Tonebox Recommended Pedals
Ibanez Analog Delay Mini
The Analog Delay Mini pedal from Ibanez boasts real analog delay tone. It gives you the same sonic goodness as the well-loved Ibanez AD9 analog delay pedal. It includes a pure analog signal path and true bypass switching that removes the effect from your guitar’s signal path while disengaged. You can also get up to 600ms delay time. With a tiny package that can fit on even the most cramped pedalboard, you can always find room for the Analog Delay Mini.
Empress Effects Buffer
The Buffer from Empress Effects has been built to serve as the complete I/O interface for your pedalboard while preserving the highest fidelity of your guitar signal. For decades, guitarists have been struggling with signal loss resulting from long, unbuffered cable runs. The Buffer aims to erase that signal loss, making sure that your cables will never affect your tone. Moreover, it consolidates all your pedalboard’s connectivity to make the set up convenient and fast.
JHS Pedals Unicorn V2
The Unicorn V2 from JHS Pedals loads the original Unicorn pedal’s lush, syrupy sound into a more compact package to save more space on your pedalboard. It combines a classic photocell modulator with an advanced tap tempo function, allowing you access to vintage vibe effects with hands-free tempo control. You can now always dial in the perfect tempo. The Unicorn V2 carries Depth, Speed, Volume, and Ratio knobs, as well as a Dry/Wet toggle. Its thick, swirling tones bring the distinct sound of a vintage Uni-vibe.
Catalinbread Belle Epoch Deluxe
Known for creating musical devices that they want to utilize themselves, the self-proclaimed gearheads at Catalinbread introduce the well-thought-out Belle Epoch Deluxe, a digital incarnation that perfectly honors the iconic 1970’s Maestro Echoplex EP-3 tape delay. With its self-oscillation functionality and discrete preamp, the Belle Epoch Deluxe digitally features all the incredible analog variation and dynamic power offered by the EP-3. It is a complete reproduction of the EP-3 but without the tape cartridge components.
Suhr Riot
As its name implies, the Suhr Riot is a high-gain distortion box ready to make a tiny clean tube combo sound like an angry stack. It will make you forget that you are playing via a pedal. It works with the amp to produce a full sound that does not sound overly electronic or artificial. The Riot features the touch sensitivity and sonic characteristics of a high-quality 100-watt tube amp. It consists of Dist, Level, and Tone knobs. Use the Dist to set the amount of gain added to your tone, bringing you from classic crunch to high-gain goodness.
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.
Drive Pedals
Walrus Audio 385
Here’s a little tip: the tube-powered audio sections of old film projectors work amazingly well as guitar amps. That not-so-secret tip lies at the heart of Walrus Audio’s 385 overdrive pedal, a drive stomp whose tone is modeled after the sound of a vintage Bell and Howell 385 Filmosound projector. With dedicated Bass and Treble pots, the 385 gives users free reign over the overdrive’s overall EQ and its unique, dynamic, highly responsive, and amp-like tone.
Electro-Harmonix East River Drive
Transparent and sweet overdrive is yours at the touch of a switch with the East River Drive guitar effects pedal from Electro-Harmonix. A classic JRC4558 IC powers the East River Drive’s symmetrical overdrive that gives your sound some extra hair and edge without compromising your core tone. Use the Volume and Drive knobs to go from a sweet, subtle boost to a searing, harmonically drenched overdrive, then use the Tone dial to finetune your tone’s bite.
J. Rockett Guthrie Trapp
The J. Rockett Guthrie Trapp OD has been developed to obtain a particular tone for various styles. In its straightforwardness, it provides you with just about anything you could ask for. It has lots of gain on tap, but it may also be programmed as an ultra transparent boost. The Guthrie Trapp OD consists of Accent, Level, and Gain knobs that let you conveniently tweak settings to your liking. It is capable of producing smooth, Dumble-like sounds or bluesy/country drive tones.
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.
TC Electronic El Cambo
The El Cambo Overdrive by TC Electronic beefs up your tone with some or loads of extra girth around the waist, delivering that coveted midrange oomph that slices through the mix, especially when your band drives hard decibels. It gives your instrument a powerful voice perfect for a singing blues solo, and it is also suitable for a hard-rockin’ lead boost on your amp’s already overdriven sound. With an abundance of gain and boost on tap, you can tailor the El Cambo to work in virtually any setting.
Epigaze Audio Earthrise XI
The Epigaze Audio Earthrise XI takes the Earthrise VIII’s sound and imparts increased tonal flexibility. Boost your leads, drive your amp further into overdrive, or merely liven up your clean tone with a bit of overdriven shine. The Earthrise XI consists of a toggle switch that lets you select from two distinct clipping options, as well as standard Gain, Tone, and Level knobs. It also features true bypass and is handbuilt in the USA with top-grade components.
Radial Tonebone Hot British V9
Experience the brute power of high-gain Plexi-esque distortion with the Hot British V9 by Radial. It is a solid-state upgrade on the classic high-gain Tonebone Hot British tube distortion. By twisting the Hot British V9’s Drive knob, you get searing leads, scooped-out chunk, subtle grit, and more. The Contour control lets you set the character of your distortion. The Hot British V9 also includes two-band EQ, Mid Boost, and Top End switches for shaping your tone. All that and more in a sturdy yet compact package.
Rowin Plexion
Budget guitar effects pedal manufacturer Rowin’s LEF-324 Plexion is basically a Marshall plexi amp stuffed into a tiny pedalboard- and budget-friendly stompbox. It turns your sound into a British flavored beast, running through the gamut from super subtle dirt to rip roaring edge of breakup overdrive with insane sustain. The LEF-324 also features a two-way selector toggle that lets you switch between the warm and full-bodied Normal overdrive mode and a high heavy Bright mode.
ZVEX Vexter Box of Rock
Zvex’s Box of Rock Vexter pedal is a hard hitting little monster voiced to simulate the roaring sound of an overdriven 1966 Marshall JTM45 with all the knobs cranked up to 10. It dishes out classic rock tones from the mid ’60s to early ’70s like there’s no tomorrow and can also be used as a high headroom, low noise clean boost. Zvex’s Vexter line of silk screened pedals feature the exact same tone, feature set, and internal parts and circuits as their hand-painted counterparts. The only differences are the painting process and the price.
LunaStone Distortion 1
There’s something magical about the aggression the Distortion 1 from Lunastone can serve up. The Dist knob lets you dial in everything from crunchy overdrive to ballsy and aggressive metal-ish tones blasting out of a massive Marshall stack. The Tone control lets you pump out chunky, mid-heavy riffs, screaming leads that cut through the mix, and everything else in between. Whether you’re a single coil fan or a humbucker lover, the Distortion 1 will give your signal the growl it needs.
Joyo Old School
The Joyo JF-313 Old School distortion guitar effects pedal serves up an amazing range of nuanced and expressive distortion tones. Volume and Gain dials along with High and Low frequency knobs let you sculpt and shape your tone into the classic rock sound of your dreams. As part of Joyo’s Ironman line, the JF-313 Old School is small enough to fit in your front pocket and features a flip cover to keep your control dial settings safe from stray stomps.
Carl Martin TOD
The Carl Martin TOD Overdrive is the relaunch of the Limited Edition Dizzy Drive, which was created to commemorate the reunion tour of Danish alternative rock band Dizzy Mizz Lizzy. At the peak of the band’s success, guitarist Tim Christensen used a Boss Turbo Overdrive into his Marshall Stack, which produced a heavily-driven, high-gain sound Carl Martin wanted to improve upon. He sought an identical tonal quality but with more headroom and phatter. The TOD high gain overdrive distortion is compact, pedalboard-friendly, and packaged within a die-cast case consists of four knobs and one switch.
Caline Fuzz Bear
The Caline CP-46 Fuzzy Bear Fuzz guitar effect pedal gives you smooth, classic fuzz sound powered by a vintage germanium transistor. It’s tiny, sturdy, and its fuzz tones punch way above its price point, giving you crunch and dirt highly reminiscent of an Arbiter Fuzz Face or a Hartman Germanium Fuzz. With only two dedicated control knobs for Level and Fuzz, the Caline CP-46 Fuzzy Bear Fuzz is very easy to use and comes with a true bypass feature.
Dwarfcraft Devices The Great Destroyer
Dwarfcraft Devices’s The Great Destroyer doesn’t just serve up a wall of sound; it’s more like a sonic battering ram. Summoning up hordes of fuzz tones and distorted rhythmic oscillation effects is easy with The Great Destroyer’s intuitive four-knob interface, which features Volume, Gain, Tone, and Starve knobs. You don’t even have to actually play anything to use it; leave it on idle and it’ll spew forth some crazy oscillating sounds simply by fiddling with the control knobs on your guitar or on The Great Destroyer itself.
Amptweaker TightFuzz
The Amptweaker TightFuzz Distortion Effect Pedal is sure to incorporate some vintage flavor to your arsenal. Unlike most vintage fuzz boxes with limited controls, the TightFuzz features a Tone control that tames fuzzy edges and Tight control that varies the pick attack from thick and smooth to aggressive and tight. That is especially helpful for tweaking your fuzz tone as some tend to be very flubby on the low end. While most modern fuzz boxes decided to make excessive fuzz tone, Amptweaker chose to create something with several flexible yet usable tones.
Electro Harmonix Sovtek Deluxe Big Muff Pi
The signature tone of the Sovtek Civil War Big Muff and the advanced tone-shaping controls of the Deluxe Big Muff, combined in one versatile stompbox. Among the many improvements, Electro-Harmonix added to the Sovtek Deluxe Big Muff Pi is a Mids EQ section that can be controlled via footswitch and comes with a variable center frequency, up to 10dB of boost or cut, and a High Q/Low Q toggle for the EQ’s resonance. Creating wah sounds with a Big Muff has never been easier.
Animals Pedal Fishing Is As Fun As Fuzz
The Animals Pedal Fishing Is As Fun As Fuzz draws inspiration from the legendary Big Muffs. Thanks to its enhanced tone sculpting abilities, this fuzz has a more extensive range compared to the muffs of old and allows you to adjust the tone and tightness of the effect. The DRIVE control enables the illumination and manipulation of the distortion level in the effect. As with other Animals pedals, the Fishing Is As Fun As Fuzz pedal features true-bypass switching and runs on 9V power.
Vick Audio 73 Ram’s Head
The 73 Ram’s Head has more dirt compared to the Black Russian and is smoother than the V1 Triangle. What sets the 73 Ram’s Head apart is the unbelievable sustain it can give you. It has been built for guitarists who want their ax singing like a hummingbird, featuring a delightful violin-esque sustaining sound. You can utilize the Sustain knob to optimize lengthy sustain with some harmonic distortion. Hendrix banked on this BMP for his mellow, seamless, Electric Lady sound.
Vertex Boost
Expertly built to be a buffer, clean boost, and volume pedal in one, the Vertex Boost will leave your tone unchanged while raising the level of your signal. It boasts an ultra-linear buffer for conditioning your line without any tonal coloration, even with a multitude of pedals in your chain. You also get full volume control by connecting the Boost to any EXP/volume pedal and setting your volume like you would with a standard volume pedal.
Seymour Duncan Pickup Booster
The Pickup Booster pedal from Seymour Duncan is for those instances when you need to slice through the mix with more clarity, be a little louder, or play a song with a unique humbucker tone on a single-coil instrument. It is crafted to boost your signal without affecting your sound’s character while letting you widen your tone using the Resonance Switch. This true bypass pedal boasts a class A, low-noise circuit design. It excels at highlighting your guitar’s organic tone while adding some beef and muscle.
NUX Boost Core Deluxe
No matter if your primary choice is a distortion or overdrive, the Boost Core Deluxe by NUX will be your reliable gear-mate. It will serve as an enhancement device for your pedal chain. It is handy enough as an EQ pedal and standalone boost. It gives you three types of boost modes—Spark, Drive, and Clean. Boasting an analog circuitry and tone enhancement, the Boost Core Deluxe is invaluable. Push the booster to your preferred overdrive to allow it to raise the sonic mayhem.
Empress Effects Buffer Plus
The Buffer+ by Empress Effects features an incredibly handy set of features that will make your life a little better. Switchable clean boost, noise filters, input loading, and input pads are all potent tools you can find on the Buffer+. It was constructed to become the perfect I/O interface for your pedalboard while keeping the highest fidelity of your guitar signal. It will eliminate the signal loss caused by long, unbuffered cable runs, guaranteeing that your tone stays unaffected by your cables.
Vemuram Budi
Clean boost pedals don’t get more boutique than the Vemuram Budi Boost. Use it to push your amp’s front end and make your solos soar to the top of the mix or keep it always on to give your overall guitar sound some extra juice. You can cut or boost your bass and treble frequencies using the Budi’s dedicated Bass and Treble mini pots and use the Level control to either match your amp’s volume or to cut through the mix.
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.
MOOER 001 Gas Station
Mooer Audio’s Micro Preamp line of guitar effects pedals is all about giving shoestring budget shoegazers easy and affordable access to the legendary tones served up by classic and boutique amp models. The Mooer 001 Gas Station, in particular, takes its tonal cues from the Diezel Hagen, a German-engineered amp that’s become known for its versatile, modern tones. It comes with two switchable channels as well as volume, gain, bass, mid, and treble controls. It also features a cab sim on and off switch.
MOOER 010 Two Stone
Mooer Audio’s Micro Preamp line of guitar effects pedals is all about giving shoestring budget shoegazers easy and affordable access to the legendary tones served up by classic and boutique amp models. The Mooer 010 Two Stone gives you professional-grade stompbox sound by replicating the tone of a Two Rock Coral amp. It comes with two switchable channels as well as volume, gain, bass, mid, and treble controls. It also features a cab sim on and off switch.
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.
Radial Tonebone PZ-Pre
The Tonebone PZ-Pre from Radial Engineering serves up amazingly natural-sounding acoustic preamplification. This feature-packed onstage must-have incorporates a three-band EQ, variable notch filter, and filter. It allows you to kill feedback easily and rapidly. Individual piezo boosters on each channel provide some kick to your pickup-equipped acoustic instrument. The Tonebone PZ-Pre gives you great connection options and foot-switchable functionality. It also features a tuner out with footswitch mute and individual post- and pre-EQ DI outs for checking and FOH connections.
MOOER 005 Brown Sound 3
Mooer Audio’s Micro Preamp line of guitar effects pedals is all about giving shoestring budget shoegazers easy and affordable access to the legendary tones served up by classic and boutique amp models. The Mooer 005 Brown Sound 3, in particular, is based on EVH’s iconic 5150 “brown sound” amp and pretty much replicates that amp’s sound and features, including clean and drive channels as well as volume, gain, low, mid, and high controls. It also features a cab sim on and off switch.
Darkglass Microtubes B7K Ultra
The Darkglass Microtubes B7K Ultra V2 builds on its predecessor’s sonic tenacity and provides extreme versatility for your bass tone. At the request of several players, Darkglass has incorporated a balanced XLR output with switchable cabinet emulation—you can get whole, amp-like tone by merely going straight to the recording chain or sound system. You may also connect to your PC or Mac using a USB to load up various virtual cabinet emulations. From your rehearsal to recording or performance, the Microtubes B7K Ultra V2 is a handy bass preamp pedal.
Mosky BROWN Distortion
Mosky Audio’s Brown distortion guitar effects pedal is a versatile dirt stomp built to grind your signal into the classic “brown sound.” It’s highly tweakable, with two separate tone controls that act as a two-knob parametric EQ for precise tone shaping. The Gain dial goes from low-gain early rock to modern high-gain dirt. The Brown pedal also comes with a Vintage/Modern voicing switch that lets you choose between a darker vintage sound and a brighter, more modern tone.
Empress Effects Buffer Plus
The Buffer+ by Empress Effects features an incredibly handy set of features that will make your life a little better. Switchable clean boost, noise filters, input loading, and input pads are all potent tools you can find on the Buffer+. It was constructed to become the perfect I/O interface for your pedalboard while keeping the highest fidelity of your guitar signal. It will eliminate the signal loss caused by long, unbuffered cable runs, guaranteeing that your tone stays unaffected by your cables.
Mooer Pure Boost
If you’re looking for a boost pedal that doesn’t suck the soul out of your tone and just lets your pure, unadulterated sound shine through, then the Pure Boost guitar effects pedal is what you’re looking for. This boost favorite from the budget stomp maestros at Mooer is a truly transparent clean boost pedal that also helps you shape your tone’s bass and treble parameters even more precisely. The Pure Boost can boost your signal by up to 20db while the Bass and Treble knobs feature 15db worth of cut or boost.
T-Rex Diva Drive
Based on a solid foundation of the iconic JRC4558 IC overdrive gain, the Diva Drive pedal by T-Rex has been designed to improve your sound instead of replacing it. It provides juice to enhance your sound but preserves the core tone. No matter how you want to beef up your low end or how much gain you add, the Diva Drive will honor your musicianship, personal tone, and gear. It is controllable using the Level, Gain, Tone, and Mix knobs.
Morley Man FX Distortion Boost
The Morley name has been around since the early days of rock and roll, so it’s safe to say they know a thing or two about good guitar tone. That knowledge and experience are evident in the Morley Man FX Distortion Boost, a classic analog distortion pedal with a separate boost switch for cutting through the mix during a screaming solo. Want to drop the distortion and boost a clean signal? The boost circuit works independently of the distortion, too.
Joyo Roll Boost
One control knob and one footswitch; the Joyo Roll Boost guitar effects pedal is as simple as it gets. It provides your signal with a substantial, no-nonsense boost of up to 35dB. Use it as a clean boost to help your signal cut through the mix without corrupting its core tonal characteristics. You can also use the Roll Boost to push an amp into breakup levels for warm, natural overdrive. Place it after a high-gain distortion pedal and you can dish out some true metal mayhem. Just make sure to warn your neighbors first.
Modulation Pedals
Maxon Ambient Stereo Chorus
The ASC10 Ambient Stereo Chorus from Maxon comes in a compact chassis with a straightforward control interface that belies its spacious sound and flexible operation. Its chorusing effect is set particularly wide in the stereo spectrum, giving you a rich tonality that sounds like two guitars playing simultaneously. The Depth and Rate controls’ extended operation range conjure up anything from punch-drunk rotary speaker spins to beautiful 12-string simulations. The ASC10 is aggressive on distorted tones and stunning on clean sounds.
MOOER Bass Ensemble Queen
The Ensemble Queen is an analog chorus effect pedal built specifically to handle the signature low frequencies of a bass guitar. This budget- and pedalboard-friendly compact stompbox from Mooer features a full complement of tone-shaping controls; you get dedicated micro knobs for Level, Tone, and Depth as well as a full-sized Rate dial. The Ensemble Queen also comes packed with a true bypass feature and can be powered by a standard Boss-style 9V DC adapter.
Koogo Mod Digital
The Mod Digital pedal from Koogo allows you to enjoy eleven distinct modulation effects—A.FILTER, B.TREMOLO, O.TREMOLO, PHASER, VIBRATO, U.VIBRATO, JET, S.CHORUS, T.CHORUS, P.FLANGER, and N.FLANGER. It is a fantastic pedal, leveraging a 32-bit high-performance DSP chip. Every tone is comparable. A range of modulation effects imparts musical color to your sound. The Mod Digital also consists of three function knobs labeled as Depth, Speed, and Level for setting the depth, speed, and level of the effect respectively.
T-Rex Sweeper 2
The Sweeper 2 Bass Chorus by T-Rex Engineering is a strikingly straightforward, intuitively designed pedal that exceptionally yields an exquisite chorus effect for guitar and bass, giving guitarists and bassists of any style an innovative tool for delivering a classic bottom end. The Sweeper is a premium-grade chorus effect equally amazing for bass and guitar. T-Rex upgraded the Sweeper 2’s digital core, hence you get a more beautiful chorus effect regardless of what rate or depth the pedal is set at.
Source Audio Gemini
With the Gemini Chorus by Source Audio, you get three styles of deep, hypnotic chorus—Classic, Dual, and Quad voiced effects. Classic mode produces a single voiced effect conjuring creamy and subtle tones from the initial wave of 70s chorus pedals. The lush and thick Dual chorus serves up a seamless but animated double voiced effect. The spacious and rich Quad chorus emulates that 80s feel with its subdued rack system sound. After finding your chorus, you can dial in the sweet spot using the Tone and Mix knobs.
JOYO Vision
The R-09 Vision guitar effects pedal from Joyo is a modulation maniac’s dream pedal. It features two separate channels, each with its own set of highly tweakable modulation effects, that you can mix and match in parallel or series. Use a chorus on Channel A and an optical trem on Channel B. Phaser on A, Vibrato on B. It’s a giant sonic sandbox for you to play in. The R-09 Vision is an R Series pedal, meaning it also has cool ambient LED effects built into it.
Death by Audio Evil Fuzz/Filter
The Evil Fuzz/Filter from Death by Audio sounds great with your guitar, synth, or amplified skateboard. It is absolutely psychotic destruction with blooming inverted compression. The CV/Expression in lets you adjust the filter in sync with an arpeggiating synth or manage it using an expression pedal. The Evil Filter is a combination of fuzz/filter with chaos factor that surpasses the sum of its chaotic parts. While you can use filtering and fuzz individually, the two effects are sonic co-conspirators.
Emma Electronic Discumbobulator V2
The original EMMA DiscumBOBulator was arguably the world’s best auto-wah, making appearances at the feet of Ida Funkhouser, Richard Fortus, Warren Haynes, and Pino Palladino. When building the revamped version, Emma Electronic has improved the filter-triggering, extended the dynamic range, tripled the headroom signal, and added a 10dB independent boost. The DiscumBOBulator v2 features an extensive range of vintage auto-wah tones and new filter sweeps. It also boasts precise tracking, both on chords and single notes, and a wide frequency spectrum, making it perfect for virtually any instrument.
Pigtronix Echolution 2 Filter Pro
The Echolution 2 Filter Pro by Pigtronix couples the flagship Echolution 2 Ultra Pro unit’s comprehensive feature set with a streamlined user interface intended for stage use. The two remaining touch switches give you instant access to eight filter modes and the different subdivision as well as pitch-shifting options for the delay lines. The several bonus features found under the hood are controllable via MIDI or the E2 application. With the Echolution 2 Filter Pro, you get all the processing power and versatility of the Echolution 2 Ultra Pro.
Death By Audio Deep Animation
The Death by Audio Deep Animation is an envelop filter with a serious attitude. It responds to the way you play, overdriving, filter sweeping, and enveloping. It syncs its wave-thumping movement with how hard you hit your strings and increases your dynamics into a hyper-exaggerated frenzy. It gives the perfect amount of movement to punch through the mix and reacts to your selected external trigger to follow your tempo. With the Deep Animation, the thump is thick, sounds are wild, and animation is deep.
Pigtronix Ringmaster Analog Multiplier
The Ringmaster Analog Multiplier pedal from Pigtronix is among the most playable ring modulators you will hear. Sophisticated real-time pitch-tracking tech makes it an amazingly musical-sounding ring mod effect, and you may also disable the pitch tracking for clanging, atonal ring mod effects. The Ringmaster is capable of becoming a vibrant analog tremolo effect with the flick of a switch. An inbuilt LFO and sample plus hold add animation and movement to the effects. The Ringmaster delivers tremendous sound design potential for guitarists and synthesists.
Eventide H9 MAX
With 51 effect algorithms that include literally everything Eventide’s TimeFactor, ModFactor, PitchFactor, and Space pedals can do, the H9 MAX Harmonizer is basically an entire pedalboard in compact effects pedal form. It features reverb, chorus, delay, modulation, pitch-shifting, distortion effects, all of which can be tweaked and edited via an intuitive single-knob interface. The H9 MAX comes preloaded with 99 presets, plus you can get over 500 more for free via the H9 Control app.
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.
Alexander Pedals F.13 Neo
The Alexander Pedals F.13 Neo Flanger sounds like the outcome of hostile aliens trying rock ‘n’ roll. It is perfect if you want to implement bizarre flanger sounds into your sonic palette. It is a flexible effect featuring the usual MIX, DEPTH, and RATE controls along with a “REGEN” knob controlling your wet signal feedback. Three switchable modes (Dynamic, Step, and Sweep) mean you can be as full-on or subtle with your flanging as the music requires.
Source Audio Mercury
The Mercury Flanger from Source Audio serves up three types of flanger, namely Thru-Zero Flange, Classic Flange, and an extremely resonant flanger called Shadow Flange. In the Classic mode, you get a dramatic and deep effect in the style of vintage flanger pedals. The Thru-Zero or “Tape Flange” dramatically provides a discernible twisting effect that happens when modulating and dry signals reach their intersection point. The Mercury Flanger also carries a Delay knob for exploring the marvelous cosmic space between flanger and chorus.
Koogo Flanger
The Koogo Flanger pedal gives you classic analog flanging and rolling effects. This beautiful sounding pedal is made of high-quality zinc alloy, boasting solid built and durability. It consists of three function knobs labeled as Rate, Range, and Color, as well as a toggle switch that lets you choose between Normal and Filter modes. You may simply adjust three function knobs and pick your preferred model to create your music tone. Savor your colorful and fun life with the Koogo Flanger pedal.
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.
Ibanez FL9
The FL9 Flanger by Ibanez delivers vintage flanger tones with different controls. It includes knobs for Delay Time, Width, Regen, and Speed. The FL9 boasts a full frequency response, zero clock noise, wide operation range, and durable construction. Similar circuitry and famed flanging effects of the vintage ’80s model but built to closer tolerances for better consistency. If you are in the market for an original, now is the perfect time to bring this ’80s favorite home.
JAM Pedals Custom Ripple
A sweet, transparent, and smooth classic-sounding phaser pedal with a sleek look. The custom Ripple pedal from Jam Pedals comes in a design by The Simpsons animator John Achenbach. It boasts two-phase stages giving you a subtle and unique phaser pedal with an exceptional vibey sound, which Jam Pedals is super proud of. The custom Ripple pedal includes speed control, true bypass, and runs on a nine-volt battery or 9V boss-type DC adaptor (negative tip).
Walrus Audio Lillian
The Lilian multi-stage analog phaser from boutique guitar effects pedal maker Walrus Audio gives you all the whirls, whooshes, and pulses that you could ever need from a phaser pedal. Dedicated Rate, Width, and Feedback controls let you dial in a wide range of phaser flavors, while the multi-stage select lets you switch between a tight four-stage phase and a more complex six-stage effect. The Lilian also features a special D-P-V knob that lets you blend the ratio of dry, phase-shifted, and vibrato-laced signals for pure phaser bliss.
Marshall Regenerator
Give your pedalboard an extra dose of ambiance with the RG-1 Regenerator, a two-in-one chorus and phaser guitar effects pedal from tone masters Marshall. Think of it as the ‘80s sound crammed into a sturdy, compact stompbox. You get six easily customizable modes: chorus, M chorus, flanger, phaser, step phaser, and V vibe, with the latter two being particular standouts. Separate speed and depth dials let you tailor the RG-1 Regenerator’s sound to your exact tonal tastes, plus there’s a dedicated knob for controlling the effect’s intensity.
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.
Aguilar Grape Phaser
If you are in the market for a bass phaser that will not zap your low end and is easy to use, check out the Aguilar Grape Phaser. This simple two-knobber produces fat, funky filter effects and liquid-y movement on the fly. The Grape Phaser contains a RATE control that manages your modulation speed and COLOR control that sends a portion of your signal back through the phase-shifting circuit to produce super funky and unique bass sounds. Needless to worry about root notes popping through as its four-stage circuitry maintains your low end.
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.
EarthQuaker Devices Night Wire V2
From subtle, shimmering tones to intense throbs and thumps, the sky is the limit when it comes to the tremolo effects you can coax out of the Night Wire harmonic tremolo guitar effects pedal. Mindblowing push and pull effects are achieved with ease via the Night Wire’s high-low signal splitting function and an LFO split 180 degrees. For V2, EarthQuaker Devices added improved low-noise circuitry and Flexi-Switch capability for using the footswitch as both a latching and a momentary-type switch.
JAM Pedals The Big Chill
The Big Chill is Jam Pedals’ flagship tremolo pedal boasting a slew of features that would bring you from the rich smooth tremolo sounds of old Fender amps to strobe-esque chop effects that can slice through just about any mix. Its thoughtful feature set and design are sure to inspire sonic adventurers across different music styles. You may also use the Big Chill as a clean boost. Simply roll the Depth knob to zero then set the Level to your liking. The Big Chill also pairs well with bass guitars.
Maxon Overdrive Extreme
For well over three decades, Maxon’s iconic 808 overdrive circuit has become a fundamental component to creating an exceptional guitar tone. The 808 in its various incarnations has been heard on more recordings and in more rigs than anyone would bother to count. Maxon’s Overdrive Extreme is a tweaked variant of the legendary OD808 Overdrive. Increased frequency response enhances note definition and clarity. It features a buffered bypass switching and harder clipping that yields more aggressive amp-esque distortion.
Morley Mini Tremonti
The Morley Mini Tremonti A Dying Machine Wah effects pedal packs all of the features in Mark Tremonti’s signature Morley wah into a pedalboard-friendly chassis wrapped in the album art for his album “A Dying Machine.” The hybrid classic-modern sound and sweep of the Mini Tremonti’s big brother is there as well as the extra 20dB of gain muscle. While small, the Mini Tremonti still features Morley’s electro-optical structure, True-Tone Buffer Bypass, and switchless operation.
Eventide H9 MAX
With 51 effect algorithms that include literally everything Eventide’s TimeFactor, ModFactor, PitchFactor, and Space pedals can do, the H9 MAX Harmonizer is basically an entire pedalboard in compact effects pedal form. It features reverb, chorus, delay, modulation, pitch-shifting, distortion effects, all of which can be tweaked and edited via an intuitive single-knob interface. The H9 MAX comes preloaded with 99 presets, plus you can get over 500 more for free via the H9 Control app.
MOOER Mod Factory MKII
If modulation effects are what you’re looking for, you won’t go wrong with the Mod Factory MKII guitar effects pedal. This tiny wonder from budget-priced stomp creator Mooer packs 11 distinct modulation effects into its tiny, pedalboard-friendly chassis. It lets you dial in everything from a watery chorus to a dynamic auto wah and through to an extreme envelope ring effect. Three control knobs give you enough flexibility to create a wide range of lush sonic soundscapes for each effect mode.
NUX Monterey Vibe
Devised to reproduce the iconic 60s and 70s psychedelic rock guitar sound, the Monterey Vibe boasts all the classic Uni-vibe style selections: Rotary-Speaker, Chorus, and Phaser pedal. NUX revamped the vintage four-stage phaser circuit by replacing it with a revolutionary 32-Bit floating DSP for processing its custom algorithm. The Monterey Vibe produces a distinctive effect tone; a combination of rotary, chorus, phaser, and tremolo. You can find this unique tone in Robin Trower’s “Bridge of Sighs,” Pink Floyd’s “Breathe,” and the haunting audio mood for Jimi Hendrix’s “Machine Gun.”
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.
T-Rex BetaVibe
Handcrafted in Denmark, the T-Rex BetaVibe faithfully simulates the distinctive hypnotizing Doppler effect of an authentic rotating speaker cabinet, reproducing the elusive late 60s to early 70s psychedelic swirl. The BetaVibe rotary modulator features a Slow/Fast switch that gradually accelerates or slows down the speed like an authentic Leslie unit. It also incorporates a midi socket for external control. This bucket brigade pedal features true bypass and is controllable using Speed, Depth, Volume, and Mix knobs.
TC Electronic Tailspin
The Tailspin Vibrato by TC Electronic serves up a ton of gorgeously-vintage vibrato tones within a stompbox. Boasting a pure analog, bucket-brigade design, the Tailspin Vibrato gives you anything from pitch-bendy, warped-vinyl tones to gentle wobbles to incredibly smooth slow or fast whirling-speaker organ sounds. A durable metal enclosure with dedicated Output, Input, and True Bypass indicates that the Tailspin Vibrato is both pedalboard-friendly and roadworthy. Grab one now for wave after wave of vintage goodness.
Dunlop Univibe
The Jimi Hendrix Uni-Vibe Chorus/Vibrato pedal from Dunlop gives you that signature chorusy, phasey, Leslie-sounding goodness utilized by Jimi in the late ’69/’70. It includes modern features such as a 9V power jack, true bypass switching, status LED, and pedalboard-friendly enclosure. The Uni-Vibe’s thick wash which permeates the landmark Band of Gypsys album is definitely among the most transcendent tones of all time. The Jimi Hendrix 70th Anniversary Tribute Series Univibe produces vintage tones at a fraction of the size of the Shin-ei unit used by Hendrix.
Eventide H9 MAX
With 51 effect algorithms that include literally everything Eventide’s TimeFactor, ModFactor, PitchFactor, and Space pedals can do, the H9 MAX Harmonizer is basically an entire pedalboard in compact effects pedal form. It features reverb, chorus, delay, modulation, pitch-shifting, distortion effects, all of which can be tweaked and edited via an intuitive single-knob interface. The H9 MAX comes preloaded with 99 presets, plus you can get over 500 more for free via the H9 Control app.
Dwarfcraft Devices Gears
Dwarfcraft Devices’s Gears effect pedal is actually three guitar effect pedals in one. It’s an overdrive, a sub-octave generator, and a resonant filter that gives you a wide range of overdrive tones and synth-style voicings. Replicate old sounds or create experimental new ones—from wahs backed by warm overdrive to glitchy electronic wub wubs, the sky’s the limit with Gears. For ultimate tone shaping, there’s a dedicated expression pedal jack that lets you plug in an expression pedal for realtime foot control of the Freq knob.
MOOER Pitch Step
Whammy bar divebombs, upper octave screams, thick sub-octave harmonies—the Pitch Step guitar effects pedal from budget stomp maker Mooer does all that plus all points in between. Best of all, this pitch shifter and harmonizer pedal gives you real-time control over the octave up, down, and both. The Pitch Step also features sliders for controlling the shift amount plus it has a Harmonizer button that mixes your original signal back in for rich two-note harmonies.
smallsound/bigsound Buzzz
The Buzzz by Smallsound/Bigsound is a highly customized take on a classic, incredibly gnarly superfuzz circuit. It retains the standard superfuzz sounds—a clangy and scrambled fuzz featuring noticeable upper octaving and lower harmonics/sub-frequencies—and provides you with more controls to access more subtle dirty boost and drive tones, gated sputter and low buzz-tones. The Buzzz carries interactive controls, including a more extensive gain range, tone-blast toggle, gain modifier toggle, octave on/off, passive LPF, and voltage starve.
Orange Fur Coat
Inspired by the iconic 70s Foxx Tone Machine, the Fur Coat from Orange provides you with a wholly controllable octave fuzz pedal. Individual switches indicate you can select between octave fuzz and fuzz. With controllable octave up fuzz, you can bring in the fuzz to any level you want, and the EQ lets you boost your Bass or Treble. The Fur Coat is Orange’s sole true bypass pedal. That is because fuzz is better at the start of your chain where it interacts directly with your instrument.
Walrus Audio Descent
Walrus Audio’s Descent pedal is a three-mode reverb unit that lets you switch between Hall, Reverse, and Shimmer modes. Were it really gets interesting is that you can also mix in +1 and -1 octaves into each mode’s reverb effect. Hall mode can let you smoothly transition between small room and large hall echoes, Reverse mode comes with pre-delay time controls, and Shimmer mode brings the octave mix to the forefront to create a shimmering wall of reverberating sound.
Emma Electronic OKTO-NOJS
The Okto-Nøjs from Emma Electronic gives you two pedals in one! It combines dead-on, fast-tracking Octave down (the Okto) with a dynamically sensitive, synth-like Octave-Fuzz (the Nøjs). Both circuit sides are all-analog and boast true bypass switching and high-quality buffers to give you the best sound quality possible. The Okto Nøjs transforms your signal into pure subsonic fire. It allows you to enter a world of never-heard-before tones. You may use the Octaver and Fuzz together or individually.
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Timing, Dynamics & EQ Pedals
Eventide PitchFactor Harmonizer
Studio-quality pitch shifting laid right at your feet! Eventide’s PitchFactor effects pedal brings together 10 unique pitch and delay effects in one highly versatile and extremely tweakable stompbox: Diatonic, Quadravox, HarModulator, MicroPitch, H910/H949, PitchFlex, Octaver, Crystals, HarPeggiator, and Synthonizer. The PitchFactor also features 100 onboard presets (unlimited if you have a MIDI controller), MIDI controller support, MIDI clock sync, tap tempo, expression pedal support, true bypass, and more. Plug in any instrument or a mic and get pro-level pitch-shifting, anytime, anywhere.
JOYO R-07 AQUARIUS
With multiple built-in delay effects, a tap tempo function, and a looper with five minutes of max recording time, the R-07 Aquarius gives you a ridiculous amount of bang for your buck. The delay comes in eight flavors—Digital, Analog, Tape Echo, Tube Echo, Reverse, Low Bit, Galaxy, and Mod—plus you get dedicated Volume, Tape (Feedback), and Tone controls for tone shaping. The R-07 Aquarius is an R Series pedal, meaning it has cool ambient LED effects built into it.
J. Rockett Immortal Echo
The J. Rockett Immortal Echo lets you enjoy up to 680ms of analog-flavored delay and echo in a pedalboard-friendly chassis. It consists of Mix, Repeats, Time, and Tone knobs. The Mix control balances your dry and wet signals, Tone sets how present or dark your repeats are, Time conjures percussive slaps to lingering repeats, and Repeats produces single delays to endless feedback. The Immortal Echo also features a tone-preserving true bypass switching and convenient top-mounted input/output jacks.
Seymour Duncan Dark Sun
The Seymour Duncan Dark Sun Digital Delay + Reverb was built based on Mark Holcomb’s favorite sounds from the Silver Lake Dynamic Reverb and the Andromeda Dynamic Delay. It blends a clean, warm digital delay algorithm and a rich Hall reverb, plus the ability to route both in virtually any configuration you desire. You may also sculpt the effect’s EQ, add saturation, or rich choral modulation, or utilize Dynamic Expression to adjust the effect’s mix with your playing.
Carl Martin Delayla
The Carl Martin DeLayla captures that authentic rock ‘n roll slapback echo which digital processors fail to emulate. It has been designed and built to introduce a superior analog delay pedal boasting some features identical to that of vintage tape delay units. To realize that, Carl Martin has added a second delay tap. The TAP footswitch is utilized to turn the second tap on/off. The DeLayla gives you a warm, smooth sound reminiscent of the 50’s and 60’s vintage tape units.
EBS Retracer
The EBS ReTracer is a full delay workstation crammed into a portable pedal that leaves space for other effects on your pedalboard. It allows you access to various engines with individually adjustable parameters. Build your signature presets and record them at any of the over 200 slots available. You may run the ReTracer in stereo, mono, or dual (true stereo) mode, with Buffered, Tail, or True bypass mode set separately for every sound. The ReTracer boasts comprehensive tap tempo settings and is compatible with MIDI and expression pedals.
Alexander Pedals Sky FI
The Sky FI Delay and Reverb Pedal gives you full tonal control over amazingly ambient helpings of delay and reverb. Aside from its tone-sculpting Reverb, Delay, Mix, and Repeat knobs, he Sky FI also has a Hold function that lets you control its Wash, Gleam, and Echo modes by keeping the footswitch held down. In Wash and Gleam modes, holding down the footswitch enables you to crank up the Reverb time and mix to infinity. Doing the same while in Echo mode pushes the pedal’s Delay feedback to the max.
JHS Pedals Space Commander
The Space Commander by JHS Pedals captures the spacey sounds of classic chorus and reverb plus a powerful clean boost on board. It boasts straightforward controls and the ability to utilize each effect individually or engage all three with a single stomp. Every effect is separately engaged by a toggle under the knob, and the Space Commander’s master on/off is the footswitch. The Reverb is a Hall reverb suitable for adding 80s style decay, Chorus is a swirling 80s-esque chorus, and Boost gives more volume to your rig or drives your amp into natural breakup.
Danelectro DJ-4 Corned Beef Reverb Mini
Its name might sound ridiculous, but the warm, classic reverb served up by the Danelectro DJ-4 Corned Beef Reverb guitar effect pedal is anything but. With just two knobs—one for Mix and another for Hi-Cut—the DJ-4 is very easy to use and achieve those reverb tones you can only hear on old 45s nowadays. It’s not a delay pedal, but you can even get some crazy vintage slap-back echo effects with a bit of knob tweaking.
MOOER EchoVerb
The EchoVerb guitar effects pedal from budget stompbox maestro Mooer combines two pedalboard essentials—in this case, digital delay and reverb—to create a tiny, budget-friendly, and versatile stompbox jam-packed with features. You can easily sculpt the delay and reverb effects according to your tastes via a user-friendly and intuitive interface with knobs that pull double duty for each effect. Mooer even threw in a tap tempo button so you have iron-fisted control over the delay tempo.
Caline Ghost Rain
The Caline CP-41 Ghost Rain Reverb Delay guitar effects pedal gives you warm analog delay tones with a light splash of reverb. The Echo knob lets you set the effect level, the F. Back knob controls the number of repeats, and the Time knob lets you adjust the delay time from 25ms to 600ms. A light reverb effect is automatically added in to give your tone a subtle shimmering ambiance. The Caline CP-41 Ghost Rain Reverb Delay comes with a true bypass feature.
Koogo Digital Reverb
The Koogo Digital Reverb is a fantastic pedal. Digital circuit design and a collection of reverberation effect inject some musical color to your tone. The Digital Reverb comes in classic compact size, sturdy and convenient. It includes an LED indicator displaying the working state and true bypass switch that allows your instrument’s signal to pass through a non-electronic bypass line while the effect is detached. A toggle switch lets you select between Shimmer, Spring, and Room modes.
Seymour Duncan Studio Bass
The Studio Bass Compressor by Seymour Duncan is a studio-quality, classic compressor that comes in a simple four-knob format. It is transparent and pairs well with your 805 Overdrive for a tight grind. It consists of an innovative Blend knob and a three-position mini-toggle switch that let you determine the frequency range of the natural uncompressed signal and set the amount of dry versus wet signal routed to the output. The Studio Bass Compressor is designed and assembled in Seymour Duncan’s Santa Barbara, California factory.
Xvive V9 Lemon Squeezer
The Lemon Squeezer all analog compressor from budget guitar effects pedal maker Xvive delivers low distortion compression with excellent tonal quality and enhanced sustains. Long story short, it makes your clean tone sound even better than ever and your single notes ring out longer. A simple control structure consisting of Volume, Threshold, and Compression Blend pots make dialing in your personal compression settings easy peasy lemon squeezy. Its small size makes it ideal for crowded and go-bag style pedalboards, but that also means you need a compatible DC power supply to get this pedal going.
ammoon MOSKY Compressor
Budget guitar effects pedal brand Ammoon’s Dynamic Compressor is a bit of an upgrade to its red-painted cousin, the Mosky Audio Dyna Compressor. Instead of a single Comp knob, its control layout hews closer to the classic MXR Dyna Comp with the paired Output and Sensitivity knobs. The way it tightens up your guitar signal and enriches your sustain is also reminiscent of a classic Ross Compressor from the ‘70s. What all this means is the Dynamic Compressor is one hell of a workhorse compressor that’s not only small but also budget friendly.
MXR Super Comp
Taking the legendary Dyna Comp even further, the MXR Super Comp compressor delivers an invisible boost to intricate licks, giving life to your sound and allowing you to lock in like never before. With the Sensitivity and Output knobs, you can dial in the ideal setting to keep your parts in place. The new Attack Level knob retains your original volume without compromising sustain. It guarantees that initial bite and chunk are not squashed, so you can run searing pickups and hear your dynamics.
Orange Kongpressor
A studio-grade optical compressor with incredibly smooth bloom. The Kongpressor from Orange is an analog Class A compression pedal that imparts a natural three-dimensional quality to your rig. It is loosely based on some of the most legendary vintage optical studio units in the world, leveraging a reissue of the revered vactrol VTL5C3 optocoupler, which was behind the sound you hear on numerous hit records. The Kongpressor features 12dB clean boost, transparent buffered bypass, and an internal charge pump.
Greer Amps Lamplighter
The Lamplighter Optical Compressor from Greer Amps is the product of numerous hours of tweaking and listening. The concept is simple—deliver compression that will not “step” on your tone, make it as transparent as possible, and offer options requested by musicians. The Lamplighter consists of controls that allow you to have extreme or mild compression. Utilizing both Comp Mix and Compression knobs enable multiple “sweet spots” with various settings. The Lamplighter boasts studio-grade optical compression and is constructed with top-grade components.
Amptweaker Curveball Jr
The Amptweaker Curveball Jr 3-Band EQ boasts dual Boost functions and can be utilized as a clean channel preamp. The Curveball Jr is a convenient but potent tool for tweaking your pedalboard, boosting your amp, or shaping your tone. This 3-band active EQ is flat when set halfway and can emulate different classic passive guitar amp EQs. The Mid switch allows you to select the mid frequency for Thrash, UK, or US style of midrange. You can use the Curveball in front of distortion to increase the gain while tailoring the thickness and attack of your distortion.
Caline 10 Band EQ
As its name suggests, the Caline CP-24 10 Band EQ gives you nigh-unprecedented tonal control over your instrument’s sound. This essential stompbox features a massive range of channels: 31.25Hz, 62.5Hz, 125Hz, 250Hz, 500Hz, 1k Hz, 2k Hz, 4k Hz, 8k Hz, and 16k Hz. Apart from those 10 channels, it also has a Gain channel, plus each EQ slider has its own LED light, so you know exactly where you’ve set each channel.
Fulltone Secret Freq
Serving up everything from clean boost to overdrive and through to full-on distorted rock tones, the Fulltone Secret Freq Overdrive guitar effects pedal is one versatile stompbox. It’s got all the hallmarks of a classic overdrive stomp; it’s highly dynamic, has a natural tube-style overdrive tone, and is very responsive to picking attack. The Secret Freq also has a secret weapon: a Freq control knob that lets you dial in up to 20db of active, narrow-band midrange for more tone-shaping possibilities.
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.
Walrus Audio DEFCON4
Underneath the wicked cool War Games-inspired ‘80s chassis design of the DEFCON 4 lies a super versatile preamp, three band EQ, and boost pedal that makes switching instruments mid-set a breeze. This collaborative effort from boutique guitar effects pedal maker Walrus Audio and musician Ryan Adams lets you cut and boost your low, mid, and high bands plus shape the mid cut even further with a parametric EQ. It also comes with up to 10dB of MOSFET-powered boost and internal mid EQ trim pots for even more precise tone sculpting.
CNZ Audio EQ
The CNZ Audio EQ Guitar Effects Pedal delivers seamless tone Equalizer control for your stage or bedroom jam session. This powerful device lets you manage your lows, mids, and highs without compromising your guitar’s natural sound. The Clear Volume knob gives control of the pedal’s output with your preferred EQ settings. This EQ pedal boasts five adjustable frequencies (100, 250, 630, 1.6K, and 4K HZ), making it convenient to use and extremely effective. The tone that comes out from this EQ pedal is 100% up to you.
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Utility Pedals
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.
Koogo Magic Tuner
The Magic Tuner pedal by Koogo maintains high precision chromatic tuning. Perfect for broad range tuning, this chromatic tuner lets you experience fast tuning with one cent precision. It comes with a deluxe LED screen that displays clear, easy to read results of tuning. The Magic Tuner boasts an enhanced analog circuit, without loss of tune. You can use it with most electric instruments, including five-string bass or seven-string guitar. Enjoy your vibrant and fun life with the Magic Tuner.
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.
Caline Tuner Power
The Caline CP-09 Tuner-Power may not serve up any bizarre, mind bending guitar effects, but it can serve as the literal heart of any pedalboard rig by acting as both a tuner and a power supply device. In Tuner mode, you get a sensitive and stable chromatic tuner with am easy-to-see LED display. Switch it to Power mode and you can power up to six standard 100mA effects pedals and up to two 500ma power guzzlers.
Korg Pitchblack Chromatic Tuner
Compact yet tough, the Korg Pitchblack Chromatic Tuner serves as your one-stomp ticket to staying in tune. This gig-bag essential loads exceptional functionality and accurate tuning into a sleek, portable floor unit that is convenient to use anywhere. An innovative chromatic floor tuner with a large LED screen makes it an indispensable tool for bassists and guitarists. When performing live, you will appreciate the Pitchblack’s clear, well-lit display and the large footswitch allows for convenient access. The Pitchblack’s sturdy aluminum enclosure makes it roadworthy.
Carl Martin Tuner
The Carl Martin Tuner is attractive, simple, efficient, and handy for any type of guitarist. Housed in a classic die-cast black enclosure, the Tuner is switchable between standard readout and strobe. Both are clear, bright, and readable from a standing position. The Tuner is an excellent addition to your Carl Martin pedal collection. It features a true bypass on/off for a clean signal path, mute switch for silent tuning, and can be calibrated from 437 to 443.
Boss RC-1 Loop Station
Simple, user-friendly, and highly effective, the Boss RC-1 Loop Station is the perfect starting point for any musician who wants to start experimenting with their own loops. A newly-designed loop indicator lets you know at a glance whether you’re in Record, Overdub, or Play mode, while stereo recording time can run for up to 12 minutes. The recorded phrase is also automatically stored in the RC-1’s onboard memory so you don’t lose it even when you turn the stompbox off.
Mooer Micro Looper
The Mooer Micro Looper gives you 30 minutes of unlimited looping time with which to record, layer, and experiment. You can use its simple and highly intuitive interface to record and overdub, undo your latest overdub, and restore the last overdub you deleted. All this is done with high-quality audio and true bypass. The bulk of the work is handled via one footswitch while the loop’s output is regulated with the volume dial regulates. Super simple, super small, and super affordable.
ammoon Looper
The ammoon AP-09 Nano Loop Electric Guitar is a great budget clone of the venerable TC Electronics Ditto Looper Pedal, but with twice the maximum recording time. The AP-09 Nano Loop lets you record up to 10 minutes and comes with unlimited overdubs, undo, redo, and delete functions. Using it is as simple as stepping on a switch and turning a knob, of which it only has one to control the volume. You can also download and upload loops to the AP-09 Nano Loop via its integrated USB port.
Electro-Harmonix 22500
The Electro-Harmonix 22500 Dual Stereo Looper packs powerful looping capabilities in a compact, pedalboard-friendly chassis. Affordable and easy to use, the 22500 features dual stereo loops with selectable independent or locked loop lengths, sequential and parallel looping modes, Reverse and Octave functions, 16 built-in drum loops, and more. The 22500 can record up to 100 individual high-quality, uncompressed audio to a removable SDHC card. It comes with a free 8GB card and can support up to 32GB cards.
MOSKY RED FOX
The Red Fox is another multi-effects processor from budget guitar effects pedal manufacturer Mosky Audio. This four-in-one floor unit features a Timmy-based overdrive with two distinct voicing settings, a bucket brigade device-powered analog chorus that takes its cues from the Boss CE-2, and a delay section with a delay range of 25ms to 600ms. Each effect section has its own dedicated control knobs and footswitches. Rounding out the Red Fox’s features is an FX loop.
TC Helicon Ditto Mic Looper
Go from idea to performance effortlessly in a flash with the Ditto Mic Looper by TC Helicon. It is an incredibly simple looper pedal for your vocal mic or whatever instrument you mic up. It consists of only two buttons and a single knob. You can utilize the loop and stop/erase buttons for endless overdubbing, redo, and undo features to give a greater level of musical interest to your songs with only your voice through looping your harmonies and vocal percussion tracks.
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.
Alexander Pedals Space Race
With just a few twists and turns of its four face knobs, you can squeeze out the characteristic reverb sounds of different spaces ranging from your tiny shower to the largest of concert halls. Find your favorite and store up to four on the pedal itself or up to 16 with a MIDI controller, and then plug in an expression pedal to seamlessly morph your preset’s parameters together. The Space Race Reverb also comes with Alexander Pedals’ signature an Auto-Trail setting, giving you full control over the effect decay when you turn the pedal off.
Eventide Rose
Eventide’s Rose is the future of both analog and digital delays. This analog-digital hybrid features five different modulation sources and lets you dial in everything from reverse delays and slapback echoes to full-on modulated chorus. The Rose’s standard delay times run from 1oms to 10s while the modulation can sweep from half to twice the standard delay time. It also has a delay multiply feature that lets you extend the standard delay up to 50s.
Source Audio Soundblox Pro Multiwave Bass Distortion
The Soundblox Pro Multiwave Bass Distortion from Source Audio takes the clarity and power of the original Soundblox Multiwave Distortion and tailors it to the bass guitar’s frequency range. It allows bassists to mix complex chords and intervals with distorted tones efficiently—the multi-band processing eradicates the mush and lets every note ring true and clear. The Soundblox Pro Multiwave Bass Distortion includes a one band processing for more conventional distortion sounds. The pedal is suitable for both the stage and studio.
Alexander Pedals Quadrant
As its name suggests, the Quadrant Audio Mirror combines four unique delay effects—magnetic, analog, digital, and lo-fi—into a sonic space-time stompbox. Complementing the rate (up to 915ms), feedback, mod, and mix controls is a new Glide knob that controls changes in the delay time; set it to low for a seamless shift and crank it up for pitch shifts. The Quadrant Audio mirror comes with expression pedal and MIDI compatibility, tap tempo, and an Auto-Trail setting that lets you control how long your delays ring out when you turn the pedal off.
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.
Ernie Ball Tap Tempo
The Ernie Ball 6186 Tap Tempo is a tiny footswitch pedal specially built to be an auxiliary unit for the Ernie Ball Expression Series Ambient Delay stompbox, but it can also be used with any effects unit that requires a standard normally-open momentary footswitch. It lets you sync effects via tap tempo; you just need to connect it to your delay pedal or other effects then tap the footswitch to set the tempo you want.
Radial BigShot EFX
Set up two independent effects loops then add them to your pedal chain as you see fit with the BigShot EFX true bypass effects loop switcher from Radial. Therefore, those tone robbing non-true bypass pedals and noisy pedals that you love to hate can already be utilized and entirely removed from the signal path when you don’t need them. Better yet, when your effects loop is on standby, you can turn on/off pedals at will and ready your sound.
MOSKY TAP SWITCH
The Tap Switch doesn’t do anything to your guitar signal by itself, but it’s an indispensable tool for musicians who have a lot of tap tempo pedals like delays and modulation effects. The Tap Switch is normally open, which means stepping on the footswitch will close the circuit; the tap is registered on the down switch instead of the other way around. You can still use it with a pedal that requires normally closed switches, although you’ll have to remember that with those pedals, taps are registered upon release.
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.
Throne Room Pedals Tiny Amp Footswitch
With even smaller enclosures made from solid aluminum, Throne Room Pedals’ Tiny line of pedal switches are some of the tiniest and most road tough control pedals out right now. The Tiny Amp Switch makes changing your amp channels a breeze without forcing you to sacrifice a lot of premium pedalboard space for a channel switcher. It comes with a latching footswitch—tap once to engage and tap again to disengage—and can be used with amps and pedals that require a latching ¼” TS connection.
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.
Xotic Super Clean
In the battle against tone suck, a good buffer pedal is an indispensable weapon in your arsenal. And when it comes to high-end buffer pedals, the Super Clean from boutique guitar effects stompbox company Xotic is one of your best choices. This buffer stomp is powered by a legendary JRC4558 chip and delivers up to +12dB of clean boost. It features a convenient Gain mini-pot as well as four side-mounted dip switches that let you tweak the EQ settings to your liking.
Lehle Sunday Driver SW
The Sunday Driver SW from Lehle is a portable high-end preamp for acoustic and electrical instruments. It allows acoustic guitars, electric guitars and basses, as well as other stringed instruments like cellos, double basses, and violins to unleash their musical potential. Boasting a high-quality JFET technology, the Sunday Driver SW lets you switch between two operation modes: D (Driver) and S (Sunday). In off status, the Sunday Driver SW offers two modes of operation—TB (True Bypass) and TS (True Sound).
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.
Wampler dB+
Tone suck—it’s what happens when you have too many cables between your guitar and your amp. Your tone suffers and loses those sweet natural high frequency notes, giving you a muddy overall sound. Wampler’s Decibel Plus solves that problem by delivering top of the line independent buffering and full frequency boosting without taking up a lot of space on your pedalboard. Not only do you get to keep those natural high frequencies, you also get a clean boost to make sure your guitar floats above the mix.
J. Rockett SOS
Your pedalboard needs a reliable buffer that will balance out your impedance to get high tones losses back on track, especially with long cable runs and multiple pedals. The quality of guitar cables differs so if you have ever plugged directly into your amp then back into your board, you understand what this means. J. Rockett’s SOS is precisely that—a pedal designed to save your tone. It lets you bypass any insane interaction with wah and fuzz pedals. The SOS features a single knob layout for slightly varying the focus of your high end to dial it where necessary.
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.
Xvive Noise Gate
The innocuously named Noise Gate from budget guitar effects pedal creator Xvive is a wide range noise suppressor that packs an excellent amount of dynamic response. It features 100% attenuation when gated and makes great use of ultra-high speed circuitry to get rid of all the unwanted noise lurking in your signal. Perhaps best of all, it doesn’t require a manual to get the settings right. The Naoise Gate is easy to use, compact, road-tough, and comes with true bypass switching.
MOSKY Noise Reduction
The Noise Gate is budget guitar effects pedal maker Mosky Audio’s offering to those musicians who are having headaches dealing with unwanted buzzes, hisses, and hums in their signal. It takes you guitar’s dry signal and eliminates the noise level by up to 26dB within your effects loop. You can set the minimum volume threshold where the pedal’s functions kick in via a dedicated Gate knob. Just dial in your preferred threshold, hit the footswitch, and enjoy noise-free playing.
Pigtronix Gatekeeper
The Gatekeeper from Pigtronix is a lightning-fast, studio-grade noise gate pedal that eliminates any unwanted noise from your rig. Carrying Threshold and Release time controls, the Gatekeeper gives you 100% attenuation with unparalleled response time, making it the most efficient and valuable noise gate pedal available. It leverages high-speed JFET circuitry to fully get rid of hiss, buzz, hum, and other non-musical sounds from your signal path. The Gatekeeper will let you crank up your volume without worrying about hearing the disgusting 60-cycle hum or white noise common to high gain rigs.
MXR Smart Gate
Whether you need to silence your chain of stompboxes or tame your hissing high-gain amp, the MXR Smart Gate has got you covered. This ingenious tool is armed with three selectable noise reduction ranges to manage just about any signal type. The Smart Gate bites down on sizzle and hum but allows the tiniest detail of your playing through. It possesses an uncanny capability to sense when and how fast to engage. It also boasts an incredibly clean circuitry, precise threshold trigger, and hardwire bypass.
JOYO Noise Gate
The JF-31 Noise Gate guitar effects pedal from Joyo is the bane of the unwanted buzzes, hums, hisses that infect your guitar signal. With just a lone Threshold knob, its control scheme is so simple and no-nonsense that it’s practically zen. It’ll take some experimentation with your overall input level and the Threshold knob, but when you find that silent sweet spot the JF-31 Noise Gate will definitely be a worthy addition to your pedalboard.
Joyo JAM BUDDY (Orange)
With its pair of built-in 2” speakers packing 4W of output each, the Jam Buddy is Joyo’s solution for musicians looking for a quick way to practice without having to lug along a big and heavy amp. Bluetooth connectivity also lets you connect your phone or media player to the Jam Buddy so you can play along to a song or rhythm track. This floor-based multi-effects unit also features clean and overdrive channels,
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.
Singular Sound BeatBuddy Mini
The Singular Sound BeatBuddy Mini is a drummer within a guitar pedal enclosure. It provides entirely hands-free, creative control of the beat. No matter what instrument you use, you can easily transition from verse to chorus, insert fills, throw in drum breaks, add accent hits, and more to yield an unparalleled live drummer effect. Utilized in the music programs of Berklee College of Music and Frost School of Music, the BeatBuddy Mini is arguably the most efficient way to enhance your rhythm and master different genres while improvising and having a great time.
MOOER Groove Loop
Budget pedal maker brings together the Micro Looper and the Micro Drummer into one affordable, pedalboard-friendly guitar effects pedal. The Groove Loop makes for the perfect portable jamming companion, letting you use its looper and drum machine features either independently or simultaneously. The looper features 20 minutes of recording time and can sync automatically with the drum track. The drum machine comes with eight groove styles, each of which has two variations for a total of 16 different grooves.
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.
NUX MFX-10
The MFX-10 boasts 55 models overall (you may use as much as eight simultaneously), vintage three-band passive EQ for each amp model, 19 classic amp and pedal models with A/B channel switching, and parametric EQ with additional mid-frequency sweep control for pedals. Twelve cabinet models give you two distinct modes for a guitar amp or mixer/PA input. The MFX-10 also features an inbuilt drum machine with CD quality PCM sounds, and 72 presets: 36 user plus 36 factory presets. The A/B switch lets you utilize up to 144 presets.
Other Pedals
Vox V846-HW
The famed V846 returns better than ever as the V846-HW hand-wired wah wah pedal. It is the ultimate wah wah pedal for tone enthusiasts, boasting top-grade components and hand-wired turret board construction. While its iconic tone is undeniable, the V846-HW was not built merely to repeat history, but to create new chapters. Each of its component, including the capacitors, resistors, potentiometer, and inductors, has been meticulously picked for supreme fidelity and tone. It also incorporates a tone-preserving true bypass.
JOYO CLASSIC WAH
Two useful effects in one reasonably priced and pedalboard-friendly pedal. The Joyo Classic Wah Volume guitar effects pedal is a dual-mode unit built to act as a standalone wah pedal or as a combination wah and volume pedal. There’s a switch on the side that lets you choose between these two modes, and beside it is a control dial that lets you set the minimum volume. When in wah-only mode, the Classic Wah Volume pedal features a true bypass function to keep your signal clear.
MXR MC404 CAE
Built by Custom Audio Electronics’ Bob Bradshaw and the Cry Baby design team, the MC404 CAE Wah boasts dual Fasel inductors with two different voices (low to mid resonance or high-end emphasis). It also includes an inbuilt MXR MC401 Boost/LineDriver which gives higher versatility. Select between inductors and turn the boost on/off via side-mounted kick switches. Vibrant LEDs on each side of the wah tell you the operation status. The MC404 features a long-life CTS potentiometer and true hardwire bypass.
Dunlop Billy Duffy Cry Baby
Dunlop’s Billy Duffy Cry Baby packs two distinct wahs into one package, allowing you to switch between classic and modern sounds on the fly. Each wah mode includes an inductor, selectable using the kick switch, with LED indicators to display which mode is active. The 95Q mode boasts an aggressive, high Q inductor similar to the 95Q Cry Baby Wah, together with its Q and Volume controls. The Billy Duffy Cry Baby also includes auto-return switching that lets you step in and out during solos and riffs.
Morley Classic Wah
A classic and much-imitated wah tone repackaged in a new electro-optical pedal unit. The CLW Classic Optical Wah lets you serve up classic old-school Morley wah tones ripped straight from the ‘70s and ‘80s. It has a dedicated On/Off switch, so you can just find your personal wah sweet spot and leave the pedal at that sweep point. It can also handle a wide variety of input signals; plug in a guitar, bass, or keyboard and it’s off to funk heaven.
Morley PWO
Take one part vintage wah funk, add one part modern innovations, bottle them up in a tank-tough cold rolled steel enclosure, and you get Morley’s PWO Power Wah effects pedal. The PWO Power Wah comes equipped with a custom HQ2 inductor that brings the classic funk while Morley’s innovative electro-optical circuit design makes worn out pots a thing of the distant past. You get smooth wah control, whether you’re plugging in a guitar or bass.
Radial AC Driver
The Tonebone AC Driver from Radial is a portable acoustic instrument preamp designed for live performances, boasting innovative features for streamlining your setup and optimizing your acoustic-electric guitar’s tone. It includes Radial’s Class-A buffer circuit to guarantee the superb audio quality, allowing you to employ longer pedal chains and cable runs sans signal degradation or loss. Compared to a simple DI box, the AC Driver gives you more control over your sound, making it perfect for onstage use, especially if you have no dedicated sound engineer.
Zoom AC-2 Acoustic Creator
The AC-2 Acoustic Creator by Zoom is a revamped direct box that serves up everything you need to achieve your natural acoustic tone anywhere you play from the studio to the stage. It instantly restores the tone lost via acoustic pickups, guaranteeing that your live sound stays resonant, lush, and true to your selected instrument. The AC-2 Acoustic Creator features high-quality preamp, piezo/magnetic input pickup select, reverb effect, and three-band equalizer. It also includes an inbuilt chromatic visual-led Tuner and Anti-Feedback control.
ammoon AROMA
Can’t be bothered to pack an acoustic guitar along with your electric? Go unplugged in a single stomp with the ammoon AROMA AAS-5 Acoustic Guitar acoustic simulator pedal. This pedal comes with three guitar modes—Piezo, Standard, and Jumbo—and has dedicated knobs for controlling volume, gain, and the body resonance of the acoustic guitar you’re simulating. The AROMA AAS-5 also features true bypass, letting your guitar signal pass straight to the amp without losing tonal integrity, strength, or frequency.
Tom’sline AC Stage
Much like the slightly bigger Acoustic, Tomsline’s AC Stage budget guitar effects pedal is a workhorse acoustic simulator pedal that gets the job done, giving your electric guitar the full-bodied resonance and natural woody sound of an acoustic. The Acoustic also features a three-way toggle that lets you switch between three voicing modes: Piezo, Standard, and Jumbo. The AC Stage features Tomsline’s patented stop bar design to keep your foot from messing up the pedal’s settings when you stomp on it.
Boss AC-3 Acoustic Simulator
Want to dive into a soft and sweet acoustic ballad in the middle of a set but don’t have the slightest inclination to bring along a big and bulky acoustic guitar? The Boss AC-3 Acoustic Simulator lets you travel light. With its powerful Composite Object Sound Modeling (COSM) technology and four different acoustic simulation modes, you can turn any electric guitar into a variety of warm and bright acoustics using the Boss AC-3 Acoustic Simulator.
MOOER Slow Engine
Mooer has done all musicians a big favor by faithfully recreating the incredibly expensive Boss Slow Gear SG-1 guitar effects pedal and turning it into the Slow Engine, a budget-friendly pedal barely bigger than a roll of quarters. The Slow Engine silences the attack of your guitar signal to give you a classic volume swell effect that you don’t have to execute using your hands. The Slow Engine’s simple control layout features sensitivity and attack knobs, plus it comes with true bypass.
EBS Multi Drive
Spice up your sustain with the MultiDrive pedal by EBS. This Class A overdrive pedal is capable of yielding overdrive, sustain, and several other valuable tube amp distortion sounds. It carries a Mode switch that lets you choose from standard, tube-simulation, or flat overdrive sounds, as well as Volume and Drive knobs for controlling the output level and amount of effect. EBS bass effect pedals are crafted to maintain the whole frequency range of your bass signal, leverage silent FET switching, and are perfect both for live and studio use.
Darkglass Alpha Omicron
Enjoy exceptional versatility, harmonic lush and bone-crushing sound with the Darkglass AlphaOmicron. It is made for bassists seeking a preamp to be distinctively heard in various musical contexts. The Blend knob combines processed and clean signals. The Level control sets the volume of the overdriven signal, allowing for fine mix tuning, while the Drive knob adjusts the amount of overdrive gain. The Alpha-Omicron features two discrete distortion circuits—Alpha is punchy, tight with plenty of definition, whereas Omega is merely raw and brutal.
Eden I90 Bass Chorus
Specially crafted for bass instruments, the Eden i90 Bass Chorus Pedal delivers a professional chorus which allows you to dial in different high definition chorus effects. It consists of interactive Depth and Speed knobs that allow you to easily find various chorus styles. The Low Cut control also lets you select where in your sound chorus is applied to direct the effect in your preferred area. The i90 Bass Chorus is constructed rugged to Eden specs and standards and features balanced and unbalanced outputs.
Boss SYB-5 Bass Synthesizer
Getting fatter and funkier bass sounds has never been easier than with the Boss SYB-5 Bass Synthesizer stompbox. Based on the classic SYB-3, the SYB-5 takes synth pedals to a whole new level by using the latest in Boss’s Digital Signal Procession (DSP) technology to recreate the SYB-3’s classic analog synth tones and giving it more punch and sonic power. You can even use the stompbox’s pedal to hold a note and jam to it.
Nux Scream Bass
The Scream Bass from NUX is an analog overdrive designed specifically for bassists. It features an analog circuit to guarantee the natural overdrive tone. It consists of simple Low, High, Level, and Gain knobs that make it convenient to use and allow you to get the tone from overdrive to fuzz. The Scream Bass also features a true bypass design. It gives you a broad tonal range from light overdrive to fuzz. The Blend control lets you balance overdrive and dry signals.
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.
Boss FV-50L Stereo Volume
Boss has long been known for its durable, high-quality volume pedals, and if you’re looking for some of that Boss magic at a more affordable price point, then the FV-50 series of volume pedals is exactly what you’re looking for. The Boss FV-50L Stereo Volume pedal is the line’s low-impedance stereo model built to directly control keyboards and other guitar effects pedals. It comes with a Minimum Volume knob that lets you set a minimum volume and a handy Tuner-Out jack for quick and easy onstage tuning.
Morley Little Alligator Volume
The linear taper in Morley’s Steve Vai Little Alligator optical volume pedal is Vai specified, stamped, and approved. This means you get a dependable and sturdy volume pedal with a smooth and seamless sweep that works equally well in your effects loop or straight into a front amp input. The Little Alligator’s electro-optical circuit design means you won’t have to worry about worn out pots and it can handle both guitar and bass signals perfectly.
Mooer Mini Series Leveline
A good volume pedal is an essential component of any good pedalboard setup, but most of them just take up too much space. Enter the Leveline, budget stompbox maker Mooer’s answer for shoestring shoegazers who need a volume pedal with a smooth transition and doesn’t distort the core tone. The tiny Leveline features a pair of built-in foot rings that unfold to give you a larger surface area to work with. Once you’re done rocking out you can fold them back in to save room.
Ernie Ball 250k Mono Volume Pedal
Get complete and precise volume control right at your feet. The Ernie Ball 6166 250k Mono Volume Pedal is an excellent hands-free option for controlling your volume. It features a super-smooth sweep and has a micro taper switch that lets you choose between two different volume swell rates. It’s calibrated specifically for the perfect handling of passive audio signals and comes with an independent tuner output for unobtrusive onstage tuning. The 250k’s rugged aluminum construction means it can withstand the rigors of constant use.
Fender Downtown Express
The Fender Downtown Express is your one-stop-shop for bass tone sculpting, carrying all the bass essentials—overdrive, three-band EQ, and compressor. It is an all-original Fender circuit designed by Alex Aguilar. The Downtown Express features a direct output that allows for convenient integration into any studio or performance situations. Fender acknowledges that a strong signal chain has to be versatile, so it added a switch that allows you to reorder the overdrive and compressor circuits to your liking.
DOD Mini Volume
The passive DOD Mini Volume pedal provides you with a complete range of volume control, without taking up a lot of pedalboard real estate. Despite its extremely compact package, its rugged steel construction, non-slip rubber base, and gear drive mean there are no strings to break. The Mini Volume boasts the same footprint as most pedals that are double its size and price. It also has a high-quality 500k potentiometer that makes it suitable for all volume pedal applications.
Korg XVP-20
A smoother, more powerful, and compact keyboard volume pedal, the XVP-20 from Korg gives you a must-have tool for broad-ranging control over their feel, routing, and levels. It is built with a sturdy aluminum enclosure and non-slip rubber on the bottom and treadle of the pedal. Stereo inputs and outputs provide you with various routing options. The XVP-20 also features a minimum volume control for preselecting your levels. Get all the functionality you want from a volume/expression pedal with the XVP-20.
Mission Engineering EP1-KP
Get the most out of your Kemper Profiler and Remote with the EP1-KP from Mission Engineering. This switching expression pedal features a linear potentiometer matched precisely to the Kemper Profiling Amp’s specs for a natural and accurate response. Even better, the EP1-KP carries a toe switch that you may connect to your Kemper Profiling Amp to turn effects on/off without needing a separate footswitch. Right down to its beautiful green finish, the EP1-KP pairs nicely with your Kemper amp.
Tapestry Audio Bloomery Passive Volume Pedal (Black)
The Bloomery passive volume pedal from Tapestry Audio features some very unique differences from a regular volume control pedal. This compact (measures only 7.8″ x 2.25″), convenient to use, and efficient passive volume pedal comfortably fits on your pedalboard. The Bloomery is machined out of steel for a tough, durable solid feel. A slide potentiometer alongside a direct shaft drive eradicates the need for annoying strings. With a smooth volume curve, you get a more nuanced pedal sweep. The Bloomery quickly turns tuner output into an expression output.
Mission Engineering SP25L Pro Aero Gold Carbon
The SP-25L-PRO has two expression outputs with separate polarity switches for every channel. That enables compatibility with an extensive range of devices. A third output connects the latching toe switch to compatible MIDI controllers as well as digital effects permitting effects like pitch and wah to be turned on/off from the expression pedal. This SP-25L-PRO unit comes in a classy gold carbon fiber graphic finish and features an illuminated base. When utilized with compatible digital devices and MIDI controllers, the illuminated base may indicate a remote effect’s status.
Mission Engineering EP1-L6
Manage all your Line 6 gears that incorporate expression inputs with the EP1-L6 expression pedal from Mission Engineering. You will appreciate the EP1-L6 if you love to whammy and wah with your Pod HD or other Line 6 equipment. Built in the USA, the EP1-L6 boasts a stainless steel and all-aluminum construction as well as high-quality components for years of seamless operation and rock-solid reliability. It features a non-slip rubber pedal surface so it will stay in place during your highly energetic performances.
Mission Engineering SP-25L-Pro Aero (Black)
The Aero design’s extended sweep makes it an outstanding, versatile expression pedal for volume and effects parameter controls. The rear cut away as well as extended length curved surface have been ergonomically designed for ease of use whether you are sitting or standing. The SP-25L-PRO includes dual 25K outputs with polarity selection and a latching toe switch that works with various devices for acoustic instruments, keyboards, and guitar both in the studio and live. The SP-25L-PRO comes in a black stealth style powder coat finish.
Carl Martin Rock Bug
The Rock Bug by Carl Martin is an amp/speaker simulator and headphone rehearsal unit running on a single 9v battery. Simply plug your guitar into the unbalanced 1/4″ input of the headphone amp, connect your favorite headphones to the unbalanced 1/4″ output, and off you go. You can choose between closed and open cabinet simulation through the mini-toggle switch, adjust your guitar’s volume using the Guitar knob, and wail away thanks to the privacy of your headphones.
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.
Tech 21 SansAmp GT2
Tech 21’s SansAmp amp simulator technology has long been at the forefront of letting musicians dial in their favorite amp tone without needing to lug around that specific amp. The SansAmp GT2 doesn’t just give you a single amp’s signature tone, though; it packs a whole slew of the most sought-after vintage tube and modern amp sounds, from a clean tweed-flavored rhythm to a scream Mesa-style lead tone. Pair the GT2 with a DI box and you’ll forget your amp even existed.
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.
Death by Audio Apocalypse
The Apocalypse is touted as Death by Audio’s jack-of-all-trades fuzz pedal. Once greatly overdriven, the signal is routed to your chosen post-amp. You may toggle through its five signal paths and select the apocalyptic sound you desire. To make it more refined, adjust the sweepable frequency equalizer and craft your tone to your liking. Utilize the Apocalypse as your main sound, an amp simulated recording DI, bass blitzer, boost for solos, or run into it anything you want to supercharge, beef up, or blast out.
Joyo Wooden Sound
Despite its name, the simulated acoustic sounds served up by Joyo’s JF-323 Wooden Sound guitar effects pedal are far from stiff and flat. You can coax rich, natural acoustic tones from your electric guitar without any signal squish, especially when you’re strumming out a rhythm. As one of Joyo’s Ironman pedals, the JF-323 Wooden Sound is small enough to fit in your front pocket and features a flip cover for keeping your control dial settings safe from stray stomps. Way better than lugging around another guitar to a gig.
Emma Electronic OKTO-NOJS
The Okto-Nøjs from Emma Electronic gives you two pedals in one! It combines dead-on, fast-tracking Octave down (the Okto) with a dynamically sensitive, synth-like Octave-Fuzz (the Nøjs). Both circuit sides are all-analog and boast true bypass switching and high-quality buffers to give you the best sound quality possible. The Okto Nøjs transforms your signal into pure subsonic fire. It allows you to enter a world of never-heard-before tones. You may use the Octaver and Fuzz together or individually.
DigiTech Dirty Robot
The Dirty Robot Stereo Mini-Synth from DigiTech empowers you to transform your bass or guitar into an industrial-strength booty-shaking device. It presents a broad array of controls to reshape and mangle your sound into something new. This metallic monster consists of seven controls, two distinct voices, and a new Drift knob which lets you morph and combine Octave, Sub, and Square waveforms instantly. By merely spinning a knob, an extensive range of cyborg sounds can already come to life.
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.
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.
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 Organizer V2
The Organizer is a polyphonic organ emulator that makes your instrument sound like a massive, old-timey church organ. The Organizer’s Leslie-style warbles give your sound a decidedly haunting atmosphere, whether you plug in a guitar, a bass, drums, synths, or even a mic into it. Create brand-new sonic soundscapes quickly and easily with the Organizer’s six control knobs, including Up and Down controls for the octave effect and a Choir knob that lets you dish out an additional two octaves up, two octaves down, and slightly delayed direct signal for that full church organ sound.
