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Distortion Pedals

Nanolog Audio Reinvents Distortion with the WaveFunction Overdrive

Is it possible to reinvent the distortion pedal? Canada’s Nanolog Audio thinks so. The Edmonton, Alberta, pedal maker has introduced the WaveFunction, a versatile pedal that uses both traditional and innovative techniques to produce a range of overdriven tones. At the heart of the WaveFunction is a new approach to…Click on the title for more

Nanolog Audio Reinvents Distortion with the WaveFunction Overdrive

It takes more than nerve to call your company Gamechanger Audio. You also need groundbreaking ideas to live up to the name. Since launching in November 2015, Latvian company Gamechanger Audio has shown that it has what it takes. The company’s debut product was the Plus Pedal. Introduced at NAMM…Click on the title for more

Pedal Builder Profile: Gamechanger Audio

First videos of Lunastone’s Four New Pedals Presented at NAMM 2018

Danish manufacturer Lunastone debuted four new pedals at Winter NAMM 2018, and you can watch the first videos of them below. The pedals are the Distortion 1, the Red Fuzz 1, the Smooth Drive 1 and the Blue Drive 1. The company describes Distortion 1 as “a dedicated hard rock…Click on the title for more

First videos of Lunastone’s Four New Pedals Presented at NAMM 2018

Fender Announces Six New Guitar Effect Pedals at NAMM 2018

Fender has announced six new guitar effect pedals, including overdrives, distortion, reverb, delay and more. The company is unveiling the stompboxes at the 2018 Winter NAMM show. The full lineup includes the Marine Layer Reverb, the Mirror Image Delay, the Santa Ana Overdrive, the Pugilist Distortion, the Bends Compressor and…Click on the title for more

Fender Announces Six New Guitar Effect Pedals at NAMM 2018

RAT Launches “RAT Tail” FX Cable at Winter NAMM 2018

The prototype “RAT-in-a-Jack” cable that blew everyone’s mind at Summer NAMM 2017 is becoming a reality. Dubbed RAT Tail, the cable features built-in distortion circuitry that employs the same clipping diodes used in vintage RAT distortion pedals. It offers two flavors—distortion overdrive with unity gain, and distortion overdrive with 3dB…Click on the title for more

RAT Launches “RAT Tail” FX Cable at Winter NAMM 2018

KHDK – Dark Blood Distortion

The KHDK Dark Blood is a distortion that will satisfy evil tone seekers (read: metalheads). Check out Dennis Kayzer's new video below. The tone of Dark Blood is tube-like and mid-heavy with added high gain. It’s unique power is its distinctly amp-like sound. Richly articulate and deep, Dark Blood can…Click on the title for more

KHDK – Dark Blood Distortion

Radial ToneBone Hot-British V9 Distortion

Radial's updated V9 amp-in-a-box stompboxes from the Tonebone series are getting a really good reception from the community of pedal lovers. Here's a new video by the Tone Report about the updated plexi-style V9 Hot British unit. Packed into a pedalboard-friendly compact chassis, the Hot-British V9 retains the same soul and…Click on the title for more

Radial ToneBone Hot-British V9 Distortion

Smallsound/bigsound Pretty Years Distortion

This blog and its blogger have seen a fair amount of gear in their lives, but an outboard rack effect that deals with distortion (not just saturation or subtle "warming") was missing from the list. This changed today, when, while looking into PA-based pedal builder smallsound/bigsound, we realized that its…Click on the title for more

Smallsound/bigsound Pretty Years Distortion

Best Selling NEW Distortion, Overdrive and Fuzz Pedals of 2017 according to Reverb.com

A the end of each year, most of us enjoy reading "Best of" lists of all kinds - a habit that helps us simplify choices, in particular when faced with fields overcrowded with products (like the gain stompbox one!). Guitar critics can say whatever they want about what new pedals…Click on the title for more

Best Selling NEW Distortion, Overdrive and Fuzz Pedals of 2017 according to Reverb.com

Servus! Pedale – GLAM Programmable Distortion + Boost

Servus! Pedale is another emerging German manufacturer - lately we stumbled upon a bunch of them! GLAM Programmable Distortion. Dennis Kayzer just posted this video of their GLAM Programmable Distortion, a dual stages gain pedal with analog path and digital controls which offers... ...a classic 70's-early 80's British amp-like distortion.…Click on the title for more

Servus! Pedale – GLAM Programmable Distortion + Boost

Subdecay Vector – Analog Preamp

Portland's Subdecay got us used to some pretty edgy effects with a "synthy" angle, so we weren't expecting their new release: a pedal dubbed as an "analog premp" called Vector. Scratching beyond the name's surface, you'll find that this digital pedal is actually a lot more than just a preamp, providing eleven…Click on the title for more

Subdecay Vector – Analog Preamp

Roger That Distortion MKII

It's always interesting when an established pedal video maker like GearManDude posts a video about a stompbox by a lesser known manufacturer. In this case, the dude focused his camera on the Distortion MKII, a pedal by Dutch boutique manufacturer Roger That Electronics. Here's some info about the pedal directly from the…Click on the title for more

Roger That Distortion MKII