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=== Fuzz/Dirt/Distortion Pedals ===
Overdrive was originally reserved for a mild distortion, but artists wanted more. Enter early solid-state distortion pedals: ''fuzzboxes''. These things produced a harsh, noisy, "dirty" distortion but offered artists a much greater degree of distortion. Solid state pedals would evolve more and more, getting away from fuzz and offering more tube-like distortion, in the form of overdrive and distortion pedals.
Recently these vintage devices have come back in style. When choosing an amp, one must take into account how it will pair with such devices, if that's the sound you are looking for. There are no hard rules - a healthy dose of research and experimentation is in order.
=== High-Gain Amps ===