From subtle tube saturation to unapologetic sonic mayhem, here’s how boosters, fuzzes, overdrives and distortions create ...

There are more overdrive pedals on the market now than we can keep track of, but most have common ancestors, design decisions, even designers, or components. As a result, there should be only so much ...

If you're playing rock guitar, chances are that at some point you're going to want to use overdrive or distortion effects. Saturated, gnarly guitar tones are synonymous with rock music, and every ...

The Notadümble now correctly features Mayer’s magic clean boost circuit – and it’s been given some key new upgrades to boot ...

The Fender effects division is on fire lately. Their expanding guitar pedal line is beautiful in form and function, and their two new acoustic-specific pedals exemplify this craftsmanship. The Fender ...

Some of the most recognizable guitar sounds in rock music were created with the fuzz pedal. The predecessor of distortion and overdrive pedals, it alters your guitar’s sound wave into a square wave, ...