20 best distortion pedals to buy in 2020
(WorldNews Music)

Rock ´n´ roll wouldn´t exist without distortion. Where guitarists used to crank their amps to the high heavens, there are now hundreds if not thousands of stompboxes to do the job - which is why a distortion pedal is often a beginner´s first-ever effects unit and a pro´s Holy Grail. But that also means settling on one is impossible and identifying the `best distortion pedal´ around becomes a matter of taste. There´s compressed distortion for metal, `wide-open´ tones for rock and blues, robust preamp boxes for studio work, and a few wilder ones that experimental and noise musicians will love. You´ll find all of them on this list. JHS PG-14 Image: JHS Advertisement Developed in a special...