The use of distortion effects to add character to a guitar's sound goes back a long time, taking many forms.
In the fifties, guitarists experimented with gain to overdrive their guitar amplifier, even poking holes in the speakers with pencils.
Well before before loud overdrive/distortion effects became main staples of rock, distortion was used on electric guitars in blues.
It was more subtle and in order to emphasize harmonics and enrich the bass tone to add great sustain sounds.
Because vintage blues recording artists had little gear to choose from, increasing power supply to the amp driver was helpful.
However, this created a very unique sound that is difficult to emulate without damaging amps, permanently altering the output sound. …show more content…
When used with lower setting for a subtle effect, the led indicator light lets you know it's enriching your playing.
With it's dynamic range and 4 adjustment knobs, this pedal is capable of a bewildering array of overall tonal characters.
Obviously designed with blues in mind, cleaner sounding strings come alive with rich harmonies by adding just a little fuzz.
However, if your next gig is for a grungier rock band with a more raw quality, this stomp-box still works.
The high and low adjustments allow you to emphasize deep soulful tones or piercing high notes for stand out solos.
With a broad selection of note characters available from this device it's like having several accessories packed into one stomp-box.
Having been a big name in guitar components for decades, Digitech takes pride in their quality products and it shows.
Whatever the type of music you are wanting to play, when it comes to overdrive, this pedal has it covered.
The blue housing reflects the focus of it's engineering and design, but certainly not reflective of any limitations in genre.
Even if you play in different types of bands, or if your tastes change the years, this stomp-box can
In the fifties, guitarists experimented with gain to overdrive their guitar amplifier, even poking holes in the speakers with pencils.
Well before before loud overdrive/distortion effects became main staples of rock, distortion was used on electric guitars in blues.
It was more subtle and in order to emphasize harmonics and enrich the bass tone to add great sustain sounds.
Because vintage blues recording artists had little gear to choose from, increasing power supply to the amp driver was helpful.
However, this created a very unique sound that is difficult to emulate without damaging amps, permanently altering the output sound. …show more content…
When used with lower setting for a subtle effect, the led indicator light lets you know it's enriching your playing.
With it's dynamic range and 4 adjustment knobs, this pedal is capable of a bewildering array of overall tonal characters.
Obviously designed with blues in mind, cleaner sounding strings come alive with rich harmonies by adding just a little fuzz.
However, if your next gig is for a grungier rock band with a more raw quality, this stomp-box still works.
The high and low adjustments allow you to emphasize deep soulful tones or piercing high notes for stand out solos.
With a broad selection of note characters available from this device it's like having several accessories packed into one stomp-box.
Having been a big name in guitar components for decades, Digitech takes pride in their quality products and it shows.
Whatever the type of music you are wanting to play, when it comes to overdrive, this pedal has it covered.
The blue housing reflects the focus of it's engineering and design, but certainly not reflective of any limitations in genre.
Even if you play in different types of bands, or if your tastes change the years, this stomp-box can