Tonebox Recommended Pedals
ZVex Jonny Octave
The Jonny Octave stomp from boutique guitar effects pedal company Zvex is as quirky as its name.This octave up pedal is designed to make single notes you play on your guitar sound like they’re actually being played further up the neck by one or two octaves. The Jonny Octave is clean and extremely transparent; you don’t have to worry about your core tone getting drowned out by the octave up effect. If you feel the octave volume pots don’t give you enough tone sculpting power, there are four internal gain trimpots that you can adjust for more tonal flexibility.
Fulltone OCD
The Fulltone OCD Obsessive Compulsive Drive guitar effects pedal has ignited the obsession of many an overdrive enthusiast since it was first released in 2004. This small and simple stompbox packs some of the sweetest overdrive tones ever crafted. MOSFET clipping and a pioneering hard clipper configuration give the OCD unprecedented levels of picking sensitivity; once you’ve dialed in your overdriven tone, you can access a wealth of harmonic characteristics and dynamics simply by changing your picking attack.
Darkglass Microtubes B3K 2.0
The Darkglass Microtubes B3K V2 provides you with all the features of the original, plus the ability to restore the mid frequencies for natural character. The attack switch was replaced by the Tone knob, delivering further control of the higher harmonic content. The Microtubes B3K V2 also features the Grunt switch which allows you to set the amount of LF content to be saturated and a Mid Boost switch that gives a subtle 6dB boost to 300Hz. This pedal will surely bring a powerful and defined saturation in an intuitive format.
JHS Pedals Colour Box
The Colour Box by JHS Pedals gives you everything you need to emulate the signature tones of Steely Dan, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, and others. It is a pure analog design that copies the input of an original Neve console. It is a versatile and powerful device for stage and studio, with inputs for microphones and instruments. It delivers a vibrant and musical sound. The Colour Box pedal lets you sculpt your sound in a way that is impossible with standard amps and effects.
Strymon Volante
With the Strymon Volante Magnetic Echo Machine, you enjoy the full gamut of analog-esque echoes—reel-to-reel studio echo, tape echo, and magnetic drum echo. It also serves as a multi-head delay with separate vintage spring reverb and onboard looper. The Volante pedal lets you dial in the vintage vibe, from the organic saturation and soft clipping of overdriven magnetic media to machine speed, head spacing, wear, mechanics, and more. You can get full control over each parameter through MIDI.
Mooer E-Lady
The Eleclady serves up a classic analog flanger sound and comes packed with a filter mode as well as oscillator effects. This guitar effects pedal from budget stompbox maker Mooer features two separate effect modes; Normal gives the effected signal a light, subtle sweep while Filter cranks the effect up for more dramatic sonic changes. The Eleclady may be tiny, but its versatile flange sound and full metal shell make it a roadworthy addition to your pedalboard.
Drive Pedals
CNZ Audio Dumble
Capture that classic, meaty mid-range overdriven tone with the Dumble. This guitar effects pedal from CNZ Audio provides infinite options for an incredible overdrive tone. It can improve your effects chain to dynamically stretch your tone and bring your desired elastic overdrive sound. The VOICE knob lets you set the coloration of your tone, VOLUME allows for convenient signal output change, GAIN lets you adjust the total amount of drive in the effect, and TONE enables you to change the pedal’s EQ.
Caline Red Devil
The Caline CP-30 Red Devil Distortion guitar effect pedal lives up to its name; this high-gain distortion stomp can serve up downright demonic levels of distortion that you can freely sculpt via its dedicated three-band EQ knobs. There’s also a two-position toggle that lets you switch between Vintage and Modern modes; the former is more on the smooth side while the latter gives you a more defined sound. The Caline CP-30 Red Devil Distortion also comes with a true bypass feature.
Mosky Mini Screamer Overdrive
The Screamer is budget guitar effects pedal manufacturer Mosky Audio’s take on the ever-popular TS9 Tube Screamer drive pedal by Ibanez. It replicates the Tube Screamer’s signature hot tube valve-style overdrive and is also powered by a highly prized JRC4558 chip (it’s the D model with the eight-pin DIP, if you’re into that sort of thing) that provides the crunch for a very large number of popular overdrive stomps. The Screamer’s small size makes it ideal for compact or crowded pedalboards.
Caline Leon Drive
The prized highly-saturated gain stages of the Fulltone OCD guitar effect pedal are yours to control at a fraction of the price thanks to the Caline CP-50 Leon Drive. Building on the original OCD circuitry, the CP-50 gives you high-gain overdrive that can border on all-out distortion when you crank it up but retains smooth and warm overdriven tube amp tones. The Caline CP-50 Leon Ultimate Drive features a High-Low toggle switch and comes with true bypass.
Tom’sline Bluesy
The natural warmth and harmonic saturation of a Bluesbreaker packed into a small, affordable pedal that you can carry around in your pocket. The Bluesy drive stomp from budget guitar effects pedal maker Tomsline is a must-have for dirty blues musicians. You can dial in everything from a soft, subtle drive to a scorching-hot lead tone perfect for spitting out one blues lick after another. The Bluesy features Tomsline’s patented stop bar design to keep your foot from messing up the pedal’s settings when you stomp on it.
Vick Audio Tree of Life
The goal was to build a pedal that captures the best of two marvelous overdrive pedals, the Zen and the OCD version 3. At lower gain setting, the Vick Audio Tree Of Life achieves the dynamic, touch-sensitive, Zen-esque tones that work great with virtually any music style. Transfer to a higher gain setting and the Tree Of Life delivers an OCD-like, responsive, fat overdriven sound. The pedal comes in a powder-coated enclosure with controls for Tone, Gain, and Level.
Electro-Harmonix Pocket Metal Muff
The Pocket Metal Muff from Electro-Harmonix packs the full, overwhelming sonic power of the Metal Muff but crams it all into a smaller, more simplified stompbox that you can fit in your pocket. Operation is dead simple; dedicated Volume and Distortion knobs handle the tone-sculpting duties while a three-way mid frequencies toggle let you give your mids a variable boost. Power up the Pocket Metal Muff with a 9V battery or an optional AC adapter.
Seymour Duncan 805
Whether you want a harmonically lush heavy gain with a warm tube character or are looking to add some boost to your sound, the Seymour Duncan 805 Overdrive delivers the flexibility necessary for any genre— metal, rock, country, blues, and anything in between. The three-band active EQ gives you unparalleled control. You can get a crushing contemporary metal crunch or a smooth, lyrical bluesy tone. The 805 Overdrive is a classic overdrive that provides a fat crunch, mild boost, or searing tone to your solos.
Boss MT-2W Metal Zone Waza Craft
The special edition Boss MT-2W Waza Craft Metal Zone distortion guitar effects pedal takes all of the already over-the-top distortion capabilities of the venerable MT-2 and then cranks everything up to 11. The MT-2W features a new Standard mode that improved the clarity of the world-famous MT-2 sound while lowering the noise. There’s also a Custom mode that enhances the MT-2’s formidable gain tones with a wider tonal range, increased dynamics, and a tighter low end.
Morley PDW-II
The Morley Pro Series 2 Distortion Wah Volume gives you not two but three essential effects in one tank-tough pedal. You get the versatility fo Morley’s well-loved wah and volume combo pedals—a high Q wah and volume control with silky smooth audio taper—plus an independent overdrive circuit for when you need to really push your amp over the edge. Plug it into an overdriven amp or another distortion pedal to give your wah tones an aggressive growl.
Tom’sline Manic
The Manic stompbox from budget guitar effects pedal maker Tomsline packs a classic high gain distortion tone built for creating walls of crushing sound. This analog dirt box features three distinct distortion modes–Soft, Tense, and Normal–that you can switch between using a three-way toggle. Volume, Gain, and Tone pots let you shape your sound even further. The Manic features Tomsline’s patented stop bar design to keep your foot from messing up the pedal’s settings when you stomp on it.
Mooer Blade
The Blade guitar effects pedal is all devil horns and metal attitude. This compact and affordable Metal Muff clone from budget stompbox maker Mooer comes packed with three boost modes for a full-on gain assault: none, low, and high. A dedicated Tone micro button lets you tailor the distortion to your specific needs. True to its name, the Blade is the weapon you whip out when you want your signal to cut through the mix.
Old Blood Noise Endeavors Alpha Haunt
Exploring an enormous range of sounds you can capture from a single fuzz circuit, the Alpha Haunt by Old Blood Noise Endeavors lets you dial in a variety of fuzz textures, from squashed sputters to wide open overdrives. You get control over compression, fuzz gain, tone, and bias to establish the base fuzz sound. It includes selectable fuzz range and tone control voices to give you more options. A parallel Enhance circuit with individual volume provides clarity and body, while an active three-band master EQ sculpts the output.
JHS Pedals Green Russian Pi Moscow Mod
The Green Russian Pi Moscow Mod by JHS Pedals takes Electro Harmonix’s classic Green Russian Big Muff pedal and transforms it into a tone machine. It incorporates two toggles: the upper toggle is the +/- while the lower is the Mode. The Mode switch enables higher/lower gain sounds or completely bypasses the mods delivering the true EHX Green Russian fuzz tone. The Green Russian Pi Moscow Mod provides everything you will need to craft a radioactive tone and shape your fuzz to taste.
Vertex Dynamic Distortion
The Dynamic Distortion by Vertex is a sonic mix of rock ’n’ roll’s two most legendary distortion pedals: the 80s TS Overdrive and 60s Germanium Fuzz. This iconic combination gives you unrivaled touch sensitivity and clean-up with your guitar volume control from sparkly clean to fuzz to overdrive while delivering the full-bodied woolliness of an old-school fuzz and the midrange cut of a vintage TS pedal. The Dynamic Distortion boasts all the benefits of mixing the tonal DNA of these iconic pedals without the drawbacks.
smallsound/bigsound Team Awesome Fuzz Machine
The Team Awesome Fuzz Machine by Smallsound/Bigsound has been designed for low-end heaviness featuring the capability to slice through a mix to maintain your guitar’s pick attack while yielding an extremely saturated fuzz tone or achieve a mild background fuzz behind your primary keyboard sound. The Team Awesome Fuzz Machine excels at flexibility and fitting in with virtually any instrument in just about any musical setting. The thick, gnarly fuzz is nicely complemented by a quite gritty clean blend that preserves the low end you need.
Vick Audio Black Russian
The Vick Audio Black Russian classic reproduction series features slightly less sustain and is smoother compared to its American cousins. It is prized among guitarists and bassists looking for a smooth, refined fuzz with an incredible low-end response. The Black Russian consists of controls for Sustain, Tone, and Volume. It also carries a switch for three midrange selections scooped (stock) as well as boosted and flat mids. The Black Russian comes in a powder-coated aluminum chassis.
EarthQuaker Devices Bellows
The Bellows Fuzz Driver from EarthQuaker Devices adds some much-needed fire to your tone’s belly. Controls are dead simple.-You get one Level knob and one Drive knob, and that’s basically all you need to replicate the sound of a tube amp so cranked up its tubes are glowing red hot. It doesn’t matter what era of rock music you want your sound to relive; the Bellows can serve up subtle amp grit, saturated fuzz, and everything in between.
T-Rex Moller 2
Named after Danish guitarist Knud Møller, the Møller 2 from T-Rex Engineering offers the same classic overdrive that has made its predecessor among the most sought-after T-Rex pedals. It boasts easier-to-read control knob graphics and a sturdier Bass Boost toggle switch. The Møller 2 is equipped with a 0 to 20 dB Clean Boost plus a Mix knob that allows you to dial in the right balance between clean and distorted signals. It provides you with an abundance of dynamic tones.
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.
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.
Dophix Perseo
The Perseo boost pedal is part of Dophix’s Three Naked Men trilogy. The series draws inspiration from the three statues seen in Piazza della Signoria: the Neptune by Ammannati, David by Michelangelo, and Perseus by Benvenuto Cellini. The Perseus is known for its excessive attention to details and languid pose. The Perseo pedal is perfect for providing dynamics to the sound, exalting the harmonica produced by your guitar. It is convenient to use, carrying only one knob, and just like the Perseus, it is extremely powerful.
Caline Purple Smoke
The Caline CP-22 Purple Smoke Clear Boost is a budget-priced boost guitar effect pedal that does exceptionally well in boosting mid- and high-range tones. It’s powerful, highly transparent, and gives your guitar tone a more extensive dynamic range, making it a perfect addition to your pedalboard rig if you feel your guitar signal is coming in far too weak. The CP-22 Purple Smoke comes with a true bypass feature and can be powered by a 9V battery or compatible power supply.
NUX Masamune Booster & Kompressor
The Masamune Booster and Kompressor by NUX gives you compressor and booster pedals in one convenient metal chassis with selectable signal routing. It features a design of combined circuits, dry signal, compression, two gain stage of FET boost, routing. Its Compressor Section carries Sustain, Clip, Blend, and Komp Level controls, while the Boost Section comes with Drive, Hi-Cut, and Boost Level controls. Masamune’s Kompressor does an impressive job managing and improving your signal. The Booster gives a beneficial color to your signal.
Donner Alpha Acoustic
Distinguished by its remarkable tone, user-friendly form factor, and compact size, the Donner Alpha Acoustic is an effects chain combining three effects in one, including a hall reverb, acoustic preamp, and dreamy chorus. It features an LED indicator that shows you the working state and buffer bypass that gives a transparent tone. The Alpha Acoustic consists of a Reverb module with natural decay and rich spaciousness, Preamp module for tonal improvement, and Chorus module for making the natural sense of space.
TC Electronic Spectradrive
The SpectraDrive Bass Preamp and Line Driver packs some of TC Electronic’s most sought-after tone-shaping options: a clean, powerful, modifiable, transformer-balanced DI and an arsenal of intelligent practice features into one enclosure. The four-band EQ makes short work of fixing all tonal deficiencies in your instrument or creating a certain aesthetic. SpectraComp (compression) and TubeDrive (drive/distortion) sections provide you with almost endless options to transform your tone. An inbuilt BonaFide Buffer ensures your signal stays full and bright amid lengthy cable runs.
MOOER 004 Day Tripper
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 004 Day Tripper is packed full of British grit courtesy of the classic Vox AC30, an amp that’s been used in thousands of hit records. 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.
T-Rex Spindoctor 2
Music equipment critics and musicians were fascinated when T-Rex Effects unveiled the SpinDoctor, a tube-driven preamp stompbox featuring four programmable channels, a beautiful vintage tone, motorized knobs, and a comprehensive arsenal of tone controls. Equipped with all the innovative features of the original, the SpinDoctor2 incorporates revamped electronics that gives a richer, more vibrant tone and a broader spectrum of dirty and clean sounds. When connected to your stage amp, the SpinDoctor2 is nothing less than the best overdrive pedal ever existed.
Randall RGOD
The Randall RGOD is a dual-channel FET preamp pedal with Gain1/2. It boasts heavy-duty construction and multiple EQ, Gain, and Level controls. It features true bypass, TSS Tone Stack Shift, mid EQ scoop, bass EQ boost, and EQ with Presence, Treble, Mid, and Bass. Use the Bass Boost button to boost low end “fattening” sound, while the Mid Boost eliminates midrange when depressed—produces smiley face EQ curve. The TSS button changes the focal point of the midrange EQ affecting the whole equalization curve.
MOSKY B-Box Preamp
The B-Box from budget guitar effects pedal brand Mosky Audio is a preamp overdrive effect pedal that lets you juice up your tone with extra snarl and growl. The B-Box does a splendid job as a drive pedal, with dead simple controls including dedicated Bass and Treble knobs to complement the Gain and Volume controls for precise tone shaping. Mosky also threw in a true bypass function to keep things noise-free when the pedal effect is disengaged.
Mosky XP Booster
The XP Booster from budget guitar effects pedal manufacturer Mosky Audio is a clean boost pedal based on Xotic California’s EP Booster–which itself was based on the preamp of the legendary EP-3 echo pedal. The XP Booster can juice up your guitar’s signal by up to 20dB of shimmering, full-bodied boost. The only external control knob is a level dial, but inside are internal DIP switches that let you control the XP Booster’s boost frequencies and EQ settings.
ZVEX Vexter Double Rock
Zvex’s dual channel Double Rock, which was originally designed for Dinosaur Jr.’s J Mascis, is actually two dirt pedals in one, and not because it’s basically a pair of Box of Rock pedals compressed into single stompbox form. You can actually turn either channel into a Super Hard On boost, meaning you get an amazingly wide array of dirt tones just by stacking the channels. Zvex’s Vexter line of silk-screened pedals feature the exact same tone, features, and parts as their hand-painted counterparts. The only differences are the painting process and the price.
Radial Tonebone Texas Pro
Harness versatile overdrive with several tonal possibilities with the Texas-Pro from Radial. This incredibly powerful dual-function pedal gives you a flexible overdrive circuit and high output signal booster. You may utilize both features individually or together, providing you with a broad range of tonal options. The overdrive section features a three-way Range switch that tailors the response to create modern, vintage, and high-gain overdrive tones. It is followed by a discreet Class-A Boost circuit with variable level control which can deliver as much as +22dB of clean gain.
Lehle Julian
If you’re in the market for a versatile pedal to help craft your holy grail tone, check out the Lehle Julian. This flexible boost pedal takes the Sunday Driver pedal and incorporates tone-shaping controls like Frequency and Treble so you can craft your ideal tones. It includes an inbuilt impedance switch that allows you to dial in lo-Z or hi-Z to achieve the tone of classic treble boosters. You can go from muffled to edgy tones by adjusting the Treble knob. The Frequency control brings your tone to life with character and punch.
JHS Pedals Ruby Red
Designed alongside artist/producer Butch Walker, who is a JHS Pedals user himself, the Ruby Red squeezes a powerful boost and the renowned Super Bolt overdrive into a convenient pedal. The Ruby Red consists of Boost, Drive, Tone, and Volume knobs, as well as a + toggle and an order toggle for selecting the order of effects. Walker wanted a pedal that can do anything in the most convenient way possible, and with the Ruby Red, he owns one now.
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.
Modulation Pedals
Boss CH-1 Stereo Super Chorus
The Boss CH-1 Super Chorus is arguably the best-selling chorus pedal on the entire planet. This guitar effects pedal offers up rich, clean, and shimmering chorus tones that can easily be sculpted to your exact tastes via its independent Effect Level, EQ, Rate, and Depth controls. From lush, spacious ambient tones to dizzying psychedelic swirls, you can get whatever chorus tone you’re looking for and more with the Boss CH-1 Super Chorus guitar effects pedal.
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.
Source Audio Soundblox2 Orbital Modulator
Boasting a diverse sound palette, the Source Audio Soundblox 2 Orbital Modulator is an ultra-compact, versatile, and sturdy multi-effects pedal. It features a dynamic arsenal of precision-engineered flanger, tremolo, chorus, and phaser effects. Nine adjustable parameters, twelve effect types, and internal/external modulation control elevate it way beyond the sonic limitations of old-school modulation pedals. The Orbital Modulator’s rack-mount power gives you infinite modulation possibilities, including variable notch phasers, rotary speaker simulation, through zero flange, multi-voiced choruses, and many more.
EarthQuaker Devices Sea Machine V3
EarthQuaker Devices broke new sonic ground with the sheer range of modulation effects the Sea Machine could serve up. Subtle, shimmering chorus and classic Leslie-type tones to wobbly, warbly pitch-bent detuning and space-bound alien sounds, the Sea Machine can quickly and easily go from classic to cuckoo bananas crazy. For V3, they’re improved upon the original with improved low-noise circuitry, wider parameters for every knob, and Flexi-Switching for both latching and momentary-type capabilities in one footswitch.
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.
Mad Professor Double Moon
The Double Moon from Mad Professor is a true modulation effects workhorse powered analog bucket brigade signal paths. Compact and highly versatile, this guitar effects pedal comes packed with 11 different takes on tonal oscillation, from a sweet, subtle chorus to jet engine flange. Choose your modulation mode with the rotary dial then fine-tune the flavor with the dedicated Control knob. Speed, Depth, and Tone controls round out the Double Moon’s full complement of tone-shaping tools.
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.
EarthQuaker Devices Spatial Delivery V2
The Spatial Delivery isn’t your ordinary garden-variety envelop filter; with its latching and momentary switching features, this guitar effects pedal from EarthQuaker Devices gives you unprecedented control over your filter effects’ sound and tone. The Filter knob lets you sweep from Lowpass to Bandpass through to Highpass filter modes, the Range dial controls the response to your unique picking dynamics, and the Resonance control lets you serve up anything from subtle filter effects to balls-to-the-wall mayhem.
Rowin Mod Station
A ton of high-quality modulation effects, all packed into a small, very affordable stompbox that you can carry around in your pocket. The powerful LEF-3808 Mod Station multi-effects stomp from budget guitar effects pedal manufacturer Rowin comes with eleven distinct modulation effects, all of which can be further tweaked via its dedicated Level, Speed, and Depth pots. Its footswitch is also multi-functional: pressing down twice will switch between fixed and non-fixed mode while holding it down will let you store a setting you like.
Mojo Hand FX Wonder Filter
Inspired by a vintage envelope filter, the Wonder Filter by Mojo Hand FX was engineered to deliver versatile and exceptional modulation. It incorporates Gain and Peak controls as well as Drive and Range switches. Original features include a Mode selector switch, and besides the Low Pass, High Pass, and Band Pass settings, it has a Notch Filter and a No Filter setting delivering preamp standalone boost ability. With a full range Attack control, the Wonder Filter lets you fine-tune a more extensive variety of sounds and sensitivity by adjusting response along with the Gain control.
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.
Koogo Mod Digital
The Mod Digital pedal from Koogo allows you to enjoy eleven distinct modulation effects—A.FILTER, B.TREMOLO, O.TREMOLO, PHASER, VIBRATO, U.VIBRATO, JET, S.CHORUS, T.CHORUS, P.FLANGER, and N.FLANGER. It is a fantastic pedal, leveraging a 32-bit high-performance DSP chip. Every tone is comparable. A range of modulation effects imparts musical color to your sound. The Mod Digital also consists of three function knobs labeled as Depth, Speed, and Level for setting the depth, speed, and level of the effect respectively.
MXR Flanger
The MXR M-117R Flanger provides you with an arsenal of wild sounds from short delay, vibrato, and chorus to a dynamic jet plane and cool space effects. You get full control over the filter so you can shape your sound to your liking. The M-117R Flanger consists of Regen, Speed, Width, and Manual knobs, as well as a footswitch. This mainstay of 70s funk and rock is back by popular demand, featuring dynamic and wild sounds. Use it with bass, keyboards, guitar, or vocals.
EarthQuaker Devices Pyramids
EarthQuaker Devices built an absolute beast of a flanger pedal when it crafted the Pyramids stereo flanging device. Five presets and eight flanger modes are backed by a multifunction Modify control knob, a positive and negative Feedback dial, and a variable Mix control for an extremely wide range of sweeps, warbles, roars, and jet engine screams. The Pyramids stompbox also comes with tap tempo and tap subdivision features as well as mono and stereo input and output jacks.
Digitech Nautila
Create soothing rhythmic waves or unique tidal swirls with the DigiTech Nautila flanger and chorus pedal for your keyboard and electric guitar. It features Drift and Voice controls that let you add up to four flanger voices or eight chorus voices, and then combine and morph these waveforms at will. You can increase the modulation speed using the momentary footswitch. Individual Mix, Voices, Emphasis, Depth, and Speed controls shape your waves into soupy foam or clean curls. The Nautila’s rugged construction, stereo inputs and outputs, true bypass, and silent switching make it as practical as it is innovative.
TC Electronic Dreamscape
Craft unique effects for your electric guitar with the Dreamscape John Petrucci Signature Modulation Pedal from TC Electronic. Leveraging TC Electronic’s revered TonePrint technology, John tailored six distinct tones for the Dreamscape. You get flanger, chorus, and vibrato effects, along with a custom voicing switch that provides you with the “dark” feel of John’s chorus sounds. Since it is a TonePrint unit, you may add new effects presets whenever you desire. It consists of controls for Speed, Depth, and FX Level.
JOYO VISUAL MODULATION
With modulation effects up the wazoo, the R-09 Vision guitar effects pedal from Joyo is bound to be an instant shoegazer favorite. 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.
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.
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.
Ibanez Flying Pan
The Ibanez Flying Pan provides guitarists with the trippiest blend of tremolo, phaser, and stereo pan in all guitardom. By adjusting the pan rate, phase rate, and phase feedback, along with the panning on/off footswitch and phaser on/off footswitch, create your otherworldly cocktail of pure panning, pure phasing, or simultaneous panning and phasing. The Flying Pan features a three-way switch that controls the stereo output. This reissue of the highly-collectible ‘70s Flying Pan is limited to a production of 777 units.
Chase Bliss Audio Wombtone mkII
The Wombtone mkII from Chase Bliss Audio is a highly versatile pedal, and as with other Chase Bliss pedals, it delivers exceptional control and fine tuning. This pedal allows you to determine the waveform of the modulation, has several DIP switches for a maximum in control of the unit, and a tap tempo with a small toggle for setting the time value. The Wombtone mkII also includes a tap/midi output jack and expression/CV input jack.
Joyo JF-06
Budget guitar effects pedal company Joyo couldn’t have picked a better stompbox to model the JF-06 Vintage Phase’s sound after: MXR’s Phase 90, which was instrumental in helping Eddie Van Halen craft his signature sound. You hear the Phase 90 at the forefront in such classics as “Eruption” and “Ain’t Talkin’ Bout Love,” and that’s the exact sound you’ll hear when you plug into a JF-06 Vintage Phase. A very practical solution for musicians who want to expand their arsenal of tonal textures.
JAM Pedals Ripple Bass
Delivering a distinctive deep “vibey” tone, the Ripple is a tribute to two-stage phasing. This smooth, transparent, and sweet two-stage phaser pedal works nicely before and after overdrive pedals. You may leave it always on without mashing up your sound. The Ripple sounds perfect with Jam Pedals’ WaterFall chorus/vibrato. Neither the Ripple’s bass nor guitar variants will sacrifice low-end content, but the bass versions are tuned differently to accommodate the modulation’s response to lower register content favorably.
EBS D-Phaser
The DPhaser from EBS provides three distinct phaser effects. Choose anything from vintage 70’s sounds to contemporary swirling phasing effects. DPhaser users include Jamareo Artis (Bruno Mars) and Pete Griffin (Dr. John, Zappa Plays Zappa, and others). The DPhaser features three distinct modes of phaser effects. Wide delivers swirling flanger-like effects, Long highlights the effect, while Short is the classic phaser effects known from the ’70s. Hi, Lo and Off set the effect’s resonance while the two knobs adjust the rate and width.
Voodoo Lab Tremolo
The Tremolo pedal from Voodoo Lab emulates the buttery, alluring tone of a classic tube amp tremolo. That is done by leveraging the similar lamp and photocell assembly available in several great vintage amps. The Voodoo Lab Tremolo also includes a slope control that allows you to adjust the vibe from an old-school soothing tremolo to severe machine-gun stutter. Intensity and speed knobs offer an extensive range to incorporate deep and extremely slow sounds. You can boost or cut the output level using the volume control.
Boss TR2 Tremolo
The Boss TR-2 Tremolo guitar effects pedal packs a high-quality, vintage tremolo wallop in its compact stompbox frame. The Boss TR-2 Tremolo pedal’s simple and easy to use three-knob interface gives you all the tone-sculpting tools you need to create mindbending tremolo effects. Use the Rate knob for precise speed adjustments, the Wave knob to go from a triangular LFO waveform to a square, and the Depth knob to control the strength of the tremolo effect.
Donner Pearl Tremor
The Pearl Tremor from Donner boasts a pure analog phase effect and produces a plump and warm sound. It carries a toggle switch that lets you choose between Vintage and Modern. It also features an LED indicator that shows you the working state and true bypass, which gives a transparent tone. The Pearl Tremor is packaged in a sturdy, aluminum-alloy chassis. It should not be used in direct sunlight, high humidity, high temperature, or subzero environments.
Electro-Harmonix Super Pulsar
If you thought the Pulsar’s vintage tremolo/vibrato effects weren’t enough, Electro-Harmonix just made it all kinds of Super. The Super Pulsar lets you create unique stereo tremolo effects via selectable sine, triangle, and pulse waveforms. Keep everything in sync via tap tempo and tap divide then save up to eight of them as customized presets. Still not super enough? Plug in an expression pedal for on-the-fly tremolo shaping by taking control of the Rate, Depth, Shape, Phase, or Volume parameters.
J. Rockett Josh Smith Dual Trem
Through cooperation with expert pedal builder Tim Jauernig and prominent blues artist Josh Smith, J. Rockett is delighted to announce the Josh Smith Dual Trem. Crafted to deliver that coveted tremolo effect produced by several iconic vintage amps, the Josh Smith Dual Trem will not disappoint with its extreme versatility and classic voice. It allows you the sonic flexibility to easily access two different trem effects with a single pedal. It includes two stand-alone tremolo sections, each sporting separate footswitch and knobs for Depth and Rate.
Electro-Harmonix Stereo Pulsar
True vintage tremolo/vibrato and panning effects in high-definition stereo, whether you’re down in the studio or rocking it onstage. The Electro-Harmonix Stereo Pulsar features a two-way switch that lets you choose between triangle and square waves, plus it has a dedicated Shape dial for controlling the transitions from negative to positive saw tooth. All the sonic finesse and tone-sculpting power you want and need in a tremolo pedal, packed into a sturdy, road-worthy chassis.
Sabbadius Funky Vibe
The Sabbadius Custom Pedal Effects Funky Vibe pedal emulates a rotary Leslie-like rotary speaker and works with four photocells as well as an incandescent light. Used by several prominent musicians, it consists of four controls (Speed, Depth, Volume, and Bias) plus two footswitches (Vibrato/Chorus and On/Off Effect). The Bias control helps you craft your distinct sound. You can tweak it to achieve the best performance. The Funky Vibe pedal comes in a Colonia bronze chassis with custom handmade chicken knobs.
Mooer Soul Shiver
The Soul Shiver guitar effects pedal from budget stomp maker Mooer serves up a trio of classic psychedelic sounds straight from the ‘60s. Packed into the Soul Shiver’s compact enclosure is a thick, watery Chorus; a Vibrato that emulates the natural sound of an actual finger-based vibrato; and a swirling, choppy, Leslie speaker cabinet-like Rotary effect. You also get dedicated Volume, Intense, and Speed knobs for precise tone sculpting. Highly musical classic vibes in a tiny pedalboard-friendly package.
Sabbadius Tiny Vibe
The Tiny Vibe from Sabbadius Custom Pedal Effects is a more compact variant of the classic Funky Vibe, which emulates the rotary Leslie speaker with four photo coupler. It lets you play the vintage sounds like Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and more. On top of that, you can also play your signature sound. The Tiny Vibe features a true bypass mechanical switch. This condensed version of Funky Vibe comes in a red chassis consists of white knobs.
Walrus Audio Julia
Boutique guitar effects pedal maker Walrus Audio’s Julia pedal is a feature-rich and extremely flexible analog chorus and vibrato box that can dish out everything from a calm, smooth and recognizable chorus and vibe mix to a wildly thrashing, seasickness inducing vibrato with a splash of unique chorus notes. Switchable analog LFO wave shapes add extra tonal versatility to the Julia’s arsenal of sound, while a special Lag pot further extends the Julia’s sonic boundaries.
Fairfield Circuitry Shallow Water
Fairfield Circuitry took simulation mathematics—or K-field math—theory and used it to create a stompbox capable of generating familiar but still unique tone modulation effects. The Shallow Water effects pedal creates a short time delay then randomly modulates the delayed signal to give it a sprinkling of unexpected pitch shifts. The Shallow Water might look like some simple aluminum box, but this versatile stomp gives you a wide range of chorus, vibrato, pitch-shifting, and other vintage tape-style effects with which to wash your signal.
Skreddy Swirl
Starring a classic 1969 voice, the Skreddy Swirl is a chewy, watery, vibe-esque phaser with exceptional frequency response and clarity versus a clone or vintage specimen. It is an addictive and beautiful tone, swampy enough. The sweep was optimized for optimum intensity and range without being exaggerated. It gives you the ideal balance between a throbbing, asymmetrical and smooth, symmetrical waveform. It features extremely low distortion and noise, preserves natural EQ and volume footprint. The Swirl carries a large knob for effortless foot control.
Electro Harmonix Micro POG
All of the original POG’s perfect polyphonic tracking and musical flexibility distilled and contained in a compact pedal enclosure. The Micro POG Polyphonic Octave Generator can make your guitar sound like a 12-string or cover your sound in hauntingly divine organ tones. Plug in a bass guitar and you can get a massively enhanced bottom end. Dial in one octave up with the Octave knob, add an octave down with the Sub-Octave dial and then mix your wet and dry signals with the Dry control for some truly unique soundscapes.
EarthQuaker Devices Fuzz Master General
The Fuzz Master General octave fuzz guitar effects pedal is EarthQuaker Devices’ own re-engineered take on the vintage Ace Tone Fuzz Master FM-2 Professional fuzz machine. It doesn’t just recreate the FM-2’s classic fuzz tones, though; it pulls it right into the 21st century with a more accurate and wider-ranging Fuzz control and a three-way clipping style toggle switch that can pull out more fuzz tone than ever before from the classic circuit it’s based on.
TC Electronic Sub ‘N’ Up
The Sub ‘N’ Up Octaver pedal from TC Electronic is capable of transforming your guitar tone into a ringing 12-string, a mammoth synth-esque sound, and providing loads of control to craft your unique soundscapes. You can dial in earth-shaking lows and glistening upper octaves using the controls for Sub, Sub 2, and Up. You may also broaden the tone with added effects, download artist Sub ‘N’ Up patches, and craft unique presets with the cutting-edge TonePrint software and app.
Behringer Ultra Octaver
The Behringer Ultra Octaver UO300 3-Mode Octaver guitar effects pedal puts your guitar on steroids, giving the notes you play some extra tonal muscle one and two octaves below their actual octave. The UO300’s Range knob lets you choose whether you want to beef up your high, middle, or low frequencies; the Direct knob lets you dial in how much of your original sound you want to shine through; and the Oct 1 and Oct 2 knobs control the lower octaves you wish to add.
Fuzzrocious KNOB JAWN
The Knob Jawn by Fuzzrocious provides both analog and digital octaving. It carries a large knob that lets you solo or blend analog, monophonic, dirty octave up and digital polyphonic, clean octave up/down. It consists of -/+ and dry:wet knobs, a standard on/off toggle, and two footswitches. The left footswitch enables you to move to the digital octave up/down pot’s opposite throw. For ecological reasons, the Knob Jawn operates on a direct power supply (9V DC 2.1 mm centre-negative adaptor).
Electro Harmonix Grand Canyon
Twelve different effect types and a robust looper function put the Grand Canyon Delay and Looper Pedal from Electro-Harmonix in the upper echelon of similar multifunction delays and loopers. Comprehensive tone-sculpting controls let you create effects ranging from vibrant echos to animated reverbs. The Grand Canyon’s looper can hold up to 16 minutes of recorded audio that won’t disappear until you clear it, even if you turn the pedal off. The Grand Canyon is a delay and looping aficionado’s wet dream come true.
Timing, Dynamics & EQ Pedals
Mosky DTC
Mosky Audio’s DTC multi-effects unit is a four-in-one stompbox that combines three different effects with an effects loop function. Even if you don’t count the effects loop as an effect, the four-in-one designation still kinda works since the distortion section is actually split into two voicings: a vintage-leaning Crunch-style sound and a more modern high-gain tone based on the Riot. The DTC also comes with an overdrive section based on the TS9 Tube Screamer and a delay with a range of 25ms to 600ms.
Rowin ECHO
Another entry in budget guitar effects pedal manufacturer Rowin’s bite-sized LN-300 pedal line, the LN-314 Echo hews very closely to the warm, classic sound of a vintage analog delay. Its delay time ranges from 25 ms to 600ms and it comes with a selector switch that lets you toggle between two delay modes, Normal and Mod. Despite its tiny size, the Echo features a full complement of Level, Feedback, and Delay control knobs for precise tone shaping.
Keeley Delay Workstation
The Keeley Delay Workstation guitar effects pedal is a delay and reverb monster. If features separate delay and reverb channels, each with its own dedicated control knobs. Both the delay and reverb effects also come with eight modes each. From slapback to pitch-shifting delay, spring reverb to a flanged reverb, you can mix and match a wide number of top-quality effects to expand your sound’s sonic horizons. The reverb channel also comes with an expression pedal jack while the delay channel features an on-board tap tempo footswitch.
Keeley Memphis Sun
Give the Memphis Sun a stomp and you’ll be transported back to the sound of the 1950s. If a vintage sound gets you going, then this guitar effects pedal will definitely get you hot and bothered. You get three lo-fi effects to start with: Slapback 600 mode features an echo with a long delay, Sun Mode features a shorter slapback echo with automatic track doubling, and Room mode gives you a studio-style reverb. It’s old-fashioned rock ‘n’ roll in a modern, versatile stomp.
TC Electronic Echobrain
Boasting a standard, pure analog, bucket-brigade design, the Echobrain Analog Delay from TC Electronic is an affordable and the ultimate choice for vintage effects connoisseurs. It places all the beautiful runaway delays and warm vintage echoes you have been looking for right at your feet within a compact and sturdy stompbox. The Echobrain serves as your ticket to the legendary delay tones of yesteryear, delivering anything from lush, natural repeats to tight, funky slapbacks, and anything in between.
Ibanez Echo Shifter
The Ibanez Echo Shifter is built for analog delay pedal enthusiasts. Ibanez brings real analog sound quality and digital-like versatility together. The Echo Shifter also gives you an endless medley of sonic possibilities, including features such as a feedback knob, oscillation switch, modulation, and depth control which ensures an abundance of creative inspiration. The pitch modulation provides a broad range of effects, while the oscillation mode gives 15dB of gain to the feedback loop for unique effects.
Old Blood Noise Endeavors Rever
Banking on Old Blood Noise Endeavors’ pedal building expertise and Datachoir’s sonic ideas, the Rever is a collaborative mix of modulated reverb, reverse, and delay. Featuring two toggles, two footswitches, and seven knobs, familiar effects join forces to produce several inspiring new textures. It features order switching—place reverse last for glitchy textures or first for an ambient wash. Initially launched in a limited quantity in 2018, the Rever is back to introduce its distinctive sound to more players seeking to stretch beyond.
EarthQuaker Devices Dispatch Master V2
Rich, cavernous reverbs and lush, shimmering delays are a single stomp away with the Dispatch Master digital delay and reverb guitar effects pedal from EarthQuaker Devices. The Dispatch Master lets you serve up delays that don’t degrade despite ultra-long repeats, versatile reverb tones that go from tight to super spacious, or a highly musical and unique combination of the two. V2 builds on the original Dispatch Master by adding soft-touch relay-based switching for truly silent operation.
T-Rex Fat Shuga
So you captured the heart of vintage—a beautiful tubey sound with the perfect amount of overdrive cream. You now need some classic ambience to establish the proper setting. The Fat Shuga boost and reverb pedal by T-Rex gives you that in abundance with an awesome-sounding inbuilt reverb. Inject a touch of hall or room ambiance, and experience the magic kick in, recapturing the best of the pre-digital world. The Fat Shuga comes in a compact, solidly built enclosure capable of enduring virtually anything you throw at it.
NUX Atlantic
The NUX Atlantic features three kinds of reverb effects (Hall, Plate, and Spring), with each type featuring a secondary effect. When one of the reverb effects is activated, hold down the reverb footswitch to turn the secondary effect on. The Atlantic also provides you with three delay effects—60’s Tape, 70’s Analog, and 80’s Digital. This innovative delay and reverb pedal consists of an inside routing-control between the effects so you could determine which one comes first.
TC Electronic Arena
The Arena Reverb takes TC Electronic’s iconic reverb sounds and incorporates four instant classics painstakingly created with reverb connoisseurs in mind. It gives you anything from lively springs and lush halls to gloriously grand cathedrals all within a sturdy, roadworthy enclosure. The aim for the Arena Reverb was to build an incredibly natural-sounding reverb. So if you are big on lush and gorgeous reverbs that wrap your tone in a splendid sea of ambience sans clouding your core sound, this pedal is for you.
Electro-Harmonix Holy Stain
The Holy Stain is notable for being Electro-Harmonix’s first true multi-effects pedal, and they really went all out. You get Room and Hall reverb, pitch shifting, and tremolo effects bolstered by analog overdrive and fuzz for creating a truly unique and rich sonic stew. The Holy Stain is like manna from heaven for true knob-twiddling aficionados, as all of its control dials dynamically interact with each other for an even wider range of custom tones and sounds.
MXR Dyna Comp Mini
Familiar MXR compression within a space-saving compact enclosure. The MXR Dyna Comp Mini Compressor packs modern convenience and the best of vintage tone into a chassis that is virtually half the original’s size. Featuring a unique CA3080 “metal can” integrated circuit, the Dyna Comp Mini boasts greater transparency, incredible dynamic range, and silent operation. It includes a new Attack switch that toggles between fast and slow attack times. The Dyna Comp Mini is the most convenient take on an iconic comp pedal.
Donner Ultimate Comp
Find your ideal sound with the Donner Ultimate Comp. It carries Level, Tone, and Comp (compression) knobs that allow you to adjust the output volume, tone of the sound, and intensity of the compression respectively. It also includes a toggle switch that lets you select between Treble and Normal modes. The compressed tone is smooth and round, filled with musicality, and keeps your original guitar tone. Donner’s circuit has been optimized based on the components of an electric guitar and works exceptionally over various playing styles.
MXR Dyna Comp
Heard on countless hits, the Dyna Comp Compressor has been the secret weapon on various stars’ pedalboards for years. This wildly popular compression pedal is capable of adding rich sustain, tightening up your signal, or producing the percussive and clicky sound you have heard on many hit records. The Dyna Comp also delivers a convenient way to balance your volume. Its simple two-knob layout (Output and Sensitivity) lets you set the output volume and at what volume it engages.
Boss CP-1X Compressor
Powered by Boss’ game-changing Multi-Dimensional Processing (MDP) technology, the CP-1X Compressor is the vanguard of the next generation of compression effects pedals for guitars. Its four-knob interface makes it easy to preserve your tone’s character whatever genre you play, plus intelligent processing means you get a range of advanced dynamics control that you won’t find in the average compressor pedal. There’s even a handy gain reduction indicator so you can always tell exactly how much compression the pedal is applying.
Mad Professor MAD-FGC
Low noise regardless of range, a high overload margin, and a wide dynamic range are all important aspects of a great compressor pedal. The Forest Green COmpressor from Mad Professor nails all of these essentials and then kicks things up a notch. It comes packed with a special Tone knob that lets you fine-tune the compressed signal even further for enhanced clarity and transparency. You can also switch between compressor and sustainer modes, with the latter mode serving up a dynamic, touch-sensitive tone with insane sustain.
MXR KFK1 10-Band EQ
If you are not contented with your MXR Ten Band EQ, check out its wicked twin—the Kerry King Ten Band EQ. This beastly, tattoo-covered unit gives you tone and level control identical to the M108, but the Kerry King is capable of punishing two amps simultaneously, credits to its dual outputs. Designed in collaboration with the iconic Slayer guitarist, you can use it to produce thrash approved, scooped-mid rhythm tones or as a boost for solos. Ten sliders allow for a cut or boost up to 12dB.
Boss GEB-7 7-Band Bass EQ
The Boss GEB-7 Bass Equalizer is the pinnacle of seven-band equalizer pedals built specifically to handle the bottom-heavy frequency ranges of electric bass guitars, including five- and six-string models. Thanks to a frequency range that goes as low as 50Hz, the GEB-7 can also handle tone and depth adjustments for an upright bass outfitted with pickups. Each of the GEB-7’s seven EQ bands can be boosted or cut by up to 15dB, while a gain control features a range of +/-15dB.
Wampler EQuator
There are way too many cool guitar effects pedals available nowadays, so it’s easy to overlook one of the most essential ingredients in a good pedalboard: the EQ pedal. The EQuator from boutique guitar effects pedal maker Wampler, though, flat-out demands your attention with its ease of use and top-of-the-line feature set. Instead of the usual band sliders, the EQuator features fixed bass and treble pots plus two semi-parametric mid pots. Wampler even went ahead and marked the sweet spots for the latter two control knobs to make it even easier to dial in a great tone.
Orange Two Stroke
Two Stroke is Orange’s take on the classic clean boost pedal, boasting increased flexibility. With an active dual parametric equalizer coupled with up to 12dB of output boost, the Two Stroke serves as an exceptional tool for fine-tuning your sound or driving the front end of your amp with unparalleled control. The dual-parametric active EQ enables anything from wide, mild cuts and boosts to narrow dips or peaks. The Two Stroke also features transparent buffered bypass and internal charge pump.
Greer Amps Special Request
The Special Request by Greer Amps is a single knob boost that adds character and color to your sound. An internal voltage and D-Style FET based preamp indicate that you get loads of power behind it, helping the Special Request pack a powerful tonal punch. The Special Request possesses elements of EQ and compression at some points when you roll its single knob. It stacks nicely with other pedals and helps any player achieve their full tonal potential.
Amptweaker Curveball Jr
The Amptweaker Curveball Jr 3-Band EQ boasts dual Boost functions and can be utilized as a clean channel preamp. The Curveball Jr is a convenient but potent tool for tweaking your pedalboard, boosting your amp, or shaping your tone. This 3-band active EQ is flat when set halfway and can emulate different classic passive guitar amp EQs. The Mid switch allows you to select the mid frequency for Thrash, UK, or US style of midrange. You can use the Curveball in front of distortion to increase the gain while tailoring the thickness and attack of your distortion.
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Utility Pedals
Korg Pitchblack Advance
The Pitchblack has become a favorite of amateurs and professionals across the globe. Korg has now introduced the new generation model—the Pitchblack Advance. It carries the roster’s easiest-to-read and largest display yet. Nearly twice the size of the earlier model’s display and leveraging high-brightness LEDs, you can view your tuning whether you are out in the bright sunlight or inside a dark club. You will also enjoy the option to utilize the Pitchblack Advance in regular, mirror, strobe, and half-strobe modes.
Korg Pitchblack Custom (Blue)
Korg’s Pitchblack pedal tuner has established a reputation as a must-have tool for any pedalboard due to its excellent visibility, high sensitivity, and solid built. To continue its legacy, Korg launched the Pitchblack Custom, which gives you unprecedented precision and visibility. Besides the ultra-high +/- 0.1 cent tuning accuracy, the Pitchblack Custom includes true bypass switching that prevents any coloration or loss in your sound. It also features four kinds of meter display modes. The Pitchblack Custom comes in a limited edition bright blue finish and is built to provide years of worry-free operation.
Korg Pitchblack Custom (White)
Housed in a limited edition sophisticated white enclosure, the Pitchblack Custom delivers pinpoint precision and exceptional visibility at your feet. Versatile display modes and three-dimensional lights provide an unparalleled level of visibility. Besides enabling extreme +/- 0.1 cent tuning accuracy, it has true bypass switching which avoids any coloration of your sound. The Pitchblack Custom boasts unprecedented precision and visibility for bassists and guitarists. Its high-efficiency, long-life design enables about thrice longer operation compared to the earlier model.
MOOER Baby Tuner
The Baby Tuner is so small, light, and useful that you might never remove it from your pedalboard once you plug it in. This compact mini tuner from budget stomp master Mooer is lightning fast, meaning you spend more time actually performing than waiting for it to tell you whether or not your guitar is in tune. The big red and blue LED display also works well on dimly lit stages, and it has true bypass so you won’t have to worry about tone loss.
Korg Pitchblack Mini (White)
The limited-edition white Korg Pitchblack mini features a large, easily readable LED meter with a light-emitting surface for exceptional visibility at whatever setting from stage light to daylight to entirely no light. The incredibly smooth eleven-segment LED meter enables precise visual tuning from different angles. The Pitchblack mini lets you select from four display modes. Thanks to its large note name display, red LED that displays the on/off status, and a tuning guide that shows whether your instrument is flat or sharp, you can always tune precisely and immediately in any situation.
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.
Rowin Loop Station
The LN-332S Loop Station is a heavy-duty loop pedal with a teeny tiny form factor and a jaw-droppingly affordable price tag. Budget guitar effects pedal maker Rowin packed the LN-332S Loop Station with an impressive feature set: it can record up to 10 minutes of audio; comes with unlimited overdubs; lets you undo, redo, and delete loops; and it lets you do all that using only a single footswitch. You can also export and import loops from and onto the LN-332S Loop Station via USB.
Radial Tonebone Loopbone
Devised to be the “master control” for pedalboards, the Loopbone by Radial lets you add two independent pedal effects chains and detach them when not needed. It is convenient to use, portable and provides incredible control over the pedalboard. It features entirely discreet components and Radial’s legendary Class-A circuit for exceptional dynamics and natural tone. The Loopbone also includes an innovative post-effects variable-gain power booster for straight signal boosting or post Loop-1/Loop-2 boost for soloing.
Rowin Beat Loop
The LBL-01 Beat Loop is a versatile and affordable combination drum machine and looper pedal from budget-priced guitar effects pedal manufacturer Rowin. The looper section can record for up to five minutes in each of 30 separate storage locations. The drum machine has two drum groups with 40 drum types, half of which are standard while the other half is electronic. The LBL-01 Beat Looper also has a separate dual footswitch controller that lets you control the drum section.
Lehle Little Lehle II
The Little Lehle II Looper Switcher fits in any pedalboard setup. It is a genuine true bypass switcher/looper which you can use as a simple A/B box or to manage an effects loop. It lets you route your guitar signal to two amplifiers and change between them. You may plug in both your backup guitar and your main axe, and change instruments at any time. Add the Little Lehle II to your setup, and you will wonder how you survived without it.
Pigtronix Infinity Looper
The Pigtronix Infinity is arguably the most musical looping pedal in the market. Exceptionally powerful and versatile but still easy to use, the Infinity Looper establishes a new world standard for latency-free looping. Pigtronix’s revolutionary looping platform delivers quick record, dub, playback, redo and undo, on two stereo loop pairs configurable in different ways. Besides its performance friendly feature set and unparalleled speed, the Infinity Looper sounds marvelous due to its discreet analog limiter stages, 24bit/48kHz HD recording engine, and transparent analog pass-through.
Nux Loop Core
The NUX Loop Core is a turbocharged variant of the original and already the most versatile Looper in the market. NUX covered all the essentials in a Looper that lets you record and play back several layers, but now it incorporated a different level of goodies. Boasting 99 personal-user memories, 40 inbuilt drum patterns and now, a new range of well-thought-out user assists. Whether you compose, rehearse, or play live gigs, you will appreciate the innovative features of the Loop Core.
Donner Blues Drive
The Donner Blues Drive allows you to switch between Hot and Warm modes. Hot gives you a powerful full tone, while Warm sounds sweeter and smooth, making your tone performance more distinctive and dynamic. It comes in a classic and sturdy enclosure made of aluminium alloy. The Blues Drive includes an LED indicator that displays the working state as well as a true bypass that delivers a transparent tone. This simple pedal has loads of versatility in its three knobs: Level, Gain, and Tone.
Electro-Harmonix MEL9
If vintage tape-based keyboard sounds get you hot and bothered, then the MEL9 Tape Replay Machine from Electro-Harmonix deserves a prime spot on your pedalboard. The MEL9 comes packed with authentic recreations of nine of the coolest Mellotron sounds ever: Orchestra, Cello, Strings, Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone, Brass, Low Choir, and High Choir. The MEL9 features dedicated Attack and Sustain controls for full sound-shaping freedom as well as separate Dry and Effect outputs, each of which has its own volume dial.
Mooer Trelicopter
An impressive, expressive, and wide-ranging optical tremolo effect packed into a stompbox literally small enough to put in your pocket. The Trelicopter from budget guitar effects pedal maker Mooer manages to conjure up a gentle, natural tremolo that hews close to a classic Fender tremolo sound. Mooer also threw in a Bias control knob that lets you adjust the clipping waveform’s hardness or softness as well as a true bypass function. Small, versatile, and highly musical; a great addition to your pedalboard.
Boss ES-5 Footswitch
The Boss ES-5 Effects Switching System opens up unlimited possibilities for your limited pedalboard space. This pedalboard-friendly version of the ES-8 gives you access to five loops, letting you go hog-wild in creating elaborate guitar effects pedal chains. The Boss ES-5 Effects Switching System’s onboard memory can store up to 200 patches that you can engage with a single toe tap, its switcher functions can be heavily customized, and its analog circuitry ensures that your tone remains pure and crystal clear.
Two Notes Le Clean
The tube-powered Le Clean dual channel preamp turns to sunny southern California for its tonal cues. It sports a super clean A channel with a vintage voiced pre-grain EQ and a drive saturated B channel with higher gain levels and a post-gain EQ with mid sweep. These channels can be used independently, in parallel, or cascaded for extreme tonal versatility. Each channel also features its own dedicated control knobs and EQ sections for iron fisted tone tweaking.
Source Audio Soundblox Pro Multiwave Distortion
The Soundblox Pro Multiwave Distortion by Source Audio caters to sonic explorers, those musicians seeking unique sounds. It serves up 23 distinct and highly customizable effect types spanning from traditional to distinctive and aggressive synth-esque distortions. It incorporates a seven-band graphic EQ, MIDI input, six programmable user presets, and an expression pedal input that lets you smoothly morph from a preset to another. Programmability, versatility, and a bold sense of adventure make the Multiwave Pro an invaluable tool for both stage and studio.
Chase Bliss Audio Faves
Delivering increased functionality within a tiny package, the Chase Bliss Audio Faves MIDI controller pedal serves as an ideal companion for your favorite Chase Bliss pedals. The Faves gives you access to six presets and live mode on-the-fly settings. It is incredibly convenient to use and only requires a 9V power source. With its streamlined design, simple connectivity, and multi-functional footswitch, the Faves MIDI controller pedal is a nice add-on for any Chase Bliss pedal.
Marshall PEDL-00021
Every good pedalboard setup needs an amp footswitch or two. If you’re gunning your signal through a Marshall amp, then there’s no better fit than a Marshall footswitch. The Marshall PEDL-00021 five-button footswitch is built specifically for the company’s TSL series of amps. It’s durable, road-tough, and gives you complete one the fly access to your TSL amp’s three separate clean, crunch, and lead channels plus the built-in reverb and the TSL amp’s effects loop.
Radial Tonebone JX-2 Pro Switchbone
The Radial Tonebone JX-2 Pro Switchbone is an outstanding AB-Y switcher, letting you drive two guitar amps simultaneously without producing hum, noise, or coloration. You can also change between amps without any hassle. The Tonebone JX-2 Pro Switchbone leverages the class-A circuitry found in the revered Radial JD7 Injector for stellar audio performance. This portable device has been optimized for manageable yet utmost performance. It boasts an intuitive Drag Control feature and inbuilt Power Boost circuit with mid control.
Throne Room Pedals Tiny Tap Tempo (Normal, 2 Outputs)
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 Tap Tempo is built to work with other guitar effects pedals that comes with external tap tempo compatibility, such as a delay pedal or tremolo stomp. This particular version features two tap outputs and works with pedals that require a normally open switch.
MOOER Micro ABY MKII
The Micro ABY MKII channel switch pedal from budget stomp maker Mooer is one of the most well-executed, versatile, and affordable channel switchers available on the market today. You get the standard AB/Y setup–send an instrument signal to both or either of two amps—but with an extra Mooer twist. See, the jack goes both ways, so you can also send two separate instruments into one amp individually (an electric for one song and an acoustic for another, for example) or simultaneously.
Throne Room Pedals Push To Talk
Tonebox isn’t just about giving guitarists and bass players all the toys they could ever want; we have stuff for vocalists, as well. The Push To Talk Box from Throne Room Pedals is a prime example. It’s an innovative take on an A/B switcher box; instead of an instrument, you plug a mic into its XLR port and use the latching footswitch to switch between channels. You can use it to engage effects on a secondary channel or to talk to your sound tech even during the middle of a performance.
NUX Lacerate
A tiny pedal with a ginormous boost, the Lacerate FET Boost from NUX features two bypass modes (True Bypass or Buffer Bypass), two boost options, and a simple control-knob. Its surprisingly simple user interface comes from NUX’s intricate dual FET circuit design. It allows you the choice between two boosting modes: Clean and Crank. The Lacerate FET Boost pedal includes an integrated voltage-doubler that automatically converts 9V to 18V, providing you with massive headroom and dynamic.
Mission Engineering VM-Pro (Red)
Housed in a fiery red chassis, the VM-PRO by Mission Engineering is the most sophisticated volume pedal you will find. It addresses several common issues with volume pedals, which result in mismatching and tone sucking problems. It works with your baritone, bass, electro-acoustic, or electric guitars. The VM-PRO is also compatible with other electric and acoustic instruments such as steel guitars, electronic keyboards, and instrument microphones. It incorporates compatibility switches for utilization with passive/active pickups as well as fuzz pedals.
Empress Effects Buffer Plus Stereo
The Empress Buffer+ Stereo seeks to eradicate signal loss due to long, unbuffered cable runs, which has long been an issue for guitarists. Empress Effects has incorporated the features of its Buffer+, including the noise filters, input padding, foot-switchable boost, and variable input loading, along with several new features such as an external switch control, AB/AY switching, and full stereo in/out connectivity. The Buffer+ Stereo boasts 12 operating modes, each with a separate signal routing to deliver supreme adaptability and versatility to virtually any rig.
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.
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).
Carl Martin Buff Deluxe
The Buff Deluxe is built to run alongside huge multiple effects boards with plenty of true bypass effects. The drawback of utilizing true bypass effects is that your guitar signal stays high impedance, leading to the loss of high note because of the several feet of cables running at the pedalboard, and not the slightest from board to amp. The Buff Deluxe features a Mute switch that directs your signal to the Tuner Out. That enables the removal of even the tuner from the signal chain as well as convenient and silent guitar tuning.
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.
TC Electronic Sentry
Enjoy a dynamic, noise-free performance with the Sentry Noise Gate pedal from TC Electronic. Leveraging the groundbreaking multi-band System 6000 algorithms, it provides you with smooth, natural-sounding noise reduction. The Sentry Noise Gate comes packed with a classic hard-gate mode sporting a Return/Send loop for dealing with noisy pedals or utilizing it for creative sidechaining. It consists of controls for Decay, Threshold, and Damp. Keep your rig’s noise in check with the Sentry Noise Gate pedal.
Rowin Noise Gate
Make unwanted signal noise a thing of the past with the LEF-319 Noise Gate from budget guitar effects pedal manufacturer Rowin. With this in your pedal chain, you can cut out all of the hisses, buzzes, and hums that dirty up your signal without sacrificing your core tonal characteristics. A dedicated threshold knob lets you dial in that sweet spot where you want the gating effects to kick in, while a two-position toggle lets you switch between hard gating and soft gating.
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.
Koogo Noise Gate
Minimize the noise from your input signal without sacrificing your original signal’s quality with the Koogo Noise Gate. It provides you with a choice between two working modes: Soft and Hard. Soft gives you soft noise reduction effect while Hard delivers hard noise reduction effect. You can adjust the noise reduction degree from -70 to +10dB. Boasting solid construction, the Noise Gate comes in an all-metal chassis that makes it ultra-compact and exquisite, and like other exceptional effects pedals, it features true bypass.
Alexander Pedals Defender
Don’t let the Defender Stargate Drive’s classic arcade game-inspired graphics fool you. This new stompbox from Alexander Pedals is a shapechanging beast that takes fuzz, distortion, and overdrive to intergalactic heights. The Defender allows you to create your quirky, clipped tones from various built-in modes. It offers several configurable options with preset storage and expression control. With simultaneously selectable “special effect” (PIT, SPC, FLT) and Distortion mode (OD, DST, FZ), it sets a course to marvelous guitar tone.
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.
JOYO O.M.B
Joyo’s OMB Looper and Drum Machine turns you into a one-man band with a single stomp. This single pedal can act as a looper, a drum machine, or a combo looper plus drum machine. The looper function lets you record up to 40 minutes of audio and features unlimited overdubs, auto-align, and count-in. You get seven drum patterns and seven drumbeats in drum machine mode, plus you can add fills to the patterns and use a tap tempo function. The OMB is an R Series pedal, meaning it has cool ambient LED effects built into it.
Mooer Micro Drummer
Rock, pop, jazz, R&B, funk, latin, metal, blues, reggae—whatever style of music you play, the Micro Drummer can serve up a pretty authentic drum track emulation for it. This digital drum machine guitar effects pedal from budget stompbox masters Mooer is packed with 121 different drumbeat patterns spread across 11 genres. Just pick a genre with the rotary selector, dial in your preferred volume, speed, and tone, and then use the tap tempo to get the beat you want.
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.
Nux Loop Core
The NUX Loop Core is a turbocharged variant of the original and already the most versatile Looper in the market. NUX covered all the essentials in a Looper that lets you record and play back several layers, but now it incorporated a different level of goodies. Boasting 99 personal-user memories, 40 inbuilt drum patterns and now, a new range of well-thought-out user assists. Whether you compose, rehearse, or play live gigs, you will appreciate the innovative features of the Loop Core.
Joyo JAM BUDDY (Black)
There are a lot of guitar multi-effects processor units that have headphone jacks now. The Jam Buddy from Joyo one-ups them all by having both a headphone jack and built-in speakers. The Jam Buddy’s two 2” 4W speakers have enough power for a quick practice session without bothering the neighbors, and its rechargeable battery will let you extend the jam session to up to three hours. The Jam Buddy also features footswitchable clean and OD channels, a built-in delay, and Bluetooth connectivity for playing along to an audio track.
Other Pedals
Morley PDW-II
The Morley Pro Series 2 Distortion Wah Volume gives you not two but three essential effects in one tank-tough pedal. You get the versatility fo Morley’s well-loved wah and volume combo pedals—a high Q wah and volume control with silky smooth audio taper—plus an independent overdrive circuit for when you need to really push your amp over the edge. Plug it into an overdriven amp or another distortion pedal to give your wah tones an aggressive growl.
Morley Power Fuzz Wah
Any pedal that pays tribute to thrash metal god Cliff Burton should come with a snarl and a growl, and the Cliff Burton PowerFuzz Wah pedal from Morley is no different. This wah/fuzz hybrid bass effects pedal packs a lot of hairy aggression but is also versatile enough to be used effectively in styles other than metal. This 500-piece limited edition run of the PowerFuzz Wah comes with a premium chrome finish and a cleaning cloth.
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.
ZVEX Vexter Wah Probe
The Vexter Wah Probe from boutique guitar effects pedal company Zvex is a wah pedal that replaces the standard-issue rocker pot with a proximity sensor that allows for insanely fast wah action. It also packs a built-in Super Hard On for extra volume drive. 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.
Vox V847 Union Jack
Vox’s limited-edition V847 Union Jack advances on the V847’s legendary design with improved functionality and dynamics, credits to some design changes. A revamped inductor takes the new pedal’s specs way closer to that of the original. The input buffer prevents impedance loading of the signal to keep your instrument’s tone in bypass mode. By remaining true to the feel and tone of the 60s Vox wah while broadening its legacy, the V847 Union Jack provides you with a contemporary update on a classic.
MOOER Free Step
The Free Step is an innovative little guitar effects pedal from budget stompbox masters Mooer that pulls double duty as a vintage analog wah and a versatile volume pedal while being less than half the size of a regular expression pedal. You can shape the wah tone to you liking via the side-mounted Q dial. In volume mode, you can set the minimum volume from 0% to 50% using the Min. Vol. dial located on the pedal’s side.
Caline Golden Halo
If you’re looking for a reliable acoustic simulator pedal at a reasonable price point, the Caline CP-35 Golden Halo Acoustic Simulator guitar effects pedal is exactly what you need. You can get superb, incredibly authentic acoustic tones out of your electric guitar via its dedicated Top and Body knobs; the former controls the high end while the latter simulates the resonance of an acoustic guitar’s body. A three-way toggle also lets you choose between Piezo, Jumbo, and Standard simulator modes.
Danelectro D-8 Fab Delay
The Danelectro Fab D-8 Delay guitar effect pedal dishes out up to 600ms of amazingly musical delay at an unbeatable price point. Proving that you can get a lot of flexibility out of a mere three control knobs, you can use the dedicated Delay, Time, and Repeat knobs to dial in anything from a quick and fast slapback effect to long, spacey delays. A worthy digital delay to add to any budget-conscious musician’s everyday pedalboard setup.
JOYO Classic Flanger
The JF-07 Classic Flanger guitar effects pedal from Joyo makes great use of its bucket brigade device circuit to create high-quality analog flange effects that won’t lose out to the more expensive boutique pedals. Since it’s analog, the JF-07 Classic Flanger’s flange tones don’t have the harsh, metallic edge of digital flanges. For precise tone-shaping, this budget-friendly stompbox features dedicated Regen, Delay Time, Width, and Speed controls for creating wavy choruses, rapid-fire tremolos, and screaming jet flanges.
GOKKO SPANISHFLY
The GOKKO Spanish FlyGK-32 acoustic guitar pedal does double duty as a preamp and a direct input (DI) box. You get dedicated Treble and Bass knobs for tone shaping plus an Input dial for setting the input level. There’s also a cool Anti-Feedback footswitch with its own dedicated Antu-Feedback dial for cutting out volume feedback. And since the Spanish Fly is a DI box, you can use the XLR Out jack to directly connect your guitar to a mixer.
TC Electronic G-Natural
The G-Natural multi-effects processor by TC Electronic is specially created for your acoustic guitar. Packaged within a floor-based unit, the G-Natural comes loaded with ten premium TC effects, as well as an inbuilt tuner, boost function, microphone preamp for guitar or vocals, and 30 presets that will give a natural touch to your live acoustic sound. You can now capture amazing TC effects in a convenient, acoustic-friendly, and stage-ready package. The G-Natural carries eight durable footswitches.
Rowin Octpus
Budget guitar effects pedal manufacturer Rowin serves up a wide range of polyphonic octave pitch shift effects in the tiny and economical LEF-3806 Octpus, a straightforward yet versatile octave stomp. The Oct 1 and Oct pots control the output of the upper and sub octaves, while the Dry knob controls the amount of dry signal that’s blended into the mix. It also features a three-way toggle that lets you choose to go an octave up, an octave down, or both at the same time.
Tech 21 Red Ripper
The Red Ripper fuzz box for bass from Tech 21 is more than your bog standard dirt stomp. It is highly responsive to you picking dynamics; the harder you hit your bass strings, the more saturated your tone becomes. Pull back on your attack and you get a smoother sound and heavier lower harmonics. The Red Ripper’s unique R.I.P. pot also lets you dial in a wide range of fuzzed-out bass tones, from vintage hair to octaver fuzz and even through to a Moogie-like synth tone.
TC Electronic Spectra Comp
The SpectraComp Bass Compression by TC Electronic is a portable multi-band compressor specifically voiced for bass guitar. Spec’d from the famed MD3 engine from TC Electronic’s System 6000 processor, the pedal delivers transparent and musical compression to tame low-end woof and midrange bark without affecting your dynamics. One-knob compression will have your mind on the music as you perform. An arsenal of signature TonePrint algorithms will keep your creative juices flowing and tones fresh. The SpectraComp boasts studio-quality sounds and a True Bypass output for keeping your input signal clean.
Darkglass Microtubes B7K Ultra Gold
Whether you are going direct or plugging into a bass amp, the Microtubes B7K Ultra V2 bass preamp pedal from Darkglass is an excellent way to optimize your bass tone. It combines an independently switchable overdrive, powerful preamp, and four-band EQ to bring ample sonic options. The Microtubes B7K Ultra V2 carries Grunt and Attack switches that determine how the overdrive circuit affects your lows and highs. This pedal is great for bolstering your bass tone for recording or performance.
Source Audio Soundblox2 Multiwave Bass Distortion
The Source Audio Soundblox 2 Multiwave Bass Distortion repackages all the Soundblox Multiwave Bass Distortion’s low-end retaining fuzz and distortion tones into a portable, cast-aluminum chassis. It gives you 23 non-traditional and traditional synth-esque effects plus two user presets, a Clean Boost mode, individual Clean and Distortion Mix knobs, three-band tone control, three-level noise gate, universal bypass, and a multifunction input compatible with MIDI, Hot Hand, or the Source Audio Dual Expression Pedal. The Soundblox 2 Multiwave Bass Distortion includes both single- and multi-band processing.
Tortuga Basswolf
Tortuga Effects is keeping things simple with its Classic Series, a hand-made pedal line marked by simpler graphics, simpler effect names, and more affordable price tags. The tone of Tortuga’s Classic pedals, however, are anything but simple. Much like the what the Bassquatch is for the Sasquatch, the Basswolf is a bass-optimized version of the Werewolf dual channel drive and dirt stomp. The same versatile distortion of the Werewolf, but tweaked specifically for bass frequencies and works well with both basses and drop-tuned guitars.
Electro-Harmonix The Mole
Dig deep into the bowels of your sound to unearth low-end frequencies that are positively subterranean. The Mole bass booster pedal from Electro-Harmonix gives your signal’s low frequencies a rich tone and a 20dB boost. Operation is dead simple: dial in the amount of boost via the Boost knob and step on the footswitch to start rattling ribcages. Whether you’re a guitarist or a bassist, this little critter will let you plumb the depths of your bottom end.
JOYO MULTIMODE WAH-II
The Wah-II Multimode pedal from budget guitar effects stomp company Joyo is essentially two pedals in one. You can use it as a straightforward wah pedal or as a hybrid wah and volume pedal. Side-mounted Quality (Q) and Range pots give you full control over the wah tone, letting you dial in everything from a tight, sharp attack to wide open funk. Right next to these pots is a minimum volume control that lets you set the heel-down level. A versatile and useful pedal that won’t take up too much pedalboard space.
Morley Mini Power Wah Volume
A classic wah tone paired with smooth and seamless volume control, packed into a tough, compact chassis ideal for crowded pedalboards. The Mini Power Wah Volume pedal from modulation master Morley gives you two versatile and essential pedal effects without taking up as much space as a regular expression pedal. It comes packed with Morley’s modern wah innovations including electro-optical circuitry and true-tone bypass, plus a custom HQ2 inductor that gives you more funk for your buck.
Mission Engineering VM-1
Featuring a sleek red finish, the VM-1 from Mission Engineering is a passive volume pedal intended mainly for utilization with your guitar. The 500K impedance is perfect for use with various passive electric guitar pickups. The VM-1 is point to point hand-wired with a mute switch and tuner out. The potentiometer comes sealed needing no maintenance and is rated at greater than a million operations. The VM-1 is entirely passive, requiring no external power supply or battery to operate.
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.
Vertex T Drive
The T Drive by Vertex is a sonic simulation of the iconic Trainwreck Express amp with a highly sensitive pick attack and response. Rooted in the tradition of 60s and 70s British amps, Trainwrecks are known for their quick pick response and excellent dynamics from chimney Vox-esque cleans to towering Plexi overdrive. Vertex’s journey to craft the most precise Wreck-in-a-box has resulted in the innovative T Drive pedal, which features the harmonic complexity, dynamics, and voice-esque overtones evocative of the amp it was inspired by.
Morley Mini Volume
Need a good volume pedal but you’re already running out of pedalboard space? The Morley Mini Volume turns the volume pedal, a pedalboard essential that unfortunately often takes up so much space, into a small but road-tough workhorse that won’t let you down in the studio or on the road. It features a smooth, quiet audio taper for perfect and seamless volume control, Morley’s signature electro-optical circuit structure, and glow-in-the-dark treadle rubber and toe-end logo designs.
DOD Mini Expression
Useless to worry about not having enough space for an expression pedal, the DOD Mini Expression perfectly fits your pedalboard—and budget! Gear drive, non-slip rubber base, and sturdy all-steel enclosure mean it is capable of enduring severe gig abuse. This compact pedal boasts the same throw and feel as other pedals double its size. The Mini Expression carries a TRS/TS/RTS selector that makes it versatile to work with virtually any gear with expression pedal inputs.
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.
Boss EV-30 Dual Expression
Every pedalboard owner knows space is a premium. Boss kept that in mind when designing the Boss EV-30 Dual Expression Pedal, giving it a small form factor and big expression features that rival that of any full-size expression pedal. The EV-30 comes with isolated dual expression outputs so you can control two separate effects with a single pedal, independent pedal range adjustments for each output, and a polarity switch that makes it compatible with most pedals that support an external expression pedal.
Source Audio Dual Expression
The Dual Expression pedal from Source Audio delivers smooth action and precision response in a sturdy cast aluminum enclosure. Dual TRS expression outputs let you control two effects units at once. The Dual Expression works with any model or brand of effect that carries a TRS expression input. It consists of a Range Adjust control that establishes the bottom point of the expression range. A Sensor Output connects straight to any Hot Hand, Soundblox Pro, Soundblox 2, or Soundblox pedal for instant control over effect modulation, wet/dry mixes, filter sweeps, LFO speeds, etc.
Mission Engineering EP-25-Pro Aero Expression
Featuring the Mission Aero design, the EP-25 PRO expression pedal is perfect not only for guitar, but also acoustic instruments, keyboards, and both studio and live use. At only 1.7 lb, the pure aluminum Aero is half the weight of a regular Mission pedal, suitable for fly rigs and weight-sensitive applications. The EP-25 PRO includes individual polarity switches for every channel. That enables compatibility with a wide variety of pedals, modeling amps, MIDI controllers, keyboards, rack effects, and other expression controlled devices.
Mission Engineering EP-25-Pro Aero Gold Carbon
Donning a beautiful gold carbon fiber graphic finish, the EP-25-Pro Aero Gold Carbon expression pedal is perfect for guitar, acoustic instruments, keyboards, and both studio and live use. It incorporates individual polarity switches for every channel. That enables compatibility with a broad range of pedals, modeling amps, MIDI controllers, keyboards, rack effects, and other expression controlled devices. The EP-25-Pro features a fully sealed 25K Ohm linear taper potentiometer for durability and smooth action. The all-aluminum Aero is half the weight of a regular Mission pedal.
Two Notes Torpedo Captor 8
The 8 Ohm Torpedo Captor from boutique guitar effects pedal maker Two Notes is the minified version of the award winning Torpedo Reload reactive loadbox. Using Two Notes’ reactive technology, the Captor can mimic the impedance of a speaker perfectly, making you sound like you’re connected to a real amp cabinet even when you’re plugged straight into a PA, a mixer, a recording station, or even a pair of headphones. Use it with the Torpedo C.A.B.’s virtual cabinet collection for an even wider array of ampless tonal possibilities.
Electro-Harmonix Lester G Deluxe
The Lester G is a full-featured Leslie-style rotary speaker emulator enhanced with a specially designed compression circuit that can further boost the rotating speaker effect when you use it with a guitar. This guitar effects pedal from Electro-Harmonix also features Fast and Slow modes controllable via footswitch, an Acceleration dial that lets you control the transition rates between the different speeds, and a tweakable tube-style overdrive section for giving your tone extra grit and hair.
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.
Electro-Harmonix Lester K
The Lester K Stereo Rotary Speaker from Electro-Harmonix delivers the same great Leslie sound of the Lester G at a more affordable price point and with a compact form factor specifically tailored for keyboard players. This keyboard effects pedal from Electro-Harmonix also features Fast and Slow modes controllable via footswitch, controls for tweaking the volume balance of the upper and lower emulated rotors, mono and true stereo input and output jacks, and a tweakable tube-style overdrive section for giving your tone extra grit and hair.
Boss RT-20 Rotary Ensemble
The rotary speaker has long been a staple of the classic sound of many legendary guitar heroes. With the Boss RT-20 Rotary Ensemble twin pedal stompbox, Boss lets you add that same vintage effect to your arsenal. Powered by Boss’s Composite Object Sound Modeling (COSM) technology, the RT-20 accurately reproduces the classic sound of a spinning, swirling rotary cabinet. The Boss RT-20 Rotary Ensemble also features onboard overdrive effects, adjustable transition times, and a virtual rotor display.
ammoon AP-13 American Sound
The AP-13 American Sound is an amp simulator pedal made by budget guitar effect pedal manufacturer Ammoon that makes your tone sound as if your guitar is plugged into a classic Fender Blonde amp. Experiment a bit with the American Sound’s six control knobs and you can even emulate the sound of a much wider range of Fender amps, even more so when you’re using an actual Fender amp. The American Sound sounds great clean, but it really shines when you crank up the drive
Empress Effects ZOIA
Empress Effects’ ZOIA is loaded with a massive collection of modules to realize virtually anything you can imagine. LFOs, oscillators, bit crushers, filters, envelope followers are only some of the available modules which may be connected in almost any way you desire. Essentially a modular synthesizer in pedal form, the ZOIA offers the modules required to build a tremolo or delay from the ground up. It allows you to craft your custom effects, midi controllers, synthesizers, and digital pedalboards. Empress Effects has also developed modules for all your common guitar effects.
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.
Keeley Synth 1
The Synth 1 guitar effects pedal from Keeley is a monophonic synth pedal that reads your signal’s pitch and doubles it using simple synth waveforms. Dial in anything from an instant synth effect to volume swell-style layering using the Filter and Attack knobs, then use the Blend dial, the three-position wave shape selector, and the fuzzed-out Chaos switch to create cool and unique sounds you can use to great effect. Connect an expression pedal for even more control.
Korg Miku
Inspired by Japanese animation star Hatsune Miku, the Miku Stomp from Korg lets you change your guitar tone into vocal phrases, voiced by the iconic character. It features a Hatsune Miku graphic and eleven distinct phrases that are conveniently selectable using the one rotary control. It leverages an eVocaloid effect, built on Yamaha’s NSX-1 sound engine. With such a distinctive sound, you will either find yourself enjoying the Miku Stomp’s often humorous character or discover infinite inspiration as you conjure new sounds.
EarthQuaker Devices Bit Commander V2
The Bit Commander is EarthQuaker Devices’ love letter to old-school 8-bit beeps and primitive synth sounds. It features four octaves of vintage square wave synth tones which you can sculpt to sonic perfection by adding or subtracting octaves. The Bit Commander lets you easily make your guitar sound like a whole squad of analog synths with a single stomp. The V2 release builds on the original by adding soft-touch relay-based switching for truly silent operation.
Dwarfcraft Devices HAX2
Dwafcraft Devices has mastered the art of crafting guitar effect pedals that do many things extremely well, and the HAX2 ring modulator is no different. Lightyears ahead of the original HAX circuit it’s based on, the HAX2 combines ring modulation, an envelope follower, and a filter in one sturdy stompbox that can serve up everything from deep tremolo-style effects and psychedelic modulation to a pleasant, sparkly chorus. Four dials and four toggle switches give you all the control you could ever need.
