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Distortion Pedals

Fender Full Moon High Gain Distortion

2018 has seen guitar giant Fender aggressively enter the stompbox market with two "waves" of pedal releases, the latest of which included a trifecta of gain pedals, including the Full Moon Distortion, one of their most option-heavy effects. A high-gain distortion featuring an always useful boost with separate footswitch (delivering…Click on the title for more

Fender Full Moon High Gain Distortion

Engl Powerball Distortion Pedal

Based on the company's Lead2 channel of the Powerball II amp, the Engl Powerball Distortion Pedal recreates the gain stages of the amp. It's a high-quality analog distortion for the aggressive guitarist. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jDnG1R0VaU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odlkSJTJgys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srhCZDMfUuI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNFQIji_dNY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rin0PPt5CRU The Powerball pedal is tonally based on the Lead2 channel of the Engl…Click on the title for more

Engl Powerball Distortion Pedal

Danelectro Roebuck Distortion

The Danelectro Roebuck is a recreation of the vintage and rare Ibanez Mostortion, a pedal that has many fans among session players because of its flexibility, being able to sound good at a variety of gain ranges and offering a three-band EQ for tone sculpting. Te Roebuck adds two extra…Click on the title for more

Danelectro Roebuck Distortion

Vaderin Pedals Tone Fox Overdrive Distortion

Vaderin Pedals is a new, Los Angeles-based builder specializing in dirt boxes. The Tone Fox is an overdrive/distortion "designed to shape your tone through a crisp-yet-warm tube-like gain stage featuring tight lows, thick mids and present highs." The Teeth knob behaves in a rather original way: clockwise for increased volume, symmetrical…Click on the title for more

Vaderin Pedals Tone Fox Overdrive Distortion

Skrydstrup DST1 Distortion

A spartan looking, sturdy and rather large device hailing from Hannover, Germany, the Skrydstrup DST1 is a three-knob, high-end level distortion pedal that delivers a range of tones from crancked plexi sounds to singing lead sounds with the dynamics of a tube amplifier. There isn't much to say about this…Click on the title for more

Skrydstrup DST1 Distortion

STOMPBUZZ ALERT! Jackson Audio El Guapo Programmable Distortion

The Jackson Audio El Guapo is available for sale from our favorite indie pedal store The Sound Parcel - buying it there you'll support our site as well! --- The Google searches for this pedal have gone through the roof in the last week, so we'd issue a StompBuzz Alert!…Click on the title for more

STOMPBUZZ ALERT! Jackson Audio El Guapo Programmable Distortion

Spun Loud Blister and Peel V2

Based in Seattle, Spun Loud Effects is a small builder with only two pedal designs in their roster, one of which is a limited edition flanger. Their main offering is the dual fuzz and distortion Blister and Peel Fuzz, which was recently released in its 2nd version. The pedal can…Click on the title for more

Spun Loud Blister and Peel V2

Bogner Burnley High Gain Overdrive

The Bogner Burnley is a three-knob high gain overdrive featuring a custom transformer built by legendary audio engineer Rupert Neve. A two-way toggle switch selects between a tight and aggressive and more mellow and warm distortion. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGHaSOV3lW8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCjC6fibQ-0 https://www.youtube.com/embed/PmshJoYxQXw The Burnley is a distortion pedal with a 100% analog circuit…Click on the title for more

Bogner Burnley High Gain Overdrive

New Pedals: Fuzzrocious Typhon V2 Preamp/Distortion

The Typhon is a limited edition FOUR gain stage "anything gain" kind of device fruit of a collaboration between PA's Fuzzrocious Pedals and Blake Wyland of The Tone Mob. The first version came out in 2018 The four knobs on the top control separate gains, and depending on how you…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Fuzzrocious Typhon V2 Preamp/Distortion

Crazy Tube Circuits Limelight Fuzz/Distortion

Greek pedal maker Crazy Tube Circuits has been very active with new designs in the last few years, and just announced a new addition to its roster with the Limelight Fuzz/Distortion, an original circuit devised as a tribute to the early fuzz circuits, its British derivatives and their offsprings. The effect is based…Click on the title for more

Crazy Tube Circuits Limelight Fuzz/Distortion

Aura Amps Crunch Master V2 Distortion

Aura Amps is a Brasilian company that manufactures amps and pedals. The Crunch Master is a mid to high-gain distortion box with an added, separate boost circuit placed post-distortion, so it won't add to the saturation when active. It delivers smooth high gain tones perfect for rocking out. The newly released V2…Click on the title for more

Aura Amps Crunch Master V2 Distortion

One Control Dyna Red Plexi Drive now shipping

The One Control Dyna Red Distortion 4k is an upgrade to the previous Barefoot version of this full-on Plexi pedal, featuring an extra Presence knob that tames some of the hard mid-range. It's designed to deliver an organic distortion reminiscent of the early to mid-70s UK voiced amplifiers, cranked up…Click on the title for more

One Control Dyna Red Plexi Drive now shipping