Adding small or even large amounts of saturation doesn’t have to be bad for you, as we explore how to singe your sonics ...

A cost-effective way to buy into the V-Guitar world, with a useful range of distortion textures and a synth sound thrown in. Full potential is not reached if you're using a conventional guitar. Best ...

Is mainstream America primed and ready for some bone-shaking electric guitar? Are the pop charts eager for some seriously distorted rock riffs, double-tracked and mainlined into each one of your ear ...

If you're playing rock guitar, chances are that at some point you're going to want to use overdrive or distortion effects. Saturated, gnarly guitar tones are synonymous with rock music, and every ...

Distorted guitars were a big part of the rock revolution last century; we try to forget about the roll. As a youth, [David Hilowitz] couldn’t afford a loud aggressive amp, a distortion pedal, or even ...

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Distortion which distorts the sound of electric guitar does not distort (distortion), it creates a unique tone color called "guy awaan", and it is indispensable in genres such as rock. A movie that ...

It’s an understatement that [Troy] is not impressed with the distortion circuitry built into this guitar amp. He picked it up for $40 on Kijiji (basically local classified ads run by eBay) so he ...

A look at the evolution of the technologies that give rock its signature sound Fifty years ago, a faulty connection in a mixing board gave birth to fuzz, which is a term of art. Although it came to ...