If you only have one pedal in your arsenal, chances are it’s some sort of overdrive. Fuzz, boost, overdrive and distortion pedals are the most popular stomp boxes out there, and for good reason. If ...

The level of skill, talent, and mastery of an instrument are all primary concerns that help define an artist. However, another crucial facet in establishing identity is having a unique sound.

It has been described by its creator as "mutt" of a distortion pedal, a all original circuit that has been in development for eight years, and it might well offer stiff competition the RAT, DS-1 or ...

Old Blood Noise Endeavors makes guitar effects pedals that defy easy description and has just launched the Beam Splitter, a distortion pedal augmented by an off-kilter delay that is one of the most ...

We asked you to vote for the best distortion effects pedal of all time, and after leaving the voting open for two weeks, we now have the results and we can reveal the top five. Options on the poll ...

Distortion pedals get swapped out quite often. I try out interesting overdrives, change amp emulators, and the contents of my ...

At the University of Iowa, Lyle majored in Computer Science, but his most prized possession was a key to the school's Electronic Music Studios. With his home studio he has produced music and provided ...

Guitarists will do just about anything to get just the right sound out of their setup, including purposely introducing all manner of distortion into the signal. It seems counter-intuitive, but it ...

Even a beginner electric guitar player has an idea of their preferred sound, so we've gathered an affordable list of pedal ...

Nembrini Audio, a company that specialises in guitar amp plugins, has released theBlack Distortion plugin as a free download. A spokesperson told us, "This responsive and highly versatile plugin, is ...