How do I make my amp sound distorted?

You can create distortion by merely increasing the volume of your guitar and setting the input gain high enough on your amplifier. This combination of volume and preamp gain will create distortion as explained above, the gain exceeding the voltage capacity, causing the sound waves to clip.

How do you set distortion?

For a distorted tone, set your amplifier settings to 7-9 for gain, 4-5 for bass, 5-7 for mids and 5-7 for treble. For metal, consider decreasing the mids and increasing the treble and bass. For heavy rock distortion, lower the gain slightly, and increase the mids. Keep in mind, that this is just a starting point.

Do you get all of your distortion from your amp or pedals?

Some people prefer to get all of their distortion from their amp, while others go for the cleanest amp sound they can get, enabling them to sculpt their sound entirely with their pedals instead.

What is the best distortion pedal for low end distortion?

Friedman BE-OD – Another modern, tight, awesome distortion pedal that doesn’t flub out your low end. EVH 5150 OD Pedal – Of all the distortion pedals I’ve tried, this one is the closest to the amplifier it’s supposed to sound like.

Do I need a good amp if I have a pedal?

Most amps have the ability to use their gain channel and then switch to the clean so now you can use your pedals as well. Whether you use pedals or not, a junk amp will still sound like a junk amp, so of course you should have a good amp. While presenting a false choice between pedals OR amps, it also ignores pedal AND amp.

How do guitarists get their amp sounds?

As amp-modeling technology develops, guitarists are now also able to imitate various amp sounds digitally with modeling units like the Fractal Audio Axe-FX or the Kemper Profiler. However you choose to get your sound, here are a few different kinds of distortions and how they can be incorporated into your playing.