Tonebox Recommended Pedals
Empress Effects Echosystem
The Empress Effects Echosystem Dual Engine Delay features more than 36 studio-quality algorithms (twelve algorithm types, each with several variations). It consists of Thing 1, Thing 2, Tone, Feedback, Output, Mix, and Delay Time controls. The Echosystem also gives you a broad mode selection, including Ambient, Analog, Delay + Reverb, Digital, Lo-Fi, Multi, Mod, Reverse, Stutter, and Whisky. Analog units and vintage tape emulations are available along with Empress Effects’ take on these delay types. The Echosystem offers ease of use as all algorithm controls rest on a knob in front of you.
Pigtronix Infinity Looper
The Pigtronix Infinity is arguably the most musical looping pedal in the market. Exceptionally powerful and versatile but still easy to use, the Infinity Looper establishes a new world standard for latency-free looping. Pigtronix’s revolutionary looping platform delivers quick record, dub, playback, redo and undo, on two stereo loop pairs configurable in different ways. Besides its performance friendly feature set and unparalleled speed, the Infinity Looper sounds marvelous due to its discreet analog limiter stages, 24bit/48kHz HD recording engine, and transparent analog pass-through.
ZVEX Vexter Fuzz Factory
With five dedicated control knobs that let you play around with the very idea of a fuzz tone, the Fuzz Factory stompbox from boutique guitar effects pedal company Zvex is a versatile fuzz stomp that really let you push the sonic envelope. You can dial in everything from tight fuzz tones that cut off abruptly as soon as you stop playing to lingering hairy oscillations that decay alongside your notes. 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.
Ibanez Analog Delay Mini
The Analog Delay Mini pedal from Ibanez boasts real analog delay tone. It gives you the same sonic goodness as the well-loved Ibanez AD9 analog delay pedal. It includes a pure analog signal path and true bypass switching that removes the effect from your guitar’s signal path while disengaged. You can also get up to 600ms delay time. With a tiny package that can fit on even the most cramped pedalboard, you can always find room for the Analog Delay Mini.
TC Electronic Polytune 2 Mini
Ever since the PolyTune’s introduction in 2010, TC Electronic has been looking to make tuning speedier, better, and more impressive. The PolyTune 2 Mini guitar tuner does all of that in abundance. With 109 super-bright LEDs, it is easily readable at any stage condition. The PolyTune 2 Mini is an incredibly compact tuner with chromatic, strobe, and polyphonic tuning for precise and fast tuning. Polyphonic tuning lets you tune all your strings simultaneously, while speedy chromatic tuner delivers 0.5 cent precision.
JHS Pedals Morning Glory V4
Built to be among the most transparent overdrives, the Morning Glory is undoubtedly JHS Pedals’ most popular overdrive pedal, receiving more recognitions and bagging more awards than any of its other designs. It gives you all the tonal and responsive nuance your amp is missing. Utilize it if you wish to impart mid- to low-level grit to your crystal-clean tone, add tube-esque touch response to a less-than-ideal amp, or boost a crunchy tone into thicker sustain.
Drive Pedals
Amptweaker TightDrive
The TightDrive comes with various unique features, including the Tight control. It tweaks your amp’s attack, and when you combine it with the Volume, Gain, and Tone controls, loads of distortion sounds are possible. It can also dial in different amounts of crunch. Whether you are utilizing it to beat up your heavy amp or with a clean amp, the TightDrive pedal can do the job. It can tighten the attack and lower the gain to turn heavy lead tone into a chunky rhythm sound seamlessly.
EarthQuaker Devices Bellows
The Bellows Fuzz Driver from EarthQuaker Devices adds some much-needed fire to your tone’s belly. Controls are dead simple.-You get one Level knob and one Drive knob, and that’s basically all you need to replicate the sound of a tube amp so cranked up its tubes are glowing red hot. It doesn’t matter what era of rock music you want your sound to relive; the Bellows can serve up subtle amp grit, saturated fuzz, and everything in between.
Carl Martin TOD
The Carl Martin TOD Overdrive is the relaunch of the Limited Edition Dizzy Drive, which was created to commemorate the reunion tour of Danish alternative rock band Dizzy Mizz Lizzy. At the peak of the band’s success, guitarist Tim Christensen used a Boss Turbo Overdrive into his Marshall Stack, which produced a heavily-driven, high-gain sound Carl Martin wanted to improve upon. He sought an identical tonal quality but with more headroom and phatter. The TOD high gain overdrive distortion is compact, pedalboard-friendly, and packaged within a die-cast case consists of four knobs and one switch.
Rowin Hunk
The LN-301B Hunk is a classic British-style distortion pedal that serves up high gain dirt with a full bodied middle frequency. The Hunk features two distinct yet classically British crunch styles that you can choose using a two-position selector switch: a Marshall plexi-style Normal mode and a unique mid-shaped mode called Boost. It has the usual complement of Volume, Gain, and Tone control knobs, with that last one specially designed to put you in charge of the Hunk’s middle frequencies.
Joyo Dr.J Emerald Overdrive
The Dr.J D-60 Emerald Overdrive is a budget-friendly overdrive and boost guitar effects pedal from Joyo. It can dish out a healthy amount of warm, creamy overdrive tones that can be sculpted further using dedicated Tone, Drive, and Output knobs. The D-60 Emerald also features a two-position clip switch, giving you a choice between MOSFET and diode clipping. Its 15dB boost can also be placed before or after the overdrive effect for even more tonal variety.
J. Rockett SOS
Your pedalboard needs a reliable buffer that will balance out your impedance to get high tones losses back on track, especially with long cable runs and multiple pedals. The quality of guitar cables differs so if you have ever plugged directly into your amp then back into your board, you understand what this means. J. Rockett’s SOS is precisely that—a pedal designed to save your tone. It lets you bypass any insane interaction with wah and fuzz pedals. The SOS features a single knob layout for slightly varying the focus of your high end to dial it where necessary.
Radial Tonebone Trimode
The Trimode by Radial Engineering is a true bypass, two-channel tube distortion pedal that leverages the harmonics and warmth of a 12AX7 tube to provide you with an incredible variety of American-esque distortion tones. It lets you access great clean, rhythm and lead tones sans tap dancing. Inspired by the legacy of the best American tube amps, the Trimode serves up five generations of tone from the mild overdrive of early rock ’n’ roll to intense power tones of modern high gain amps.
Tom’sline British Overdrive
Budget guitar effects maker Tomsline’s British dirt box packs a the classic Marshall plexi crunch into a tiny but sturdy encolure. It’s got all the gritty gain and aggressive attitude of vintage ‘80s metal, though you’d have to provide the teased hair and skin tight spandex yourself. An intuitive Volume, Gain, and Tone control pt layout makes it easy to dial in your preferred tone, plus you get to play around with two switchable modes, Normal and Bright, available via a two-position toggle.
MOSKY CRUNCH RED Distortion
As its name implies, the Crunch Red is budget guitar effects pedal brand Mosky Audio’s own version of the ever popular MI Audio Crunch Box dirt stomp. It’s only half the size of the Crunch Box but the Crunch Red can serve up the same amount of aggressive distortion. With four control knobs–Volume, Gain, Presence, and Tone–you can dial in everything from a tight riff-specialized crunch to scorching hot distortion perfect for screaming shred solos.
ZVEX Vextron Distortron
The Vextron Distortion is boutique guitar effects pedal company Zvex’s offering to those who want a Box of Rock but don’t quite have the budget for it. Like its more expensive sibling, the Distortion captures the roaring sound of an overdriven 1966 Marshall JTM45 with all the knobs cranked up to 10. The DIstortion’s dirt tone is very dynamic and sensitive; you can use your guitar’s volume knob to adjust the exact amount of dirt you want layered ont your signal, from a subtle dusting to full-on crunch mode.
Xvive V1 Classic Rock
An overdrive pedal that goes against the grain, Xvive’s Classic Rock drive pedal scoops the bucketloads of mids that classic rock traditionalists associate with that particular musical genre. The move works in the Classic Rock’s favor, though, as it delivers everything from smooth driven tones at mid-gain settings all the way up to screaming solo sustains when cranked up, all while retaining excellent dynamic response. A Tone control knob lets you adjust the highs in your signal to dial in just the right amount of brightness.
Empress Effects Heavy
The Empress Effects Heavy features a dual-channel design—Heavy and Heavier allow you to set your channels differently for a more extensive range of tones or similarly for solo/rhythm. It also carries intuitive Weight controls that alter the character of your low end. Adjustable mid frequency lets you achieve dead-on EQ curves with a cut or boost up to 10dB per band. Empress Effects has incorporated a seamless and highly responsive noise gate that guarantees dead silent operation regardless of the amount of gain added.
JHS Pedals Mini Foot
Simple, little, and ruthless, the Mini Foot Fuzz by JHS Pedals is capable of melting the heart of even the most anti-fuzz activist. The compact chassis that restrains the unit’s explosive character fits conveniently on even the most cramped pedalboards. The Mini Foot Fuzz consists of easy to use Fuzz and Volume knobs. A stomp of the footswitch gives you lush harmonics, thick fuzz/overdrive, and massive headroom that might leave you wondering, “What if I had had this pedal years ago?”
Way Huge Russian-Pickle MkIII
Now within a Way Huge Smalls chassis, the Russian-Pickle Fuzz MkIII delivers smooth, creamy fuzz tones in an incredibly pedalboard-friendly housing. It features the same controls and circuit as the original, so you may keep trembling the world with a similar fat bottomed thunder and a punchy midrange. Whether you are going for a 90s grunge, organic two-piece garage rock riffage, or swinging stoner grooves, the Russian-Pickle Fuzz serves as the perfect companion for your pedalboard.
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.
Mojo Hand FX Iron Bell
David Gilmour’s iconic lead tone has always been as varied as it is sought after. A variety of fuzz pedals, boosters, and overdrives, coupled with different guitars and amps, have created some of the brightest, amazingly lush tones in rock ‘n’ roll history. The Iron Bell Fuzz by Mojo Hand FX was modified to be a broad but focused platform. It is designed to yield an open and rich voice with an almost 3D harmonic quality. It carries usual Volume and Gain controls plus Colour and Tone knobs for shaping the overall EQ spectrum.
Fuzzrocious Cat Tail with Momentary Feedback Mod
Enjoy low to high gain distortion with overdrive capabilities with the Cat Tail from Fuzzrocious. The circuit is spec’d from a classic, well-loved distortion capable of making a clean amplifier dirty and a dirty amp nasty. Fuzzrocious has customized the original circuit to better satisfy the requirements of bassists and guitarists alike. With the inclusion of a diode toggle for more adjustability for clipping options, Fuzzrocious has incorporated the Beavis double resistor mod to let you subtly fine-tune the way signal clips on lows and highs.
CNZ Audio Fuzz
The CNZ Audio Fuzz Guitar Effects Pedal is capable of delivering the long sustains and additional harmonic richness of a distortion effect while blending in glitchy tones of a sophisticated fuzz pedal all within a single package. It produces a marvelous tone, giving the perfect amount of fuzzy distortion you want while complementing the natural sounds of your guitar. This simple fuzz pedal is an excellent choice for beginners looking to experiment with their music or play some hard rock. Advanced players can also customize it to complement an incredible guitar tone.
J. Rockett Archer IKON
The Archer Ikon by J. Rockett is an exceptionally transparent overdrive that lends a special magic to anything you plug into it. It features a simple three-knob layout—Treble, Gain, and Output. It allows you to dial in gain without drastically changing your guitar’s tone. You may utilize it as a clean boost by turning down the Gain control or crank it for a beautiful, tube-like distortion. If you feel discontented with the overdrive pedals you have tried, plug into an Archer Ikon.
Fulltone Catalyst
The Fulltone CT-1 Catalyst guitar effects pedal is one hardworking stompbox. It does the work of four different pedals: it’s a fuzz, distortion, overdrive, and clean boost pedal in one compact unit. If you use these four effects a lot and need to clear up precious pedalboard space, the Catalyst is the answer to your prayers. And don’t worry about the sound; the Catalyst can serve up gobs of ultra-fat non-compressed crunch, distortion, and fuzz sounds easily sculpted to your tastes via a two-band EQ. A true workhorse.
Danelectro BB-1 Billion Dollar Boost
The Danelectro BB-1 Billion Dollar Boost pedal not only increases your tone’s volume and responsiveness, but it also gives you enough EQ versatility to keep that boosted signal under your complete control. You get plenty of gain via the Volume knob, plus there are dedicated Treble and Bass knobs for controlling the mix. There’s also a two-way selector switch for Flat and Low Cut modes, the latter of which lets you drop the lower frequencies to add a subtle variation to your sound.
Dophix Perseo
The Perseo boost pedal is part of Dophix’s Three Naked Men trilogy. The series draws inspiration from the three statues seen in Piazza della Signoria: the Neptune by Ammannati, David by Michelangelo, and Perseus by Benvenuto Cellini. The Perseus is known for its excessive attention to details and languid pose. The Perseo pedal is perfect for providing dynamics to the sound, exalting the harmonica produced by your guitar. It is convenient to use, carrying only one knob, and just like the Perseus, it is extremely powerful.
J. Rockett Lenny
Considered a “happy accident,” the Lenny is a reproduction of the iconic Dumble Steel String Singer popularized by Stevie Ray Vaughan. The plan was to build a Steel String Singer being pushed to give color, feel, and texture versus a merely clean and loud tone. It is a highly musical boost that adds color to your tone, in an inspiring fashion like a Neve console. The Lenny features a definite mid character as well as a sound that cuts through a mix. It also takes advantage of the advanced Speed Switch system.
Laney Black Country Customs Steelpark
Boasting incredible versatility, the Black Country Customs Steelpark boost pedal helps you cut through and takes your sound in front of the mix. It works well with gain pedals. You can run it in front of your distortion or overdrive for a more compressed, driven sound or position it after to increase your distorted sound’s volume. The Steelpark consists of four control knobs and a three-way mode switch, allowing you various ways to find the ideal boost for your rig.
Zvex Nano Head
The Nano Head is a palm-sized one-half watt guitar tube amp head that packs a surprising amount of roaring tube power extremely disproportionate to its size. The Nano Head even comes with its own 230V DC high voltage power supply unit to give you that signature high voltage tube crunch. It also features Bright, Thickness, and Mellow toggle switches for sculpting your tone. Connect it to any 8 to 16 ohm cabinet and start cranking out classic rock cleans and crunch.
Radial AC Driver
The Tonebone AC Driver from Radial is a portable acoustic instrument preamp designed for live performances, boasting innovative features for streamlining your setup and optimizing your acoustic-electric guitar’s tone. It includes Radial’s Class-A buffer circuit to guarantee the superb audio quality, allowing you to employ longer pedal chains and cable runs sans signal degradation or loss. Compared to a simple DI box, the AC Driver gives you more control over your sound, making it perfect for onstage use, especially if you have no dedicated sound engineer.
Walrus Audio Voyager
Whip up a full spectrum of overdrive tones with the Voyager preamp and overdrive pedal from Walrus Audio. The Voyager can dish out everything from soft and subtle drive to thick and heavy saturation without losing clarity or tonal transparency; even when the Voyager’s overdrive circuit is pushed towards its higher gain settings, your tone will still retain the clarity you need to make every note of your scorching hot solo sing out above the mix.
Radial Bassbone OD
Many players, including Bootsy Collins and Victor Wooten, rely on Radial for exceptional tone with or without an amplifier, and same goes with the Bassbone OD. It is a bass preamp pedal that provides you with two instrument input channels that feature passive EQ, level control, and low-frequency filter for sculpting your bass tone. Multiple outputs allow you to feed PA pre/post EQ, send a signal to a pedal, and connect to your amp on stage simultaneously with several instruments.
ZVEX Super Hard On
Boutique guitar effects company Zvex’s Super Hard On has become the industry standard for super transparent and incredibly loud, in your face boost pedals. The SHO, as it’s commonly called, can take your signal from unity gain straight to an insane 60 times its original size. Tone-wise, the SHO’s 5M Ohm impedance helps add a layer of high end clarity to your signal. Zvex’s Vexter line of silk screened pedals feature the exact same tone, feature set, and internal parts and circuits as their hand-painted counterparts. The only differences are the painting process and the price.
MOSKY B-Box Preamp
The B-Box from budget guitar effects pedal brand Mosky Audio is a preamp overdrive effect pedal that lets you juice up your tone with extra snarl and growl. The B-Box does a splendid job as a drive pedal, with dead simple controls including dedicated Bass and Treble knobs to complement the Gain and Volume controls for precise tone shaping. Mosky also threw in a true bypass function to keep things noise-free when the pedal effect is disengaged.
Lone Wolf Audio Outsider
The Lone Wolf Audio Outsider is an advanced take on the very rare and iconic Systech Harmonic Energizer. As seen on Matt Pikes (Sleep, High on Fire) and Dweezil Zappa pedalboards, the original has been employed and mastered by Frank Zappa. The Outsider has been customized and tuned to the strictest detail. It carries a Gain control that adds as much as 35DB of transparent gain which when placed in front or after a distorted signal unleashes an entirely new range of tones. The Bandwidth knob determines how wide the Frequency control could adjust your signal.
J. Rockett Archer
The J. Rockett Archer is a versatile overdrive/boost featuring exceptional headroom meant to help you cut through the mix. You may utilize it as merely a clean boost by turning down the gain. The Archer pedal packs the coveted K-style harmonic saturation and lots of clean output. This handbuilt pedal boasts excellent dynamics and sensitivity. Responsive, organic, and versatile, the Archer comes in a classic silver enclosure with a crimson three-knob design. It can be powered by a 9-volt battery.
MXR Micro Amp +
For over two decades, MXR’s Micro Amp has been a mainstay among some prominent artists due to its ability to sweeten up and boost your bass or guitar tone and push the front of your amp. The Micro Amp+ builds on that legendary unit with EQ controls that allow you to beautifully shape your boosted signal as well as several updates that level it up. You can dial in up to +26dB clean boost. Specially-tuned Treble and Bass knobs allow for fine tonal sculpting. The Micro Amp+ also features true bypass switching and low noise circuitry.
Fulltone Catalyst
The Fulltone CT-1 Catalyst guitar effects pedal is one hardworking stompbox. It does the work of four different pedals: it’s a fuzz, distortion, overdrive, and clean boost pedal in one compact unit. If you use these four effects a lot and need to clear up precious pedalboard space, the Catalyst is the answer to your prayers. And don’t worry about the sound; the Catalyst can serve up gobs of ultra-fat non-compressed crunch, distortion, and fuzz sounds easily sculpted to your tastes via a two-band EQ. A true workhorse.
MXR Micro Amp
Keep your guitar rig’s gain levels at bay with the Micro Amp from MXR. It provides you control over your volume level before your signal reaches the amp. Adding a preset amount of gain with only one knob, the Micro Amp is a perfect way to adjust between two separate guitars with unparalleled output or boost your signal for lead work. It is also capable of giving you a permanent boost in a lengthy effects chain in which signal drop off is an issue.
NUX Lacerate
A tiny pedal with a ginormous boost, the Lacerate FET Boost from NUX features two bypass modes (True Bypass or Buffer Bypass), two boost options, and a simple control-knob. Its surprisingly simple user interface comes from NUX’s intricate dual FET circuit design. It allows you the choice between two boosting modes: Clean and Crank. The Lacerate FET Boost pedal includes an integrated voltage-doubler that automatically converts 9V to 18V, providing you with massive headroom and dynamic.
Modulation Pedals
Donner Tutti
The Tutti from Donner is a compact, 100% analog circuit chorus pedal. Despite its tiny size, the Tutti is equipped with three function knobs: Rate, Depth, and Level, which you can use to set the effect speed, effect depth, and effect output volume respectively. It includes a toggle switch that lets you select between Normal and Deep models. The Tutti also features an LED indicator that displays the working state and true bypass that delivers a transparent tone.
TC Electronic June-60
The June-60 Chorus from TC Electronic is a faithful reproduction of the chorus circuit available in the Juno-60 synthesizer—the legendary synth sound that defined the cult movie themes of an era and ignited numerous 80s hits. You can now take the beloved chorus sound from among the most revered, vintage synthesizers back to the future. The June-60 Chorus features a two-button interface for spectacular and intuitive modulation tone. It incorporates pure analog Bucket Brigade Delay circuitry and true bypass.
EBS Uni-Chorus
Suitable for bass, guitar, or whatever you play, the UniChorus by EBS provides you with a sort of quality modulation effects you would expect from an expensive unit of EBSOC studio gear. It makes dialing your sound a breeze. It carries a three-way switch that allows you the choice between low noise studio-quality Flange, Chorus, and Pitch Modulation effects, letting you craft effects ranging from surf rock vibratos to classic Hendrix-style flange. You only need two knobs to select the depth and rate of the modulation.
JHS Pedals Emperor V2
The JHS Pedals Emperor V2 is a vintage-correct vibrato/chorus effect capable of achieving the Arion SCH-1’s distinct sound. It serves as a do-it-all modulation solution whether you want a seasick vibrato, convincing rotary simulation, or mild sheen. It leverages a Bucket Brigade 3207 chipset to nail the warmth of ‘80s-esque analog chorus pedals. JHS Pedals has also incorporated adequate onboard and outboard control, so you stay in full command of the Emperor’s voice. The V2 boasts an improved EQ knob and prevents low-end loss.
Fairfield Circuitry Shallow Water
Fairfield Circuitry took simulation mathematics—or K-field math—theory and used it to create a stompbox capable of generating familiar but still unique tone modulation effects. The Shallow Water effects pedal creates a short time delay then randomly modulates the delayed signal to give it a sprinkling of unexpected pitch shifts. The Shallow Water might look like some simple aluminum box, but this versatile stomp gives you a wide range of chorus, vibrato, pitch-shifting, and other vintage tape-style effects with which to wash your signal.
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.
Chase Bliss Audio Condor
The Chase Bliss Audio Condor multi-effect pedal enables control over a broad range of effects, including tremolo, boost, overdrive, EQ, and filter tones. Boasting the ability to store presets and a potent parametric mids control, the Condor proves to be as majestic and powerful as the bird it is named after. This pedal also features a switchable overdrive circuit for shaping the guitar tone you want. The overdrive circuit complements stacking, so using it together with your favorite overdrive stompbox is recommended.
Fairfield Circuitry Randy’s Revenge
We don’t know who pissed Randy off, but his revenge is pretty darn sweet. The Randy’s Revenge effects pedal from Fairfield Circuitry is a tonally rich, all-analog ring modulator with that patented Fairfield edge. This pedal takes the whole ring modulation concept—multiplying the guitar signal with a sine wave or another simple waveform—by using not one but two simple waveforms in the mix, in this case, a sine wave and a square wave. This gives you a very wide range of highly musical tremolo and vibe effects.
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.
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.
Dwarfcraft Devices HAX2
Dwafcraft Devices has mastered the art of crafting guitar effect pedals that do many things extremely well, and the HAX2 ring modulator is no different. Lightyears ahead of the original HAX circuit it’s based on, the HAX2 combines ring modulation, an envelope follower, and a filter in one sturdy stompbox that can serve up everything from deep tremolo-style effects and psychedelic modulation to a pleasant, sparkly chorus. Four dials and four toggle switches give you all the control you could ever need.
Keeley Neutrino
The Neutrino guitar effects pedal from Keeley Electronics is one trippy envelope filter. Give it a spot on your pedalboard and you can serve up psychedelic leads, incredible vowel sounds, and responsive, dynamic auto-wahs—all of which are made rich and warm by its classic optocoupler design. The Neutrino features Gain and Peak control knobs, a three-position filter type selector, Low/High frequency range switch, and a side-mounted wah direction toggle for full and flexible tone control.
T-Rex ToneBug Chorus + Flanger
With the ToneBug Chorus + Flanger from T-Rex Engineering, you get two essential effects in one: a freaked-out flanger and cool 80s-sounding chorus. Both classic effects are easily recognizable as you bask in the gorgeous vintage tone that has made T-Rex a favorite of some guitar heroes. The Chorus + Flanger is part of the ToneBug series of effect pedals that feature premium retro design, beautiful-sounding T-Rex tone, and budget-friendly pricing. It also consists of controls for Depth and Rate.
Rowin Mod Station
A ton of high-quality modulation effects, all packed into a small, very affordable stompbox that you can carry around in your pocket. The powerful LEF-3808 Mod Station multi-effects stomp from budget guitar effects pedal manufacturer Rowin comes with eleven distinct modulation effects, all of which can be further tweaked via its dedicated Level, Speed, and Depth pots. Its footswitch is also multi-functional: pressing down twice will switch between fixed and non-fixed mode while holding it down will let you store a setting you like.
Donner Jet Convolution
Get an outstanding flanger at a bargain price with the Donner Jet Convolution. A lot is going on in such a compact pedal. The Jet Convolution features true bypass and a toggle switch for selecting between Filter and Normal modes. In the Normal mode, the pedal acts like a regular flanger, while the Filter mode is what your manual mode would be. The Jet Convolution consists of a giant Rate knob plus smaller Range and Color knobs that are pretty intuitive to use.
Strymon Orbit
The Orbit dBucket Flanger pedal by Strymon provides you with the swooshing sound of coveted classic analog flanging effects. With a powerful combination of front-panel controls, you can go from chorus-esque detuning to extreme jet plane effects. Comprehensive I/O and deep-editing secondary features enable you to tweak the pedal’s sound to suit your performance requirements. The Orbit dBucket Flanger pedal lets you capture those cool analog tones popularized by Van Halen, The Beatles, and others.
MXR Flanger
The MXR M-117R Flanger provides you with an arsenal of wild sounds from short delay, vibrato, and chorus to a dynamic jet plane and cool space effects. You get full control over the filter so you can shape your sound to your liking. The M-117R Flanger consists of Regen, Speed, Width, and Manual knobs, as well as a footswitch. This mainstay of 70s funk and rock is back by popular demand, featuring dynamic and wild sounds. Use it with bass, keyboards, guitar, or vocals.
Source Audio Mercury
The Mercury Flanger from Source Audio serves up three types of flanger, namely Thru-Zero Flange, Classic Flange, and an extremely resonant flanger called Shadow Flange. In the Classic mode, you get a dramatic and deep effect in the style of vintage flanger pedals. The Thru-Zero or “Tape Flange” dramatically provides a discernible twisting effect that happens when modulating and dry signals reach their intersection point. The Mercury Flanger also carries a Delay knob for exploring the marvelous cosmic space between flanger and chorus.
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.
MXR ILOVEDUST Phase 90
For years, the MXR Phase 90 has been a staple on the pedalboards of numerous players worldwide, including the likes of Eddie Van Halen, Nancy Wilson, Josh Homme, and Dave Grohl. Now, MXR has released a limited-edition version of Phase 90 featuring exclusive artwork by revered UK-based design collective, ILOVEDUST. True to the original Phase 90 design, the ILD101 Phase 90 captures a variety of classic phasing effects with only one knob. It works nicely with keyboards, bass, guitar, and vocals.
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.
Walrus Audio Lillian
The Lilian multi-stage analog phaser from boutique guitar effects pedal maker Walrus Audio gives you all the whirls, whooshes, and pulses that you could ever need from a phaser pedal. Dedicated Rate, Width, and Feedback controls let you dial in a wide range of phaser flavors, while the multi-stage select lets you switch between a tight four-stage phase and a more complex six-stage effect. The Lilian also features a special D-P-V knob that lets you blend the ratio of dry, phase-shifted, and vibrato-laced signals for pure phaser bliss.
Dophix VITRUVIAN MAN
Vitruvian Man is a renowned representation of the ideal human body proportions. It shows how the body can be harmoniously inscribed in a square and circle. That is the Dophix effect which completes the Da Vinci sound experience. The project’s Chorus-Phaser sound has been mixed with the popular Leonardo design for the perfection and roundness of sounds, making it unique. The Vitruvian Man pedal consists of Speed and Depth knobs that let you set the modulation speed and modulation amount put to the input signal.
Keeley Super Mod Workstation
Pedalmeister Robert Keeley wasn’t kidding around when he named this modulation multi-effects pedal the Super Mod Workstation. It features two banks loaded with eight high-quality modulation effects each, from thick chorus and pristine digital delay to rotary emulation and wah. Mix ‘em, match ‘em, stack ‘em–you have the power. The Super Mod Workstation also comes with a dedicated tap tempo footswitch as well as expression pedal support for real-time parameter control. A truly super stompbox.
Death By Audio Exit Index
The Death by Audio Exit Index is a 100% analog warped tremolo and dirty distortion. It features controls for blend (Honey), speed (Romance), intensity/shape (Blood), and drive/rate (Fantasy), as well as expression in and two speed range modes. The Exit Index responds to input levels dynamically and is limited to a run of 157 units. Designed in response to the familiar tones created by the majority of tremolo pedals, it takes tremolo somewhere different. Use the Exit Index and hear the influence a reimagined tremolo can give to your sound when the concept is pushed to its limits.
Strymon Mobius
The Strymon Mobius packs twelve iconic modulation effects into a convenient guitar effects pedal. Handcrafted from the best components available, it brings together twelve of the most expressive, versatile, and organic modulation effects ever existed. Each vintage effect has been painstakingly emulated and then expanded upon to enhance versatility and broaden sonic possibilities. The Mobius is equipped with 200 inbuilt presets enabling the perfect modulation sound to be recorded and recalled at any time. That function is also controllable by a MIDI foot pedal to streamline the process.
Pigtronix Tremvelope
Unlike standard tremolo pedals, the Tremvelope by Pigtronix locks onto your playing style dynamics, leveraging a volume-triggered envelope to determine its modulation depth and speed. The outcome is a natural-sounding tremolo that is extremely easy to play with. After you set the Tremvelope’s LFO depth, waveform, and speed, you no longer need to touch anything to achieve a natural and smooth effect that responds seamlessly to your touch. The Tremvelope adds a different spin on a vintage effect.
NUX Monterey Vibe
Devised to reproduce the iconic 60s and 70s psychedelic rock guitar sound, the Monterey Vibe boasts all the classic Uni-vibe style selections: Rotary-Speaker, Chorus, and Phaser pedal. NUX revamped the vintage four-stage phaser circuit by replacing it with a revolutionary 32-Bit floating DSP for processing its custom algorithm. The Monterey Vibe produces a distinctive effect tone; a combination of rotary, chorus, phaser, and tremolo. You can find this unique tone in Robin Trower’s “Bridge of Sighs,” Pink Floyd’s “Breathe,” and the haunting audio mood for Jimi Hendrix’s “Machine Gun.”
Morley Mini Tremonti
The Morley Mini Tremonti A Dying Machine Wah effects pedal packs all of the features in Mark Tremonti’s signature Morley wah into a pedalboard-friendly chassis wrapped in the album art for his album “A Dying Machine.” The hybrid classic-modern sound and sweep of the Mini Tremonti’s big brother is there as well as the extra 20dB of gain muscle. While small, the Mini Tremonti still features Morley’s electro-optical structure, True-Tone Buffer Bypass, and switchless operation.
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.
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.
Carl Martin Purple Moon
Carl Martin’s 2019 Purple Moon features the Uni-Vibe Level, Speed, and Depth controls of the old version. It retains the silicon Fuzz chip with Level and Fuzz controls which let you add mind-bending Fuzz to the sweeping Uni-Vibe. It remains the sole analog, true bypass Fuzz/Vibe pedal in the market. The new Purple Moon still brings you back to players like Anastasio, Gilmour, Trower, or Hendrix, but it is more compact. It is housed within a two-toned, anodized diecast case with top mounted jacks.
Diamond Vibrato
The Diamond Vibrato is an ultra-versatile, dedicated pitch vibrato design leveraging an all-analog bucket brigade circuitry. It has a high-headroom circuit with MN3007 chip, offering up your instrument’s purest sound before you begin digging in. The variable chorus control lets you take your dry signal up against the pitch-modulated effected sound for real doubled tones. The Diamond Vibrato includes two switches—High that raises the vibrato’s intensity and Jazz which makes for a warmer, darker tonality for a vintage feel.
Fulltone Custom Shop Mini DejaVibe Mk II
Massive Uni-Vibe sound from the smallest Uni-Vibe clone ever. Fulltone cast some weird voodoo magic on the original Mini DejaVibe to make it 30 percent smaller and create the Fulltone Custom Shop Mini DejaVibe Mk II. The Mini DejaVibe Mk II also features a wider range of vibe speeds compared to older Fulltone vibes while retaining its vintage-flavored vibe effects. Also added were a linear-ramping Speed knob, expression pedal support, and twice the available volume of any Uni-Vibe clone.
TC Electronic Viscous Vibe
The Viscous Vibe by TC Electronic is a marvelous vibe pedal that allows you to emulate the Shin-Ei Uni-Vibe’s iconic sound in a contemporary, portable piece of kit. It features spot-on accurate reproduction of the unique tones and dramatic swirls of the Shin-Ei Uni-Vibe plus the ease of a modern pedal. It is TonePrint-powered so you can beam beautiful signature tones into your pedal using the free TonePrint App. The Viscous Vibe comes in a durable die-cast metal chassis built for life on the road.
Pigtronix Octava Micro
The Octava Micro by Pigtronix is a revamped variant of the octave up found in the Disnortion pedal. This pure analog frequency doubler features an onboard low pass filter control which lets you capture singing octave up tones, wherever on the neck, sans tweaking the tone control of your instrument. For increased overall flexibility and more signal power, Fuzz, Drive, and Blend knobs have been incorporated to the original two-knob design. Use the Blend control to combine its fuzz, drive, and octave effects with your dry signal.
Digitech Mini Whammy Ricochet
The DigiTech Whammy Ricochet allows you to bounce your playing up/down in pitch in crazy or controlled shifts. The adjustable independent rise and fall time ballistics and momentary switch give you that familiar Whammy action without the use of a treadle. Simply press your foot on the footswitch and let the Ricochet take charge. You can pick from seven pitch selections: Double Octave, Octave+Dry, Octave, 2nd, 4th, 5th, and 7th. The Whammy Ricochet also features a latching footswitch mode and LED ladder that displays your shift trajectory.
EarthQuaker Devices Tentacle V2
EarthQuaker Devices has released single-dial stompboxes before, but for the Tentacle analog octave up guitar effects pedal, they scrapped even that single control knob and left only a footswitch. It’s all that it needs, really; the Tentacle does one thing—give you direct standalone access to the octave up effect found in the Hoof Reaper pedal—and does it extremely well. Tentacle V2 introduces Flexi-Switch capability, meaning you can engage the octave up effect with a standard tap on the switch ala latching footswitches or hold it down and release like a momentary-type switch.
Emma Electronic OKTO-NOJS
The Okto-Nøjs from Emma Electronic gives you two pedals in one! It combines dead-on, fast-tracking Octave down (the Okto) with a dynamically sensitive, synth-like Octave-Fuzz (the Nøjs). Both circuit sides are all-analog and boast true bypass switching and high-quality buffers to give you the best sound quality possible. The Okto Nøjs transforms your signal into pure subsonic fire. It allows you to enter a world of never-heard-before tones. You may use the Octaver and Fuzz together or individually.
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.
T-Rex Octavius
A tri-tone generator with a brilliant Boost function and a comprehensive set of controls, the Octavius by T-Rex Engineering delivers everything you seek in octave generation—plus a beautiful T-Rex tone. It enables you to capture that classic octave-down effect heard from Machine Gun by Jimi Hendrix and other recordings. You may also add in a high octave and blend the octaves to your liking to produce your signature sound. The Octavius is controllable using the Boost, Master Mix, Lo Oct, and Hight Oct knobs.
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Stone Deaf Syncopy
The Syncopy analog delay pedal serves as your perfect sonic center, in which echoes of the past meet and blend nicely with modern technology. With a pure analog modulation section and one full second of beautiful and textural analog delay, paired with the bonus benefit of advanced digital control, the Syncopy lets you craft, save, control, and recall multiple delay tones on the fly. It is capable of anything from long, lush modulated echoes to short classic delays to unearthly special fx. It delivers the dead-on control needed by modern musicians.
Empress Effects Echosystem
The Empress Effects Echosystem Dual Engine Delay features more than 36 studio-quality algorithms (twelve algorithm types, each with several variations). It consists of Thing 1, Thing 2, Tone, Feedback, Output, Mix, and Delay Time controls. The Echosystem also gives you a broad mode selection, including Ambient, Analog, Delay + Reverb, Digital, Lo-Fi, Multi, Mod, Reverse, Stutter, and Whisky. Analog units and vintage tape emulations are available along with Empress Effects’ take on these delay types. The Echosystem offers ease of use as all algorithm controls rest on a knob in front of you.
Catalinbread Echorec
The Catalinbread Echorec is the reincarnation of the iconic Binson Echorec multi-head drum echo. Catalinbread tried to capture the Binson Echorec’s sound while avoiding the practical downsides. It crammed all the goodness of that big Binson Echorec within a standard-sized stompbox without losing anything that made it such a compelling musical device. Catalinbread also decided to expand its capabilities as the vintage Binson hinted at possibilities it failed to realize. The Catalinbread Echorec features a range of vintage delay machine textures.
TC Electronic Prophet
The Prophet Digital Delay from TC Electronic provides you with convenient access to contemporary, perfectly-pristine digital delay tones sans added coloration—only repeats. That makes The Prophet suitable for cascading post-rock ambience, beefing up rhythm chord passages, or more contemporary rock and country genres. This studio-grade digital delay pedal boasts the famed TC Electronic algorithm. It features up to 1300 ms delay time and true bypass for supreme signal integrity. Designed and engineered in Denmark, The Prophet is packaged in a durable metal enclosure.
Ibanez Analog Delay Mini
The Analog Delay Mini pedal from Ibanez boasts real analog delay tone. It gives you the same sonic goodness as the well-loved Ibanez AD9 analog delay pedal. It includes a pure analog signal path and true bypass switching that removes the effect from your guitar’s signal path while disengaged. You can also get up to 600ms delay time. With a tiny package that can fit on even the most cramped pedalboard, you can always find room for the Analog Delay Mini.
Catalinbread Belle Epoch Tape Echo
The Belle Epoch EP-3 Tape Echo from Catalinbread boasts tape echo sounds so real you would think there was tape inside it! The Belle Epoch captures all that was well-loved about the iconic Maestro Echoplex EP-3 tape delay within a compact, maintenance-free pedal. Several not-so-subtle and subtle traits of the Echoplex had to be implemented to be authentic. If you are vying for the authentic sound of tape reel delay without the hassle or expense, this pedal is for you!
Danelectro DSR-1 Spring King
You can’t get any more authentic spring reverb than with the Danelectro DSR-1 Spring King Reverb. After all, this guitar effect pedal actually has an honest to goodness spring inside it! You get all the depth, warmth, and richness of classic vintage reverb units, plus there’s even a built-in kick pad that lets you simulate the explosive sound of kicking an actual vintage reverb unit. You also get a wide range of flexibility thanks to dedicated Volume, Tone, and Reverb controls.
Wampler Ethereal
Boutique guitar effects pedal maker Wampler set out to create an excellent ambient pedal that didn’t require three master’s degrees and a stack of manuals to use, and they succeeded with the Ethereal reverb and delay stomp. No crazy knobs, switches, or sliders, just clear, well-defined pots that let you dial in a wide range of heavenly ambient reverberations. And here’s a secret: the Ethereal has two delays inside it that let you come up with some really crazy sounds.
Keeley Memphis Sun
Give the Memphis Sun a stomp and you’ll be transported back to the sound of the 1950s. If a vintage sound gets you going, then this guitar effects pedal will definitely get you hot and bothered. You get three lo-fi effects to start with: Slapback 600 mode features an echo with a long delay, Sun Mode features a shorter slapback echo with automatic track doubling, and Room mode gives you a studio-style reverb. It’s old-fashioned rock ‘n’ roll in a modern, versatile stomp.
JHS Pedals Space Commander
The Space Commander by JHS Pedals captures the spacey sounds of classic chorus and reverb plus a powerful clean boost on board. It boasts straightforward controls and the ability to utilize each effect individually or engage all three with a single stomp. Every effect is separately engaged by a toggle under the knob, and the Space Commander’s master on/off is the footswitch. The Reverb is a Hall reverb suitable for adding 80s style decay, Chorus is a swirling 80s-esque chorus, and Boost gives more volume to your rig or drives your amp into natural breakup.
EarthQuaker Devices Afterneath V2
The Afterneath reverb guitar effects pedal from EarthQuaker Devices generates a horde of super short delays to create shimmering washes of ambient reverb. You can get traditional room- and hall-style reverb tones at the lower settings; crank up the Afterneath’s control knobs and it dishes out swirly tones bordering on self-oscillation that still keep your dry signal shining through the mix. The Afterneath V2 builds upon the original with the addition of an upgraded silent switching system.
Fuzzrocious Afterlife Reverb v2
Afterlife is a Fuzzrocious reverb pedal that looks extra exciting and does more than your average vintage reverb pedal. The Afterlife Reverb v2 sports a CME exclusive orange and black finish. You may set the repeats for short decay to full, shimmery oscillation. You can also plug other pedals into the loop to impact the wet [reverb] signal path’s sound. The Afterlife Reverb v2 comes with a simplified control set consisting of Repeats and Mix knobs, and a left footswitch sending the signal straight to oscillation.
Maxon CP101 Compressor
The Maxon Compressor gives you a clean, smooth compression with ridiculous transparency and ultra-low noise. Its 4:1 compression ratio is very subtle you can forget it is on until you turn it off. When on, you will see more consistent and smoother note-to-note levels, tighter and more focused arpeggios and chords, and when you utilize it with an overdriven amp, long-lasting sustain. Ultimately, you will notice slight guitar signal coloration and less of the note-attack alterations typical to most compressors.
MXR M282
The MXR Dyna Comp Bass compressor gives you the most iconic compression sound, customized and tuned particularly for bassists. Built upon the CA3080 “metal can” integrated circuit for broader dynamic range, silent operation, and superior transparency, the Dyna Comp Bass is complete with fundamental controls for sculpting that sweet Dyna Comp swish. Regular Dyna Comp compressors tend to squash bass signal dynamics, depriving bassists of the transparency necessary to make the low end fundamental shine. The Dyna Comp Bass includes Clean and Tone knobs for preserving low end integrity and tonal dynamics respectively.
Sabbadius Funkastic Compressor
The Funkastic Compressor by Sabbadius Custom Pedal Effects has been built with all the attention necessary to make it among the most exquisite compressors for your recording studio, keyboards, bass, guitar, and more. It draws inspiration from the best compressor being manufactured by a notable effect pedal company. The Funkastic Compressor is handcrafted with excellent materials and features an entirely custom design, leveraging boutique capacitors MKT CA3080E. It consists of exceptional high gain and low noise selected transistors.
Bogner Lyndhurst
Packed with a Rupert Neve-designed transformer, the Lyndhurst compressor pedal brings the coveted classic recording console sound into your pedalboard. Its inbuilt studio-grade preamp unleashes all nuances of your instrument before its signal reaches the compressor. The Lyndhurst employs the same revolutionary VCA technology often found only in expensive outboard gears. Expect an abundance of vintage warmth and rich harmonics when you plug into this pedal. The Lyndhurst might well be the only compressor you will need.
MOSKY Compressor
Budget guitar effects pedal brand Mosky Audio’s Dynamic Compressor is a bit of an upgrade to its red-painted cousin, the Dyna Compressor. Instead of a single Comp knob, its control layout hews closer to the classic MXR Dyna Comp with the paired Output and Sensitivity knobs. The way it tightens up your guitar signal and enriches your sustain is also reminiscent of a classic Ross Compressor from the ‘70s. What all this means is the Dynamic Compressor is one hell of a workhorse compressor that’s not only small but also budget friendly.
Origin Effects SlideRIG Compact
Boasting a discrete Class-A circuitry that remains true to the original 1176’s topology and design philosophy, the SlideRIG nails the seemingly impossible by giving you more sustain and squash, as well as greater tonal transparency and lower noise. Its little brother, the SlideRIG Compact, delivers the same unique features and performance in a chassis that is a third of the size and easier to use. For the circuit design, Origin Effects has used a no-compromise approach, leveraging only top-grade, sophisticated components.
WMD Utility Parametric EQ
WMD’s Utility Parametric EQ is the perfect always-on pedal for sculpting your tone. Don’t let the simple three-band layout fool you; the Utility can a lot of power under its hood. The three frequency knobs let you dial in the filter’s center frequency; frequency ranges are 31Hz to 1.6kHz, 100Hz to 4.8kHz, and 300Hz to 16kHz. Each frequency pot also has its own dedicated Q and level dials for controlling the filter’s sharpness and the cut / boost, respectively.
Electro-Harmonix Knockout
The Knockout attack equalizer effects pedal from Electro-Harmonix is a one-two punch straight to the head for maximum carnage. It packs a seven-pole low-pass filter for shaping your mids’ low ends while a six-pole high-pass filter takes care of sculpting your mids’ top ends. The Knockout’s low-frequency cutoff is set at 85Hz while the high-frequency cutoff is at 6.5kHz, plus it comes with a Dry signal knob. Place it after your distortion pedal for a true knockout attack.
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.
Tom’sline GT EQ
Budget guitar effects pedal manufacturer Tomsline’s GT EQ stomp does exactly what it says on the tin: let you shape the overall EQ and tone of your guitar signal. The five EQ bands—100Hz, 250Hz, 630Hz, 1.6KHz, and 4KHz—can each be cut or boosted by up to 18dB. You also get a single Level pot for controlling the overall volume output. Use the GT EQ to brighten up your sound, build a heftier bottom end, or tame any unwanted frequencies in your signal.
Aguilar Tone Hammer
The Aguilar Tone Hammer preamp/direct box allows you to take full control of your tone. It is an invaluable addition to every bassist’s toolbox. Built on the OBP-3 preamp, the sturdy Tone Hammer boasts wholly sweepable midrange frequencies, treble, and bass controls. This powerful combination places multiple sculpting capabilities at your fingertips, and you may directly connect it to a live sound system or your recording rig. The Tone Hammer is rocking the Adaptive Gain Shaping circuitry, allowing you to dial in anything from serious overdrive to vintage tones.
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.
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Utility Pedals
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.
Xvive PT-05 Pedal Tuner
Xvive’s PT05 chromatic tuner pedal is built to be unobtrusive but easy to see when you do need to use it. Its small chassis makes it easy to find space for it on any pedalboard, while its color display lets you tune your guitar without having to bend over and squint. Whether you’re playing on a dark stage, outdoors on the street, or in the comfort of a studio, you’ll be able to tune your instrument quickly and painlessly. It’s small, speedy, and straightforward—the three S’s that make for a great chromatic tuner pedal.
Digitech LUXE
If you want to beef up your tone without that weird warbling effect from a flanger or chorus, you need to see the DigiTech Luxe. The Luxe is an astounding unison/detuning pedal that sounds fantastic on your bass or guitar. It allows you to blend a slightly detuned input with the dry signal to produce a constant thickening sound identical to the studio technique of double tracking. Whether you are playing chords or single notes, the Luxe delivers a solid, rich, and true pitch-detuning effect.
Korg Pitchblack Mini (White)
The limited-edition white Korg Pitchblack mini features a large, easily readable LED meter with a light-emitting surface for exceptional visibility at whatever setting from stage light to daylight to entirely no light. The incredibly smooth eleven-segment LED meter enables precise visual tuning from different angles. The Pitchblack mini lets you select from four display modes. Thanks to its large note name display, red LED that displays the on/off status, and a tuning guide that shows whether your instrument is flat or sharp, you can always tune precisely and immediately in any situation.
Korg Pitchblack Custom (Black)
The Pitchblack Custom by Korg contains the first vertical 3D visual meter on a pedal tuner. Handy display modes and three-dimensional lights provide you with an exceptional level of visibility. Aside from enabling ultra-high +/- 0.1 cent tuning accuracy, it boasts true bypass switching for avoiding any coloration of your tone. The Pitchblack Custom has been built to give you years of trouble-free operation. Its sturdy aluminum die-cast enclosure includes a DC output allowing parallel connection for powering effect pedals.
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.
Rowin Twin Looper
Think of budget guitar effects pedal maker Rowin’s LTL-02 Twin Looper as a looper pedal jacked up on stompbox steroids. This dual footswitch stomp is simple to use yet highly versatile and sophisticated. One footswitch controls the standard loop functions, while the other lets you take direct control and shape your loops to your liking. You can use it to stop, clear, or even manipulate the speed of a loop by using it alongside a dedicated Speed knob.
ammoon Looper
The ammoon AP-09 Nano Loop Electric Guitar is a great budget clone of the venerable TC Electronics Ditto Looper Pedal, but with twice the maximum recording time. The AP-09 Nano Loop lets you record up to 10 minutes and comes with unlimited overdubs, undo, redo, and delete functions. Using it is as simple as stepping on a switch and turning a knob, of which it only has one to control the volume. You can also download and upload loops to the AP-09 Nano Loop via its integrated USB port.
Rowin Looper
Looper pedals are becoming more and more ubiquitous these days, especially on the pedalboards of solo artists and home recording enthusiasts. Budget guitar effects pedal maker Rowin’s LEF-332 Looper is a compact looping pedal that lets you record up to 10 minutes of audio. You can also export and import loops from and onto the LEF-332 Looper via USB. Controls are easy; there’s a Volume knob and a single footswitch that controls recording, playback, and overdubs.
T-Rex Image Looper
The Image Looper by T-Rex delivers high-quality audio and simplicity, with 5.8 min. maximum loop length in true stereo or mono operation. A phrase looper has become an invaluable tool for bassists and guitarists. With all the handy commands spread out on two footswitches, each features an LED bar for indication, you are always updated on what the looper is doing. The LEDs will show you which mode is presently running: playback, recording, stopped recording, stopped playback, empty, and undo.
Joyo PXL-PRO
Got a cluttered pedalboard? Have you started taking tapdancing lessons just to keep up with constant stompbox switching? Make your life easier and get a Joyo PXL-PRO effect pedal loop controller and switcher. The PXL-PRO comes with eight programmable effects loops; use it to chain eight effects together or split them into two loops of four stompboxes each, then save up to 32 different effects sets. The PXL-PRO also comes with four programmable latching/ momentary switch triggers for controlling switchable functions on your other pedals or amp.
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.
Pigtronix Echolution 2
The Echolution 2 by Pigtronix serves up arguably the most sophisticated collection of delay effects ever. It gives you a delay line with as much as 12 seconds of delay and two taps that you can subdivide into several time divisions to produce cool rhythmical effects. An envelope, LFO, and innovative multimode analog filter allow you to create cool modulation effects. The Echolution 2 features a Halo mode that imparts sparkle to your sound. As if that were not enough, it boasts advanced control options, 60 killer presets, and much more.
Randall RF4
The Randall RF4 is a four-button universal midi controller. It can be powered through seven pins cable by amps which supply MIDI power or 9VAC inlet given. It features three channels, LED, and external cable. You can use this four-button footswitch with the RD100H, RG1503, RG3003, as well as RG1503-212. Randall Amplifiers was established in the 70s, dedicated to the advancement of the tech surrounding guitar amps. Randall has since become a mainstay in the music sector.
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.
Boss RC-202 Loop Station
The Boss RC-202 Loop Station is the perfect weapon for always-mobile beatboxers, club performers, and electronic musicians. With powerful looping and multi-effect functions packed into a compact tabletop unit, this two-track version of the popular RC-505 Loop Station features four Input FX and four Track FX, the ability to save loops to memories in real-time, and expanded foot control and MIDI capabilities. The Boss RC-202 Loop Station gives you full creative freedom whether you’re on stage or off.
Source Audio Soundblox Pro Classic Distortion
The Source Audio Soundblox Pro Classic Distortion is a highly customizable and programmable pedal that features four tube amp and eight fuzz box overdrive tones, plus a Clean Boost/EQ mode. The dual drive controls and seven-band graphic equalizer deliver almost infinite tone manipulation possibilities. You can save your modified tones in six programmable user preset stations, available for speedy recall through three footswitches. An expression pedal input enables you to morph from one user preset to another seamlessly.
Dr. Scientist Atmosphere
The Atmosphere by Dr. Scientist boasts 16 custom programmed reverb patches that include classic reverb sounds such as spring, plate, room, hall, and there are several shimmer style octave patches, an interesting pitch-shifting patch, as well as a delay/reverse reverb patch. Aside from the Patches, the Atmosphere also has a large display screen containing valuable info in a readable format. Other features include powerful inbuilt LFO for modulating parameters, full MIDI implementation, plus you can even choose your preferred bypass screen.
Boss AB-2 2-Way Selector
Make changing between different outputs and inputs a breeze with the Boss AB-2 Two-Way Selector. With a single stomp, you can switch between two different guitars, amps, or guitar effects pedal setups. Plug in a tuner and you can easily check your tuning while in the middle of a gig without having to worry about stray notes messing up your group’s performance. You can also use the Boss AB-2 Two-Way Selector as a quick kill switch.
Caline Blue Ocean
Getting great, natural-sounding delay tones doesn’t have to be expensive, and the Caline CP-19 Blue Ocean Delay guitar effect pedal proves it. You can dial in a delay time of anywhere from 25ms to 600ms with the Delay knob and then use the Repeat knob to control the delay signal’s repeats for slap back effects and classic delays. The Caline CP-19 Blue Ocean Delay comes with a true bypass feature and can be powered by a 9V battery or compatible power supply.
DigiTech RP1000
Get added control to express yourself at will with the DigiTech RP1000. It is the most advanced DigiTech guitar effects pedalboard system yet, featuring a killer collection of 200 presets and 160 effects to produce a tremendous range of tones. The RP1000 provides you with all the necessary tools from practice to recording. It integrates with your stompboxes and into your amp, not the other way around. It features exclusive Stompbox and Amp loops and does not interfere with your tone.
JHS Pedals Switchback
The Switchback from JHS Pedals is a little unassuming box boasting an extensive feature set. It started as a tool designed by JHS Pedals for themselves to examine and compare pedals in their workshop but later on recognized that it was incredibly handy for anyone’s rig in the studio or on stage. The Switchback includes two separate selectable effects loops (Return/Send), an input, output, as well as an A/B toggle controllable using the Red Remote switching system.
Radial Bigshot PB1
When you need more muscle to drive long cable runs or punch for your solos, the BigShot PB1 by Radial Engineering provides the clean, Class A gain you want. Adding the BigShot PB1 buffer into your loop lets you drive as many pedals as you wish without producing unwanted noise. If you like silent tuning, you may utilize the second loop as tuner out, and the Radial BigShot EFX will mute your signal with one stomp. The BigShot PB1is constructed with the same sturdiness as other Radial DI boxes.
T-Rex Shafter Wah
A sturdy, ultra-versatile wah-wah effect that lets you take control of your pedal not the other way around. The Shafter Wah is T-Rex Engineering’s best shot at an authentic next-generation wah-wah pedal. With plenty of adjustability, a more extensive frequency sweep, greater durability, quieter operation, and three entirely different wah characters, it addresses all the drawbacks of a classic wah. T-Rex Engineering believes it is the best wah-wah ever existed. The Shafter Wah is highly tuneable via Slope and Boost knobs.
Wampler dB+
Tone suck—it’s what happens when you have too many cables between your guitar and your amp. Your tone suffers and loses those sweet natural high frequency notes, giving you a muddy overall sound. Wampler’s Decibel Plus solves that problem by delivering top of the line independent buffering and full frequency boosting without taking up a lot of space on your pedalboard. Not only do you get to keep those natural high frequencies, you also get a clean boost to make sure your guitar floats above the mix.
JHS Pedals Little Black Buffer
The Little Black Buffer by JHS Pedals is the remedy for poor guitar sound resulting from employing numerous pedals. Since it gives the perfect input impedance for your rig, you can quickly notice your guitar sound is reinvigorated with a full, natural tone that sounds like you are connected directly into your amp—regardless of how many pedals you utilize. The Little Black Buffer is your ticket to a sound signal chain and a small price to pay for tonal perfection.
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
The Buffer from Empress Effects has been built to serve as the complete I/O interface for your pedalboard while preserving the highest fidelity of your guitar signal. For decades, guitarists have been struggling with signal loss resulting from long, unbuffered cable runs. The Buffer aims to erase that signal loss, making sure that your cables will never affect your tone. Moreover, it consolidates all your pedalboard’s connectivity to make the set up convenient and fast.
Vertex Dynamic Distortion
The Dynamic Distortion by Vertex is a sonic mix of rock ’n’ roll’s two most legendary distortion pedals: the 80s TS Overdrive and 60s Germanium Fuzz. This iconic combination gives you unrivaled touch sensitivity and clean-up with your guitar volume control from sparkly clean to fuzz to overdrive while delivering the full-bodied woolliness of an old-school fuzz and the midrange cut of a vintage TS pedal. The Dynamic Distortion boasts all the benefits of mixing the tonal DNA of these iconic pedals without the drawbacks.
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.
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.
Rowin Nosie Gate
Get rid of unwanted buzzes, hisses, and hums in your guitar signal with the LEF-319 Noise Gate from budget guitar effects pedal manufacturer Rowin. The Noise Gate does exactly what it says on the tin; it takes you guitar’s dry signal and eliminates the noise level within your effects loop. Just set the minimum volume threshold where the pedal’s functions kick in via a dedicated Threshold knob, choose Hard or Soft gating via the two-way selector, hit the footswitch, and enjoy noise-free playing.
TC Electronic Iron Curtain
Presenting the no-nonsense way to get rid of your sound gremlins, the Iron Curtain Noise Gate by TC Electronic. It is an ultra-fast and efficient noise gate that minimizes unwanted noise from your instrument signal. Its convenient two-knob interface controls decay and threshold. The toggle switch allows you to select between reducing unwanted noise or muting signal entirely. Designed and engineered in Denmark, the Iron Curtain Noise Gate comes in a durable metal chassis. It features a true bypass for supreme signal integrity.
Alexander Pedals Defender
Don’t let the Defender Stargate Drive’s classic arcade game-inspired graphics fool you. This new stompbox from Alexander Pedals is a shapechanging beast that takes fuzz, distortion, and overdrive to intergalactic heights. The Defender allows you to create your quirky, clipped tones from various built-in modes. It offers several configurable options with preset storage and expression control. With simultaneously selectable “special effect” (PIT, SPC, FLT) and Distortion mode (OD, DST, FZ), it sets a course to marvelous guitar tone.
TC Electronic Sentry
Enjoy a dynamic, noise-free performance with the Sentry Noise Gate pedal from TC Electronic. Leveraging the groundbreaking multi-band System 6000 algorithms, it provides you with smooth, natural-sounding noise reduction. The Sentry Noise Gate comes packed with a classic hard-gate mode sporting a Return/Send loop for dealing with noisy pedals or utilizing it for creative sidechaining. It consists of controls for Decay, Threshold, and Damp. Keep your rig’s noise in check with the Sentry Noise Gate pedal.
ZVex Loop Gate
Noise gates are infinitely useful, but gating becomes a lot more challenging when you’re facing a pedalboard full of sonically complex effects such as fuzz boxes and delay stomps. The Loop Gate is boutique guitar effects company Zvex’s answer to that conundrum. It acts as a loop switch with an excellent built-in high headroom noise gate with zero distortion and hiss. You can switch effects loops in and out at will, plus you can even crossfade them using the Mix knob and deliver tremolo-style effects in Chop mode.
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.
Nux Loop Core
The NUX Loop Core is a turbocharged variant of the original and already the most versatile Looper in the market. NUX covered all the essentials in a Looper that lets you record and play back several layers, but now it incorporated a different level of goodies. Boasting 99 personal-user memories, 40 inbuilt drum patterns and now, a new range of well-thought-out user assists. Whether you compose, rehearse, or play live gigs, you will appreciate the innovative features of the Loop Core.
Joyo JAM BUDDY (Black)
There are a lot of guitar multi-effects processor units that have headphone jacks now. The Jam Buddy from Joyo one-ups them all by having both a headphone jack and built-in speakers. The Jam Buddy’s two 2” 4W speakers have enough power for a quick practice session without bothering the neighbors, and its rechargeable battery will let you extend the jam session to up to three hours. The Jam Buddy also features footswitchable clean and OD channels, a built-in delay, and Bluetooth connectivity for playing along to an audio track.
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.
NUX MFX-10
The MFX-10 boasts 55 models overall (you may use as much as eight simultaneously), vintage three-band passive EQ for each amp model, 19 classic amp and pedal models with A/B channel switching, and parametric EQ with additional mid-frequency sweep control for pedals. Twelve cabinet models give you two distinct modes for a guitar amp or mixer/PA input. The MFX-10 also features an inbuilt drum machine with CD quality PCM sounds, and 72 presets: 36 user plus 36 factory presets. The A/B switch lets you utilize up to 144 presets.
Singular Sound BeatBuddy
Introducing a drum machine within a guitar pedal format—the BeatBuddy by Singular Sound. It allows you hands-free and creative control of the beat. You can conveniently insert fills, throw in drum breaks, add accent hits, shift from verse to chorus, and more, to produce an unparalleled live drummer effect—all in an iconic, natural 24-bit sound. The BeatBuddy is loaded with features for all kinds of musicians. A visual beat display makes it effortless to enhance rhythm or play with unusual time signatures.
Other Pedals
Morley Mini Wah
The Morley Mini Wah has the same classic wah tone and electro-optical sensor technology that made its bigger wah brothers famous, but it’s all packed into a small pedal perfect for crowded pedalboards. The Morley Mini Wah pumps out a traditional, full-bodied wah tone with a standard sweep and comes with a side-mounted on and off switch, a wah level control, and a LED indicator, all encased in road-tough cold rolled steel housing. Whether you plug in a guitar, a bass, or a keyboard, the Morley Mini Wah will definitely funk things up.
Keeley Sfocato
Powered by a dual BC109 transistor fuzz circuit paired with a classic wah circuit design, the Keeley Sfocato guitar effects pedal serves up an aggressive fuzz and wah combo. The Sfocato’s Italian inspiration shines through, from its elegant chassis design to the sound of its auto-wah. Go from classic Knopfler to whacked-out Zappa-flavored tones through to unique, experimental weirdness. The Sfocato isn’t for the faint of heart, so if you want to kick subtlety to the curb then this little beast deserves a spot on your pedalboard.
Rowin Auto Wah
Boutique level auto wah sound at a price that won’t flatten your wallet. The LEF=3804 Auto Wah from budget guitar effects pedal maker Rowin can serve up a wide range of classic wah tones, from a soft, slow wah to a faster, more watery Cry Baby-esque attack. You can dial these in using the dedicated Cutoff, Shape, Reso, and Speed control knobs. The LEF-3804’s Auto Wah’s footswitch also has a secondary function: hold it down to store a parameter to create some interesting layered tones.
Mad Professor Snow White Bass Auto Wah
The Snow White Bass Auto Wah traces its pedigree all the way to a rack-mounted BJF remote wah circuit from the early ‘90s. Mad Professor took that circuit, went all Dr. Frankenstein on it, tuned it to handle heavy bass signals, and crammed it into a compact, pedalboard-friendly stompbox chassis. What you get is a highly musical and extremely flexible auto-wah with tracking so fast and accurate that most other auto-wah pedals would be left in the dust. The Snow White Bass Auto Wah is hand-made and hand-wired in Finland using only top-quality components.
Donner Dynamic Wah
The Dynamic Wah from Donner is a compact auto wah pedal housed within an aluminium-alloy enclosure. It is a well-made pedal, wholly controllable envelope filter featuring a unique decay control, precise and quick tracking. The Dynamic Wah consists of Range, Res, Sens, and Decay knobs for controlling the filter frequency range, filter sharpness, sensitivity, and filter frequency fall back to the resting point respectively. It also includes an LED indicator that shows you the working state and true bypass switch.
JAM Pedals Wahcko Bass
A wah pedal like no other. The Wahcko Bass by Jam Pedals is a product of lengthy and painful research. This real, vocal and vintage-sounding wah pedal features a retuned filter frequency spectrum to suit the register of the bass. The Wahcko Bass is equipped with carbon comp resistors, a RED Fasel inductor for a pure vintage sound, six-position rotary switch for various frequency sweep range, mini LED, and internal trimmer for setting the input gain.
JOYO Classic Flanger
The JF-07 Classic Flanger guitar effects pedal from Joyo makes great use of its bucket brigade device circuit to create high-quality analog flange effects that won’t lose out to the more expensive boutique pedals. Since it’s analog, the JF-07 Classic Flanger’s flange tones don’t have the harsh, metallic edge of digital flanges. For precise tone-shaping, this budget-friendly stompbox features dedicated Regen, Delay Time, Width, and Speed controls for creating wavy choruses, rapid-fire tremolos, and screaming jet flanges.
Rowin AC Stage
The LEF-320 AC Stage pedal from budget guitar effects stompbox maker Rowin gives your electric guitar the strummy goodness of an acoustic. The AC Stage is particularly adept at adding a deep layer of the shortened, glassy resonance that characterizes a good acoustic guitar. It features three acoustic modes, with Standard being the basic acoustic sound. Jumbo mode simulates the deep voice of a full bodied dreadnought guitar while a Piezo mode rounds out the three voicings.
Radial Tonebone PZ-Pre
The Tonebone PZ-Pre from Radial Engineering serves up amazingly natural-sounding acoustic preamplification. This feature-packed onstage must-have incorporates a three-band EQ, variable notch filter, and filter. It allows you to kill feedback easily and rapidly. Individual piezo boosters on each channel provide some kick to your pickup-equipped acoustic instrument. The Tonebone PZ-Pre gives you great connection options and foot-switchable functionality. It also features a tuner out with footswitch mute and individual post- and pre-EQ DI outs for checking and FOH connections.
Mooer Baby Water
The Baby Water delay and chorus guitar effects pedal from budget stompbox maker Mooer provides acoustic guitar players a pair of must-have effects in a very tiny, very affordable package. Even if you don’t have a pedalboard, the Baby Water is so small you can literally put it in your pocket and take it to gigs. It comes packed with delay and chorus effects that can be used either individually or in conjunction with each other, all selectable via a dedicated rotary dial.
Boss AD-2 Acoustic Preamp
Many guitar pickup systems can’t quite reproduce an acoustic guitar’s warmth and depth, covering them instead in harsher-sounding tones. That’s where the Boss AD-2 Acoustic Preamp guitar effects pedal comes in. Whether you’re onstage or in the studio, you can draw out more of your acoustic-electric’s natural and woody tones with a twist of the Acoustic Resonance knob. You can also use the Ambience knob to add reverb and cut annoying feedback noise using the Notch dial.
MOOER Lofi Machine
The LoFi Machine guitar effects pedal from budget stompbox masters Mooer takes your guitar signal and reduces its sample rate to create everything from subtle grunge with a sprinkling of glitch to full-on digital squawk effects. The sample rate and wet/dry signal mix are controlled via dedicated mini-knobs while the big Bit knob dictates the sampling depth. The LoFi Machine also has a three-way toggle switch for optimizing the effect for guitar, bass, and synth inputs.
Morley Dual Bass Wah
Why settle for one funky wah tone when you can have two? Morley’s Dual Bass Wah was built to satisfy any bass player’s funkiest desires. Go classic with the Traditional Wah mode then switch over to Funk Wah mode to really get down and dirty with a groove. The Morley Dual Bass Wah effects pedal features switchless operation as well as Morley’s famous Electro-Optical design and True Tone Bypass. And the treadle rubber glows in the dark, too.
MXR Blowtorch
The Bass Blow Torch Distortion by MXR can go from a classic tube-esque growl to searing high-gain distortion with a three-position Mid Shift switch, active three-band EQ, and Blend knob to preserve your low end. By concentrating the overdrive in the midrange frequencies, the Bass Blow Torch allows you to maintain high end sizzle and low end thunder while distorted mids lead the way to even the densest mix. The Blend control enables you to balance your distortion and direct signal.
Boss LMB-3 Bass Limiter/Enhancer
With a limiter effect and specially designed enhancer circuit built specifically for electric bass signals, the LMB-3 Bass Limiter/Enhancer effects pedal gives you complete and total control over your bass guitar’s dynamic range and get consistent bass lines that sound as steady as a rock. Use LMB-3’s Enhance knob to dial in a punchy, cutting sound, the Ratio knob to get more flexibility in adjusting the limiter level, and the Threshold level control for precise fine-tuning.
Aguilar Filter Twin
The Filter Twin utilizes two similar filters sweeping in opposite directions—one down in frequency, the other up in frequency—to produce original filter tones or classic 70’s-inspired funk sounds. Two filters sweeping at once provide you a more natural, vocal quality and let you create expressive new sounds. Use the THRESHOLD control to determine the unit’s sensitivity to different playing styles, BLEND to adjust the mix between the filters, and VELOCITY controls to determine every filter’s speed.
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.
EBS Multi Drive
Spice up your sustain with the MultiDrive pedal by EBS. This Class A overdrive pedal is capable of yielding overdrive, sustain, and several other valuable tube amp distortion sounds. It carries a Mode switch that lets you choose from standard, tube-simulation, or flat overdrive sounds, as well as Volume and Drive knobs for controlling the output level and amount of effect. EBS bass effect pedals are crafted to maintain the whole frequency range of your bass signal, leverage silent FET switching, and are perfect both for live and studio use.
Mission Engineering VM-Pro (Black)
An incredibly sophisticated volume pedal, the VM-PRO by Mission Engineering addresses several typical issues with volume pedals, which cause mismatching and tone sucking problems. The VM-PRO works with your electro-acoustic, electric, bass, or baritone guitars. It is also compatible with several other electric and acoustic instruments, including steel guitars, electronic keyboards, and instrument microphones like horn mics and harmonica. The VM-PRO features onboard buffers, sparkle control, isolated tuner out, and compatibility switches for utilization with active and passive pickups.
Boss FV-30H
Built like a tank and small enough to save valuable real estate on your pedalboard, the Boss FV-30 series of foot volume pedals is the epitome of the workhorse volume pedal. These volume pedals built using 100-percent professional-grade, aluminum die-cast units with smooth pivot action that registers even the most subtle of volume changes. The Boss FV-30H foot Volume pedal is a high-impedance pedal with a built-in tuner specially designed to handle direct guitar or bass connections.
Tom’sline Slow Hand
Create dramatic volume swells to make your sound more epic with budget guitar effects pedal maker Tomsline’s Slow Hand stompbox. It cuts off the attack of each note you play to produce a volume swell similar to rolling up your guitar’s volume knob from zero. You can even use it to make your guitar sound like a violin. The Slow Hand features Tomsline’s patented stop bar design to keep your foot from messing up the pedal’s settings when you stomp on it.
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 Power Wah Volume
A classic wah tone paired with smooth and seamless volume control, packed into a tough, compact chassis ideal for crowded pedalboards. The Mini Power Wah Volume pedal from modulation master Morley gives you two versatile and essential pedal effects without taking up as much space as a regular expression pedal. It comes packed with Morley’s modern wah innovations including electro-optical circuitry and true-tone bypass, plus a custom HQ2 inductor that gives you more funk for your buck.
Death By Audio Soundwave Breakdown
Now boasting an external volume control, the Soundwave Breakdown from Death by Audio turns the idea of a screaming fuzz pedal inside out. It leverages reversed matched transistors to achieve its bombastic sound. The very positions of the controls produce entirely different sounds ranging from grind, fuzz, and buzz to bleeps, synth sounds, and more. The Soundwave Breakdown grants you a massive universe of gnarliness and creates the alien to your amp. Be warned though as it is always only grizzled psycho fuzz.
Mission Engineering SP25L Pro Aero Gold Carbon
The SP-25L-PRO has two expression outputs with separate polarity switches for every channel. That enables compatibility with an extensive range of devices. A third output connects the latching toe switch to compatible MIDI controllers as well as digital effects permitting effects like pitch and wah to be turned on/off from the expression pedal. This SP-25L-PRO unit comes in a classy gold carbon fiber graphic finish and features an illuminated base. When utilized with compatible digital devices and MIDI controllers, the illuminated base may indicate a remote effect’s status.
Mission Engineering Red EP-25K
Packaged within a vibrant red chassis, the EP-25K from Mission Engineering is a two-channel pedal built for utilization with equipment that favors a 25K expression pedal such as TC Electronic, Moog, Eventide, and Strymon. It incorporates a 25K Ohm potentiometer instead of the 10K potentiometer found in a standard Mission EP-1. The EP-25K includes two outputs that you can utilize to control two expression pedal devices at once. It is also compatible as an input for the Expressionator.
Mission Engineering EP1-KP
Get the most out of your Kemper Profiler and Remote with the EP1-KP from Mission Engineering. This switching expression pedal features a linear potentiometer matched precisely to the Kemper Profiling Amp’s specs for a natural and accurate response. Even better, the EP1-KP carries a toe switch that you may connect to your Kemper Profiling Amp to turn effects on/off without needing a separate footswitch. Right down to its beautiful green finish, the EP1-KP pairs nicely with your Kemper amp.
Mission Engineering EP-25-Pro Aero Gold Carbon
Donning a beautiful gold carbon fiber graphic finish, the EP-25-Pro Aero Gold Carbon expression pedal is perfect for guitar, acoustic instruments, keyboards, and both studio and live use. It incorporates individual polarity switches for every channel. That enables compatibility with a broad range of pedals, modeling amps, MIDI controllers, keyboards, rack effects, and other expression controlled devices. The EP-25-Pro features a fully sealed 25K Ohm linear taper potentiometer for durability and smooth action. The all-aluminum Aero is half the weight of a regular Mission pedal.
Mission Engineering SP-25L-Pro Aero (Black)
The Aero design’s extended sweep makes it an outstanding, versatile expression pedal for volume and effects parameter controls. The rear cut away as well as extended length curved surface have been ergonomically designed for ease of use whether you are sitting or standing. The SP-25L-PRO includes dual 25K outputs with polarity selection and a latching toe switch that works with various devices for acoustic instruments, keyboards, and guitar both in the studio and live. The SP-25L-PRO comes in a black stealth style powder coat finish.
Pigtronix Dual Expression
The Pigtronix Dual Expression features two outputs, giving you the ability to control expression functions on two different effects simultaneously. Presently, no other expression pedal in the market can do that. Besides Pigtronix EXP’s dual functionality, the model also incorporates a polarity reversal switch, so you can move the parameters of the two effects in different directions. Manufactured in the USA by Mission Engineering for Pigtronix, it is arguably the most exceptional expression pedal ever. It features industry-standard TRS wiring and precision machined dual potentiometer.
Death by Audio Apocalypse
The Apocalypse is touted as Death by Audio’s jack-of-all-trades fuzz pedal. Once greatly overdriven, the signal is routed to your chosen post-amp. You may toggle through its five signal paths and select the apocalyptic sound you desire. To make it more refined, adjust the sweepable frequency equalizer and craft your tone to your liking. Utilize the Apocalypse as your main sound, an amp simulated recording DI, bass blitzer, boost for solos, or run into it anything you want to supercharge, beef up, or blast out.
Boss AC-3 Acoustic Simulator
Want to dive into a soft and sweet acoustic ballad in the middle of a set but don’t have the slightest inclination to bring along a big and bulky acoustic guitar? The Boss AC-3 Acoustic Simulator lets you travel light. With its powerful Composite Object Sound Modeling (COSM) technology and four different acoustic simulation modes, you can turn any electric guitar into a variety of warm and bright acoustics using the Boss AC-3 Acoustic Simulator.
Koogo Acoustic
The Koogo Acoustic pedal makes your electric guitar sound like an acoustic guitar. It also boasts the ability to transform an intermediate level electronic or acoustic guitar into an incredible sounding professional guitar. The beautiful sounds produced by each knob and switch make it suitable for virtually any style or player. The Acoustic pedal carries a toggle switch that lets you select between Jumbo, Standard, and Piezo modes. All three modes work well for various genres and effects.
Two Notes Torpedo C.A.B.
A lot of things may change between each gig, from your backline to the room quality, but with Two Notes’ Torpedo C.A.B. you can be sure your preferred tone will stay the same. The Torpedo C.A.B. is a high-end cabinet simulator in stompbox form that gives you a direct line from your guitar rig to a PA system, mixer, or recording interface. Use the Torpedo C.A.B.’s selection of 32 pre-loaded cabinets or load your own IR files to capture your perfect tone.
Mooer TresCab
The TresCab lets you plug directly into a soundboard without sucking the life out of your tone. This speaker sim from budget guitar effects pedal maker Mooer even helps make your tone sound full by way of five different cab type sounds: small 1×8″ and 1×10″ combo amps, open 1×12″ and 2×12″ cabs, and a closed-back 4×12″ stack. You also get two additional modes for fine-tuning: EQ mode for sculpting high and low frequencies and Mic mode for adjusting the mic placement.
Catalinbread SFT
The Catalinbread SFT is the brand’s take on the respected Ampeg SVT circuit, offering tone shaping and drive options for bass and guitar. Boasting a two-band Baxandall EQ circuit, along with the Gain and Volume knobs, the SFT is capable of outright distortion, amp emulation, subtle tone-shaping, or painting all shades of saturation in between. Whether you are in the market for a bass overdrive, guitar distortion, or the ultimate heavy drop tune saturator, the Catalinbread SFT can do the job.
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.
Emma Electronic OKTO-NOJS
The Okto-Nøjs from Emma Electronic gives you two pedals in one! It combines dead-on, fast-tracking Octave down (the Okto) with a dynamically sensitive, synth-like Octave-Fuzz (the Nøjs). Both circuit sides are all-analog and boast true bypass switching and high-quality buffers to give you the best sound quality possible. The Okto Nøjs transforms your signal into pure subsonic fire. It allows you to enter a world of never-heard-before tones. You may use the Octaver and Fuzz together or individually.
Boss MO-2 Multi Overtone
The Boss MO-2 Multi Overtone guitar effects pedal is among the vanguard of Boss’s next generation of stompboxes. Powered by the magic of Roland’s innovative Multi-Dimensional Processing (MPD) technology, the MO-2 generates harmonically rich overtones that complement, enhance, and thicken your guitar or bass sound, whether you’re playing clean or distorted. Three unique modes and a dedicated Detune knob let you add all-new dynamic resonance textures to your sound, ranging from shimmering multi-string sounds to organ- and synth-like voicings.
Keeley Synth 1
The Synth 1 guitar effects pedal from Keeley is a monophonic synth pedal that reads your signal’s pitch and doubles it using simple synth waveforms. Dial in anything from an instant synth effect to volume swell-style layering using the Filter and Attack knobs, then use the Blend dial, the three-position wave shape selector, and the fuzzed-out Chaos switch to create cool and unique sounds you can use to great effect. Connect an expression pedal for even more control.
Electro-Harmonix B9 Organ Machine
It’s always fun to make a guitar sound like a completely different instrument. If old-school organ tones are your thing, then the B9 Organ Machine from Electro-Harmonix is the perfect guitar effects pedal for you. It doesn’t just work with a guitar either; plug in a modern keyboard and you can make it sound like it came straight from a ‘60s recording studio. The B9 comes with nine classic organ-voiced presets, setting-specific modulation effects, and a dedicated control knob for percussive click sounds.
TC Helicon Talkbox Synth Pedal
The Talkbox Synth pedal from TC Helicon serves up new and vintage sounds to your arsenal. From wonderfully electronic talking robot effects to easily distinguishable talkbox hose-in-the-mouth sounds, picture yourself commanding attention at gigs and jams. Even while the effect is off, the Talkbox Synth is capable of drastically enhancing your core vocal sound with studio-quality reverbs, pitch correction, and Adaptive Tone. Designed and engineered in Canada, the Talkbox Synth comes in a sturdy, roadworthy chassis for years of reliable performance.
