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# Tone 101 - Distortion

 [  Michael Palmisano @michael  ](/user/4/view)Distortion. It’s red hot and it’s awesome. There is hardly an effect more popular than distortion. It’s in most every genre of popular music these days, and for good reason, it’s a killer sound.

Guitarists especially love distortion…

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