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How an off-the-cuff studio experiment unlocked one of Mastodon’s biggest bass sounds
Troy Sanders discovered an unexpected source of low-end fury thanks to a Marshall guitar head and 4x12 cabinet
Meet Emmergy FX, the British boutique pedal builder concocting effects for Slowdive and Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien
Sponsor Content Created With Emmergy FX
The man behind the soldering iron and Emmergy FX is creating custom-built effect stompboxes that are quickly becoming favorites among left-field artists and the shoegaze scene
Best distortion pedals: the top high-gain stompboxes for guitarists
Crunch, filth, mayhem! Dive into our expert round-up of the best distortion pedals available today
Jam Pedals’ Rattler MkII elevates the distortion favored by Dave Grohl and David Gilmour to new heights
The LM308 chips of the original ProCo Rat have been replaced, but an all-new circuit looks to maintain an “open, dynamic tube amp feel” with extra features to boot
Best distortion pedals for bass: thicken up your low end with these aggressive bass stompboxes
Browse our choice of the gnarliest distortion pedals for bass from Darkglass, Fender, Source Audio and more
Best distortion pedals for metal: standalone and stacked gain stages, plus 'amps in a box'
Our pick of metal-friendly distortion stompboxes from Amptweaker, Friedman, Two Notes, Ibanez and more
Fender Trapper Bass Distortion review
Why do they call it the Trapper? Who can say, but it has two distortion circuits to give options to those who need some low-end growl and thunder
Fender launches new Dual Marine Layer Reverb, Duel Pugilist Distortion pedals
The new triple-footswitched stompboxes offer advanced gain stacking and infinite sustain options
