Can somebody clear me up?

DolbyR · 29th December 2005, 05:56 AM

So im just wondering whats the difference between a distortion and an overdrive pedal.

teemuk · 29th December 2005, 07:39 PM

Tough question. As far as i see it, the classic explanation is that the general idea of overdrive effects is that they are used to drive a (tube) preamp into distortion - hence the name overdrive. A distortion effect, on the other hand, is expected to produce similar distortion tones by itself.

Teemu K

DolbyR · 29th December 2005, 07:44 PM

Thanks a lot for the clearing up.

29th December 2005, 05:56 AM	#1
DolbyR diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2005	Can somebody clear me up? So im just wondering whats the difference between a distortion and an overdrive pedal.

29th December 2005, 07:44 PM	#3
DolbyR diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2005	Kiitokset Thanks a lot for the clearing up.

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29th December 2005, 07:39 PM	#2
teemuk diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Suomi, Finland	Tough question. As far as i see it, the classic explanation is that the general idea of overdrive effects is that they are used to drive a (tube) preamp into distortion - hence the name overdrive. A distortion effect, on the other hand, is expected to produce similar distortion tones by itself. Teemu K

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