Overdrive / Distortion
A real tube overdrive unit that adds warmth and incredible sustain to any guitar rig.
Thick distortion/overdrive works best for hard or heavy rock. Works like an additional preamp for your amplifier. Combine with various drive settings on your amp for powerful tone shaping. Hand-selected 12AX7WXT preamp tube. Gain and master volume controls provide a wide variety of overdrive tones, from clean boost all the way to searing, saturated sag. Bass, treble, and mid boost controls with extended operation ranges offer a limitless array of tonal options, from the classic “808″ tone to beefy, low-end chunk. Noise-free tone via rear-mounted, switchable noise reduction circuitry with variable threshold control and a 1:2 noise reduction ratio. Powered via a standard 9-volt DC adapter, allowing easy integration into your pedalboard or rack setup.
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MP3 Sound Bytes for Maxon ROD880 Real Tube Overdrive
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1. Classic Stack
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2. Modern Gain
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3. Scooped
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100% saturated Phat!
After decades of research, Maxon has designed the ultimate distortion pedal. Rich, full-frequency response with a perfectly voiced midrange and a precision-tuned low end that’s big and tight without being muddy. Proprietary tone circuitry makes even the smallest amp sound like a full stack! Features true bypass switching. 9-volt battery or AC adapter (included).
It’s the last distortion stomp box you’ll ever want. Go ahead, treat yourself, put it in the cart!
MP3 Sound Bytes for Maxon DS830 Distortion Master
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1. Heavy
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2. DS830
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Premium boutique tube distortion for discerning professionals.
Works like an additional preamp for your amplifier. Combine with various drive settings on your amp for powerful tone shaping. Hand-selected 12AX7WXT preamp tube. Switchable distortion mode adds a secondary gain stage for extreme distortion. Gain and master volume controls provide a wide variety of overdrive tones, from clean boost all the way to searing, saturated sag. Bass, treble, and mid boost controls with extended operation ranges offer a limitless array of tonal options, from the classic “808″ tone to beefy, low-end chunk. Noise-free tone via rear-mounted, switchable noise reduction circuitry with variable threshold control and a 1:2 noise reduction ratio. Powered via a standard 9-volt DC adapter, allowing easy integration into your pedalboard or rack setup.
One of the best-sounding distortion boxes ever made. Make it yours today and you’ll see what we mean. If you don’t like it, just send it back for a full refund.
MP3 Sound Bytes for Maxon ROD881 Real Tube Overdrive/Distortion
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1. Classic Overdrive
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2. Distortion
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3. Scooped
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Ramp up the filth factor!
The black sheep of Maxon’s 9-Series, the Sonic Distortion offers a convincing balance between transistor and op-amp characteristics. The unique Low Boost/Hi Boost tone control offers plenty of beef while the output and distortion knobs dish out up to 55dB of vicious gain boost. At low-gain settings, the SD-9 functions perfectly as a full-frequency overdrive. Crank the gain and get gut-wrenching grind and singing sustain that’ll turn a clean amp dirty and a dirty amp downright evil. Features true bypass, die-cast zinc case, and 3-year warranty.
Get it today and redefine your filth standard!
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1. Crunch
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2. Thick
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3. Top End
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Old look; amazing new sound!
The Maxon OD-9 Overdrive Effects Pedal may look like your old favorite but that’s where the similarity ends. Improved circuitry with a new chip yields the ultra-smooth dynamic overdrive guitarists crave. Drive and Level controls tweak the intensity and volume while the Hi Boost/Hi Cut tone controls adjust brightness. Features true bypass switching, a die-cast zinc case, and 3-year warranty. From subtle cries to shattering screams, the Maxon OD-9 delivers a huge range of tones.
For a small investment with massive tone dividends, order the OD-9 now.
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1. Pre Amp and Overdrive
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2. Modern Rock
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The quintessential overdrive pedal!
Identical to the original circuit and featuring the JRC4558 IC chip, the Maxon OD808 Reissue offers smooth, natural overdrive similar to a full-up tube amplifier. Incredibly transparent, the OD808 pedal responds to dynamics and every nuance of your individual style. The Maxon Overdrive also lets the true tone of your instrument shine through.
MP3 Sound Bytes for Maxon OD808 Overdrive
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Crunch
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Fusion Boost
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Inspired by 7 of the world’s most famous distortion pedals.
With the DigiTech DF-7 Distortion Factory Modeling Pedal you can have a satisfying smorgasbord of 7 screaming effects pedals in one stomp box. Distortion pedals are as important to the world of guitar playing as guitar playing is to modern music. So how do you get a whole spectrum of distortion tones? You can spend a fortune on individual stompboxes (and have a pedal board the size of Pennsylvania) or you can put the X-Series DF-7 Distortion Factory to work for you.
Now you can have tones from the Ibanez TS-9 Tube Screamer, EH Big Muff pi, Pro Co Rat, Metal Zone, and DOD Overdrive/Preamp 250 with a ton of EQ control to shape their sounds the way you want them. That’s because the DF-7 features 3 dual concentric tone controls so you can customize each model with High, Mid Freq, Mid, and Low EQ, in addition to Gain and Level. The DF-7 sounds so good because it isn’t just pedal models. The sounds modeled are the pedal interacting with the cabinet and tube characteristics of classic amps associated with each pedal. It’s this combination that truly distinguishes the DigiTech DF-7 and puts its sounds leagues beyond most distortion stompbox modelers.
- Model 1 based on Ibanez TS-9 with Fender 1965 Deluxe Reverb 1×12
- Model 2 based on DOD Overdrive/Preamp 250 with Marshall half stack
- Model 3 based on BOSS DS-1 with Johnson half stack
- Model 4 based on Pro Co Rat with Fender Bassman 2×12
- Model 5 based on BOSS Metal Zone with Johnson half stack
- Model 6 based on DigiTech Metal Master with VHT half stack
- Model 7 based on EH Big Muff with Marshall half stack loaded with 25W Celestion speakers
MP3 Sound Bytes for DigiTech DF-7 Distortion Factory Modeling Pedal
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TS9
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DOD 250
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DS1
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Rat
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Metal Zone
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Metal Master
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Muff
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All DF7
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This unassuming little box shovels out enough low frequencies to scare a blue whale.
The MXR Blue Box takes your guitar signal, fuzzes it up, then duplicates it two octaves down. You control the output and the mix between the dry signal and the effect. Using it 100% wet is quite an experience, but more recognizable sounds appear as you dial in more dry signal. The Blue Box is known for having a chaotic personality that can make each session a totally unique experience!
Here are just some of the people who are using this box: John 5 – Rob Zombie, Mick Thompson – Slipknot, Munky – Korn, Jimmy Page, Tim Skold – Marilyn Manson, Jay Baumgardner – Producer Zakk Wylde, Geordie White – A Perfect Circle
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A deadly duo!
The Electro-Harmonix Double Muff Distortion Pedal stuffs 2 classic transistor Muff Fuzz effects from ’69 into one box to give you double the trouble! Using just one gives you a hint of milky distortion. Cascading the second lets you turn your milk into outrageously thick cream. The Double Muff pedal’s simple 2-knob operation makes it easy to dial in the perfect level of fuzz.
Whip up some frenzied distortion. Get your Double Muff mojo going now!
MP3 Sound Bytes for Electro-Harmonix Double Muff Distortion Pedal
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EH Double Muff
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Muff 2
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Studio-quality optical compression with real tube stages for precise control over clipping dynamics.
The Clarity control knob on the Damage Control Liquid Blues Dual Tube Overdrive Pedal enhances articulation even when higher gain setting are used. From clean compressed boost to sustained bluesy overdrive, the Liquid blues delivers musical, transparent tone. Level, Drive, Opto Comp, Clarity, and Treble controls plus engage and boost buttons give you a full slate of tone-shaping options. Dual 12AX7 tubes biased at 250V internally, with switchable Nuclear gain boost, aluminum die-cast chassis, remote switching, true bypass, and comprehensive LED indicators. Use it in front of an amp to add an additional hot-rodded amp channel!
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