Probably the best known and most sought after category of pedal effects, overdrives represent the emblem of the rock sound and are a very important part of the sound of every electric guitarist. A sound initially obtained through the saturation of tube amplifiers, starting from the 60s the creation of electronic devices that recreated that same sonic paste has become a constant search, which continues today, for the perfect crunch sound or the most aggressive distortion. . Among the historical models that have made this effect famous are the Boss DS1, the Ibanez Tube Screamer (in its various versions).
