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 Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 9:43 am
i was wondering if there was a difference (since I always just turn on the overdrive on my amp), between that and distortion thingys like the one below? 
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Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 1:32 pm
xLongIis4loversx i was wondering if there was a difference (since I always just turn on the overdrive on my amp), between that and distortion thingys like the one below? Well, overdrive basically adds to the power going to the amp, and will cause it to distort slightly, while as distortion compresses the sound while adding to the power. (That's really the best way I can explain it sorry.)
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Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 1:35 pm
PunkRockFaces xLongIis4loversx i was wondering if there was a difference (since I always just turn on the overdrive on my amp), between that and distortion thingys like the one below? Well, overdrive basically adds to the power going to the amp, and will cause it to distort slightly, while as distortion compresses the sound while adding to the power. (That's really the best way I can explain it sorry.) (if i understand correctly...) So in other words, the thing in the picture makes a "clearer" distortion?
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Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 2:46 pm
They aren't necessarily different things. Overdrive is a kind of distortion.
There are many different ways to produce distortion. The electric guitar pioneers back in the 50s used to actually cut their speaker cones to get distortion. The term "overdrive" refers to driving a circuit too hard, which produces distortion. If you overdrive a transistor, it starts clipping (the ends of the wave form are cut off), which produces a very raspy, buzzy kind of distortion (so-called "fuzz boxes"). If you overdrive a tube, it produces a warmer, more musical kind of distortion.
These days, the term "overdrive" usually refers to that mellower, not-too-dirty sound you get from overdriving a tube. The "overdrive" setting in an effects box/amp/modeller/whatever is usually going to be on the lower side of the gain spectrum (where low=clean, high=melt your face off). Think blues or maybe classic rock rather than hardcore metal.
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Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:25 pm
Zlad They aren't necessarily different things. Overdrive is a kind of distortion. There are many different ways to produce distortion. The electric guitar pioneers back in the 50s used to actually cut their speaker cones to get distortion. The term "overdrive" refers to driving a circuit too hard, which produces distortion. If you overdrive a transistor, it starts clipping (the ends of the wave form are cut off), which produces a very raspy, buzzy kind of distortion (so-called "fuzz boxes"). If you overdrive a tube, it produces a warmer, more musical kind of distortion. These days, the term "overdrive" usually refers to that mellower, not-too-dirty sound you get from overdriving a tube. The "overdrive" setting in an effects box/amp/modeller/whatever is usually going to be on the lower side of the gain spectrum (where low=clean, high=melt your face off). Think blues or maybe classic rock rather than hardcore metal. ohhhh thanks. I didn't really get anything in the first paragraph but using the term "melt your face off" really helped. Thanks again. smile
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