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overdriven amplifier

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overdriven amplifier [¦ō·vər¦driv·ən ′am·plə‚fī·ər]
(electronics)
Amplifier stage which is designed to distort the input-signal waveform by permitting the grid signal to drive the stage beyond cutoff or plate-current saturation.


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He later went on to headline The 1969 Woodstock Festival and with his style of playing using guitar feedback and overdriven amplifiers he turned an undesirable sound into a highly popular type of music.
The legendary guitarist-singer, who pioneered the technique of guitar feedback with overdriven amplifiers, had headlined the 1969 Woodstock Festival.
His classics include All along the Watchtower, Hey Joe and Purple Haze and Hendrix pioneered the technique of guitar feedback with overdriven amplifiers.
 
 
 
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