question about distortion circuit

[timeisthefourthdemension]

Hi,

I have a first act garage master guitar and it has an internal preamp with a distortion switch. I changed out the 4 clipping diodes(2 symmetrical pairs) for lower voltage ones and now get a smooth sound I really like. From what I can see it uses a LM6132  Dual op amp. Could anyone suggest what circuit could be similar in a pedal, to perform the same modification and use with other guitars? I imagine it is hard clipping as it can get plenty distorted, but don't know for sure.

I am suspecting a boss  DS-1, but that I think only uses 2 diodes.

THanks

[Vivek]

I imagine it is hard clipping as it can get plenty distorted, but don't know for sure.

Even soft clipping can sound very distorted!

It's very hard to guess type of clipping by hearing a pedal


For example, in the Rockman distortion units, some models are hard clip and some are soft clip

Yet each sounds very Rockman