The Seastorm Distortion is a guitar pedal from HDR Amplification, covering overdrive and distortion territory in one box. It was featured by Pedal of the Day on 20 April 2015, where reviewer Kyle Ragan gave it a favorable write-up as the site's featured pedal of the day1.
What it does
The Seastorm sits in the overdrive/distortion family: pedals in this class push the front of an amp or shape clipping within the pedal itself, taking a clean guitar tone from light breakup through saturated drive depending on the settings. For a player comparing options, it belongs alongside the broader fields of Overdrive Pedals and Distortion Pedals, and HDR Amplification also offered a related drive circuit, the Sunstorm Distortion/Fuzz, which Pedal of the Day also featured1.
What reviewers said
The pedal's published coverage comes from Pedal of the Day, which featured it on 20 April 2015. The site introduced the piece as a favorable one1:
"We've got another great review from our buddy Kyle Ragan for you today: the Seastorm Distortion from HDR Amplification."
That feature is the pedal's documented press record; beyond it, players evaluating a used unit would be relying on the maker's own descriptions or an in-person trial.
Videos
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Sources (1)
- HDR Amplification Seastorm Distortion, Pedal of the Day, 2015-04-20
