About Vox

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Vox is a renowned manufacturer of musical instruments, amplifiers, and effects pedals, known for their iconic designs, vintage-inspired tones, and rich history in the music industry. Founded in 1957 by Thomas Walter Jennings and Dick Denney in the United Kingdom, Vox quickly became synonymous with the British Invasion sound of the 1960s, with artists like The Beatles and The Rolling Stones popularizing Vox amplifiers worldwide.

Vox amplifiers are characterized by their distinctive aesthetic, including the iconic diamond grille cloth and chrome-accented control panel. The company’s product lineup includes a variety of amplifiers catering to different styles and preferences, from the classic Vox AC30 and AC15 tube amps to the modern modeling amplifiers like the Vox Valvetronix series.

In addition to amplifiers, Vox produces a range of effects pedals designed to capture the vintage tones that made Vox famous. The Vox Wah pedal, in particular, has become an iconic piece of guitar gear, known for its expressive sweep and distinctive sound. Vox also offers a variety of other effects pedals, including overdrive, distortion, delay, and modulation pedals, designed to provide guitarists with a wide range of tonal options.

With a rich history of innovation and a commitment to quality craftsmanship, Vox continues to be a respected name in the music industry, providing musicians with inspiring amplifiers and effects pedals that capture the timeless tones of the past while offering modern features and reliability for today’s players.

Distortion

A distortion pedal is a type of guitar effects pedal used to add gain, saturation, and harmonic distortion to the guitar signal, resulting in a more aggressive and gritty tone. Distortion pedals are widely used across various music genres, particularly in rock, metal, punk, and alternative styles, to achieve heavier and more intense guitar tones.

Here are the key features and functions of a distortion pedal:

1. **Gain (or Drive)**: The gain control adjusts the amount of distortion applied to the guitar signal. Increasing the gain setting increases the level of saturation and overdrive, resulting in a more distorted and aggressive tone. Lower gain settings produce a cleaner sound with less distortion.

2. **Tone**: The tone control adjusts the frequency response of the distorted signal, allowing you to tailor the tonal characteristics of the distortion effect. Depending on the pedal, the tone control may boost or cut specific frequency ranges, such as bass, midrange, or treble, to shape the overall sound.

3. **Level (or Output)**: The level control adjusts the overall output volume of the distorted signal. This allows you to match the level of the distorted signal with the rest of your effects chain or amplifier, ensuring consistent volume levels when engaging the pedal.

4. **Mode (or Voice)**: Some distortion pedals feature multiple modes or voicings that offer different types of distortion or gain characteristics. These modes may include options such as “Vintage,” “Modern,” or “High Gain,” each providing a distinct tonal flavor and level of saturation.

Distortion pedals offer several benefits and creative uses for guitarists:

– **Increased Gain and Sustain**: By adding gain and saturation to the guitar signal, distortion pedals increase the overall volume and sustain of the instrument, allowing notes and chords to ring out longer and with more intensity.

– **Tonal Shaping**: Distortion pedals often include tone controls that allow you to shape the frequency response of the distorted signal. This allows you to dial in the desired amount of bass, midrange, and treble to suit your playing style and musical preferences.

– **Emphasis of Harmonics**: Distortion pedals emphasize the harmonics and overtones present in the guitar signal, resulting in a richer, more complex tone with added depth and character. This can make lead lines and solos stand out and cut through the mix more effectively.

– **Versatility and Flexibility**: Distortion pedals come in a wide range of styles and voicings, from mild overdrive to high-gain distortion. This versatility allows you to choose a pedal that best suits your playing style, musical genre, and tonal preferences.

Overall, distortion pedals are essential tools for guitarists seeking to achieve heavier, more aggressive, and saturated tones. Whether used subtly to add warmth and edge to clean tones or used more aggressively to create crushing distortion, distortion pedals can enhance your guitar tone and bring new dimensions to your playing.

Guitar Effect Pedal

A guitar pedal, also known as an effects pedal, is a device used by guitarists to alter the sound of their instrument in various ways. These pedals are typically small, foot-operated units that are connected in a signal chain between the guitar and the amplifier. They can modify the guitar’s tone, pitch, and dynamics by applying different effects such as distortion, reverb, delay, chorus, and more. Guitar pedals come in both analog and digital formats, and they allow musicians to create a wide range of sounds, enhancing their musical expression and creativity. They are essential tools for guitarists in genres ranging from rock and blues to jazz and electronic music.

Used

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JOYO Distortion Vintage Tube AC30 Amp Simulator Pedal British Rock Sound for Electric Guitar Effect – Bypass (AC Tone JF-13)

£30.99

JOYO AC Tone guitar effect pedal, reproduces the sound of a Vox AC30 amplifier–that classic British rock sound all guitarists dream about. Level and Drive controls add incredible range, while the 3-band EQ offers even more flexibility when it comes to getting an original sound. With it's full 3 band EQ and voice knob you can easily dial for shaping EQ and overdrive response, it can simulate many kinds of Amps. JOYO has over a decade of brand reputation, and its most popular budget pedals, amplifiers, wireless systems, controllers, metronomes, tuners have won the love of guitarists all over the world and inspired people's musical dreams. Before playing, please make sure the guitar is fully connected with the pedal. in order to make JOYO pedals work properly and avoiding unexpected noise, we recommend you to purchase an extra JOYO original power adapter, or choose the other reliable brands and make sure it meets the working current requirement of single pedal.

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Donner Distortion Guitar Pedal, Morpher Distortion Effect 3 Modes Natural, Tight, Classic Crunch 80s Metal for Electric Guitar, True Bypass

£23.99 £20.39

[High-Gain Distortion] As a High-Gain distortion pedal, Donner's Morpher sounds like a crossover between MI Crunch Box and Suhr Riot. Great for hair metal/glam metal/pop metal. [3 Distortion Modes] Designed for richer playability. Wide dynamic range and high definition, suitable for both shredding and riffing. [Durable and Solid Construction] A well made durable and whole aluminium-alloy design. The indicator lights clearly show the working state of the pedal. [True bypass] The true bypass design delivers a transparent tone. During transmission, the signal remains fully intact, passing through the effects pedal with no popping, buzzing or electric noise, let alone the loss of strength and frequencies. [Notice] Package includes: Donner distortion pedal and owner manual. NOTICE: Power Adapter is NOT included.

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Vox – VE-CD VALVENERGY – COPPERHEAD DRIVE Effects Pedal

£99.99

The VOX VALVENERGY series offer four distinctive sounding effects pedals that put the sounds of classic valve amps amd the response and harmonic distortion of a tube amp into a foot pedal Each pedal uses Nutube (Vacuum fluorescent display technology) which works like a conventional vacuum tube but is smaller and more reliable but delivers the same rich overtones and sense of power of a vacuum tube amp The COPPERHEAD pedal recreates the classic full stack amp tone and is ideal for recreating the hard rock sound of the 80's giving lightly overdriven tones right through to a thick distortion Controls: GAIN, VOLUME, TREBLE, MIDDLE, BASS plus a BRIGHT switch – placed before the distortion stage so as to give a different character of distortion in each position Each pedal is equipped with a high-contrast OLED display showing as an oscilloscope providing a visual image of how the waveform is affected by the knob settings

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Behringer HD300 HEAVY DISTORTION Effects Pedal,Pink

£24.36 £22.99

Pushes distortion to the extreme by producing crushing, bottom-heavy distortion for modern metal and hard rock Dual distortion with gain boost circuitry to give you super thick and heavy distortion with brutal low-end punch and endless sustain Dedicated gain boost, distortion, tone, bottom and level controls for awesome sound shaping Blue status led for effect on/off and battery check Runs on nine v battery or the behringer psu-sb dc power supply (not included)

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Behringer Ultra Metal Distortion Effects Guitar Pedal, Pink, UM300

£24.36 £23.70

Take off with the most extreme and sought-after hard rock or heavy metal distortion Multi-gain circuitry to give you super-thick, tube-like distortion plus endless sustain Dedicated distortion, three- band eq and level controls for awesome sound shaping Blue status led for effect on/off and battery check Runs on nine v battery or the behringer psu-sb dc power supply (not included)

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