When I first got this pedal,  I didn't have time to really mess around with it and dial in a sound that made me happy.  I just kind of tinkered with it, but nothing I was hearing was doing it for me, so I got a little worried about finding a good distortion. Well I finally got to really mess with the pedal and I dialed in a really thick heavy distortion,  but not overly heavy like death metal. Just think Black Sabbath meets Godsmack. You could dial in a classic rock sound on this pedal, an 80's metal sound, a modern metal sound and everything in between. I recommend this pedal to anyone who needs a little more Crunch at times.