The Roger Mayer Spitfire Distortion is a Roger Mayer distortion pedal. Close alternatives include the Wampler SLOstortion and the One Control Dyna Distortion 4K OC-DRD4K. It pairs well with the Divided by 13 JRT 9/15 and the EVH 5150 III.

Roger Mayer Spitfire Distortion

Roger Mayer · pedal

The Roger Mayer Spitfire is a boutique distortion pedal from Roger Mayer, the legendary British engineer who built Jimi Hendrix's custom effects. The Spitfire delivers aggressive, harmonically complex distortion with Roger Mayer's characteristic premium circuit quality.

  • distortion
  • boutique
  • hard rock
  • british
  • roger mayer
  • harmonically complex

Genres the Roger Mayer Spitfire Distortion is commonly used in

  • Hard Rock
  • Rock
  • Metal
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  • Christian Rock
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  • Punk
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  • Alternative
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Amps that pair well with the Roger Mayer Spitfire Distortion

Divided by 13 JRT 9/15

Divided By 13

11% match

Divided by 13 JRT 9/15 leans toward lush, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

EVH 5150 III

Evh

11% match

EVH 5150 III leans toward crunchy, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Gallien-Krueger Fusion 210

Gallien Krueger

tonal match
$1849via Reverb

Gallien-Krueger Fusion 210 tightens and focuses this high-gain tone with a mid-forward boost

Ceriatone HRM 50

Ceriatone

tonal match

Ceriatone HRM 50 tightens and focuses this high-gain tone with a mid-forward boost

Traynor BB115

Traynor

tonal match

Traynor BB115 tightens a saturated tone's low end

Ceriatone Overtone Special HRM Bluesmaster 50

Ceriatone

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Ceriatone Overtone Special HRM Bluesmaster 50 tightens and focuses this high-gain tone with a mid-forward boost

Gallien-Krueger Legacy 212

Gallien Krueger

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$1699via Reverb

Gallien-Krueger Legacy 212 tightens and focuses this high-gain tone with a mid-forward boost

Phil Jones X4C NanoBass 35W 1x4 Combo

Phil Jones

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Phil Jones X4C NanoBass 35W 1x4 Combo tightens and focuses this high-gain tone with a mid-forward boost

Pedals that stack with the Roger Mayer Spitfire Distortion

Analog Man King of Tone

Analog Man

8% match
$775via Reverb

Analog Man King of Tone leans toward transparent, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Beetronics Octahive

Beetronics

8% match

Beetronics Octahive's own octave character is the real reason this is worth trying

Universal Audio 1176 Compressor

Universal Audio

6% match
$169via Reverb

Universal Audio 1176 Compressor leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Caroline Guitar Company Somersault

Caroline Guitar Company

6% match
$219via Reverb

Keep Caroline Guitar Company Somersault after Roger Mayer Spitfire Distortion in the signal chain, clear of Roger Mayer Spitfire Distortion's own gain stage

Boss DD-7 Digital Delay

Boss

5% match
$223.03via Reverb

Boss DD-7 Digital Delay's pristine voice goes after Roger Mayer Spitfire Distortion in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Roger Mayer Spitfire Distortion's own harmonically rich character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Boss DM-2 Delay

Boss

5% match
$194.99via Reverb

Keep Boss DM-2 Delay after Roger Mayer Spitfire Distortion in the signal chain, clear of Roger Mayer Spitfire Distortion's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Wampler Cory Wong

Wampler

tonal match
$269.97via Reverb

Wampler Cory Wong pushes this high-gain tone into lead territory

Spaceman Effects Atlas IV

Spaceman

tonal match
$179via Reverb

Spaceman Effects Atlas IV pushes this high-gain tone into lead territory

Alternativessee all similar tone character →

Wampler SLOstortion

Wampler

81% similarity
$195.95via Reverb

Shared character: hard_rock, distortion, s_build_quality

One Control Dyna Distortion 4K OC-DRD4K

One Control

75% similarity

Shared character: hard_rock, distortion, s_build_quality

One Control Anodized Brown Distortion

One Control

74% similarity
$79via Reverb

Shared character: hard_rock, distortion, s_build_quality

Matthews Effects The Breaker

Matthews Effects

71% similarity

Shared character: hard_rock, distortion, boutique_stuff

One Control Rebel Red Distortion 4K OC-RRD4Kn

One Control

71% similarity

Shared character: hard_rock, distortion, s_build_quality

ThorpyFX Warthog Distortion

ThorpyFX

71% similarity
$265via Reverb

Shared character: hard_rock, distortion, s_build_quality

Tone City Model E Distortion TC-T35

Tone City

70% similarity
$79.80via Reverb

Shared character: distortion, s_build_quality

Matthews Effects The Harbinger Distortion

Matthews Effects

69% similarity
$100via Reverb

Shared character: hard_rock, distortion, s_build_quality

Walrus Audio Iron Horse V2

Walrus Audio

69% similarity
$179.99via Reverb

Shared character: distortion, s_build_quality, boutique_stuff

Wampler Pinnacle Standard V2

Wampler

69% similarity
$169.99via Reverb

Shared character: hard_rock, distortion, s_build_quality

Mooer MDS4

Mooer

67% similarity

Shared character: distortion, s_build_quality

Vox Bullet Distortion Switch

Vox

65% similarity
$25via Reverb

Shared character: distortion, s_build_quality

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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Roger Mayer Spitfire Distortion?+

The closest matches in character are the Wampler SLOstortion, the One Control Dyna Distortion 4K OC-DRD4K, the One Control Anodized Brown Distortion.

What pairs well with the Roger Mayer Spitfire Distortion?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Divided by 13 JRT 9/15, EVH 5150 III, Gallien-Krueger Fusion 210 — Divided by 13 JRT 9/15 leans toward lush, and that's a real, usable character to pair with.

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