Kurt Ballou, music producer and guitarist for the celebrated metal band Converge, made his business card a distortion pedal. The card is a printed circuit board that can be used to build a working ...

Bottom line, the Nichols 1966 is a satisfying pedal that’s loaded with cool distortion textures, is a blast to play, and kind of inspiring in how it’s rooted in a place and time when the ...

That said, with the gain all the way up, it's a pocket monster, and more than one guitarist has replaced not just a drive pedal, but a full-blown distortion or fuzz, with the Mini. While various shops ...

This experience ended up teaching him that you can use random old audio hardware as a distortion effect. [David’s] guitar journey started when he found a classical guitar on a dumpster.

Tuner: These pedals do exactly what they say on the tin, helping your electric guitar or bass to stay in tune while playing. Overdrive / Distortion: Commonly used by rock bands, distortion pedals ...

Lari Basilio has joined the likes of Madison Cunningham and Paul Gilbert as a JHS Pedals signature artist, and her pedal, Violet, is an overdrive/distortion pedal with more than meets the eye ...