If you have finally concluded that there's no such thing as too much distortion then you might want to introduce yourself to the MT-2. This pedal will turn your guitar into pure noise and the overtones are likely to summon things you never knew existed. The high and mid frequency...
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It's small and angry! Big crunchy drive, in the vintage British type category, switchable between three modes. Nice to get a massive drive from such a small box. Model: Outlaw Lock Stock & Barrel Made: China, recent modelType: distortionPower: standard 9v DC...
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Maxon '01 Series' pedals were made in the late 80s and sold exclusively to the domestic Japan market. This is basically a take on the Ibanez SM-9, which Maxon made, in a new box. It's driven by a pair of...
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It's got a big, easy display and it's tracks nice and quickly. Does the job nicely!Model: Digitech Hardwire HT-2 Chromatic TunerMade: China, recent modelType: tunerPower: standard 9v negative supply or battery (not included)Switching: true bypassEquivalent new street price (approx): n/a (discontinued)Mods: noneAccessories: no box...
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This is a clever little pedal. Channel 1 starts at the almost-clean genre and winds up to a hefty crunch, Channel 2 starts at 'I've got some unresolved anger issues' and winds right around to 'how Lars Ulrich felt about...
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Boss do some pretty tasty sounding pedals. This isn't one of them, but hey, there's a place in the world for the beastly, the unsettling, the grotesque, right? Model: Boss ML-2 Metal CoreMade: Taiwan, Jul 2012 (serial H0C8361)Type: distortionPower: standard 9v negative supply or...
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The HM-2 is perhaps the most scoffed-at/adored distortion on the internet. The Hyper Metal was the model that superseded that, so it's got the same controls (just dime them all, of course) but with a slightly more 'modern' edge to the...
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This has a little more gain on tap than the ubiquitous SD-1, plus it's a slightly more trucks-and-diggers yellow. Nice little sturdy overdrive with plenty of midrange grunt and punch. Model: Boss OD-3Made in: Taiwan, Mar 1999 (serial BM02705)Type: mid gain overdrivePower:...
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Back in the early 2000s when Linkin Park was my favourite band, this came out. I wanted one so bad. My music taste has evolved (not much tbh), but I still think this is the best/worst sounding dirtbox around. Model: Boss...
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The RAT is one of the most iconic filthboxes ever made. It's a fun and kinda silly idea to recreate such a scungy tone with super hifi components and more options, but hey, they did. It sounds great, there's heaps of control of...
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It's a fuzz, but it'll wind right down to a very mild breakup... this lives in that sweet magic between fuzz and distortion. It's a lovely rich singing tone, plus the EQ knob offers a whole heap of variation in...
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Here's one that's been often-imitated-never-replicated... the Dist+ made in onto some big records in it's day. It's driven by an op-amp and germanium transistors, so it's got a really particular tone: smooth lows with heaps of clarity through the top...
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This is a pretty nasty sounding pedal. It's kinda got that almost digital sizzle and sputter to it; it's pretty gross but for a certain garage punk or lo-fi grunge thing, maybe it's kinda perfect. It's objectively bad, but maybe you'll...
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When I bought this, the gent who sold it to me lauded it's many virtues as a far more powerful and better sounding version of the ubiquitous Sansamp Bass DI. You know what? He's right, it is a better version...
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Here we have a proper vintage D&S II, complete with box and papers and in great shape. It's too old to have a 9v input or even an LED, but hey, you'll know it's on because you'll sound better. The...
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This sounds awesome. The D&S II runs on a pair of op-amps with germanium clipping diodes, so it sounds similar to the classic 808, but with more low end heft and gain range. It's perfect for punchy, warm blues leads...
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Maxon '01 Series' pedals were made in the late 80s and sold exclusively to the domestic Japan market. This is basically a take on the Ibanez SM-9, which Maxon made, in a new box. It's driven by a pair of...
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This is a lot of fun. There's a hep of gain range on tap, as well as a blend control to maintain at least some grip on reality. The mid shift control is handy too; you can scoop or boost...
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This isn't a friendly, nice little edge-of-breakup overdrive, it's a nasty, unhinged metal distortion voiced similarly to old Boss favourites like the MT2 and HM2. It's got a handy parametric mid control and a built in noise gate to tighten...
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It's big, it's gold, all the knobs go to 11... we're off to a good start, right? This is the all-in-one gain stage solution for your board, covering boost all the way to fuzz and metal flavours. Super handy, easy...
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Boss DS-1... could it be the most iconic dirt pedal of all time? This orange box of anger dates to 1986 and was made in Japan. There is a certain tone to the MIJ models you don't get from the...
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These old Boss overdrive pedals are enjoying a renaissance. This was made in Japan, and despite having a few cuts and bruises, it works just fine and sounds great. Your playing needs a 'turbo' mode right? Right. Model: Boss OD-2Made in: Japan, 1985-9...
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