Tonebox Recommended Pedals
Fulltone Clyde Standard Wah
Based on the hugely influential Clyde McCoy wahs Vox put out in the late ‘60s, the Fulltone Clyde Standard Wah is an express train to Hendrix-style wah-wah bliss. The Clyde Standard’s circuitry is almost entirely identical to the “Signature” Clyde McCoy wah Jimi Hendrix used on “Electric Ladyland”, down to the ‘60s Vox-type inductor. The only big change is the addition of an internal hand-adjustable bass and gain knob for additional tonal control. The sturdy and versatile Clyde Standard has all the makings of a classic wah pedal with a truly classic sound.
Boss BD-2W Blues Driver Waza Craft
The Boss BD-2W Blues Driver Waza Craft Special takes the venerable Boss BD-2 Blues Driver guitar effects pedal to a whole new level via a newly revised, all-analog discrete amp circuit and a new two-position mode toggle. All of the original Blues Driver’s warm and bluesy overdriven tones are faithfully recreated in Classic mode while switching to Custom mode enhances your sound with more body and sustain. The Boss BD-2W Blues Driver Waza Craft Special remains highly responsive to your unique picking dynamics and volume changes in either mode.
Line 6 HX Stomp
Achieve the sound of Helix amps, effects, and cabs in a portable pedal with the Line 6 HX Stomp. You may utilize this professional-grade multi-effects processor as a super stompbox, an add-on tone expander, audio interface, backup or travel rig, or even a full bass or guitar rig. The HX Stomp leverages the same HX Modeling technology as Helix. It can run as much as six processing blocks simultaneously, making it the most versatile and powerful stompbox-sized multi-effects processor in the market.
Wampler Tumnus
Any conversation about legendary overdrive circuits will invariably include a mention of the Klon Centaur. Never one to shrink away from a stompbox challenge, Brian Wampler took the classic Klon sound and replicated it to create the Tumnus. You can use it as a standalone drive or dirty boost box. You can also stack it with another overdrive pedal to really push your amp to and beyond its breaking point. Whatever your rig and whatever genre you play in, you can find a place for the Tumnus on your pedalboard.
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.
JHS Pedals The AT
Developed as a collaborative work between JHS Pedals and Andy Timmons, the AT is Andy’s signature pedal, modifying and adding to his favorite Angry Charlie pedal. Four controls for Drive, EQ, Volume, and Air, which serves as a low-pass filter, allow you control of your signal. A three-way toggle handles headroom, letting you select between 25w, 50w, and 100w modes. The AT is a good start if you fancy some vintage British tones like those of the Marshall JCM800.
Drive Pedals
Friedman Amplification BE-OD Deluxe
Friedman Amplification had a huge hit when they bottled the legendary tube amp tone of the Friedman BE-100 amplifier and sold it in compact stompbox form as the BE-OD dual overdrive pedal. They’ve now taken the BE-OD and turned it from single-channel to dual-channel. Channel 1 replicates the sound of the original BE-OD, while Channel 2 is a slightly lower-gain overdrive. Switch between channels to get distinct, perfectly-set overdrive tones for both your rhythm and lead parts.
Fulltone OCD v2 CME Exclusive Limited Edition Black
This is a limited-run colorway for the Fulltone OCD V2 Obsessive Compulsive Drive guitar effects pedal made exclusively for the Chicago Music Exchange. Apart from swapping out the classic cream paint job for black, nothing else was changed. This OCD V2 variant still packs the same sweet, highly responsive tube-style overdrive of the original OCD while adding an output buffer, and enhanced JFET input section, and an internal switch that lets you choose between true bypass and Fulltone’s unique enhanced bypass mode.
Maxon TOD-9 True Tube Overdrive
The TOD-9 True Tube Overdrive from Maxon is undoubtedly the most tube-amp sounding overdrive available. It leverages a distinct pre-tube circuit configuration which cascades the tube output into a solid-state distortion circuit, producing a powerful and warm tone highly interactive with your performance. Carrying Tube, Level, Tone, and Drive knobs, the TOD-9 lets you tweak your tone from mild overdrive boost to completely saturated sonic madness. It features mechanical true bypass switching that enables pure, unchanged guitar tone in bypass.
Boss ODB-3 Bass Overdrive
Bassists already excel at putting out chest-pounding rhythms and lines, but if you want to push the envelope even further then the Boss ODB-3 Bass Overdrive pedal is the right stompbox for the job. Designed specifically for bass guitar signals, the ODB-3 gives you all the bone-shattering distortion you need for your aggressive hard rock, thrash, and punk riffs. You can control your dry and overdriven sounds with the Balance knob, while an onboard two-band equalizer lets you sculpt your tone even further.
T-Rex Fat Shuga
So you captured the heart of vintage—a beautiful tubey sound with the perfect amount of overdrive cream. You now need some classic ambience to establish the proper setting. The Fat Shuga boost and reverb pedal by T-Rex gives you that in abundance with an awesome-sounding inbuilt reverb. Inject a touch of hall or room ambiance, and experience the magic kick in, recapturing the best of the pre-digital world. The Fat Shuga comes in a compact, solidly built enclosure capable of enduring virtually anything you throw at it.
Maxon VOP-9 Vintage Overdrive Pro
An update to the Maxon OD820, the VOP-9 Vintage Overdrive Pro pedal takes the OD820’s fundamental circuit and packs it into Maxon’s durable, industry-standard 9-Series enclosure. The VOP-9 leverages an identical JRC NJM4558D op-amp for low-noise performance. It boasts the same negative feedback loop clipping diode as the OD-9 and OD820. Similar to the ‘820, the VOP-9 includes a mechanical true bypass switching for unaltered sound in bypass and the capability to combine overdriven with clean tones.
Fender MTG Tube Distortion
While lots of pedals attempt to simulate a tube breakup sound, Fender decided to employ actual volume tubes and bring you the real deal within a portable pedal. The heart of MTG’s design is a new old stock (NOS) US-manufactured 6205 preamp tube. Equipped with a three-band EQ and Tight knob to focus your tone, the MTG Tube Distortion is essentially a tube preamp pedal—you may use it in front of your modeler or run it into the return of your amplifier’s effects loop.
MXR Prime Distortion
The Prime Distortion pedal by MXR conjures up classic hard-clipping distortion. You can conveniently dial in its warm, articulate sound with a standard Tone, Distortion, and Output control set up. The Prime Distortion is very responsive to your playing intensity, packing a massive punch when you dig in and cleaning up when you roll back. This pure analog distortion is designed with low noise op-amps. The Prime Distortion comes in a sturdy enclosure with high-quality switches and jacks.
Rowin Razor
The LN-301A Razor, a high gain distortion pedal from budget guitar effects pedal manufacturer Rowin, does exactly what its name implies: let you cut through the mix with a massive metal shred attack. In Normal mode, the LN-301A Razor serves up everything from chunky riff dirt to screaming lead distortion. Switch over to Boost mode and you get a high gain dirt sound with a uniquely shaped mid range and a sharp frequency boost. This is one of the smallest and loudest pedals you can add to your chain.
Mooer Cruncher
The Cruncher does exactly what it says on the tin: take your guitar signal and make it all kinds of crunchy. This distortion guitar effects pedal from budget stomp maestro Mooer serves up a buttery smooth and well-balanced distortion that’s responsive without being harsh. It gives you a lot of headroom to play with, too, making it one of the best MI Audio Crunchbox-based distortion pedals available right now when it comes to bang for your hard-earned buck.
Emerson Custom Pomeroy
Emerson Custom’s Pomeroy loads a highly customizable overdrive and powerful boost into a pedalboard-friendly, pure analog stompbox. Its overdrive side features six clipping options so you can tweak it to your liking, while the boost side is capable of up to 24dB of clean, full-range gain. The Pomeroy is an excellent choice because of its massive headroom and handy options. You may use the overdrive and boost circuits individually or together. Regarding flexibility, comfort, and power, the Pomeroy is tough to beat.
Dr. Scientist The Elements
Get ultimate control over your overdrive and tone with the Elements pedal from Dr. Scientist. This fuzz/distortion pedal boasts unprecedented versatility and is capable of delivering EQ, distortion, and overdrive to any electronic instrument. It is oriented towards high-gain tweakability and features several switches and knobs that are so intuitive you do not have to read the manual every now and then. The Elements pedal provides your desired control while blasting a mean tone.
Dr. Scientist The Elements
Get ultimate control over your overdrive and tone with the Elements pedal from Dr. Scientist. This fuzz/distortion pedal boasts unprecedented versatility and is capable of delivering EQ, distortion, and overdrive to any electronic instrument. It is oriented towards high-gain tweakability and features several switches and knobs that are so intuitive you do not have to read the manual every now and then. The Elements pedal provides your desired control while blasting a mean tone.
Suhr Rufus Reloaded
The Suhr Rufus Reloaded pedal serves up a broad arsenal of fuzz tones. For the Re|Loaded edition, Suhr has added an incredibly dynamic and tactile octave-up effect. It concentrated its development on building a powerful yet convenient to play octave-up, which responds evenly throughout your instrument’s pickup selections and the whole fingerboard—bringing the legendary Band of Gypsys tone at your fingertips. The Rufus Reloaded consists of controls for Mid, Bass, Level, and Fuzz, as well as a Treble toggle.
EarthQuaker Devices Park
Rocking that vintage Germanium fuzz tone has never been easier with the new and improved Park Fuzz Sound guitar effects pedal. This collaboration between EarthQuaker Devices and Park Amplifiers faithfully recreates the original Fuzz Sound’s bright, almost distortion-like tone and features an increased fuzz range, a lower noise floor, a 9V DC power jack, and a smaller pedalboard footprint. Perhaps best of all, they’ve made it cost just a small fraction of the much sought-after original.
WMD Arcane Preamp
The Arcane Preamp from boutique guitar effects pedal manufacturer WMD is a dual channel preamp stomp. A pair of dedicated gain and level pots for the boost channel gives you a lot of control; you can dial in a healthy amount of drive without having to crank the level up too much. If you need even more gain, that’s where the fuzz channel comes in. It also features its own gain and level pots as well as a three-band EQ stack for extreme tonal control and flexibility.
ZVex Octane 3
The Octane 3 fuzz stomp from boutique guitar effects pedal maker Zvex delivers one of the most in your face Octavia-style fuzz tones ever crafted by human hands. Simple chords become crazy note combos; go complex and you get more noise. Combine the Octane 3’s high gain fuzz sound with its stratospheric octave up effect then scoop out some mids and you can get ear splitting shrieks like cars going by at lightning speed three inches from your face. Plug it into a clean channel to really hear all the nuances of the Octane 3’s roar.
JHS Pedals Muffuletta
For years, the Big Muff fuzz has been heard on various classic recordings and been through multiple variations that virtually any guitarist has a favorite version of its legendary tone. The JHS Pedals team wanted to pay homage to such an undeniably classic fuzz pedal, but could not agree on which Muff was king. With the Muffuletta, the group’s indecision is your gain. The Muffuletta loads five pure analog recreations of beloved Big Muff tones along with a JHS-exclusive take on the iconic stomp.
Donner Giant Metal
The Donner Giant Metal is an invaluable, insane distortion pedal within an aluminium-alloy chassis. The Hi Boost gives you the most expressive metal sound. Showcasing a more flexible and sharper metal sound by selecting three mods and adjusting three sound buttons. That gives you abundant impressive metal sound conveniently. Three modes include Hi Boost, Boost Off, and Lo Boost. Improving the pedal’s high frequency makes the heavy tone-color and hard skills perform better. The Giant Metal enables you to design your unique guitar sound in various live performances swiftly.
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.
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.
ZVEX Vexter Double Rock
Zvex’s dual channel Double Rock, which was originally designed for Dinosaur Jr.’s J Mascis, is actually two dirt pedals in one, and not because it’s basically a pair of Box of Rock pedals compressed into single stompbox form. You can actually turn either channel into a Super Hard On boost, meaning you get an amazingly wide array of dirt tones just by stacking the channels. 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.
Carl Martin Hydra Boost
Flaunting a classic, pedalboard-friendly design, the Carl Martin Hydra Boost delivers a clean, 15dB low noise boost. It will give you some extra clean dB’s to boost your input on your amp for more sustain and bite. You can also utilize it to drive your distortion pedals for extraordinary results. The Carl Martin Hydra Boost features a 9V battery adapter, high bright blue LED indicator, rugged housing, vintage style pointer knob, and low noise design.
Lehle Julian
If you’re in the market for a versatile pedal to help craft your holy grail tone, check out the Lehle Julian. This flexible boost pedal takes the Sunday Driver pedal and incorporates tone-shaping controls like Frequency and Treble so you can craft your ideal tones. It includes an inbuilt impedance switch that allows you to dial in lo-Z or hi-Z to achieve the tone of classic treble boosters. You can go from muffled to edgy tones by adjusting the Treble knob. The Frequency control brings your tone to life with character and punch.
Voodoo Lab Giggity
The Giggity from Voodoo Lab is not your dime-a-dozen boost or overdrive pedal. Boasting unique Air and Body tone sculpting circuits, it can help you in fine-tuning your entire sonic footprint. Positioned before a clean amp and after your pedalboard, you may add some grind and beef up the bottom by adding Body. Put first in your signal chain, you may add Air to unleash the detail and high-end shimmer in your guitar’s pickups. You can dial in your ideal tone using the four-way sun to moon preamp voicing selector.
Origin Effects RevivalDRIVE
The RevivalDRIVE is the first Origin Effects overdrive pedal. Origin Effects went straight to the source of legendary overdriven tone—the classic ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s non-master-volume valve amps. The RevivalDRIVE sports a full valve amp-esque signal path, including the power amp, phase inverter, preamp and rectifier stages, a speaker-emulating reactive load, and a synthesized mains power signal. Footswitchable Silicon Rectifier and Valve Rectifier channels include a comprehensive set of controls so you can adjust the gain, presence, low-end distortion, preamp voicing, and clean-to-overdriven break-up characteristics.
NUX Amp Simulator
The AS-4 Amp Simulator by NUX emulates the cabinet sound and characteristic distortion of your guitar amp. The added amount of gain boosts your high frequencies for a more exceptional distortion effect. The Amp Simulator is controllable using the Bass, Level, Gain, and High knobs. It also features true bypass that delivers transparent tone as well as an LED indicator that tells you the status of effect and battery condition. The Amp Simulator is tons of authentic amps within only one pedal.
Greer Amps SOMA ’63
The SOMA ’63 Vintage Preamp is the first installment in Greer Amps’ XFR pedal series. It is built upon the tone and vibe of classic brown era amps from California. It emulates the whole preamp, power section, phase inverter, and the feel of the ten-inch Utah speakers within those iconic brown amplifiers. The tone stack gives you a broad and dynamic range of tonal options. The Presence knob is intended to be a full range control affecting the whole circuit’s sound.
JOYO Zip Amp
Tight, sparkly overdrive that responds nicely to your unique picking attack—that’s what you get with the R-04 Zip Amp guitar effects pedal from Joyo. This budget-friendly stompbox serves up a highly musical overdrive tone with insane sustain and a balanced gain that works well for both rhythm and lead work. And since the R-04 Zip Amp is an R Series pedal, it also features some cool ambient LED lighting effects to make it stand out on your pedalboard.
EarthQuaker Devices Arrows
The Arrows Preamp Booster from EarthQuaker Devices is so no-nonsense it’s almost zen. With its lone dial, you can either boost or cut your signal to give overdrive and distortion pedals an extra gain and sustain boost, boost the mids of bass-heavy effects, tighten up your low end and brighten the highs, or just make your guitar signal float to the top of the mix. The Arrows is all-analog, all-discrete, and an all-around essential addition to any pedalboard.
Tech 21 Boost Comp
Tech 21 brings together two essential effects into one handy stompbox with the Boost Comp, a combined compressor and boost unit designed for bass. The compressor section helps fill out your sound by letting you rein in wayward signal spikes and give you insane sustain. The separate boost section, meanwhile, helps push your amp over the edge with up to 21dB of extra signal juice. Engage the boost while you’re playing a solo and hear your sound soar.
Vertex Boost (Fiesta Red)
Sporting a fiesta red paint job, the Vertex Boost is designed to be a buffer, clean boost, and volume pedal in one. It will leave your tone unaltered while raising the level of your signal. It boasts an ultra-linear buffer for conditioning your line without tonal coloration, even with multiple pedals in your chain. You also have full volume control by connecting the Boost to an EXP or volume pedal and setting your volume just like you would with a regular volume pedal.
Xotic Super Sweet
Like its close cousin, the Super Clean buffer, the Super Sweet boost pedal from boutique guitar effects stompbox company Xotic is built around a top of the line preamp that harnesses the legendary power of a JRC4558 chip. It delivers up to 20dB of highly dynamic and extremely transparent clean boost that fully retains articulation even as it pushes your signal well above the mix. The Super Sweet also features four side-mounted dip switches that let you shape your tone further.
Donner Booster
The Donner Booster is an all-analog circuit booster pedal capable of providing you with a lush distortion sound and making it more powerful. It is perhaps the tiniest analog booster effect in the market. The Booster lets you switch between Mid and Normal modes to adjust the effect of the Metal drive. Tweaking the Gain knob gives you a transparent frequency boost. Complete with basic adjustment knobs (Volume, Tone, and Gain), the Booster will make it convenient for you to craft your unique guitar sound in various live performances.
MOSKY DELUXE PREAMP
The Deluxe Preamp low to medium gain overdrive from budget guitar effects pedal brand Mosky Audio lets you dial in everything from extremely subtle overdrive right up to a mild, tasteful distortion thanks to its built-in boost circuit. It also one-ups the pedal it’s based on–the Love Pedal Amp Eleven, which itself is a combo of Love Pedal’s OD11 and COT50 stomps–by giving adding four distinct voicings to the overdrive section and two to the boost section.
Tom’sline Vintage Overdrive
Rounding out the Michael Angelo Batio signature line of essential stompboxes is the Vintage Overdrive, a versatile drive pedal with a built-in Boost mode. Dial in a rich, saturated vintage overdrive tone and use it to play rhythm under Normal mode then switch to Boost mode to make your solos pop. The Vintage Overdrive features Tomsline’s patented stop bar design to keep your foot from messing up the pedal’s settings when you stomp on it.
Modulation Pedals
Empress Effects Nebulus
The Empress Effects Nebulus lets you enjoy exceptional flanger, chorus, and vibrato effects within a compact pedal. Each effect has three variations to expand the tone range further. You can conveniently access such flexibility through a preset system capable of recording as much as eight presets. The flanger setting features a 70’s negative feedback type flanger, classic tape flange, and thru-zero flange. The chorus mode gives you a rich and warm sounding chorus, unique tremolo’ed chorus, or dreamy and fluid multi-chorus. The vibrato sub-modes include a rotating speaker effect, classic vibe sound, and standard vibrato.
TWA SC-04
Totally Wycked Audio’s Fly Boys line is a collection of ultra-compact and super affordable mini pedals that pack boutique level tone but without the boutique level price tag. The FB-04 chorus is all about layering your sound in a classic analog chorus tone brimming with warmth and an organic appeal. Dedicated Rate, Depth, and Blend controls let you dial in the sublimely sculpted chorus tone of your dreams, while a true bypass function keeps the FB-04 from interfering with your pedal chain when it’s disengaged.
Fender Bubbler Chorus
The Fender Bubbler Chorus introduces innovative ways to sculpt your tone. Switchable fast and slow speeds with separate depth and rate controls allow you to dial in the ideal sound for your music, while the Wave toggle switch enables you to choose between triangle waveforms and traditional sine. The sensitivity control permits modulation rate adjustments according to your playing dynamics. The Bubbler Chorus comes in an enclosure created from lightweight, sturdy anodized aluminum and the amp jewel LED brings the signature Fender look to your pedalboard.
GOKKO Angel
Make your guitar sing like it’s backed by a choir sent down by the heavens. The Angel GK-23 chorus guitar effects pedal from GOKKO dishes out sweet, harmonically drenched trills and warbles whether you’re going super clean or have your amp’s gain knob cranked to the max. Get shimmering ‘80s-style clean chorus tones, wide crunch rhythms, and screaming modulated lead sounds with the Angel’s simple two-knob control layout; it’s amazing how many sonic soundscapes a Rate and a Depth dial can unlock.
Ibanez Chorus Mini
It is difficult to match the sound of a true analog chorus for giving vibrant lushness to your guitar tone, and the Chorus Mini pedal from Ibanez provides it in a tiny package that can go on any pedalboard. Speed, Level, and Depth knobs let you dial anything from subtle shimmering clean tones to intense warbles. The all-analog signal path keeps the tonal essence of your guitar, while true bypass switching eliminates the effect from your signal path. The Chorus Mini is perfect for adding real analog chorus to your rig.
Rowin Ensemble Chorus
The LN-304 Ensemble chorus pedal serves up the classic sound of a vintage Roland Jazz Chorus thanks to a circuit based around an MN3207 bucket brigade device chip. Budget guitar effects pedal maker Rowin managed to pack an impressive pure and warm chorus sound into the LN-304’s tiny chassis and even gave it two distinct voicing modes, Normal and Deep, which you can switch between using an integrated two-way selector toggle. The LN-304 Ensemble also features dedicated Level, Depth, and Rate pots for precise tonal control.
EBS Bass IQ
The BassIQ by EBS is an analog envelope filter pedal activated by the notes you play. It delivers the most responsive and funkiest sounds within a stompbox. From classic auto-wah to your distinct space-bass or “Funkadelic” sound, the BassIQ does it all. It includes controls for attack and threshold, and operates in three separate modes—Up, Down, and Hi-Q. The BassIQ contains multiple trim pots, including a dynamic high-pass filter mix-in, high-pass filter mix-in, and gain trimmer.
Alexander Pedals Syntax Error
Send your sound back in time to the 8-bit era and beyond with the Syntax Error, Alexander Pedals’ time and pitch modulating pedal that comes packed with a cubic distortion algorithm. As part of Alexander Pedals’ NEO line, the Syntax Error can hold up to four presets by itself and up to 16 with a compatible MIDI controller and lets you precisely sweep through two different effects settings with an expression pedal or a momentary foot switch.
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.
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.
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.
Eventide ModFactor
When it comes to modulation effects, Eventide’s ModFactor multi-effects pedal is the pinnacle. You get all the classics—Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, Rotary, Tremolo, and Vibrato—plus a couple of unique Eventide effects. There’s the dreamy, pulsating Undulator, which combines two delays, two detuned voices, and a tremolo effect. Also included is a RIngMod effect that adds futuristic bell-like overtones to your sound. The ModFactor can hold up to 100 presets, has true analog bypass, and supports real-time control via MIDI or expression pedal.
Mooer E-Lady
The Eleclady serves up a classic analog flanger sound and comes packed with a filter mode as well as oscillator effects. This guitar effects pedal from budget stompbox maker Mooer features two separate effect modes; Normal gives the effected signal a light, subtle sweep while Filter cranks the effect up for more dramatic sonic changes. The Eleclady may be tiny, but its versatile flange sound and full metal shell make it a roadworthy addition to your pedalboard.
Caline Lucky 7
The Caline CP-38 Lucky 7 Seven Modes guitar effects pedal packs seven different modulation effects into a tiny, sturdy, and very affordable stompbox. You get high-quality Detune, Flange, Phase, and Vibe effects, plus custom effects including a bias tremolo effect, a classic Roland amp-style jazz chorus, and a U-Vibe effect that simulates an effect close to the classic tonal characteristics of the venerable Uni-Vibe chorus and vibrato pedal. The Caline CP-38 Lucky 7 comes with a true bypass feature.
TC Electronic Thunderstorm
The Thunderstorm Flanger from TC Electronic beautifully captures those vintage analog flanger tones of yesteryear, from lush chorusing and gentle, tape-esque sweeps to a no-holds-barred flanger madness. Designed by guitarists around a pure analog Bucket-Brigade Device, it delivers the goods in a very affordable package—one that lifts your music as well as mood. The Thunderstorm Flanger comes in a durable metal enclosure, featuring a true bypass for superb signal integrity and lush, three-dimensional modulation tones.
Old Blood Noise Endeavors Flat Light
From highly resonant metallic sounds to pitch shifting flanger to reverb-esque delays and distinctive swooshes, the Flat Light from Old Blood Noise Endeavors will induce motion to your sound regardless of where it sits within your signal path. It features three flanger modes: Echo (reverb-like delay), Detune (shimmering pitch shift), and Resonate (highly resonant multi flange). The Flat Light consists of Rate, Depth, Shift, and Mix knobs. Mix control allows you to go from pure dry to 100% wet. Rate and Depth knobs let you set the rate and depth, respectively.
TC Electronic Vortex
The Vortex Flanger by TC Electronic brings flanging to a different dimension. It consists of controls for Delay Time, Feedback, Depth, and Speed, taking you through an extensive range of flanging, from subtle to jet engine extremes. Its innovative Feedback knob lets you dial in both negative and positive feedback for very different tone styles. It also includes a toggle switch for choosing from vintage tape-esque warble to modern flanging. Set the toggle switch in the center position to access a TonePrint flanger style.
Joyo JF-06
Budget guitar effects pedal company Joyo couldn’t have picked a better stompbox to model the JF-06 Vintage Phase’s sound after: MXR’s Phase 90, which was instrumental in helping Eddie Van Halen craft his signature sound. You hear the Phase 90 at the forefront in such classics as “Eruption” and “Ain’t Talkin’ Bout Love,” and that’s the exact sound you’ll hear when you plug into a JF-06 Vintage Phase. A very practical solution for musicians who want to expand their arsenal of tonal textures.
JAM Pedals Ripple Bass
Delivering a distinctive deep “vibey” tone, the Ripple is a tribute to two-stage phasing. This smooth, transparent, and sweet two-stage phaser pedal works nicely before and after overdrive pedals. You may leave it always on without mashing up your sound. The Ripple sounds perfect with Jam Pedals’ WaterFall chorus/vibrato. Neither the Ripple’s bass nor guitar variants will sacrifice low-end content, but the bass versions are tuned differently to accommodate the modulation’s response to lower register content favorably.
NUX MOD Core DELUXE
The Mod Core Deluxe from NUX is a pro-quality modulation effects pedal featuring eight modulation effects (Phaser, Chorus, Pan, Flanger, Tremolo, U-vibe, Rotary, and Vibrato) with two kinds of algorithms suiting the needs of every musician for sound enhancement and colorization. Add-in Depth and Rate controls to adjust the primary parameters and Tweak knob to set relevant parameters for every effect, and you get more tone-sculpting possibilities compared to other modulation pedals. The Mod Core Deluxe includes a tone lock function to prevent improper operation.
Walrus Audio Vanguard
From thick harmonic sweeps to waves of symphonic phase effects, the Vanguard dual phase pedal from boutique guitar effects pedal maker Walrus Audio is built to push your sound’s sonic boundaries further than you thought possible. The Vanguard comes packed with not one but two phaser circuits that act in series with one another. You can use a single 10-stage phaser or run your phased signal through a second phase circuit to create unprecedented and complex tonal textures.
Maxon Phase Tone
The Maxon Reissue Series Phase Tone pedal provides you with a transparent, smooth phasing that improves the character of your instrument instead of concealing it. Extensive dynamic range and ultra-low noise operation make the Phase Tone extremely useful for recreating the phasing effects heard on various rock classics of the 70s. Each Maxon Reissue Series pedal’s circuit is pure analog and housed within a durable enclosure for trouble-free performance. These units are designed to deliver steady low noise performance.
ZVex Tremolo Probe
At the Tremolo Probe’s heart beats a Super Hard On, boutique guitar effects company Zvex’s most popular clean boost. It’s technically accurate to call the Tremolo Probe a volume pedal, but signature Zvex machinations have turned it into a volume pedal made monstrous by stompbox steroids. It lets you create instant volume swells and tremolo effects simply by rhythmically tapping the footswitch—no more getting your trem effect left behind by the band! This hand painted version comes with a lifetime warranty.
Mad Professor MAD-MYT
The Mellow Yellow Tremolo guitar effects pedal from Mad Professor serves up everything from sine-based ‘50s style soft swing to deep tremolo tremors. It follows the trem effect approach of many vintage amps and uses a sinusoidal oscillator to give your guitar signal symmetrical modulation. What you get is a highly musical and very usable tremolo effect that works well with both a clean sound and high-gain dirt. Add it to your pedalboard and explore new sonic territories.
Fulltone Supa-Trem ST-1
With the Fulltone Supa-Trem ST-1 Tremolo guitar effects pedal, you get a smooth, classic tube amp-style optical tremolo tone and feel minus the annoying ticking sounds thanks to a custom photocell circuit. For real-time tone-sculpting, there’s a half-speed switch that lets you halve or double your tempo on the fly and a Hard/Soft footswitch that you can use to switch between sine and square waveforms. Plus, you can now finally use it as an amazing clan boost right out of the box.
Electro-Harmonix Stereo Pulsar
True vintage tremolo/vibrato and panning effects in high-definition stereo, whether you’re down in the studio or rocking it onstage. The Electro-Harmonix Stereo Pulsar features a two-way switch that lets you choose between triangle and square waves, plus it has a dedicated Shape dial for controlling the transitions from negative to positive saw tooth. All the sonic finesse and tone-sculpting power you want and need in a tremolo pedal, packed into a sturdy, road-worthy chassis.
ZVex Vexter Super Seek Trem
The Super Seek Trem is the juiced up 16 step version of boutique guitar effects company Zvex’s original Seek Trem sequencer. Zvex’s enhancements to the already versatile Seek Trem have made the Super Seek Trem and even more flexible machine that gives you complete control over its sequencing capabilities. You can use it no matter the time signature you’re playing in by choosing between 16 steps in the sequence. The Super Seek Trem also features tap tempo control, MIDI sync, expression pedal compatibility, eight programmable memory banks, and delta speed control.
EarthQuaker Devices Hummingbird V4
EarthQuaker Devices’ Hummingbird repeat percussion tremolo pedal is an absolute beast when it comes to adding tremolo textures to your sound. Pick between the Slow, Mid-Tempo, and Fast modes then play around with the Rate and Depth control knobs to dish out everything from classic shimmering tremolo effects to helicopter chops and abrupt, synth-like pulses. V4 adds Flexi-Switch capability, which means the footswitch can act as both a latching and a momentary-type switch. Plug in an external expression pedal and you get even more freedom of control over the tremolo rate.
TC Electronic Dreamscape
Craft unique effects for your electric guitar with the Dreamscape John Petrucci Signature Modulation Pedal from TC Electronic. Leveraging TC Electronic’s revered TonePrint technology, John tailored six distinct tones for the Dreamscape. You get flanger, chorus, and vibrato effects, along with a custom voicing switch that provides you with the “dark” feel of John’s chorus sounds. Since it is a TonePrint unit, you may add new effects presets whenever you desire. It consists of controls for Speed, Depth, and FX Level.
Caline Lucky 7
The Caline CP-38 Lucky 7 Seven Modes guitar effects pedal packs seven different modulation effects into a tiny, sturdy, and very affordable stompbox. You get high-quality Detune, Flange, Phase, and Vibe effects, plus custom effects including a bias tremolo effect, a classic Roland amp-style jazz chorus, and a U-Vibe effect that simulates an effect close to the classic tonal characteristics of the venerable Uni-Vibe chorus and vibrato pedal. The Caline CP-38 Lucky 7 comes with a true bypass feature.
MXR JIMI HENDRIX UNI-VIBE
The UniVibe Chorus/Vibrato’s thick wash which pervades the landmark Band of Gypsys album is undoubtedly among the most transcendent tones ever recorded. Boasting a chorusy, phasey, Leslie-sounding goodness, Jimi Hendrix had summoned surprisingly lush textures that sound like you can spoon them out of the speakers. The UniVibe pedal gives you those vintage tones in all their stellar analog glory and at a portion of the size of the original Shin-ei unit utilized by Hendrix. It sports a colorful, iconic artwork from rock artist Gered Mankowitz.
Electro-Harmonix Good Vibes
The Good Vibes analog modulator guitar effects pedal from Electro-Harmonix combines selectable iconic chorus and vibrato effects ripped straight from the ‘60s with 21st-century conveniences. Taking a page from the original Uni-Vibe, the Good Vibes creates rippling, undulating chorus and vibrato effects by way of photocells. The Good Vibes also features boosted power rails for extra definition, an always-on speed indicator, and expression pedal support for more precise control over the Speed and Intensity settings.
Voodoo Lab Micro Vibe
First designed as a rotating speaker simulator in 1968, the Uni-vibe has obtained legendary status on landmark recordings by Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix, and Robin Trower. The Micro Vibe by Voodoo Lab serves up the rich, psychedelic swirl of an authentic Uni-vibe. It is the sole Uni-vibe clone available within a portable, battery-operated pedal. It incorporates the original sine-wave oscillator, photocells, and incandescent lamp to capture the most authentic sound of any Uni-vibe copy.
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.
EarthQuaker Devices Fuzz Master General
The Fuzz Master General octave fuzz guitar effects pedal is EarthQuaker Devices’ own re-engineered take on the vintage Ace Tone Fuzz Master FM-2 Professional fuzz machine. It doesn’t just recreate the FM-2’s classic fuzz tones, though; it pulls it right into the 21st century with a more accurate and wider-ranging Fuzz control and a three-way clipping style toggle switch that can pull out more fuzz tone than ever before from the classic circuit it’s based on.
EarthQuaker Devices Bit Commander V2
The Bit Commander is EarthQuaker Devices’ love letter to old-school 8-bit beeps and primitive synth sounds. It features four octaves of vintage square wave synth tones which you can sculpt to sonic perfection by adding or subtracting octaves. The Bit Commander lets you easily make your guitar sound like a whole squad of analog synths with a single stomp. The V2 release builds on the original by adding soft-touch relay-based switching for truly silent operation.
MXR Blue Box
Meet the insane effect behind Jimmy Page’s “Fool in the Rain” solo—the Blue Box Octave Fuzz from MXR. It duplicates your guitar signal two octaves down for massive subterranean tones. It features a simple two-knob design consists of Blend and Output controls. Roll the Output control to select the amount of fuzz you desire and utilize the Blend knob to set how much double-octave sound you wish. The Blue Box delivers plenty of fun and chaos, making it perfect for the sonically adventurous.
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.
Electro-Harmonix HOG2
Electro-Harmonix broke new sonic ground with the original HOG, but with the HOG2 Harmonic Octave Generator, they’ve punched right through to a completely different auditory dimension. Not only do you get 10 customizable harmonic intervals and seven expression modes, the HOG2 sports updated algorithms that improve the quality of the HOG’s 10 generated octaves and harmonics as well as full MIDI-based parameter and preset control. The HOG2 comes packaged with an external expression pedal while an optional foot controller lets you save and load up to 100 presets.
NUX Roctary
The term “Roctory” is combined with polyphonic Octave effects and Rotary speaker simulator. Lots of exceptional guitarists are recognized for their sound and playing skills. Many of them have added the rotary speaker to their rigs. The NUX Roctary is a homage to these icons and their sounds. It gives you adjustable horn and bass, brake, speed, overdrive and all the features regarding rotary effects with polyphonic octave effects. You can utilize the Roctary to capture distinctive organ sounds.
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Way Huge Aqua-Puss MkII
The Aqua-Puss Analog Delay MkII from Way Huge is making its epic comeback, geared to bathe a tone-thirsty world in beautifully smooth delay. With a roll of the Delay control, you can go from a tight 20ms delay to whooping 300ms. The Feedback knob adjusts delay duration and intensity. Be warned though as extreme settings can send the pedal into a self-oscillating insane mode. The Aqua-Puss Analog Delay MkII dishes out vintage delay tones and tape-based echo without the hassle of old-fashioned gear.
T-Rex Duck Tail
Ducking is an intricate effect that can give a lift to your musical expression. While that might be the highlight of the Duck Tail Dynamic Delay show, the unit also comes equipped with other amazing functions. Similar to the original T-Rex Replica and T-Rex Reptile 2, the Duck Tail delivers full Tap Tempo functionality, allowing you to match your delay repetitions’ tempo to the beat of any song you are playing. The Duck Tail consists of controls for Time, Feedback, Level, and Delay.
Death by Audio Micro Dream
The Micro Dream is a beautiful lo-fi delay that sounds pleasantly demented with an overdriven amp or fuzz pedal. It is a distilled variant of the Death by Audio Echo Dream II, providing similar magical lo-fi delays within an affordable and compact package. It gives you up to one second of classic analog-voiced echoes. It is an excellent delay for adding unique and lush textures to your songs. The Micro Dream is perfect if you want analog and tape-like tones with some mojo and serious character.
Way Huge Echo-Puss
Designed by pedal specialist Jeorge Tripps as a convenient to use, versatile pedal, the Way Huge Echo-Puss Analog Delay offers the adjustable parameters guitarists want. Acclaimed for his unconventional and innovative techniques, Tripps gave this pedal up to 600ms of natural analog delay with gravelly-voiced bucket brigade chips. A configurable LFO circuit lets you add a fluid texture to the sound of repeats. The Echo-Puss is perfect if you wish to add a new dimension to your guitar effects.
ammoon Mosky DTC
Ammoon’s DTC multi-effects unit is a budget-friendly four-in-one stompbox that combines three different effects with an effects loop function. Even if you don’t count the effects loop as an effect, the four-in-one designation still kinda works since the distortion section is actually split into two voicings: a vintage-leaning Crunch-style sound and a more modern high-gain tone based on the Riot. The DTC also comes with an overdrive section based on the TS9 Tube Screamer and a delay with a range of 25ms to 600ms.
Seymour Duncan Deja Vu Tap Delay
Seymour Duncan is reinventing delay with the mind-blowing Deja Vu Tap Delay with BBD. The pedal boasts several revolutionary features that take it to the next level. It leverages analog bucket-brigade circuitry as well as digital delay, giving you an extensive range of sounds. The Feedback insert jack allows you to apply an effect to only the delayed signal, while a Modulation control morphs the delay’s sound. Get digital- and analog-style delays with the Seymour Duncan Deja Vu pedal.
Keeley Gold Star
The Gold Star is the classic “Wall of Sound” in compact stompbox form. This reverb guitar effects pedal from Keeley Electronics features three different reverb modes. The Compressed mode adds a layer of compression to make the reverb effect “duck out” when you play heavily. The Distorted mode layers on a thick, powerful distortion. Finally, the Flanged mode branches off into two options: a Flanger Reverb and a Sun-Drenched Vinyl Reverb that comes with a random pitch vibrato effect.
JHS Pedals Spring Tank
Get all the tools you need to achieve killer spring reverb with the JHS Spring Tank. This portable reverb pedal provides you with an arsenal of settings to modify, yet with practical usability and simplicity. Craft your ideal spring reverb with controls for Boost, Highs, Length, Depth, as well as Tank 1 and Tank 2 (two individual and switchable reverb mixes). Featuring a sleek graphic faceplate, the Spring Tank is convenient to use, giving you lush overtones and lovely reflections that are easy to dial in.
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.
ammoon ENO Reverb
Ammoon pedals are known for two things: good, reliable performance and low, almost insane prices. The ENO Reverb guitar effects pedal fits those two things to a T. Coax everything from intimate room-level reverb to lush hall-like ambient tones using three reverb modes—Room, Spring, and Well—controllable via the Level and Time knobs as well as the Dry and Wet path selector. As with most ammoon guitar effects pedals, the ENO Reverb comes with true bypass.
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.
Caline Snake Bite Reverb
The Caline CP-26 Snake Bite Ambient Reverb guitar effects pedal is an affordable slimline stomp with a six-knob interface that gives you full tone-shaping control over your sound. Dial in a reverb mode with the RES knob, shape the tone with the CFR knob, and add a little warmth with the LPF knob. Then, use the PRD knob to set the delay time, the MIX knob to control the amount of reverb, and the DECAY knob to set the reverb’s decay length. The Caline CP-26 Snake Bite Ambient Reverb comes with a true bypass feature.
TC Electronic Spectra Comp
The SpectraComp Bass Compression by TC Electronic is a portable multi-band compressor specifically voiced for bass guitar. Spec’d from the famed MD3 engine from TC Electronic’s System 6000 processor, the pedal delivers transparent and musical compression to tame low-end woof and midrange bark without affecting your dynamics. One-knob compression will have your mind on the music as you perform. An arsenal of signature TonePrint algorithms will keep your creative juices flowing and tones fresh. The SpectraComp boasts studio-quality sounds and a True Bypass output for keeping your input signal clean.
Walrus Audio Deep Six Compressor
Combining the sheer power of the Universal Audio 1176 compressor with the simplicity of a Ross, Walrus Audio’s Deep Six compressor pedal brings ultra versatile studio-grade compression right to your feet. An internal voltage of 18v gives your signal the maximum amount of headroom, while dedicated Blend and Attack control pots let you use the Deep Six to wash away any unwanted distortions even when used with instruments that have high output active pickups and humbuckers.
Keeley Aria
Two of Keeley’s most popular effects, combined in one stompbox. The Keeley Aria guitar effects pedal marries Keeley’s highly-transparent compressor circuit with the touch-sensitive overdrive circuit that powers the Red Dirt pedal. There’s a lot of versatility in this box; you get seven dedicated control knobs, plus the Drive channel has switchable low- and high-gain modes. Oh, and you can choose to put the compressor before or after the drive effect and even insert some other pedals between them.
Friedman Amplification Sir-Compre
The Friedman Amplification Sir-Compre is a meaty compressor pedal with some extra crunch, marrying super-transparent optical compression with smooth overdrive to give you the tools you need for epic guitar tone. Compression forms the meat of the pedal, with dedicated Volume, Treble, Compression, and Tight knobs for precise and powerful tone sculpting. The yummy, sizzling fat on top comes courtesy of a Gain control that lets you shape your tone further, from ultra-clean to semi-overdriven.
EBS MultiComp Guitar Edition
The EBS MultiComp Guitar Edition is capable of enhancing an already great-sounding guitar sound. Optimized for use with guitar, it strikes the right balance of providing supersonic qualities and ease of use. Since the MultiComp is meticulously formed, all you have to do is select the level of Comp/Limit and Gain with the knobs, then set the mode—Normal, Multi Band (MB), and Tubesim. It also includes an Active/Passive switch and is suitable for studio and live use.
MXR Studio Compressor
The Studio Compressor by MXR gives you recording-quality compression within a pedalboard-friendly package. It boasts Constant Headroom Technology and true bypass switching for clear, transparent performance. It consists of Ratio, Release, Attack, Input, and Output knobs that allow you to fine-tune your compression level with visual feedback from a vibrant LED gain-reduction status meter. It comes in a sturdy, Phase 90-sized, lightweight aluminum enclosure. With the Studio Compressor, you get studio-style control over your guitar dynamics.
Tom’sline Guitar EQ
Budget guitar effects pedal manufacturer Tomsline’s Guitar 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 Guitar EQ to brighten up your sound, build a heftier bottom end, or tame any unwanted frequencies in your signal.
Joyo JF-11
The JF-11 6-Band EQ guitar effects pedal is a true workhorse when it comes to tone shaping. Make your highs stand out with more harmonic articulation, keep muddy mids from getting lost in the mix, or boost lows for additional bottom-end chunk. Its six EQ sliders each provide up to 18dB of boost or cut, plus each slider has its own LED indicator to make them easier to adjust while you’re on a dark stage.
Old Blood Noise Endeavors Buffer + EQ
Old Blood Noise Endeavors Utility 3 is a switchable three-band EQ and always-on Buffer. You will find the EQ useful in tailoring frequencies to particular parts. The Buffer is perfect if you are utilizing multiple pedals or lengthy cable setups. The On/Off switch works to activate or deactivate the three-band EQ. The EQ + Buffer carries Low, Mid, and High knobs that allow you to adjust the low, mid, and high frequencies. It is made in the USA and features true bypass.
Old Blood Noise Endeavors 3 Band EQ + Buffer
The EQ + Buffer is a special edition of Old Blood Noise Endeavors’ Buffer and 3 Band EQ. Sliders and inverted color scheme provide you with a different visual and tactile experience for a handy circuit you must have in your chain. A switchable 3 Band EQ and always on Buffer. You will appreciate the Buffer when you employ multiple pedals or long cables, while the EQ is perfect for tailoring frequencies to specific parts, guitar switches, or as an always-on EQ.
JHS Pedals Haunting Mids
Find that scary good tone that haunts your imagination with the Haunting Mids from JHS Pedals. This simple yet frightfully effective sweepable-mids EQ preamp is capable of transforming just about any pedal or amp into a ghastly monster. It consists of Volume, Sweep, and Mids controls, as well as a Hi/Lo toggle. The Sweep and Mids knobs work in tandem to get the right frequencies to scoop or boost mid frequencies. The Haunting Mids is great for manipulating the midrange character of your drive pedal.
Joyo 6-Band EQ
The JF-11 6-Band EQ from budget guitar effects pedal company Joyo is a true workhorse graphic equalizer: versatile, unobtrusive, and essential to getting the exact tone you want. With six EQ sliders, each of which can cut or boost by 18dB, the JF-11 6-Band EQ can supercharge your high end with more harmonic articulation, keep your mids firmly in the mix, or let you dial in earth shakingly subterranean lows. Use it as an always-on pedal or engage the EQ for precise and specific frequency boosts.
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Utility Pedals
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.
Korg Pitchblack Mini (Black)
Bassists and guitarists worldwide love Korg’s Pitchblack pedal tuners for their design, quality, and durability. While the Pitchblack mini comes in a tinier, sleek package, it possesses all of its exceptional tuner functionalities. It boasts a large LED screen with excellent visibility and supports battery operation despite its small size. The Pitchblack mini contains stabilizers to avoid overturning. It also features a high tuning precision of +/- 0.1 cents. Small yet powerful, the Pitchblack mini can satisfy your demands.
Carl Martin Buff Deluxe
The Buff Deluxe is built to run alongside huge multiple effects boards with plenty of true bypass effects. The drawback of utilizing true bypass effects is that your guitar signal stays high impedance, leading to the loss of high note because of the several feet of cables running at the pedalboard, and not the slightest from board to amp. The Buff Deluxe features a Mute switch that directs your signal to the Tuner Out. That enables the removal of even the tuner from the signal chain as well as convenient and silent guitar tuning.
JIM DUNLOP JHM9
The JHM9 pedal is built to give you a dynamic tonal sweep identical to that of the original Italian-manufactured Thomas Organ wah utilized by Jimi Hendrix—the distinctive wah sound you can hear on Hendrix classics such as Little Miss Lover, Voodoo Child (Slight Return), Up From the Sky, and Still Raining, Still Dreaming. The JHM9 comes in at half the footprint of a regular wah pedal with a black gator base and sleek chrome top rocker.
MOOER Baby Tuner
The Baby Tuner is so small, light, and useful that you might never remove it from your pedalboard once you plug it in. This compact mini tuner from budget stomp master Mooer is lightning fast, meaning you spend more time actually performing than waiting for it to tell you whether or not your guitar is in tune. The big red and blue LED display also works well on dimly lit stages, and it has true bypass so you won’t have to worry about tone loss.
Electro-Harmonix V256 Vocoder
With up to 256 adjustable vocoder bands, the V256 vocoder pedal from Electro-Harmonix is a true beast of a machine. Talking guitar effects, futuristic robotic voices, and gender-bending pitch adjustment are just some of the cool voicings you can create with the V256 and then store in up to nine onboard memory locations. It’s even got a Reflex Tune feature, giving you an auto-tune pitch correction effect that you can take with you on stage.
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.
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 Tiny Looper
Budget guitar effects pedal maker Rowin’s LN-332 Looper is an extremely compact and jaw droppingly affordable looping pedal that lets you record up to 10 minutes of high quality audio, just like its just slightly bigger brother, the Rowin LEF-332 Looper. You can also store and upload pre-recorded audio 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. Perfect for practicing or composing at home.
TC Electronic Ditto Looper
The Ditto Looper by TC Electronic is a very intuitive looper pedal with five minutes of looping time, true bypass, and analog dry through. It gives you only the must-have looping features for complete ease of use. It includes a five-minute looper with unlimited overdubs, redo, and undo for full creative freedom. The analog dry through preserves the analog dry signal path’s integrity even when the looper is engaged. True bypass enables no high-end loss and maximum clarity when the pedal is off.
Electro-Harmonix 95000
Sporting six mono tracks and one stereo mixdown track per loop plus two input jacks that can handle almost any type of signal source, the Electro-Harmonix 95000 Performance Loop Laboratory is a true sonic sandbox in which loop aficionados can play around. The included 16GB Micro SD card lets you record up to 100 different loops spanning a total length of up to 375 minutes. You can use the 95000 as either a tabletop unit or a floor-based pedal.
Chase Bliss Audio MOOD
The MOOD from Chase Bliss Audio is a dual-channel granular micro-looper/delay. Built to be immediate and playful, it is a study of interaction, and is designed to be “internally collaborative.” The MOOD enables audio to freely pass back and forth between its two sides—wet channel and loop channel, which were developed by Old Blood Noise Endeavors and Drolo FX respectively. The MOOD’s heart is a clock control that accelerates or slows both sides in harmonized steps.
Donner Water Echo
The Water Echo from Donner is a compact twin pedal featuring meticulously selected delay and chorus effects. It consists of Level, Delay, Feedback, Depth, and Rate knobs. Use the Level knob to control the level of the delay effect, Delay to set the delay time, and Feedback to adjust the delay feedback. For the chorus effect, the Depth knob lets you control the chorus depth, while Rate allows you to determine the chorus speed. The Water Echo also features a Tap Tempo function for seamless chorus speed/delay time control.
Korg EXP-2
The Korg EXP-2 Foot Controller can serve as a handy and lightweight expression or volume pedal. You can utilize it as a volume pedal when using OUTPUT-1 and INPUT-1 or an expression pedal when employing OUTPUT-2. The EXP-2 Foot Controller is extremely versatile and works with various Korg keyboards, modules and effect processors. It includes a tweakable minimum setting through the side-mounted slide control as well as a three-conductor cable. Express yourself now with the EXP-2.
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.
Line 6 HX Stomp
Achieve the sound of Helix amps, effects, and cabs in a portable pedal with the Line 6 HX Stomp. You may utilize this professional-grade multi-effects processor as a super stompbox, an add-on tone expander, audio interface, backup or travel rig, or even a full bass or guitar rig. The HX Stomp leverages the same HX Modeling technology as Helix. It can run as much as six processing blocks simultaneously, making it the most versatile and powerful stompbox-sized multi-effects processor in the market.
Donner Alpha Bass
The Donner Alpha Bass is a mini effects chain that features three types of bass guitar effects, including a rich chorus, a versatile bass drive, and an opto-voiced compressor. Distinguished by its user-friendly form factor, portable size, and remarkable tone, the Alpha Bass is perfect for any music style. It features an LED indicator displaying the working state, buffer bypass that offers a transparent tone, and classic-voiced bass drive with a broad tonal range.
Electro-Harmonix HOG2
Electro-Harmonix broke new sonic ground with the original HOG, but with the HOG2 Harmonic Octave Generator, they’ve punched right through to a completely different auditory dimension. Not only do you get 10 customizable harmonic intervals and seven expression modes, the HOG2 sports updated algorithms that improve the quality of the HOG’s 10 generated octaves and harmonics as well as full MIDI-based parameter and preset control. The HOG2 comes packaged with an external expression pedal while an optional foot controller lets you save and load up to 100 presets.
JHS Pedals Stutter Switch
A simple yet powerful momentary kill-switch, the Stutter Switch from JHS Pedals provides you with a no-frills way to temporarily silence your instrument’s signal whenever necessary. This compact pedal enables a convenient means for a kill switch which can be incorporated within virtually any setup. It is handy for feedback control. Its seamless, clickless footswitch blocks the sound passage when stepped on, and instantly passes sound when depressed. You can creatively use the Stutter Switch before or after effects.
BOSS FS6 DUAL FOOTSWITCH
As its name implies, the Boss FS-6 Dual Footswitch is two footswitches in one, combining a latch-type footswitch and an unlatched or momentary-type footswitch in one rugged unit. You can even choose which of the two pedals is latched and which is unlatched, and since both pedals are side by side, you can get even more precise control over the effects pedals you connect to the FS-6. Of course, the Boss FS-6 Dual Footswitch doesn’t just work with pedals; you can also connect it to keyboards, rhythm machines, amps, and more.
Supro SF2
Featuring the dual footswitch Reverb and Tremolo on/off remote for just about any Supro combo amp—the Supro SF2. It requires a TRS cable (not included) to connect to an amp. It boasts a rugged metal construction and a two-button format that turns Reverb and Tremolo on or off remotely. It is compatible with Rhythm Master, Tremo-verb, Royal Reverb, Titan, Saturn, and Jupiter guitar amps. With the SF2, you get full control over your Supro tube combo electric guitar amp’s reverb and tremolo effects.
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.
Boss FS5U Unlatched Footswitch
The Boss FS-5U is a compact, lightweight, and durable momentary or non-latching footswitch built to withstand even the roughest and toughest of tours and stages. Plug the FS-5U into any guitar effects pedal that has external footswitch compatibility, and you can engage that pedal’s effect only for as long as you keep your foot on the switch. The FS-5U is the perfect non-latching footswitch for getting those insane solo-punctuating sustains or hitting precisely-timed spot delays.
MOSKY Mini Loop Box
The Loop Box from budget guitar effects pedal manufacturer Mosky Audio is a compact, no-fuss way to rein in the mass of stompboxes on your pedalboard. Plug your guitar signal into its IN jack and it’ll act as a single switch for all of the pedals you’ve daisy chained together. You can also use the Loop Box to keep two instruments–an electric and an acoustic guitar, for example–into one amp without any switching hassles between songs. Finally, you can also use it to feed your guitar signal into two separate amps.
Carl Martin Buff Deluxe
The Buff Deluxe is built to run alongside huge multiple effects boards with plenty of true bypass effects. The drawback of utilizing true bypass effects is that your guitar signal stays high impedance, leading to the loss of high note because of the several feet of cables running at the pedalboard, and not the slightest from board to amp. The Buff Deluxe features a Mute switch that directs your signal to the Tuner Out. That enables the removal of even the tuner from the signal chain as well as convenient and silent guitar tuning.
Mission Engineering VM-PRO
Not your dime a dozen volume pedal, the VM-PRO by Mission Engineering is a multi-output, buffered, adjustable volume pedal that is ready for action. Imagine it as an excellent starting point for your signal chain. Suitable for your acoustic-electric guitar, bass, and electric guitar, you can set the VM-PRO’s input jack for active or passive instruments. The buffered output guarantees proper frequency response via your pedals and lengthy cable runs. The VM-PRO volume pedal can handle whatever rig you are running.
Radial Elevator
Spec’d from fully discrete circuitry, the Radial Elevator injects a dose of added versatility to your whole guitar rig. It breaks down aptly into two sections: a footswitchable clean boost on the output side and buffer on the input side. The buffer provides you with three modes, including true bypass, flat buffer, and drive setting for some extra gain if necessary. Unlike many buffer pedals, the Elevator has a variable load control that allows you to achieve the cleanest sound possible.
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.
Truetone Pure Tone
Before it changed its name to Truetone, Visual Sound had been making guitar effects pedals for two decades. Among the many innovations it created was the buffer circuit in its pedal releases. Now, under the Truetone moniker, that very same buffer circuit has been made available in pedal form. Put it first in your effects chain and the Truetone Pure Tone Buffer pedal will eliminate cable capacitance and tone suck, common headaches for musicians with long guitar cables.
TC Electronic PolyTune 3
The PolyTune 3 by TC Electronic is quicker, more intuitive, and more reliable than ever, featuring precision within 0.1 cents and a no-frills approach to the instrument and guitar tuning. Credits to its inbuilt BonaFide Buffer circuitry, the PolyTune 3 is now capable of enhancing your tone for lengthy cable runs. Meaning, you obtain the treble and transient response way closer to connecting straight to an amp. Alternate tuning modes enable you to explore different ways to create your art.
CNZ Audio Noise Gate
If you are looking to minimize the buzz in your signal when you are not playing, look no further. The Noise Gate from CNZ Audio successfully tames your overdrive pedals, guitar signal, and whole effects chains. The Toggle Switch includes two settings: the Soft setting relaxes on the release and lets it end less abruptly, while the Hard setting is ideal for removing undesired string noise and creating clean silence in between a heavy-metal riff’s notes.
Joyo Gate Of Kahn
No pedalboard setup built around high-gain stompboxes is complete without a reliable noise gate. The JF-324 Gate of Kahn guitar effects edal from Joyo may be small but it fill this role admirably. Dial in the perfect Threshold setting to keep away unwanted buzzes, hums, and hisses from your guitar signal then go to town with your high-gain units. As one of Joyo’s Ironman pedals, the JF-324 Gate of Kahn is small enough to fit in your front pocket and features a flip cover for keeping your control dial settings safe.
Mooer Noise Killer
Pop the Noise Killer at the end of your pedal chain and say goodbye to annoying buzzes, hisses, and hums. This noise gate pedal from budget stompbox maker Mooer ticks all of the important boxes: it’s tonally transparent, has a wide threshold range that goes from -70dB to +10dB, and has silky smooth gating. You can also set the gating to Hard or Soft with a two-way toggle switch. Set it, forget it, and enjoy a noiseless signal.
Caline The Noise
Any noise in your guitar signal should only be limited to the noise you want to add to it. Cut out any unwanted noises and hums with the Caline CP-39 The Noise, a noise gate pedal that won’t take a big chunk out of both your wallet and your precious pedalboard real estate. Two main control knobs drive the CP-39: a sensitivity knob that dictates at what level the noise gate becomes active and a two-way toggle that lets you choose between a steep volume cut or a smoother, more gradual cut.
Koogo Noise Gate
Minimize the noise from your input signal without sacrificing your original signal’s quality with the Koogo Noise Gate. It provides you with a choice between two working modes: Soft and Hard. Soft gives you soft noise reduction effect while Hard delivers hard noise reduction effect. You can adjust the noise reduction degree from -70 to +10dB. Boasting solid construction, the Noise Gate comes in an all-metal chassis that makes it ultra-compact and exquisite, and like other exceptional effects pedals, it features true bypass.
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.
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.
BOSS DB-90 Talking Dr. Beat
Practicing alone becomes a whole new experience with the Boss DB-90 Dr. Beat, the flagship product of Boss’s Dr. Beat Metronome line. This monstrous metronome packs four great metronome sounds—including human voice!— as well as dozens of drum patterns in its tiny, lightweight frame. The Boss DB-90 Dr. Beat also comes with a Rhythm Coach function, a reference-tone tuning function, instrument and MIDI input, and other useful tools for making solo practice less mundane.
Mooer Micro Drummer
Rock, pop, jazz, R&B, funk, latin, metal, blues, reggae—whatever style of music you play, the Micro Drummer can serve up a pretty authentic drum track emulation for it. This digital drum machine guitar effects pedal from budget stompbox masters Mooer is packed with 121 different drumbeat patterns spread across 11 genres. Just pick a genre with the rotary selector, dial in your preferred volume, speed, and tone, and then use the tap tempo to get the beat you want.
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 JTC
When the NUX Mini Core pedals hit the market, NUX has received requests to include a loop pedal in the collection, so here comes the Jam Track Creator (JTC) Drum & Loop pedal. It is the tiniest 24-bit loop pedal featuring an auto-detection drum machine. The JTC Drum & Loop Mini allows you to select from 11 inbuilt drum rhythms. It gives you unlimited overdubs and up to six minutes recording in 24-bit high-resolution audio quality. Loop and Drum volumes are adjustable individually.
Other Pedals
Dunlop Dime Crybaby From Hell
The camouflage-covered DB-01 Dime Cry Baby From Hell is a hot-rodded Cry Baby boasting an extended sweep so you can obtain more low end with the pedal up or high end with the pedal down. It carries a five-way frequency range selector that allows you to pick the frequency you wish to play with. It also features a kick-in boost and LED indicators that show you the status even on dim stages. The DB-01 Dime Cry Baby From Hell consists of adjustable volume boost and Q control for frequency breadth modulation.
Behringer Hellbabe Wah-Wah
Versatile, impressive tonal control, built to last, and affordable—the Behringer Hellbabe HB01 Ultimate Wah-Wah pedal is the perfect wah pedal for the guitar hero on a budget. Thanks to the Hellbabe’s fully optical controls, there are no mechanical pots and switches always in danger of wearing out in the middle of a gig. It also comes with an adjustable spring-back mechanism that you can remove if you want a more standard approach to your wah pedal’s operation.
Ibanez Weeping Demon Junior
A more reasonably priced variant of the Ibanez Weeping Demon pedal, the Weeping Demon Junior gives you a high-quality wah-wah pedal that won’t break the bank. It activates with little pedal pressure. The Weeping Demon Junior features Push-Lok rotary pots, volume control, auto switch operation, auto-off control, retracting control knobs, adjustable spring tension, side output jack, and easy-access battery compartment. It also includes a maintenance-free optical sensor, so you don’t have to worry about creating annoying noise from the volume pot.
JOYO MULTI-MODE WAH
Joyo’s WAH-II Multimode Wah and Volume pedal gives you two modes to choose from: a Wah with True Bypass and a combined Wah + Volume pedal. The Wah is pretty versatile; you can tweak the effect’s Q values, the sweep’s width, and the frequency range. The Volume side is comparatively more barebones, with just a dial for setting the minimum volume. It’s just barely larger than the average compact pedal, too, so you have more flexibility when choosing where to put it on your pedalboard.
Dunlop Joe Bonamassa Cry Baby
The Dunlop Joe Bonamassa Cry Baby wah pedal boasts some cool and unusual circuitry tweaks. It is voiced by a vintage-style Halo Inductor for more harmonic content and growl. It also features an internal switch for non-true bypass or true-bypass operation and an output buffer which prevents impedance mismatch. The Joe Bonamassa Signature Cry Baby is among the most expressive wahs, with customized circuitry and vintage appointments. It comes in a lightweight aluminum chassis, copper top with a black body.
Dunlop 50th Anniversary Gold Cry Baby Wah
Celebrate five decades of the Cry Baby with Dunlop’s 50th Anniversary Gold Cry Baby Wah. The Cry Baby Wah is regarded as the most iconic guitar effect of all time. Guitar greats Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix employed the Cry Baby Wah to produce timeless rock sounds. This gold-plated Cry Baby is the modern definition of that sound, boasting the iconic red Fasel inductor’s rich, expressive character. It features 100-Kohm Hot Potz potentiometer and durable die-cast construction plated in 24-karat gold.
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.
Mooer Woodverb
The Woodverb from budget stompbox maker Mooer is a reverb guitar effects pedal tuned specifically for expanding the tonal palettes of acoustic guitars. The Woodverb comes with three reverb modes, all selectable via a three-position toggle switch. First is the classic, lush space of the pedal’s magnificent plate reverb. The second mode adds a subtle chorus effect to the reverb. The third and final mode adds mild filtering into the mix for a snappier attack.
Tech 21 Acoustic Fly Rig
The Acoustic Fly Rig from multi effects wizards Tech 21 is a complete set of acoustic performance-focused tools that you can carry around in your backpack. It comes with an effects section that packs built in delay, chorus, and reverb effects and a dedicated analog compressor section for more precise tonal control. Sandwiched between these two is Tech 21’s renowned SansAmp amp emulator, which serves up the warm, natural tones of some of the most legendary amplifiers ever built.
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.
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.
NUX PA-2
While the NUX PA-2 Acoustic G-EFX can comfortably fit in your palm, it is loaded with ten professionally-designed effects models. It enables an extensive range of tonal character of your acoustic guitar. You can conveniently dial up a tone thanks to its user-friendly buttons and knobs as well as bright LCD. The PA-2 boasts three acoustic guitar sound simulations and improves the sound according to the simulation of the guitar body type. You may choose one of the three “Body” simulations and set up your sound by three-band EQ, delay, compressor, reverb, and chorus effects.
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.
Aguilar Octamizer
All bassists crave a deep, organic tone. The Octamizer produces an extensive range of musical sounds one octave below your original note. It boasts independent volume controls for both the Octave and Clean sounds, making dialing in the perfect amount of each a breeze. Both discrete signal paths have their tone controls intended to improve and broaden their musical possibilities. The CLEAN TONE control allows for boosting of bass while cutting treble and vice versa, while the OCTAVE FILTER control allows you to shape the octave sound from deep and smooth to aggressive and edgy.
Joyo Dr.J Soloman Bass Overdrive
The Joyo Dr. J Soloman overdrive effects pedal delivers outstanding overdrive tone specially optimized for bass. Using a simple two-knob Level and Drive interface and a three-way tone selector switch that lets you pick between Normal, Bright, and Warm, you can drape your bass signal in natural and harmonically saturated overdrive tones perfect for cutting through the mix. Whether you need a dirty boost to lock down a rhythm or want to break out for a hot bass solo, the D-52 Soloman has your back.
Source Audio Soundblox Pro Bass Envelope Filter
The Soundblox Pro Bass Envelope Filter by Source Audio is a revision of its famed predecessor, the Soundblox BEF. In this Pro variant, you can select from four distinct modulation sources, including a passive expression pedal, selectable LFO waveforms, the Hot Hand motion-sensing ring, and standard envelope filter sweeps. You may use the expression pedal input to control filter modulation similar in a standard wah pedal or various parameters including effect selection, sweep range, LFO speed, etc.
Tortuga Basswolf
Tortuga Effects is keeping things simple with its Classic Series, a hand-made pedal line marked by simpler graphics, simpler effect names, and more affordable price tags. The tone of Tortuga’s Classic pedals, however, are anything but simple. Much like the what the Bassquatch is for the Sasquatch, the Basswolf is a bass-optimized version of the Werewolf dual channel drive and dirt stomp. The same versatile distortion of the Werewolf, but tweaked specifically for bass frequencies and works well with both basses and drop-tuned guitars.
Darkglass Vintage Ultra
Enjoy broader sonic options for live and studio applications with the Darkglass Vintage Ultra V2 pedal. At the request of players, the Vintage Ultra V2 has an individual switch for the overdrive section, letting you toggle it without changing your other settings. Every mid control includes a three-way toggle switch for six distinct mid-emphasis settings in total. The Master volume control allows you to adjust your signal. Boasting a switchable impulse-response cabinet emulation for realistic direct tone, the Vintage Ultra V2 serves as a one-stop shop for an awesome bass tone.
Ernie Ball MVP
The Ernie Ball MVP definitely deserves its “Most Valuable Pedal” name. This volume pedal gives you a silky smooth, super-precise volume sweep that doesn’t lose any high frequencies at any volume level. It’s very versatile, as well, working extremely well with both active and passive electronics. The MVP also features a minimum volume knob that lets you set the open position to have anywhere from 0% to 50% volume, plus a gain boost control lets you set the closed rocker position either to 100% volume or a pretty significant signal boost of up to +20dB.
Mission Engineering VM1-Aero Analogue Volume
Boasting Mission’s illuminated base, the VM-1 Aero from Mission Engineering is designed for utilization first in your signal chain with passive electric guitar pickups. The switchable tuner mute and the Aero design’s extended sweep make it an exceptional, all-round guitar volume pedal. The rear cutaway, as well as extended length curved surface, have been ergonomically designed for ease of use, whether you are sitting or standing. Visible from all positions, the transparent acrylic base lights up indicating the chosen mode.
Morley Volume Plus
Guitar, bass, keys, and whatever else—the Morley PVO+ optical volume pedal can handle any and all comers. This all-purpose pedal serves up two volume control modes. In standard mode, it works just like your typical full-range volume pedal. Switch over to audio taper mode and you can do violin-like volume swells. A switchable minimum volume control lets you set separate rhythm and lead tones while Morley’s famous electro-optical circuit design means you won’t have to worry about wearing down your pots ever again.
Boss FV-30L
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-30L foot Volume pedal is a low-impedance pedal with stereo input and output specially designed for other stompboxes and digital instruments.
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.
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.
Dunlop DVP4
Manage your FX parameters and volume without congesting your pedalboard with the Dunlop DVP4. Thanks to its ability to do everything the bigger DVP3 does at half the size, you no longer have to skimp on functionality or durability to conserve space. The DVP4 is just as sturdy and solidly constructed with an aggressive non-slip tread, lightweight aluminum enclosure, and Dunlop’s patented Low Friction Band-Drive for consistent performance and seamless range of motion. For supreme precision and comfort, its rocker tension is adjustable.
Zoom FP02M
Get a pitch bender, a wah pedal, and a volume pedal in one with the FP02M expression pedal from Zoom. Plug it into your bass effects device or guitar to add real-time command over the pitch, wah, or volume, as well as effect parameters like distortion gain, modulation rate, and reverb or delay level. Sturdy enough for the road, the FP02M comes in a metal enclosure and includes a ¼” to ¼” connection cable. It works with various Zoom effects processors.
Fender EXP-1 Expression Pedal
The Fender EXP-1 Expression Pedal manages the volume or amp/effect parameters on the Mustang Floor multi-effects unit as well as Mustang III, IV, and V amps. By stepping on the pedal’s toe end, you can move between Expression and Volume modes. Green and red LEDs show you the mode in use. The EXP-1 allows you exceptional tonal control and delivers a revolutionary way to make your Mustang multi-effects unit or amplifier more expressive, versatile, and exciting.
Source Audio Reflex Universal Expression Controller
The Reflex Universal Expression Controller from Source Audio serves as a standalone command center for your every expression pedal need. This programmable expression pedal can control DAW software via USB and connect to any rack system, effects pedal, or synthesizer with an expression or MIDI jack. Its outputs include a USB port, MIDI five-pin DIN in/out connectors, three 1/4 ” analog expression outs, and the proprietary 1/8″ Sensor Out. The Reflex is capable of sending six LFO wave shapes with expression control over the depth, beat division, or modulation speed.
Ernie Ball Expression Tremolo
WIth its rocker-style pedal form, the Ernie Ball Expression Series Tremolo pedal gives you complete and precise control over its sweepable tremolo effects without requiring any extra expression pedal attachments. Choose from five different tremolo waveforms—Slow Rise, Slow Fall, Sine, Square, and Harmonic—and then use the treadle to control the tremolo depth and rate individually or both at the same time. Leave the treadle open in the zero position and you get an ultra-clear transparent signal that doesn’t color your core tone at all.
Suhr A.C.E.
The A.C.E. Analog Cabinet Emulator has been configured to provide guitarists with a convenient and portable way to capture the intricate qualities of a guitar speaker cab for different recording (in a studio or silent) and live performance applications without using a mic. The A.C.E. leverages a sophisticated Multi-StageFiltering (MSF) network to yield lifelike speaker cabinet simulations that bring to life or capture all the punch, warmth, and character of a mic’d speaker cabinet to whatever performance without DSP assistance.
Joyo Orange Juice
The Joyo JF-310 Orange Juice amp simulator guitar effects pedal serves up a great recreation of a British Orange amp’s classic sound. Don’t let its small size fool you; this mini stompbox can dish out huge helpings of highly-defined, aggressive overdrive tones while the Drive, Tone, and Voice knobs give you plenty of tonal flexibility. As part of Joyo’s Ironman line, the JF-310 Orange Juice is small enough to fit in your front pocket and features a flip cover to keep your control dial settings safe from stray stomps.
JOYO CAB BOX
Calling the Joyo Cab Box an amp modeler and IR loader is technically accurate, but it does so much more that it stretches the definition. You get four different tube amp models, 20 cabinet models, and 11 classic mic models. Tweak the model parameters, load up to 30 impulse response (IR) files, and then save all your personal presets in up to 128 cab memory slots. The Cab Box also comes with a three configurable five-band post-EQs for guitar, bass & parametric.
Joyo Rushing Train
The JF-306 Rushing Train guitar effects pedal from Joyo is all about big Vox sound, specifically that of Vox’s much-loved Night Train amp series. With four dedicated control knobs for tone shaping, you get pure British-flavored tube amp crunch that’s highly sensitive to picking dynamics. As part of Joyo’s Ironman line, the JF-306 Night Train is small enough to fit in your front pocket and features a flip cover to keep your control dial settings safe.
NUX Roctary
The term “Roctory” is combined with polyphonic Octave effects and Rotary speaker simulator. Lots of exceptional guitarists are recognized for their sound and playing skills. Many of them have added the rotary speaker to their rigs. The NUX Roctary is a homage to these icons and their sounds. It gives you adjustable horn and bass, brake, speed, overdrive and all the features regarding rotary effects with polyphonic octave effects. You can utilize the Roctary to capture distinctive organ sounds.
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.
Electro-Harmonix Ravish Sitar
The lush harmonics and dynamic flexibility of a sitar is a first-class ticket to mystic city, and with the Ravish, you can make your guitar sound like one. This sitar emulator guitar effects pedal from Electro-Harmonix features a polyphonic lead voice and tunable sympathetic string drones that are highly responsive to your pick attack. You can set the decay time for the former and create your own custom scales for the latter. You don’t have to buy a sitar and learn how to play it. Just plug into a Ravish.
ZVex Super Ringtone II
The Super Ringtone II is boutique guitar effects company Zvex’s juiced up 16 step version of the original Ringtone sequencer. This insanely versatile ring modulator can deliver everything from subtle, hypnotic detunes through to otherworldly laser battle sounds and all points between. You can use it no matter the time signature you’re playing in by choosing between 16 steps in the sequence. The Super Ringtone II also features tap tempo control, MIDI sync, a hold feature, eight programmable memory banks, and delta speed control.
Tom’sline Mario Bit Crusher
The aptly named Mario stompbox is a powerful bit crusher pedal from budget guitar effects pedal maker Tomsline that lets you reduce the sample quality of your guitar signal to make it lo-fi and degraded. Blend your dry and wet signals with the Mix knob and control the reduction of the sample’s rate and depth using the Bit and Crush pots, respectively. It also comes with a three-way toggle that lets you switch between low-pass, high-pass, and normal modes.
Earthquaker Devices Data Corrupter
EarthQuaker Devices’ Data Corrupter puts your guitar signal through a meat grinder, mangling it beyond all recognition—and in this context, that’s a good thing! A modulated monophonic PLL circuit turns your tone into a three-voice synth with a heaping helping of thick fuzz, and with six dials, two rotary selectors, and two toggle switches you get all the tone sculpting tools you’ll ever need. If you really want your guitar to stop sounding like an actual guitar, plug it into the Data Corrupter and watch the sonic sparks fly.
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.
Rowin Cursh Bit
Forget the typo in the name; the LEF-3810 Cursh Bit (or Crush Bit, in keeping with what it does) is a powerful bit crusher pedal from budget guitar effects pedal maker Rowin. Bit crushers reduce the sample quality of your guitar signal to make it sound all kinds of lo-fi. Blend your dry and wet signals with the Mix knob and control the reduction of the sample’s rate and depth using the Bit and Crush pots, respectively. It also comes with a three-way toggle that lets you switch between low-pass, high-pass, and normal modes.
