This fast playing style combined with melody and technique and a heavily distorted tone of heavy metal music resulted in a new nickname "shred".

Starting in the 90's, Neumann began using a heavier dry distorted tone.

He was listening now to the distorted tones from the radio.

The Charger - a retro-styled but distinctive-looking guitar suitable for country, blues, and rock, with either clean or distorted tones.

Bujak is also known for his distorted tone of a Fender Rhodes electronic piano.

Its thick, distorted tone is the Delonge's signature guitar tone and widely recognized as the quintessential Blink sound.

The bass usually is fuzz bass, an overdriven, distorted tone.

It is a dual-channel design, which allows users to set up a clean/dirty arrangement, or two flavors of a distorted tone (rhythm/lead).

His distorted tone is heard most notably on the Primus song "My Name is Mud".

Mr. Seals, a fine blues guitarist, tore through the horns with his distinct, distorted tone.