We didn’t really expect that a guitar distortion pedal would lead down the rabbit hole to diode theory and digital signal processing, but we’re glad it did.

They use knobs and footswitches to apply any number of alterations to the guitar’s sound, from echo and distortion to reverb and pitch-shifting. Pedals aren’t just for guitars, either.

From tone-tailoring to buying what’s rightfor you, here’s our guideto putting more of what counts onyour ’board ...

As a youth, [David Hilowitz] couldn’t afford a loud aggressive amp, a distortion pedal, or even a proper electric guitar. This experience ended up teaching him that you can use random old audio ...

The Misfits have teamed up with Distortion ... overdrive pedal to celebrate 40 years of the band’s seminal Earth AD album. The idea is that the Earth AD 40th Anniversary Edition gives you everything ...

Think of it as adding another channel to your guitar amp. “Using this pedal is like adding a new and ultra-flexible distortion channel to your favorite clean amplifier,” says JHS Pedals.

The guitar in John Snyder ... Snyder started building pedals in 2015 to solve a problem for the band he played in. None of the distortion-creating units he could find gave him enough control.

Every electric guitarist should have a few pedals in their arsenal to help shape their instrument's tone, boost its dynamics or sonic capabilities, or perform practical duties to ensure they ...

However, your loved ones and your crown molding might be safe for a while longer; limited to 700 units, this pedal was swiftly snapped up by fearless fans who had US$499 to part with and some ...