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    • Distortion Pedals & Overdrive Pedals

    Distortion and overdrive pedals will give your bass guitar or electric guitar an edgier, harder tone.
    An overdrive pedal will add gain to your electric guitar signal, causing it to break up or distort a bit (or more) depending on how much is used.
    A distortion pedal produces more gain and clips the signal even harder.

    You will find distortion and overdrive pedals from brands such as MXR, Catialinbread, Wampler, Keeley, Electro-Harmonix, and Xotic.

    If you are looking for similar sounds, check out a fuzz pedal.

    • Xotic AC Booster V2 boost pedal Xotic AC Booster V2 boost pedal
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      Xotic AC Booster V2 boost pedal

      Xotic Effects AC Booster V2 boost pedal. FREE shipping anywhere in the USA! Newly designed AC Booster V2 offers a wide range of overdrive with touch sensitivity. Reacting exactly like a great tube amp, the newly designed AC Booster V2 offers a wide...
      $219.00
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    • Suhr Riot Distortion pedal - black edition Suhr Riot Distortion pedal - black edition
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      Suhr Riot Distortion pedal - black edition

      Suhr Riot Distortion pedal - black edition FREE shipping anywhere in the USA! Identical circuit and tone of the Original Riot Circuit (Riot Reloaded circuit is discontinued). Riot is a versatile high-gain distortion pedal with the sonic...
      $249.00
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    • Xotic Effects RC Booster Classic boost pedal Xotic Effects RC Booster Classic boost pedal
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      Xotic Effects RC Booster Classic boost pedal

      Xotic Effects RC Booster Classic boost pedal FREE shipping anywhere in the USA! After all those years... transparency is still the name of the game here. Dynamic and sensitive to the nuances of the player, the RC Booster offers 20db+ of transparent...
      $219.00
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    • Catalinbread Dreamcoat Blackmore Preamp pedal
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      Catalinbread Dreamcoat Blackmore Preamp pedal

      The Catalinbread Dreamcoat Blackmore Preamp pedal. FREE shipping in the USA! Dreamcoat About What began as an exploration of Ritchie Blackmore’s tone evolved into a multidimensional gain machine capable of anything between unruly sputtery...
      $189.99
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    • Friedman Amplification BE-OD Overdrive pedal Friedman Amplification BE-OD Overdrive pedal
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      Friedman Amplification BE-OD Overdrive pedal

      The Friedman Amplification BE-OD Overdrive pedal. FREE shipping in the USA! Overdrive pedal based on legendary BE-100 The BE-OD overdrive pedal captures the tone of the now legendary Friedman BE-100 amplifier which has graced the stages of world-class...
      $199.99
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    • Keeley DDR Drive Delay Reverb pedal Keeley DDR Drive Delay Reverb pedal
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      Keeley DDR Drive Delay Reverb pedal

      The Keeley DDR Drive Delay Reverb pedal. FREE shipping in the USA! The DDR combines the most common guitar effects–DRIVE and WET–into one pedal. Choose between two classic overdrives and then pour on some delay or reverb. One pedal, any gig...
      $179.00
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    • Xotic Effects BB Preamp V1.5 pedal Xotic Effects BB Preamp V1.5 pedal
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      Xotic Effects BB Preamp V1.5 pedal

      The Xotic Effects BB Preamp V1.5 pedal. FREE shipping anywhere in the USA! The BB Preamp V1.5 features the same classic tone and updated cosmetics. It offers a wide variety of sounds. Capable of a 30dB+ clean boost with an adjustable ±15dB two...
      $219.00
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    • Mad Professor Royal Blue Overdrive pedal Mad Professor Royal Blue Overdrive pedal
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      Mad Professor Royal Blue Overdrive pedal

      The Mad Professor Royal Blue Overdrive pedal. FREE shipping in the USA! The Royal Blue Overdrive is an extremely touch sensitive overdrive. It offers a wide range of tones from light overdrive into distortion and at lowest Distortion knob setting works...
      $169.00
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    • Laney Black Country Customs Steelpark Boost pedal Laney Black Country Customs Steelpark Boost pedal
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      Laney Black Country Customs Steelpark Boost pedal

      The Laney Black Country Customs Steelpark Boost pedal. FREE shipping in the USA! A versatile Boost pedal with masses of headroom designed to help you push your amp harder and cut through any mix. Ideal for stacking either before or after other gain...
      $179.99
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    What is the difference between overdrive and distortion?

    Both overdrive and distortion add distortion to your signal. Overdrive does this by adding gain to your guitars signal. The main difference is the amount of distortion you can get out of each pedal. Overdrive will give you a mild to medium amount of distortion, while distortion gives you a much more intense level. Overdrive will boost your sound, while distortion will alter your sound.

    Should I get a distortion or overdrive pedal?

    As with all pedals, this is dependent upon the type of sound you are going for. In general, heavier rock and metal music will use distortion pedals, while country, blues, and pop music will favor overdrive pedals.

    Of course, there is no right or wrong pedal for styles of music! If you are unsure what type of pedal you should get, we would love to help you decide. Give us a call or use the chat feature!

    Can I use gain and overdrive together?

    Yes, you can use gain and overdrive together. This is called gain stacking. You will usually want to put your overdrive pedal before your gain pedal in your signal chain.

    Can I use distortion pedals on bass?

    Yes, you can use distortion pedals on your bass guitar. The distortion pedal will give your clean bass tone some grit and an overall more aggressive tone. Some of our favorites are the Source Audio Bass AfterShock, the Electro-Harmonix Bass Big Muff, and the MXR Bass Distortion.