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Depending on the style of signal clipping, the broader category of distortion pedals is typically divided into fuzz pedals, distortion pedals, and overdrive pedals. 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.
Dumble was a guitar amplifier manufacturer in Los Angeles. A Dumble Overdrive Special . In a one-person operation, Alexander "Howard" Dumble (June 1, 1944 – January 16, 2022) [1] [2] made each amp personally. Thus Dumble amplifiers are the most expensive boutique amplifiers on the used market [3] and prices have risen rapidly.
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Boss ME-5 multi-effects from 1988 included several pedal effects in one unit, with the ability to write and recall presets. A multi-effects (MFX) device is a single electronics effects pedal or rackmount device that contains many different electronic effects. multi-effects devices allow users to preset combinations of different effects ...
Jeorge Tripps launched Way Huge in 1992. [3] In late 1999 the company closed its doors when Tripps went to work for Line 6.In 2008, Tripps and the company moved to Dunlop Manufacturing and resurrected the Way Huge line, including the Swollen Pickle (a fuzz), Pork Loin (an overdrive), Fat Sandwich (a distortion), [3] and Green Rhino (another overdrive).
Over the years, the company's boutique pedals would be used by notable musicians including Lou Reed and R.E.M. [3] The company's growth was never steady; Blanche moved Frantone repeatedly, being gentrified out of several NYC-area locations. [4] In the early 1990s, Blanche built an effects pedal for herself named the "Fuzzy-Wuzzy".
The first use of pedals on a pipe organ grew out of the need to hold bass drone notes, to support the polyphonic musical styles that predominated in the Renaissance. Indeed, the term pedal point, which refers to a prolonged bass tone under changing upper harmonies, derives from the use of the organ pedalboard to hold sustained bass notes. [2]
Thomas Organ Cry Baby (1970) manufactured by JEN Wah-wah pedal (Dunlop Crybaby 535q) on electric guitar with distortion.. A wah-wah pedal, or simply wah pedal, is a type of effects pedal designed for electric guitar that alters the timbre of the input signal to create a distinctive sound, mimicking the human voice saying the onomatopoeic name "wah-wah".