Distortion Pedal Guitar
Distortion Pedal Guitar
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 ProCo Rat 2 US $140.00
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Is it possible to create distortion on an electric guitar without a pedal?
I am looking into buying an electric guitar. I have been playing acoustic for a while now so I am not new to guitar in general.
I am wondering if and how it is possible to achieve distortion with an electric guitar without buying a distortion pedal.
Thanks, I'm new to the world of electric guitars 
Ah, so if the amp doesn't have a distortion level, would turning up the Gain level work just as well?
Distortion or overdrive is created by the amp when the input gain 'overloads' the amplifiers output. This was originally a bad thing way back in the day (50s early 60s) But some guitarists really got into the 'fuzz' sound as it was known and it soon became a staple of many guitarists tone. During the 60s amp manufacturers began to build there amps with this capability purposefully designed into te amp and the Marshall company was one of the originators of this new ability for amps to purposefully distort the input stage of the amp.
This is a common feature on all guitar amps now and is achieved by turning the preamp volume a.k.a. gain, drive, pre, crunch, dist.,etc. up to the point of distortion. This also raises the volume of the amp considerably. To counter act this problem amp makers include a second volume control a.k.a. post, main, level, master, or just volume. By turning this down and turning the preamp volume up you can achieve a good distortion with most amps. Usually the preamp volume is the first knob on the left of the amp face, followed by bass, middle, (if so equipped) then treble, and finally the master volume. Some amps will have a knob labeled reverb or effects after the last volume. These add the effect of a large hall or with digitally equipped amps, anything from reverb, to echo, to chorus and flange, or combinations of all of these
Try this setting; preamp volume (gain, etc.) set to @8-10
bass @ 6-8, mid @ 1-4 , high (treble) @ 5-7 master volume @ 1-3 for quiet levels, higher for louder levels.
If the amp is equipped with reverb than adjust it to suit your taste, same with any digital effects
These settings are generalized for a heavy rock sound. To get a bluesier sound reduce the gain and bring up the bass and mids. Start with your guitars controls all the way up and use the bridge pickup to set the amp up initially. Once you have a desired setting, then begin to experiment with the pickup settings, and the amp settings.
many amps also give you the added versatility of 2 channels wich allow you to set one for a clean sound (low gain- higher volume) and one for a distortion sound (high gain-lower volume) and a footswitch capability to change between each channel or switch on or off the effects etc.
As an acoustic guitarist I think you will enjoy the tremendous amounts of different tonal variations that an electric allows you!
ENJOY!
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