legends: The history of the great fuzz pedalsLearningFuzzzzz! This onomatopoeia used to describe the first distorted sounds of an amp is hardly a stranger to any guitar player. The fuzz is obviously a distortion effect, but it's a also a culture in its…
The Top Overdrive Pedals for Electric Guitar - The Best Overdrive Pedals for Electric GuitarLearningThe overdrive pedal is one of the most timeless and classic effects for electric guitar, and finding the overdrive of your dreams can be a lifelong endeavor. They have become a true cult object and m…
The best overdrive pedals for electric guitar - The gritty details on our five favorite overdrive pedalsLearningWith over 100 overdrive pedals listed on just one gear-shopping website, how does one choose the top five? The first order of business is to define the terms: An overdrive pedal should have enough vo…
Understanding Those Magic Boxes of Doom - Distortion… Clean and SimpleLearningSo the bad news is, it’s virtually impossible to tell what the distortion pedal sounds like without auditioning it personally.
The Next Big Thing in Guitar Distortion - A Guitarist's Guide to Multiband DistortionLearningIf you're a guitarist and you're not into multiband distortion...well, you should be. Just as multiband compression delivers a smoother, more transparent form of dynamics control, multiband distortio…
