Tonebox Recommended Pedals
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.
Korg Pitchblack Chromatic Tuner
Compact yet tough, the Korg Pitchblack Chromatic Tuner serves as your one-stomp ticket to staying in tune. This gig-bag essential loads exceptional functionality and accurate tuning into a sleek, portable floor unit that is convenient to use anywhere. An innovative chromatic floor tuner with a large LED screen makes it an indispensable tool for bassists and guitarists. When performing live, you will appreciate the Pitchblack’s clear, well-lit display and the large footswitch allows for convenient access. The Pitchblack’s sturdy aluminum enclosure makes it roadworthy.
Electro Harmonix Nano Small Stone
The Small Stone made waves when it Electro-Harmonix released it in the ‘70s, and now the 21st century has its own full-bodied, three-dimensional phaser pedal in the form of the Small Stone Nano Analog Phase Shifter. A simple two-knob interface lets you add a dash of swirl to your sound or crank it up for jet plane wooshes. The Small Stone Nano perfectly captures the sound of its bigger predecessor in a small, extremely pedalboard-friendly body.
Dunlop Echoplex Delay
The EP103 Echoplex Delay from Dunlop comes in the size of Phase 90 and is capable of delivering the Echoplex EP-3’s iconic tones with a user-friendly control interface and hi-fi pure analog dry path. The Delay knob determines the time between repeats, Volume sets your repeats’ output level, and Sustain selects the number of repeats. You can also use the Age to modify the delay tone from clean and bright to saturated and dark. With stereo compatibility, high-quality analog dry signal path, and more, any guitarist will appreciate the EP103 Echoplex Delay pedal.
JHS Pedals The AT
Developed as a collaborative work between JHS Pedals and Andy Timmons, the AT is Andy’s signature pedal, modifying and adding to his favorite Angry Charlie pedal. Four controls for Drive, EQ, Volume, and Air, which serves as a low-pass filter, allow you control of your signal. A three-way toggle handles headroom, letting you select between 25w, 50w, and 100w modes. The AT is a good start if you fancy some vintage British tones like those of the Marshall JCM800.
Chase Bliss Audio Tonal Recall
The Tonal Recall will make you forget everything you know about an analog delay. Developed around a pair of reissued MN3005 bucket-brigade delay chips, this delay’s distinct analog character is at the forefront together with its velvety tape-like modulation. The Tonal Recall elaborates the classic vintage sounds reminiscent of yesteryear’s analog delays while delivering modern amenities like the ability to save presets, optional bypass with trails, tap tempo, and expression control over any parameter. Each switch and knob is connected to a small digital brain as your guitar signal remains 100% analog and not digitally processed.
Drive Pedals
Suhr Shiba Drive
The Shiba Drive from Suhr is a smooth-sounding overdrive pedal with a pronounced midrange character that guarantees your tone slices through the mix. It gives you an extensive range of thick rhythm and warm lead tones. It works well with clean amps for a bluesy overdrive tone as well as an overdriven amp to drive to next gear. The Shiba Drive is extremely popular among those who want an overdrive pedal which can be utilized with both their amp’s overdrive and clean channels.
Dophix PURGATORIO
Before the souls in purgatory reach heaven, they need to atone for their sins and purify themselves. Similar to how Virgil guided Dante, the Purgatorio overdrive will accompany you to Lighter Sound than the ones you get from inferno distortion. This pedal is perfect for lost souls who see salvation in music’s emotions. The Purgatorio is a highly dynamic overdrive with Volume, Tone, and Gain knobs. Top-grade components, true bypass switch, and carbon resistors are among the specific choices made for the standard of Dophix pedals.
Keeley Oxblood
A new type of overdrive pedal from Keeley Electronics, the Oxblood is a high-gain guitar effects pedal that can go from clean boost to aggressive distortion and through to broken fuzz. The Drive knob alone gives you access to a wide range of tones, while a dedicated Tone knob lets you control your signal’s treble content. You also get your choice between two clipping diodes—one saturated and sustain-heavy, the other dynamic with an enhanced headroom—as well as a bass control switch.
Maxon OD808-40
Over the years, the 808 has taken on different incarnations and ignited the careers of several aspiring pedal designers wanting to create a better mousetrap. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of this legendary overdrive’s launch, Maxon, in cooperation with Godlyke, Inc., is releasing the limited-edition OD808-40. Boasting a remarkable collectible appeal and distinctive tonal characteristics, the Maxon 40th Anniversary OD808 is bound to take its place alongside the iconic units it has descended from. The OD808-40 is limited to only 400 pieces, each with a signed certificate of authenticity.
Danelectro Wasabi AS-1
The Danelectro Wasabi AS-1 Rock-A-Bye does a great job of capturing the essence and sound of vintage vibe effects. A tape-style slap echo effect gives you amazingly musical short slap back effects and layers it with some extra dirt reminiscent of tube amp breakup tone. Independent footswitches let you engage either the echo effect or an echo plus overdrive hybrid. The AS-1 Rock-A-Bye also comes with a pickup selector switch and dual outputs for stereo.
Maxon Hybrid Bass Driver
The first Maxon overdrive intended for bass guitar, the Hybrid Bass Driver provides you with an articulate distortion blendable with clean signal for a range of saturated tones. It works equally great with a guitar to produce clean/dirty amp simulations and full-bodied overdrive. The Hybrid Bass Driver takes Maxon’s more than four decades of expertise in overdrive design into the bass guitar world. Aggressive yet dynamic, it is capable of articulating rapid playing techniques like the multi-finger picking and two-handed tapping Masaki is known for.
MXR Prime Distortion
The Prime Distortion pedal by MXR conjures up classic hard-clipping distortion. You can conveniently dial in its warm, articulate sound with a standard Tone, Distortion, and Output control set up. The Prime Distortion is very responsive to your playing intensity, packing a massive punch when you dig in and cleaning up when you roll back. This pure analog distortion is designed with low noise op-amps. The Prime Distortion comes in a sturdy enclosure with high-quality switches and jacks.
Source Audio Soundblox2 Multiwave Bass Distortion
The Source Audio Soundblox 2 Multiwave Bass Distortion repackages all the Soundblox Multiwave Bass Distortion’s low-end retaining fuzz and distortion tones into a portable, cast-aluminum chassis. It gives you 23 non-traditional and traditional synth-esque effects plus two user presets, a Clean Boost mode, individual Clean and Distortion Mix knobs, three-band tone control, three-level noise gate, universal bypass, and a multifunction input compatible with MIDI, Hot Hand, or the Source Audio Dual Expression Pedal. The Soundblox 2 Multiwave Bass Distortion includes both single- and multi-band processing.
Wampler Hot Wired V2
As Nashville’s number one session guitarist, you might not have heard of Brent Mason’s name, but you’ve definitely heard his sound. That sound is what boutique guitar effects pedal maker Wampler captured in the Hot Wired Brent Mason Signature pedal, a hybrid drive and dirt stomp that delivers on both the chickin’ pickin’ and screaming plexi fronts. V2 features a wider range of subtlety built into Channel 1’s overdrive as well as a new Blend control.
Radial Tonebone Plexitube
Classic British tube tone within a portable format that easily fits on your pedalboard. The Plexitube is a dual-channel tube distortion pedal combining the harmonic generation and natural warmth of a 12AX7 tube with the saturation and control of Radial’s distinct multi-stage solid-state drive circuit. This mix gives you exceptional gain with plenty of overtones, and when blended with the passive-interactive EQ, delivers four generations of Marshall Plexi tones. The Plexitube is versatile, built for the stage, and boasts ultra-quiet operation.
Joyo Dr.J Lancelot Distortion
If Joyo’s Dr. J D-59 Lancelot guitar effects pedal had hair it would be permed, teased, and dripping with Aqua Net. With dedicated Tone, Output, and Gain knobs, a Boost circuit that can be placed before or after the distortion, and a clipping switch, you get a lot of tone-sculpting tools to create a warm distortion that is very reminiscent of ‘80s metal bands. Break out the hairspray and the spandex; this instant “Brown Sound” generator will give you all the classic ‘80s distortion you’ll ever need.
Tom’sline Holy War
Don’t let its tiny size fool you; the Holy War dirt box from budget guitar effects pedal maker Tomsline lives up to its name. This medium to high gain distortion pedal can serve up a wide range of crushing dirt tones which you can customize using the dedicated Contour and Dist pots as well as the two-way toggle that lets you switch between Normal and Classic modes. The Holy War features Tomsline’s patented stop bar design to keep your foot from messing up the pedal’s settings when you stomp on it.
smallsound/bigsound Buzzz
The Buzzz by Smallsound/Bigsound is a highly customized take on a classic, incredibly gnarly superfuzz circuit. It retains the standard superfuzz sounds—a clangy and scrambled fuzz featuring noticeable upper octaving and lower harmonics/sub-frequencies—and provides you with more controls to access more subtle dirty boost and drive tones, gated sputter and low buzz-tones. The Buzzz carries interactive controls, including a more extensive gain range, tone-blast toggle, gain modifier toggle, octave on/off, passive LPF, and voltage starve.
Tom’sline G-Fuzz
Germanium transistors have long been inextricably tied to great sounding vintage fuzz tones. Budget guitar effects pedal maker Tomsline gives you that very same vintage germanium fuzz sound in the very small, very affordable G-Fuzz nano pedal, an exquisitely voiced and very versatile fuzz box specifically made for guitarists on a budget. The G-Fuzz features Tomsline’s patented stop bar design to keep your foot from messing up the pedal’s settings when you stomp on it.
EarthQuaker Devices Hoof Reaper V2
EarthQuaker Devices’s Hoof Reaper double fuzz with octave up guitar effects pedal dumps a lot of fuzz power right at your feet. This unholy hybrid of the popular Hoof and Tone Reaper stompboxes already puts out massive levels of thick, meaty fuzz, and then EarthQuaker went ahead and added an old-school analog octave up function. Each effect can be used alone or in a series, plus in V2 the octave effect features Flexi-Switch technology so you can use it as both a latching and a momentary-type footswitch.
Vick Audio 73 Ram’s Head
The 73 Ram’s Head has more dirt compared to the Black Russian and is smoother than the V1 Triangle. What sets the 73 Ram’s Head apart is the unbelievable sustain it can give you. It has been built for guitarists who want their ax singing like a hummingbird, featuring a delightful violin-esque sustaining sound. You can utilize the Sustain knob to optimize lengthy sustain with some harmonic distortion. Hendrix banked on this BMP for his mellow, seamless, Electric Lady sound.
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.
Dunlop Band of Gypsys Fuzz Face Mini
Fancy that iconic Band of Gypsys fuzz sound? Check out this FFM6 Band of Gypsys Fuzz Face Mini from Dunlop. The engineers at Dunlop has reproduced this elusive, long-lost pedal and loaded it into a compact chassis. Upon examining every fuzz circuit design used by Hendrix throughout the years, the sound was narrowed to the vintage Octavio Fuzz sans the octave up signal. The FFM6 boasts a biting and more aggressive sound. It also features true bypass switching and LED On/Off status indicator.
Fulltone Full-Drive 2 V2
Juice up your sound with the natural, classic tube-style overdrive tones of the Fulltone Full-Drive 2 V2 guitar effects pedal. Powered by a JRC4558 chip and Fulltone’s classic ’90s Full-Drive circuit, the Full-Drive 2 V2 has enough tone-sculpting power to let you dial in your personal perfect overdrive sound. You get five control knobs, two clipping mode switches, and an extra channel that has its own dedicated Drive and Volume dials and lets you add more gain to what you’ve already set on the first overdrive channel.
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.
Donner Giant Metal
The Donner Giant Metal is an invaluable, insane distortion pedal within an aluminium-alloy chassis. The Hi Boost gives you the most expressive metal sound. Showcasing a more flexible and sharper metal sound by selecting three mods and adjusting three sound buttons. That gives you abundant impressive metal sound conveniently. Three modes include Hi Boost, Boost Off, and Lo Boost. Improving the pedal’s high frequency makes the heavy tone-color and hard skills perform better. The Giant Metal enables you to design your unique guitar sound in various live performances swiftly.
Amptweaker Pressurizer
The Amptweaker PressuRizer compressor is a powerful clean tone tweaker that provides sustain without compression. This mini pedal contains several switches and knobs, including Limit, Bloom, and Boost, all designed to provide you control over dry/wet blending, boost, as well as side-chain compression options. The PressuRizer boasts a 2-Step footswitch. Pressing and holding the switch locks the compressor on, while tapping it kicks in another boost knob, giving you a one-two punch with one button pedal.
J. Rockett Archer Clean
The J. Rockett Archer Clean simulates the original Archer pedal’s magic but with less gain. Meaning, you can add Archer’s mythological midrange to your playing while keeping your signal clean. The Archer Clean is highly versatile, allowing you to tweak its Color control for more character or goose your amp with a transparent boost. It is easy to operate, thanks to its simple three-knob design. The Color knob controls the amount of midrange, Treble adjusts your high end, while Output sets the volume level.
EarthQuaker Devices Tone Job V2
It’s not easy to cram the tone-sculpting capabilities of an audiophile-grade stereo preamp into a compact stompbox, but EarthQuaker Devices did exactly that with the Tone Job EQ and boost guitar effects pedal. The Treble, Bass, and Mid control knobs each have up to 20db of cut or boost, so you get a wide range of frequency responses from your signal. And speaking of your signal, the Level knob can kick it up by up to five times its original input level, letting you soar through the mix when you need a boost.
Lehle Sunday Driver
Maximize your guitar tone with the Sunday Driver by Lehle. This high-end preamp comes in a portable footprint. It boasts JFET-based circuitry and gives you two operation modes. It eradicates signal loss through effects and leads, keeping your signal clear and strong. Position the Sunday Driver preamp between your amp and pedals, select the Driver setting and get ready for tonal bliss—regardless of how many stompboxes you are running. With the Sunday Driver, your sound becomes fuller, livelier, and more dynamic.
MOOER 016 Phoenix
Mooer Audio’s Micro Preamp line of guitar effects pedals is all about giving shoestring budget shoegazers easy and affordable access to the legendary tones served up by classic and boutique amp models. The Mooer 016 Phoenix, in particular, is based on the German Engl Fireball amp. Its modern, dark mid-range gain sound makes it a perfect stomp for chunky metal riffs and screaming shred leads. It comes with two channels as well as volume, gain, low, mid, and high controls. It also features a cab sim on and off switch.
Two Notes Le Clean
The tube-powered Le Clean dual channel preamp turns to sunny southern California for its tonal cues. It sports a super clean A channel with a vintage voiced pre-grain EQ and a drive saturated B channel with higher gain levels and a post-gain EQ with mid sweep. These channels can be used independently, in parallel, or cascaded for extreme tonal versatility. Each channel also features its own dedicated control knobs and EQ sections for iron fisted tone tweaking.
Walrus Audio DEFCON4
Underneath the wicked cool War Games-inspired ‘80s chassis design of the DEFCON 4 lies a super versatile preamp, three band EQ, and boost pedal that makes switching instruments mid-set a breeze. This collaborative effort from boutique guitar effects pedal maker Walrus Audio and musician Ryan Adams lets you cut and boost your low, mid, and high bands plus shape the mid cut even further with a parametric EQ. It also comes with up to 10dB of MOSFET-powered boost and internal mid EQ trim pots for even more precise tone sculpting.
Two Notes Le Lead 2-channel Tube Preamp
The Le Lead dual channel preamp pedal from Two Notes is a tube-powered beast, capable of unleashing everything from a subtle drive crunch to in your face metal and over the top fuzz. Use channel A for the crunch, then switch to channel B for a modern high gain sound. These channels can be used independently, in parallel, or cascaded for extreme tonal versatility. Each channel also features its own dedicated control knobs and EQ sections for iron fisted tone tweaking.
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.
Fulltone Full-Drive 2 V2
Juice up your sound with the natural, classic tube-style overdrive tones of the Fulltone Full-Drive 2 V2 guitar effects pedal. Powered by a JRC4558 chip and Fulltone’s classic ’90s Full-Drive circuit, the Full-Drive 2 V2 has enough tone-sculpting power to let you dial in your personal perfect overdrive sound. You get five control knobs, two clipping mode switches, and an extra channel that has its own dedicated Drive and Volume dials and lets you add more gain to what you’ve already set on the first overdrive channel.
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.
Donner Giant Metal
The Donner Giant Metal is an invaluable, insane distortion pedal within an aluminium-alloy chassis. The Hi Boost gives you the most expressive metal sound. Showcasing a more flexible and sharper metal sound by selecting three mods and adjusting three sound buttons. That gives you abundant impressive metal sound conveniently. Three modes include Hi Boost, Boost Off, and Lo Boost. Improving the pedal’s high frequency makes the heavy tone-color and hard skills perform better. The Giant Metal enables you to design your unique guitar sound in various live performances swiftly.
Amptweaker Pressurizer
The Amptweaker PressuRizer compressor is a powerful clean tone tweaker that provides sustain without compression. This mini pedal contains several switches and knobs, including Limit, Bloom, and Boost, all designed to provide you control over dry/wet blending, boost, as well as side-chain compression options. The PressuRizer boasts a 2-Step footswitch. Pressing and holding the switch locks the compressor on, while tapping it kicks in another boost knob, giving you a one-two punch with one button pedal.
J. Rockett Archer Clean
The J. Rockett Archer Clean simulates the original Archer pedal’s magic but with less gain. Meaning, you can add Archer’s mythological midrange to your playing while keeping your signal clean. The Archer Clean is highly versatile, allowing you to tweak its Color control for more character or goose your amp with a transparent boost. It is easy to operate, thanks to its simple three-knob design. The Color knob controls the amount of midrange, Treble adjusts your high end, while Output sets the volume level.
EarthQuaker Devices Tone Job V2
It’s not easy to cram the tone-sculpting capabilities of an audiophile-grade stereo preamp into a compact stompbox, but EarthQuaker Devices did exactly that with the Tone Job EQ and boost guitar effects pedal. The Treble, Bass, and Mid control knobs each have up to 20db of cut or boost, so you get a wide range of frequency responses from your signal. And speaking of your signal, the Level knob can kick it up by up to five times its original input level, letting you soar through the mix when you need a boost.
Modulation Pedals
Behringer Ultra Chorus
If you think you can only get rich tones from expensive pedals, the Behringer UC200 Ultimate Stereo Chorus guitar effects pedal is here to prove you wrong. With super-thick chorus tones, an unbelievably rich stereo effect, and a price tag that won’t require you to sell off a kidney, the UC200 is the perfect pedalboard addition for any guitar hero on a budget. Sculpt and shape your sound into perfection using the UC200’s dedicated Depth, Rate, and Level controls and fatten up your guitar’s sound with a single stomp.
MXR EVH 5150 Chorus
Capture Eddie Van Halen’s classic chorus sound tweaked for modern rig flexibility with the EVH 5150 Chorus from MXR. It is inspired by the chorus unit utilized by Eddie to add dimension and texture to several of his classic recordings in the early 80s. The EVH 5150 Chorus features a straightforward three-knob design for convenience of use. It carries Output Level and Input Level switches for optimizing your signal-to-noise performance and obtaining unity throughput gain. Couple this pedal with your 5150 Overdrive for a massive chewy and thick sound.
Source Audio Gemini
With the Gemini Chorus by Source Audio, you get three styles of deep, hypnotic chorus—Classic, Dual, and Quad voiced effects. Classic mode produces a single voiced effect conjuring creamy and subtle tones from the initial wave of 70s chorus pedals. The lush and thick Dual chorus serves up a seamless but animated double voiced effect. The spacious and rich Quad chorus emulates that 80s feel with its subdued rack system sound. After finding your chorus, you can dial in the sweet spot using the Tone and Mix knobs.
MXR Micro Chorus
Boasting a stunning analog tone and smooth operation, the Micro Chorus pedal joins the ranks of MXR Classics like the Micro Amp, Phase 90, and Dyna Comp. This 80s reissue gives you rich chorus textures ranging from sparkly watery shimmers to extreme rotating speaker simulation with a roll of the Rate knob. The Micro Chorus is built with classic bucket brigade technology and includes true bypass for an organic guitar tone when your pedal is off. Its durable hardware and components are packed into a space-saving Phase 90 sized chassis.
Danelectro D-5 Fab Chorus
Whether you’ve got the hots for a slow and deep chorus or a fast and narrow shimmer, you can get your tone fattened up considerably by the Danelectro Fab D-5 Chorus guitar effect pedal. Even with a shoestring budget, you get a stompbox that can serve up some seriously meaty rhythm sounds and truly ambient leads. The Danelectro Fab D-5 Chorus features just three control knobs–Mix, Speed, and Depth–but it’s enough for some hardcore chorus tone-sculpting.
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.
Xotic Robotalk 2
The original Robotalk has long been one of Xotic’s most popular boutique guitar effects pedals. They’ve since brought it back in a big way via the new and improved Robotalk 2. This dual channel envelope filter packs quite the feature list, with the two independently voiced and stackable channels being number one. Each channel is distinct, giving you a wide range of hyper-saturated wah tones whichever one you use. When you’re ready to get down and dirty, though, stacking them together is the way to go.
Emma Electronic Discumbobulator V2
The original EMMA DiscumBOBulator was arguably the world’s best auto-wah, making appearances at the feet of Ida Funkhouser, Richard Fortus, Warren Haynes, and Pino Palladino. When building the revamped version, Emma Electronic has improved the filter-triggering, extended the dynamic range, tripled the headroom signal, and added a 10dB independent boost. The DiscumBOBulator v2 features an extensive range of vintage auto-wah tones and new filter sweeps. It also boasts precise tracking, both on chords and single notes, and a wide frequency spectrum, making it perfect for virtually any instrument.
CNZ Audio Crush Bit
The CNZ Audio Crush Bit Guitar Effects Pedal offers tremendous classic sine wave bit crushing effects. It features a triple Toggle switch that you can utilize to change between three unique settings. Every setting has its frequency range, selecting between low, mid, and high. An extensive range of bit crushing sounds can be found between these settings. The pedal carries a Crush knob for adjusting the Crush effect’s tone, Filter knob for controlling the amount of distortion from the pedal, and Mix knob for adjusting the pressure effect in your sound.
MXR Bass Envelope Filter
It’s time to bring on the funk with the Bass Envelope Filter from MXR. It packs vintage analog envelope filter sounds into a user- and pedalboard-friendly pedal designed particularly for bass. You may dial in the right amount of filtering with the individual Effect and Dry controls—valuable for keeping your low end intact. The Q and Decay knobs allow you to sculpt its extensive range of filter tones. A simple roll of the Sensitivity control can tailor the pedal for your attack and adjust for active or passive basses.
EBS Bass IQ
The BassIQ by EBS is an analog envelope filter pedal activated by the notes you play. It delivers the most responsive and funkiest sounds within a stompbox. From classic auto-wah to your distinct space-bass or “Funkadelic” sound, the BassIQ does it all. It includes controls for attack and threshold, and operates in three separate modes—Up, Down, and Hi-Q. The BassIQ contains multiple trim pots, including a dynamic high-pass filter mix-in, high-pass filter mix-in, and gain trimmer.
Electro-Harmonix Q-Tron Plus
Elevate your sound to the funkiest of heights. The Q-Tron Plus envelope filter guitar effects pedal from Electro-Harmonix uses an innovative internal envelope follower to analyze your unique playing style and sweep the center of the envelope filter. You get auto-wahs that change dynamically depending on your pick attack. Plus, you can choose whether the sweeps go up or down. The Q-Tron Plus also features an effects loop and a Fast/Slow Attack Response dial.
Ibanez FL9
The FL9 Flanger by Ibanez delivers vintage flanger tones with different controls. It includes knobs for Delay Time, Width, Regen, and Speed. The FL9 boasts a full frequency response, zero clock noise, wide operation range, and durable construction. Similar circuitry and famed flanging effects of the vintage ’80s model but built to closer tolerances for better consistency. If you are in the market for an original, now is the perfect time to bring this ’80s favorite home.
MOOER Jet Engine
Despite its name, the Jet Engine flanger guitar effects pedal from the budget stomp maestros at Mooer can do more than make your guitar sound like a jet doing a low-altitude fly-by. You get two different flanger modes: Hi-Fi mode has a tighter high end while Classic mode serves up a warm, saturated flang effect. It’s also got a secret weapon: hold down the footswitch to engage Extreme mode and make your flanged-out signal soar to insane new heights. The Jet Engine is also one of the few flanger units to come with tap tempo.
Joyo Raptor Flanger
Packing a bucket brigade device circuit in its tiny chassis, the Joyo JF-327 Raptor Flanger can serve up highly musical flange effects ranging from subtle swirls to full-on jet engine fly-bys. A simple four-control layout featuring dedicated Regen, Delay, Width, and Speed knobs gives you all the tone-tweaking tools you need. Since it’s an Ironman pedal, the JF-327 Raptor Flanger is small enough to fit in your front pocket and features a flip cover for keeping your control dial settings safe from stray stomps.
Donner Mod Square
The Donner Mod Square is a modulation pedal that lets you have seven modulation effects, including Flanger, Vibrato, Rotary, Tremolo, Phaser, Chorus A, and Chorus B, to add musical color to your tone. It comes in an aluminium-alloy chassis consists of three function knobs (Rate, Depth, and E.Level) for setting the effect level. Use the E.Level control to adjust the effect level, Depth for the effect depth, and Rate to set the effect speed. Mod Square also features a true bypass switch and an LED indicator that displays the working state.
Empress Effects Nebulus
The Empress Effects Nebulus lets you enjoy exceptional flanger, chorus, and vibrato effects within a compact pedal. Each effect has three variations to expand the tone range further. You can conveniently access such flexibility through a preset system capable of recording as much as eight presets. The flanger setting features a 70’s negative feedback type flanger, classic tape flange, and thru-zero flange. The chorus mode gives you a rich and warm sounding chorus, unique tremolo’ed chorus, or dreamy and fluid multi-chorus. The vibrato sub-modes include a rotating speaker effect, classic vibe sound, and standard vibrato.
Eventide H9 Core
Eventide H9 Core
The H9 Core acts as the entry-level version of Eventide’s monstrous H9 MAX multi-effects pedal. It comes with 25 presets from the original glitch-heavy, pitch-shifting H910/H949 Harmonizers, plus for a fee, you can augment its effects arsenal via the H9 Control app. You can pick and choose the effects you purchase to make an H9 Core that’s truly unique to your needs, or just go all out and turn your H9 Core into an H9 MAX.
ZVex Vibrophase
The Vibrophase is actually based on a candle-powered vibrato / phaser machine called the Candela that Zvex mastermind Zachary Vex created a few years back. Fans loved the Candela’s swirling sounds, so Zvex created the Vibropahse. From classic analog phase to Uni-vibe textures and otherworldly pulses, the Vibrophase’s sonic palette is pure bliss. Zvex’s Vexter line of silk-screened pedals feature the exact same tone, features, and parts as their hand-painted counterparts. The only differences are the painting process and the price. The more “standard” vertical orientation of the Vibrophase Vertical also makes it easier to slot this pedal into your pedalboard.
Joyo JF-06
Budget guitar effects pedal company Joyo couldn’t have picked a better stompbox to model the JF-06 Vintage Phase’s sound after: MXR’s Phase 90, which was instrumental in helping Eddie Van Halen craft his signature sound. You hear the Phase 90 at the forefront in such classics as “Eruption” and “Ain’t Talkin’ Bout Love,” and that’s the exact sound you’ll hear when you plug into a JF-06 Vintage Phase. A very practical solution for musicians who want to expand their arsenal of tonal textures.
Xvive Wave Phaser
The Wave Phaser is another product of the close collaboration between budget guitar effects pedal company Xvive and Howard Davis, the brains behind Electro-Harmonix’s popular Deluxe Memory Man delay pedal. The star of this fully adjustable phaser’s feature list is, hands down, its intelligent envelope detector circuitry, which lets you play rapid staccato notes with muted strings in between. The Wave Phaser also features envelope and LFO sweep controls, built-in noise reduction circuitry, and true bypass switching.
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 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.
MXR Phase 95 Mini
With its refined sound, portable size, and superior construction, the Phase 90 has set the benchmark for phasers. Two years after, MXR introduced a mellower version—the Phase 45. You can now enjoy both legendary circuits in one pedal while also tightening up your pedalboard. The Phase 95 packs the Phase 45 and Phase 90 circuits into a compact package. The 45/90 switch toggles between the Phase 90 mode’s pronounced four-stage phasing and Phase 45 mode’s subtle two-stage phasing. A Script switch changes between two phasing styles.
Catalinbread Valcoder
The Catalinbread Valcoder takes ’60s Valco-style tremolo in a pedalboard-friendly package. Catalinbread has revamped its 2008 Valcoder pedal to include separate Output and Input knobs that provide greater creative flexibility and allow you to produce more sounds. The Valcoder features an all-discrete analog circuitry that reacts to your picking style. You can now enjoy the real-feel ’60s amp experience without needing to lug around a vintage heavy tube amp. All you need is some cables, your guitar, and the Valcoder!
EBS TremoLo
The TremoLo from EBS is a welcomed addition to the famed Black Label Pedals collection. It is a stereo vintage-style tremolo or sweeping filter effect for keyboard, guitar, and bass. It features full-bodied thick sound within a compact yet durable tiny box that fits well on your pedalboard, providing you with all the astounding tremolo effects you desire. Best known as a guitar effect, the tremolo is also capable of imparting a beautiful character to bass.
Empress Effects Tremolo2
The Empress Effects Tremolo2 is constructed to incorporate revolutionary functionalities sans sacrificing tone. It features an analog audio signal path, but the tremolo effect is controlled digitally through opto tech. Waveform selection, choice of eight rhythms, tap tempo, and complete preset system that can store as much as eight presets are all at your fingertips. The control port enables control of the Tremolo2 through external tap tempo, MIDI, control voltage, and an expression pedal, making the Tremolo2 extremely powerful.
Xvive V16 Undulator
With two types of tremolo modulation writhing under its hood, the Undulator all analog tremolo effects stomp from budget guitar effects pedal maker Xvive is one versatile beast. It gives you a choice between sine and square wave shapes and features true stereo outputs. Want to stick to mono? The Undulator does that well, too. Simple Speed and Depth controls keep the Undulator an easy to use but extremely musical tremolo pedal. The Undulator also features true bypass switching.
Joyo Molo-Trem
Yes, the Joyo Ironman JF-325 Molo-Trem guitar effects pedal is cheap, but that only applies to its price tag. The rich, highly musical tremolo effects this tiny pedal dishes out can compare to that produced by pedals twice its price and size. Tone shaping is a breeze thanks to its highly intuitive controls, plus there’s a Wave knob that lets you dial in everything from a smooth, undulating tremolo effect to a sharp, choppy wave.
ZVex Vibrophase
The Vibrophase is actually based on a candle-powered vibrato / phaser machine called the Candela that Zvex mastermind Zachary Vex created a few years back. Fans loved the Candela’s swirling sounds, so Zvex created the Vibropahse. From classic analog phase to Uni-vibe textures and otherworldly pulses, the Vibrophase’s sonic palette is pure bliss. Zvex’s Vexter line of silk-screened pedals feature the exact same tone, features, and parts as their hand-painted counterparts. The only differences are the painting process and the price. The more “standard” vertical orientation of the Vibrophase Vertical also makes it easier to slot this pedal into your pedalboard.
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.
Electro-Harmonix Worm
All sorts of wriggling and writhing modulation madness have been packed into the sturdy, pedalboard-friendly chassis of Electro-Harmonix’s Worm pedal. This all-analog multi-effects stompbox features wah, phaser, tremolo, and vibrato effects. Pick a modulation effect with the four-way Mode dial then use the sweepable Range and Rate knobs to access a breadth of highly musical effect tones. The Worm also has a two-position toggle that lets you choose between auto modulation sweeping and manual or expression pedal control.
Alexander Pedals Wavelength
The Wavelength is a massively versatile digital modulation machine in one small, stompable package. The Wavelength has six distinct modulation engines—textured tremolo, bright chorus, eight-stage phaser, flexible flanger, photocell- and lamp-style vibrato, and resonant low-pass filter—all controllable via a customizable LFO. As a NEO pedal, the Wavelength can store up to four presets and up to 16 presets via a MIDI controller. Plug a foot switch into the multi-jack, and you can seamlessly sweep through two different effects settings.
J. Rockett Tranquilizer
Get a Phase 45, Univibe, and Leslie all within one box with the Tranquilizer. It is a reproduction of the original Phase 45 pedals and incorporates additional features. It is capable of the classic sounds of Univibe, Leslie, Phase 45, and vibe only. It carries a Focus knob that serves as the key to all things morphing. Unlike the original Phase 45s, the Tranquilizer lets you control the low-end whomp of your tone. If you are looking for the perfect modulation pedal for your rig, look no further.
T-Rex BetaVibe
Handcrafted in Denmark, the T-Rex BetaVibe faithfully simulates the distinctive hypnotizing Doppler effect of an authentic rotating speaker cabinet, reproducing the elusive late 60s to early 70s psychedelic swirl. The BetaVibe rotary modulator features a Slow/Fast switch that gradually accelerates or slows down the speed like an authentic Leslie unit. It also incorporates a midi socket for external control. This bucket brigade pedal features true bypass and is controllable using Speed, Depth, Volume, and Mix knobs.
MOOER Tender Octaver Pro
Budget stomp maker Mooer has given their popular but discontinued Tender Octaver a Pro makeover. The original’s accurately tracked true polyphonic pitch shifting ability is still there, but the Tender Octaver Pro enhances the original’s Pog-based design with dedicated footswitches and parameter controls for the sub and upper octaves, including Dry dials for controlling the original signal level. Mooer has also added the ability to store and recall memory presets along with expression pedal compatibility.
Electro Harmonix Grand Canyon
Twelve different effect types and a robust looper function put the Grand Canyon Delay and Looper Pedal from Electro-Harmonix in the upper echelon of similar multifunction delays and loopers. Comprehensive tone-sculpting controls let you create effects ranging from vibrant echos to animated reverbs. The Grand Canyon’s looper can hold up to 16 minutes of recorded audio that won’t disappear until you clear it, even if you turn the pedal off. The Grand Canyon is a delay and looping aficionado’s wet dream come true.
MXR Siete Santos Octavio Fuzz
The MXR Siete Santos Octavio Fuzz features a searing circuit spec’d from the Jimi Hendrix Octavio Fuzz, revamped for the Reverend Billy F. Gibbons featuring an AC power jack for modern convenience and seven-band EQ for tone shaping. It couples the Octavio Fuzz circuit with seven graphic EQ sliders so you can boost or cut a whole frequency spectrum, from 100Hz to 6.4kHz, by ±18dB. It retains the Fuzz and Level controls from the original unit. The Siete Santos Octavio Fuzz is perfect if you want to borrow some of Rev. Willie’s magic.
T-Rex Quint Machine
While standard octave doubling is nice, throwing in a fifth up and providing all three modulated sounds with a separate volume control unlocks a different world. The Quint Machine by T-Rex Engineering lets you emulate an organ, 12-string, or synth sound. Eliminate your dry signal and sound like a synth merely possessing that lonely heart. Designed to give you more, the Quint Machine will keep you discovering new sounds for years. It consists of +1 Fifth, +1 Octave, -1 Octave, and Mix knobs.
TC Electronic Sub ‘N’ Up Mini
The Sub ‘N’ Up Mini Octaver by TC Electronic takes the mammoth-sounding tones of the original Sub ‘N’ Up and squeezes them into a pedal footprint that can fit on even the most crowded pedalboards. It allows you access to loading your favorite TonePrint, providing you with a tonal platform for discovering your unique sound. Dry, Sub, and Up knobs combine the three signals to taste. Whether you want to rock the stage with massive sub octaves or are seeking a ringing top end, you will love the Sub ‘N’ Up Mini Octaver.
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.
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Electro Harmonix Grand Canyon
Twelve different effect types and a robust looper function put the Grand Canyon Delay and Looper Pedal from Electro-Harmonix in the upper echelon of similar multifunction delays and loopers. Comprehensive tone-sculpting controls let you create effects ranging from vibrant echos to animated reverbs. The Grand Canyon’s looper can hold up to 16 minutes of recorded audio that won’t disappear until you clear it, even if you turn the pedal off. The Grand Canyon is a delay and looping aficionado’s wet dream come true.
EBS DynaVerb Guitar Edition
The EBS DynaVerb Guitar Edition employs a 24-bit digital processing circuitry for noiseless and excellent performance both in the recording studio and on stage. It is optimized for use with your guitar and offers Room, Hall, and Plate types as well as controls for Tone and Reverb. The Hall reverb provides two variations while Plate and Room can work in three variations, creating a total of eight unique reverbs. The DynaVerb Guitar Edition is among the three first released products in EBS’ Red Label Pedals for guitar.
Death by Audio Echo Master
The Death by Audio Echo Master is a noisy lo-fi echo which makes your vocals explode with unparalleled awesomeness. While other vocal delay/echo units sound clear and may be great for some performers, Death by Audio went for something with a massive character. The pedal features integrated XLR input and output jacks, as well as controls for Mix, Feedback, and Delay Time. The Echo Master is an extremely dark, analog tape sounding delay unit with slight noise and infinite possibilities.
TC Electronic Echobrain
Boasting a standard, pure analog, bucket-brigade design, the Echobrain Analog Delay from TC Electronic is an affordable and the ultimate choice for vintage effects connoisseurs. It places all the beautiful runaway delays and warm vintage echoes you have been looking for right at your feet within a compact and sturdy stompbox. The Echobrain serves as your ticket to the legendary delay tones of yesteryear, delivering anything from lush, natural repeats to tight, funky slapbacks, and anything in between.
Keeley Magnetic Echo Delay
Add a layer of warm, saturated tape delay to your guitar signal with the Magnetic Echo guitar effects pedal from Keeley Electronics. Quick rockabilly slapbacks, classic cavernous echoes, and everything else in between are all possible with the Magnetic Echo’s 40ms to 600ms delay time. Dedicated Time, Regen, and Level knobs give you full control over the echo effect while the Depth and Speed dials handle the vintage tape-style pitch modulation. The Magnetic Echo is Low-noise, road-tough, and a perfect addition to your arsenal of modulation pedals.
Diamond Memory Lane Jr
The Memory Lane Jr is a digital version of Diamond’s original Memory Lane concept. This more compact variant provides double the delay time, adjustable modulation, and tap tempo. Diamond captured the Memory Lane’s ethereal essence in a tinier footprint with standard 9V powering and extended frequency response. The Memory Lane Jr digital sampling engine’s only role is to delay, copy, and reproduce the delay path signal without any mathematical manipulation. Each signal path around the sampling engine is analog and meticulously designed to deliver a distinct sonic signature that is undoubtedly the Memory Lane Jr.
Dwarfcraft Devices Treeverb
With Hall, Pitch, and Modulated reverb modes, the Treeverb reverb guitar effect pedal from Dwarfcraft Devices that can dish out anything from traditional reverb tones to spaced-out sonic insanity. Hall is the most traditional of the modes and features dedicated Length, Pre-Dela, and Tone controls. Pitch adds dual pitch shifters into the mix, one set an octave up and the other an octave down. Modulated is where things get spacey; it’s a far-out reverb with a layering of chorus on the wet signal.
Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Max
Belying its stature as one of the simplest digital reverb pedals available on the market, the Holy Grail reverb guitar effects pedal lets you add a layer of truly heavenly reverb to your tone. With the Holy Grail Max, Electro-Harmonix bumped the original’s three selectable reverb modes up by one. The Holy Grail Max blesses your sound with faithful recreations of classic guitar combo-type Spring and lush, spacious Hall reverb modes, reinforced by the addition of new Plate and Reverse reverbs.
T-Rex Fat Shuga
So you captured the heart of vintage—a beautiful tubey sound with the perfect amount of overdrive cream. You now need some classic ambience to establish the proper setting. The Fat Shuga boost and reverb pedal by T-Rex gives you that in abundance with an awesome-sounding inbuilt reverb. Inject a touch of hall or room ambiance, and experience the magic kick in, recapturing the best of the pre-digital world. The Fat Shuga comes in a compact, solidly built enclosure capable of enduring virtually anything you throw at it.
Keeley Hooke Reverb
Vintage, tube-amp style spring reverb and tremolo effects in a box. The Keeley Hooke Neo-Vintage Spring Reverberator guitar effects pedal has enough reverb-shaping tools to drown in. It features a three-position toggle that lets you engage three different reverb modes: classic Spring reverb, a trippy Trem-Verb, and a church organ-like Fugue effect. Open the Hooke up and you can access an internal switch that enables three more reverb modes: a Trem-Verb with longer decay, spring-plate reverb, and a vibro-spring effect.
Death by Audio Reverberation Machine
The Reverberation Machine from Death by Audio is a “super dreamy” reverb pedal boasting Altitude, Volume, and Reverb Blend controls, as well as two different reverb flavors: Dark Star and Bright Sunshine. While the controls are intuitive and easy to use, there is a broad array of sounds. The Reverberation Machine is a synthetic atmosphere creator housed in a tour worthy enclosure. It lets you utilize the effect on any instrument to simulate different environments and add depth. Experiment and mix different settings to achieve a suitable ambiance for your sound.
JOYO Space Verb
It sounds a bit strange considering Joyo’s very extensive line of guitar effects pedals, but the JF-317 Space Verb is actually the company’s first reverb pedal. It might have taken a while, but the reverb packed into this small wonder is well worth the wait. You get four reverb modes and an intuitive four-knob control layout for creating subtle, intimate reverbs to vast, otherworldly space echoes. As part of Joyo’s Ironman line, the JF-317 Space Verb is small enough to fit in your front pocket and features a flip cover for keeping your control dial settings safe from stray stomps.
Donner Ultimate Comp
Find your ideal sound with the Donner Ultimate Comp. It carries Level, Tone, and Comp (compression) knobs that allow you to adjust the output volume, tone of the sound, and intensity of the compression respectively. It also includes a toggle switch that lets you select between Treble and Normal modes. The compressed tone is smooth and round, filled with musicality, and keeps your original guitar tone. Donner’s circuit has been optimized based on the components of an electric guitar and works exceptionally over various playing styles.
Empress Effects Compressor
While compression is a tool utilized on virtually any recording, it is usually overlooked by guitarists as part of their rig. Some compressor pedals are restricted by oversimplified controls and intensely colored sounds. Empress Effects has built a transparent compressor equipped with studio controls. The product is a tool that enables an extensive range of sounds. The Empress Compressor features three compression ratios (2:1, 4:1 and 10:1) that deliver lots of flexibility, as well as Attack, Release, Input, Output, and Mix knobs.
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.
JAM Pedals Dyna-ssoR Bass
The Dyna-ssoR Bass is the product of Jam Pedals’ inspiration to combine an MXR DynaComp with a Ross Compressor, leveraging a novel NOS CA3080 chip. You may utilize it as an endless sustainer for droned out bass lines or a squashing compressor. The Dyna-ssoR Bass boasts componentry and design variations to let more low end come through. It also includes true bypass as well as Sustain and Level knobs. The Dyna-ssoR Bass represents Jam Pedals’ commitment to crafting well-tuned circuits.
MOOER Yellow Comp
The Diamond Compressor-inspired Yellow Comp serves up true optical compression that performs at the level of an expensive boutique pedal but at less than half the price. Squish and mold your guitar signal as much as you want via the Yellow Comp’s intuitive Volume, EQ, and Comp control knobs. This transparent and low-noise compressor will let you do everything from smoothing out jagged volume spikes during rhythm sections to making your solo sustains insanely long.
Way Huge Saffron Squeeze Compressor MkII
Way Huge did not merely resurrect the legendary Saffron Squeeze compressor, it relaunched it with awesome new tweaks, making it handier than ever. Many guitarists love the focused and tight sound it delivers to an extensive range of guitar playing styles. Besides the standard Sustain and Volume knobs, the revamped Saffron Squeeze offers Attack, Tone, and Gain controls, which let you dial in different aspects of your guitar’s sonic character. With the Saffron Squeeze Compressor MkII, you get the same thick, dripping tones as the original.
Boss GE-7 7-Band EQ
The Boss GE-7 Graphic Equalizer is one of the most useful guitar effect pedals you could ever add to your pedal chain. It doesn’t matter what style of music you play, its seven-band EQ will give you complete and precise control over your sound. The Boss GE-7 7-Band EQ’s equalizer ranges from 100Hz to 6.4kHz with a boost/cut of +/- 15dB per band, making it the ideal equalizer for guitar signals. Place it after your favorite distortion pedal and you can drastically cut down unwanted feedback.
Maxon GE601 Graphic Equalizer
The Maxon Reissue Series Graphic Equalizer pedal is the ideal accessory for guitarists who need accurate control of the tone of their instrument. Providing +/- 12 dB of boost or cut and covering six meticulously picked frequency bands from 100 Hz to 3.2 kHz, you may utilize the GE601 EQ as a level booster, feedback eliminator, tone filter, or pickup simulator. Maxon’s Reissue Series gives you the classic sonic palette that defined the tones of guitarists over the last three decades. Every model’s circuit is pure analog and housed in a durable chassis.
ammoon EQ7
Adding an equalizer to your pedal chain can make a big difference in your tone, and with the ammoon EQ7 Mini Guitar Equalizer you won’t have to break the bank or even expand your pedalboard to do it. The EQ7, as its name suggests, has a seven-band EQ slider with an adjustable gain range of ±15dB per band and seven frequency centers— 63Hz, 125Hz, 250Hz, 500Hz, 1.0KHz, 2.2KHz, and 5KHz—for fine-tuning your guitar signal’s frequency range to your exact tastes.
Empress Effects ParaEq
If you are continuously aiming to improve your tone, it’s about time to unleash the ParaEQ’s power on your instrument. It features a very transparent, sweet-sounding EQ, letting you refine your sound without covering your instrument’s tone. The ParaEQ gives you all the control you need—a switchable Q, 15dB of cut and boost, and over-lapping sweepable frequency selection. The Empress ParaEq w/Boost leverages true bypass to ensure that it will not affect the signal when disengaged.
JHS Pedals Haunting Mids
Find that scary good tone that haunts your imagination with the Haunting Mids from JHS Pedals. This simple yet frightfully effective sweepable-mids EQ preamp is capable of transforming just about any pedal or amp into a ghastly monster. It consists of Volume, Sweep, and Mids controls, as well as a Hi/Lo toggle. The Sweep and Mids knobs work in tandem to get the right frequencies to scoop or boost mid frequencies. The Haunting Mids is great for manipulating the midrange character of your drive pedal.
Amptweaker Curveball Jr
The Amptweaker Curveball Jr 3-Band EQ boasts dual Boost functions and can be utilized as a clean channel preamp. The Curveball Jr is a convenient but potent tool for tweaking your pedalboard, boosting your amp, or shaping your tone. This 3-band active EQ is flat when set halfway and can emulate different classic passive guitar amp EQs. The Mid switch allows you to select the mid frequency for Thrash, UK, or US style of midrange. You can use the Curveball in front of distortion to increase the gain while tailoring the thickness and attack of your distortion.
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Utility Pedals
Korg Pitchblack Custom (Blue)
Korg’s Pitchblack pedal tuner has established a reputation as a must-have tool for any pedalboard due to its excellent visibility, high sensitivity, and solid built. To continue its legacy, Korg launched the Pitchblack Custom, which gives you unprecedented precision and visibility. Besides the ultra-high +/- 0.1 cent tuning accuracy, the Pitchblack Custom includes true bypass switching that prevents any coloration or loss in your sound. It also features four kinds of meter display modes. The Pitchblack Custom comes in a limited edition bright blue finish and is built to provide years of worry-free operation.
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.
Boss TU3 Tuner
The Boss TU-3 Chromatic Tuner is the upgraded next-gen version of the TU-2, the gold standard of chromatic tuners. This pedalboard essential is accurate to +/- 1 cent and comes with a new Accu-Pitch Sign function and a 21-segment LED meter that give you visual verification when you hit the perfect tuning. The Boss TU-3 Chromatic Tuner also features Chromatic and Guitar/Bass tuning modes that support 7-string guitars and 6-string basses as well as a Guitar Flat mode for quick drop tunings up to six semitones below the standard pitch.
Rowin LT-901
A tuner is arguably the most important tool a musician can have in their arsenal. The tiny LT-901 mini chromatic guitar tuner from budget guitar effects pedal manufacturer Rowin is an ideal fit for those who want to make efficient use of space on their pedalboards. Short of a clip-on tuner, the LT-901 is one of the most inconspicuous and affordable tuners available on the market. Don’t let its small size deter you, though; it’s fast and has a large display so you won’t have to squint.
Nux HD Pitch
The NUX HD Pitch is an accurate tuner consists of full-colored LED screen and HD visuals. It is suitable to be first in your signal chain. When you disengage the HD Pitch pedal, it functions as a signal buffer (in Buffer Bypass mode). This tiny pedal tuner is a new breed, built and developed with NUX’s most advanced technology yielding a quick response time and unparalleled precision tuning. The HD Pitch features two bright LED screens that show you the calibration, tuning, notes, and bypass mode.
Joyo Irontune
Your pedalboard may have the best-sounding and most expensive effects, but it won’t do you any good if you don’t even have a reliable guitar tuner. The Joyo JF-326 Irontune is a tiny, budget-friendly pedal that does the very important job of making sure your guitar is in tune. It’s fast, too, plus an easy to read LED display lets you know how in-tune or how far off you are. As one of Joyo’s Ironman pedals, the JF-326 Irontune is small enough to fit in your front pocket and features a flip cover for keeping your control dial settings safe.
TC Electronic Ditto X2 Looper
The original Ditto Looper by TC Electronic is no doubt among the most renowned simple looper pedals. It was so popular that TC Electronic followed it up merely a year after with the exceptional Ditto Looper X2. The Ditto Looper X2 features the same simple looping as its predecessor, plus cool loop effects including reverse looping, half speed, or both. With the USB connectivity, you can export and import loops from your computer. Stereo I/O provides you with loads of setup flexibility. The Ditto Looper X2 lets you play and store up to five minutes of 24-bit audio.
Boss RC-505 Loop Station
As Boss’s flagship tabletop looper, the Boss RC-505 Loop Station is packed full of essential tools and features for serious beatboxers, club performers, and singers the world over. The RC-505 comes with five simultaneous stereo phrase tracks, each of which has its own dedicated controls and independent volume faders, plus you can apply up to three simultaneous effects to both its Input FX and Track FX sections. The RC-505 also features 99 phrase memories, 85 onboard rhythm patterns, external controller support, a USB port, and more.
MOOER Pedal Controller L6
The L6 Pedal Controller works equally well whether you want to rein in over a dozen stompboxes or just want to control half that number of pedals without worrying about stray stomps. This switcher unit from budget stomp maker Mooer features two modes, Preset and Live. The former is for consummate shoegazers, giving you a total of 36 possible preset effect loop combos. The latter is more straightforward, with each footswitch simply engaging and disengaging its respective effect loop. The L6 comes packed with a tuner, too.
Electro-Harmonix Nano Looper 360
Taking its name from its recording time of up to 360 seconds, the Nano Looper 360 is a powerful looping device housed in a small and compact enclosure. The Nano Looper can store up to 11 loops and features an intuitive interface with only one footswitch handling record, overdub, undo, redo, and erase duties. No worries when it comes to loop quality, either; Electro=Harmonix kitted out the Nano Looper with 24-bit digital converters for high-quality sound.
Electro-Harmonix 22500
The Electro-Harmonix 22500 Dual Stereo Looper packs powerful looping capabilities in a compact, pedalboard-friendly chassis. Affordable and easy to use, the 22500 features dual stereo loops with selectable independent or locked loop lengths, sequential and parallel looping modes, Reverse and Octave functions, 16 built-in drum loops, and more. The 22500 can record up to 100 individual high-quality, uncompressed audio to a removable SDHC card. It comes with a free 8GB card and can support up to 32GB cards.
TC Electronic WireTap Riff Recorder
With the WireTap Riff Recorder from TC Electronic, it is more convenient than ever to achieve a song idea while you are jamming, riffing, or gigging. This incredibly compact, pedal-simple riff recorder boasts over eight hours of recording time to save plenty of riffs. Designed and engineered in Denmark, the WireTap Riff Recorder comes in a durable die-cast metal chassis built for life on the road. It is the new essential tool for all earnest songwriters out there.
Alexander Pedals Wavelength
The Wavelength is a massively versatile digital modulation machine in one small, stompable package. The Wavelength has six distinct modulation engines—textured tremolo, bright chorus, eight-stage phaser, flexible flanger, photocell- and lamp-style vibrato, and resonant low-pass filter—all controllable via a customizable LFO. As a NEO pedal, the Wavelength can store up to four presets and up to 16 presets via a MIDI controller. Plug a foot switch into the multi-jack, and you can seamlessly sweep through two different effects settings.
Electro-Harmonix MEL9
If vintage tape-based keyboard sounds get you hot and bothered, then the MEL9 Tape Replay Machine from Electro-Harmonix deserves a prime spot on your pedalboard. The MEL9 comes packed with authentic recreations of nine of the coolest Mellotron sounds ever: Orchestra, Cello, Strings, Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone, Brass, Low Choir, and High Choir. The MEL9 features dedicated Attack and Sustain controls for full sound-shaping freedom as well as separate Dry and Effect outputs, each of which has its own volume dial.
Electro-Harmonix HOG2
Electro-Harmonix broke new sonic ground with the original HOG, but with the HOG2 Harmonic Octave Generator, they’ve punched right through to a completely different auditory dimension. Not only do you get 10 customizable harmonic intervals and seven expression modes, the HOG2 sports updated algorithms that improve the quality of the HOG’s 10 generated octaves and harmonics as well as full MIDI-based parameter and preset control. The HOG2 comes packaged with an external expression pedal while an optional foot controller lets you save and load up to 100 presets.
Chase Bliss Audio Wombtone mkII
The Wombtone mkII from Chase Bliss Audio is a highly versatile pedal, and as with other Chase Bliss pedals, it delivers exceptional control and fine tuning. This pedal allows you to determine the waveform of the modulation, has several DIP switches for a maximum in control of the unit, and a tap tempo with a small toggle for setting the time value. The Wombtone mkII also includes a tap/midi output jack and expression/CV input jack.
Donner Vowel Mini
The Donner Vowel Mini is a two-in-one Wah/Volume pedal that delivers an exceptional Wah response based on the original Crybaby response along with a Volume function. Donner gives you all that within a footprint smaller than a standard Volume or Wah pedal. Press the footswitch to shift between Volume mode and Wah mode. The Vowel Mini includes two LED lights that show you the current mode: red for Wah and green for Volume. As a Volume pedal, the Vowel is capable of fulfilling the strict demands of each guitarist.
Mission Engineering EP-25-Pro Aero Expression
Featuring the Mission Aero design, the EP-25 PRO expression pedal is perfect not only for guitar, but also acoustic instruments, keyboards, and both studio and live use. At only 1.7 lb, the pure aluminum Aero is half the weight of a regular Mission pedal, suitable for fly rigs and weight-sensitive applications. The EP-25 PRO includes individual polarity switches for every channel. That enables compatibility with a wide variety of pedals, modeling amps, MIDI controllers, keyboards, rack effects, and other expression controlled devices.
Pigtronix Infinity Remote
Level up your looping capabilities and add new functionality to your Infinity Looper with the Infinity Remote from Pigtronix. It is a dual momentary switch created to complement your Infinity Looper pedal. Unlocking the full potential of the Infinity Looper pedal, this portable remote switch gives you access to reverse, redo, and undo functionality along with several other hidden features. The Infinity Remote enables REC-overdub-play and instant clear of individual loops. It consists of Reverse and Undo buttons.
MOSKY Mini Loop Box
The Loop Box from budget guitar effects pedal manufacturer Mosky Audio is a compact, no-fuss way to rein in the mass of stompboxes on your pedalboard. Plug your guitar signal into its IN jack and it’ll act as a single switch for all of the pedals you’ve daisy chained together. You can also use the Loop Box to keep two instruments–an electric and an acoustic guitar, for example–into one amp without any switching hassles between songs. Finally, you can also use it to feed your guitar signal into two separate amps.
Radial Tonebone Headbone SS
The Headbone by Radial is a sophisticated head switching tool that enables you to use two guitar amp heads with one speaker cabinet. Boasting an entirely discreet class-A circuitry and choice between unbuffered and buffered inputs, players who want the ultimate in tonal performance will appreciate the Headbone. Its internal switching consists of a sequence of relays, load resistors, and photocells, all are controlled using a digitally programmed chip. The Headbone features models for solid-state (SS), tube amps (VT), or both (TS).
Radial Tonebone JX-2 Pro Switchbone
The Radial Tonebone JX-2 Pro Switchbone is an outstanding AB-Y switcher, letting you drive two guitar amps simultaneously without producing hum, noise, or coloration. You can also change between amps without any hassle. The Tonebone JX-2 Pro Switchbone leverages the class-A circuitry found in the revered Radial JD7 Injector for stellar audio performance. This portable device has been optimized for manageable yet utmost performance. It boasts an intuitive Drag Control feature and inbuilt Power Boost circuit with mid control.
Marshall PEDL-91003
Every good pedalboard setup needs an amp footswitch or two. If you’re gunning your signal through a Marshall amp, then there’s no better fit than a Marshall footswitch. The Marshall PEDL-91003 two-button footswitch is a dual latching footswitch pedal that gives you hands-free control over the company’s DSL401, VS100R, SV100RH, and VS102R amps. It features a stereo jack connector and each footswitch has its own indicator light so you don’t lose track of which channel you’re feeding your guitar signal into.
Xvive B1 Bass Squeezer
High quality compressors are essential tools for any musician. The problem is that most of them are pretty complicated and quite expensive. Enter the Bass Squeezer, a dead simple compressor mini pedal that won’t require three masters’ degrees and a whole stack of user manuals to dial in the perfect compression settings for your tone. Xvive and designer Jamie Mallender crafted the Bass Squeezer to be practically idiot proof, so whether or not you’ve used compressors before you’ll be able to plug in, tweak, and play quickly.
JHS Pedals Buffered Splitter
Add the JHS Pedals Buffered Splitter to your pedalboard for a simple yet efficient signal-splitting tool that keeps your tone pristine, clear, and powerful. It is capable of perfectly driving your pedalboard chains and long cable runs. It preserves your guitar’s natural tone without coloration from the other gears within your signal chain. The Buffered Splitter comes in a compact enclosure that makes it handy for any rig. It works well with keyboards, bass, guitar, and more.
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.
MOSKY Clean Buffer Tone Saver
Buffer pedals play an important part in any musician’s ongoing battle against one suck. Budget guitar effects brand Mosky Audio gives you a compact and affordable alternative to boutique buffer models in the form of the Clean Buffer. It helps keep your guitar signal strong and steady even when you have over a dozen pedals daisy chained together on your pedalboard. The Clean Buffer has an input impedance of 1M Ω and an output impedance of 150 Ω.
Empress Effects Buffer Plus Stereo
The Empress Buffer+ Stereo seeks to eradicate signal loss due to long, unbuffered cable runs, which has long been an issue for guitarists. Empress Effects has incorporated the features of its Buffer+, including the noise filters, input padding, foot-switchable boost, and variable input loading, along with several new features such as an external switch control, AB/AY switching, and full stereo in/out connectivity. The Buffer+ Stereo boasts 12 operating modes, each with a separate signal routing to deliver supreme adaptability and versatility to virtually any rig.
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.
MOSKY PURE BUFFER
Buffer pedals are indispensable weapons in the constant struggle against tone suck. Budget guitar effects pedal manufacturer Mosky Audio’s Pure Buffer is a tiny one, which makes it the ideal candidate for inclusion in compact and crowded pedalboards. The Pure Buffer helps eliminate the inherent issues of multiple daisy chained pedals and long cables, making your guitar signal’s core tone sound like you’ve plugged your instrument straight into an amp with a short cord.
Electro-Harmonix The Silencer
Give unwanted signal noise a double-tap to the head with Electro-Harmonix’s The Silencer. This sophisticated noise gate pedal gives you Threshold, Reduction, and Release controls for precise fine-tuning that takes your gear and playing style into account. It doesn’t just help eliminate annoying buzzes and hums, either; the Silencer also expands your pedal routing options. You can use it as an inline noise gate or add it to an effects loop to kill noise from specific pedals.
Electro-Harmonix Hum Debugger
Signal hum can be a source of headaches and frustrations for all musicians. Throw a Hum Debugger into your effects chain, though, and you can kick that annoying sound to the curb. This hum eliminator isn’t a noise gate, and neither is it a noise suppressor, but it extracts hums and buzzes from your signal and turns it into dead silence via some sonic voodoo courtesy of Electro-Harmonix. Accurate and precise noise elimination has never been easier to achieve.
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.
Carl Martin Noise Terminator
The Carl Martin Noise Terminator is designed to maintain the original tonal characteristics while eliminating unwanted noise occurring from using multiple effects. It outperforms traditional noise gates by allowing you to switch between two threshold settings—Hard when more radical settings are necessary or Soft with less noisy equipment. Using the remote jack, you can connect the Noise Terminator to an external midi switching system that lets you go between Hard and Soft settings conveniently. The Noise Terminator is a 9V-battery-powered pedal featuring an AC adapter jack.
Behringer Noise Reducer
Cut all those annoying hums, buzzes, and unwanted noises out of your guitar signal entirely with the Behringer Noise Reducer NR300. You can dial in your perfect response using the Threshold and Decay knobs, use the send and return loop to reduce noise from your other pedals, or even cut out your signal entirely with a single stomp. If you love using guitars with single-coil pickups and high-gain amps but hate all those extra noises that clutter up your signal, this is the pedal for you.
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.
NUX JTC
When the NUX Mini Core pedals hit the market, NUX has received requests to include a loop pedal in the collection, so here comes the Jam Track Creator (JTC) Drum & Loop pedal. It is the tiniest 24-bit loop pedal featuring an auto-detection drum machine. The JTC Drum & Loop Mini allows you to select from 11 inbuilt drum rhythms. It gives you unlimited overdubs and up to six minutes recording in 24-bit high-resolution audio quality. Loop and Drum volumes are adjustable individually.
Digitech 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.
Rowin Beat Loop
The LBL-01 Beat Loop is a versatile and affordable combination drum machine and looper pedal from budget-priced guitar effects pedal manufacturer Rowin. The looper section can record for up to five minutes in each of 30 separate storage locations. The drum machine has two drum groups with 40 drum types, half of which are standard while the other half is electronic. The LBL-01 Beat Looper also has a separate dual footswitch controller that lets you control the drum section.
DigiTech SDRUM
The DigiTech SDRUM is an intelligent drum machine for bassists and guitarists. By merely scratching across your guitar strings, the SDRUM learns a kick and snare pattern which establishes the foundation of the beat you wish to hear. The SDRUM yields, according to this pattern, a professional sounding drum beat with different variations and embellishments to complement your beat. You no longer have to disrupt your creative flow when browsing through lists in a frustrating attempt to get your desired beat.
BOSS DB-90 Talking Dr. Beat
Practicing alone becomes a whole new experience with the Boss DB-90 Dr. Beat, the flagship product of Boss’s Dr. Beat Metronome line. This monstrous metronome packs four great metronome sounds—including human voice!— as well as dozens of drum patterns in its tiny, lightweight frame. The Boss DB-90 Dr. Beat also comes with a Rhythm Coach function, a reference-tone tuning function, instrument and MIDI input, and other useful tools for making solo practice less mundane.
JOYO O.M.B
Joyo’s OMB Looper and Drum Machine turns you into a one-man band with a single stomp. This single pedal can act as a looper, a drum machine, or a combo looper plus drum machine. The looper function lets you record up to 40 minutes of audio and features unlimited overdubs, auto-align, and count-in. You get seven drum patterns and seven drumbeats in drum machine mode, plus you can add fills to the patterns and use a tap tempo function. The OMB is an R Series pedal, meaning it has cool ambient LED effects built into it.
Other Pedals
Dunlop Buddy Guy Cry Baby
Regarded as a significant influence by wah-wah masters like Clapton, Vaughn, and Hendrix, Buddy Guy has helped establish the wah-wah as part of the blues language. To pay tribute to his contributions, Dunlop has built the Buddy Guy Cry Baby Wah pedal, incorporating the Fasel Inductor for a sweet top end, and two different user selectable wah voices. You can pick between BG for Buddy’s bell-like wah tone and DEEP for a massive and throaty growl.
MOOER The Wahter
Finally, a great sounding wah that’s literally small enough to carry in your back pocket on the way to a gig. The Wahter guitar effects pedal from budget stomp maestro Mooer is an inversion of the classic wah pedal design; it’s about a fourth the size of a typical wah pedal but still serves up a classic wah tone. The Wahter uses pressure sensors instead of a switch, plus it has built-in foot rings that unfold to give you a larger surface area with which to work your wah magic.
Boss AW-3 Dynamic Wah
Whether you’re a guitarist or a bass player, you can get all the wah you need with the Boss AW-3 Dynamic Wah thanks to its dedicated guitar and bass input jacks. Use the built-in tempo control or adjust your picking strength in auto-wah and dynamic wah modes, or plug in an optional expression pedal for much finer wah control. The Boss AW-3 Dynamic Wah also comes with a Humanizer function that lets you really go crazy with wild, human-like vocal sounds.
Ibanez Weeping Demon
The Ibanez Weeping Demon will have your crowd screaming for more with its wails, cries, shrieks, and seductive siren songs. It is equipped with fine-tuning controls, adjustable wah range, as well as spring and normal footboard action. The Range switch allows you to move between low and high-frequency response. Built using a bomb-proof cast metal chassis, the Weeping Demon is special in that it loads some of the hottest wah features available into one unit.
ElectroHarmonix Cock Fight Plus
The innocuous-looking Cock Fight Plus from Electro-Harmonix is, in fact, three effects in one. It’s a crying wah, it’s a talking wah, and it’s a classic fuzz pedal. Separate filters handle the heavy lifting for the first two effects—a traditional wah pedal filter for the wah sounds and a formant filter produces the vowel sounds. The fuzz section opens up a wide range of tonal possibilities; you can choose to add it before or after the filter section or just cut it out of the equation entirely.
Electro-Harmonix Wailer Wah
Whether you rock it or cock it, Electro-Harmonix’s Wailer wah pedal gives you killer wah tones that will make you sound like the Lord of Funk’s second coming. The Wailer’s circuitry is based on the design that powered Electro-Harmonix’s classic Crying Tone wah pedal, giving you the same thick, musical wahs that the latter was known for. It’s a straightforward and highly musical wah pedal with a lightweight and sturdy chassis that won’t break the bank.
Joyo Wooden Sound
Despite its name, the simulated acoustic sounds served up by Joyo’s JF-323 Wooden Sound guitar effects pedal are far from stiff and flat. You can coax rich, natural acoustic tones from your electric guitar without any signal squish, especially when you’re strumming out a rhythm. As one of Joyo’s Ironman pedals, the JF-323 Wooden Sound is small enough to fit in your front pocket and features a flip cover for keeping your control dial settings safe from stray stomps. Way better than lugging around another guitar to a gig.
TC Electronic Body-Rez
Capture studio-grade acoustic tones at live gigs with the BodyRez Acoustic Pickup Enhancer from TC Electronic. This invaluable tool serves up tweaked and sweetened tones that give your piezo pickup realistic and natural acoustic guitar tones. It features intuitive single-knob control that takes the guesswork out of achieving exceptional tone. The BodyRez merges pre-configured filters with just the right amount of compression to stir your plugged-in acoustic tone. An inbuilt feedback suppression keeps the pesky low-end howl at bay.
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.
GOKKO SPANISHFLY
The GOKKO Spanish FlyGK-32 acoustic guitar pedal does double duty as a preamp and a direct input (DI) box. You get dedicated Treble and Bass knobs for tone shaping plus an Input dial for setting the input level. There’s also a cool Anti-Feedback footswitch with its own dedicated Antu-Feedback dial for cutting out volume feedback. And since the Spanish Fly is a DI box, you can use the XLR Out jack to directly connect your guitar to a mixer.
Pigtronix Bob Weir’s Real Deal
The Pigtronix Bob Weir’s Real Deal acoustic preamp gives you a very clear, screaming acoustic guitar tone while faithfully preserving the natural wooden sound of your instrument. It is universally compatible with all kinds of acoustic guitar pickup—from a simple, passive piezo element to intricate active systems leveraging internal microphones, magnetic pickups, and/or contact elements. The Bob Weir’s Real Deal features 60db gain on microphone channel and crossover sweeps from 300Hz to 3kHz. It consists of Volume, Piezo, Crossover, and Microphone controls.
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.
Maxon COMPACT SERIES FEA10
The FEA10 Fuzz Elements Earth from Maxon is a fuzz engine intended to simulate Ram’s Head Big Muff Pi from the 1970s. It squeezes all the girth, grind, and grit of that fuzzy fiend into a pedalboard-friendly footprint that is a fraction of the price of a real Ram’s Head. Similar to an authentic Ram’s Head, the Earth has no bad sound at any control setting—only variations of awesome. Maxon modeled its tone on several of the best-sounding Ram’s Heads from different vintage guitar shops and studios in Tokyo.
MXR Bass Chorus Deluxe
Powered by an all-analog bucket-brigade technology, the Bass Chorus Deluxe by MXR serves up swooshing, metallic flanger effects and shimmering, liquid chorus while retaining the fundamental and punch of your low end. It includes top-mounted X-Over and Flanger buttons with LED status indicators for more tonal flexibility. The Bass Chorus Deluxe consists of Treble, Bass, Width, Rate, and Intensity controls. With Treble and Bass knobs, you can boost/cut highs and lows and sculpt the effect’s tonal character.
Koogo Dumbler
Boasting high build quality and robust strength, the Koogo Dumbler is a classic Dumble amp simulator that delivers a distinctive vintage overdrive sound. Sculpt your sound using the Tone, Gain, and Volume dials (these functions offer supreme control of your ideal effect). The Dumbler also includes a Voice dial that gives a crisp bite and enables you to customize the color of your overdrive sound. The heavy-duty and durable true bypass footswitch engages it with a smooth action sans affecting the natural tone.
Morley PBA-2 Dual Bass Wah
What’s better than one funky wah tone? Two funky wah tones, of course! That’s what Morley’s Dual Bass Wah pedal brings to the table: two distinct and memorable wah tones that let you get down, dirty, and groovy all night long. Traditional Wah mode features a straightforward classic wah voice, while Funk Wah mode puts the groove into overdrive to make your wildest, slappin’-est dreams come true. The Morley Dual Bass Wah features switchless operation, Electro-Optical design, and True Tone Bypass.
Electro-Harmonix Enigma
Few envelope filter effects pedals can come close to the tone-shaping power and precision that the Enigma: Q-Balls For Bass brings to the table. This bass-optimized envelope filter from Electro-Harmonix lets you dial in some truly expressive and funky tones using adjustable Q, sweep range, and filter type. Plug in an expression pedal and you get even more control over the Q frequency’s sweeps. There’s also a dedicated Distortion effect that can dish out everything from a subtle bite to an all-out crush.
Xvive V15 Tone Shaper Equalizer
The Tone Shaper from budget guitar effects pedal maker Xvive is a two-band EQ stack in micro pedal form. Each of its two multi-pole sharp cutoff filters can provide up to 6dB of gain and works equally well with a with bass or guitar. It’s easy to use, too, with Lows and Highs micro pots as well as a Level knob for controlling the overall volume. Plug in, tweak, and play—it’s as simple as that.
Boss FV-50H
Boss has long been known for its durable, high-quality volume pedals, and if you’re looking for some of that Boss magic at a more affordable price point, then the FV-50 series of volume pedals is precisely what you’re looking for. The Boss FV-50H Volume pedal is the line’s high-impedance stereo model designed to be placed before other guitar effects pedals in your signal chain. It comes with a Minimum Volume knob that lets you set a minimum volume and a handy Tuner-Out jack for quick and easy onstage tuning.
Boss FV-500H
The FV-500 series takes Boss’s industry-standard volume pedal designs into the future. Tank-tough with a stylishly designed high-grade aluminum body and packing silky smooth action, the FV-500 line of volume pedals were created to go above and beyond the needs of even the most hard-touring and demanding musician. The FV-500H is the line’s mono high-impedance model with inst. level input, a tuner-output jack, and an expression output for use with expression pedal-compatible amps, effects, and synthesizers.
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.
Morley Mini Volume
Need a good volume pedal but you’re already running out of pedalboard space? The Morley Mini Volume turns the volume pedal, a pedalboard essential that unfortunately often takes up so much space, into a small but road-tough workhorse that won’t let you down in the studio or on the road. It features a smooth, quiet audio taper for perfect and seamless volume control, Morley’s signature electro-optical circuit structure, and glow-in-the-dark treadle rubber and toe-end logo designs.
Fender Downtown Express
The Fender Downtown Express is your one-stop-shop for bass tone sculpting, carrying all the bass essentials—overdrive, three-band EQ, and compressor. It is an all-original Fender circuit designed by Alex Aguilar. The Downtown Express features a direct output that allows for convenient integration into any studio or performance situations. Fender acknowledges that a strong signal chain has to be versatile, so it added a switch that allows you to reorder the overdrive and compressor circuits to your liking.
Morley M2 Passive Volume
The M2 Passive Volume guitar effects pedal from Morley gives you an audio level taper that’s as smooth a silk. Its response is consistent, it’s easy to use, and it’s very expressive. And since the M2 Passive Volume is a passive pedal, you don’t have to stick a battery in it or connect it to a power source in order to use it. Simply plug in and you’re good to go. This is plug and play volume control at its finest.
Tapestry Audio Bloomery Passive Volume Pedal (Black)
The Bloomery passive volume pedal from Tapestry Audio features some very unique differences from a regular volume control pedal. This compact (measures only 7.8″ x 2.25″), convenient to use, and efficient passive volume pedal comfortably fits on your pedalboard. The Bloomery is machined out of steel for a tough, durable solid feel. A slide potentiometer alongside a direct shaft drive eradicates the need for annoying strings. With a smooth volume curve, you get a more nuanced pedal sweep. The Bloomery quickly turns tuner output into an expression output.
Tapestry Audio Bloomery Active Volume Pedal (White)
Save precious pedalboard real estate with the Tapestry Audio Bloomery, an efficient, compact, and user-friendly active volume pedal. It boasts several differences from a standard volume control pedal. It is machined out of steel, getting that tough solid feel. A slide potentiometer is paired with a direct shaft drive, eradicating the need for pesky strings. The active model lets you avoid tone loss at high-end frequencies and preserve a clean instrument tone. With a smooth volume curve, you get a more nuanced pedal sweep.
MOOER Phaser Player
Budget stompbox company Mooer gives the classic phaser pedal a unique spin with the Phaser Player guitar effects pedal. It features three different phaser sounds: a classic phaser effect; a repeating, sample and hold type of phaser; and a phaser with manual wah-like sweeping. Tiny as it is, the Phaser Player also acts as its own expression pedal. It actually has three activation modes: normal latching footswitch, momentary footswitch, and a hybrid mode combining the first two. Not bad for a stompbox you can put in your pocket.
Mission Engineering EP1-KP Kemper
Utilize the EP1-KP switching expression pedal from Mission Engineering to maximize your Kemper Profiling Amp. It incorporates a linear potentiometer that has been matched exactly to the specs of the Kemper Profiler for a natural and accurate response. It also includes a toe switch so you can turn effects on/off without needing a separate footswitch. The EP1-KP comes in black or green finish and is compatible with both the rack and head variants, as well as the Remote floor controller.
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.
Mission Engineering EP-25-Pro Aero Expression
Featuring the Mission Aero design, the EP-25 PRO expression pedal is perfect not only for guitar, but also acoustic instruments, keyboards, and both studio and live use. At only 1.7 lb, the pure aluminum Aero is half the weight of a regular Mission pedal, suitable for fly rigs and weight-sensitive applications. The EP-25 PRO includes individual polarity switches for every channel. That enables compatibility with a wide variety of pedals, modeling amps, MIDI controllers, keyboards, rack effects, and other expression controlled devices.
T-Rex Viper
The Viper by T-Rex Engineering is an attractive, phenomenal-sounding effect pedal taking the classic swirling vibe sound and delivering some added bite with more voltage hurling your instrument’s sound across the room. Pulsating, shimmering, whirling, and spinning, it is meant to join other award-winning T-Rex pedals as a contemporary classic, yielding sounds from the heyday of rock ’n’ roll to the 21st century. The Viper is controllable using the Mode, Speed, Level, and Depth controls.
Fender The Pinwheel
Stomp on Fender’s The Pinwheel to inject vintage organ speaker and amp effects to your performance. You can create astonishing sounds with three distinct rotary speaker voices, including Fender’s Vibratone effect. Switchable fast and slow speeds allow you to spin up the perfect effect, while the onboard overdrive gives your tone some texture. You may also adjust the modulation rate based on your playing dynamics with the Sensitivity control. The Pinwheel boasts unparalleled sonic textures, thanks to Fender’s all-original circuit.
Electro-Harmonix Lester K
The Lester K Stereo Rotary Speaker from Electro-Harmonix delivers the same great Leslie sound of the Lester G at a more affordable price point and with a compact form factor specifically tailored for keyboard players. This keyboard effects pedal from Electro-Harmonix also features Fast and Slow modes controllable via footswitch, controls for tweaking the volume balance of the upper and lower emulated rotors, mono and true stereo input and output jacks, and a tweakable tube-style overdrive section for giving your tone extra grit and hair.
NUX Solid Studio
The NUX Solid Studio IR & Power Amp Simulator has been designed and built to address the cumbersome transport reality of speaker cabinets/amps and limited gear availability. It is the pedal version of typical cabinet/amp scenarios including power amp tubes and microphones. The Solid Studio caters to the fundamental needs of sound technicians and discerning musicians. It delivers versatility, reliability, the convenience of use, and incredible audio quality. It is equipped with eight speaker cabinet simulations and eight microphone models you can use with any cabinet.
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 Boogie Master
The JF-309 Boogie Master guitar effects pedal from Joyo is a Mesa Boogie amp sim that gives you that trademark “roided-out Marshall” sound without having to spend over a thousand bucks on an actual Mesa Boogie amp. Crank the Drive knob up for a high-gain Mesa sound or stay clean to hew closer to a Boogie. The JF-309 Boogie Master 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 from stray stomps.
EarthQuaker Devices Rainbow Machine V2
Lose yourself in the mesmerizing, mind-altering sounds conjured up by the Rainbow Machine from EarthQuaker Devices. Every sound you can dish out with the Rainbow Machine is frankly unnatural, making this polyphonic pitch mesmerizer the perfect tool for musicians who want to experiment and push the sonic envelope. V2 sports double the output level, longer delay times, and deeper chorus compared to the original. Both the Activate and Magic footswitches have also been upgraded to Flexi-Switches, so you can use them as both latching and momentary-type footswitches.
Electro Harmonix Superego Synth Engine
Part synth, part sustain pedal, and part sampler—the Electro-Harmonix Superego Synth Engine is a truly versatile and unique guitar effects pedal. Make your guitar sound like a synthesizer. Give your tone insane levels of sustain. Sustain a chord then freeze it so you can solo over it. If you’re looking to break through to new and unexplored soundscapes, this stompbox is your ticket. The Superego Synth Engine features all-analog circuitry and comes with a built-in effects loop.
Pigtronix Mothership2
Transform your bass or guitar into a three-voice analog synthesizer with the Mothership 2 pedal from Pigtronix. It consists of five custom dual-concentric knobs that give you incredible control over synth parameters, including separate level controls for square wave, triangle wave, and sine wave oscillators. Paired with your clean guitar tone, you have a massive synth voice capable of covering three octaves. It accurately tracks your instrument’s pitch and amplitude. The Mothership 2 will unlock a different world of creative potential for your bass or guitar.
TC Helicon TalkBox Synth
With the Talkbox Synth from TC Helicon, you get classic Frampton-style guitar effects without the fiddly hose-in-the-mouth stuff. A guitar-triggered vocoder and onboard synth sounds give thrilling robotic vocal effects to your single-note runs. But this pedal is not merely for guitarists. Vocalists will love its inbuilt mic preamp and Adaptive Tone functionality, along with studio-quality pitch correction and reverbs. Its simple three-knob design delivers ease of use. The Talkbox Synth is capable of adding excitement to your performance.
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.
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.
