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  2. List of distortion pedals - Wikipedia

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    Designed for electric guitar and bass and operated by the player's foot, distortion pedals are most frequently placed in the signal chain between the guitar and amplifier. The use of distortion pedals was popularized by Keith Richard 's use of a Maestro FZ-1 Fuzz-Tone pedal on the 1965 Rolling Stones song " (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction ".

  3. Fuzz Face - Wikipedia

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    The Fuzz Face has a low input impedance and thus is very sensitive to the guitar pickup. [23] By rolling the volume knob, the guitar player can decrease the gain of the pedal and get a clean or crunch sound, while still having all the gain when the volume knob is on maximum.

  4. Maxon Effects - Wikipedia

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    First building guitar pickups for the Greco-brand electric guitars produced by Kanda Shokai, Nisshin Onpa in 1969 also became an effects pedal manufacturer. They created a fuzz-wah pedal that was very popular, and marketed under multiple trade names including Ibanez. During the 1970s, Ibanez became one of the company's main OEM customers.

  5. Distortion (music) - Wikipedia

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    The DS-1 was the first ever distortion guitar effect pedal manufactured by Boss An auditory example of the distortion effect with the clean signal shown first.. Distortion and overdrive are forms of audio signal processing used to alter the sound of amplified electric musical instruments, usually by increasing their gain, producing a "fuzzy", "growling", or "gritty" tone.

  6. Big Muff - Wikipedia

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    This pedal was introduced as a compact rendition of the Big Muff, with its controls similar to the 1969 Muff Fuzz containing only a tone switch and a level knob. Muff Fuzz (Op-Amp) 1979 - 1982 Discontinued Based on the 1969 Muff Fuzz, this is an Op-Amp version, and was powered by a 1458N IC chip. Red Army Overdrive 1990 - 1992 Discontinued

  7. Pro Co RAT - Wikipedia

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    The origins of the Pro Co "The RAT" can be traced back to the mid-1970s, when Pro Co engineers, Scott Burnham and Steve Kiraly repaired and hot-rodded existing distortion pedals, such as the Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face. Burnham decided he could build a superior product from the ground up, and designed what would become "The RAT" pedal.

  8. Effects unit - Wikipedia

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    A fuzz pedal, or fuzzbox, is a type of overdrive effects unit that clips a signal until it is nearly a squarewave, resulting in a heavily distorted or fuzzy sound. [59] [62] Fuzzboxes may contain frequency multiplier circuitry to achieve a harsh timbre by adding complex harmonics.

  9. Z.Vex Fuzz Factory - Wikipedia

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    A custom-painted Fuzz Factory by Laura Bennett, an artist previously in the employ of Z.Vex Effects. Each unit is handpainted, and while there is a stock design that adorns most models of the pedal, there have been several variations released in limited quantity, including sparkle finishes, kanji finishes (writing and labelling of controls are in Japanese kanji characters), Korean finishes ...

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