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Effects - Overdrive/Distortion

Overdrive, Distortion, & Fuzz, or "Gain" effects help you add some extra punch and cut to your tone. Arden's offers a variety of options from EHX, MXR, Boss, Keeley, Outlaw, and Fender.
Don't let its compact size fool you - The Outlaw Effects Widow Maker Distortion is not for the faint of heart. Boasting scorching, saturated distortion with tight attack, this is one dangerous, high-gain beast. Three distinct EQ voicings let you fine-tune Widow Maker's gruelling tones to your tastes.

Outlaw Effects Widow Maker Distortion
Outlaw Effects Deputy Marshal Plexi Distortion

Outlaw Effects Deputy Marshal Plexi Distortion
DEAD MAN'S HAND 2-MODE OVERDRIVE Wide array of gritty, overdriven tones; at home across multiple genres. Two distinct overdrive modes: EIGHTS: Smooth, amp-like breakup perfect for rhythm, warm blues styles, etc. ACES: Hotter, thicker overdrive with added sustain, suitable for soaring lead parts

Outlaw Effects Dead Man's Hand Overdrive
FIVE O'CLOCK FUZZ Loads of rich, cascading sustain with crisp attack and subtle compression. Go from waxy smooth, violin-like sustain to grittier tones with razor-sharp bite. Sculpt your fuzz tone into everything from the thick leads of 1970's classic rock to heavier alternative sounds of the 80's and 90's.

Outlaw Effects Five O'Clock Fuzz
Converts your clean tone into the powerful, saturated grit that you'd hear from a vintage, high-wattage tube amp. From classic crunch tones to tighter, more modern high-gain sounds.

Outlaw Lock Stock and Barrel 3-Mode Distortion
The classic Boss DS-1 Distortion pedal provides a harder distortion effect for guitar and keyboard sounds. Instead of toneless, fuzzy distortion, the DS-1 faithfully reproduces all the subtle nuances of playing dynamics--at any volume.

Boss DS-1 Distortion
Since its release in 1981, the workhorse Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive has been the core gain pedal for generations of players across every musical genre. Based around the revolutionary asymmetrical clipping circuit from the OD-1 Overdrive—one of the three original BOSS compact pedals from 1977—the SD-1 delivers rich, smooth, and highly musical overdrive tones that continue to inspire guitarists everywhere.

Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive
The EHX Crayon Full-Range Overdrive is a versatile overdrive with independent Bass and Treble controls and an open frequency range that provides players with a musical alternative to customary mid-focused overdrive pedals. I

Electro-Harmonix EHX Crayon Overdrive
The Hammertone™ Fuzz captures the iconic splat, saturation and horn-like sustain used on the formative records of rock’n’roll history. Despite its small size, this purple-tinged, psychedelic stompbox is feature-packed with three classic controls, two silicon diodes and an octave fuzz mode – allowing you to recreate the legendary sounds of the ‘60s & ‘70s or forge your own unique tone.

Fender Hammertone Fuzz
Aggressive and dynamic distortion can be elusive – with powerful tone-shaping EQ controls, top-mounted in & out jacks and true bypass switching, the Hammertone™ Metal delivers chunky high gain that sits perfectly in a mix and will integrate seamlessly into your rig.

Fender Hammertone Metal
Tone aficionados kept telling EHX's Mike Matthews about a pedal that had achieved a lot of buzz because it was only obtainable at an exorbitant price. That pedal was the Klon Centaur.

Electro-Harmonix EHX Soul Food Transparent Overdrive
Developed from the ground up using carefully selected components, the MXR M115 Distortion III delivers everything from sweet singing overdrive to massive distortion crunch.

MXR M115 Distortion III
The MXR M104 Distortion Plus delivers everything from cool overdriven blues tones to huge ’80s hard rock distortion.

MXR M104 Distortion Plus
Introduced way back in 1991, the iconic MT-2 Metal Zone remains the king of high-gain distortion stomps for guitarists around the world

Boss MT-2 Metal Zone
The Boss FZ-5 is a modern pedal built for the modern guitarist, but the sounds you can get from the FZ-5 are pure retro. Looking back at the glorious rock sounds of the ’60s and ’70s, the FZ-5 recreates its vintage fuzz through BOSS state-of-the-art COSM technology. Recall the fuzz-filled flavors of classic pedals, such as the Maestro FZ-1A, Fuzz Face and Octavia pedals, and kick ’em into overdrive with the FZ-5’s Boost knob.

Boss FZ-5 Fuzz
The Boss BD-2 Blues Driver delivers the creamy, yet crunchy sound associated with great blues guitar. This popular pedal provides instant access to the kind of warm overdrive and emotive distortion usually reserved for 30-year-old tube amps.

Boss BD-2 Blues Driver
A good fuzz pedal is indispensable—this gloriously splatty, satisfying sound has been the cornerstone of rock tone for decades. An all-original design, The Pelt Fuzz has a few tricks hidden up its sleeve.

Fender The Pelt Fuzz Pedal
Ultimate riff power is yours with the Fullbore MetalDistortion pedal from MXR. This compact but powerful device is all you need tounleash the most devastating contemporary metal guitar tones ever heard.

MXR M116 Fullbore Metal Distortion
Fender Santa Ana Overdrive

Fender Santa Ana Overdrive
The Keeley Aria Compressor/Drive is a dual Compressor/Overdrive pedal that brings together two circuits that helped put Keeley on the map: The classic Red Dirt Overdrive and venerable Compressor Plus.

Keeley Aria Compressor/Drive
The classic returns. A meticulous reproduction of our iconic drive pedal. It’s got you covered whatever your flavour.

Marshall LTD The Guv'nor Pedal
Marshall LTD Drive Master Pedal

Marshall LTD Drive Master Pedal
Shake the ground with the Marshall Shredmaster. The legendary distortion pedal is back with all the power of the original.

Marshall LTD Shred Master Pedal