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Distortion Pedals

Chase Bliss Dirt Bird EQ

The Chase Bliss Dirt Bird is a limited edition modified version of the Minneapolis-based company's Condor HiFi EQ pedal intended to worsen - rather than fix or improve - a distortion issue found in the pedal, linked to an op amp-generated artifact called "phase reversal." Joel from Chase Bliss actually…Click on the title for more

Chase Bliss Dirt Bird EQ

Tone City Holy Aura Distortion and Boost

The Tone City Holy Aura distortion captures the essence of classic American amp tone, delivering high-gain sustain and rich harmonics with exceptional clarity. Its 3-band EQ (Bass/Mid/Treble), Gain, Presence, and Volume controls provide precise tone shaping for everything from clean boosts to heavy metal distortion. A standout feature is its…Click on the title for more

Tone City Holy Aura Distortion and Boost

RAT Sterling Vermin Distortion

Act Entertainment is the pro audio company that owns the venerable RAT Distortion brand, and the Sterling Vermin is their new boutique distortion pedal that reimagines the classic RAT sound with modern refinement and versatility. The pedal blends vintage-inspired tone with thoughtful enhancements for today's players, designed by Shawn Wells…Click on the title for more

RAT Sterling Vermin Distortion

Updated Pedal: REVV G3 Distortion V2

The Revv G3 Purple Channel is a tight and clear distortion pedal from a Canadian brand that has built a name for itself through tube guitar amps and cabinets, and the stompbox is presented as the third channel of their Generator 100 Amplifier. The new V2 of the G3 offers…Click on the title for more

Updated Pedal: REVV G3 Distortion V2

New Pedal: Fuzzrocious Cat King Overdrive/Distortion

The rather unique Fuzzrocious Cat King is now available in a new, more compact version, as feature-packed as the original, and yet cheaper than that pedal's going price on the second-hand market. This overdrive/distortion features a momentary feedback switch with control pot curiously mounted on top of the case, plus…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Fuzzrocious Cat King Overdrive/Distortion

REVV G2 Distortion

The REVV amps G2 Distortion delivers the expressive and organic warm lead tones delivered by REVV amps' Green channel with three voicing options through the middle toggle switch: Off gives you a full-range boost with 3-band EQ suitable for enhancing your clean tone or boosting your amp. Blue is the…Click on the title for more

REVV G2 Distortion

New Pedal: Fortin Amps Meshuggah Preamp Distortion

The Fortin Amplification Meshuggah pedal is a highly interactive, feature-packed preamp-distortion designed to shape extreme and versatile tones, designed in collaboration with the Swedish metal band that already collaborated with the Illinois-based company on a popular guitar amp. Needless to say, that amp's tone is encapsulated in the pedal. It…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Fortin Amps Meshuggah Preamp Distortion

New Pedal: Chase Bliss Brothers AM overdrive

Inspired by the AnalogMan King of Tone, the legendary dual overdrive pedal that, one may say, started the trend of high-quality, multi-function dual-channel dirt boxes, the Chase Bliss Brothers AM overdrive is a reinterpretation and expansion of that circuit, designed in collaboration with its original creator, Mike Piera. Also a…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Chase Bliss Brothers AM overdrive

MXR Rockman X100 Stereo Preamp

In 1982, Tom Scholz of Boston fame unveiled the Rockman X100, a headphone amplifier that encapsulated the soaring, chorus-drenched guitar tones of 1980s arena rock. The sound of that device is reborn in the MXR Rockman X100—a compact, modern homage to Scholz’s design based on the same MN3007 bucket brigade…Click on the title for more

MXR Rockman X100 Stereo Preamp

Jam Pedals Rattler Mk.2 Distortion

The Jam Pedals Rattler Mk.2 is an updated version of the company's highly regarded RAT-style distortion pedal. While Mk 1 featured the legendary (and now almost impossible to find) LM308 chip found in the vintage RATs, for this new version the Jam team designed their own custom op-amp that delivers…Click on the title for more

Jam Pedals Rattler Mk.2 Distortion

Whimsy Machines Sweet Tooth Distortion + EQ

The Whimsy Machines Sweet Tooth, whose prototype was seen at our 2024 Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit, is a distortion pedal as peculiar as the name of its maker. In a few words, it's a LED-induced distortion that can do all sorts of things from subtle to radical (including wavefolding!), followed by…Click on the title for more

Whimsy Machines Sweet Tooth Distortion + EQ

New Pedal: Rare Buzz Invidia Distortion

Featuring Pieter van der Heyden’s iconic Seven Deadly Sins artwork, premium components, and relay switching, the Rare Buzz Invidia is a distortion pedal that combines a tone-shaping boost, dynamic active tone control, and classic op-amp clipping for rich, responsive distortion. It's named after the Italian word for "envy" because that's…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Rare Buzz Invidia Distortion