Tonebox Recommended Pedals
EarthQuaker Devices Tentacle V2
EarthQuaker Devices has released single-dial stompboxes before, but for the Tentacle analog octave up guitar effects pedal, they scrapped even that single control knob and left only a footswitch. It’s all that it needs, really; the Tentacle does one thing—give you direct standalone access to the octave up effect found in the Hoof Reaper pedal—and does it extremely well. Tentacle V2 introduces Flexi-Switch capability, meaning you can engage the octave up effect with a standard tap on the switch ala latching footswitches or hold it down and release like a momentary-type switch.
Mooer Trelicopter
An impressive, expressive, and wide-ranging optical tremolo effect packed into a stompbox literally small enough to put in your pocket. The Trelicopter from budget guitar effects pedal maker Mooer manages to conjure up a gentle, natural tremolo that hews close to a classic Fender tremolo sound. Mooer also threw in a Bias control knob that lets you adjust the clipping waveform’s hardness or softness as well as a true bypass function. Small, versatile, and highly musical; a great addition to your pedalboard.
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.
WMD Protostar
“Maker of the most powerful and versatile envelope filter on Earth” is a tough claim to prove, but WMD does just that with the Protostar. This so-called harmonic density engine packs quite the list of features. It has a built-in LFO, four different filter modes, a full-featured CV patch bay, and an input jack for an expression pedal / CB. It even tightens up your tone with an onboard compressor section and extends your control further via a dry / wet mix knob.
Fender The Bends
The Bends by Fender is a compressor pedal packed with tone-friendly features. It was meticulously built to give you all the necessary dynamic control for sweetening your tone while preserving the natural response and feel of your instrument. You can fine-tune its incredibly fast recovery ability to achieve your ideal feel. The Bends consists of Level, Blend, Recovery, and Drive knobs. The Blend knob lets you return as much of your untouched signal as you want.
Singular Sound BeatBuddy
Introducing a drum machine within a guitar pedal format—the BeatBuddy by Singular Sound. It allows you hands-free and creative control of the beat. You can conveniently insert fills, throw in drum breaks, add accent hits, shift from verse to chorus, and more, to produce an unparalleled live drummer effect—all in an iconic, natural 24-bit sound. The BeatBuddy is loaded with features for all kinds of musicians. A visual beat display makes it effortless to enhance rhythm or play with unusual time signatures.
Drive Pedals
Donner Tube Drive Mini
If you want a tube tone without the expense and hassle of a tube amp, look no further. Donner’s Tube Drive pedal boasts all-analog goodness for your guitar tone needs, providing you with all the shaping and dialing-in controls you need and makes it convenient. This compact pedal is equipped with Tone, Volume, and Gain knobs that let you set the effect brightness, output volume, and gain of the distortion respectively. You may also choose between Normal and Boost modes.
Boss ST-2 Power Stack Overdrive
The Boss ST-2 Power Stack is the closest you can get to an authentic, full-on amp stack sound by way of a compact stompbox. A dedicated Sound knob blends gain levels and sound character, letting you go from fat, vintage crunch and warm, punchy overdrive to punishing ultra high-gain modern distortion. The Boss ST-2 Power Stack also features a two-band EQ with dedicated Bass and Treble knobs as well as high responsiveness to picking dynamics and volume changes.
MXR EVH5150 Overdrive
Designed alongside Eddie Van Halen, the MXR EVH 5150 Overdrive is an EVH 5150 III’s blue channel within a box. It possesses the amp’s high gain and string-to-string clarity. It features a Boost switch, three-band EQ, multi-stage MOSFETs, and a noise gate for a flexible range of distortion and OD tones. The onboard boost provides compression and gain for punching through the mix. A single knob Smart Gate feature keeps the EVH 5150 Overdrive silent at higher-gain settings.
Wampler Paisley Deluxe
The Paisley Drive Deluxe is actually two overdrive pedals in one. One channel delivers the versatile, natural, and well loved amp-like overdrive of the Paisley Drive. The other channel, meanwhile, contains Brad Paisley’s other favorite Wampler drive stomp, the discontinued Underdog, complete with its signature grit and growl. Both drive channels can be used independently or stacked in any order you want, whether you use the built-in footswitches or run the Paisley Drive Deluxe through an external pedal switcher.
Mad Professor Little Green Wonder
The hand-wired Little Green Wonder from Mad Professor is the perfect stackable overdrive to slip into your pedal chain. This guitar effects pedal serves up a low compression, high headroom overdrive that works extremely well with high compression amps and pedals. Use it as a standalone overdrive or as a filter for pedals that may be a bit too rough on your amp. The Little Green Wonder features the regular complement of Volume and Drive controls plus a dedicated Body knob that lets you adjust your tone’s low-mid content and treble.
Pigtronix Bass FAT Drive
Building on the FAT Drive’s tremendous success, Pigtronix is delighted to announce its Bass FAT Drive. It has been fine-tuned for low-end muscle and grind. It slams your amp with a pure analog, tube emulated overdrive ranging from warm and soft to splendid high gain apocalyptic thunder. Use the Bass FAT Drive in front of your solid-state amp or DI, and it will impart a round, natural depth to your bass tone. The Bass Fat Drive utilizes Pigtronix’s CMOS clipping concept to shape a larger-than-life sound that breaks up depending on how you hit your strings.
Suhr Riot Reloaded
A perfect companion to your Riot pedal, the Riot Reloaded is a flexible distortion pedal that provides you with a broad spectrum of Hi-Gain tones, with an amp-esque vibe, within a compact enclosure. It is the culmination of long hours of testing, listening, and modifying the original distortion circuit to build an amp-like and blatantly aggressive pedal with more gain (30% more than the original Riot). The Riot Reloaded consists of Tone, Level, and Dist knobs, plus a Voice toggle.
Amptweaker TightRock
The Amptweaker TightRock Distortion FX Pedal closes the gap between the TightDrive and TightMetal. Its gain range is way higher compared to the TightDrive, and the tone is not as heavy sounding as the TightMetal. The pedal features Gain Boost and EQ switches as well as an inbuilt noise gate which automatically follows the gain control. The mainstay of Amptweaker pedals, Tight control, allows you to get the attack that complements your picking style and guitar.
Radial Tonebone Hot British V9
Experience the brute power of high-gain Plexi-esque distortion with the Hot British V9 by Radial. It is a solid-state upgrade on the classic high-gain Tonebone Hot British tube distortion. By twisting the Hot British V9’s Drive knob, you get searing leads, scooped-out chunk, subtle grit, and more. The Contour control lets you set the character of your distortion. The Hot British V9 also includes two-band EQ, Mid Boost, and Top End switches for shaping your tone. All that and more in a sturdy yet compact package.
Joyo Medalhead
The JF-315 Metal Head’s name speaks volumes. This distortion guitar effects pedal from Joyo may be small but it packs a massive metal punch. With a wide-range Gain control and dedicated High and Low EQ knobs, you can dial in hard chunky riffs, screaming shred tones, and everything metal in between. As part of Joyo’s Ironman line, the JF-315 Metal Head is small enough to fit in your front pocket and features a flip cover for keeping your control dial settings safe from stray stomps.
MXR Fullbore Metal
Get the ultimate riff power within a portable MXR stompbox. The Fullbore Metal pedal delivers high-gain distortion, a Scoop switch, midrange sweep control, switchable Noise Gate with internal sensitivity control, and three-band EQ. This compact yet powerful device is all you need to capture exceptional contemporary metal guitar tones. It turbo-charges your signal with enormous amounts of super high gain. That is coupled with an inbuilt Noise Gate to combat the noise related to intense gain levels while giving tightness and definition to syncopated metal riffs.
Way Huge Fat Sandwich
Place the Fat Sandwich Distortion by Way Huge between your amp and guitar, and discover how thick your distortion tones could be. It generates plenty of crunchy distortion when you want it. The Fat Sandwich Distortion carries a Volume control that provides you with enough output oomph to drive the front end of your amp over the top. It also consists of a Tone control that interacts with presence (high frequency) and resonance (low frequency) adjustments for convenient tone-sculpting.
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.
Source Audio Kingmaker
The Source Audio Kingmaker Fuzz packs the sizzling tones of more than five decades of overdrive and fuzz technology within a compact chassis. It serves up three killer fuzz tones, including a responsive fuzz that cleans up beautifully with a lowered input signal, an extremely saturated yet pronounced fuzz for violin-esque lead tones and pummeling rhythm, and an octave circuit that delivers a yelling octave fuzz in the form of classic Octavio pedals. The Kingmaker Fuzz consists of Treble, Bass, Level, and Drive knobs.
JHS Pedals Mini Foot Fuzz V2
Don’t let its toy-like appearance fool you, the Mini Foot Fuzz V2 from JHS Pedals caters a truly delectable fuzz recipe. It consists of intuitive Fuzz and Volume controls as well as a toggle for low or high gain settings. Leave the Fuzz down and crank the Volume to achieve lower-gain, vintage-esque fuzz. Crank the Fuzz to unleash all the essential cutting and splatty tones for just about any lead line or riff. If you want a versatile fuzz less the fuss, the Mini Foot Fuzz V2 is the way to go.
smallsound/bigsound Buzzz
The Buzzz by Smallsound/Bigsound is a highly customized take on a classic, incredibly gnarly superfuzz circuit. It retains the standard superfuzz sounds—a clangy and scrambled fuzz featuring noticeable upper octaving and lower harmonics/sub-frequencies—and provides you with more controls to access more subtle dirty boost and drive tones, gated sputter and low buzz-tones. The Buzzz carries interactive controls, including a more extensive gain range, tone-blast toggle, gain modifier toggle, octave on/off, passive LPF, and voltage starve.
Dunlop Fuzz Face
The JDF2 Fuzz Face Distortion by Dunlop features the vintage Germanium PNP transistor design to deliver a lush, creamy fuzz sound. In the stompbox lore, the Fuzz Face Distortion is sitting among the legends. It boasts an exceptional ability to inject hair and harmonic richness around clean tones at lower settings. With a list of power users, including guitar icons and new stars from Jimi Hendrix and David Gilmour to Joe Bonamassa and Eric Johnson, the Fuzz Face possesses a distinctive, unmistakable sound regardless of the player.
Death By Audio Harmonic Transformer
The Harmonic Transformer from Death by Audio is an intense and extremely loud fuzz pedal packed with adequate alien noises to freak out your listeners. It intermodulates your tone and unleashes extreme effects and massive sound. Despite having a pretty simple control panel, consisting of a master volume switch, switchable harmonic shape controls, and intensity waveforms, the Harmonic Transformer boasts effects ranging from aleatoric outer-space sounds to overdriven and harsh fuzz perfect for filthy bass and guitar needs.
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.
Caline Purple Smoke
The Caline CP-22 Purple Smoke Clear Boost is a budget-priced boost guitar effect pedal that does exceptionally well in boosting mid- and high-range tones. It’s powerful, highly transparent, and gives your guitar tone a more extensive dynamic range, making it a perfect addition to your pedalboard rig if you feel your guitar signal is coming in far too weak. The CP-22 Purple Smoke comes with a true bypass feature and can be powered by a 9V battery or compatible power supply.
T-Rex Bass Juice
Rekindle the joys of injecting juice to your sound with the Bass Juice by T-Rex Engineering. It serves up organic distortion specifically designed for bass. When in normal mode (boost function off), you get an excellent sustain with big bottom and rich creamy overtones. Engaging the boost function takes you to fuzztone heaven. The Bass Juice consists of controls for Gain, Mix, Level, and Tone. The Mix knob allows you to add the perfect amount of distortion to your natural tone.
Xotic RC Booster-V2
As with all of boutique guitar effects pedal maker Xotic’s boost pedals, the RC Booster delivers some of the most transparent boosting power you’ll ever find anywhere. For the RC Booster V2, Xotic takes the pedal’s capabilities to the next level with the addition of an additional gain channel that’ll let you coat your tone in a whole new layer of fatness. Tone tweakers will also appreciate the dedicated treble and bass EQ controls, each of which can cut or boost by 15dB either way.
DOD BiFet Boost 410
Providing a powerful boost with slight grit, the DOD BiFet Boost 410 will kick your guitar amp into overdrive. The revamped BiFet Boost 410 includes a selectable Buffer On/Off toggle switch that affects its bypass state and provides flexibility to be integrated anywhere in your signal chain and pedalboard. Independent Tone and Volume knobs allow you to dial in the right amount of boost and bite. Whether you utilize it to throttle your tube amp or for subtle tone shaping, the BiFet Boost 410 is a handy weapon for all guitarists.
Carl Martin Hydra Boost
Flaunting a classic, pedalboard-friendly design, the Carl Martin Hydra Boost delivers a clean, 15dB low noise boost. It will give you some extra clean dB’s to boost your input on your amp for more sustain and bite. You can also utilize it to drive your distortion pedals for extraordinary results. The Carl Martin Hydra Boost features a 9V battery adapter, high bright blue LED indicator, rugged housing, vintage style pointer knob, and low noise design.
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.
Tom’sline Dumbler
Dumble amps are among the rarest and most expensive boutique amps ever made. Fortunately for musicians who don’t have the cash to blow on a boutique amp, budget guitar effects pedal maker Tomsline has the Dumbler, a cab simulator that perfectly mimics the signature tone of a vintage Dumble amp. No matter your backline, you’ll be able to dial in your favorite Dumble sound with ease. The Dumble features Tomsline’s patented stop bar design to keep your foot from messing up the pedal’s settings when you stomp on it.
Donner Alpha Acoustic
Distinguished by its remarkable tone, user-friendly form factor, and compact size, the Donner Alpha Acoustic is an effects chain combining three effects in one, including a hall reverb, acoustic preamp, and dreamy chorus. It features an LED indicator that shows you the working state and buffer bypass that gives a transparent tone. The Alpha Acoustic consists of a Reverb module with natural decay and rich spaciousness, Preamp module for tonal improvement, and Chorus module for making the natural sense of space.
T-Rex Spindoctor 2
Music equipment critics and musicians were fascinated when T-Rex Effects unveiled the SpinDoctor, a tube-driven preamp stompbox featuring four programmable channels, a beautiful vintage tone, motorized knobs, and a comprehensive arsenal of tone controls. Equipped with all the innovative features of the original, the SpinDoctor2 incorporates revamped electronics that gives a richer, more vibrant tone and a broader spectrum of dirty and clean sounds. When connected to your stage amp, the SpinDoctor2 is nothing less than the best overdrive pedal ever existed.
MOOER 010 Two Stone
Mooer Audio’s Micro Preamp line of guitar effects pedals is all about giving shoestring budget shoegazers easy and affordable access to the legendary tones served up by classic and boutique amp models. The Mooer 010 Two Stone gives you professional-grade stompbox sound by replicating the tone of a Two Rock Coral amp. It comes with two switchable channels as well as volume, gain, bass, mid, and treble controls. It also features a cab sim on and off switch.
GOKKO SPANISHFLY
The GOKKO Spanish FlyGK-32 acoustic guitar pedal does double duty as a preamp and a direct input (DI) box. You get dedicated Treble and Bass knobs for tone shaping plus an Input dial for setting the input level. There’s also a cool Anti-Feedback footswitch with its own dedicated Antu-Feedback dial for cutting out volume feedback. And since the Spanish Fly is a DI box, you can use the XLR Out jack to directly connect your guitar to a mixer.
Carl Martin Hot Drive and Boost
The Carl Martin Hot Drive’n Boost creates tones ranging from crunchy blues to hard rock. It was thoroughly designed to emulate the sound of an old-fashioned distorting Tube-Amp. Most guitarists utilizing distortion as a significant of their sound seek a crisp and clear distortion with long sustain, exceptional tone and is desirable for chords not merely single notes. Carl Martin created the Hot Drive’n Boost to be an invaluable addition to your system to improve the sound from any tube amp.
Mosky SHO BOOSTER
Some people think the Zvex Super Hard On is the greatest clean boost of all time. Budget guitar effects pedal manufacturer Mosky Audio seems to think along those lines, too, hence the Sho Booster. This tiny boost pedal hides massive power, letting you go from unity gain to up to an insane 60 times the original level. The SHO’s boost is also extremely transparent, which means that even if you crank that Gain knob up to the max, your signal will still retain its core tone.
WMD Goldilocks Planet
Touted as WMD’s easiest to use pedal, the Goldilocks Planet is a versatile and flexible distortion stomp that delivers top of the line dirt sans the overly complicated controls usually associated with boutique guitar effects pedals. It features three different clipping modes that you can switch between using a mini toggle. For tone shaping, the Goldilocks Planet has dedicated Tone and Presence pots plus a Density knob that lets you fatten up your signal’s low end and body.
Mission Engineering V-Boost Red
The V-Boost by Mission Engineering is a switchless variable boost pedal that incorporates an integrated buffer, available in overdrive and clean variants. The V-Boost Red provides you with up to 15dB of boost with a little amount of clipping to give some warm, classic overdrive sound. You may utilize the pedal on its own instead of an overdrive or in front of other drive and distortion pedals to raise the input levels and dish out some added grit on the pick attack.
Empress Effects ParaEq
If you are continuously aiming to improve your tone, it’s about time to unleash the ParaEQ’s power on your instrument. It features a very transparent, sweet-sounding EQ, letting you refine your sound without covering your instrument’s tone. The ParaEQ gives you all the control you need—a switchable Q, 15dB of cut and boost, and over-lapping sweepable frequency selection. The Empress ParaEq w/Boost leverages true bypass to ensure that it will not affect the signal when disengaged.
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.
Modulation Pedals
ZVEX Vexter Instant Lo-Fi Junky
Boutique guitar effects pedal company Zvex built the Instant Lo-Fi Junky to replicate the crazy low fidelity sounds of the Lo-Fi Loop Junky in real time. That in itself is impressive enough, but the Instant Lo-Fi Junky actually ups the ante by giving you full control over the dry and wet signal blend. Zvex’s Vexter line of silk screened pedals feature the exact same tone, feature set, and internal parts and circuits as their hand-painted counterparts. The only differences are the painting process and the price.
Tom’sline ACH3S Michael Angelo Batio
Every shred head knows the name Michael Angelo Batio. While his signature Tomsline pedal, which is so innocuously named Chorus, won’t magically turn you into a speed demon, it will help you sound like one. This analog chorus pedal from budget guitar effects pedal maker Tomsline packs wide spectrum Depth and Speed pots for dialing in a multitude of chorus tones. The Chorus features Tomsline’s patented stop bar design to keep your foot from messing up the pedal’s settings when you stomp on it.
Seymour Duncan Catalina
The bevy of tones the Catalina Chorus from Seymour Duncan can produce is insane. This versatile chorus pedal generates sounds from extreme swirling to clean shimmer, and anything in between. You can utilize the Catalina Chorus to capture classic chorus effects, giving dimension to your sound. Forge Nirvana-esque underwater warbling or achieve rich, deep modulations evocative of 80s goth guitar tones. Leveraging an analog bucket brigade tech for a warm musical character, the Catalina Chorus is an invaluable tool for guitarists.
EBS Red Twister Guitar Edition
The Red Twister from EBS gives you a thick, smooth, and warm sounding flange/chorus effect, handy for both studio and live performances. It is based on the legacy of the UniChorus Studio Edition, but with changes in the frequency range and delay times to perfectly fit the guitar. The pedal output is capable of running in stereo or mono. The Red Twister features a mix level control which allows you to select the amount of the effect you wish to be blended with the natural tone.
Electro-Harmonix Tone Tattoo
The Tone Tattoo has the versatility, power, and amazing sound to match its awesome looks. This analog multi-effects pedal combines three of Electro-Harmonix’s most popular analog stompboxes—the Memory Toy delay, the Neo Clone chorus, and the Metal Muff distortion—into one compact and easy-to-use unit. Each effect gets its own dedicated footswitch and control knobs for maximum tone-sculpting pleasure, plus there’s a new built-in noise gate for cutting down on the unwanted buzzes, hisses, and hums.
Electro-Harmonix Stereo Polychorus
A sound staple heard in Nirvana and King Crimson records, the Stereo Polychorus from Electro-Harmonix does the work of three different pedals. It has four selectable modes: Chorus, Flange, Double Track, and Filter Matrix. From the first two modes, you get a lush analog stereo chorus and rich chiming flange, respectively. The Double Track mode gives you a short slapback echo effect, while the Filter Matrix mode lets you disengage the sweep flange adjustment so you can control the flange tones manually.
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.
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.
Source Audio Soundblox Pro Bass Envelope Filter
The Soundblox Pro Bass Envelope Filter by Source Audio is a revision of its famed predecessor, the Soundblox BEF. In this Pro variant, you can select from four distinct modulation sources, including a passive expression pedal, selectable LFO waveforms, the Hot Hand motion-sensing ring, and standard envelope filter sweeps. You may use the expression pedal input to control filter modulation similar in a standard wah pedal or various parameters including effect selection, sweep range, LFO speed, etc.
Electro-Harmonix Frequency Analyzer
The Frequency Analyzer XO guitar effects pedal from Electro-Harmonix is, at its most basic, a ring modulator, but the sounds it can produce go way beyond what your garden variety ring modulators are capable of. This updated stompbox adds moving harmonies to the notes you play while integrated high order filters enhance the variety of the harmonies and cut down on cross-distortions. Dedicated Blend, Fine, and Shift controls make it easy to dial in the perfect techno-tinged sound for your purposes.
Earthquaker Devices Data Corrupter
EarthQuaker Devices’ Data Corrupter puts your guitar signal through a meat grinder, mangling it beyond all recognition—and in this context, that’s a good thing! A modulated monophonic PLL circuit turns your tone into a three-voice synth with a heaping helping of thick fuzz, and with six dials, two rotary selectors, and two toggle switches you get all the tone sculpting tools you’ll ever need. If you really want your guitar to stop sounding like an actual guitar, plug it into the Data Corrupter and watch the sonic sparks fly.
Maxon 9-Series Auto Filter
Maxon’s AF-9 Auto Filter loads the coolest auto-wah and swept filter effects into a portable, user-friendly enclosure. Opto-coupler circuitry emulates the shimmering, watery filtering of iconic vintage units. The AF-9 consists of Threshold and Peak sliders that let you adjust the degree of effect as well as Drive and Range switches that determine the filter sweep’s direction and range. The 100 Hz to 4 kHz frequency range and three selectable filter types (Hi Pass, Low Pass, and Band Pass) enable the AF-9 to work with just about any instrument or input signal.
CNZ Audio Flanger
The CNZ Audio Flanger pedal spices up your playing with a clean and crisp flanging sound while maintaining your distinctive guitar tone. It includes a Toggle switch that allows you to choose between two different settings for your electric guitar. It also carries three knobs—RANGE changes the depth of the flange effect, RATE controls the speed at which the flanger will modulate, while COLOR adjusts the signal amount that will be affected by the flange effect.
Electro-Harmonix Neo Mistress
Packing the same rich flange effects as the original Electric Mistress, the Neo Mistress is a must-have for flange-heads without a lot of pedalboard space to spare. This ultra-compact pedal goves you varied tonal density plus smooth sweeping flange effects. Thanks to a manual filter matrix mode, you can freeze the filter sweep for more precise control. The Neo Mistress features true bypass and can be powered by a standard 9V battery or compatible power supply.
Strymon Orbit
The Orbit dBucket Flanger pedal by Strymon provides you with the swooshing sound of coveted classic analog flanging effects. With a powerful combination of front-panel controls, you can go from chorus-esque detuning to extreme jet plane effects. Comprehensive I/O and deep-editing secondary features enable you to tweak the pedal’s sound to suit your performance requirements. The Orbit dBucket Flanger pedal lets you capture those cool analog tones popularized by Van Halen, The Beatles, and others.
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.
Strymon Mobius
The Strymon Mobius packs twelve iconic modulation effects into a convenient guitar effects pedal. Handcrafted from the best components available, it brings together twelve of the most expressive, versatile, and organic modulation effects ever existed. Each vintage effect has been painstakingly emulated and then expanded upon to enhance versatility and broaden sonic possibilities. The Mobius is equipped with 200 inbuilt presets enabling the perfect modulation sound to be recorded and recalled at any time. That function is also controllable by a MIDI foot pedal to streamline the process.
Boss BF-3 Flanger
The Boss BF-3 Flanger effects pedal is all about adding big, thick stereo flanging effects to your guitar or bass signal easily and at an affordable price. The BF-3 draws upon the 20-year history of the classic BF-2 pedal, enhancing its functionality and versatility even further with the addition of two new modes, Ultra and Gate/Pan, to give you the fattest flanging possible while severely limiting unwanted noise. The Boss BF-3 Flanger also comes with tap tempo and a momentary mode that lets you engage and disengage the flange effect with more precision than ever.
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.
MXR Phase 99
The Phase 99 from MXR sports two Phase 90 circuits within one Phase 90-sized pedal, providing you with a convenient and cost-efficient way of capturing the beautiful sounds you achieve when both circuits interact. You have tons of control, including individual rate controls as well as a Vintage switch that allows you to toggle between modern and classic phasing. You may also select from series or parallel signal flow between the two circuits, and sync their duty cycles.
Eventide H9 Core
Eventide H9 Core
The H9 Core acts as the entry-level version of Eventide’s monstrous H9 MAX multi-effects pedal. It comes with 25 presets from the original glitch-heavy, pitch-shifting H910/H949 Harmonizers, plus for a fee, you can augment its effects arsenal via the H9 Control app. You can pick and choose the effects you purchase to make an H9 Core that’s truly unique to your needs, or just go all out and turn your H9 Core into an H9 MAX.
DOD Phasor 201
The DOD Phasor 201 emulates the vintage analog phaser sound powered by more than four decades of tone creating experience. Better than ever before, the Phasor 201 features a crisp blue LED indicator, true bypass, and 9V DC power supply input. Similar to its predecessor, it carries a Speed knob that adjusts the speed and depth of the phasing effect, with beautiful tone at whatever range. True bypass lets your guitar tone stay pristine even when the pedal is off.
CNZ Audio Phaser
The Phaser pedal from CNZ Audio delivers exceptional note bending and sound wave shifting effects to give your music depth and warmth with the likelihood of intense Phaser Effects. From wet to dry tones, you can add a massive range of modulation effects to your desired music. This user-friendly pedal comes with a cute space laser beam design. It enables beginners to tweak and tune their settings to provide a different feeling to their music, making them feel like a rock star.
Donner Mod Square
The Donner Mod Square is a modulation pedal that lets you have seven modulation effects, including Flanger, Vibrato, Rotary, Tremolo, Phaser, Chorus A, and Chorus B, to add musical color to your tone. It comes in an aluminium-alloy chassis consists of three function knobs (Rate, Depth, and E.Level) for setting the effect level. Use the E.Level control to adjust the effect level, Depth for the effect depth, and Rate to set the effect speed. Mod Square also features a true bypass switch and an LED indicator that displays the working state.
Fulltone Supa-Trem Jr
The smooth, classic tube amp-style optical tremolo tone and feel of the Supa-Trem ST-1 crammed into a smaller, more modern, and more versatile stompbox. It features a new Half/Double hold feature and three selectable waveforms instead of two: a true Square wave, a modified Sine wave, and a natural, heartbeat-like Warble waveform. The Fulltone Supa-Trem Jr Tremolo pedal also comes with true bypass, tap tempo, an external tap jack, and up to 15dB of boost.
Supro SF2
Featuring the dual footswitch Reverb and Tremolo on/off remote for just about any Supro combo amp—the Supro SF2. It requires a TRS cable (not included) to connect to an amp. It boasts a rugged metal construction and a two-button format that turns Reverb and Tremolo on or off remotely. It is compatible with Rhythm Master, Tremo-verb, Royal Reverb, Titan, Saturn, and Jupiter guitar amps. With the SF2, you get full control over your Supro tube combo electric guitar amp’s reverb and tremolo effects.
JAM Pedals Custom Chill
Featuring a design created by The Simpsons animator John Achenbach, the custom Chill pedal from Jam Pedals is built with carbon comp resistors to give you an authentic vintage sound. You may also utilize this warm and classic-sounding pedal as a clean boost. Simply roll the Depth knob to zero, set the Level to your liking, and achieve a warm vintage and harmonically lusher boost to your music. Grab yourself a no-frills analog sine-wave tremolo pedal now!
Eventide H9 MAX
With 51 effect algorithms that include literally everything Eventide’s TimeFactor, ModFactor, PitchFactor, and Space pedals can do, the H9 MAX Harmonizer is basically an entire pedalboard in compact effects pedal form. It features reverb, chorus, delay, modulation, pitch-shifting, distortion effects, all of which can be tweaked and edited via an intuitive single-knob interface. The H9 MAX comes preloaded with 99 presets, plus you can get over 500 more for free via the H9 Control app.
JHS Pedals Tidewater
The iconic sound of vintage Fender and Vox amp tremolo lives on in JHS Pedals’ Tidewater pedal. It is capable of simulating some classic, well-loved amp tremolos with a character and warmth you would expect only from a vintage amplifier. It consists of Speed, Volume, and Mix knobs. You may roll the Mix control back and utilize it as a lush preamp boost by dialing its volume up. The Tidewater is perfect if you want a vintage tube-tremolo tone that you can utilize with just about any amp.
Joyo Extreme Metal
The JF-17 Extreme Metal guitar effect pedal’s name speaks for itself. This distortion pedal from Joyo serves up epic metal tones swimming in defined highs and subterranean bass; cut or boost the mids–it’s your choice. In fact, the three-band EQ lets you boost or cut whichever frequency you want. The JF-17 Extreme Metal, by itself, already goes up to 11, but once you engage the Boost switch, which has its own Boost dial, you can crank this baby up to 12.
Donner Mod Square
The Donner Mod Square is a modulation pedal that lets you have seven modulation effects, including Flanger, Vibrato, Rotary, Tremolo, Phaser, Chorus A, and Chorus B, to add musical color to your tone. It comes in an aluminium-alloy chassis consists of three function knobs (Rate, Depth, and E.Level) for setting the effect level. Use the E.Level control to adjust the effect level, Depth for the effect depth, and Rate to set the effect speed. Mod Square also features a true bypass switch and an LED indicator that displays the working state.
ZVex Vibrophase
The Vibrophase is actually based on a candle-powered vibrato / phaser machine called the Candela that Zvex mastermind Zachary Vex created a few years back. Fans loved the Candela’s swirling sounds, so Zvex created the Vibropahse. From classic analog phase to Uni-vibe textures and otherworldly pulses, the Vibrophase’s sonic palette is pure bliss. Zvex’s Vexter line of silk-screened pedals feature the exact same tone, features, and parts as their hand-painted counterparts. The only differences are the painting process and the price. The more “standard” vertical orientation of the Vibrophase Vertical also makes it easier to slot this pedal into your pedalboard.
Chase Bliss Audio Warped Vinyl mkII
The Warped Vinyl mkII is an analog chorus/vibrato pedal built to emulate the sound of warped vinyl and more. It boasts a 100% analog signal path which may be dialed in to produce an infinite palette of chorus and vibrato. Warped Vinyl mkII includes some revisions, including an increased signal to noise ratio and tone knob for shimmery, transparent chorus/vibrato. Moreover, every switch and knob is connected to a digital brain while your guitar signal remains fully analog and not digitally processed.
JHS Pedals Unicorn V2
The Unicorn V2 from JHS Pedals loads the original Unicorn pedal’s lush, syrupy sound into a more compact package to save more space on your pedalboard. It combines a classic photocell modulator with an advanced tap tempo function, allowing you access to vintage vibe effects with hands-free tempo control. You can now always dial in the perfect tempo. The Unicorn V2 carries Depth, Speed, Volume, and Ratio knobs, as well as a Dry/Wet toggle. Its thick, swirling tones bring the distinct sound of a vintage Uni-vibe.
Danelectro DJ-15 Chicken Salad Vibrato Mini
With psychedelic swirling speaker vibrato effects ripped straight from the ‘60s, the Danelectro DJ-15 Chicken Salad Vibrato will have your tone doing the funky chicken in no time flat. This budget-priced pedal packs a serious UniVibe punch thanks to a lightbulb and photoresistor design based on the same circuitry powering that legendary guitar effect pedal. You get three-dimensional, way-out-there swirls with just the right touch of off-kilter weirdness. Funky fresh and great vibes all around.
Fulltone MDV3
The Fulltone Mini Vibe MDV-3 Mini DejaVibe 3 vintage rotary guitar effects pedal is the closest you can get to true Uni-Vibe sound without actually selling a kidney to buy a ‘60s-era Uni-Vibe. Fulltone already did the heavy lifting for you with the MDV-3, cloning original ‘60s photocells and using the exact same preamp transistor that old Uni-Vibes used. You get all of the Uni-Vibe’s legendary writhing, undulating pulsations plus more headroom and a wider dynamic range.
Electro-Harmonix Pitch Fork
Open up bold new dimensions for your sound with the Pitch Fork polyphonic pitch shifter from Electro-Harmonix. This compact guitar effects pedal lets you transpose your signal’s pitch by three octaves, plus you can choose whether you want the transposition to go up, down, or both simultaneously. Use the dedicated control dials to control your pitch-shifted tone or plug in an expression pedal for more precise sweeps and multi-octave jumps, all with glitch-free note tracking.
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.
Greer Amps Super Hornet
Based on the famous FOXX Tone Machine, the Super Hornet by Greer Amps is a shop favorite regarding fuzz and all things octave. Greer Amps has taken the fundamental building blocks of the original circuit, modified it, added some special flavor in the design by leveraging NOS BC-107B transistors, and placed an extra feature in the mix. The Super Hornet is constructed with a familiar interface of Fuzz, Volume, and Tone controls with a dual-mode switch. The Stinger switch enables momentary octave when you engage the fuzz.
Fulltone Octafuzz
Few fuzz and octave-up pedals are as legendary as the Tychobrahe Octavia. That same vintage fuzz tone popularized by Jimi Hendrix himself can now be at your feet thanks to Fulltone’s Octafuzz, an exact copy of the Octavia packed into a modern and compact unit. You can use it as a straight-up fuzz pedal or engage the octave-up function for true Octafuzz tone. Other than the original Octavia itself, nothing comes close to creating that classic dirty, otherworldly vibe.
Wampler Fuzztration
A modern fuzz box whose range of sound runs the gamut from vintage hair to swampy, sludgy doom, the Fuzztration stomp from Boutique guitar effects pedal maker Wampler is everything you ever wanted in a fuzz pedal—and more. You get iron-fisted tone sculpting power via a three band EQ, plus you can switch between a classic, tight voicing to a deep, open one via a built-in toggle. Although it can easily deliver classic fuzz tones, the Fuzztration really shines when you let it roar.
Eventide H9 MAX
With 51 effect algorithms that include literally everything Eventide’s TimeFactor, ModFactor, PitchFactor, and Space pedals can do, the H9 MAX Harmonizer is basically an entire pedalboard in compact effects pedal form. It features reverb, chorus, delay, modulation, pitch-shifting, distortion effects, all of which can be tweaked and edited via an intuitive single-knob interface. The H9 MAX comes preloaded with 99 presets, plus you can get over 500 more for free via the H9 Control app.
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Timing, Dynamics & EQ Pedals
Mojo Hand FX Mirror Ball
The Mirror Ball delay pedal by Mojo Hand FX serves up 550ms of luscious analog-voiced delay fine-tuned to sit nicely in the mix with warm overtones but maintain clarity. Incorporate an entirely adjustable modulation section with the flick of a switch to highlight your howls, whispers, and echoes with different amounts of warble. The Mirror Ball consists of controls for Depth, Rate, Repeat, Delay, and Blend, as well as a two-position toggle for modulation on/off.
Source Audio Nemesis
Source Audio wanted to build a powerful yet compact and convenient to use delay pedal with unparalleled flexibility, tone, and style. The Nemesis Delay pedal is the culmination of three years of extensive study, listening, and engineering. It serves up 24 effect engines spanning from vintage tape and analog delays to sophisticated pitch-shifting, rhythmic delays, filter modulating, and reverse. The Nemesis Delay also boasts 128 presets, full MIDI control, multiple delay taps, deep editing functionality with the Neuro Mobile App, tap tempo, and many more.
Alexander Pedals Quadrant
As its name suggests, the Quadrant Audio Mirror combines four unique delay effects—magnetic, analog, digital, and lo-fi—into a sonic space-time stompbox. Complementing the rate (up to 915ms), feedback, mod, and mix controls is a new Glide knob that controls changes in the delay time; set it to low for a seamless shift and crank it up for pitch shifts. The Quadrant Audio mirror comes with expression pedal and MIDI compatibility, tap tempo, and an Auto-Trail setting that lets you control how long your delays ring out when you turn the pedal off.
NUX Konsequen Mini-Delay
The NUX Konsequent mini pedal is redefining delay. It features a range of internal processors that simulate the sound professional studio engineers had been perfecting in the 80s leveraging pricey rack-mount digital delay systems. The Konsequent does that at a fraction of the price plus the convenience of a compact pedal. It features NUX’s Intelligent Digital Processor devised to minimize unwanted interference resulting from the audio peak. NUX’s Analog Processor and Saturation-Simulator serve up plenty of overdrive range.
Caline Blue Ocean
Getting great, natural-sounding delay tones doesn’t have to be expensive, and the Caline CP-19 Blue Ocean Delay guitar effect pedal proves it. You can dial in a delay time of anywhere from 25ms to 600ms with the Delay knob and then use the Repeat knob to control the delay signal’s repeats for slap back effects and classic delays. The Caline CP-19 Blue Ocean Delay comes with a true bypass feature and can be powered by a 9V battery or compatible power supply.
Mooer Ana Echo
The Mooer Ana Echo offers the characteristic warmth and musicality of a vintage analog delay guitar effects pedal. Each repetition gently degrades your initial guitar signal for that true analog sound. And like all real analog pedals, you can crank up the Intense knob for pulsating UFO-like feedback pulses. Whatever musical style you play in, when you’re in need of subtle repeats the Ana Echo will be your go-to pedal. It’s tiny, too, which makes finding some space for it on your pedalboard a breeze.
Keeley Hooke Reverb
Vintage, tube-amp style spring reverb and tremolo effects in a box. The Keeley Hooke Neo-Vintage Spring Reverberator guitar effects pedal has enough reverb-shaping tools to drown in. It features a three-position toggle that lets you engage three different reverb modes: classic Spring reverb, a trippy Trem-Verb, and a church organ-like Fugue effect. Open the Hooke up and you can access an internal switch that enables three more reverb modes: a Trem-Verb with longer decay, spring-plate reverb, and a vibro-spring effect.
Donner Revecho
The Donner Revecho is a compact twin pedal that gives you thoroughly selected reverb and delay effects. It features a Tap Tempo function for seamless delay time control. It consists of Delay, Feedback, Level, Decay, and Reverb knobs for controlling the delay time, delay feedback, delay effect level, reverberation time, and reverb effect level respectively. The Revecho fits any music style. Other features include an LED indicator, buffer bypass, as well as Reverb and Delay footswitches.
Electro-Harmonix Holy Stain
The Holy Stain is notable for being Electro-Harmonix’s first true multi-effects pedal, and they really went all out. You get Room and Hall reverb, pitch shifting, and tremolo effects bolstered by analog overdrive and fuzz for creating a truly unique and rich sonic stew. The Holy Stain is like manna from heaven for true knob-twiddling aficionados, as all of its control dials dynamically interact with each other for an even wider range of custom tones and sounds.
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.
Digitech Polara
The Polara from DigiTech will architect of your soundscape, defining space and giving dimension to your playing. It boasts seven reverb types: Spring, Hall, Halo, Modulated, Reverse, Plate, and Room. The new Halo reverb will add a heavenly glow to your tone. With its vacuum-style footswitch and compact size, the Polara represents the freshest development in DigiTech pedal design. The Polara consists of separate Decay, Liveliness, Level, and Type controls, a soft click footswitch, stereo inputs/outputs, and a reverb Tails on/off toggle switch.
NUX Stageman Floor
The Stageman Floor Acoustic Preamp + DI by NUX is an analog acoustic preamp boasting digital effects and looper function. Preamp featured with an extremely sensitive three-band EQ with input gain control, adjustable notch filter, and MID scoop toggle switch. It also offers a massive headroom that gives you the sound all-natural. The notch filter helps you cut the resonating frequency. The Stageman Floor consists of Treble, Middle, and Bass knobs, depending on the speaker/amp characteristic, acoustic guitar’s body type, and playing style, you may tune your sound to your liking.
Electro-Harmonix Freeze
The Freeze Sound Retainer guitar effects pedal from Electro-Harmonix has one job—let you freeze any note or chord for nigh-infinite sustain—and it does that job to perfection. Hit a note or chord then step on the Freeze’s momentary / nonlatching footswitch and you can sustain that note or chord to oblivion. Lift your foot off the switch and you’re ready to sample again. Or just step on the switch repeatedly for a chopped, stuttering effect. The Freeze also comes with a Latch mode as well as Fast and Slow decay modes.
Greer Amps Lamplighter
The Lamplighter Optical Compressor from Greer Amps is the product of numerous hours of tweaking and listening. The concept is simple—deliver compression that will not “step” on your tone, make it as transparent as possible, and offer options requested by musicians. The Lamplighter consists of controls that allow you to have extreme or mild compression. Utilizing both Comp Mix and Compression knobs enable multiple “sweet spots” with various settings. The Lamplighter boasts studio-grade optical compression and is constructed with top-grade components.
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.
TC Electronic Spectra Comp
The SpectraComp Bass Compression by TC Electronic is a portable multi-band compressor specifically voiced for bass guitar. Spec’d from the famed MD3 engine from TC Electronic’s System 6000 processor, the pedal delivers transparent and musical compression to tame low-end woof and midrange bark without affecting your dynamics. One-knob compression will have your mind on the music as you perform. An arsenal of signature TonePrint algorithms will keep your creative juices flowing and tones fresh. The SpectraComp boasts studio-quality sounds and a True Bypass output for keeping your input signal clean.
Origin Effects SlideRIG Compact
Boasting a discrete Class-A circuitry that remains true to the original 1176’s topology and design philosophy, the SlideRIG nails the seemingly impossible by giving you more sustain and squash, as well as greater tonal transparency and lower noise. Its little brother, the SlideRIG Compact, delivers the same unique features and performance in a chassis that is a third of the size and easier to use. For the circuit design, Origin Effects has used a no-compromise approach, leveraging only top-grade, sophisticated components.
Empress Effects ParaEq
If you are continuously aiming to improve your tone, it’s about time to unleash the ParaEQ’s power on your instrument. It features a very transparent, sweet-sounding EQ, letting you refine your sound without covering your instrument’s tone. The ParaEQ gives you all the control you need—a switchable Q, 15dB of cut and boost, and over-lapping sweepable frequency selection. The Empress ParaEq w/Boost leverages true bypass to ensure that it will not affect the signal when disengaged.
ammoon EQ7
Adding an equalizer to your pedal chain can make a big difference in your tone, and with the ammoon EQ7 Mini Guitar Equalizer you won’t have to break the bank or even expand your pedalboard to do it. The EQ7, as its name suggests, has a seven-band EQ slider with an adjustable gain range of ±15dB per band and seven frequency centers— 63Hz, 125Hz, 250Hz, 500Hz, 1.0KHz, 2.2KHz, and 5KHz—for fine-tuning your guitar signal’s frequency range to your exact tastes.
EarthQuaker Devices Tone Job V2
It’s not easy to cram the tone-sculpting capabilities of an audiophile-grade stereo preamp into a compact stompbox, but EarthQuaker Devices did exactly that with the Tone Job EQ and boost guitar effects pedal. The Treble, Bass, and Mid control knobs each have up to 20db of cut or boost, so you get a wide range of frequency responses from your signal. And speaking of your signal, the Level knob can kick it up by up to five times its original input level, letting you soar through the mix when you need a boost.
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.
JHS Pedals Haunting Mids
Find that scary good tone that haunts your imagination with the Haunting Mids from JHS Pedals. This simple yet frightfully effective sweepable-mids EQ preamp is capable of transforming just about any pedal or amp into a ghastly monster. It consists of Volume, Sweep, and Mids controls, as well as a Hi/Lo toggle. The Sweep and Mids knobs work in tandem to get the right frequencies to scoop or boost mid frequencies. The Haunting Mids is great for manipulating the midrange character of your drive pedal.
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.
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Utility Pedals
Korg Pitchblack Custom (Blue)
Korg’s Pitchblack pedal tuner has established a reputation as a must-have tool for any pedalboard due to its excellent visibility, high sensitivity, and solid built. To continue its legacy, Korg launched the Pitchblack Custom, which gives you unprecedented precision and visibility. Besides the ultra-high +/- 0.1 cent tuning accuracy, the Pitchblack Custom includes true bypass switching that prevents any coloration or loss in your sound. It also features four kinds of meter display modes. The Pitchblack Custom comes in a limited edition bright blue finish and is built to provide years of worry-free operation.
Carl Martin Buff Deluxe
The Buff Deluxe is built to run alongside huge multiple effects boards with plenty of true bypass effects. The drawback of utilizing true bypass effects is that your guitar signal stays high impedance, leading to the loss of high note because of the several feet of cables running at the pedalboard, and not the slightest from board to amp. The Buff Deluxe features a Mute switch that directs your signal to the Tuner Out. That enables the removal of even the tuner from the signal chain as well as convenient and silent guitar tuning.
Koogo Tuner LT-901
The Tuner LT-901 from Koogo is a compact, high precision tuning pedal capable of being accurate to 0.5 cent. This chromatic guitar tuner is perfect for broad range tuning. It consists of an LED screen that shows you clear, easy to read tuning results and information. It features a real signal, true bypass, and no loss of tune. The Koogo Tuner LT-901 works with most electro-acoustic or electric instruments including five-string bass as well as seven-string guitar.
Korg Pitchblack Custom (White)
Housed in a limited edition sophisticated white enclosure, the Pitchblack Custom delivers pinpoint precision and exceptional visibility at your feet. Versatile display modes and three-dimensional lights provide an unparalleled level of visibility. Besides enabling extreme +/- 0.1 cent tuning accuracy, it has true bypass switching which avoids any coloration of your sound. The Pitchblack Custom boasts unprecedented precision and visibility for bassists and guitarists. Its high-efficiency, long-life design enables about thrice longer operation compared to the earlier model.
Joyo Irontune
Your pedalboard may have the best-sounding and most expensive effects, but it won’t do you any good if you don’t even have a reliable guitar tuner. The Joyo JF-326 Irontune is a tiny, budget-friendly pedal that does the very important job of making sure your guitar is in tune. It’s fast, too, plus an easy to read LED display lets you know how in-tune or how far off you are. As one of Joyo’s Ironman pedals, the JF-326 Irontune is small enough to fit in your front pocket and features a flip cover for keeping your control dial settings safe.
TC Electronic Polytune 2 Mini
Ever since the PolyTune’s introduction in 2010, TC Electronic has been looking to make tuning speedier, better, and more impressive. The PolyTune 2 Mini guitar tuner does all of that in abundance. With 109 super-bright LEDs, it is easily readable at any stage condition. The PolyTune 2 Mini is an incredibly compact tuner with chromatic, strobe, and polyphonic tuning for precise and fast tuning. Polyphonic tuning lets you tune all your strings simultaneously, while speedy chromatic tuner delivers 0.5 cent precision.
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.
Boss RC-1 Loop Station
Simple, user-friendly, and highly effective, the Boss RC-1 Loop Station is the perfect starting point for any musician who wants to start experimenting with their own loops. A newly-designed loop indicator lets you know at a glance whether you’re in Record, Overdub, or Play mode, while stereo recording time can run for up to 12 minutes. The recorded phrase is also automatically stored in the RC-1’s onboard memory so you don’t lose it even when you turn the stompbox off.
Electro-Harmonix Stereo Memory Man with Hazarai
Electro-Harmonix founder Mike Matthews says that “Hazarai” means “all the extra stuff.” That’s exactly what they crammed into the Stereo Memory Man with Hazarai. This guitar effects pedal is a multi-tap delay pedal, an echo with a reverse function, and a looper with up to 30 seconds of loop time. It also features tap tempo, vintage tape echo filtering, and you can store and load up to eight programmable presets. Definitely everything but the kitchen sink.
Walrus Audio Transit 5
Keep your pedalboard well organized and equipped with true bypass capability with the Transit 5 standard signal loop unit from Walrus Audio. The Transit 5 can also be used to create an effects loop, which lets you activate multiple effects pedals with a single Transit 5 footswitch. With five dedicated channels, you can create up to five loops with the Transit 5. Plus, all pedals that you connect to the Transit 5 will also effectively become true bypass pedals, keeping your core signal untainted.
GOKKO Repeater
The GOKKO Repeater Looper GK-27 guitar effects pedal is a workhorse loop stomp at a price that’s very hard to beat. You get one control dial, one footswitch, and a lengthy 10 minutes of available loop time to craft your own highly intricate, multilayered tracks. Recording a loop and adding unlimited overdubs is simplicity in itself; press on the footswitch once to turn the LED red and you’re recording. Step in it again to turn the LED blue and that marks the end of the loop. Rinse, repeat, and enjoy.
Donner Looper
Make looping as easy as one-two-three with the Looper from Donner. It records your loops when you power down or remove the power plug. No more worries as the music you made remains stored and is ready to go when you need it—be it rehearsal, jamming on ideas, studio, or live performance. The Looper is boiled down to the fundamentals and makes control simple yet versatile, so you can concentrate on performing and playing. It features unlimited overdubs, true bypass, and Undo/Redo function.
Joyo American Sound
Looking for that classic American amp sound but don’t want to waste money on a boutique pedal’s sky-high price? Joyo has your back. The aptly-named JF-14 American Sound guitar effects pedal perfectly simulates the sound of a Fender ‘57 Deluxe tube amp, from its trademark pristine clean sound to its smooth and creamy overdrive. Shape your tone to your exact taste using the JF-14 American Sound’s three-band EQ plus dedicated Level, Voice, and Drive knobs.
Chase Bliss Audio Wombtone mkII
The Wombtone mkII from Chase Bliss Audio is a highly versatile pedal, and as with other Chase Bliss pedals, it delivers exceptional control and fine tuning. This pedal allows you to determine the waveform of the modulation, has several DIP switches for a maximum in control of the unit, and a tap tempo with a small toggle for setting the time value. The Wombtone mkII also includes a tap/midi output jack and expression/CV input jack.
Source Audio Soundblox2 Multiwave Bass Distortion
The Source Audio Soundblox 2 Multiwave Bass Distortion repackages all the Soundblox Multiwave Bass Distortion’s low-end retaining fuzz and distortion tones into a portable, cast-aluminum chassis. It gives you 23 non-traditional and traditional synth-esque effects plus two user presets, a Clean Boost mode, individual Clean and Distortion Mix knobs, three-band tone control, three-level noise gate, universal bypass, and a multifunction input compatible with MIDI, Hot Hand, or the Source Audio Dual Expression Pedal. The Soundblox 2 Multiwave Bass Distortion includes both single- and multi-band processing.
Source Audio Mercury
The Mercury Flanger from Source Audio serves up three types of flanger, namely Thru-Zero Flange, Classic Flange, and an extremely resonant flanger called Shadow Flange. In the Classic mode, you get a dramatic and deep effect in the style of vintage flanger pedals. The Thru-Zero or “Tape Flange” dramatically provides a discernible twisting effect that happens when modulating and dry signals reach their intersection point. The Mercury Flanger also carries a Delay knob for exploring the marvelous cosmic space between flanger and chorus.
Mission Engineering EP 25 Pro
Mission Engineering’s EP-25 Pro expression pedal sports the sleek Mission Aero design. The pure Zinc Aero is half the weight of a regular Mission pedal, perfect for weight-sensitive applications. The 25K Ohm linear taper potentiometer is fully sealed for durability and smooth action. Two-channel outputs control up to two devices simultaneously. It can be extended with the Expressionator to manage as much as four devices from a single expression pedal. The Aero design’s extended sweep makes the EP-25 Pro a versatile expression pedal for volume control and whammy, wah, and effects parameter controls.
Boss ES-5 Footswitch
The Boss ES-5 Effects Switching System opens up unlimited possibilities for your limited pedalboard space. This pedalboard-friendly version of the ES-8 gives you access to five loops, letting you go hog-wild in creating elaborate guitar effects pedal chains. The Boss ES-5 Effects Switching System’s onboard memory can store up to 200 patches that you can engage with a single toe tap, its switcher functions can be heavily customized, and its analog circuitry ensures that your tone remains pure and crystal clear.
Pigtronix Infinity Remote
Level up your looping capabilities and add new functionality to your Infinity Looper with the Infinity Remote from Pigtronix. It is a dual momentary switch created to complement your Infinity Looper pedal. Unlocking the full potential of the Infinity Looper pedal, this portable remote switch gives you access to reverse, redo, and undo functionality along with several other hidden features. The Infinity Remote enables REC-overdub-play and instant clear of individual loops. It consists of Reverse and Undo buttons.
Lehle D-Loop
Employ two different effects loops with the D.Loop from Lehle. It boasts two true-bypass loops and high-end gold-plated relays, so your tone stays pristine when you are not utilizing it. Stomp on the D.Loop to bring in whatever range of effects you desire. You may also use the D.Loop to incorporate another preamp on the fly or utilize the main input and a return to bring in various instruments. Whatever you do, you will appreciate this stompbox’s full MIDI capacity, since you can make its switches operate the way you desire.
Boss MS-3 Switcher
The Boss MS-3 Multi-Effects Switcher takes the concept of multi-effects processors and pedalboards to a whole new level. Combining six internal pedal effects and seamlessly integrating with up to three external pedals, the MS-3 is both a multi-effects engine and a multi-pedal switch in one tiny, dedicated unit. The MS-3 also allows you to switch between different amp channels, adjust effects on the fly in real-time, connect compatible MIDI devices, and more without compromising for pedalboard space.
Lehle P-Split II
If you want both amplifiers in your dual-amp setup to sound their best, you need a signal splitter designed to perform the job. With the P-Split High Impedance Splitter from Lehle, you can route your instrument to two amps simultaneously without any hum or noise. It preserves the integrity of your signal, while its isolated outputs erase unwanted hum. The P-Split II works with both lo-Z and hi-Z signals, providing you with the clear, reliable, and clean performance you desire.
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.
JHS Pedals Summing Amp
With the Summing Amp by JHS Pedals, you can take two inputs and combine them into a single output. It is ideal for placing effects in parallel, so they stay unaffected by each other. The Summing Amp is perfect for guitarists who wish to combine their pedals in ways that are otherwise impossible with a traditional mono setup. Whether you are summing a stereo signal to mono or sending two instruments to a single amplifier, the Summing Amp is a handy solution.
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.
Old Blood Noise Endeavors Buffer + EQ
Old Blood Noise Endeavors Utility 3 is a switchable three-band EQ and always-on Buffer. You will find the EQ useful in tailoring frequencies to particular parts. The Buffer is perfect if you are utilizing multiple pedals or lengthy cable setups. The On/Off switch works to activate or deactivate the three-band EQ. The EQ + Buffer carries Low, Mid, and High knobs that allow you to adjust the low, mid, and high frequencies. It is made in the USA and features true bypass.
Empress Effects Buffer Plus Stereo
The Empress Buffer+ Stereo seeks to eradicate signal loss due to long, unbuffered cable runs, which has long been an issue for guitarists. Empress Effects has incorporated the features of its Buffer+, including the noise filters, input padding, foot-switchable boost, and variable input loading, along with several new features such as an external switch control, AB/AY switching, and full stereo in/out connectivity. The Buffer+ Stereo boasts 12 operating modes, each with a separate signal routing to deliver supreme adaptability and versatility to virtually any rig.
Emerson Custom Concord
Get superb clarity and signal response with the Concord Utility Buffer from Emerson Custom. It will maintain a clear and strong signal for your board. It is equipped with premium audio-grade components to put back the sparkle and clarity, which can sometimes vanish when you utilize long cable runs or multiple effects pedals. You can place the Concord anywhere in your chain for optimal performance. It also includes a bright blue LED that tells you it is working to give you the best tone imaginable.
Suhr Buffer
Modern players demand reliability, quality, and exceptional tone. The Suhr Buffer leverages only top-grade components, including a machined billet aluminum chassis, Glass Epoxy PCB, and low noise audiophile Op-Amps, to guarantee that your tone investment is preserved across your signal chain. Regarding reliability and quality, Suhr designed the Buffer with the same attention to detail as its other award-winning products. It is equipped with two individual outputs and comes in a portable, solid, aluminum enclosure.
Empress Effects Buffer
The Buffer from Empress Effects has been built to serve as the complete I/O interface for your pedalboard while preserving the highest fidelity of your guitar signal. For decades, guitarists have been struggling with signal loss resulting from long, unbuffered cable runs. The Buffer aims to erase that signal loss, making sure that your cables will never affect your tone. Moreover, it consolidates all your pedalboard’s connectivity to make the set up convenient and fast.
TC Electronic Sentry
Enjoy a dynamic, noise-free performance with the Sentry Noise Gate pedal from TC Electronic. Leveraging the groundbreaking multi-band System 6000 algorithms, it provides you with smooth, natural-sounding noise reduction. The Sentry Noise Gate comes packed with a classic hard-gate mode sporting a Return/Send loop for dealing with noisy pedals or utilizing it for creative sidechaining. It consists of controls for Decay, Threshold, and Damp. Keep your rig’s noise in check with the Sentry Noise Gate pedal.
Carl Martin Noise Terminator
The Carl Martin Noise Terminator is designed to maintain the original tonal characteristics while eliminating unwanted noise occurring from using multiple effects. It outperforms traditional noise gates by allowing you to switch between two threshold settings—Hard when more radical settings are necessary or Soft with less noisy equipment. Using the remote jack, you can connect the Noise Terminator to an external midi switching system that lets you go between Hard and Soft settings conveniently. The Noise Terminator is a 9V-battery-powered pedal featuring an AC adapter jack.
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.
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.
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.
Joyo JAM BUDDY (Orange)
With its pair of built-in 2” speakers packing 4W of output each, the Jam Buddy is Joyo’s solution for musicians looking for a quick way to practice without having to lug along a big and heavy amp. Bluetooth connectivity also lets you connect your phone or media player to the Jam Buddy so you can play along to a song or rhythm track. This floor-based multi-effects unit also features clean and overdrive channels,
Joyo GEM BOX III
The Gem Box III is Joyo’s flagship entry in the guitar multi-effects processor arena, and it packs quite a punch. The Gem Box III features 61 preamp models, 157 effect types, and 300 preset tones. It also comes loaded with 26 impulse responses, to which you can add your own via Joyo’s Studio software. For playing solo, the Gem Box III’s drum machine with 40 presets and 10 metronome rhythms will come in handy along with the 52-second looper. And when it’s time to hit the stage, this sturdy unit will hold up to the rigors of the road.
Nux Loop Core
The NUX Loop Core is a turbocharged variant of the original and already the most versatile Looper in the market. NUX covered all the essentials in a Looper that lets you record and play back several layers, but now it incorporated a different level of goodies. Boasting 99 personal-user memories, 40 inbuilt drum patterns and now, a new range of well-thought-out user assists. Whether you compose, rehearse, or play live gigs, you will appreciate the innovative features of the Loop Core.
Singular Sound BeatBuddy Mini
The Singular Sound BeatBuddy Mini is a drummer within a guitar pedal enclosure. It provides entirely hands-free, creative control of the beat. No matter what instrument you use, you can easily transition from verse to chorus, insert fills, throw in drum breaks, add accent hits, and more to yield an unparalleled live drummer effect. Utilized in the music programs of Berklee College of Music and Frost School of Music, the BeatBuddy Mini is arguably the most efficient way to enhance your rhythm and master different genres while improvising and having a great time.
Singular Sound BeatBuddy
Introducing a drum machine within a guitar pedal format—the BeatBuddy by Singular Sound. It allows you hands-free and creative control of the beat. You can conveniently insert fills, throw in drum breaks, add accent hits, shift from verse to chorus, and more, to produce an unparalleled live drummer effect—all in an iconic, natural 24-bit sound. The BeatBuddy is loaded with features for all kinds of musicians. A visual beat display makes it effortless to enhance rhythm or play with unusual time signatures.
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.
Other Pedals
JOYO MULTIMODE WAH-II
The Wah-II Multimode pedal from budget guitar effects stomp company Joyo is essentially two pedals in one. You can use it as a straightforward wah pedal or as a hybrid wah and volume pedal. Side-mounted Quality (Q) and Range pots give you full control over the wah tone, letting you dial in everything from a tight, sharp attack to wide open funk. Right next to these pots is a minimum volume control that lets you set the heel-down level. A versatile and useful pedal that won’t take up too much pedalboard space.
Morley Mini Wah
The Morley Mini Wah has the same classic wah tone and electro-optical sensor technology that made its bigger wah brothers famous, but it’s all packed into a small pedal perfect for crowded pedalboards. The Morley Mini Wah pumps out a traditional, full-bodied wah tone with a standard sweep and comes with a side-mounted on and off switch, a wah level control, and a LED indicator, all encased in road-tough cold rolled steel housing. Whether you plug in a guitar, a bass, or a keyboard, the Morley Mini Wah will definitely funk things up.
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.
Dunlop JH1D Jimi Hendrix
Stomp on Dunlop’s JH1D Jimi Hendrix Signature Cry Baby Wah Pedal to simulate Jimi’s distinctive and iconic wah tone as heard on classics like Little Miss Lover, Voodoo Child (Slight Return), Up From the Sky, and Still Raining, Still Dreaming. It will take you back to the classic sounds of Jimi’s wah from the late 60s. The Jimi Hendrix Cry Baby pedal boasts a mind-blowing sound and eye-catching look. Everything about this wah pedal is evocative of Hendrix.
Dunlop Cry Baby Bass Mini
The Dunlop Cry Baby Bass Mini Wah allows you to enjoy the 105Q’s functionality and sound without consuming larger space than a Phase 90. At half the size of the 105Q, the Bass Mini Wah has a thunderous presence. It was meticulously designed to maintain and complement your low end, with Q and Volume controls to better fine-tune your wah sound. The Bass Mini Wah comes in a lightweight aluminum chassis, and with such a tiny footprint, it will fit perfectly on your downsized travel board.
Behringer Hellbabe Wah-Wah
Versatile, impressive tonal control, built to last, and affordable—the Behringer Hellbabe HB01 Ultimate Wah-Wah pedal is the perfect wah pedal for the guitar hero on a budget. Thanks to the Hellbabe’s fully optical controls, there are no mechanical pots and switches always in danger of wearing out in the middle of a gig. It also comes with an adjustable spring-back mechanism that you can remove if you want a more standard approach to your wah pedal’s operation.
Rowin Octpus
Budget guitar effects pedal manufacturer Rowin serves up a wide range of polyphonic octave pitch shift effects in the tiny and economical LEF-3806 Octpus, a straightforward yet versatile octave stomp. The Oct 1 and Oct pots control the output of the upper and sub octaves, while the Dry knob controls the amount of dry signal that’s blended into the mix. It also features a three-way toggle that lets you choose to go an octave up, an octave down, or both at the same time.
Tech 21 Acoustic Fly Rig
The Acoustic Fly Rig from multi effects wizards Tech 21 is a complete set of acoustic performance-focused tools that you can carry around in your backpack. It comes with an effects section that packs built in delay, chorus, and reverb effects and a dedicated analog compressor section for more precise tonal control. Sandwiched between these two is Tech 21’s renowned SansAmp amp emulator, which serves up the warm, natural tones of some of the most legendary amplifiers ever built.
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.
Rowin Auto Wah
Boutique level auto wah sound at a price that won’t flatten your wallet. The LEF=3804 Auto Wah from budget guitar effects pedal maker Rowin can serve up a wide range of classic wah tones, from a soft, slow wah to a faster, more watery Cry Baby-esque attack. You can dial these in using the dedicated Cutoff, Shape, Reso, and Speed control knobs. The LEF-3804’s Auto Wah’s footswitch also has a secondary function: hold it down to store a parameter to create some interesting layered tones.
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.
Zoom AC-2 Acoustic Creator
The AC-2 Acoustic Creator by Zoom is a revamped direct box that serves up everything you need to achieve your natural acoustic tone anywhere you play from the studio to the stage. It instantly restores the tone lost via acoustic pickups, guaranteeing that your live sound stays resonant, lush, and true to your selected instrument. The AC-2 Acoustic Creator features high-quality preamp, piezo/magnetic input pickup select, reverb effect, and three-band equalizer. It also includes an inbuilt chromatic visual-led Tuner and Anti-Feedback control.
Xotic Bass BB Preamp
Boutique effects pedal company Xotic built the Bass BB Preamp to be one of the most versatile and tonally transparent boost and overdrive pedals ever created for bass players. With up to 30dB of boost juice, the Bass BB Preamp can deliver everything from a pristine clean boost to a rough and tough overdrive and all points between. You don’t have to worry about your tone getting muddy and individual notes becoming indistinguishable, either; the Bass BB Preamp is designed to preserve your core tone even when you crank it up.
T-Rex Sweeper 2
The Sweeper 2 Bass Chorus by T-Rex Engineering is a strikingly straightforward, intuitively designed pedal that exceptionally yields an exquisite chorus effect for guitar and bass, giving guitarists and bassists of any style an innovative tool for delivering a classic bottom end. The Sweeper is a premium-grade chorus effect equally amazing for bass and guitar. T-Rex upgraded the Sweeper 2’s digital core, hence you get a more beautiful chorus effect regardless of what rate or depth the pedal is set at.
Tech 21 SansAmp GT2
Tech 21’s SansAmp amp simulator technology has long been at the forefront of letting musicians dial in their favorite amp tone without needing to lug around that specific amp. The SansAmp GT2 doesn’t just give you a single amp’s signature tone, though; it packs a whole slew of the most sought-after vintage tube and modern amp sounds, from a clean tweed-flavored rhythm to a scream Mesa-style lead tone. Pair the GT2 with a DI box and you’ll forget your amp even existed.
Radial Tonebone Bassbone V2
The Bassbone V2 from Radial is a dual-channel bass preamp with several modifiable features to fit your playing style and setup while delivering exceptional audio quality perfect for a studio recording or live stage. This bass preamp and DI gives you two channels of bass tone sculpting abilities with separate level knobs, a powerful EQ section, and gain boost function for solos. With the Bassbone V2, you no longer have to sacrifice your tone for convenience. It achieves superb tone onstage and in the studio.
Dunlop Cry Baby Bass Mini
The Dunlop Cry Baby Bass Mini Wah allows you to enjoy the 105Q’s functionality and sound without consuming larger space than a Phase 90. At half the size of the 105Q, the Bass Mini Wah has a thunderous presence. It was meticulously designed to maintain and complement your low end, with Q and Volume controls to better fine-tune your wah sound. The Bass Mini Wah comes in a lightweight aluminum chassis, and with such a tiny footprint, it will fit perfectly on your downsized travel board.
Tech 21 SansAmp Bass Driver DI V2
If you think Tech 21’s Bass Driver DI is just another direct input box, think again. This SansAmp-powered DI box can serve up everything from vintage tube amp sounds to bright modern slap tones. You get three different outputs which you can connect to power amps, mixers, PA systems, or to other effects pedals. For the Bass Driver DI V2, Tech 21 further enhanced the Bass Driver DI’s tonal versatility with a switch that lets it cover the lower frequency registers of five- and six-string basses.
Boss FV-500L
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 stereo low-impedance model with a convenient tuner-output jack and an Expression output for use with expression pedal-compatible amps, synthesizers, and other effects pedals.
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.
Morley Mini Power Wah Volume
A classic wah tone paired with smooth and seamless volume control, packed into a tough, compact chassis ideal for crowded pedalboards. The Mini Power Wah Volume pedal from modulation master Morley gives you two versatile and essential pedal effects without taking up as much space as a regular expression pedal. It comes packed with Morley’s modern wah innovations including electro-optical circuitry and true-tone bypass, plus a custom HQ2 inductor that gives you more funk for your buck.
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.
Mission Engineering VM-1
Featuring a sleek red finish, the VM-1 from Mission Engineering is a passive volume pedal intended mainly for utilization with your guitar. The 500K impedance is perfect for use with various passive electric guitar pickups. The VM-1 is point to point hand-wired with a mute switch and tuner out. The potentiometer comes sealed needing no maintenance and is rated at greater than a million operations. The VM-1 is entirely passive, requiring no external power supply or battery to operate.
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.
Mission Engineering EP 25 Pro
Mission Engineering’s EP-25 Pro expression pedal sports the sleek Mission Aero design. The pure Zinc Aero is half the weight of a regular Mission pedal, perfect for weight-sensitive applications. The 25K Ohm linear taper potentiometer is fully sealed for durability and smooth action. Two-channel outputs control up to two devices simultaneously. It can be extended with the Expressionator to manage as much as four devices from a single expression pedal. The Aero design’s extended sweep makes the EP-25 Pro a versatile expression pedal for volume control and whammy, wah, and effects parameter controls.
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.
Electro Harmonix Expression
The Electro-Harmonix Single Expression Pedal is a versatile and flexible expression pedal tough enough to handle the rigors of nightly gigs but affordable enough for musicians who actually need to take nightly gigs just to survive. You can fine-tune the sweep using the Range knob, while a Reverse button controls the direction of the sweep. It also has a polarity switch for enhanced compatibility with a wide range of guitar effects pedals and comes with a six-foot TRS cable.
MOOER Phaser Player
Budget stompbox company Mooer gives the classic phaser pedal a unique spin with the Phaser Player guitar effects pedal. It features three different phaser sounds: a classic phaser effect; a repeating, sample and hold type of phaser; and a phaser with manual wah-like sweeping. Tiny as it is, the Phaser Player also acts as its own expression pedal. It actually has three activation modes: normal latching footswitch, momentary footswitch, and a hybrid mode combining the first two. Not bad for a stompbox you can put in your pocket.
Mission Engineering SP-HR
The SP-HR by Mission Engineering is a switching expression pedal purpose-built for your Headrush Gigboard. It allows you seamless, expressive control over whammy, wah, volume, and any number of assignable parameters. The SP-HR features an ergonomic design that combats foot fatigue while giving an expressive throw, which will be intuitive for all guitarists to utilize. It also incorporates a toe switch toggle that enables you to change pedal assignments on the fly. The SP-HR delivers everything you need to take charge of your HeadRush Gigboard.
Pigtronix Dual Expression
The Pigtronix Dual Expression features two outputs, giving you the ability to control expression functions on two different effects simultaneously. Presently, no other expression pedal in the market can do that. Besides Pigtronix EXP’s dual functionality, the model also incorporates a polarity reversal switch, so you can move the parameters of the two effects in different directions. Manufactured in the USA by Mission Engineering for Pigtronix, it is arguably the most exceptional expression pedal ever. It features industry-standard TRS wiring and precision machined dual potentiometer.
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.
Electro-Harmonix Lester K
The Lester K Stereo Rotary Speaker from Electro-Harmonix delivers the same great Leslie sound of the Lester G at a more affordable price point and with a compact form factor specifically tailored for keyboard players. This keyboard effects pedal from Electro-Harmonix also features Fast and Slow modes controllable via footswitch, controls for tweaking the volume balance of the upper and lower emulated rotors, mono and true stereo input and output jacks, and a tweakable tube-style overdrive section for giving your tone extra grit and hair.
Keeley Monterey
A must-have for anyone on a quest to emulate Jimi Hendrix’s legendary tones. Keeley’s Monterey multi-effects pedal combines a number of Hendrix’s favorite effects into one roadworthy bag of tricks. You get a rotary speaker, a vibe effect, and an auto-wah, plus a heaping helping of thick, highly responsive fuzz and variable octave up and down functions. Got an external expression pedal? Plug it in for manual control over the wah or the modulation speed.
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.
Two Notes Torpedo Captor 8
The 8 Ohm Torpedo Captor from boutique guitar effects pedal maker Two Notes is the minified version of the award winning Torpedo Reload reactive loadbox. Using Two Notes’ reactive technology, the Captor can mimic the impedance of a speaker perfectly, making you sound like you’re connected to a real amp cabinet even when you’re plugged straight into a PA, a mixer, a recording station, or even a pair of headphones. Use it with the Torpedo C.A.B.’s virtual cabinet collection for an even wider array of ampless tonal possibilities.
Tech 21 SansAmp GT2
Tech 21’s SansAmp amp simulator technology has long been at the forefront of letting musicians dial in their favorite amp tone without needing to lug around that specific amp. The SansAmp GT2 doesn’t just give you a single amp’s signature tone, though; it packs a whole slew of the most sought-after vintage tube and modern amp sounds, from a clean tweed-flavored rhythm to a scream Mesa-style lead tone. Pair the GT2 with a DI box and you’ll forget your amp even existed.
Boss MO-2 Multi Overtone
The Boss MO-2 Multi Overtone guitar effects pedal is among the vanguard of Boss’s next generation of stompboxes. Powered by the magic of Roland’s innovative Multi-Dimensional Processing (MPD) technology, the MO-2 generates harmonically rich overtones that complement, enhance, and thicken your guitar or bass sound, whether you’re playing clean or distorted. Three unique modes and a dedicated Detune knob let you add all-new dynamic resonance textures to your sound, ranging from shimmering multi-string sounds to organ- and synth-like voicings.
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.
Keeley Synth 1
The Synth 1 guitar effects pedal from Keeley is a monophonic synth pedal that reads your signal’s pitch and doubles it using simple synth waveforms. Dial in anything from an instant synth effect to volume swell-style layering using the Filter and Attack knobs, then use the Blend dial, the three-position wave shape selector, and the fuzzed-out Chaos switch to create cool and unique sounds you can use to great effect. Connect an expression pedal for even more control.
ZVex Super Ringtone II
The Super Ringtone II is boutique guitar effects company Zvex’s juiced up 16 step version of the original Ringtone sequencer. This insanely versatile ring modulator can deliver everything from subtle, hypnotic detunes through to otherworldly laser battle sounds and all points between. You can use it no matter the time signature you’re playing in by choosing between 16 steps in the sequence. The Super Ringtone II also features tap tempo control, MIDI sync, a hold feature, eight programmable memory banks, and delta speed control.
Electro Harmonix Superego Plus
Make your guitar sound like a synthesizer; give your tone insane levels of sustain; sustain a chord then freeze it so you can solo over it—the Superego+ has all of the features that made the Superego Synth Engine great, but with tone-sculpting features cranked up to 11. Electro-Harmonix has added 11 onboard effects, each of which can be independently switched on to give your tone added depth. You can also control individual parameters with an external expression pedal.
Pigtronix Mothership2
Transform your bass or guitar into a three-voice analog synthesizer with the Mothership 2 pedal from Pigtronix. It consists of five custom dual-concentric knobs that give you incredible control over synth parameters, including separate level controls for square wave, triangle wave, and sine wave oscillators. Paired with your clean guitar tone, you have a massive synth voice capable of covering three octaves. It accurately tracks your instrument’s pitch and amplitude. The Mothership 2 will unlock a different world of creative potential for your bass or guitar.
