Doc Music Station Doc'stortion

The Doc'stortion is a distortion pedal from Doc Music Station, a maker also known for pedals like the Blackie Distortion, the Dark Blue Distortion, the Vintage Drive and Lucy's Drive 2. Like other distortion pedals, it adds gain and sustain to a guitar signal, but its distinguishing feature is a choice between symmetrical and asymmetrical clipping, the two main ways a distortion circuit can shape the waveform¹.

What it does

Pedal of the Day, reviewing the pedal in September 2014, described it as a "Well rounded Distortion that goes from Blues to Rock really well."¹

The pedal's clipping options are its central feature. Symmetrical clipping clips the positive and negative halves of the guitar signal evenly, while asymmetrical clipping treats the two halves differently, which changes the texture of the distortion. Having both available on one pedal lets a player move between the two clipping characters without swapping pedals.

What reviewers said

Pedal of the Day's review is the published account of this pedal. Its reviewer, Kyle, summed up the pedal as well rounded across blues and rock styles, praised its build, and highlighted the dual clipping options as a feature worth noting.¹

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