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Red Witch Analog Famulus Distortion Pedal

Red Witch Analog Pentavocal Tremolo Pedal

The FAMULUS is a distortion/overdrive pedal with two totally separate, parallel circuits inside.

Each circuit has it’s own distinct voicing. You are able to blend between the two for any conceivable combination.

The Controls

Volume – Controls the overall output of the device – the output of both circuits are controlled in parallel by this control.

Tone – This is more like a presence control than a tone ( don't ask why we didn’t call it presence) – and like the volume dial
both circuits run through it – a parallel tone control (Presence control) It works backwards, by the way.

ZVex Box of Rock

ZVex Box of Rock

The Box of Rock is Z.Vex Effect's first "distortion" pedal, highly specialized to simulate the "everything on 10" sound of a classic Marshall JTM45 non-master-volume amplifier. You may use the Box of Rock effectively with many different amplifiers, but to get the sound I heard when I designed it, try it through a Marshall at least once. You may use your guitar's volume control to adjust for the exact amount of distortion you need, all the way down to very clean and clear with most drive settings.

ZVex Box of Metal

ZVex Box of Metal

The Box of Metal (tm) is an aggressive high-gain pedal with a highly-effective built-in switchable gate which dramatically reduces noise and unwanted feedback. It is available in Vexter (2-year warranty) and hand-painted (lifetime warranty-my lifetime) versions. Its gain and tonal characteristics are somewhat similar to high-gain tube amplifiers that have been the staple of hard rock and metal sounds since the 80's. On the right, there is a true- bypass switch with an indicator LED to bypass the entire effect.

Boss ML-2 Metal Core Distortion Demo

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Boss ML-2 Metal Core Distortion - With its extreme gain, the Boss ML-2 guitar effects pedal is one of the most potent and heavy distortion pedals ever created by BOSS. It easily delivers massive distortion and gain with heavy lows for playing Nu Metal, Grind Core, Industrial, Hard Core, or any genre that requires crushing sound. The ML-2's ferocious and biting tone will complement and cut through any blast beats your rhythm section can create.

Catalinbread Teaser Stallion American Edition

Catalinbread Teaser Stallion American Edition

The distortion ranges from mellow to blistering. The feedback loop thickens your tone, adds a unique texture to your sound, and even functions as a controllable synth. This pedal turns heads, offends traditionalists (and cats), but most importantly open doors to truely unique sounds and creative possibility. Not for the faint of heart, but for the rest of us this pedal is a future classic.

American Editions are larger versions of Catalinbread pedals.

Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret DLS

Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret DLS

In essence, the DLS is a ‘foundation’ pedal – a sonic platform to build the rest of your sound upon. It reacts to your playing dynamics and respects the character of your guitar’s pickups just like the classic British amplifiers it emulates. Use it to set your base crunch rhythm sound into a clean amp, roll your guitar’s volume back for cleans. Notice how treble boosters sound like shards of brittle glass or how fuzzes sound cheesy & thin into clean amps?

Mad Professor MIghty Red Distortion Pedal

MIGHTY RED DISTORTION

BJF design high gain distortion pedal

Hand-made in Finland premium quality distortion pedal.

BOSS MT-2 Metal Zone guitar effects pedal demo with SG & Dr Z MAZ jr Video Review

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BOSS MT-2 Metal Zone guitar effects pedal demo with SG & Dr Z MAZ jr Video Review

Ahhhh yes...the Boss Metalzone...such a wonderful little box of destruction! I'm not much of a heavy player anymore, but still had a blast messing around with this effect. I used my SG Les Paul custom shop thingy, and a Dr Z MAZ 18 210 combo amp

Pedalworx Cactus Crunch Overdrive Distortion with Fender Strat & Dr Z MAZ 18 Jr effects pedal Video Review

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Pedalworx Cactus Crunch Overdrive Distortion with Fender Strat & Dr Z MAZ 18 Jr effects pedal Video Review

The Pedal Worx CC Drive box with a Stratocaster and Dr Z MAZ Junior 210 combo. Groovy, dirty, nasty drive pedal....I hate my Strat...

Digitech X Series Hot Rod Distortion guitar effects pedal demo with SG & Jaguar Jr amp

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Digitech X Series Hot Rod Distortion guitar effects pedal demo with SG & Jaguar Jr amp

I've had a lot of requests for more affordable pedals in my demos, so I went out and bought a pile of digitech and danelectro pedals to start with. I used a Gibson SG Les Paul Custom Shop thing, and my Jaguar Junior

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okay let's back her down to about 33% will back the gain all the way down
and the volume all the way up and the sharpness at nine.

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the gain at noon sharpness at noon

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