How Do You Build A Distortion Pedal?
One of the most popular guitar tone effects pedals is the distortion pedal. A distortion pedal takes the clean tone of an electric guitar and distorts it to create a fuzzy, grimy, chunky feel that is most commonly used in hard rock, blues, metal and punk music. You can create and build your own distortion pedal by purchasing a kit and assembling the kit in your own home. Purchase your distortion pedal kit. There are a number of online music shops that offer these kits (see Resources). Decide which type of distortion pedal you want, depending on the style of music you play. For example, if you play hard rock music, you need a distortion pedal with good compression. If you play grunge or punk music, you need a fuzz distortion pedal that has a lot of overdrive. BYOC is a great website to check out for guitar effects pedal kits. Take all of the components in your kit and attach them to the prefboard. The components will plug directly into the board and should fit snugly into their slots. T
