Here are 5 different ways to think about getting overdrive/distortion/breakup/dirt into your guitar signal. Affiliate links are below. Stop motion animation by John Marty, additional glitchy graphics by Greg Sadetsky. Thank you to Matthew Farrow at Alexander Pedals for helping me think of examples of non-clipping distortion.
If you recognized that the song for pro-tip #4 was "Powerslave" by Iron Maiden, you get a kick out of this essay I wrote about almost getting into a fight at an Iron Maiden concert when I was 17:
https://musicmoviesandhoops.com/iron-maiden-nation/
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AFFILIATE LINKS:
Boss SD-1:
https://bit.ly/3wnCLJy
Benson Preamp:
https://bit.ly/3QCnyeC
29 Boost:
https://bit.ly/3wfYao3
MXR EVH 5150:
https://bit.ly/3wfY2oz
Fairfield Circuitry Barbershop:
https://bit.ly/3LKwqfu
MXR PHASE 100:
https://bit.ly/3JSQECs
Fairfield Circuitry Shallow Water:
https://bit.ly/3cOrd81
Strymon Iridium (this is what I used instead of real amps for this whole video):
https://bit.ly/3Uah6ur
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Intro
01:08 Pro-Tip #1: Dirty Amp + Overdrive
03:02 Sound Example
03:40 Pro-Tip #2: Clean Amp + Pedals
04:35 Sound Example
05:31 Pro-Tip #3: Pedal Order + FX Loops
06:00 Sound Example
08:08 Pro-Tip #4: Distortion Pedals
09:57 Sound Example
11:02 Pro-Tip #5: Undiscovered Realms
12:51 Sound Example