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Issue 336 of Guitarist magazine was a bumper celebration of all things stompbox, with the team compiling a list of the 101 best guitar effects pedals ever produced. Whether for innovation, influence, sound, sheer popularity, or all of the above, each and every unit that made the cut is a tone-shaping tool worthy of a place on a pro pedalboard.

Here, we've gathered all of the overdrives, distortions and fuzzboxes into one place and the resulting rundown is a compendium of the 42 greatest vintage and modern dirtboxes on the planet. Whether you want to coax your amplifier into break-up, or obliterate your signal with crushing square wave fuzz, there's something here for everyone.

First up is Satch's latest signature drive pedal, the Ice 9 from Vox:

"A bit of Tube Screamer and a bit of DS-1, refined and in a dual-mode single box. The More function adds a 14dB signal boost and the whole result is great with the majority of good valve amps."

FAMOUS USERS: Joe Satriani

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BUY: Vox Ice 9 currently available from Thomann | Absolute Music | Andertons Music Co.