The Dirt on Distortion: A Simple Guide to Getting Dirty

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What to do now after you’re bored with your plain old set up of guitar and amp? Even the gain on your amp seems not to do what you want. Frustration is sinking in!

Rock would be very two dimensional without the dirt and mud distortion pedals can sling about. Pedals in general, have created whole genres of Rock and Roll, never mind the sub-genres. Psychedelic wouldn’t exist. Garage Rock would not exist. Metal and noise rock are completely dependent. In a weird sense, rock history has been the story of manipulating distorted textures.

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