Audiority Pedalboard: Distortions $60

Three iconic distortion stompboxes are emulated here. Big Goat is an EHX Big Muff copy; Blue Face is a Jim Dunlop Fuzz Face, an ode to the two-knob ‘primitive but classic’ distortion pedal used by Jimi Hendrix; Distortion 1 is a tribute to the Boss DS-1 that you’ll find in practically everyone’s gig bag. In each, ten presets hark back to classic songs that use the hardware. More controls geared at making different presets would have been nice – but that’s a minor complaint. Blue Face’s presets are the only ones that alter the Input, Output and Mix controls. All also recreate component-level sound massaging by altering the signal even with the stomp switch set to off. Given the ability to bypass the plugins (only in your DAW), we’re all for this particular feature. audiority.com