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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.

    • Tortuga Effects Coral Adder British-Stortion pedal Tortuga Effects Coral Adder British-Stortion pedal
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      Tortuga Effects Coral Adder British-Stortion pedal

      The Tortuga Effects Coral Adder British-Stortion pedal. FREE shipping in the USA! There's nothing like the "wall of tone" you get from a great, high gain British rock amp. From classic 70's crunch to the singing, violin-like leads of the 80's to the...
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    • Tortuga Effects Death Adder Metal-Stortion pedal Tortuga Effects Death Adder Metal-Stortion pedal
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      Tortuga Effects Death Adder Metal-Stortion pedal

      The Tortuga Effects Death Adder Metal-Stortion pedal. FREE shipping in the USA! The Death Adder™ is truly a metal monster. It's not subtle, it's not apologetic, it just kills. Classic thrash metal, death metal and even stoner metal all can be had...
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    • Tortuga Effects Werewolf Junior Over-Stortion pedal Tortuga Effects Werewolf Junior Over-Stortion pedal
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      Tortuga Effects Werewolf Junior Over-Stortion pedal

      The Tortuga Effects Werewolf Junior Over-Stortion pedal. FREE shipping in the USA! With the Werewolf Junior™, you won’t have to wait for a full moon to transform your tone. Capable of anything from a clean boost to a blues overdrive and even...
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    • Tortuga Effects Werewolf Dual Over-Stortion pedal Tortuga Effects Werewolf Dual Over-Stortion pedal
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      Tortuga Effects Werewolf Dual Over-Stortion pedal

      The Tortuga Effects Werewolf Dual Over-Stortion pedal. FREE shipping in the USA! With the Werewolf™, you won’t have to wait for a full moon to transform your tone. Capable of anything from a clean boost to a blues overdrive and even a metal...
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    • Orange Getaway Driver Overdrive & CabSim pedal Orange Getaway Driver Overdrive & CabSim pedal
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      Orange Getaway Driver Overdrive & CabSim pedal

      The Orange Getaway Driver Overdrive & CabSim pedal. FREE shipping in the USA! A ’70s amp in a box The Getaway Driver is an amp-in-a-box type pedal with just three dials – Volume, Bite (tone) and Gain. While the pedal...
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    • Tapestry Audio Fab Suisse Overdrive pedal Tapestry Audio Fab Suisse Overdrive pedal
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      Tapestry Audio Fab Suisse Overdrive pedal

      Tapestry Audio Fab Suisse Overdrive pedal FREE shipping in the USA! The Fab Suisse is a small overdrive with amazing vintage tones. Since this pedal is built around the classic Blues Breaker circuit and a 3 band EQ, it is a low headroom pedal that you...
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    • One Control BJF Persian Green Screamer pedal One Control BJF Persian Green Screamer pedal
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      One Control BJF Persian Green Screamer pedal

      The One Control BJF Persian Green Screamer pedal. FREE shipping in the USA! ​The Persian Green Screamer is able to create contradicting sounds; a vintage ‘tube screamer’ sound and a modern overdrive sound thanks to some BJF magic...
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    • Xotic Effects RC Booster V2 boost pedal Xotic Effects RC Booster V2 boost pedal
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      Xotic Effects RC Booster V2 boost pedal

      The Xotic Effects RC Booster V2 boost pedal. FREE shipping anywhere in the USA! The RC Booster V2, inspired by the Scott Henderson RCB-SH model, now comes with an added gain channel for even fatter tones with a super transparent 20dB+ clean boost. The...
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    • Mad Professor Little Green Wonder Overdrive pedal
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      Mad Professor Little Green Wonder Overdrive pedal

      The Mad Professor Little Green Wonder Overdrive pedal. FREE shipping in the USA! BJF design high headroom overdrive with adjustable low/mid EQ balance. Premium quality classic blues/rock pedal that works very well with complex overdriven amp sound...
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    • MXR EVH 5150 Multi-Stage MOSFET Overdrive pedal
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      MXR EVH 5150 Multi-Stage MOSFET Overdrive pedal

      The MXR EVH 5150 Multi-Stage MOSFET Overdrive pedal. FREE shipping anywhere in the USA! Due to dealer agreements, we're unable to ship this item outside of the USA. Please click here for more details. The MXR design team has collaborated with Eddie Van...
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    • MXR M-85 Bass Distortion pedal
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      MXR M-85 Bass Distortion pedal

      MXR Bass Distortion Pedal M-85 Due to dealer agreements, we're unable to ship this item outside of the USA. Please click here for more details. The MXR Bass Distortion dishes out big gnarly tones with all the low end your bottom-dwelling heart...
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    • Catalinbread Naga Viper Treble Boost pedal
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      Catalinbread Naga Viper Treble Boost pedal

      The Catalinbread Naga Viper Treble Boost pedal. FREE shipping in the USA! Modern treble booster. It’s like hot sauce for your pedalboard The Naga Viper is a booster that lives in the grand old tradition of the Dallas Rangemaster "Treble-Booster"...
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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.