Tonebox Recommended Pedals
Fulltone OCD
The Fulltone OCD Obsessive Compulsive Drive guitar effects pedal has ignited the obsession of many an overdrive enthusiast since it was first released in 2004. This small and simple stompbox packs some of the sweetest overdrive tones ever crafted. MOSFET clipping and a pioneering hard clipper configuration give the OCD unprecedented levels of picking sensitivity; once you’ve dialed in your overdriven tone, you can access a wealth of harmonic characteristics and dynamics simply by changing your picking attack.
Chase Bliss Audio Gravitas
The Chase Bliss Audio Gravitas is not your dime-a-dozen tremolo pedal. It can create a beautiful and unique tremolo sound that sits well in a mix. Boasting dual tremolo modes, discrete class A clean boost circuit, and famous Analog Devices AD823 op-amps for superior analog warmth and tonal clarity, the Gravitas is capable of things you have not heard a tremolo do. To control the boost circuit’s gain, adjust the DRIVE knob to your liking. You can run the Gravitas at 18V rather than the standard 9V if you seek more headroom and output out of it.
Strymon Volante
With the Strymon Volante Magnetic Echo Machine, you enjoy the full gamut of analog-esque echoes—reel-to-reel studio echo, tape echo, and magnetic drum echo. It also serves as a multi-head delay with separate vintage spring reverb and onboard looper. The Volante pedal lets you dial in the vintage vibe, from the organic saturation and soft clipping of overdriven magnetic media to machine speed, head spacing, wear, mechanics, and more. You can get full control over each parameter through MIDI.
Friedman Amplification BE-OD
The legendary tube amp tone of the Friedman BE-100 amplifier, bottled and sold in compact stompbox form. The BE-OD overdrive effects pedal from Friedman Amplification is a wide-range, British-flavored overdrive that can do subtle as well as it can do screaming high-gain saturation. Dedicated Volume, Gain, Tight, Presence, Bass, and Treble knobs give you the same level of tone-shaping power as the BE-100, while the BE-OD’s rugged construction means it can take all the abuse that touring can dish out.
Strymon Timeline
Explore your creativity with the TimeLine from Strymon. It serves up twelve distinct delay machines, each with far-reaching control of sonic character and vibe. You may go from clear and crisp, studio-grade digital delays to the fluctuating and saturated sounds of tape delay machines. Capture fuzzy and warm analog style repeats to sparkling, crystalline, and shimmery ice delays. Tweak to your liking and record up to 200 presets of your favorite sounds. Top it off with a routable, 30-second stereo looper and full MIDI implementation, and you are en route to delay bliss.
Xotic SP Compressor
Boutique guitar effects pedal company Xotic shot for superb tonal quality with the SP Compressor pedal and they absolutely hit that target dead on. This extremely versatile and flexible compressor pedal based on the legendary Ross Compressor can deliver an amazingly wide array of compressor tones ranging from subtle to vintage and through to modern. A Blend knob lets you control the dry and wet signal mix. Inside, there’s an internal dip switch that lets you tinker with the compressor’s attack.
Drive Pedals
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.
Vemuram Galea
Vermuram’s Galea drive stomp is a medium gain overdrive pedal that completely captures the warm and rich character of a true vintage tube amp. It draws its tonal inspiration from such venerable amps as the Tweed Deluxe and the Tone Master, giving you smooth, natural overdrive tones that can range from subtle drive to full saturation. Dedicated Bass, Mid, and Trele mini pots let you control your tone with an iron fist for maximum tone shaping potential.
MXR Blowtorch
The Bass Blow Torch Distortion by MXR can go from a classic tube-esque growl to searing high-gain distortion with a three-position Mid Shift switch, active three-band EQ, and Blend knob to preserve your low end. By concentrating the overdrive in the midrange frequencies, the Bass Blow Torch allows you to maintain high end sizzle and low end thunder while distorted mids lead the way to even the densest mix. The Blend control enables you to balance your distortion and direct signal.
Animals Pedal Surfing Bear Overdrive
One of the pedals released under Animals’ old name Ninevolt, the Surfing bear Overdrive takes the classic tube screamer overdrive sound and turns it into an angry beast. You can access a broad spectrum of overdriven sound via its responsive Drive control, while the Tone knob lets you make sure your tone stays clear no matter how much you crank the gain up. The Surfing Bear Overdrive features artwork by Jonas Claesson and comes with true-bypass switching.
Barber Gain Changer SR
With a flick of a toggle, you can turn the Barber Gain Changer SR Olive Grey Overdrive from a low-gain overdrive pedal to a screaming harmonic distortion reminiscent of Barber’s unLimiTeD distortion pedal. You can also cycle through three different EQ modes: flat, fat, and a third voicing that fattens up a flat-EQ sound. Barber Gain Changer SR Olive Grey Overdrive is a truly versatile and harmonic beast of an overdrive pedal with true-bypass switching.
Way Huge Pork Loin
The Pork Loin Overdrive by Way Huge incorporates two different tonal pathways that are combined—a contemporary soft clipping overdrive and configured vintage British preamp for clean. The overdrive path features a soft clipped BiFET overdrive gain stage with a passive Tone knob, rounded out by a Curve feature which allows you the liberty to fine-tune corner frequencies. The Volume knob manages the chunks of pork power radiating from its space-age circuitry. Boasting an extensive range of dynamic tones, the Pork Loin Overdrive is arguably the premier overdrive pedal.
T-Rex Dr. Swamp
The Dr. Swamp from T-Rex Engineering packs two exceptional classic distortion pedals into one box. You may change between rhythm and lead settings or program it to yield two distinct lead sounds. This famed twin distortion pedal is convenient to set up and use on stage. It boasts two identical channels of classic distortion, each with a separate on/off switch. Both channels include Level, Gain, and Tone controls. Level governs the overall volume, Gain adjusts the distortion level for the channel, while Tone gives you more control of your sound.
Pigtronix Aria Disnortion
Experience incredibly rich, musical distortion with the Aria Disnortion pedal from Pigtronix. It is a pedalboard-friendly stompbox leveraging a seamless diode-clipping architecture to give you as much smooth, harmonically-lush distortion as you desire. The Aria Disnortion also features tons of output volume, allowing you to drive your amp’s input hard. With the High, Mid, and Low knobs, you can tailor your tones nicely. The Aria Disnortion also carries Volume and Gain controls that are convenient to tweak on the fly.
Rowin DIST-I
The LEF-301A DIST-I distortion pedal packs a massive high gain punch in its very affordable and pedalboard-friendly chassis. This stompbox from budget guitar effects pedal maker Rowin makes it very easy to dial in a heavy, aggressive distortion tone perfectly suited to your playing style. Three dedicated knobs controlling Level, Tone, and Gain do the heavy lifting when it comes to shaping your tone. Small as it is, the LEF-301A DIST-I is built road-tough with a die-cast metal chassis and heavy-duty true bypass switching.
Big Joe B-303 Metal
Thick mids and lows, insanely long sustain, and crunchy saturated harmonics are right at the tip of your toes with the Big Joe B303 Metal guitar effects pedal. The Shaper knob lets you boost and scoop your tone’s presence and emphasize the middle or high and low frequencies. The Gain knob, meanwhile, enables you to control precisely how much distortion you want in your sound, whether it’s s subtle guttural growl or a primordial roar. The Big Joe B-303 Metal pedal features true bypass switching.
DigiTech FREQOUT
With the DigiTech FreqOut, you can get sweet, natural-sounding feedback from your guitar amp at whatever volume. It employs a pitch detection technology to watch your guitar signal’s harmonic content continuously. You may choose from seven harmonics to highlight which define the character of the feedback effect. The FreqOut is suitable for situations that require the volume to be managed like in the studio, with in-ear monitors, and low-volume performance. It can also be utilized at gig volume to focus unmanageable feedback on your selected harmonic at any stage position.
Maxon Vintage Distortion Master
Following years of research, Maxon has devised the optimum distortion pedal. The Maxon Vintage Series Distortion Master gives you a lush, full-frequency response with a beautifully voiced midrange and precision-tuned low end that is tight and big sans being muddy. Its proprietary tone circuitry is capable of making even the tiniest amp sound like a full-stack. It consists of Level, Treble, Bass, and Gain knobs. The DS830 also works well on bass guitar and is perfect for classic rock guitar tones ala Marshall JCM800/900.
Mooer Thunderball
The Thunderball is all about serving up a thunderous distortion and thick snarling fuzz specially calibrated for bass signals. This tiny pedal’s sound belies its pocket-friendly size. A two-position toggle switch lets you choose between Fuzz mode and Distortion mode. The former is a classic hairy fuzz while the latter is a surprisingly transparent high gain distortion. The Thunderball comes with dedicated Volume, Tone, and Gain knobs to give you precise control over your fuzz and distortion tone.
ZVex Octane 3
The Octane 3 fuzz stomp from boutique guitar effects pedal maker Zvex delivers one of the most in your face Octavia-style fuzz tones ever crafted by human hands. Simple chords become crazy note combos; go complex and you get more noise. Combine the Octane 3’s high gain fuzz sound with its stratospheric octave up effect then scoop out some mids and you can get ear splitting shrieks like cars going by at lightning speed three inches from your face. Plug it into a clean channel to really hear all the nuances of the Octane 3’s roar.
Amptweaker TightFuzz
The Amptweaker TightFuzz Distortion Effect Pedal is sure to incorporate some vintage flavor to your arsenal. Unlike most vintage fuzz boxes with limited controls, the TightFuzz features a Tone control that tames fuzzy edges and Tight control that varies the pick attack from thick and smooth to aggressive and tight. That is especially helpful for tweaking your fuzz tone as some tend to be very flubby on the low end. While most modern fuzz boxes decided to make excessive fuzz tone, Amptweaker chose to create something with several flexible yet usable tones.
Dunlop Eric Johnson Fuzz Face
The Eric Johnson Signature Fuzz Face from Dunlop loads the original Fuzz Face’s iconic thick, warm tones. It is inspired by Johnson’s favorite Fuzz Faces from his collection. This Fuzz Face Distortion gives you a higher gain (thanks to the hand-picked BC183 silicon transistors), sleek vintage finish, and custom ’68-’69 knobs. The Fuzz and Volume controls allow you to dial in your ideal sound. The Eric Johnson Fuzz Face is a beautifully dynamic, powerful, and expressive pedal.
Mooer Triangle Buff
The Triangle Buff is Mooer’s pedalboard- and budget-friendly take on the EHX Triangle Muff fuzz guitar effects pedal design. It packs a fuzz tone wallop that comes across as more clear and dynamically responsive than even the venerable Big Muff. Whether you want your fuzz thick and creamy or aggressively grainy, the Triangle Buff is versatile enough to conform to your ideal fuzz sound thanks to an intuitive and full-featured control knob layout that belies its tiny frame.
DOD Carcosa Fuzz
Enter an alternate fuzz world with the DOD Carcosa Fuzz. This two-voiced pedal delivers plenty of modern and vintage silicon colors within one box. The Carcosa Fuzz features switchable Demhe and Hali modes that take it from a bright, mild fuzz to uncontrolled destruction, both of which may be extensively adjusted using the Before and After knobs. These modest controls function interactively to bias the fuzz with several sweet spots between the two dials. Bassists and guitarists will love the clean note separation of Carcosa Fuzz.
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.
Vertex Boost
Expertly built to be a buffer, clean boost, and volume pedal in one, the Vertex Boost will leave your tone unchanged while raising the level of your signal. It boasts an ultra-linear buffer for conditioning your line without any tonal coloration, even with a multitude of pedals in your chain. You also get full volume control by connecting the Boost to any EXP/volume pedal and setting your volume like you would with a standard volume pedal.
Fulltone Catalyst
The Fulltone CT-1 Catalyst guitar effects pedal is one hardworking stompbox. It does the work of four different pedals: it’s a fuzz, distortion, overdrive, and clean boost pedal in one compact unit. If you use these four effects a lot and need to clear up precious pedalboard space, the Catalyst is the answer to your prayers. And don’t worry about the sound; the Catalyst can serve up gobs of ultra-fat non-compressed crunch, distortion, and fuzz sounds easily sculpted to your tastes via a two-band EQ. A true workhorse.
Fuzzrocious Playing Mantis
The Fuzzrocious Playing Mantis pedal is suitable for players who love to stand out from the crowd. Since this pedal is exceptional, you will sound unlike anyone else. You can use the left and right footswitches to activate the quirkiest oscillator and a natural-sounding drive respectively. The Playing Mantis carries a three-way toggle that lets you choose between drive, boost, and distortion. All three settings are jam-packed with volume on tap to push your speakers/amp or other pedals.
Suhr Iso Boost
The Suhr Iso Boost is an innovative pedal featuring a clean, transparent boost plus a transformer isolated buffered signal for cleanly driving your lengthy effects chain. Engineered by discerning musicians, leveraging the best components, and boasting durable construction, the Iso Boost is the ultimate line driver and boost pedal that drastically extends the range of your tube amp. It also incorporates unique features, including a battery monitor that alerts you to low battery conditions and remote on/off through the FxLink available in each Suhr pedal.
T-Rex Moller 2
Named after Danish guitarist Knud Møller, the Møller 2 from T-Rex Engineering offers the same classic overdrive that has made its predecessor among the most sought-after T-Rex pedals. It boasts easier-to-read control knob graphics and a sturdier Bass Boost toggle switch. The Møller 2 is equipped with a 0 to 20 dB Clean Boost plus a Mix knob that allows you to dial in the right balance between clean and distorted signals. It provides you with an abundance of dynamic tones.
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.
Joyo JF-307
The JF-307 Clean Glass guitar effects pedal from Joyo brings the classic tone of blackface-era Fender amps straight to your feet. As its name suggests, this tiny stompbox does justice to Fender’s classic twangy and clear clean channel sound. There’s also a dedicated Drive knob for when you want to add saturated, sustain-friendly dirt. The JF-306 Night Train is an Ironman pedal, so it’s small enough to fit in your front pocket and features a flip cover to keep your control dial settings safe.
Radial Bassbone OD
Many players, including Bootsy Collins and Victor Wooten, rely on Radial for exceptional tone with or without an amplifier, and same goes with the Bassbone OD. It is a bass preamp pedal that provides you with two instrument input channels that feature passive EQ, level control, and low-frequency filter for sculpting your bass tone. Multiple outputs allow you to feed PA pre/post EQ, send a signal to a pedal, and connect to your amp on stage simultaneously with several instruments.
MOOER Baby Bomb
The Baby Bomb guitar effects pedal from budget stomp maker Mooer lets you inject 30W of pure power to push your guitar speaker cabinet into warm, tube-style overdrive territory. Controls are dead simple; there’s a presence switch for choosing between a warm and a bright sound and a volume dial to control the output level. Pair the Baby Bomb with your favorite Mooer or another brand’s preamp pedal to serve up a wall of sound. The Baby Bomb will work with any cab with an impedance of 8Ohm to 16Ohm.
Origin Effects RevivalDRIVE
The RevivalDRIVE is the first Origin Effects overdrive pedal. Origin Effects went straight to the source of legendary overdriven tone—the classic ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s non-master-volume valve amps. The RevivalDRIVE sports a full valve amp-esque signal path, including the power amp, phase inverter, preamp and rectifier stages, a speaker-emulating reactive load, and a synthesized mains power signal. Footswitchable Silicon Rectifier and Valve Rectifier channels include a comprehensive set of controls so you can adjust the gain, presence, low-end distortion, preamp voicing, and clean-to-overdriven break-up characteristics.
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.
Maxon TBO-9 True Tube Booster/Overdrive
The Maxon TBO-9 True Tube Booster/Overdrive employs a pre-tube configuration similar to the TOD-9. It includes the Dry Blend feature available in Maxon’s famed VOP-9 and OD820 overdrives. It consists of Boost, Drive, Level, and Tone knobs. The Boost control lets you adjust the tube gain level while the dual-purpose Drive knob increases saturation and blends clean signal and distorted sound. The TBO-9 combines overdrive and clean boost functionalities with a tube gain stage to give you a flexible tone-sculpting tool.
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.
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.
Blackstar LT Boost
Blackstar’s LT Boost overdrive pedal allows you to push your amp over the edge. Its patent-applied-for gain circuit brings you every tube-like tone and response you wish. Unlike other boost boxes that carry only one knob, the LT Boost provides three controls—BASS, GAIN, and TREBLE. The BASS and TREBLE knobs can function as a frequency boost or cut. Delivering anything from warm boost to pushed overdrive tones, the Blackstar LT Boost will surely give you the edge you need.
Greer Amps Special Request
The Special Request by Greer Amps is a single knob boost that adds character and color to your sound. An internal voltage and D-Style FET based preamp indicate that you get loads of power behind it, helping the Special Request pack a powerful tonal punch. The Special Request possesses elements of EQ and compression at some points when you roll its single knob. It stacks nicely with other pedals and helps any player achieve their full tonal potential.
Rowin TOP
Whether you plug it straight into your amp or put it directly behind a drive or dirt stomp, the LN-318 Top booster pedal from budget guitar effects pedal maker Rowin will juice up your signal to let you cut through the mix like a hot knife through butter. The LN-318 Top also gives you more control over your tone as it comes with a dedicated Tone pot and a two-way selector toggle that lets you switch between Mid and Normal modes.
Modulation Pedals
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.
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.
TC Electronic Stereo Chorus+
The TC Electronic SCF Stereo Chorus+ Pitch Modulator and Flanger features three distinct effects—pitch modulation, flange, and chorus—with comprehensive parameter control that allows you to effortlessly dial in the very sound that fits your needs, from intense vibrato/tremolo effects to heavy-duty flanging to the ultimate clean chorus. It boasts a silkiness unrivaled by digital gear. It also has an onboard preamp/line driver that lets it work in a full range of applications and also helps minimize signal loss along lengthy cables. Other features include remote bypass and an overload LED.
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.
Boss CE-2W Waza Craft Chorus
The Boss CE-2W Waza Craft Chorus takes the still-venerated sounds of the classic Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble, the first Boss pedal ever, and its successor, the CE-2, and then crams all of those gloriously spacious modulated effects into a single all-analog stompbox. A two-position toggle lets you switch between the CE-1’s chorus and vibrato effects and the CE-2’s classic chorus sound, while all-new analog circuitry adds more variable chorus depth to the former and stereo output to the latter.
Donner Alpha Bass
The Donner Alpha Bass is a mini effects chain that features three types of bass guitar effects, including a rich chorus, a versatile bass drive, and an opto-voiced compressor. Distinguished by its user-friendly form factor, portable size, and remarkable tone, the Alpha Bass is perfect for any music style. It features an LED indicator displaying the working state, buffer bypass that offers a transparent tone, and classic-voiced bass drive with a broad tonal range.
Electro-Harmonix Doctor Q
Small size, big funk tones. That’s what the DR. Q Nano envelope filter guitar effects pedal from Electro-Harmonix is all about. Its intuitive control layout is dead simple. A single knob controls the range while a Bass toggle lets you give your signal a quick low-end boost for some added oomph. The Dr. Q Nano is very responsive to your picking dynamics and guitar volume; giving you different and unique sounds depending on how hard you attack the strings.
Aguilar Filter Twin
The Filter Twin utilizes two similar filters sweeping in opposite directions—one down in frequency, the other up in frequency—to produce original filter tones or classic 70’s-inspired funk sounds. Two filters sweeping at once provide you a more natural, vocal quality and let you create expressive new sounds. Use the THRESHOLD control to determine the unit’s sensitivity to different playing styles, BLEND to adjust the mix between the filters, and VELOCITY controls to determine every filter’s speed.
Electro-Harmonix Micro Q-Tron
Elevate your sound to the funkiest of heights. The Micro Q-Tron Envelope Filter guitar effects pedal from Electro-Harmonix dishes out some of the grooviest wah effects known to man. Its internal envelope follower analyzes your unique picking dynamics playing to sweep the center of the envelope filter, giving you wahs that change dynamically depending on your pick attack. Controls are simple and intuitive, with three dials to set the filter mode, filter bandwidth, and drive amount.
EarthQuaker Devices Spatial Delivery V2
The Spatial Delivery isn’t your ordinary garden-variety envelop filter; with its latching and momentary switching features, this guitar effects pedal from EarthQuaker Devices gives you unprecedented control over your filter effects’ sound and tone. The Filter knob lets you sweep from Lowpass to Bandpass through to Highpass filter modes, the Range dial controls the response to your unique picking dynamics, and the Resonance control lets you serve up anything from subtle filter effects to balls-to-the-wall mayhem.
Death by Audio Evil Fuzz/Filter
The Evil Fuzz/Filter from Death by Audio sounds great with your guitar, synth, or amplified skateboard. It is absolutely psychotic destruction with blooming inverted compression. The CV/Expression in lets you adjust the filter in sync with an arpeggiating synth or manage it using an expression pedal. The Evil Filter is a combination of fuzz/filter with chaos factor that surpasses the sum of its chaotic parts. While you can use filtering and fuzz individually, the two effects are sonic co-conspirators.
TC Electronic Vortex Mini
Flanging has long been with music, utilized on anything from drums to vocals, but Edward Van Halen proved that the righteous place for flange is a guitar. The Vortex Mini Flanger from TC Electronic combines a vintage tape flange with the groundbreaking TonePrint technology, providing you with access to anything from customized rockstar sounds to through-zero flanges. It features everything exceptional about its big brother, the Vortex Flanger. Its ultra-compact chassis consumes hardly any space on your pedalboard.
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.
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.
NUX Flanger Core
The Flanger Core by NUX lets you pick between two kinds of flanger effect: Tape and Normal. It features a true bypass design, tone lock function for preventing incorrect operation and a preset save or recall. Effects like chilling vibrato, resonance modification, rotating speakers, jet sounds, and intensified studio flanging with two modes. The Flanger Core comes in an aluminum alloy enclosure, boasting solid construction. It consists of four control knobs: Feedback, Width, Depth, and Rate.
Koogo Mod Digital
The Mod Digital pedal from Koogo allows you to enjoy eleven distinct modulation effects—A.FILTER, B.TREMOLO, O.TREMOLO, PHASER, VIBRATO, U.VIBRATO, JET, S.CHORUS, T.CHORUS, P.FLANGER, and N.FLANGER. It is a fantastic pedal, leveraging a 32-bit high-performance DSP chip. Every tone is comparable. A range of modulation effects imparts musical color to your sound. The Mod Digital also consists of three function knobs labeled as Depth, Speed, and Level for setting the depth, speed, and level of the effect respectively.
Digitech Nautila
Create soothing rhythmic waves or unique tidal swirls with the DigiTech Nautila flanger and chorus pedal for your keyboard and electric guitar. It features Drift and Voice controls that let you add up to four flanger voices or eight chorus voices, and then combine and morph these waveforms at will. You can increase the modulation speed using the momentary footswitch. Individual Mix, Voices, Emphasis, Depth, and Speed controls shape your waves into soupy foam or clean curls. The Nautila’s rugged construction, stereo inputs and outputs, true bypass, and silent switching make it as practical as it is innovative.
Donner Pearl Tremor
The Pearl Tremor from Donner boasts a pure analog phase effect and produces a plump and warm sound. It carries a toggle switch that lets you choose between Vintage and Modern. It also features an LED indicator that shows you the working state and true bypass, which gives a transparent tone. The Pearl Tremor is packaged in a sturdy, aluminum-alloy chassis. It should not be used in direct sunlight, high humidity, high temperature, or subzero environments.
Koogo Digital Combination
The Digital Combination pedal by Koogo boasts classic 60s sound that brings you into a retro psychedelic trip. Packaged in a durable aluminum alloy shell, the Digital Combination carries Level, Speed, and Intense knobs, as well as a three-way toggle that allows you to choose between Phaser, Vibe, and Chorus modes. Select Chorus for a great standard chorus with psychedelic and warm chorus effect, Vibe for a classic 60s vibrato sound, and Phaser for a modern feeling phaser, deep and rich.
Koogo Phaser PPH-1
The Koogo Phaser features an all-analog phase effect, plump and warm sound. It carries a Speed knob and a toggle that lets you switch between Modern and Vintage modes. The Modern mode allows you to gain more depth to contemporary plump phaser effect, while Vintage takes you back to the 1970s with classic phaser effect. The Koogo Phaser is housed in a sturdy zinc alloy enclosure. It includes true bypass for transparent tone and LED indicator that tells you the working state.
Koogo Mod Digital
The Mod Digital pedal from Koogo allows you to enjoy eleven distinct modulation effects—A.FILTER, B.TREMOLO, O.TREMOLO, PHASER, VIBRATO, U.VIBRATO, JET, S.CHORUS, T.CHORUS, P.FLANGER, and N.FLANGER. It is a fantastic pedal, leveraging a 32-bit high-performance DSP chip. Every tone is comparable. A range of modulation effects imparts musical color to your sound. The Mod Digital also consists of three function knobs labeled as Depth, Speed, and Level for setting the depth, speed, and level of the effect respectively.
Dunlop Univibe
The Jimi Hendrix Uni-Vibe Chorus/Vibrato pedal from Dunlop gives you that signature chorusy, phasey, Leslie-sounding goodness utilized by Jimi in the late ’69/’70. It includes modern features such as a 9V power jack, true bypass switching, status LED, and pedalboard-friendly enclosure. The Uni-Vibe’s thick wash which permeates the landmark Band of Gypsys album is definitely among the most transcendent tones of all time. The Jimi Hendrix 70th Anniversary Tribute Series Univibe produces vintage tones at a fraction of the size of the Shin-ei unit used by Hendrix.
Marshall Regenerator
Give your pedalboard an extra dose of ambiance with the RG-1 Regenerator, a two-in-one chorus and phaser guitar effects pedal from tone masters Marshall. Think of it as the ‘80s sound crammed into a sturdy, compact stompbox. You get six easily customizable modes: chorus, M chorus, flanger, phaser, step phaser, and V vibe, with the latter two being particular standouts. Separate speed and depth dials let you tailor the RG-1 Regenerator’s sound to your exact tonal tastes, plus there’s a dedicated knob for controlling the effect’s intensity.
Wampler Latitude Deluxe
Much like its little brother the Latitude Standard, the Latitude Deluxe tremolo pedal boutique guitar effects stomp maker Wampler lets you dish out everything from shimmering vintage tremolo tones to modern helicopter chops, all at the highest sound quality possible thanks to its pure signal path. The Latitude Deluxe ups the ante with tap tempo controls, four time division options, and three wave forms you can switch between. Whether you want subtle and classy or in your face and nasty, the Latitude Deluxe can deliver.
Chase Bliss Audio Gravitas
The Chase Bliss Audio Gravitas is not your dime-a-dozen tremolo pedal. It can create a beautiful and unique tremolo sound that sits well in a mix. Boasting dual tremolo modes, discrete class A clean boost circuit, and famous Analog Devices AD823 op-amps for superior analog warmth and tonal clarity, the Gravitas is capable of things you have not heard a tremolo do. To control the boost circuit’s gain, adjust the DRIVE knob to your liking. You can run the Gravitas at 18V rather than the standard 9V if you seek more headroom and output out of it.
TC Helicon VoiceLive 3 Extreme
Boasting four times its predecessor’s memory, the VoiceLive 3 Extreme brings TC Helicon’s flexible all-in-one performance device to a whole new level. When you wish to sculpt and improve your vocals with beautiful-sounding onboard effects, craft realistic vocal harmonies, and process your guitar with effects and amp models built on TC Electronic’s famed TonePrint line, it can deliver. The feature-rich VoiceLive 3 Extreme provides you with innovative effects automation features, backing track storage, and USB import/export of loops.
JAM Pedals The Big Chill
The Big Chill is Jam Pedals’ flagship tremolo pedal boasting a slew of features that would bring you from the rich smooth tremolo sounds of old Fender amps to strobe-esque chop effects that can slice through just about any mix. Its thoughtful feature set and design are sure to inspire sonic adventurers across different music styles. You may also use the Big Chill as a clean boost. Simply roll the Depth knob to zero then set the Level to your liking. The Big Chill also pairs well with bass guitars.
J. Rockett Mr. Moto
A highly musical tremolo with very rich spring reverb, the J. Rockett Mr. Moto is all you wish your amp had built-in. It is an excellent multitasker for crowded pedalboards. You can run both the reverb and the tremolo individually or in tandem. Depth, Speed, and an adjustable waveshaper grant the tremolo effect an incredible range of tone-sculpting potential, from subtle and smooth to stuttering and clipped. Similar to your seminal standalone, Mr. Moto’s Verb control enables rapidly punching up the ambiance for solos.
MOOER Mod Factory Pro
The award-winning Mod Factory Pro is a massive step up from the Mod Factory MKII. It comes loaded with 16 modulation effects ranging from essentials like a chorus and a phaser through to the more far-out effects such as ring modulators and lo-fi filters. Each of its two modulation engines has its own footswitch, letting you mix and match them to your liking. The Mod Factory Pro also features tap tempo, expression pedal support, and true stereo output.
Voodoo Lab Micro Vibe
First designed as a rotating speaker simulator in 1968, the Uni-vibe has obtained legendary status on landmark recordings by Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix, and Robin Trower. The Micro Vibe by Voodoo Lab serves up the rich, psychedelic swirl of an authentic Uni-vibe. It is the sole Uni-vibe clone available within a portable, battery-operated pedal. It incorporates the original sine-wave oscillator, photocells, and incandescent lamp to capture the most authentic sound of any Uni-vibe copy.
TC Electronic Tailspin
The Tailspin Vibrato by TC Electronic serves up a ton of gorgeously-vintage vibrato tones within a stompbox. Boasting a pure analog, bucket-brigade design, the Tailspin Vibrato gives you anything from pitch-bendy, warped-vinyl tones to gentle wobbles to incredibly smooth slow or fast whirling-speaker organ sounds. A durable metal enclosure with dedicated Output, Input, and True Bypass indicates that the Tailspin Vibrato is both pedalboard-friendly and roadworthy. Grab one now for wave after wave of vintage goodness.
TC Electronic Viscous Vibe
The Viscous Vibe by TC Electronic is a marvelous vibe pedal that allows you to emulate the Shin-Ei Uni-Vibe’s iconic sound in a contemporary, portable piece of kit. It features spot-on accurate reproduction of the unique tones and dramatic swirls of the Shin-Ei Uni-Vibe plus the ease of a modern pedal. It is TonePrint-powered so you can beam beautiful signature tones into your pedal using the free TonePrint App. The Viscous Vibe comes in a durable die-cast metal chassis built for life on the road.
MOOER Mod Factory MKII
If modulation effects are what you’re looking for, you won’t go wrong with the Mod Factory MKII guitar effects pedal. This tiny wonder from budget-priced stomp creator Mooer packs 11 distinct modulation effects into its tiny, pedalboard-friendly chassis. It lets you dial in everything from a watery chorus to a dynamic auto wah and through to an extreme envelope ring effect. Three control knobs give you enough flexibility to create a wide range of lush sonic soundscapes for each effect mode.
Dunlop Uni-Vibe
The MXR Uni-Vibe Chorus/Vibrato gives you classic tones and textures with a more compact footprint, straightforward three-knob layout, and true bypass switching. It delivers the exact rich, chewy textures that players have utilized since the late 1960s. Designed with today’s gigging players in mind, the effect comes in a regular MXR housing—a fraction of the weight and size of the original. The MXR Uni-Vibe consists of Depth, Level, and Speed knobs that let you dial in the effect to your liking.
TC Electronic Shaker Mini
If you want some vibrato in your guitar tone, you have to check out the Shaker Mini Vibrato pedal from TC Electronic. The TonePrint technology allows you access to an infinite variety of vibrato effects, from mild flatters to mind-blowing modulation. The free TonePrint software editor is great for crafting your custom vibrato effects, and it is the key to unleashing this innovative pedal’s full potential. With a compact size that easily fits on your pedalboard, the Shaker Mini Vibrato will be a celebrated addition to your rig.
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.
CNZ Audio Octopus
Boasting the ability to recall preset settings and gain total control over your octave outputs, the CNZ Audio Octopus pedal is a must-have for any budding or seasoned guitarist. CNZ Audio is taking classic octave tones in its Octopus guitar effect pedal. The Octopus pedal offers a comprehensive range of octave settings which will fill your music in whatever way you wish and produce an astounding tone. When utilized properly, you may amplify your sounds and craft beautiful dynamic effects that will impress your audience and bandmates.
ZVex Jonny Octave
The Jonny Octave stomp from boutique guitar effects pedal company Zvex is as quirky as its name.This octave up pedal is designed to make single notes you play on your guitar sound like they’re actually being played further up the neck by one or two octaves. The Jonny Octave is clean and extremely transparent; you don’t have to worry about your core tone getting drowned out by the octave up effect. If you feel the octave volume pots don’t give you enough tone sculpting power, there are four internal gain trimpots that you can adjust for more tonal flexibility.
Dwarfcraft Devices Body Mod
The Dwarfcart Devices Body Mod guitar effect pedal is a Chorus, Flange, and Octave pedal all rolled into one–but with an extra twist! The Flux knob affects each modulation effect in wild and wonderful ways. In Chorus mode, it adds a bit of a feedback loop with an upper octave effect. In Flange mode, the Flux knob works as a resonance dial. In Octave mode, it lets you filter the effect’s parallel sub-octave and upper octave signals.
Behringer Ultra Octaver
The Behringer Ultra Octaver UO300 3-Mode Octaver guitar effects pedal puts your guitar on steroids, giving the notes you play some extra tonal muscle one and two octaves below their actual octave. The UO300’s Range knob lets you choose whether you want to beef up your high, middle, or low frequencies; the Direct knob lets you dial in how much of your original sound you want to shine through; and the Oct 1 and Oct 2 knobs control the lower octaves you wish to add.
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.
Timing, Dynamics & EQ Pedals
Vick Audio Hypocenter Delay
The Hypocenter Delay by Vick Audio is built around Princeton Technologies’ PT2399 chip. Though digitally based, the chip is usually utilized to simulate the sound of vintage analog-based delays. That delay will work equally great with a distortion unit before/after it in the pedal chain or a clean guitar signal. The Hypocenter Delay consists of controls for Repeats, Mix, Delay, and Volume. It can deliver up to 450ms delay time with an incredibly low noise distortion and repeats from one repeat to endless repeats.
Way Huge Aqua-Puss Analog Delay MkIII
The Aqua-Puss Analog Delay is renowned for its amazingly simple operation and bright, jangly repeats. Now, you can experience all that wholesome goodness in a Way Huge Smalls chassis that perfectly fits your pedalboard. The Aqua-Puss Analog Delay MkIII serves up vintage delay tones and tape-based echo. Featuring 20ms to 300ms of delay time on tap, this marvelous unit is all about tone thickening and old school slap-back. It consists of controls for Feedback, Delay, and Blend.
T-Rex Replay Box
The Replay Box Delay from T-Rex Engineering boasts sophisticated technology that yields an extremely studio-esque delay. It carries stereo in- and outputs, so you can maximize those stereo modulation boxes you occasionally step on. It also consists of a tap tempo footswitch, subdivision switch, and controls for Volume, Mix, Repeat, and Tempo. The Replay Box Delay comes in a relatively small form factor. It features up to three seconds of delay and analog dry signal. It yields a clear and pristine sound.
DOD Rubberneck
The DOD Rubberneck boasts twice the features with a neat double-wide chassis. It delivers more than a second of warm and musical all-analog repeats you desire, together with tails, tap-tempo, and subdivisions. Double concentric knobs provide you with individual control over the Modulation Rate and Depth as well as Tone and Gain of the delay. Double footswitches enable additional features such as momentary control of the dizzying pitch sweep of “Rubbernecking” and adjustable momentary control of oscillation. These extended functionalities are controlled by separate knobs that also serve as multi-color LED status indicators.
Supro Delay
The Supro Delay is an innovative, pure analog echo pedal leveraging a pair of MN3005 bucket brigade IC chips to give you sounds that range from 20ms slapback to 600ms of buttery vintage delay. Besides the Level, Repeats, and Time controls, the pedal also carries a newly-designed Filter knob that delivers band-pass and low-pass functions on one knob. Inspired by the heydays of recording to tape and analog pedals, the Delay has been designed by Howard Davis, the master engineer of the Pigtronix Echolution and the iconic late-70s EHX Deluxe Memory Man.
MOOER REECHO PRO
Budget stomp creator Mooer overdosed the awesome Reecho pedal on stompbox steroids to create the Reecho Pro, a dual footswitch delay and looper unit that doubles up on almost everything the original Recho could do. It features six distinct delay types: Digital, Analog, Real, Tape, Tube, and Galaxy. You can also layer on modulation, dynamic, and reverse effects to any of the aforementioned six. Plus, of course, there’s the 20-second loop function, tap tempo, EQ controls, and more.
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.
Mad Professor Kosmos
The Kosmos reverb guitar effects pedal from Mad Professor epitomizes the boutique pedal ethos by going above and beyond what a regular garden variety reverb stomp can do. It’s surprisingly feature-rich considering its small, pedalboard-friendly size. It’s packed with 11 reverb types, has a soft click footswitch that pulls double duty by triggering an “infinite” reverb effect when held down, a full complement of tone-shaping dials, and a unique Control knob that changes different parameters depending on the currently selected effect.
Fender Tre-Verb
The Fender Tre-Verb puts individual reverb and tremolo effects at your feet within a portable, user-friendly pedal. Fender has incorporated vintage reverb voicings based on its famed ’63 and ’65 spring reverb units as well as several tremolo modes to ensure you can achieve your ideal sound for your music. A comprehensive set of tone-shaping controls makes the Tre-Verb sonically versatile, while stereo inputs and outputs guarantee it is convenient to connect to any amp or pedalboard.
Old Blood Noise Endeavors Procession
Suitable for creating a science fiction soundtrack, the Procession by Old Blood Noise Endeavors features a unique combination of haunting reverb and three modulation settings. It seeks to inspire something different, risky, and fringe. Its intuitive controls run a variety of reverb soundscapes spanning from simple reverb to intricate Sci-Fi filtery echo strangeness. The Reverb and Mix controls adjust the reverb decay and blend of wet/dry signal, respectively. Depth and Speed dials correspond with the preferred modulation mode: Tremolo, Flange, or Filter.
Empress Effects Reverb
The Empress Effects Reverb is capable of lifelike imitations of spaces and never-before-heard surreal ambiances, represented with unparalleled sound quality. Sporting a tiny footprint, stereo ins/outs, and all controls at your fingertips, it strikes the right balance of convenience and control, excluding complicated menus. The versatile control port, presets, and MIDI enable a world of possibilities for live performances. Whether you want a realistic room, classic spring, or unique sonic flavors to widen your creativity, the Reverb has got you covered.
J. Rockett BOING
Crafted with the live club in mind, the Boing is part of the J. Rockett Tour Series pedal collection, which is built around convenience of use and simplicity of design. The Boing was planned to reproduce a classic reverb that was specially intended to cut through the mix and add some atmosphere to your tone. The Boing is a straightforward, single knob reissue of the Deluxe Reverb, and like several classic amps, it is only one knob for less or more reverb.
Big Joe B-308 CompBox
One of the later additions to Big Joe’s venerable B-300 series of guitar effects pedals, the all-analog B-308 CompBox is an optical compressor pedal that lets you add an extra layer of thickness to your sound and give it lengthy sustains. With its two-way Attack, Release, and Range switches as well as dedicated Tone, Compression, and Output knobs, the Big Joe B-308 CompBox is a genuinely versatile compressor that fits right at home in any pedalboard. The Big Joe B-308 CompBox comes with true bypass switching.
Diamond Bass Comp Jr
Just like the original BCP1, the Diamond Bass Comp Jr provides a similar high-quality optical compression as well as a simple yet efficient Tilt style EQ control featuring selectable center frequency (250Hz or 900Hz), increased frequency response and high headroom to fit various active or passive 4/5/6 string basses. All that within a more compact and pedalboard-friendly enclosure compatible with a broader selection of pedalboard power supplies. The Bass Comp Jr features true bypass operation, bi-color LED, and premium audio components.
Vox Snake Charmer Compressor
The Snake Charmer Compressor is another amazing pedal from Vox’s Cooltron series. Its tube compression circuitry delivers smoothing tone control for balancing out spikes and peaks while preserving the overall gain consistency. A Low/High switch allows you to select between two overall ratio levels. Gain reduction controls include release and attack. A Gain Reduction Indicator provides you visual cues of the results of your settings. Other features include a High-End Emphasis control to fine-tune the amount of compression placed over the guitar signal.
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.
Diamond Compressor
Recording studios usually employ rackmount vocal channels, a mic preamp, EQ, and compressor all within a single unit as the front end for vocal recording. The Diamond Compressor comes in a straightforward three-control package consists of Volume, Comp, and EQ knobs. It is Diamond’s take on a guitar channel, a tone and dynamics shaping tool for studio and live use with smooth opto-based compression, low-noise, ultra-linear signal buffering, and versatile tilt EQ.
TC Electronic Hypergravity Mini
Add an abundance of modern and classic compressors to your pedalboard with the HyperGravity Mini Compressor from TC Electronic. It leverages a sophisticated multi-band dynamics algorithm from TC Electronic’s System 6000, which has become the go-to dynamics tool for top producers for more than a decade. Dial in the perfect amount of sustain and compression with the Level, Attack, and Sustain knobs, or tap into TonePrint settings produced by leading artists. The HyperGravity Mini Compressor lets you capture virtually any compressed guitar tone you desire.
Tech 21 Q-Strip
All the vintage warmth, grit, and punch you recognize from legendary ‘60s and ‘70s sounds, laid right at your feet in the form of the Q\Strip direct input (DI) preamp and EQ box from Tech 21. This compact, road-tough DI gives you all the studio-grade tone shaping power of a 100% analog MOSFET circuit and four bands of EQ inspired by the most highly regarded of console recording modules. Whether you use it onstage or in the studio, the Q\Strip will make you sound good.
Alexander Pedals Equilibrium DLX
The Equilibrium DLX is Alexander Pedals’ newer vintage modulation pedal—evoking the wobbly, sputtery, buttery sounds of yesteryear. The vintage sounding Equilibrium DLX packs all the “mod cons” into a pedalboard-friendly unit. The Equilibrium DLX draws inspiration from vintage tremolos. Painted in a unique ‘50s style finish and featuring three different modes, it boasts a tremendous appeal in both its tone and look. The Mix, Depth, Rate, and Shape knobs give you better tonal control. The Equilibrium DLX offers only the finest in authentic retro trem/vibe tones.
Wampler EQuator
There are way too many cool guitar effects pedals available nowadays, so it’s easy to overlook one of the most essential ingredients in a good pedalboard: the EQ pedal. The EQuator from boutique guitar effects pedal maker Wampler, though, flat-out demands your attention with its ease of use and top-of-the-line feature set. Instead of the usual band sliders, the EQuator features fixed bass and treble pots plus two semi-parametric mid pots. Wampler even went ahead and marked the sweet spots for the latter two control knobs to make it even easier to dial in a great tone.
MXR 6-Band EQ
The Six Band EQ from MXR grants you control over all the fundamental guitar frequencies, with every slider capable of providing 18dB of boost or cut. It is perfect for producing scooped-mid rhythm tones with massive low end. The Six Band EQ can remove onstage feedback and impart natural-sounding warmth to a quack acoustic pickup. You may also utilize it in the effects loop of your amp for a massive, customizable lead boost. The Six Band EQ is great for pickups on acoustic guitars.
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.
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Utility Pedals
Korg Pitchblack Custom (Red)
Add a readable and precise tuner to your pedalboard with the Pitchblack Custom by Korg. It features a limited edition vivid red finish and sturdy, compact design that makes it convenient to incorporate into your setup. The Pitchblack Custom’s three-dimensional display is bright enough for daylight use, but its detail and spacing is also suitable for dim stages. It boasts extreme 0.1-cent precision that guarantees you get the closest tuning achievable. It also features four display modes: Regular A, Regular B, Strobe, and Half Strobe.
Digitech LUXE
If you want to beef up your tone without that weird warbling effect from a flanger or chorus, you need to see the DigiTech Luxe. The Luxe is an astounding unison/detuning pedal that sounds fantastic on your bass or guitar. It allows you to blend a slightly detuned input with the dry signal to produce a constant thickening sound identical to the studio technique of double tracking. Whether you are playing chords or single notes, the Luxe delivers a solid, rich, and true pitch-detuning effect.
Korg Pitchblack Mini (Black)
Bassists and guitarists worldwide love Korg’s Pitchblack pedal tuners for their design, quality, and durability. While the Pitchblack mini comes in a tinier, sleek package, it possesses all of its exceptional tuner functionalities. It boasts a large LED screen with excellent visibility and supports battery operation despite its small size. The Pitchblack mini contains stabilizers to avoid overturning. It also features a high tuning precision of +/- 0.1 cents. Small yet powerful, the Pitchblack mini can satisfy your demands.
Xvive PT-05 Pedal Tuner
Xvive’s PT05 chromatic tuner pedal is built to be unobtrusive but easy to see when you do need to use it. Its small chassis makes it easy to find space for it on any pedalboard, while its color display lets you tune your guitar without having to bend over and squint. Whether you’re playing on a dark stage, outdoors on the street, or in the comfort of a studio, you’ll be able to tune your instrument quickly and painlessly. It’s small, speedy, and straightforward—the three S’s that make for a great chromatic tuner pedal.
TC Electronic Polytune Noir Mini 2
The original PolyTune Noir has set the benchmark for how supercool a tuner could be with its sleek black appearance and compact design. Now the PolyTune 2 Noir is a portable tuner featuring strobe, chromatic, and polyphonic tuning for quick and precise tuning. It comes with an ambient light detector and an ultra-bright 109-LED display that give you a clear and instant readout in any viewing condition. It loads the most groundbreaking tuning technology into an ultra-compact chassis sporting a basic black paint job.
Rowin Power Tuner
Whether you’re practicing, recording, or performing, it’s important to always make sure that you instrument is in tune. LT-920 Power Tuner from budget guitar effects pedal manufacturer Rowin is fast tuner with a large display whose chassis is small enough to fit even the most crowded pedalboards. Not only that, but it also pulls double duty as a power supply. The LT-920 Power Tuner can provide power to up to six 100mA pedals and upt to two 500mA pedals.
Electro-Harmonix 95000
Sporting six mono tracks and one stereo mixdown track per loop plus two input jacks that can handle almost any type of signal source, the Electro-Harmonix 95000 Performance Loop Laboratory is a true sonic sandbox in which loop aficionados can play around. The included 16GB Micro SD card lets you record up to 100 different loops spanning a total length of up to 375 minutes. You can use the 95000 as either a tabletop unit or a floor-based pedal.
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.
Koogo Loop Station
A beautiful and powerful pedal, the Loop Station by Koogo allows you ten minutes of looping, infinite overdubs, delete, redo, and undo functions. It lets you select between Normal, Reverse, and 1/2 Speed modes. The Normal mode gives you normal loop speed, Reverse offers reverse play, while 1/2 Speed delivers half-speed playback recording. The Loop Station comes in a mini, convenient, and sturdy aluminum alloy enclosure. It includes true bypass and an LED indicator that displays the looper status.
Pigtronix Infinity Looper
The Pigtronix Infinity is arguably the most musical looping pedal in the market. Exceptionally powerful and versatile but still easy to use, the Infinity Looper establishes a new world standard for latency-free looping. Pigtronix’s revolutionary looping platform delivers quick record, dub, playback, redo and undo, on two stereo loop pairs configurable in different ways. Besides its performance friendly feature set and unparalleled speed, the Infinity Looper sounds marvelous due to its discreet analog limiter stages, 24bit/48kHz HD recording engine, and transparent analog pass-through.
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.
Digitech Jam Man
DigiTech’s JamMan Stereo Looper boasts the ability to save 35 minutes of CD-quality loops within 99 internal memories and an SD memory card expansion slot that allows you to store more than 16 hours of material in an added 99 slots. It also includes reverse playback, true stereo looping, and a mic input making it suitable for DJ applications and backing tracks. The JamMan Stereo has USB connectivity and will sync to the JamManager XT software which organizes and records your JamMan Stereo loops to your Mac or PC.
Chase Bliss Warped Vinyl HiFi
Improving on the fan-favorite mkII version, the Chase Bliss Audio Warped Vinyl HiFi is the answer to all of your vibrato and chorus concerns. It features various updates from the earlier versions, including a redesigned tone circuit, a lag knob for rich chorus tones, lower noise, and opportunities for brighter and more transparent tones. The newly created hold, tone, and lag controls allow you to produce brighter, lusher, more shimmering chorus and vibrato tones than ever before.
Mission Engineering EXP1-PRO
Boasting a sturdy, all-metal construction, the Mission Engineering EXP1-PRO is a professional quality expression pedal compatible with expression pedal inputs on keyboards, MIDI controllers, multi-effect units, and stompboxes. It carries an input level knob that enables adjustment of minimum level from zero to 80%. The EXP-1-PRO incorporates a custom made 10K Ohm linear, wholly sealed potentiometer that works nicely with various devices, and is rated at over a million operations for durability and excellent response.
Caline Pure Sky Overdrive
The Caline CP-12 Pure Sky Overdrive guitar effects pedal is a modded version of the Paul Cochrane Timmy Overdrive stompbox. Eschewing the toggle switch of the pedal it’s based on, the CP-12 provides great higher end with excellent tonal clarity. It can be used as a versatile four-knob overdrive or as an EQ pedal with surprising levels of precision in cutting and boosting your guitar signal. The Caline CP-12 Pure Sky Overdrive comes with a true bypass feature.
Strymon Timeline
Explore your creativity with the TimeLine from Strymon. It serves up twelve distinct delay machines, each with far-reaching control of sonic character and vibe. You may go from clear and crisp, studio-grade digital delays to the fluctuating and saturated sounds of tape delay machines. Capture fuzzy and warm analog style repeats to sparkling, crystalline, and shimmery ice delays. Tweak to your liking and record up to 200 presets of your favorite sounds. Top it off with a routable, 30-second stereo looper and full MIDI implementation, and you are en route to delay bliss.
Source Audio Vertigo
Enjoy three distinct tremolo effects with the Vertigo Tremolo pedal from Source Audio. Normal tremolo gives you a divine regeneration of the thumping “opto trem” amplitude modulation seen in old-school Blackface Fenders. Harmonic revitalizes the unforgettable sway of the early 60s Fender Super’s “Vibrato” effect. Ultimately, the sweetly overdriven Bias tremolo simulates the swampy “bias wiggle” of vintage tube bias modulation. The Vertigo Tremolo is taking the tonal possibilities further with its Shape control, which lets you morph the LFO wave shape from square to opto or sine to saw tooth.
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.
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.
JHS Pedals Mute Switch
Whether it is for silent tuning, at rehearsals, or between songs, you need the ability to silence your rig. Housed in a compact enclosure that consumes minimal pedalboard real estate, the Mute Switch by JHS Pedals allows you to cut your signal down to dead silence with a mere tap of a toe. It also features a handy LED that indicates if the switch has been engaged. When you plug your instrument into a JHS product like the Mute Switch, you are tapping into a passion and care that rare manufacturers put into their devices.
Boss FS5U Unlatched Footswitch
The Boss FS-5U is a compact, lightweight, and durable momentary or non-latching footswitch built to withstand even the roughest and toughest of tours and stages. Plug the FS-5U into any guitar effects pedal that has external footswitch compatibility, and you can engage that pedal’s effect only for as long as you keep your foot on the switch. The FS-5U is the perfect non-latching footswitch for getting those insane solo-punctuating sustains or hitting precisely-timed spot delays.
DigiTech RP1000
Get added control to express yourself at will with the DigiTech RP1000. It is the most advanced DigiTech guitar effects pedalboard system yet, featuring a killer collection of 200 presets and 160 effects to produce a tremendous range of tones. The RP1000 provides you with all the necessary tools from practice to recording. It integrates with your stompboxes and into your amp, not the other way around. It features exclusive Stompbox and Amp loops and does not interfere with your tone.
Lehle Little Lehle II
The Little Lehle II Looper Switcher fits in any pedalboard setup. It is a genuine true bypass switcher/looper which you can use as a simple A/B box or to manage an effects loop. It lets you route your guitar signal to two amplifiers and change between them. You may plug in both your backup guitar and your main axe, and change instruments at any time. Add the Little Lehle II to your setup, and you will wonder how you survived without it.
Morley Mini Classic Switchless Wah
A classic Morley wah sound in a small and affordable package. The Mini Classic Switchless Wah boasts all of Morley’s signature features: a classic wah tone powered by an MQ2 inductor, Electro-Optical circuitry so you don’t have to worry about worn out pots, silky smooth switchless operation, and True-Tone Bypass Buffer. If you’re looking for your first wah effects pedal—or even your first Morley wah—you won’t go wrong with the Morley Mini Classic Switchless Wah
Truetone Pure Tone
Before it changed its name to Truetone, Visual Sound had been making guitar effects pedals for two decades. Among the many innovations it created was the buffer circuit in its pedal releases. Now, under the Truetone moniker, that very same buffer circuit has been made available in pedal form. Put it first in your effects chain and the Truetone Pure Tone Buffer pedal will eliminate cable capacitance and tone suck, common headaches for musicians with long guitar cables.
TC Electronic Bonafide Buffer
Joining TC Electronic’s renowned collection of mini pedals, the Bonafide Buffer is another essential tone tool that will help you win the battle against treble loss due to massive pedalboards and lengthy cable runs. This no-frills pure analog buffer provides you with a 1K ohm output and 1M ohm input so your instrument’s signal can flow freely through your chain. You get an unaltered and transparent tone just like you would when you connect directly to your amp. The Bonafide Buffer serves as your natural gateway to a strong tone.
ammoon Clean Buffer
Housed in a compact, heavy-duty zinc-aluminium alloy body, ammoon’s Mini Clean Buffer pedal sounds amazing no matter how many pedals you utilize. It includes 1/4” monaural input and output jacks, pure signal path, and ON/OFF LED indicator light. The Mini Clean Buffer pedal is the remedy for weak guitar sound resulting from using multiple pedals. It reduces the loss of guitar signal and tone efficiently. It addresses capacitance issues by delivering the perfect input impedance for your rig. You can now utilize effect pedals, long cable, and speakers with your guitar without experiencing signal degradation.
Radial Elevator
Spec’d from fully discrete circuitry, the Radial Elevator injects a dose of added versatility to your whole guitar rig. It breaks down aptly into two sections: a footswitchable clean boost on the output side and buffer on the input side. The buffer provides you with three modes, including true bypass, flat buffer, and drive setting for some extra gain if necessary. Unlike many buffer pedals, the Elevator has a variable load control that allows you to achieve the cleanest sound possible.
Dophix Buffer
Use the Dophix Buffer to prevent signal loss when employing long cables or multiple effects connected in cascade. It may also be utilized as impedance matching for several pedal connections. The Dophix Buffer is extremely useful for thwarting and improving the background noise, increasing the noise/signal ratio. Each Dophix product is different and handcrafted in its Florence laboratory. The Dophix team oversees every stage of production and testing to ensure the best quality. Dophix manufactures high-quality products based on the universally recognized philosophy of “Made in Italy.”
Empress Effects Buffer Plus
The Buffer+ by Empress Effects features an incredibly handy set of features that will make your life a little better. Switchable clean boost, noise filters, input loading, and input pads are all potent tools you can find on the Buffer+. It was constructed to become the perfect I/O interface for your pedalboard while keeping the highest fidelity of your guitar signal. It will eliminate the signal loss caused by long, unbuffered cable runs, guaranteeing that your tone stays unaffected by your cables.
MOSKY Noise Reduction
The Noise Gate is budget guitar effects pedal maker Mosky Audio’s offering to those musicians who are having headaches dealing with unwanted buzzes, hisses, and hums in their signal. It takes you guitar’s dry signal and eliminates the noise level by up to 26dB within your effects loop. You can set the minimum volume threshold where the pedal’s functions kick in via a dedicated Gate knob. Just dial in your preferred threshold, hit the footswitch, and enjoy noise-free playing.
MXR Smart Gate
Whether you need to silence your chain of stompboxes or tame your hissing high-gain amp, the MXR Smart Gate has got you covered. This ingenious tool is armed with three selectable noise reduction ranges to manage just about any signal type. The Smart Gate bites down on sizzle and hum but allows the tiniest detail of your playing through. It possesses an uncanny capability to sense when and how fast to engage. It also boasts an incredibly clean circuitry, precise threshold trigger, and hardwire bypass.
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.
Pigtronix Gatekeeper
The Gatekeeper from Pigtronix is a lightning-fast, studio-grade noise gate pedal that eliminates any unwanted noise from your rig. Carrying Threshold and Release time controls, the Gatekeeper gives you 100% attenuation with unparalleled response time, making it the most efficient and valuable noise gate pedal available. It leverages high-speed JFET circuitry to fully get rid of hiss, buzz, hum, and other non-musical sounds from your signal path. The Gatekeeper will let you crank up your volume without worrying about hearing the disgusting 60-cycle hum or white noise common to high gain rigs.
Donner Noise Killer
The Noise Killer is arguably one of the most competitive noise gate pedals you can find on a limited budget. It delivers the core performance and features that are essential for a decent pedal of this kind. It lets you choose between Hard and Soft modes, which provide hard effect and soft effect of noise reduction respectively. The threshold range goes from -70dB to +10dB. The Noise Killer comes in an aluminium-alloy enclosure, and like many great effector pedals, it also features a true bypass function.
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.
Digitech Jamman Solo XT
After inventing looping many years back, the DigiTech JamMan Solo XT gives you the ultimate stereo looping experience. Increase the energy in your performance and gain new inspiration with almost infinite loops. Smooth transitions between looped phrases make the Solo XT an indispensable device for performing and composing. It features ten pre-loaded drum loops from Pat Mastelotto. Enjoy the stereo looping experience you desire from simple backing loops to complex loop layers with your band or by yourself. Polish your performance with Auto-Quantize, Auto-Record, three Stop modes, and adjustable BPMs.
Digitech TRIOPLUS
The DigiTech Trio+ is among the most impressive performance, writing, and practice tools for guitarists. This simple-to-use guitar pedal is built on DigiTech’s famed Trio technology which listens to your playing and instantly plays drum and bass accompaniment. The Trio+ gives you five additional genres for achieving the perfect feel. You select a genre and style variation, then start playing. The Trio+ pedal also includes three bass line modes that will fit any style of music you are playing.
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.
MOOER Groove Loop
Budget pedal maker brings together the Micro Looper and the Micro Drummer into one affordable, pedalboard-friendly guitar effects pedal. The Groove Loop makes for the perfect portable jamming companion, letting you use its looper and drum machine features either independently or simultaneously. The looper features 20 minutes of recording time and can sync automatically with the drum track. The drum machine comes with eight groove styles, each of which has two variations for a total of 16 different grooves.
Joyo JAM BUDDY (Black)
There are a lot of guitar multi-effects processor units that have headphone jacks now. The Jam Buddy from Joyo one-ups them all by having both a headphone jack and built-in speakers. The Jam Buddy’s two 2” 4W speakers have enough power for a quick practice session without bothering the neighbors, and its rechargeable battery will let you extend the jam session to up to three hours. The Jam Buddy also features footswitchable clean and OD channels, a built-in delay, and Bluetooth connectivity for playing along to an audio track.
NUX MFX-10
The MFX-10 boasts 55 models overall (you may use as much as eight simultaneously), vintage three-band passive EQ for each amp model, 19 classic amp and pedal models with A/B channel switching, and parametric EQ with additional mid-frequency sweep control for pedals. Twelve cabinet models give you two distinct modes for a guitar amp or mixer/PA input. The MFX-10 also features an inbuilt drum machine with CD quality PCM sounds, and 72 presets: 36 user plus 36 factory presets. The A/B switch lets you utilize up to 144 presets.
Other Pedals
Ernie Ball WAH
It’s dead easy to use the Ernie Ball 6185 Wah guitar effects pedal. It takes just two steps: step one, plug guitar jack in; step two, sound great. The 6185 Wah pedal is built to sound amazing no matter the footswitch setting so you’ll get highly musical wah effects whether you rock it or you cock it. With its sweet and smooth Kevlar drive, 12-degree foot sweep, and rugged construction, the 6185 Wah is pure joy for wah lovers to use.
Morley Mini Michael Amott Wah
Morley has gone and captured metal legend Michael Amott’s favorite wah tone and sweep and bottled it in the form of the Mini Michael Amott Wah effects pedal. Built to handle Amott’s brutal high-gain tone, the Mini Michael Amott Wah sounds as good as it looks. This pedalboard-friendly mini wah features Morley’s signature electro-optical circuit design, True-Tone Bypass Buffer, and switchless operation. Pedals with the epic blood spatter and Arch Enemy-inspired Morley logo are limited to 500 pieces worldwide.
Boss PW-3 Wah
A wah pedal built like a tank but doesn’t eat up too much of your precious pedalboard real estate? That’s the Boss PW-3 Wah pedal in a nutshell. The PW-3 features a newly-developed Rich mode that packs a wah voice that manages to keep the fullness and low-end definition typically when using by pedals powered by the average wah circuit. For a more traditional, classic wah tone, just flip the two-position toggle on the rear panel from Rich to Vintage.
Fulltone Clyde Standard Wah
Based on the hugely influential Clyde McCoy wahs Vox put out in the late ‘60s, the Fulltone Clyde Standard Wah is an express train to Hendrix-style wah-wah bliss. The Clyde Standard’s circuitry is almost entirely identical to the “Signature” Clyde McCoy wah Jimi Hendrix used on “Electric Ladyland”, down to the ‘60s Vox-type inductor. The only big change is the addition of an internal hand-adjustable bass and gain knob for additional tonal control. The sturdy and versatile Clyde Standard has all the makings of a classic wah pedal with a truly classic sound.
Vox V846-HW
The famed V846 returns better than ever as the V846-HW hand-wired wah wah pedal. It is the ultimate wah wah pedal for tone enthusiasts, boasting top-grade components and hand-wired turret board construction. While its iconic tone is undeniable, the V846-HW was not built merely to repeat history, but to create new chapters. Each of its component, including the capacitors, resistors, potentiometer, and inductors, has been meticulously picked for supreme fidelity and tone. It also incorporates a tone-preserving true bypass.
Xvive V17 Singing Autowah
Xvive’s Singing Autowah is the perfect tool for adding both slow and fast staccato effects and funked out wah tones to your sound, whether you’re rocking a guitar or bass. You get a dynamic wah effect on your strums and funky twangs when soloing. Even better, it has a quick auto-reset envelope so you don’t leave the effect behind when you’re blazing through a solo. Its small size makes it ideal for crowded and go-bag style pedalboards, but that also means you need a compatible DC power supply to get this pedal going.
Mooer Acoustikar
The Mooer Acoustikar does just what you’d expect a pedal with that name to do: give your electric guitar the strummy, woody sound of an acoustic. It shines at giving your guitar signal the shortened, glassy resonance that characterizes a good acoustic guitar. Of the Acoustikar’s three modes, Standard is pretty much your basic acoustic sound. The sound of a full-body dreadnought guitar is simulated by Jumbo mode. A Piezo mode rounds out the three voicings.
Rowin Ocean Verb
The LEF-3800 Ocean Verb earns its name thanks to the watery reverberations it conjures up. This compact and extremely affordable stompbox from budget guitar effects pedal manufacturer Rowin is a versatile workhorse. It features a full complement of Mix, Tone, and Decay pots for shaping the reverb effect, of which there are three selectable via a three-way toggle switch: Room, Spring, and Shimmer. If you want to add depth and dimension to your tone, you won;t go wrong with the LEF-3800 Ocean Verb.
ammoon AROMA
Can’t be bothered to pack an acoustic guitar along with your electric? Go unplugged in a single stomp with the ammoon AROMA AAS-5 Acoustic Guitar acoustic simulator pedal. This pedal comes with three guitar modes—Piezo, Standard, and Jumbo—and has dedicated knobs for controlling volume, gain, and the body resonance of the acoustic guitar you’re simulating. The AROMA AAS-5 also features true bypass, letting your guitar signal pass straight to the amp without losing tonal integrity, strength, or frequency.
Mooer Woodverb
The Woodverb from budget stompbox maker Mooer is a reverb guitar effects pedal tuned specifically for expanding the tonal palettes of acoustic guitars. The Woodverb comes with three reverb modes, all selectable via a three-position toggle switch. First is the classic, lush space of the pedal’s magnificent plate reverb. The second mode adds a subtle chorus effect to the reverb. The third and final mode adds mild filtering into the mix for a snappier attack.
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.
NUX PA-2
While the NUX PA-2 Acoustic G-EFX can comfortably fit in your palm, it is loaded with ten professionally-designed effects models. It enables an extensive range of tonal character of your acoustic guitar. You can conveniently dial up a tone thanks to its user-friendly buttons and knobs as well as bright LCD. The PA-2 boasts three acoustic guitar sound simulations and improves the sound according to the simulation of the guitar body type. You may choose one of the three “Body” simulations and set up your sound by three-band EQ, delay, compressor, reverb, and chorus effects.
Source Audio Soundblox Multiwave Bass Distortion
The Source Audio Soundblox 2 Multiwave Bass Distortion features all the low-end preserving fuzz and distortion tones of the original unit, repackaged in a portable, cast-aluminum chassis. It has 23 non-traditional and traditional synth-esque effects plus a three-band tone control, two user presets, Clean Boost mode, independent Clean and Distortion Mix controls, a three-level noise gate, Universal Bypass, as well as a multi-function input compatible with Hot Hand, MIDI, or the Source Audio Dual Expression Pedal.
JAM Pedals Red Muck Bass
The Red Muck by Jam Pedals is a fuzz/distortion pedal inspired by the ’71 triangle and Red Army/Civil War Muffs. Together with Jam Pedals’ individual touch, the outcome boasts a pronounced midrange, thicker low end, smoother sound, and increased tonal flexibility thanks to the broader range of the Tone control. The Mix knob lets you discover your preferred Dry/Wet signal ratio, while the second footswitch makes it a two gain stage pedal. As a circuit, the Red Muck is already bass-ready, but Jam Pedals added a wet/dry control for the Bass version.
MXR Bass Distortion
The nasty sound of the MXR Bass Distortion comes in two flavors, selectable using the SIL/LED switch. The LED setting utilizes LEDs for a beautiful gain bump and more wide-open sound, while the default SIL setting leverages silicon clipping diodes for a biting, aggressive sound and a hint of compression. The Bass Distortion was co-designed with Fuzzrocious Pedals founder Ryan Ratajski, taking a popularly raunchy sounding distortion circuit and tweaking it for modern bassists. It includes Dist, Tone, Wet, and Dry knobs.
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.
TC Electronic Spectradrive
The SpectraDrive Bass Preamp and Line Driver packs some of TC Electronic’s most sought-after tone-shaping options: a clean, powerful, modifiable, transformer-balanced DI and an arsenal of intelligent practice features into one enclosure. The four-band EQ makes short work of fixing all tonal deficiencies in your instrument or creating a certain aesthetic. SpectraComp (compression) and TubeDrive (drive/distortion) sections provide you with almost endless options to transform your tone. An inbuilt BonaFide Buffer ensures your signal stays full and bright amid lengthy cable runs.
Keeley Bassist Limiting Amplifier
Clear up and control your bass tone with the Bassist Limiting Amplifier effects pedal from Keeley Electronics. The Bassist’s accurate VCA-style compression is like having an affordable studio-grade compressor and limiter for your bass with you all the time, whether you’re in-studio or onstage. Use the Bassist as a compressor to give your tone extra punch, as a limiter to keep your amp from edging into distortion territory, or just use it as a clean boost.
Big Joe Volume
The Big Joe B-602 Volume guitar effects pedal is a uniquely-buffered active design volume pedal featuring true bypass. A three-way switch lets you choose between three operation modes: the normal classic buffered volume mode, a -12db cut mode that gives you finer volume control, or a customizable Program mode that lets you dial in the precise dB parameters you want, from 6db to 18db of gain and -6bd to max signal off cut. The Big Joe B-602 Volume can handle both high and low impedance signal loads.
T-Rex Replay Box
The Replay Box Delay from T-Rex Engineering boasts sophisticated technology that yields an extremely studio-esque delay. It carries stereo in- and outputs, so you can maximize those stereo modulation boxes you occasionally step on. It also consists of a tap tempo footswitch, subdivision switch, and controls for Volume, Mix, Repeat, and Tempo. The Replay Box Delay comes in a relatively small form factor. It features up to three seconds of delay and analog dry signal. It yields a clear and pristine sound.
Boss FV-30H
Built like a tank and small enough to save valuable real estate on your pedalboard, the Boss FV-30 series of foot volume pedals is the epitome of the workhorse volume pedal. These volume pedals built using 100-percent professional-grade, aluminum die-cast units with smooth pivot action that registers even the most subtle of volume changes. The Boss FV-30H foot Volume pedal is a high-impedance pedal with a built-in tuner specially designed to handle direct guitar or bass connections.
Mission Engineering VM-Pro (Red)
Housed in a fiery red chassis, the VM-PRO by Mission Engineering is the most sophisticated volume pedal you will find. It addresses several common issues with volume pedals, which result in mismatching and tone sucking problems. It works with your baritone, bass, electro-acoustic, or electric guitars. The VM-PRO is also compatible with other electric and acoustic instruments such as steel guitars, electronic keyboards, and instrument microphones. It incorporates compatibility switches for utilization with passive/active pickups as well as fuzz 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.
Boss FV-50L Stereo Volume
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 exactly what you’re looking for. The Boss FV-50L Stereo Volume pedal is the line’s low-impedance stereo model built to directly control keyboards and other guitar effects pedals. 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.
Source Audio Reflex Universal Expression Controller
The Reflex Universal Expression Controller from Source Audio serves as a standalone command center for your every expression pedal need. This programmable expression pedal can control DAW software via USB and connect to any rack system, effects pedal, or synthesizer with an expression or MIDI jack. Its outputs include a USB port, MIDI five-pin DIN in/out connectors, three 1/4 ” analog expression outs, and the proprietary 1/8″ Sensor Out. The Reflex is capable of sending six LFO wave shapes with expression control over the depth, beat division, or modulation speed.
Zoom FP02M
Get a pitch bender, a wah pedal, and a volume pedal in one with the FP02M expression pedal from Zoom. Plug it into your bass effects device or guitar to add real-time command over the pitch, wah, or volume, as well as effect parameters like distortion gain, modulation rate, and reverb or delay level. Sturdy enough for the road, the FP02M comes in a metal enclosure and includes a ¼” to ¼” connection cable. It works with various Zoom effects processors.
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.
Mission Engineering SP-H9 Eventide
Thanks to the SP-H9 Eventide from Mission Engineering, you can now optimize your H9 Harmonizer. Connects to your H9 via a single TRS cable, this pedal calibrates smoothly with the H9 and provides pitch transitions and delay without glitch through an expression controller with an integrated switch. For added flexibility, the SP-H9 Eventide is fitted with a jack for an external AUX switch. Jointly developed by Eventide and Mission, the SP-H9 will make your H9 Harmonizer even better.
Tapestry Audio Bloomery Passive Volume Pedal (White)
Conserve valuable pedalboard space with the compact, convenient to use, and efficient Bloomery passive volume pedal from Tapestry Audio. It includes some very unique differences from a standard volume control pedal. Its portable size necessitates less space while remaining comfortable for your foot. It has been machined out of steel for a tough, solid feel. Direct shaft drive and slide potentiometer eradicate the need for pesky strings. The passive model lets you convert the tuner output into an expression output.
Dunlop DVP4
Manage your FX parameters and volume without congesting your pedalboard with the Dunlop DVP4. Thanks to its ability to do everything the bigger DVP3 does at half the size, you no longer have to skimp on functionality or durability to conserve space. The DVP4 is just as sturdy and solidly constructed with an aggressive non-slip tread, lightweight aluminum enclosure, and Dunlop’s patented Low Friction Band-Drive for consistent performance and seamless range of motion. For supreme precision and comfort, its rocker tension is adjustable.
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.
Danelectro BK-1 Big Spender Spinning Speaker
The Danelectro BK-1 Big Spender Spinning Speaker guitar effect pedal is the perfect rotary speaker stompbox for musicians working with a very tight budget. Separate Volume and Treble knobs keep the simulated rotary speaker effect from becoming just another mishmash of phaser, chorus, and vibrato effects. A dedicated Speed knob and a Ramp switch separate from the main Effect switch simulate the speeding up / slowing down sounds of a real Leslie speaker for a greasy, gritty, shimmering rotary speaker effect.
Two Notes Torpedo Captor 16
The 16 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.
JOYO CAB BOX
Calling the Joyo Cab Box an amp modeler and IR loader is technically accurate, but it does so much more that it stretches the definition. You get four different tube amp models, 20 cabinet models, and 11 classic mic models. Tweak the model parameters, load up to 30 impulse response (IR) files, and then save all your personal presets in up to 128 cab memory slots. The Cab Box also comes with a three configurable five-band post-EQs for guitar, bass & parametric.
Joyo Golden Face
It’s tiny, it’s tuney, but the British-flavored crunch Joyo packed into the Ironman JF-308 Golden Face guitar effects pedal is anything but loony. This extremely small pedal that you can literally carry in your front pocket serves up massive Marshall stack sounds for rocking any audience to their knees. One issue that really small pedals usually face is the control knobs getting accidentally stepped on and mangled. The JF-308 Golden Face fixes that by using a flip cover to keep them safe.
Joyo Rushing Train
The JF-306 Rushing Train guitar effects pedal from Joyo is all about big Vox sound, specifically that of Vox’s much-loved Night Train amp series. With four dedicated control knobs for tone shaping, you get pure British-flavored tube amp crunch that’s highly sensitive to picking dynamics. As part of Joyo’s Ironman line, the JF-306 Night Train is small enough to fit in your front pocket and features a flip cover to keep your control dial settings safe.
DigiTech Dirty Robot
The Dirty Robot Stereo Mini-Synth from DigiTech empowers you to transform your bass or guitar into an industrial-strength booty-shaking device. It presents a broad array of controls to reshape and mangle your sound into something new. This metallic monster consists of seven controls, two distinct voices, and a new Drift knob which lets you morph and combine Octave, Sub, and Square waveforms instantly. By merely spinning a knob, an extensive range of cyborg sounds can already come to life.
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.
WMD Geiger Counter Pro
This is the future of digital dirt. WMD’s Geiger Counter boutique distortion guitar effects pedal delivers a cornucopia of dirt tones, from the classic and recognizable to some insanely twisted, octave folded lo fi fuzz that brings to mind the irradiated wind that follows in the wake of a mushroom cloud. The Geiger Counter Pro is the evolved version of the Geiger Counter that crawls out of that radiation fallout. It ups the number of wavetables to 512 in total, has a wavetable morphing feature, comes with 16 switchable presets, and is even upgradeable via USB..
EarthQuaker Devices Bit Commander V2
The Bit Commander is EarthQuaker Devices’ love letter to old-school 8-bit beeps and primitive synth sounds. It features four octaves of vintage square wave synth tones which you can sculpt to sonic perfection by adding or subtracting octaves. The Bit Commander lets you easily make your guitar sound like a whole squad of analog synths with a single stomp. The V2 release builds on the original by adding soft-touch relay-based switching for truly silent operation.
TC Helicon Talkbox Synth Pedal
The Talkbox Synth pedal from TC Helicon serves up new and vintage sounds to your arsenal. From wonderfully electronic talking robot effects to easily distinguishable talkbox hose-in-the-mouth sounds, picture yourself commanding attention at gigs and jams. Even while the effect is off, the Talkbox Synth is capable of drastically enhancing your core vocal sound with studio-quality reverbs, pitch correction, and Adaptive Tone. Designed and engineered in Canada, the Talkbox Synth comes in a sturdy, roadworthy chassis for years of reliable performance.
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.
