The Zevex Zvex Distortron is a Zevex distortion pedal. Close alternatives include the Vox TG1-V8DS V8 Distortion and the Tone City Wildfire distortion. It pairs well with the Marshall Plexi 1959SLP and the Dumble Overdrive Special Amp Head.
Zevex Zvex Distortron
Zevex · pedal
The ZVex Distortron is a high-gain distortion pedal from ZVex Effects of Minneapolis, delivering thick, aggressive distortion with musical harmonic content in ZVex's distinctive hand-painted boutique format.
- thick
- boutique
- distortion
- harmonics
- aggressive
- musical
- musical harmonic content
Genres the Zevex Zvex Distortron is commonly used in
Amps that pair well with the Zevex Zvex Distortron
Marshall Plexi 1959SLP
amplifier
19% matchDrive the 1959SLP's aggressive plexi saturation with the Distortron's thick, harmonically aggressive distortion for a dense lead tone.
Dumble Overdrive Special Amp Head
Dumble
18% matchThe Distortron's thick, aggressive musical distortion finds a genuinely legendary home in the Dumble's responsive, transformer-driven blues breakup.
Supro Delta King 10 (1820RBB)
Supro
10% matchWhat Zevex Zvex Distortron brings here leans toward full — that's worth building a pairing around
Roland KPD-90-BK
Roland
10% matchWhat Zevex Zvex Distortron brings here leans toward full — that's worth building a pairing around
EVH 010
Evh
9% matchBoth lean toward tight and full respectively — close enough in character that they complement instead of clashing
Pedals that stack with the Zevex Zvex Distortron
JHS Pedals JHS Coyote
JHS Pedals
25% matchZevex Zvex Distortron leans full right where the thin tone needs it
Klon Centaur
Klon
18% matchBoost the Distortron's aggressive harmonics with the Klon and the midrange push keeps the thick distortion from turning to mush.
Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster
Dallas
15% matchPush the Distortron's thick, musical high-gain distortion with the Rangemaster's germanium boost stacked in front for extra edge on top.
MXR Dyna Comp
MXR
12% matchCompress ahead of the Distortron with the Dyna Comp and its thick, aggressive harmonics respond to a more even signal.
MXR Phase 90
MXR
12% matchThe Distortron's thick, harmonic distortion gives the Phase 90's organic sweep an aggressive signal to work across.
Electro-Harmonix XO Deluxe Memory Man
Electro-Harmonix
9% matchThe Distortron's thick, aggressive musical distortion feeds the Memory Man's lush analog echo a heavy signal to trail off. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Walrus Audio Mantle Analog Bass Pre-Amp/DI
Walrus Audio
8% matchZevex Zvex Distortron's own full character is the real reason this is worth trying
ThorpyFX ER-2 Block 2
ThorpyFX
8% matchZevex Zvex Distortron's own full character is the real reason this is worth trying
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
Vox TG1-V8DS V8 Distortion
Vox
77% similarityShared character: aggressive_playing, distortion, s_build_quality
Tone City Wildfire distortion
Tone City
76% similarityShared character: aggressive_playing, distortion, s_build_quality
ZVEX Double Rock Vexter
Zvex
70% similarity“Each of its two channels can be configured as either a Distortron circuit or a Super Hard-On boost circuit”
Old Blood Noise Endeavors Fault Overdrive Distortion
Old Blood Noise Endeavors
70% similarityShared character: aggressive_playing, distortion, s_build_quality
EWS Eric Gales Brute Drive
Ews
69% similarityShared character: thickness, distortion, boutique_stuff
Suhr Riot Mini Black Edition
Suhr
69% similarityShared character: aggressive_playing, distortion, s_build_quality
Dunlop Cry Baby SW95 Slash Wah
Dunlop
68% similarityShared character: thickness, distortion
One Control Rebel Red Distortion 4K OC-RRD4Kn
One Control
67% similarityShared character: aggressive_playing, distortion, s_build_quality
Bixonic Expandora
Bixonic
67% similarityShared character: thickness, distortion, boutique_stuff
Death By Audio Supersonic Fu
Death By Audio
93% similaritysimilar tone character
One Control BJF Series Strawberry Overdrive
One Control
91% similaritysimilar tone character
Source Audio Soundblox Multiwave Distortion
pedal
91% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Zevex Zvex Distortron?+
The closest matches in character are the Vox TG1-V8DS V8 Distortion, the Tone City Wildfire distortion, the ZVEX Double Rock Vexter.
What pairs well with the Zevex Zvex Distortron?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Marshall Plexi 1959SLP, Dumble Overdrive Special Amp Head, Supro Delta King 10 (1820RBB) — Drive the 1959SLP's aggressive plexi saturation with the Distortron's thick, harmonically aggressive distortion for a dense lead tone..
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- vs Death By Audio Supersonic Fu
- vs One Control BJF Series Strawberry Overdrive
- vs Source Audio Soundblox Multiwave Distortion