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Distortion
The distortion pedal is a "high gain" distorter for crunch and lead guitar sounds. If you
like typically "British" amp sounds and want to quickly record a guitar track with little
effort, this pedal is for you.
An entire valve pre-amp circuit has been modeled, including the typical EQ curve. The
amplification is "valve-typical", i.e. it doesn't start quickly but is harmonic and soft.
Even at full power the pedal still reacts softly to a guitar and its settings (e.g. pick-up
choice and tone controller). For instance, you can influence the distortion even more
by using the volume knob on the guitar.
There are only three parameters on this effect; however, these interact with each
other and can thus generate quite a variable sound:
Low: The "bass" controller. This allows you to set the share of basses, even after
the distortion. The type of prefiltering is important for guitar amps in particular,
and is characteristic for the basic sound. You should set the bass controller
depending on the basic sound of the guitar and the sound you are aiming for
("powerful" or "cut").
High: Mainly controls the share of highs before and after the distortion. If you are
not using an external guitar speaker as a monitor, we recommend setting the
controller to the middle position or even moving it slightly to the right. This way
the "sharp" highs disappear, which all guitar amps generate without the suitable
loudspeaker. At the same time the mids stand out more, which gives the sound