This tiny guitar amp is the most unhinged distortion pedal I’ve ever used

It’s loud, brash, and unlike anything else. | Photo: Terrence O’Brien / The Verge Is Amp Crash a guitar amp or a guitar pedal? Yes.

Death By Audio's latest is, in fact, both.

While it's in a guitar pedal enclosure, Amp Crash is actually a tiny 3-watt amp hooked up to a 2-inch speaker.

You can even connect an external speaker if you want.

This isn't a digital re-creation of a classic Fender or Marshall like you might get from a Universal Audio amp sim pedal or a Neural DSP Cortex .

This is an actual amp with an original design that moves air.

The tone you get out of this tiny thing is, unsurprisingly, harsh and boxy.

But that's not a criticism.

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