443 Results for "distortion"

MXR releases Raijin Drive overdrive and distortion pedal by Shin Suzuki (at last!)

Designed by Shin Suzuki, the MXR Raijin Drive has two circuits (one drive and one distortion) inspired by two legendary pedals. But which ones? A clue: One pedal was green, the other orange...

Watch JHS compare cheap Behringer pedals with the expensive classics they’re based on

In the latest video by JHS, Josh Scott compares classic, highly desirable guitar effects with some Behringer pedals they inspired. Gear snobs: turn away now. This may hurt.

Broken Tape: a simulation of unexpected tape breakage

What happens when your Walkman decides to chew up and mangle your favourite cassette. Broken Tape will simulate the horror of unintended tape noise, delay and bit-crushed feedback.

Pedal Crush: A new book for effects pedal enthusiasts now on Kickstarter

Pedal Crush brings the world of effects pedals to all musicians, from harp players and DJs to producers and makers of weird synth noises. And to people who play guitar and can read...

Noise Engineering opens pre-orders on 3 new modules

Sinc Bucina, Terci Ruina, and Cursus Iteritas Percido are being released April 18th and Noise Engineering has started taken orders. What are these things? We'll try to explain.

Crazy Tubes Circuits Limelight pedal: Vintage fuzz tones beamed to the future

The new Limelight pedal is a fuzz/distortion effect that uses three NOS Germanium transistors at the heart of the circuit with a nicely tweakable Beam control at its centre.

Plankton SPICE modular distortion/saturation unit hits Kickstarter

SPICE is a desktop and Eurorack compatible saturator unit capable of a huge array of sounds and colours. It can produce anything from subtle tube warmth to extreme fuzz distortion - sounds like fun!

Zoom G1 Four and G1X Four: The ideal budget multi-effects pedals for beginners?

Two brand new budget multi-effect units from Zoom, the new G1 Four and G1X Four, cram in a bunch of effects, amp simulations, a tuner and drum machine for a very nice price.

Denise.io Bite and Space Invader: bit-crushing and flanging in full colour

Developer Denise.io offers a refreshing take on bit-crushing and flanging, two ways of of making your tracks stand out from the crowd by adding texture and movement.

Soma Dvina: strings vibrating in magnetic fields electro-acoustic instrument

Soma Laboratories has come up with the simplest of classical stringed instruments where vibrations are captured with magnets, transformed, pre-amped, delayed and distorted in completely haunting ways.

NAMM 2019: Lâg Guitars launch Tramontane HyVibe ‘smart’ acoustics

French acoustic guitar firm Lâg Guitars has melded custom designs with the HyVibe System. No cables, cables or extra amplification needed with this new acoustic range.

NAMM 2019: Rob Chapman’s Snake Oil Fine Instruments pedals

Greetings, here we have a couple of new Snake Oil Fine Instruments pedals. The new The Very Thing and Marvellous Engine are all the work of Rob Chapman

NAMM 2019: Zoom GCE-3 Guitar Lab Circuit Emulator – Super Dinky!

Zoom's new GCE-3 Guitar Lab Circuit Emulator can easily fit in your pocket, it is so small. The audio interface uses the Guitar Lab software to give you virtual guitar rig setups you can customise.

NAMM 2019: Noise Engineering – a sequel, clock, distortion and a synthesis powerhouse

Four new modules from Noise Engineering: an updated VCA/VCF, a Clock machine, a triple distortion and Cursus Iteritas Percido - a complex digital synthesis box of huge proportions.

Plankton Electronics reveal 3 Eurorack modules that follow, filter and distort

Plankton Electronics reveal the ENVF envelope follower, SPICEVCF filter and NUTONE dual channel distortion.

NAMM 2019: Erica Synths Plasma Drive high voltage distortion for Eurorack

Erica Synths takes the Gamechanger Audio Plasma Pedal and plugs it into Eurorack. Plasma Drive will boost your signals to 3000V and discharge them via a xenon-filled tube for electrifying distortion.

NAMM 2019 Leak: Fender with four new pedals, Lost Highway Phaser, Bubbler Chorus and more

New Fender pedals include the Lost Highway Phaser, Bubbler Chorus, MTG Tube Distortion and a new Downtown Express Bass Multi-Effect all new for 2019

Plasma Distortion for your Eurorack? Yes please!

Erica Synths tease us with a glimpse of a glowing tube of fabulously distorting plasma sitting in what appears to be a Eurorack module. This is going to be awesome!

Casper Bastl Dark Matter is here to feedback your reality

Dark Matter will take your Eurorack audio to breaking point with 4 flavours of voltage controller overdrive while feeding back it's own resonant feedback crossfaded and crushed.

The History Of Distortion: “LOUD IS MORE GOOD”

From Howlin' Wolf to the Rolling Stones, guitarists learnt decades ago that distortion was their best friend. JHS Pedals has made a neat video that shows us how it all began.

Horizon Devices Nano Attack: A single-knob Djent box?

The latest pedal from Mish Mansoor's Horizon Devices is a single-knob affair based around their popular Precision Drive's ability to tighten your low-end signal. Perfect for Djent!

Joyo extends new R Series with R-03 UZI distortion pedal

The latest Joyo R-Series pedal has just been announced, along with a very decent-sounding official demo video. At a mere GBP 50, could the new R-03 UZI Distortion pedal rock your world?

Phil’s Cascade: a one-off tube colour and saturation box in plug-in form

Phil's Cascade recreates a boutique saturator best described as a hodge-podge of rare, aged analogue components made by brands like Philips, Sprague, Erdmet, Wima and PSW.

Lonely Robot and Black Moon: Magnetic Effects revisits the Fuzz Face and RAT circuits

Based around two legendary effects circuits, the new Lonely Robot and Black Moon pedals from London's Magnetic Effects are now available for a limited time only.