Ex-Gear Red Fury Distortion

The Ex-Gear Red Fury Distortion is an analog distortion pedal designed, in the maker's words, to deliver "a wide range of distortion tones, from subtle overdrive to aggressive metal crunch"¹. That puts it at the heavier end of the distortion pedal family: at its lower settings it works in territory shared with overdrive pedals, while at its top end it aims at the kind of gain players associate with metal. Ex-Gear also lists an equalizer function on the pedal, so tone shaping is part of what it offers alongside the gain itself¹.

What it does

The Red Fury's core job is gain: it pushes the signal into distortion, and RockBoard's PedalPedia describes its range as running from light, overdrive-like saturation up to aggressive crunch suited to metal playing¹. Because the circuit is analog, it processes the guitar signal continuously rather than converting it to digital¹.

The equalizer function listed by RockBoard's PedalPedia means the pedal also shapes the tone of the distorted signal, letting a player adjust how the gain sits in the mix rather than only how much of it there is¹. For players comparing gain stages, it sits alongside fuzz pedals and preamp pedals as a way to add dirt, with the Red Fury's stated range covering the milder and heavier ends of that spectrum¹.

Power

The pedal runs on 9V DC with a center negative connection, the standard arrangement for most pedalboard power supplies¹.

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