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rawrockkills
10-13-2005, 07:26 PM
what is the diffrence between an overdrive pedal and a distortion pedal.... what do each of them do?
Homebrew1709
10-13-2005, 08:15 PM
use the search function. that question mustve been asked and answered a million times.
Blues_Man
10-13-2005, 08:31 PM
An overdrive is a bit smoother, and warmer and simulates a tube amp.
Distortion is not as smooth, a little more in your face.
Tele Master
10-15-2005, 11:57 AM
whats a quick pedal?
6strngs_2hmbkrs
10-15-2005, 12:42 PM
whats a quick pedal?
smart ass

and yeah overdrive is smoother and the distortion is a little more on the edge, like the stuff you'd hear in metal and hard rock music.