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Grandma's Tele · November 13th, 2009, 01:33 AM

Overdrive is more soft. It's when you are pushing an amp a bit with a bit of gain but not so much as to get the sound really "distorted"... Think of blues! If you add a bit more gain, you get more "crunch" à la Eric Clapton! Yet, it's not very dirty. There is not a lot of distortion.

Distortion is what you get when you add a lot of gain, from (Hard rock - metal songs..., etc)

Overdrive pedals are (usually) not going to give you a lot of gain. You won't rely on them to play metal. You'll need more gain for that! You'll need a distortion pedal!

Or think of it like this:

Clean ---------- A bit dirty----------- A bit more dirty ----------Distortion!!
Clean ---------- A bit less clean------A bit more crunch-----------Dirty!!!
Clean-----------A bit of overdrive--------Overdrive----------------Dirty!!!

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Edit: here is a good explanation, I think: http://www.dolphinstreet.com/blog/di...-overdrive.php

November 13th, 2009, 01:33 AM	#2 (permalink)
Grandma's Tele Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Montreal Age: 42 Posts: 204	Overdrive is more soft. It's when you are pushing an amp a bit with a bit of gain but not so much as to get the sound really "distorted"... Think of blues! If you add a bit more gain, you get more "crunch" à la Eric Clapton! Yet, it's not very dirty. There is not a lot of distortion. Distortion is what you get when you add a lot of gain, from (Hard rock - metal songs..., etc) Overdrive pedals are (usually) not going to give you a lot of gain. You won't rely on them to play metal. You'll need more gain for that! You'll need a distortion pedal! Or think of it like this: Clean ---------- A bit dirty----------- A bit more dirty ----------Distortion!! Clean ---------- A bit less clean------A bit more crunch-----------Dirty!!! Clean-----------A bit of overdrive--------Overdrive----------------Dirty!!! --------- Edit: here is a good explanation, I think: http://www.dolphinstreet.com/blog/di...-overdrive.php Last edited by Grandma's Tele; November 13th, 2009 at 02:06 AM.