Guyatone Distortion PS-001

Guyatone

Submitted by Tellurium from Ebina (2 points) on Oct 5, 2017
It has a lot of midrange and compression. Emitting chords brightly. Tones won't blur when roll back the guitar volume. I love it as distortion-flavored TS and improver for solid-state amps.

I don't recommend it for heaviness, modernness and shredding.
Good Points: Well-balanced. Not offensive. Top is not harsh. Bottom is not swelled.

(I never turn the distortion nob above 2 o'clock.)
Bad Points: Pick attack is not punchy.
Price Paid: US$50.00
Purchased At: Web
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Submitted by shitworker from Lotus Land (18 points) on Aug 7, 2008
Well crap. Picked this up very cheaply and I guess there is a reason for that. This is one of those pedals where you scratch your head and think, "who approved this?" Distortion is usually synonymous with gain. This pedal is anti-gain with a huge level drop when engaged which means that you need to follow it with a compressor or something similar that will squash the signal to use it at all is most setups. The distortion knob unfortunately behaves a lot like the level knob meaning that it is not all that useful as a gentle overdrive even. The distortion is extremely tame and not all that great sounding. So if you want a pedal that sucks your signal away then this is it.
Good Points: The switch is very responsive which means you could potentially use the level drop as a dynamics control for quick bursts (the pedal engaged would be like a lofi switch).
Bad Points: Terrible level matching (engaged distortion should not make your signal quieter). VERY weak distortion with hardly any gain. VERY weak tone / filter. Distortion control behaves more like a level control in most circumstances.
Price Paid: US$35.00
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Submitted by nickson from Batangas city (4 points) on Apr 28, 2006
Adds harshness to my chain of pedals but sad to say...it eats up the signal. But if used as a bass distortion, it really bring out this monster of a tone...So, what happened is that i bought this pedal for my bassist to use.nuff said.. hey..got it for P1k..(roughly )
Good Points: good bass distortion
Bad Points: eats up signal, consumes too much battery life in one gig..
Price Paid: US$20.00
Purchased At: friend
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