Tonebox Recommended Pedals
JAM Pedals RetroVibe
Made for Hendrix/Trower fanatics, the RetroVibe is Jam Pedals’ take on the most iconic Vibe pedal of all time. Jam Pedals originally wanted to emulate the sound of a vintage UniVibe. Upon getting there, however, they looked into leveling it up. The RetroVibe includes novel NOS 2SC828 transistors and carbon comp resistors for an authentic vintage sound. Jam Pedals also incorporated an additional internal trimmer which impacts the effect’s maximum intensity as well as manipulates the RetroVibe’s sound while keeping the pedal’s real vintage character.
Fulltone Clyde Standard Wah
Based on the hugely influential Clyde McCoy wahs Vox put out in the late ‘60s, the Fulltone Clyde Standard Wah is an express train to Hendrix-style wah-wah bliss. The Clyde Standard’s circuitry is almost entirely identical to the “Signature” Clyde McCoy wah Jimi Hendrix used on “Electric Ladyland”, down to the ‘60s Vox-type inductor. The only big change is the addition of an internal hand-adjustable bass and gain knob for additional tonal control. The sturdy and versatile Clyde Standard has all the makings of a classic wah pedal with a truly classic sound.
Fender Tre-Verb
The Fender Tre-Verb puts individual reverb and tremolo effects at your feet within a portable, user-friendly pedal. Fender has incorporated vintage reverb voicings based on its famed ’63 and ’65 spring reverb units as well as several tremolo modes to ensure you can achieve your ideal sound for your music. A comprehensive set of tone-shaping controls makes the Tre-Verb sonically versatile, while stereo inputs and outputs guarantee it is convenient to connect to any amp or pedalboard.
Empress Effects ZOIA
Empress Effects’ ZOIA is loaded with a massive collection of modules to realize virtually anything you can imagine. LFOs, oscillators, bit crushers, filters, envelope followers are only some of the available modules which may be connected in almost any way you desire. Essentially a modular synthesizer in pedal form, the ZOIA offers the modules required to build a tremolo or delay from the ground up. It allows you to craft your custom effects, midi controllers, synthesizers, and digital pedalboards. Empress Effects has also developed modules for all your common guitar effects.
Korg Miku
Inspired by Japanese animation star Hatsune Miku, the Miku Stomp from Korg lets you change your guitar tone into vocal phrases, voiced by the iconic character. It features a Hatsune Miku graphic and eleven distinct phrases that are conveniently selectable using the one rotary control. It leverages an eVocaloid effect, built on Yamaha’s NSX-1 sound engine. With such a distinctive sound, you will either find yourself enjoying the Miku Stomp’s often humorous character or discover infinite inspiration as you conjure new sounds.
ZVEX Vextron Distortron
The Vextron Distortion is boutique guitar effects pedal company Zvex’s offering to those who want a Box of Rock but don’t quite have the budget for it. Like its more expensive sibling, the Distortion captures the roaring sound of an overdriven 1966 Marshall JTM45 with all the knobs cranked up to 10. The DIstortion’s dirt tone is very dynamic and sensitive; you can use your guitar’s volume knob to adjust the exact amount of dirt you want layered ont your signal, from a subtle dusting to full-on crunch mode.
Drive Pedals
Boss SD-1W Super Overdrive Waza Craft
Any Boss pedal emblazoned with the Waza Craft is sure to be an instant classic, and the Boss SD-1W Super Overdrive is no exception. A two-position toggle lets you switch quickly between a faithful recreation of the classic, silky-smooth tube amp overdrive of the original SD-1 and a new Custom mode that adds higher gain levels and a wider tonal range. The Boss SD-1W Super Overdrive’s new, all-analog discrete amplifier circuit remains highly responsive to picking dynamics and volume changes.
Mad Professor Big Tweedy Drive
The Big Tweedy overdrive guitar effects pedal from Mad Professor takes its tonal cues from the super rare High Powered Tweed Twin amp. You get the same fat, punchy mid-range and bite you’d expect from a vintage ‘50s American tweed amp. The Big Tweedy’s tone is very touch-sensitive, too; once you dial in your preferred gain level using the Drive knob, you can still use different picking attacks and your guitar’s volume level to fine-tune it even further.
TC Electronic Spectradrive
The SpectraDrive Bass Preamp and Line Driver packs some of TC Electronic’s most sought-after tone-shaping options: a clean, powerful, modifiable, transformer-balanced DI and an arsenal of intelligent practice features into one enclosure. The four-band EQ makes short work of fixing all tonal deficiencies in your instrument or creating a certain aesthetic. SpectraComp (compression) and TubeDrive (drive/distortion) sections provide you with almost endless options to transform your tone. An inbuilt BonaFide Buffer ensures your signal stays full and bright amid lengthy cable runs.
JHS Pedals Steak & Eggs
The Steak Eggs is a compressor/overdrive pedal that loads two killer pedals from two pedal powerhouses. JHS Pedals has teamed up with Keeley Electronics to provide you with two must-have circuits and some delectable surprises within one pedal. Delivering the right combination of compression and overdrive, the Steak Eggs pedal boasts a tweaked Keeley Electronics Compressor circuit and modified JHS Pedals Morning Glory circuit. The Steak Eggs is arguably one of the best compressor/overdrive pedals ever existed.
Suhr Shiba Reloaded
If you are looking for classic Jazz, Rock, and Blues style tones, then the Shiba Drive Reloaded pedal by Suhr is a perfect choice. It is the outcome of long hours of testing, listening, and tweaking the original overdrive circuit to build a more amp-like pedal with focused mids, tighter low-end, and 50% more gain than the original Shiba. It is configured to work equally great with humbucking and single-coil instruments. It carries Drive, Level, and Tone knobs, plus a Smooth toggle switch.
J. Rockett Melody
The J. Rockett Melody OD is an Overdrive and EQ pedal including a post-overdrive EQ. You may utilize it as a standalone EQ with volume and zero gain, or feather in a bit or plenty of gain. The Melody OD consists of Gain and Volume knobs, as well as frequency sliders with 18db of gain or cut apiece. This Mark Lettieri signature drive provides you with a smooth overdrive capable of rock and jazz tones. The Melody OD is ideal for elevating your solo tone, feel, and rhythm.
Tech 21 Blonde
Powered by Tech 21’s renowned SansAmp amp simulator system, the Character Series CS-BL.2 Blonde serves up exact replicas of everything from Fender silverface and blackface amp sounds to the rich clean tones of a classic tweed. Level, Mid, Character, Drive, Low, and High pots let you go from a crystal clear clean tone to a screaming saturated drive. Whether you use the Blonde as a pure drive stomp, a preamp, or a recording tool, you’re sure to capture that classic tone you’re looking for.
Rowin Plexion Distortion
Budget guitar effects pedal manufacturer Rowin’s LEF-324 Plexion is basically a Marshall plexi amp stuffed into a tiny pedalboard- and budget-friendly stompbox. It turns your sound into a British flavored beast, running through the gamut from super subtle dirt to rip roaring edge of breakup overdrive with insane sustain. The LEF-324 also features a two-way selector toggle that lets you switch between the warm and full-bodied Normal overdrive mode and a high frequency heavy Bright mode.
ammoon Black Rat
If you are in the market for a mini distortion guitar effect pedal, ammoon’s Mini Guitar Effect Pedal (Distortion) could be the one for you. The body of this compact pedal is made up of durable zinc-aluminium alloy. It supports T-turbo rat distortion and classic rat distortion. It also features an all-analog signal path, ON/ OFF LED indicator light, and three knobs you can utilize to adjust the volume, gain (Dist), and tone (Filter).
JAM Pedals Red Muck Bass
The Red Muck by Jam Pedals is a fuzz/distortion pedal inspired by the ’71 triangle and Red Army/Civil War Muffs. Together with Jam Pedals’ individual touch, the outcome boasts a pronounced midrange, thicker low end, smoother sound, and increased tonal flexibility thanks to the broader range of the Tone control. The Mix knob lets you discover your preferred Dry/Wet signal ratio, while the second footswitch makes it a two gain stage pedal. As a circuit, the Red Muck is already bass-ready, but Jam Pedals added a wet/dry control for the Bass version.
Caline American Sound
The Caline American Sound CP-55 guitar effect pedal models the clarity and trademark twang of a Fender 57 Deluxe amp, giving you access to that classic Fender tone at a very budget-friendly price point. You get six dedicated control knobs for shaping your EQ and overdrive response: Low, Mid, High, Level, Voice, and Drive. The Caline CP-55 American Sound lets you go from classic Fender clean tones to smooth, combo tube amp overdrive and comes with a true bypass feature.
EBS MultiDrive Studio Edition
The EBS MultiDrive Universal Overdrive Pedal is useful for spicing up your sustain. It is capable of creating distortion, sustain, and tube-like overdrive effects. Use the Mode switch to choose from Flat, Standard, or Tubesim overdrive sounds, and the Volume and Drive knobs to adjust the output level and amount of effect. With guitar, the MultiDrive delivers a somewhat overdriven bluesy sound with plenty of sustain and body. The MultiDrive Studio Edition comes with an optimized signal path, fresh design, new signal relay switching technique, and more.
Animals Pedal Fishing Is As Fun As Fuzz
The Animals Pedal Fishing Is As Fun As Fuzz draws inspiration from the legendary Big Muffs. Thanks to its enhanced tone sculpting abilities, this fuzz has a more extensive range compared to the muffs of old and allows you to adjust the tone and tightness of the effect. The DRIVE control enables the illumination and manipulation of the distortion level in the effect. As with other Animals pedals, the Fishing Is As Fun As Fuzz pedal features true-bypass switching and runs on 9V power.
MXR Slash Octave Fuzz
Two timeless and iconic rock music icons—MXR and Slash—have joined forces to build the Slash Octave Fuzz. It boasts a searing Fuzz tone combined with an independent Sub Octave voice and Octave Up Fuzz for beefing up your sound with a sinister growl. It includes an arsenal of internal and external controls. The Slash Octave Fuzz comes with a distressed hot-rod paint job and special Slash artwork. It features true hardwire bypass, pure analog circuitry, and solid construction.
Darkglass Duality
Achieve your ideal fuzz tones with this highly customizable Duality fuzz pedal from Darkglass. It features two distinct fuzz circuits—a raunchy high-gain sound and a gated saw-tooth wave—that you can blend to achieve a massive selection of unique sonic textures. The Duality consists of Blend, Level, Filter, and Duality knobs. Filter adjusts the amount of high-frequency content, Blend combines the clean with the fuzz signal, Level sets the output volume of the affected signal, and Duality selects and mixes fuzz circuits.
Amptweaker BluesFuzz JR
With the fame of its smaller footprint JR series, Amptweaker has included guitar and bass versions of its Fuzz pedals, launching the BluesFuzz JR. These pedals boast most of the tone-tweaking features found on their bigger counterparts, while eradicating battery switches, lit controls, effects loops, and boost features that are unnecessary to some players to shrink the size and weight. The BluesFuzz JR Effects Pedal contains Fuzz, Tone, and Volume control, which automatically changes bias for more exquisite clean tones. Its Fat/Normal/Tight switch lets you adjust your guitar’s attack.
JHS Pedals Ruby Red
Designed alongside artist/producer Butch Walker, who is a JHS Pedals user himself, the Ruby Red squeezes a powerful boost and the renowned Super Bolt overdrive into a convenient pedal. The Ruby Red consists of Boost, Drive, Tone, and Volume knobs, as well as a + toggle and an order toggle for selecting the order of effects. Walker wanted a pedal that can do anything in the most convenient way possible, and with the Ruby Red, he owns one now.
EarthQuaker Devices Hoof Reaper V2
EarthQuaker Devices’s Hoof Reaper double fuzz with octave up guitar effects pedal dumps a lot of fuzz power right at your feet. This unholy hybrid of the popular Hoof and Tone Reaper stompboxes already puts out massive levels of thick, meaty fuzz, and then EarthQuaker went ahead and added an old-school analog octave up function. Each effect can be used alone or in a series, plus in V2 the octave effect features Flexi-Switch technology so you can use it as both a latching and a momentary-type footswitch.
Lone Wolf Audio Outsider
The Lone Wolf Audio Outsider is an advanced take on the very rare and iconic Systech Harmonic Energizer. As seen on Matt Pikes (Sleep, High on Fire) and Dweezil Zappa pedalboards, the original has been employed and mastered by Frank Zappa. The Outsider has been customized and tuned to the strictest detail. It carries a Gain control that adds as much as 35DB of transparent gain which when placed in front or after a distorted signal unleashes an entirely new range of tones. The Bandwidth knob determines how wide the Frequency control could adjust your signal.
Fulltone Fulldrive 3
The Full-Drive 3 is a modern overdrive classic. This NOS JRC4558D-powered overdrive guitar effects pedal from Fulltone serves up huge dollops of juicy crunch like it’s going out of style. Three voicings allow you to dish out everything from the ‘90s FD2’s thick, vintage dirt to a wider, more modern transparent sparkle. The Full-Drive 3 also features a discrete JFET clean boost, a germanium diode-based Limiting function for leveling out your tone, and an Order switch that lets you chose whether the Boost channel goes before or after the Overdrive section.
Chase Bliss Audio Condor
The Chase Bliss Audio Condor multi-effect pedal enables control over a broad range of effects, including tremolo, boost, overdrive, EQ, and filter tones. Boasting the ability to store presets and a potent parametric mids control, the Condor proves to be as majestic and powerful as the bird it is named after. This pedal also features a switchable overdrive circuit for shaping the guitar tone you want. The overdrive circuit complements stacking, so using it together with your favorite overdrive stompbox is recommended.
Electro-Harmonix Signal Pad
Got a great-sounding overdrive or distortion on your amp but no easy way to switch between it and a clean rhythm tone? You need the Signal Pad passive attenuator from Electro-Harmonix. It lets you preset a volume setting on your amp and then use the Signal Pad’s own Volume control to bring it back down to a clean-sounding tone. Stepping on the Signal Pad’s footswitch then lets you switch quickly between your amp’s dirty, distorted volume setting and your preferred clean volume setting.
J. Rockett Allan Holdsworth Signature OD/Boost
The J. Rockett Allan Holdsworth Signature OD/Boost is an ultra-versatile tool. Designed in cooperation with Allan himself, this signature pedal delivers a subtle OD and highly tweakable boost section which enables various EQ emphasis. You can achieve some pretty scorching gain by hitting the OD with the boost. Allan wanted a pedal that resists backlines but also obtains his distinctive sound and feel. The Allan Holdsworth pedal is better than expected and has become a staple on Rockett’s boards.
JHS Pedals Clover
Spec’d from an ‘80s preamp pedal used by the Edge from U2 and other prominent players, the Clover from JHS Pedals is designed to serve as your always-on tone-shaping device. It is also primed for electric, acoustic, and bass guitars. It consists of three EQ controls that deliver plenty of control to boost or cut Bass, Treble, and Mids. A rotary switch lets you choose between three settings: No EQ, No Mids, and Full EQ.
GOKKO ROCK-ACE
The Rock Ace GK-30 guitar effects pedal does a lot of cool things for a stompbox its size and price. You can plug in an audio player and use it to play along to a song or backing track. You can use it as a direct input (DI) box so you can plug directly into a mixer or PA board without messing up your tone. You can also use it as a preamp. The ROck Ace also comes packed with its own clean/distortion switch, giving you a wide array of tone options ranging from super-clean to full-on heavy metal.
Two Notes Le Clean
The tube-powered Le Clean dual channel preamp turns to sunny southern California for its tonal cues. It sports a super clean A channel with a vintage voiced pre-grain EQ and a drive saturated B channel with higher gain levels and a post-gain EQ with mid sweep. These channels can be used independently, in parallel, or cascaded for extreme tonal versatility. Each channel also features its own dedicated control knobs and EQ sections for iron fisted tone tweaking.
Randall RGOD
The Randall RGOD is a dual-channel FET preamp pedal with Gain1/2. It boasts heavy-duty construction and multiple EQ, Gain, and Level controls. It features true bypass, TSS Tone Stack Shift, mid EQ scoop, bass EQ boost, and EQ with Presence, Treble, Mid, and Bass. Use the Bass Boost button to boost low end “fattening” sound, while the Mid Boost eliminates midrange when depressed—produces smiley face EQ curve. The TSS button changes the focal point of the midrange EQ affecting the whole equalization curve.
Darkglass Microtubes B7K V2
The Darkglass Microtubes B7K V2 bass preamp pedal goes beyond an exceptional DI. It is a pedal-sized preamplifier and aggressive-sounding drive. It leverages the exact dynamic saturation circuit, four-band EQ, and balanced line driver that has earned Darkglass its place on numerous bassists’ boards. The V2 boasts exceptional tonal shaping abilities thanks to its Attack and Grunt controls as well as two mid-frequency selector switches. The dual outputs make parallel processing and running your signal into a mixing console or PA system a breeze.
JHS Pedals Clover
Spec’d from an ‘80s preamp pedal used by the Edge from U2 and other prominent players, the Clover from JHS Pedals is designed to serve as your always-on tone-shaping device. It is also primed for electric, acoustic, and bass guitars. It consists of three EQ controls that deliver plenty of control to boost or cut Bass, Treble, and Mids. A rotary switch lets you choose between three settings: No EQ, No Mids, and Full EQ.
Lehle Sunday Driver SW
The Sunday Driver SW from Lehle is a portable high-end preamp for acoustic and electrical instruments. It allows acoustic guitars, electric guitars and basses, as well as other stringed instruments like cellos, double basses, and violins to unleash their musical potential. Boasting a high-quality JFET technology, the Sunday Driver SW lets you switch between two operation modes: D (Driver) and S (Sunday). In off status, the Sunday Driver SW offers two modes of operation—TB (True Bypass) and TS (True Sound).
Sabbadius Triple Trouble
If you are big on Stevie Ray Vaughan’s tone, the Sabbadius Triple Trouble pedal is for you! This box of killer tones loads the Texas Red Fuzz, 80 Overdrive Tone, and Mr. White. The Overdrive consists of a Tubescreamer clone with several adjustments to deliver a warmer sound evocative of the classic late 80s sounds, with a sharp Overdrive to move forward and flexible tone control. The Mr. White Booster features a booster pedal raising the MIDs to capture that SRV “color” sound. The Fuzz is a customized Fuzz Face equipped with silicon transistors that simulate germanium transistors.
MOSKY DELUXE PREAMP
The Deluxe Preamp low to medium gain overdrive from budget guitar effects pedal brand Mosky Audio lets you dial in everything from extremely subtle overdrive right up to a mild, tasteful distortion thanks to its built-in boost circuit. It also one-ups the pedal it’s based on–the Love Pedal Amp Eleven, which itself is a combo of Love Pedal’s OD11 and COT50 stomps–by giving adding four distinct voicings to the overdrive section and two to the boost section.
Ibanez BB9 Bottom Booster
In an age of often highly complex technology, the simple, trustworthy, and durable stompbox remains the most widely utilized and efficient means to color, sustain, expand, mutate, twist, and distort tone. The Ibanez BB9 Bottom Booster gives you a thick bottom end with a powerful sound, suitable for those who wish to drive their amp into overdrive while preserving their low-end. The BB9 is meant to help clean tones reverberate further and deliver more intensity to a sound. Couple it with a distortion pedal for an extensive selection of tone colors.
Electro-Harmonix The Mole
Dig deep into the bowels of your sound to unearth low-end frequencies that are positively subterranean. The Mole bass booster pedal from Electro-Harmonix gives your signal’s low frequencies a rich tone and a 20dB boost. Operation is dead simple: dial in the amount of boost via the Boost knob and step on the footswitch to start rattling ribcages. Whether you’re a guitarist or a bassist, this little critter will let you plumb the depths of your bottom end.
Joyo 6-Band EQ
The JF-11 6-Band EQ from budget guitar effects pedal company Joyo is a true workhorse graphic equalizer: versatile, unobtrusive, and essential to getting the exact tone you want. With six EQ sliders, each of which can cut or boost by 18dB, the JF-11 6-Band EQ can supercharge your high end with more harmonic articulation, keep your mids firmly in the mix, or let you dial in earth shakingly subterranean lows. Use it as an always-on pedal or engage the EQ for precise and specific frequency boosts.
MXR Boost/Line Driver
MXR has teamed up with Custom Audio Electronics founder Bob Bradshaw to introduce the Boost/Line Driver pedal. It cleans up beautifully when you lower your guitar volume, making it highly responsive to picking dynamics sans affecting your tone. Top-grade components allow noise-free operation and smooth interaction with other pedals on your board. The Boost/Line Driver pedal boasts the distinctive sonic stamp of Bob Bradshaw. It provides you with up to +20dB of ultra-clean boost to revitalize the brilliance, sparkle, and punch of your sound.
Modulation Pedals
Mooer Ensemble Queen Bass
The Ensemble Queen from budget guitar effects company Mooer handles the signature low end rumble of a bass guitar like a total boss. It delivers lush, ambient washes of stereo chorus that enhance your bass tone for a more vivid and dynamic sound. Dedicated Level, Tone, Depth, and Rate pots combine to create a versatile bass chorus pedal that can dish out everything from subtle shimmers to watery choral waves. The Ensemble Queen features true bypass switching.
NUX MOD Core DELUXE
The Mod Core Deluxe from NUX is a pro-quality modulation effects pedal featuring eight modulation effects (Phaser, Chorus, Pan, Flanger, Tremolo, U-vibe, Rotary, and Vibrato) with two kinds of algorithms suiting the needs of every musician for sound enhancement and colorization. Add-in Depth and Rate controls to adjust the primary parameters and Tweak knob to set relevant parameters for every effect, and you get more tone-sculpting possibilities compared to other modulation pedals. The Mod Core Deluxe includes a tone lock function to prevent improper operation.
Old Blood Noise Endeavors Reflector V3
An upgrade on the famed modulation noisemaker pedal, the Old Blood Noise Endeavors Reflector V3 is a densely rich chorus combined with three modulation modes. Controls include Mix for a balance between your affected and unaffected signals, Depth and Rate for the Flanger/Chorus/Vibrato speed, and Modulate. The Reflector V3 also carries a three-way toggle switch that lets you select between Wrinkle, Washed, and Mirrors modes. It features an expression out jack, clickless switching, and tweakable output level.
Rowin Chorus
The innocuously named LEF-304 Chorus pedal from budget guitar effects pedal brand Rowin is a versatile analog chorus reminiscent of an ‘80s and ‘90s sound. This is basically Rowin’s minified version of a Boss CE-2 Chorus Ensemble, which itself was a smaller, updated version of the CE-1. The Chorus is powered by an MN3007 bucket brigade device chip for true analog chorus and features true bypass switching. It’s hard to beat this compact unit in terms of tone and price.
Fairfield Circuitry Shallow Water
Fairfield Circuitry took simulation mathematics—or K-field math—theory and used it to create a stompbox capable of generating familiar but still unique tone modulation effects. The Shallow Water effects pedal creates a short time delay then randomly modulates the delayed signal to give it a sprinkling of unexpected pitch shifts. The Shallow Water might look like some simple aluminum box, but this versatile stomp gives you a wide range of chorus, vibrato, pitch-shifting, and other vintage tape-style effects with which to wash your signal.
Mooer Ensemble King
The Ensemble King is an analog chorus guitar effects pedal that hews very close to the classic Boss Chorus Ensemble CE-2 stomp. This budget- and pedalboard-friendly compact stompbox from Mooer features a full complement of tone-shaping controls; you get dedicated micro knobs for Level and Depth as well as a full-sized Rate dial. The Ensemble King also comes packed with a true bypass feature and can be powered by a standard Boss-style 9V DC adapter.
T-Rex Shafter Wah
A sturdy, ultra-versatile wah-wah effect that lets you take control of your pedal not the other way around. The Shafter Wah is T-Rex Engineering’s best shot at an authentic next-generation wah-wah pedal. With plenty of adjustability, a more extensive frequency sweep, greater durability, quieter operation, and three entirely different wah characters, it addresses all the drawbacks of a classic wah. T-Rex Engineering believes it is the best wah-wah ever existed. The Shafter Wah is highly tuneable via Slope and Boost knobs.
Electro Harmonix Attack Decay
Electro-Harmonix’s original ‘80s-era Attack Decay Tape Reverse Simulator pedal has become a much sought-after stompbox due to the control it gave musicians over the notes they play. The new version of this classic guitar effects pedal faithfully recreates the tape reversing, volume swelling, and note-cutting capabilities of its predecessor, plus it introduces a new Poly mode that adds volume envelopes to each individual note you play. Also included are an expression pedal jack, three user presets, and more.
Electro-Harmonix Micro Q-Tron
Elevate your sound to the funkiest of heights. The Micro Q-Tron Envelope Filter guitar effects pedal from Electro-Harmonix dishes out some of the grooviest wah effects known to man. Its internal envelope follower analyzes your unique picking dynamics playing to sweep the center of the envelope filter, giving you wahs that change dynamically depending on your pick attack. Controls are simple and intuitive, with three dials to set the filter mode, filter bandwidth, and drive amount.
Rowin Slow Hand
No, the LEF-326 Slow Hand doesn’t magically turn you into Eric Clapton. This unique little creation from budget guitar effects pedal maker Rowin actually packs an arguably more interesting effect than that. The LEF-326 Slow Hand lets you cut off the attack of each note you play, producing a volume swell similar to rolling up your guitar’s volume knob from zero and making your sound seem like it’s been slowed down. Pair it with a delay and you can conjure up some interesting reverse-like sounds.
EarthQuaker Devices Spatial Delivery V2
The Spatial Delivery isn’t your ordinary garden-variety envelop filter; with its latching and momentary switching features, this guitar effects pedal from EarthQuaker Devices gives you unprecedented control over your filter effects’ sound and tone. The Filter knob lets you sweep from Lowpass to Bandpass through to Highpass filter modes, the Range dial controls the response to your unique picking dynamics, and the Resonance control lets you serve up anything from subtle filter effects to balls-to-the-wall mayhem.
Dwarfcraft Devices Attack Release Filter
Dwarfcraft Devices’ Attack Release Filter (ARF) guitar effect pedal is packed full of envelope filter goodness. Prolonged swells? Abrupt jumps? The ARF’s got them. This momentary soft-stomp envelope filter features adjustable attack and release controls, letting you serve up everything from far-out synthy tones to more familiar wah-type sounds whenever you want. Stop relying on pick dynamic-controlled stomps that never work as you want them to; the ARF gives you all the control you need.
MXR Flanger
The MXR M-117R Flanger provides you with an arsenal of wild sounds from short delay, vibrato, and chorus to a dynamic jet plane and cool space effects. You get full control over the filter so you can shape your sound to your liking. The M-117R Flanger consists of Regen, Speed, Width, and Manual knobs, as well as a footswitch. This mainstay of 70s funk and rock is back by popular demand, featuring dynamic and wild sounds. Use it with bass, keyboards, guitar, or vocals.
Koogo Mod Digital
The Mod Digital pedal from Koogo allows you to enjoy eleven distinct modulation effects—A.FILTER, B.TREMOLO, O.TREMOLO, PHASER, VIBRATO, U.VIBRATO, JET, S.CHORUS, T.CHORUS, P.FLANGER, and N.FLANGER. It is a fantastic pedal, leveraging a 32-bit high-performance DSP chip. Every tone is comparable. A range of modulation effects imparts musical color to your sound. The Mod Digital also consists of three function knobs labeled as Depth, Speed, and Level for setting the depth, speed, and level of the effect respectively.
Rowin Mod Station
A ton of high-quality modulation effects, all packed into a small, very affordable stompbox that you can carry around in your pocket. The powerful LEF-3808 Mod Station multi-effects stomp from budget guitar effects pedal manufacturer Rowin comes with eleven distinct modulation effects, all of which can be further tweaked via its dedicated Level, Speed, and Depth pots. Its footswitch is also multi-functional: pressing down twice will switch between fixed and non-fixed mode while holding it down will let you store a setting you like.
Alexander Pedals Wavelength
The Wavelength is a massively versatile digital modulation machine in one small, stompable package. The Wavelength has six distinct modulation engines—textured tremolo, bright chorus, eight-stage phaser, flexible flanger, photocell- and lamp-style vibrato, and resonant low-pass filter—all controllable via a customizable LFO. As a NEO pedal, the Wavelength can store up to four presets and up to 16 presets via a MIDI controller. Plug a foot switch into the multi-jack, and you can seamlessly sweep through two different effects settings.
Joyo Raptor Flanger
Packing a bucket brigade device circuit in its tiny chassis, the Joyo JF-327 Raptor Flanger can serve up highly musical flange effects ranging from subtle swirls to full-on jet engine fly-bys. A simple four-control layout featuring dedicated Regen, Delay, Width, and Speed knobs gives you all the tone-tweaking tools you need. Since it’s an Ironman pedal, the JF-327 Raptor Flanger is small enough to fit in your front pocket and features a flip cover for keeping your control dial settings safe from stray stomps.
T-Rex ToneBug Chorus + Flanger
With the ToneBug Chorus + Flanger from T-Rex Engineering, you get two essential effects in one: a freaked-out flanger and cool 80s-sounding chorus. Both classic effects are easily recognizable as you bask in the gorgeous vintage tone that has made T-Rex a favorite of some guitar heroes. The Chorus + Flanger is part of the ToneBug series of effect pedals that feature premium retro design, beautiful-sounding T-Rex tone, and budget-friendly pricing. It also consists of controls for Depth and Rate.
Koogo Phaser PPH-1
The Koogo Phaser features an all-analog phase effect, plump and warm sound. It carries a Speed knob and a toggle that lets you switch between Modern and Vintage modes. The Modern mode allows you to gain more depth to contemporary plump phaser effect, while Vintage takes you back to the 1970s with classic phaser effect. The Koogo Phaser is housed in a sturdy zinc alloy enclosure. It includes true bypass for transparent tone and LED indicator that tells you the working state.
JAM Pedals Custom Ripple
A sweet, transparent, and smooth classic-sounding phaser pedal with a sleek look. The custom Ripple pedal from Jam Pedals comes in a design by The Simpsons animator John Achenbach. It boasts two-phase stages giving you a subtle and unique phaser pedal with an exceptional vibey sound, which Jam Pedals is super proud of. The custom Ripple pedal includes speed control, true bypass, and runs on a nine-volt battery or 9V boss-type DC adaptor (negative tip).
MOOER Mod Factory Pro
The award-winning Mod Factory Pro is a massive step up from the Mod Factory MKII. It comes loaded with 16 modulation effects ranging from essentials like a chorus and a phaser through to the more far-out effects such as ring modulators and lo-fi filters. Each of its two modulation engines has its own footswitch, letting you mix and match them to your liking. The Mod Factory Pro also features tap tempo, expression pedal support, and true stereo output.
Eventide ModFactor
When it comes to modulation effects, Eventide’s ModFactor multi-effects pedal is the pinnacle. You get all the classics—Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, Rotary, Tremolo, and Vibrato—plus a couple of unique Eventide effects. There’s the dreamy, pulsating Undulator, which combines two delays, two detuned voices, and a tremolo effect. Also included is a RIngMod effect that adds futuristic bell-like overtones to your sound. The ModFactor can hold up to 100 presets, has true analog bypass, and supports real-time control via MIDI or expression pedal.
Mooer Micro Liquid
The Liquid guitar effects pedal from budget stompbox maker Mooer packs a lot of phasing options into its tiny and very affordable chassis. It gives you five different phaser modes, each with three selectable wave types: square, triangular, and sine. And if that still doesn’t whet your sonic appetite, you can easily shape the phase tones using dedicated speed, color, and mix control knobs. This highly versatile stompbox is a worthy addition to your pedalboard.
Walrus Audio Lillian
The Lilian multi-stage analog phaser from boutique guitar effects pedal maker Walrus Audio gives you all the whirls, whooshes, and pulses that you could ever need from a phaser pedal. Dedicated Rate, Width, and Feedback controls let you dial in a wide range of phaser flavors, while the multi-stage select lets you switch between a tight four-stage phase and a more complex six-stage effect. The Lilian also features a special D-P-V knob that lets you blend the ratio of dry, phase-shifted, and vibrato-laced signals for pure phaser bliss.
EarthQuaker Devices Night Wire V2
From subtle, shimmering tones to intense throbs and thumps, the sky is the limit when it comes to the tremolo effects you can coax out of the Night Wire harmonic tremolo guitar effects pedal. Mindblowing push and pull effects are achieved with ease via the Night Wire’s high-low signal splitting function and an LFO split 180 degrees. For V2, EarthQuaker Devices added improved low-noise circuitry and Flexi-Switch capability for using the footswitch as both a latching and a momentary-type switch.
Donner Pearl Tremor
The Pearl Tremor from Donner boasts a pure analog phase effect and produces a plump and warm sound. It carries a toggle switch that lets you choose between Vintage and Modern. It also features an LED indicator that shows you the working state and true bypass, which gives a transparent tone. The Pearl Tremor is packaged in a sturdy, aluminum-alloy chassis. It should not be used in direct sunlight, high humidity, high temperature, or subzero environments.
Rowin Roto Engine
Psychedelic mind bending dimensional sounds are the LEF-3801 Roto Engine’s stock in trade. This compact and affordable multi-effects stomp from budget guitar effects pedal maker Rowin packs three distinct effects in its tiny chassis. You get a psychedelic phaser, an undulating vibe, and a shimmering chorus, each of which can be shaped to perfection using the Level, Speed, and Intense pots. The LEF-3801 Roto Engine will open up a new tonal dimension for your sound.
Mooer MTR2
The MTR2 Varimolo guitar effects pedal from budget pedal company Mooer is a versatile tremolo stomp that features three different effect modes accessible via a three-position toggle switch. Normal mode gives you a classic tremolo sound, Filter is an auto wah-flavored tremolo effect, and Variable mixes things up with some extra rhythmic variations. The MTR2 Varimolo is part of Mooer’s Micro series, so all of its great sound and features are packed into a very small and pedalboard-friendly enclosure.
Pigtronix Ringmaster Analog Multiplier
The Ringmaster Analog Multiplier pedal from Pigtronix is among the most playable ring modulators you will hear. Sophisticated real-time pitch-tracking tech makes it an amazingly musical-sounding ring mod effect, and you may also disable the pitch tracking for clanging, atonal ring mod effects. The Ringmaster is capable of becoming a vibrant analog tremolo effect with the flick of a switch. An inbuilt LFO and sample plus hold add animation and movement to the effects. The Ringmaster delivers tremendous sound design potential for guitarists and synthesists.
EBS TremoLo
The TremoLo from EBS is a welcomed addition to the famed Black Label Pedals collection. It is a stereo vintage-style tremolo or sweeping filter effect for keyboard, guitar, and bass. It features full-bodied thick sound within a compact yet durable tiny box that fits well on your pedalboard, providing you with all the astounding tremolo effects you desire. Best known as a guitar effect, the tremolo is also capable of imparting a beautiful character to bass.
Strymon Ola
The Ola dBucket Chorus & Vibrato from Strymon covers an extensive range of sonic territory, from very subtle studio stereo richness to ping-ponged vibrato and milkshake-esque pedal chorus, to impart different textures to your arrangements. You can use each of these three effects types in any of three modes for an interactive or traditional experience: a Ramp mode allows you to add after-effects to chords with a selectable ramp-up speed, while Envelope mode lets you manage depth and speed with your playing dynamics.
JAM Pedals RetroVibe
Made for Hendrix/Trower fanatics, the RetroVibe is Jam Pedals’ take on the most iconic Vibe pedal of all time. Jam Pedals originally wanted to emulate the sound of a vintage UniVibe. Upon getting there, however, they looked into leveling it up. The RetroVibe includes novel NOS 2SC828 transistors and carbon comp resistors for an authentic vintage sound. Jam Pedals also incorporated an additional internal trimmer which impacts the effect’s maximum intensity as well as manipulates the RetroVibe’s sound while keeping the pedal’s real vintage character.
Chase Bliss Warped Vinyl HiFi
Improving on the fan-favorite mkII version, the Chase Bliss Audio Warped Vinyl HiFi is the answer to all of your vibrato and chorus concerns. It features various updates from the earlier versions, including a redesigned tone circuit, a lag knob for rich chorus tones, lower noise, and opportunities for brighter and more transparent tones. The newly created hold, tone, and lag controls allow you to produce brighter, lusher, more shimmering chorus and vibrato tones than ever before.
Amptweaker SwirlPool
The Amptweaker SwirlPool Tremolo/Vibe pedal is the brand’s first dive into non-distortion pedals. Highly requested by Amptweaker’s customers, the SwirlPool is a two-speed synchronized Tremolo/Vibe reminiscent of the circuits found in some vintage 60’s amplifiers. This analog pedal is capable of emulating various modulation tones and even inventing several new ones. The two footswitch buttons let you switch between two different Speed & Vibe settings while sharing one Tremolo control. The SwirlPool also features switches that help you fine-tune the pedal’s vibrato.
DigiTech Ventura Vibe
The DigiTech Ventura Vibe Rotary/Vibrato pedal will tweak your equilibrium adding swaying, spinning motion to your guitar playing. It serves up both modern and vintage sounds with three rotary/vibrato effects. You may uniquely contour each to accentuate high frequencies and drive to distort using the stacked Drive and Tone knob. These controls’ flexibility, coupled with individual Mix, Depth, and Speed controls let you dial up anything from a slight amplitude and frequency modulation to maximum case of vertigo. A foot-switchable speed function enables you to ramp between fast and slow speed on the fly.
Empress Effects Nebulus
The Empress Effects Nebulus lets you enjoy exceptional flanger, chorus, and vibrato effects within a compact pedal. Each effect has three variations to expand the tone range further. You can conveniently access such flexibility through a preset system capable of recording as much as eight presets. The flanger setting features a 70’s negative feedback type flanger, classic tape flange, and thru-zero flange. The chorus mode gives you a rich and warm sounding chorus, unique tremolo’ed chorus, or dreamy and fluid multi-chorus. The vibrato sub-modes include a rotating speaker effect, classic vibe sound, and standard vibrato.
Rowin Harmonizer
The LEF-3807 Harmonizer from budget guitar effects manufacturer Rowin is a three-mode pitch shifter and harmonizer pedal with a compact, pedalboard-friendly form factor. It can serve up a lush harmony with precise polyphonic pitch shifting as well as a spacey chorus-like detune effect. The Harmonizer has a ±2 octave pitch range, with up to 16 optional parameters that you can select via a dedicated Range dial. A three-way toggle switch that lets you go Up, Detune, and Down, combined with Dry and Wet knobs, give you a very wide range of shifting flavors.
Koogo Digital Octave
Cool in every way, the Digital Octave pedal by Koogo delivers quick tracking and dynamic octave harmony, making your six-string guitar sound like 12-string. You can perform several adjustments to form various combinations of sounds. The Digital Octave gives you a complete range of octave settings that will fill your music however you want, and produce a beautiful tone. It features a metal chassis, weighted knobs, and switches that make it reliable and durable. Compact and lightweight, the Digital Octave pedal is convenient to travel with and does not crowd your pedalboard.
Electro-Harmonix RTG
Based on a rare synthesizer Elecro-Harmonix released in 1980, the RTG random tone generator injects wild, random tones from a four-octave range into your guitar signal. In stark contrast to the weirdness that the RTG can produce, its controls are dead simple. Adjust the rate at which tones are generated with the Speed knob and use the Glide switch to add a portamento effect between pitches. This unique little oddity will fit well on any sonically adventurous musician’s pedalboard.
EarthQuaker Devices Arpanoid V2
The Arpanoid guitar effects pedal from EarthQuaker Devices is a polyphonic pitch arrpegiator; play a note and it automatically generates a scale based on that root note. Even better is that it doesn’t just track notes—even complex chords can get arpeggiated. It features eight selectable minor and major patterns that go from one octave below the root note to one above, plus you can select whether you want the arpeggios to be ascending or descending.
JOYO XVI
The Joyo R-013 XVI polyphonic octave guitar effects pedal adds meat to your sound by layering on an extra octave and sub-octave. It tracks notes fast, comes with a dry mix knob, and has independent volume controls for the extra octaves for complete tonal control. A warbling, wriggling chorus/trem-like modulation effect opens up even more sonic soundscapes to explore. The R-13 XVI is an R Series pedal, meaning it also has cool ambient LED effects built into it.
TC Electronic Brainwaves
Packing untold expression via a four-mode pitch engine and whammy-esque Mash switch, the Brainwaves Pitch Shifter by TC Electronic is your key to Scholzian harmony leads, Hendrician octave effects, and Morello-style pitch bends, all within one pedal format. It simplifies whatever number of single-guitar stage needs. It carries a pressure-sensitive Mash expression switch that yields pedal-steel pitch bends to crushing dive-bombs instantly. Boasting a TonePrint technology, the Brainwaves will find a place on your board.
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Rowin ECHO
Another entry in budget guitar effects pedal manufacturer Rowin’s bite-sized LN-300 pedal line, the LN-314 Echo hews very closely to the warm, classic sound of a vintage analog delay. Its delay time ranges from 25 ms to 600ms and it comes with a selector switch that lets you toggle between two delay modes, Normal and Mod. Despite its tiny size, the Echo features a full complement of Level, Feedback, and Delay control knobs for precise tone shaping.
Behringer Vintage Delay
Achieve true analog delays and vintage slap-back echo effects comparable to much more expensive guitar effects pedals with the Behringer VD400 Vintage Analog Delay pedal. The VD400’s vintage analog bucket brigade device (BBD) circuit can produce delays of up to 300ms, its advanced noise reduction circuit keeps your signal clean as a whistle, and dedicated controls for Repeat Rate, Echo, and Intensity let you sculpt and shape your tone into the exact sound you want.
Way Huge Aqua-Puss Analog Delay MkIII
The Aqua-Puss Analog Delay is renowned for its amazingly simple operation and bright, jangly repeats. Now, you can experience all that wholesome goodness in a Way Huge Smalls chassis that perfectly fits your pedalboard. The Aqua-Puss Analog Delay MkIII serves up vintage delay tones and tape-based echo. Featuring 20ms to 300ms of delay time on tap, this marvelous unit is all about tone thickening and old school slap-back. It consists of controls for Feedback, Delay, and Blend.
Mooer Reecho
It might be a digital delay pedal, but budget stomp maker Mooer’s Reecho guitar effects pedal absolutely nails the sound of a true analog delay. It features a delay time that ranges from 5ms to 780ms and three distinct effect modes. There’s a throaty, warbly, ambient Tape Echo mode; a Real Echo mode that simulates an echo in a real, natural environment that skips the harsh edges of a digital delay and the grain of an analog one; and a true-to-form bucket brigade device-style Analog mode.
CNZ Audio Delay
The CNZ Audio Analog Delay Guitar Effects Pedal is included in the Vintage Series pedals designed to let you add new flavor to your music and deliver classic guitar riffs from yesteryear. Use the Echo knob to set how many echoes you wish to hear or how long it will last, Feedback knob to control the feedback’s volume, and Time knob to adjust the delay’s speed. This pedal produces vintage delay tones that match the classic sounds of outstanding guitarists.
Donner Water Echo
The Water Echo from Donner is a compact twin pedal featuring meticulously selected delay and chorus effects. It consists of Level, Delay, Feedback, Depth, and Rate knobs. Use the Level knob to control the level of the delay effect, Delay to set the delay time, and Feedback to adjust the delay feedback. For the chorus effect, the Depth knob lets you control the chorus depth, while Rate allows you to determine the chorus speed. The Water Echo also features a Tap Tempo function for seamless chorus speed/delay time control.
Strymon BigSky
Serving up a wide variety of reverb effects presently on the market, the Strymon BigSky serves as your go-to pedal for your reverb needs. You can capture twelve reverb types with a roll of a knob and dramatically edit and record the effects in the 300 onboard preset slots. For the best sound quality possible, a tremendously powerful SHARC DSP powers the unit. The BigSky is robust enough to be the last reverb pedal you will ever need.
GOKKO Creepy
Forget the name; the GOKKO Creepy GK-26 guitar effects pedal is made of pure reverb love. It can serve up a wide range of highly musical reverb effects with which to wash your tone. Use the RES and MIX knobs to set the echo and reverb levels then use the PPD and DECAY dials to set the delay time and reverb length, respectively. Add some warmth with the LPF knob and finally, use the CFR dial for additional tonal control.
Behringer Digital Reverb
The Behringer DR600 Digital Stereo Reverb lets you bring studio-quality reverb onstage with its array of six 24-bit high-resolution stereo reverb modes: Spring, Plate, Hall, Gate, Room, and Modulate. All the sound shaping tools you need are at your fingertips thanks to the DR600’s dedicated Level, Tone, and Time dials, giving you deep, full reverbs for any style or situation. The DR600 comes with stereo input so you can plug in other stereo pedals and stereo output so you can feed your signal to separate amps.
MOOER SHIMVERB PRO
Budget stomp maker Mooer gives the elegant sound of the ShimVerb ambient reverb guitar effects pedal the Pro treatment. The ShimVerb Pro now rocks five distinct reverb effect types: Room, Hall, Church, Plate, and Spring. The adjustable Shimmer mode that made the original a must-have for reverb fans has been expanded to five shimmer types with up to +9 half-step modulation (+12 including the separate Octave button) and can now be activated via a dedicated footswitch.
Chase Bliss Audio Dark World
The Dark World is a powerful, fun, and player-friendly reverb pedal. It is an innovative two-channel reverb created with some help from Chase Bliss Audio’s friends. Keeley Electronics developed the “World” channel that houses three beautiful Spring, Plate, and Hall algorithms. Cooper FX is behind the “Dark” channel, a collaborative effort slightly influenced by its Generation Loss and Outward designs. Put together, the channels may be routed in 33 different ways, forming an incredible reverb palette ranging from subtle, tasteful, and rich to glitch shimmer, infinite freeze, and broken video cassette.
T-Rex Fat Shuga
So you captured the heart of vintage—a beautiful tubey sound with the perfect amount of overdrive cream. You now need some classic ambience to establish the proper setting. The Fat Shuga boost and reverb pedal by T-Rex gives you that in abundance with an awesome-sounding inbuilt reverb. Inject a touch of hall or room ambiance, and experience the magic kick in, recapturing the best of the pre-digital world. The Fat Shuga comes in a compact, solidly built enclosure capable of enduring virtually anything you throw at it.
TC Electronics Hypergravity
The HyperGravity Compressor pedal from TC Electronic is the missing link that will make your good tone great. Boasting at least three cool modes, the HyperGravity Compressor incorporates an awesome vintage compressor, a cutting-edge multi-band compressor, as well as infinite compression combinations via TonePrint. It serves as the key to achieving the coveted pro tone with balanced dynamics. It consists of controls for Blend, Attack, Level, and Sustain. Kick it in and get ready to shine.
NUX Masamune Booster & Kompressor
The Masamune Booster and Kompressor by NUX gives you compressor and booster pedals in one convenient metal chassis with selectable signal routing. It features a design of combined circuits, dry signal, compression, two gain stage of FET boost, routing. Its Compressor Section carries Sustain, Clip, Blend, and Komp Level controls, while the Boost Section comes with Drive, Hi-Cut, and Boost Level controls. Masamune’s Kompressor does an impressive job managing and improving your signal. The Booster gives a beneficial color to your signal.
Electro-Harmonix Tone Corset
Just like its namesake, the Tone Corset squeezes your tone to give it all the right curves. This analog compressor pedal from Electro-Harmonix features an intuitive four-knob design for all your compression needs. You can control the amount of compression via a Sustain knob, adjust the compression’s recovery rate with the Attack knob, adjust the compressed and dry signal mix with the Blend knob, and dial in overall output with the Volume knob. The Tone Corset also has a Pad switch that helps minimize unwanted distortion caused by high-output pickups.
Barber Tone Press
With control knobs for volume, blend, and sustain as well as Junction Field Effect Transistor (JFET) gain staging, the Barber Tone Press Parallel Compressor is a small but muscular high-end compressor pedal fit for even the most tonally demanding of guitar players. The new Speed toggle on the left lets you play percussively without losing any attack, while the Brilliance toggle on the right adds an extra layer of luster to your tone’s treble frequencies.
Animals Pedal 1927 Home Run King Comp
The Animals Pedal 1927 Home Run King Compressor delivers studio-quality compression within a pedalboard and pocket-friendly unit. It boasts an uncomplicated control system for leveling low and high frequencies while controlling the tonal density and sustain. The EQ knob controls the frequency range, VOL sets the pedal’s overall output level, and COMP selects how little or how much compression you want running on your signal path. It also features two LED lights—one indicates when the compression is working hard, and another shows if the pedal is bypassed or active.
MXR Bass Compressor
The Bass Compressor lets you take your beloved studio compressor to the stage. It boasts a full arsenal of controls— Input, Output, Release, Attack, and Ratio—that helps you fine-tune your sound, from mild peak limiting to hard-squashed compression effects. The Bass Compressor features a Constant Headroom Technology, which allows you massive headroom and smooth performance. It comes in a sturdy, Phase 90-sized, lightweight aluminum enclosure. It includes true bypass switching to keep your low end clean and tight.
Mooer Graphic G
Budget stompbox master Mooer is touting the Graphic G as the world’s smallest guitar EQ pedal. It does everything that the Graphic B does for bass, only this time for guitar signals. You get a level control range of up to +/- 18 dB across five EQ bands: 62.5 Hz, 125Hz, 500Hz, 1kHz, and 4kHz. It also features an independent Level control knob for even more precise tone tuning. You can also make it pull double duty as a booster.
Greer Amps Special Request
The Special Request by Greer Amps is a single knob boost that adds character and color to your sound. An internal voltage and D-Style FET based preamp indicate that you get loads of power behind it, helping the Special Request pack a powerful tonal punch. The Special Request possesses elements of EQ and compression at some points when you roll its single knob. It stacks nicely with other pedals and helps any player achieve their full tonal potential.
Maxon GE601 Graphic Equalizer
The Maxon Reissue Series Graphic Equalizer pedal is the ideal accessory for guitarists who need accurate control of the tone of their instrument. Providing +/- 12 dB of boost or cut and covering six meticulously picked frequency bands from 100 Hz to 3.2 kHz, you may utilize the GE601 EQ as a level booster, feedback eliminator, tone filter, or pickup simulator. Maxon’s Reissue Series gives you the classic sonic palette that defined the tones of guitarists over the last three decades. Every model’s circuit is pure analog and housed in a durable chassis.
Tom’sline GT EQ
Budget guitar effects pedal manufacturer Tomsline’s GT EQ stomp does exactly what it says on the tin: let you shape the overall EQ and tone of your guitar signal. The five EQ bands—100Hz, 250Hz, 630Hz, 1.6KHz, and 4KHz—can each be cut or boosted by up to 18dB. You also get a single Level pot for controlling the overall volume output. Use the GT EQ to brighten up your sound, build a heftier bottom end, or tame any unwanted frequencies in your signal.
Walrus Audio DEFCON4
Underneath the wicked cool War Games-inspired ‘80s chassis design of the DEFCON 4 lies a super versatile preamp, three band EQ, and boost pedal that makes switching instruments mid-set a breeze. This collaborative effort from boutique guitar effects pedal maker Walrus Audio and musician Ryan Adams lets you cut and boost your low, mid, and high bands plus shape the mid cut even further with a parametric EQ. It also comes with up to 10dB of MOSFET-powered boost and internal mid EQ trim pots for even more precise tone sculpting.
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Utility Pedals
Donner DT Deluxe
The DT Deluxe from Donner is an exceptional chromatic tuner that comes in a classic design and compact size so it will not hog your pedalboard space. It includes true bypass, which is fundamental for this type of pedal, and a new strobe mode with +/- 1 cent accuracy. This guitar tuner pedal has a huge LCD that shows you what is going on. The footswitch lets you turn the tuner on/off, and will instantly mute your signal once the pedal is activated. The DT Deluxe is convenient to use and makes for a great entry-level tuner.
JIM DUNLOP JHM9
The JHM9 pedal is built to give you a dynamic tonal sweep identical to that of the original Italian-manufactured Thomas Organ wah utilized by Jimi Hendrix—the distinctive wah sound you can hear on Hendrix classics such as Little Miss Lover, Voodoo Child (Slight Return), Up From the Sky, and Still Raining, Still Dreaming. The JHM9 comes in at half the footprint of a regular wah pedal with a black gator base and sleek chrome top rocker.
Rowin LT-901
A tuner is arguably the most important tool a musician can have in their arsenal. The tiny LT-901 mini chromatic guitar tuner from budget guitar effects pedal manufacturer Rowin is an ideal fit for those who want to make efficient use of space on their pedalboards. Short of a clip-on tuner, the LT-901 is one of the most inconspicuous and affordable tuners available on the market. Don’t let its small size deter you, though; it’s fast and has a large display so you won’t have to squint.
Korg Pitchblack Custom (Black)
The Pitchblack Custom by Korg contains the first vertical 3D visual meter on a pedal tuner. Handy display modes and three-dimensional lights provide you with an exceptional level of visibility. Aside from enabling ultra-high +/- 0.1 cent tuning accuracy, it boasts true bypass switching for avoiding any coloration of your tone. The Pitchblack Custom has been built to give you years of trouble-free operation. Its sturdy aluminum die-cast enclosure includes a DC output allowing parallel connection for powering effect pedals.
TC Electronic Polytune Noir Mini 2
The original PolyTune Noir has set the benchmark for how supercool a tuner could be with its sleek black appearance and compact design. Now the PolyTune 2 Noir is a portable tuner featuring strobe, chromatic, and polyphonic tuning for quick and precise tuning. It comes with an ambient light detector and an ultra-bright 109-LED display that give you a clear and instant readout in any viewing condition. It loads the most groundbreaking tuning technology into an ultra-compact chassis sporting a basic black paint job.
Donner DT-1
The Donner DT-1 is among the most affordable and best tuner pedals for both live and solo situations. Despite its price range, this chromatic tuner includes a true bypass and insane visibility. At first, it looks faded since it is different from what other tuners give you. You cannot clearly read the letter from afar, but you may still tune your string and recognize when you have hit the right spot. The whole screen becomes green when you are at the perfect frequency. The DT-1 is very handy if you love wandering around the stage.
TC Electronic G-System
For years, TC Electronic has been a leading creator of various high-quality audio equipment for recording studios. Its G-System is the first comprehensive floor-based guitar system to provide an unparalleled arsenal of effects, integration, and control. The special mix of two DSP sections delivers excellent amp switching, analog loops, floor control, effects, as well as 9VDC power outputs for your pedals to obtain the utmost level of integration possible. You can select from a rack or floor-based setup, determine how the effects are routed, set the footswitch layout, and pick from over 25 onboard effects.
Joyo D-Seed II
Joyo’s D-Seed II is a ramped-up version of the D-Seed dual-channel digital delay. The original D-Seed’s 1s maximum delay time has been stretched out to 2s, and the four delay modes—Copy, Analog, Modulation, and Reverse—have been reinforced with an additional four modes: Space, Lo-Fi, Filter, and Tape. Rounding out the improvements is a looper function that has up to 3½ minutes of recording time and a tape simulation effect as well as a new ping-pong-style effect toggle.
MOOER Groove Loop
Budget pedal maker brings together the Micro Looper and the Micro Drummer into one affordable, pedalboard-friendly guitar effects pedal. The Groove Loop makes for the perfect portable jamming companion, letting you use its looper and drum machine features either independently or simultaneously. The looper features 20 minutes of recording time and can sync automatically with the drum track. The drum machine comes with eight groove styles, each of which has two variations for a total of 16 different grooves.
NUX Time Core Deluxe
The Time Core Deluxe by NUX gives you unique modes that you can’t find in most delay pedals. It boasts incredible versatility in delivering up to eight types of delays (Digital, Tap, Analog, Pan, P.Pong, Reverse, and Mod) to the utmost ambiance. The Tape mode will add a vintage flavor to your classic sound. You may also preserve your natural sound using the Digital delay mode. Whether modern or classic, the Analog mode constructed with bucket-brigade (BBD) device makes your sound more extraordinary and warmer.
ammoon Mini Loop Box
The Loop Box Pedal addresses some typical signal path scenarios. It features an LED indicator light displaying the working status as well as RETURN and SEND jacks for other effects to get true bypass function. You can use the Loop Box pedal to split one signal to two amps and switch from several instruments. You can plug two instruments simultaneously—one into the IN jack and another in the RETURN. You can switch between them modestly and without needing to unplug instruments.
Rowin Loop Station
The LN-332S Loop Station is a heavy-duty loop pedal with a teeny tiny form factor and a jaw-droppingly affordable price tag. Budget guitar effects pedal maker Rowin packed the LN-332S Loop Station with an impressive feature set: it can record up to 10 minutes of audio; comes with unlimited overdubs; lets you undo, redo, and delete loops; and it lets you do all that using only a single footswitch. You can also export and import loops from and onto the LN-332S Loop Station via USB.
Donner Harmonic Square
The Harmonic Square from Donner is an octave pedal boasting seven modes effect and a three-way toggle switch that allows you to choose from Sharp, Detune, or Flat modes. The pedal also consists of Dry and Wet knobs which you can tweak to select the dry signal level and control the harmonic signal level respectively. Packaged in a sturdy, aluminium-alloy enclosure, the Harmonic Square includes an LED indicator displaying the working state, digital circuit design, and true bypass producing a transparent tone.
T-Rex BetaVibe
Handcrafted in Denmark, the T-Rex BetaVibe faithfully simulates the distinctive hypnotizing Doppler effect of an authentic rotating speaker cabinet, reproducing the elusive late 60s to early 70s psychedelic swirl. The BetaVibe rotary modulator features a Slow/Fast switch that gradually accelerates or slows down the speed like an authentic Leslie unit. It also incorporates a midi socket for external control. This bucket brigade pedal features true bypass and is controllable using Speed, Depth, Volume, and Mix knobs.
Line 6 Helix Control
Unlock more power from your Helix Rack by adding the Helix Control floor controller from Line 6. It provides you with supreme access to the tone-sculpting tools and power within your Helix Rack. With one step, you can control MIDI applications, recall patches, edit parameters, switch channels on your amp, and many more. When you are on stage with your Helix Control, no part of your performance is not securely at your feet. Take advantage of the full power of your Helix Rack with Helix Control.
Chase Bliss Audio MOOD
The MOOD from Chase Bliss Audio is a dual-channel granular micro-looper/delay. Built to be immediate and playful, it is a study of interaction, and is designed to be “internally collaborative.” The MOOD enables audio to freely pass back and forth between its two sides—wet channel and loop channel, which were developed by Old Blood Noise Endeavors and Drolo FX respectively. The MOOD’s heart is a clock control that accelerates or slows both sides in harmonized steps.
Source Audio Soundblox2 Stingray Multi-Filter
The Source Audio Stingray Multi-Filter multi-effects pedal boldly forges a different path in filter modulation. With four filter modulation modes, 12 filter effects, full MIDI functionality, and onboard overdrive, the Stingray goes well beyond the usual approach of other filter effects pedals. Capture a different world of guitar tones, from super-funky envelope filter quack or swirling LFO psychedelia to synth-inspired fuzz. The Stingray features 12 flavors of high pass, low pass, phaser, multi-peak, and single-peak filter effects, each controllable using any of the four modulation modes: Hot Hand, LFO, envelope follower, or expression pedal.
Source Audio Vertigo
Enjoy three distinct tremolo effects with the Vertigo Tremolo pedal from Source Audio. Normal tremolo gives you a divine regeneration of the thumping “opto trem” amplitude modulation seen in old-school Blackface Fenders. Harmonic revitalizes the unforgettable sway of the early 60s Fender Super’s “Vibrato” effect. Ultimately, the sweetly overdriven Bias tremolo simulates the swampy “bias wiggle” of vintage tube bias modulation. The Vertigo Tremolo is taking the tonal possibilities further with its Shape control, which lets you morph the LFO wave shape from square to opto or sine to saw tooth.
Chase Bliss Audio Midibox
The Chase Bliss Audio Midibox converts the five-pin MIDI cable into a TRS patch cable and lets you connect Empress or Chase Bliss pedals to a standard MIDI cable. It includes internal jumpers, allowing you to make any port you desire compatible with Meris, Chase Bliss, or Empress products. The jumpers available in this product make them “ring active” rather than “tip active” on the TRS jack, letting them interface to the Chase Bliss Audio tap/midi jack with only a standard TRS patch cable.
Orange Amp Detonator
Running two amps is an accepted way of capturing bigger tones in the studio and on stage. No matter if it is changing between two amps for their characteristics or employing them simultaneously for vast walls of sounds, professionals have been using this setup for years. The Amp Detonator by Orange is arguably the tiniest active, wholly functional, buffered ABY pedal available. The transformer output was painstakingly engineered to become as transparent as possible, while the two outputs are buffered with a low-noise, linear circuit. Drive lengthy cable to your amplifiers without clarity loss and change quietly between them.
NUX Dual FootSwitch
The NMP-2 Dual Footswitch from NUX is a universal two switch controller with Latch, Open, and Close modes. It is a mix of WTB-005 (momentary) and latch type controllers. This multi-foot controller is intended for arranger instruments (modules, keyboards, effect pedals, and others). This controller allows you to conveniently activate all the primary functionalities of the equipment. The NMP-2 Dual Footswitch is compatible with NUX Cerberus, NUX Loop Core Deluxe, and NUX JTC Drum & Loop PRO.
Caline Time Space
With a delay time range of 25ms to 600ms, the Caline CP-17 Time Space Digital Delay guitar effects pedal gives you a lot of digital delay bang for your buck. Dedicated Mix, Repeat, and Time knobs give you full control over your delay settings, while a high-quality filter makes this digital delay pedal come very close to the sound of more expensive classic analog delays. The Caline CP-17 Time Space Echo Digital Delay comes with a true bypass feature.
Big Joe B-406
The Big Joe B-406 A/B Switcher does one thing—let you switch between two different channels—and does it really well. It’s simple to operate, the switch is extremely quiet, and is all passive with virtually no additional overall noise. It also has two bright LEDs that indicate which of the two channels are active, so you don’t have to strain your ears to verify that the right amp is engaged while you’re in the middle of a gig.
Sabbadius Mostro Synthesizer Fuzz Modulator
A significant fuzz pedal created using top-grade materials and silicon transistors. The Sabbadius Mostro Synthesizer Fuzz Modulator was designed and inspired by Dante Spinetta, who asked Nico if he could devise a pedal for his band, IKV, and said he wanted one that is capable of delivering an explosive fuzz sound yet very deformed. The Mostro Synthesizer Fuzz consists of Wah Wah Trick, Bias, Fuzz, and Synth Controller knobs, as well as a toggle switch that lets you select from Normal or Deform settings.
Mosky Dec Mini
The Dec Buffer Booster from budget guitar effects pedal brand takes its circuit design and tonal cues from the Wampler Decibel+ buffer and boost pedal. It packs two essential pedalboard problem solvers into one compact pedal: excellent, stable signal buffering and a pristine clean boost. Controls are dead simple; you get one knob that controls the gain level and one footswitch. THe Dec Buffer Booster knows what it’s supposed to do and does it well.
JHS Pedals Little Black Buffer
The Little Black Buffer by JHS Pedals is the remedy for poor guitar sound resulting from employing numerous pedals. Since it gives the perfect input impedance for your rig, you can quickly notice your guitar sound is reinvigorated with a full, natural tone that sounds like you are connected directly into your amp—regardless of how many pedals you utilize. The Little Black Buffer is your ticket to a sound signal chain and a small price to pay for tonal perfection.
Vertex Dynamic Distortion
The Dynamic Distortion by Vertex is a sonic mix of rock ’n’ roll’s two most legendary distortion pedals: the 80s TS Overdrive and 60s Germanium Fuzz. This iconic combination gives you unrivaled touch sensitivity and clean-up with your guitar volume control from sparkly clean to fuzz to overdrive while delivering the full-bodied woolliness of an old-school fuzz and the midrange cut of a vintage TS pedal. The Dynamic Distortion boasts all the benefits of mixing the tonal DNA of these iconic pedals without the drawbacks.
Empress Effects Buffer Plus
The Buffer+ by Empress Effects features an incredibly handy set of features that will make your life a little better. Switchable clean boost, noise filters, input loading, and input pads are all potent tools you can find on the Buffer+. It was constructed to become the perfect I/O interface for your pedalboard while keeping the highest fidelity of your guitar signal. It will eliminate the signal loss caused by long, unbuffered cable runs, guaranteeing that your tone stays unaffected by your cables.
Truetone Pure Tone
Before it changed its name to Truetone, Visual Sound had been making guitar effects pedals for two decades. Among the many innovations it created was the buffer circuit in its pedal releases. Now, under the Truetone moniker, that very same buffer circuit has been made available in pedal form. Put it first in your effects chain and the Truetone Pure Tone Buffer pedal will eliminate cable capacitance and tone suck, common headaches for musicians with long guitar cables.
Mission Engineering VM-Pro (Black)
An incredibly sophisticated volume pedal, the VM-PRO by Mission Engineering addresses several typical issues with volume pedals, which cause mismatching and tone sucking problems. The VM-PRO works with your electro-acoustic, electric, bass, or baritone guitars. It is also compatible with several other electric and acoustic instruments, including steel guitars, electronic keyboards, and instrument microphones like horn mics and harmonica. The VM-PRO features onboard buffers, sparkle control, isolated tuner out, and compatibility switches for utilization with active and passive pickups.
Rowin Nosie Gate
Get rid of unwanted buzzes, hisses, and hums in your guitar signal with the LEF-319 Noise Gate from budget guitar effects pedal manufacturer Rowin. The Noise Gate does exactly what it says on the tin; it takes you guitar’s dry signal and eliminates the noise level within your effects loop. Just set the minimum volume threshold where the pedal’s functions kick in via a dedicated Threshold knob, choose Hard or Soft gating via the two-way selector, hit the footswitch, and enjoy noise-free playing.
CNZ Audio Noise Gate
If you are looking to minimize the buzz in your signal when you are not playing, look no further. The Noise Gate from CNZ Audio successfully tames your overdrive pedals, guitar signal, and whole effects chains. The Toggle Switch includes two settings: the Soft setting relaxes on the release and lets it end less abruptly, while the Hard setting is ideal for removing undesired string noise and creating clean silence in between a heavy-metal riff’s notes.
Alexander Pedals Defender
Don’t let the Defender Stargate Drive’s classic arcade game-inspired graphics fool you. This new stompbox from Alexander Pedals is a shapechanging beast that takes fuzz, distortion, and overdrive to intergalactic heights. The Defender allows you to create your quirky, clipped tones from various built-in modes. It offers several configurable options with preset storage and expression control. With simultaneously selectable “special effect” (PIT, SPC, FLT) and Distortion mode (OD, DST, FZ), it sets a course to marvelous guitar tone.
Electro-Harmonix Hum Debugger
Signal hum can be a source of headaches and frustrations for all musicians. Throw a Hum Debugger into your effects chain, though, and you can kick that annoying sound to the curb. This hum eliminator isn’t a noise gate, and neither is it a noise suppressor, but it extracts hums and buzzes from your signal and turns it into dead silence via some sonic voodoo courtesy of Electro-Harmonix. Accurate and precise noise elimination has never been easier to achieve.
Caline The Noise
Any noise in your guitar signal should only be limited to the noise you want to add to it. Cut out any unwanted noises and hums with the Caline CP-39 The Noise, a noise gate pedal that won’t take a big chunk out of both your wallet and your precious pedalboard real estate. Two main control knobs drive the CP-39: a sensitivity knob that dictates at what level the noise gate becomes active and a two-way toggle that lets you choose between a steep volume cut or a smoother, more gradual cut.
Rowin Noise Gate
Make unwanted signal noise a thing of the past with the LEF-319 Noise Gate from budget guitar effects pedal manufacturer Rowin. With this in your pedal chain, you can cut out all of the hisses, buzzes, and hums that dirty up your signal without sacrificing your core tonal characteristics. A dedicated threshold knob lets you dial in that sweet spot where you want the gating effects to kick in, while a two-position toggle lets you switch between hard gating and soft gating.
JOYO O.M.B
Joyo’s OMB Looper and Drum Machine turns you into a one-man band with a single stomp. This single pedal can act as a looper, a drum machine, or a combo looper plus drum machine. The looper function lets you record up to 40 minutes of audio and features unlimited overdubs, auto-align, and count-in. You get seven drum patterns and seven drumbeats in drum machine mode, plus you can add fills to the patterns and use a tap tempo function. The OMB is an R Series pedal, meaning it has cool ambient LED effects built into it.
Mooer Micro Drummer
Rock, pop, jazz, R&B, funk, latin, metal, blues, reggae—whatever style of music you play, the Micro Drummer can serve up a pretty authentic drum track emulation for it. This digital drum machine guitar effects pedal from budget stompbox masters Mooer is packed with 121 different drumbeat patterns spread across 11 genres. Just pick a genre with the rotary selector, dial in your preferred volume, speed, and tone, and then use the tap tempo to get the beat you want.
Digitech TRIOPLUS
The DigiTech Trio+ is among the most impressive performance, writing, and practice tools for guitarists. This simple-to-use guitar pedal is built on DigiTech’s famed Trio technology which listens to your playing and instantly plays drum and bass accompaniment. The Trio+ gives you five additional genres for achieving the perfect feel. You select a genre and style variation, then start playing. The Trio+ pedal also includes three bass line modes that will fit any style of music you are playing.
NUX JTC
When the NUX Mini Core pedals hit the market, NUX has received requests to include a loop pedal in the collection, so here comes the Jam Track Creator (JTC) Drum & Loop pedal. It is the tiniest 24-bit loop pedal featuring an auto-detection drum machine. The JTC Drum & Loop Mini allows you to select from 11 inbuilt drum rhythms. It gives you unlimited overdubs and up to six minutes recording in 24-bit high-resolution audio quality. Loop and Drum volumes are adjustable individually.
DigiTech SDRUM
The DigiTech SDRUM is an intelligent drum machine for bassists and guitarists. By merely scratching across your guitar strings, the SDRUM learns a kick and snare pattern which establishes the foundation of the beat you wish to hear. The SDRUM yields, according to this pattern, a professional sounding drum beat with different variations and embellishments to complement your beat. You no longer have to disrupt your creative flow when browsing through lists in a frustrating attempt to get your desired beat.
BOSS DB-90 Talking Dr. Beat
Practicing alone becomes a whole new experience with the Boss DB-90 Dr. Beat, the flagship product of Boss’s Dr. Beat Metronome line. This monstrous metronome packs four great metronome sounds—including human voice!— as well as dozens of drum patterns in its tiny, lightweight frame. The Boss DB-90 Dr. Beat also comes with a Rhythm Coach function, a reference-tone tuning function, instrument and MIDI input, and other useful tools for making solo practice less mundane.
Other Pedals
Dunlop Dimebag
A powerhouse pedal designed alongside iconic guitarist Dimebag Darrell. From its CFH logo and camouflage paint job to its immense volume boost capacity, the Dimebag Signature Wah Cry Baby screams Dimebag. It features Dunlop’s Q control which allows you to tweak the bandwidth to taste, an extended sweep with a Fine Tube control for setting your desired sweep, and skateboard anti-slip tape. The Dimebag Cry Baby also includes a six-position knob for choosing the sweep’s frequency center.
Morley Power Wah Volume
The Morley PWO Power Wah cranked up to 11 by the addition of a new volume control circuit. The PWO Power Wah Volume comes equipped with a custom HQ2 inductor that brings the classic funk and a volume control section with a silky smooth audio taper. Morley’s innovative electro-optical circuit design makes worn out pots a thing of the distant past while True-Tone Bypass Buffer technology keeps your tone pure and pristine in both wah and volume mode.
Morley Mini Maverick Switchless Wah
The Mini Maverick Switchless Wah pedal, now updated with Morley’s iconic trapezoid treadle! The Mini Maverick is all about bringing you big sound and expansive features in a tough, compact chassis ideal for crowded pedalboards. It packs a hybrid punch of vintage and modern wah tones powered by a custom MQ2 inductor. The Mini Maverick features Morley’s whole slate of modern wah innovations: it’s electro-optical, it has True-Tone Bypass Buffer circuitry, and it has a switchless operation.
EBS WahOne
The WahOne by EBS lets you produce anything from vintage classics to contemporary wah-wah sounds with depth and warmth. This genuinely versatile wah-wah pedal is specially developed to level up your bass groove. The WahOne is built on the classic wah-wah concept plus additional features. It includes various cool options such as an inbuilt tube simulator circuit. Boasting a convenient dial-in design, the WahOne keeps you in control. Employ it as a volume pedal, wah-wah, or envelope filter.
EBS Stanley Clarke Signature Wah-Wah
Achieve bass legend Stanley Clarke’s signature tone with the EBS Stanley Clarke Signature Wah/Tone Filter. This ultra-versatile wah-wah pedal does not affect the whole frequency range and lets you choose from four distinct pre-shape pass modes (Low-pass, High-pass, Band-pass, and Boosted Band-pass). It also provides controls to set the Width and Range of the effect span. It features a unique pedal design that meets Stanley’s high standards with the best wah-wah effects possible. It is the first time EBS has launched a signature product.
Dunlop Billy Duffy Cry Baby
Dunlop’s Billy Duffy Cry Baby packs two distinct wahs into one package, allowing you to switch between classic and modern sounds on the fly. Each wah mode includes an inductor, selectable using the kick switch, with LED indicators to display which mode is active. The 95Q mode boasts an aggressive, high Q inductor similar to the 95Q Cry Baby Wah, together with its Q and Volume controls. The Billy Duffy Cry Baby also includes auto-return switching that lets you step in and out during solos and riffs.
Joyo Wooden Sound
Despite its name, the simulated acoustic sounds served up by Joyo’s JF-323 Wooden Sound guitar effects pedal are far from stiff and flat. You can coax rich, natural acoustic tones from your electric guitar without any signal squish, especially when you’re strumming out a rhythm. As one of Joyo’s Ironman pedals, the JF-323 Wooden Sound is small enough to fit in your front pocket and features a flip cover for keeping your control dial settings safe from stray stomps. Way better than lugging around another guitar to a gig.
JOYO D-SEED
The Joyo D-Seed guitar effects pedal is a dual-channel digital delay that serves up a bevy of highly musical delay tones. You get 17ms to 1000ms of delay time plus four delay modes. First is Copy, which just plays back the notes you play without any additional effects. Analog emulates the warmth of an analog BBD delay pedal and Modulation adds a splash of chorus to the delay effect. Finally, there’s Reverse for when you want to get really weird and trippy. Great delay effects at a similarly great price.
Boss AD-2 Acoustic Preamp
Many guitar pickup systems can’t quite reproduce an acoustic guitar’s warmth and depth, covering them instead in harsher-sounding tones. That’s where the Boss AD-2 Acoustic Preamp guitar effects pedal comes in. Whether you’re onstage or in the studio, you can draw out more of your acoustic-electric’s natural and woody tones with a twist of the Acoustic Resonance knob. You can also use the Ambience knob to add reverb and cut annoying feedback noise using the Notch dial.
Caline Golden Halo
If you’re looking for a reliable acoustic simulator pedal at a reasonable price point, the Caline CP-35 Golden Halo Acoustic Simulator guitar effects pedal is exactly what you need. You can get superb, incredibly authentic acoustic tones out of your electric guitar via its dedicated Top and Body knobs; the former controls the high end while the latter simulates the resonance of an acoustic guitar’s body. A three-way toggle also lets you choose between Piezo, Jumbo, and Standard simulator modes.
MOOER Slow Engine
Mooer has done all musicians a big favor by faithfully recreating the incredibly expensive Boss Slow Gear SG-1 guitar effects pedal and turning it into the Slow Engine, a budget-friendly pedal barely bigger than a roll of quarters. The Slow Engine silences the attack of your guitar signal to give you a classic volume swell effect that you don’t have to execute using your hands. The Slow Engine’s simple control layout features sensitivity and attack knobs, plus it comes with true bypass.
TC Helicon Play Acoustic
The Play Acoustic by TC Helicon combines everything you need to make a live acoustic performance standout: best-selling guitar effects, pristine backing harmonies, lavish vocal sounds, and innovative processing that makes your six-string sing harmoniously with your voice. It treats your guitar with well-deserved respect. Tailor-made guitar FX gives a delightful touch of magic, and the BodyRez provides you with a fuller, acoustic tone while playing via a PA. The Play Acoustic has been designed and engineered in Canada.
Aguilar AGRO
Aguilar’s AGRO is based on the saturation channel of its famed AG 500 bass head. It can produce anything from warm, tube-like overdrive to extreme distortion, delivering the grind you want without sucking out your low end. The AGRO provides various overdriven sounds within a user-friendly, 4-knob layout. It includes CONTOUR control that lets you dial in a scooped or more powerful boosted midrange sound, SATURATION control which introduces a tremendous range of distortion, output LEVEL control to ensure that you get your desired distortion, and PRESENCE knob for adding the perfect amount of “attack.”
MXR Bass Preamp
The MXR Bass Preamp is your go-to pedal for studio-quality bass tones anywhere you play. It combines a studio-quality Direct Out with a pristine bass preamp so you can adjust your sound to different recording or live scenarios. It comes in a Phase 90-sized enclosure, delivering clear tone without consuming plenty of precious pedalboard real estate. Utilize the Bass Preamp to sweeten up any amp, give a new voice to an old passive bass, or add a special sauce on a song.
Electro-Harmonix Bass Metaphors
The Bass Metaphors pedal from Electro-Harmonix packs a staggering amount of bass-specific sound-sculpting functionality into a single stompbox. In one pedal, you get great-sounding distortion, high-quality EQ, and a versatile compressor. Can’t be bothered to lug a big, heavy amp to your gig? Use the Bass Metaphors to plug straight into the board without worrying about mangling your bass tone. The Bass Metaphors features balanced and unbalanced 1/4″ outputs, XLR out, and amp output.
MOOER Bass Ensemble Queen
The Ensemble Queen is an analog chorus effect pedal built specifically to handle the signature low frequencies of a bass guitar. This budget- and pedalboard-friendly compact stompbox from Mooer features a full complement of tone-shaping controls; you get dedicated micro knobs for Level, Tone, and Depth as well as a full-sized Rate dial. The Ensemble Queen also comes packed with a true bypass feature and can be powered by a standard Boss-style 9V DC adapter.
Rowin Time Maker
Budget guitar effects manufacturer Rowin’s LTD-02 Time Maker is a heavy-duty workhorse delay pedal. This sturdy and affordable stompbox packs 11 distinct delay effects—Pure, Analog, Tape, Mod, Lofi, Reverse, Reverse Tap, pitch, Tremolo, Tube, and Pingpong—that you can control using a full complement of tone shaping pots. Of its two footswitches, one is dedicated to controlling the tap tempo, hold, and mute functions. It also features up to four seconds of delay time and USB connectivity.
Catalinbread SFT
The Catalinbread SFT is the brand’s take on the respected Ampeg SVT circuit, offering tone shaping and drive options for bass and guitar. Boasting a two-band Baxandall EQ circuit, along with the Gain and Volume knobs, the SFT is capable of outright distortion, amp emulation, subtle tone-shaping, or painting all shades of saturation in between. Whether you are in the market for a bass overdrive, guitar distortion, or the ultimate heavy drop tune saturator, the Catalinbread SFT can do the job.
Morley Little Alligator Volume
The linear taper in Morley’s Steve Vai Little Alligator optical volume pedal is Vai specified, stamped, and approved. This means you get a dependable and sturdy volume pedal with a smooth and seamless sweep that works equally well in your effects loop or straight into a front amp input. The Little Alligator’s electro-optical circuit design means you won’t have to worry about worn out pots and it can handle both guitar and bass signals perfectly.
Ernie Ball VPJR 25K
Much like Ernie Ball’s larger volume pedal offerings, the Volume Pedal Jr 25K is an excellent hands-free option for controlling your volume. It features a super-smooth sweep, a 25k ohm potentiometer resistance calibrated specifically for the perfect handling of active audio signals, and an independent tuner jack for unobtrusive onstage tuning. The 25k’s rugged and roadworthy construction means it can withstand the rigors of constant use despite being a very compact unit with a small pedalboard footprint.
Tom’sline Slow Hand
Create dramatic volume swells to make your sound more epic with budget guitar effects pedal maker Tomsline’s Slow Hand stompbox. It cuts off the attack of each note you play to produce a volume swell similar to rolling up your guitar’s volume knob from zero. You can even use it to make your guitar sound like a violin. The Slow Hand features Tomsline’s patented stop bar design to keep your foot from messing up the pedal’s settings when you stomp on it.
Boss FV-500H
The FV-500 series takes Boss’s industry-standard volume pedal designs into the future. Tank-tough with a stylishly designed high-grade aluminum body and packing silky smooth action, the FV-500 line of volume pedals were created to go above and beyond the needs of even the most hard-touring and demanding musician. The FV-500H is the line’s mono high-impedance model with inst. level input, a tuner-output jack, and an expression output for use with expression pedal-compatible amps, effects, and synthesizers.
Ernie Ball MVP
The Ernie Ball MVP definitely deserves its “Most Valuable Pedal” name. This volume pedal gives you a silky smooth, super-precise volume sweep that doesn’t lose any high frequencies at any volume level. It’s very versatile, as well, working extremely well with both active and passive electronics. The MVP also features a minimum volume knob that lets you set the open position to have anywhere from 0% to 50% volume, plus a gain boost control lets you set the closed rocker position either to 100% volume or a pretty significant signal boost of up to +20dB.
Boss FV-50H
Boss has long been known for its durable, high-quality volume pedals, and if you’re looking for some of that Boss magic at a more affordable price point, then the FV-50 series of volume pedals is precisely what you’re looking for. The Boss FV-50H Volume pedal is the line’s high-impedance stereo model designed to be placed before other guitar effects pedals in your signal chain. It comes with a Minimum Volume knob that lets you set a minimum volume and a handy Tuner-Out jack for quick and easy onstage tuning.
Mission Engineering EP-25K (Black)
Housed in a sleek black chassis, the EP-25K by Mission Engineering is a professional quality, dual-channel pedal intended for utilization with equipment that favors a 25K expression pedal such as Moog, Strymon, TC Electronic, and Eventide. It features a 25K Ohm potentiometer instead of the 10K potentiometer found in the Mission EP-1. It incorporates two outputs that you may utilize to control two expression pedal devices at the same time. The EP-25K is also compatible as an input for the Expressionator.
Mission Engineering SP25L Pro Aero Gold Carbon
The SP-25L-PRO has two expression outputs with separate polarity switches for every channel. That enables compatibility with an extensive range of devices. A third output connects the latching toe switch to compatible MIDI controllers as well as digital effects permitting effects like pitch and wah to be turned on/off from the expression pedal. This SP-25L-PRO unit comes in a classy gold carbon fiber graphic finish and features an illuminated base. When utilized with compatible digital devices and MIDI controllers, the illuminated base may indicate a remote effect’s status.
Mission Engineering EP1-KP Kemper
Utilize the EP1-KP switching expression pedal from Mission Engineering to maximize your Kemper Profiling Amp. It incorporates a linear potentiometer that has been matched exactly to the specs of the Kemper Profiler for a natural and accurate response. It also includes a toe switch so you can turn effects on/off without needing a separate footswitch. The EP1-KP comes in black or green finish and is compatible with both the rack and head variants, as well as the Remote floor controller.
Mission Engineering EP1-KP
Get the most out of your Kemper Profiler and Remote with the EP1-KP from Mission Engineering. This switching expression pedal features a linear potentiometer matched precisely to the Kemper Profiling Amp’s specs for a natural and accurate response. Even better, the EP1-KP carries a toe switch that you may connect to your Kemper Profiling Amp to turn effects on/off without needing a separate footswitch. Right down to its beautiful green finish, the EP1-KP pairs nicely with your Kemper amp.
Mission Engineering EP-25K (White)
Sporting an immaculate white finish, the EP-25K by Mission Engineering is a professional quality, pure metal expression pedal built for utilization with equipment that prefers a 25K potentiometer instead of the 10K potentiometer in a regular EP-1. Thanks to the 25K pot, the EP-25K is useful with several iconic pedals in the market with an expression jack such as many from Moog, Strymon, Eventide, and TC Electronic. The EP25K carries two outputs that you can use to control two expression pedal devices at once.
Ernie Ball Ambient Delay
The Ernie Ball Expression Series Ambient Delay pedal gives you access to lush digital delay and plate reverb effects. Intuitive controls let you dial in a delay time ranging from 50ms to 1s, delay feedback, and reverb level. Since the Ambient Delay already comes in expression pedal form, you don’t need to plug in an external expression pedal to control the sweepable effect levels. Leave the footswitch open for a clean, transparent tone and rock the treadle forward to increase the amount of delay and reverb.
Mooer TresCab
The TresCab lets you plug directly into a soundboard without sucking the life out of your tone. This speaker sim from budget guitar effects pedal maker Mooer even helps make your tone sound full by way of five different cab type sounds: small 1×8″ and 1×10″ combo amps, open 1×12″ and 2×12″ cabs, and a closed-back 4×12″ stack. You also get two additional modes for fine-tuning: EQ mode for sculpting high and low frequencies and Mic mode for adjusting the mic placement.
Tom’sline AC Stage
Much like the slightly bigger Acoustic, Tomsline’s AC Stage budget guitar effects pedal is a workhorse acoustic simulator pedal that gets the job done, giving your electric guitar the full-bodied resonance and natural woody sound of an acoustic. The Acoustic also features a three-way toggle that lets you switch between three voicing modes: Piezo, Standard, and Jumbo. The AC Stage features Tomsline’s patented stop bar design to keep your foot from messing up the pedal’s settings when you stomp on it.
Danelectro BK-1 Big Spender Spinning Speaker
The Danelectro BK-1 Big Spender Spinning Speaker guitar effect pedal is the perfect rotary speaker stompbox for musicians working with a very tight budget. Separate Volume and Treble knobs keep the simulated rotary speaker effect from becoming just another mishmash of phaser, chorus, and vibrato effects. A dedicated Speed knob and a Ramp switch separate from the main Effect switch simulate the speeding up / slowing down sounds of a real Leslie speaker for a greasy, gritty, shimmering rotary speaker effect.
Joyo Orange Juice
The Joyo JF-310 Orange Juice amp simulator guitar effects pedal serves up a great recreation of a British Orange amp’s classic sound. Don’t let its small size fool you; this mini stompbox can dish out huge helpings of highly-defined, aggressive overdrive tones while the Drive, Tone, and Voice knobs give you plenty of tonal flexibility. As part of Joyo’s Ironman line, the JF-310 Orange Juice is small enough to fit in your front pocket and features a flip cover to keep your control dial settings safe from stray stomps.
NUX Solid Studio
The NUX Solid Studio IR & Power Amp Simulator has been designed and built to address the cumbersome transport reality of speaker cabinets/amps and limited gear availability. It is the pedal version of typical cabinet/amp scenarios including power amp tubes and microphones. The Solid Studio caters to the fundamental needs of sound technicians and discerning musicians. It delivers versatility, reliability, the convenience of use, and incredible audio quality. It is equipped with eight speaker cabinet simulations and eight microphone models you can use with any cabinet.
Blackstar HT-Modulation
The Blackstar HT-MODULATION delivers all the musicality of standard vintage effects, from mild tremolo to roaring jet engine flange. For the convenience of use, the SLOW/FAST control allows you to set the modulation time of the eight modulation effects as you play. You may add harmonics and real tube compression through the SATURATION control. The SLOW/FAST mode footswitch allows seamless control. The eight modulation effects include Phaser 1, Phaser 2, Multi Chorus, Vintage Chorus 1, Vintage Chorus 2, Flanger, Rotary, and Tremolo.
Boss SYB-5 Bass Synthesizer
Getting fatter and funkier bass sounds has never been easier than with the Boss SYB-5 Bass Synthesizer stompbox. Based on the classic SYB-3, the SYB-5 takes synth pedals to a whole new level by using the latest in Boss’s Digital Signal Procession (DSP) technology to recreate the SYB-3’s classic analog synth tones and giving it more punch and sonic power. You can even use the stompbox’s pedal to hold a note and jam to it.
EarthQuaker Devices Bit Commander V2
The Bit Commander is EarthQuaker Devices’ love letter to old-school 8-bit beeps and primitive synth sounds. It features four octaves of vintage square wave synth tones which you can sculpt to sonic perfection by adding or subtracting octaves. The Bit Commander lets you easily make your guitar sound like a whole squad of analog synths with a single stomp. The V2 release builds on the original by adding soft-touch relay-based switching for truly silent operation.
TC Helicon TalkBox Synth
With the Talkbox Synth from TC Helicon, you get classic Frampton-style guitar effects without the fiddly hose-in-the-mouth stuff. A guitar-triggered vocoder and onboard synth sounds give thrilling robotic vocal effects to your single-note runs. But this pedal is not merely for guitarists. Vocalists will love its inbuilt mic preamp and Adaptive Tone functionality, along with studio-quality pitch correction and reverbs. Its simple three-knob design delivers ease of use. The Talkbox Synth is capable of adding excitement to your performance.
EarthQuaker Devices Rainbow Machine V2
Lose yourself in the mesmerizing, mind-altering sounds conjured up by the Rainbow Machine from EarthQuaker Devices. Every sound you can dish out with the Rainbow Machine is frankly unnatural, making this polyphonic pitch mesmerizer the perfect tool for musicians who want to experiment and push the sonic envelope. V2 sports double the output level, longer delay times, and deeper chorus compared to the original. Both the Activate and Magic footswitches have also been upgraded to Flexi-Switches, so you can use them as both latching and momentary-type footswitches.
Boss SY-300 Guitar Synth
Boss and its parent company Roland have built up a staggering amount of expertise in guitar synth technology. With the Boss SY-300 Guitar Synthesizer, they’ve bottled up that legendary level of expertise and sold it in guitar effects pedal form. The SY-300 lets you turn your guitar into a polyphonic synth machine straight out of the box, while three simultaneous synth sections and four effects processors let you create your own rich and dynamic synth tones.
T-Rex Quint Machine
While standard octave doubling is nice, throwing in a fifth up and providing all three modulated sounds with a separate volume control unlocks a different world. The Quint Machine by T-Rex Engineering lets you emulate an organ, 12-string, or synth sound. Eliminate your dry signal and sound like a synth merely possessing that lonely heart. Designed to give you more, the Quint Machine will keep you discovering new sounds for years. It consists of +1 Fifth, +1 Octave, -1 Octave, and Mix knobs.
