Tonebox Recommended Pedals
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.
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.
J. Rockett Archer
The J. Rockett Archer is a versatile overdrive/boost featuring exceptional headroom meant to help you cut through the mix. You may utilize it as merely a clean boost by turning down the gain. The Archer pedal packs the coveted K-style harmonic saturation and lots of clean output. This handbuilt pedal boasts excellent dynamics and sensitivity. Responsive, organic, and versatile, the Archer comes in a classic silver enclosure with a crimson three-knob design. It can be powered by a 9-volt battery.
Line 6 HX Stomp
Achieve the sound of Helix amps, effects, and cabs in a portable pedal with the Line 6 HX Stomp. You may utilize this professional-grade multi-effects processor as a super stompbox, an add-on tone expander, audio interface, backup or travel rig, or even a full bass or guitar rig. The HX Stomp leverages the same HX Modeling technology as Helix. It can run as much as six processing blocks simultaneously, making it the most versatile and powerful stompbox-sized multi-effects processor in the market.
MXR EVH Flanger
It is common knowledge that the MXR Flanger was behind the timeless Van Halen tunes “And The Cradle Will Rock” and “Unchained.” You can already grab a piece of that iconic tone with the Eddie Van Halen Flanger from MXR. It boasts the exact bucket-brigade technology that gave the original’s sweeping, whooshing magic. It also carries an EVH Switch that immediately calls up Eddie’s Unchained sound with the similar Speed, Width, Manual, and Regeneration settings he utilized to achieve an iconic guitar tone.
TC Electronic Polytune 2 Mini
Ever since the PolyTune’s introduction in 2010, TC Electronic has been looking to make tuning speedier, better, and more impressive. The PolyTune 2 Mini guitar tuner does all of that in abundance. With 109 super-bright LEDs, it is easily readable at any stage condition. The PolyTune 2 Mini is an incredibly compact tuner with chromatic, strobe, and polyphonic tuning for precise and fast tuning. Polyphonic tuning lets you tune all your strings simultaneously, while speedy chromatic tuner delivers 0.5 cent precision.
Drive 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.
Blackstar LT Drive
Craft the overdrive tone you have been craving for with the Blackstar LT Drive overdrive pedal. This sturdy pedal brings smooth overdrive tones with a Blackstar flavor. It offers anything from a warm boost to saturated lead tones. The LT Drive boasts a tremendous amount of volume on tap and valve-like response. Its patent-applied-for clipping circuit delivers killer tube-like tone and response. If you do not need the additional gain available in its siblings, the LT Drive is surely a good value for money.
Nux Scream Bass
The Scream Bass from NUX is an analog overdrive designed specifically for bassists. It features an analog circuit to guarantee the natural overdrive tone. It consists of simple Low, High, Level, and Gain knobs that make it convenient to use and allow you to get the tone from overdrive to fuzz. The Scream Bass also features a true bypass design. It gives you a broad tonal range from light overdrive to fuzz. The Blend control lets you balance overdrive and dry signals.
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.
Bogner Ecstasy Blue Mini
The Ecstasy Blue mini overdrive pedal is Bogner’s legendary Ecstasy Blue pedal within a compact package. Similar to its big brother, the pedal captures the signature blue channel tone of the iconic amp, popular for its ability to produce classic rock ‘n’ roll crunch. Only a 9VDC power supply can power the Ecstasy Blue mini. The advanced circuitry of Reinhold internally raises the voltage. The higher voltage offers a better dynamic range that pretty much resembles the feel of the Ecstasy amp’s famous tube design.
JOYO Sweet Baby
Ultimate blues overdrive from the ultimate budget-priced pedal. The JF-36 Sweet Baby guitar effects pedal from Joyo is a low- to medium-gain overdrive stomp based on the Mad Professor Sweet Honey Overdrive. You can’t push the gain into fuzz and distortion territories but that’s not what the JF-36 Sweet Baby is about. This stomp is for musicians who want to add a slight low- to mid-gain shot of creamy, tube amp-style overdrive to their sound.
Joyo Dr.J BLADEMASTER
Crisp, steady, and massive distortion tones are the stocks in trade of Joyo’s Dr. J D-58 Blademaster guitar effects pedal. With dedicated High, Mid, and Low knobs, the D-58 Blademaster comes packed with a ton of EQ controls. There’s also a two-way WOW switch that supercharges your signal with a fat low-end boost; perfect for cutting through the mix. Whether you play old school or new school metal, the D-58 Blademaster will be a powerful weapon in your arsenal.
Donner Boost Killer
Often likened to the Xotic RC Booster, Donner’s Boost Killer pedal is arguably one of the most aggressive boost effects available. For a budget-friendly effects pedal, it loads plenty of heat, making it an attractive option. If you are looking to enter the world of boosters, the Boost Killer could be a great starting point. Even with its lightweight and compact enclosure, this pedal features a bit more generous controls than your standard booster design. It consists of Treble, Bass, and Volume controls along with a dominant Gain knob.
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.
Wampler Dracarys
Inspired by the aggressive and brutal sound of Ola Englund, the Dracarys spews fire and fury like no other dirt stomp. This boutique distortion guitar effects pedal Wampler boss Brian Wampler perfectly captures Englund’s savage, modern, and high gain tone. Even more impressive, the Dracarys serves up a bevy of useable notes with unparalleled tonal clarity even when you crank the gain up. Whether you’re looking for extra chunky chugs or cutting shred tones, the Dracarys will deliver.
REVV G3
Get Revv’s signature punch, clarity, and precision for any rig and budget. The G3’s voicing is based on Revv’s iconic Purple Channel. It lets you select from three aggression settings to modify the amount of gain. Middle, Bass, and Treble EQ knobs enable you to optimize the sound for virtually any kind of pickups. The G3 sounds exceptional whether you utilize it in its effects loop, straight into a cab simulator, in front of an amp, or with a modeler. It excels at contemporary metal tones and is versatile enough to cover other genres.
Ammoon Pockmon
The Pockmon is a highly portable multi-effects processor from budget guitar effects pedal maker Ammoon. It has three effects sections. First up is a digital delay that comes in three flavors: Tape, Echo, and Analog. It also has a biting wide-range high-gain distortion section and a natural, mid-humped overdrive. The Pockmon also has a tuner, tap tempo control, a parallel FX loop, and a built-in cab sim for when you want to plug in headphones or connect straight to a PA or mixer.
Dunlop Fuzz Face
The JDF2 Fuzz Face Distortion by Dunlop features the vintage Germanium PNP transistor design to deliver a lush, creamy fuzz sound. In the stompbox lore, the Fuzz Face Distortion is sitting among the legends. It boasts an exceptional ability to inject hair and harmonic richness around clean tones at lower settings. With a list of power users, including guitar icons and new stars from Jimi Hendrix and David Gilmour to Joe Bonamassa and Eric Johnson, the Fuzz Face possesses a distinctive, unmistakable sound regardless of the player.
Voodoo Lab Superfuzz
The elusive Jordan Electronics Bosstone is widely regarded as the ultimate vintage fuzz. The Superfuzz by Voodoo Lab begins with this vintage fuzz design and incorporates distinctive tone and resonance circuits to produce a cool new myriad of fuzz tones. The tone control gives you a broad spectrum of midrange and bass timbres. The resonance knob is a sub-harmonic booster allowing you to add a unique aggressive bottom end, while attack differs the gain from creamy and rich to outrageous.
JHS Pedals Mini Foot Fuzz V2
Don’t let its toy-like appearance fool you, the Mini Foot Fuzz V2 from JHS Pedals caters a truly delectable fuzz recipe. It consists of intuitive Fuzz and Volume controls as well as a toggle for low or high gain settings. Leave the Fuzz down and crank the Volume to achieve lower-gain, vintage-esque fuzz. Crank the Fuzz to unleash all the essential cutting and splatty tones for just about any lead line or riff. If you want a versatile fuzz less the fuss, the Mini Foot Fuzz V2 is the way to go.
ZVex Fuzzolo
Boutique guitar effects pedal company Zvex’s Fuzzolo silicon fuzz box packs a way bigger sound than its diminutive chassis might suggest. A blendable pulse width control ripped straight from Zvex’s sub-heavy Mastotron silicon fuzz helps make the Fuzzolo a surprisingly versatile fuzz. This tiny monster can dish out all things fuzz, from the simple and straightforward to the radical and extreme. A very practical choice for adding thick fuzz textures that’ll earn its place on any pedalboard.
Sabbadius Mostro Synthesizer Fuzz Modulator
A significant fuzz pedal created using top-grade materials and silicon transistors. The Sabbadius Mostro Synthesizer Fuzz Modulator was designed and inspired by Dante Spinetta, who asked Nico if he could devise a pedal for his band, IKV, and said he wanted one that is capable of delivering an explosive fuzz sound yet very deformed. The Mostro Synthesizer Fuzz consists of Wah Wah Trick, Bias, Fuzz, and Synth Controller knobs, as well as a toggle switch that lets you select from Normal or Deform settings.
ZVex Fuzz Probe
The Fuzz Probe Vexter is a fuzz pedal like no other. As part of boutique guitar effects company Zvex’s Probe line, it features a copper proximity sensor plate that lets you adjust the Stab parameter simply by moving your foot or hand closer to the plate. That’s real-time fuzz control for creating truly unique fuzz tones and effects. 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.
Xotic EP Booster
Eric Johnson, Jimmy Page, and Eddie Van Halen are just some of the legendary guitarists who used the classic EP-3 echo effects processor’s preamp stage to create their signature tone. Thanks to boutique guitar effects pedal company Xotic, you can use that preamp too via the EP Booster, a boost pedal based on that very same preamp. The EP Booster can dish out up to 20dB of extra juice that you can use to hit your amp harder and make your signal soar above the mix.
Mosky VOL ATTENUATOR
The Vol Attenuator is budget guitar effects maker Mosky Audio’s affordable take on Electro-Harmonix’s very useful Signal Pad passive attenuator. Like the pedal it’s based on, the Vol Attenuator allows you to set a specific volume on your amp–the perfect natural amp overdrive sweet spot, for example–and then use the volume control on the Vol Attenuator to dial the level back to a clean tone. You can then switch quickly between the clean level you set on the Vol Attenuator and your amp’s actual overdriven tone with a single stomp.
EarthQuaker Devices Tone Job V2
It’s not easy to cram the tone-sculpting capabilities of an audiophile-grade stereo preamp into a compact stompbox, but EarthQuaker Devices did exactly that with the Tone Job EQ and boost guitar effects pedal. The Treble, Bass, and Mid control knobs each have up to 20db of cut or boost, so you get a wide range of frequency responses from your signal. And speaking of your signal, the Level knob can kick it up by up to five times its original input level, letting you soar through the mix when you need a boost.
JHS Pedals Prestige
A single knob pedal with lots of tricks up its sleeve, the Prestige is an enhancer/booster/buffer sure to give you the magic you have been looking for. You can crank it up to drive your amp into natural overdrive or use it as an always-on preamp or buffer. The Prestige carries a volume knob. In the first 25%, you get a natural enhancer/buffer for long cable runs or a hint of brightness to your signal. It becomes a volume boost when set at 25% to 75%. Roll it at over 75% to send your amp into a meaty natural breakup.
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.
Laney Black Country Customs Steelpark
Boasting incredible versatility, the Black Country Customs Steelpark boost pedal helps you cut through and takes your sound in front of the mix. It works well with gain pedals. You can run it in front of your distortion or overdrive for a more compressed, driven sound or position it after to increase your distorted sound’s volume. The Steelpark consists of four control knobs and a three-way mode switch, allowing you various ways to find the ideal boost for your rig.
MOOER 001 Gas Station
Mooer Audio’s Micro Preamp line of guitar effects pedals is all about giving shoestring budget shoegazers easy and affordable access to the legendary tones served up by classic and boutique amp models. The Mooer 001 Gas Station, in particular, takes its tonal cues from the Diezel Hagen, a German-engineered amp that’s become known for its versatile, modern tones. It comes with two switchable channels as well as volume, gain, bass, mid, and treble controls. It also features a cab sim on and off switch.
Joyo Rushing Train
The JF-306 Rushing Train guitar effects pedal from Joyo is all about big Vox sound, specifically that of Vox’s much-loved Night Train amp series. With four dedicated control knobs for tone shaping, you get pure British-flavored tube amp crunch that’s highly sensitive to picking dynamics. As part of Joyo’s Ironman line, the JF-306 Night Train is small enough to fit in your front pocket and features a flip cover to keep your control dial settings safe.
Radial Bassbone OD
Many players, including Bootsy Collins and Victor Wooten, rely on Radial for exceptional tone with or without an amplifier, and same goes with the Bassbone OD. It is a bass preamp pedal that provides you with two instrument input channels that feature passive EQ, level control, and low-frequency filter for sculpting your bass tone. Multiple outputs allow you to feed PA pre/post EQ, send a signal to a pedal, and connect to your amp on stage simultaneously with several instruments.
NUX Amp Simulator
The AS-4 Amp Simulator by NUX emulates the cabinet sound and characteristic distortion of your guitar amp. The added amount of gain boosts your high frequencies for a more exceptional distortion effect. The Amp Simulator is controllable using the Bass, Level, Gain, and High knobs. It also features true bypass that delivers transparent tone as well as an LED indicator that tells you the status of effect and battery condition. The Amp Simulator is tons of authentic amps within only one pedal.
Zvex Nano Head
The Nano Head is a palm-sized one-half watt guitar tube amp head that packs a surprising amount of roaring tube power extremely disproportionate to its size. The Nano Head even comes with its own 230V DC high voltage power supply unit to give you that signature high voltage tube crunch. It also features Bright, Thickness, and Mellow toggle switches for sculpting your tone. Connect it to any 8 to 16 ohm cabinet and start cranking out classic rock cleans and crunch.
Radial AC Driver
The Tonebone AC Driver from Radial is a portable acoustic instrument preamp designed for live performances, boasting innovative features for streamlining your setup and optimizing your acoustic-electric guitar’s tone. It includes Radial’s Class-A buffer circuit to guarantee the superb audio quality, allowing you to employ longer pedal chains and cable runs sans signal degradation or loss. Compared to a simple DI box, the AC Driver gives you more control over your sound, making it perfect for onstage use, especially if you have no dedicated sound engineer.
Big Joe B-403 Vintage
The most transparent guitar effects pedal in Big Joe’s B-400 line, the Big Joe B-403 Vintage Tube perfectly captures the sound of an overdriven tube amp cranked right up to its distortion threshold. This stompbox has plenty of gain to spare, but it’s more about making full use of its broad dynamic responses; you get grittier, more biting tone the harder you pick and attack your guitar strings. The Big Joe B-403 Vintage Tube comes with a two-position toggle that lets you boost your tone’s low-end and features true bypass switching.
Empress Effects ParaEq
If you are continuously aiming to improve your tone, it’s about time to unleash the ParaEQ’s power on your instrument. It features a very transparent, sweet-sounding EQ, letting you refine your sound without covering your instrument’s tone. The ParaEQ gives you all the control you need—a switchable Q, 15dB of cut and boost, and over-lapping sweepable frequency selection. The Empress ParaEq w/Boost leverages true bypass to ensure that it will not affect the signal when disengaged.
Fulltone Full-Drive 2 V2
Juice up your sound with the natural, classic tube-style overdrive tones of the Fulltone Full-Drive 2 V2 guitar effects pedal. Powered by a JRC4558 chip and Fulltone’s classic ’90s Full-Drive circuit, the Full-Drive 2 V2 has enough tone-sculpting power to let you dial in your personal perfect overdrive sound. You get five control knobs, two clipping mode switches, and an extra channel that has its own dedicated Drive and Volume dials and lets you add more gain to what you’ve already set on the first overdrive channel.
ZVex Super Duper 2-in-1
With the ability to bring your signal from unity gain to a whopping 60 times the gain size, the Super Hard On boost is insanely loud. So, of course, it didn’t take long for boutique guitar effects company Zvex to cram two SHOs into one pedal and come up with the Super Duper 2-in-1. Be warned: this stomp is dangerously loud. Zvex boss Zachary Vex seriously recommends starting off slow and keeping an eye on your amp to monitor any potential damage. This hand painted version comes with a lifetime warranty.
Keeley Katana Mini
Keeley’s popular Katana boost, in a new, more compact form. The new, smaller chassis skips the original Katana’s side-mounted Volume knob but adds a pair of internal micro-switches that give you more gain and let you turn on a high-cut more. Keep the Katana Mini engaged all throughout a song to give your amp an extra shot of gain or use it sparingly for those times when you need your signal to cut through the mix.
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.
Modulation Pedals
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.
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.
Catalinbread Callisto
The Callisto’s elegant, versatile feature set and compact size make it an invaluable addition to your pedalboard. It integrates several top-grade components to give you the best tonal response possible. It features a reliable, precise Bucket Brigade chip and Burr-Brown op-amp for clean amplification. The Callisto allows you continuous control of Mix, Density, Rate, and Width for 100% organic tones and impeccable impact. You can get wonderfully wobbly vibrato and chimey, glistening chorus effects in one sturdy footswitch-operated chassis.
Carl Martin Atlantic Chorus
The Carl Martin Atlantic Chorus strives to surpass your average pedal, delivering a virtually unprecedented degree of sound control in a pocket-friendly price range. It comes in a sleek ocean blue shade and gives you all the necessary controls. Unlike most chorus pedals, the Atlantic Chorus consists of four knobs including a Level control that can effectively boost the signal to sit in the mix and a Rate knob that blends in vibrato for more intense in-depth chorus modulations.
Danelectro D-5 Fab Chorus
Whether you’ve got the hots for a slow and deep chorus or a fast and narrow shimmer, you can get your tone fattened up considerably by the Danelectro Fab D-5 Chorus guitar effect pedal. Even with a shoestring budget, you get a stompbox that can serve up some seriously meaty rhythm sounds and truly ambient leads. The Danelectro Fab D-5 Chorus features just three control knobs–Mix, Speed, and Depth–but it’s enough for some hardcore chorus tone-sculpting.
NUX Rivulet Chorus
The vintage analog chorus has always been warm, but it lacks dynamic completion. NUX’s advanced technology DSP allows the right combination of both worlds: digital and analog. To achieve the Rivulet Chorus objectives, NUX engineers had to create an algorithm that copies BBD chips principles. They picked three essential chorus tones (the 70s, 80s, and modern), each with a voice upgradable with a simple Free Firmware Upgrades. The Rivulet Chorus comes in a lightweight yet durable aluminum die-cast enclosure. It consists of controls for Intensity, Width, and Rate.
Aguilar Filter Twin
The Filter Twin utilizes two similar filters sweeping in opposite directions—one down in frequency, the other up in frequency—to produce original filter tones or classic 70’s-inspired funk sounds. Two filters sweeping at once provide you a more natural, vocal quality and let you create expressive new sounds. Use the THRESHOLD control to determine the unit’s sensitivity to different playing styles, BLEND to adjust the mix between the filters, and VELOCITY controls to determine every filter’s speed.
Xotic Robotalk RI
The Xotic Custom Shop Robotalk RI is a reissued and revitalized version of one of Xotic’s most popular pedals, the Robotalk envelope filter. The Robotalk RI may be smaller, but it actually packs quite a few more features compared to the original, including an enhanced arpeggiator that lets you go from strictly old school to crazy space age sound effects. Xotic also put a lot of sweat into further improving the Robotalk’s envelope and filter tones for even more random filtery goodness.
MXR Bass Envelope Filter
It’s time to bring on the funk with the Bass Envelope Filter from MXR. It packs vintage analog envelope filter sounds into a user- and pedalboard-friendly pedal designed particularly for bass. You may dial in the right amount of filtering with the individual Effect and Dry controls—valuable for keeping your low end intact. The Q and Decay knobs allow you to sculpt its extensive range of filter tones. A simple roll of the Sensitivity control can tailor the pedal for your attack and adjust for active or passive basses.
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.
Pigtronix Ringmaster Analog Multiplier
The Ringmaster Analog Multiplier pedal from Pigtronix is among the most playable ring modulators you will hear. Sophisticated real-time pitch-tracking tech makes it an amazingly musical-sounding ring mod effect, and you may also disable the pitch tracking for clanging, atonal ring mod effects. The Ringmaster is capable of becoming a vibrant analog tremolo effect with the flick of a switch. An inbuilt LFO and sample plus hold add animation and movement to the effects. The Ringmaster delivers tremendous sound design potential for guitarists and synthesists.
Koogo Flanger
The Koogo Flanger pedal gives you classic analog flanging and rolling effects. This beautiful sounding pedal is made of high-quality zinc alloy, boasting solid built and durability. It consists of three function knobs labeled as Rate, Range, and Color, as well as a toggle switch that lets you choose between Normal and Filter modes. You may simply adjust three function knobs and pick your preferred model to create your music tone. Savor your colorful and fun life with the Koogo Flanger pedal.
Strymon Mobius
The Strymon Mobius packs twelve iconic modulation effects into a convenient guitar effects pedal. Handcrafted from the best components available, it brings together twelve of the most expressive, versatile, and organic modulation effects ever existed. Each vintage effect has been painstakingly emulated and then expanded upon to enhance versatility and broaden sonic possibilities. The Mobius is equipped with 200 inbuilt presets enabling the perfect modulation sound to be recorded and recalled at any time. That function is also controllable by a MIDI foot pedal to streamline the process.
TC Electronic Vortex
The Vortex Flanger by TC Electronic brings flanging to a different dimension. It consists of controls for Delay Time, Feedback, Depth, and Speed, taking you through an extensive range of flanging, from subtle to jet engine extremes. Its innovative Feedback knob lets you dial in both negative and positive feedback for very different tone styles. It also includes a toggle switch for choosing from vintage tape-esque warble to modern flanging. Set the toggle switch in the center position to access a TonePrint flanger style.
Maxon FL-9 Flanger
The FL-9 Flanger from Maxon features a pure analog signal path that leverages the Panasonic MN3207 BBD IC to deliver some of the beefiest flanging and time-delay effects possible. Regeneration, Rate, and Depth dials enable you to achieve anything from lush jet-esque flanging sweeps to hollow metallic overtones to shimmering chorus and vibrato. Besides the standard controls, the FL-9 carries a Delay Time knob which allows for an extensive range of unique spatial effects. Silent operation makes it suitable for studio or on-stage use.
Donner Jet Convolution
Get an outstanding flanger at a bargain price with the Donner Jet Convolution. A lot is going on in such a compact pedal. The Jet Convolution features true bypass and a toggle switch for selecting between Filter and Normal modes. In the Normal mode, the pedal acts like a regular flanger, while the Filter mode is what your manual mode would be. The Jet Convolution consists of a giant Rate knob plus smaller Range and Color knobs that are pretty intuitive to use.
Electro-Harmonix Neo Mistress
Packing the same rich flange effects as the original Electric Mistress, the Neo Mistress is a must-have for flange-heads without a lot of pedalboard space to spare. This ultra-compact pedal goves you varied tonal density plus smooth sweeping flange effects. Thanks to a manual filter matrix mode, you can freeze the filter sweep for more precise control. The Neo Mistress features true bypass and can be powered by a standard 9V battery or compatible power supply.
MXR Script Phase 90
Frequently copied yet never duplicated, the elusive vintage script Phase 90 lands at the top of the list for pedal collectors across the globe. The original version has virtually defined the classic phase shifter sound and was behind jazz fusion, hard rock, and funk hits. The MXR Custom Shop Script Phase 90 delivers the original’s clarity and headroom, together with its smooth and warm phasing and diminished midrange swell. It also features the original smooth orange finish and script logo plus an AC power jack and LED, straight from the MXR Custom Shop.
DOD Phasor 201
The DOD Phasor 201 emulates the vintage analog phaser sound powered by more than four decades of tone creating experience. Better than ever before, the Phasor 201 features a crisp blue LED indicator, true bypass, and 9V DC power supply input. Similar to its predecessor, it carries a Speed knob that adjusts the speed and depth of the phasing effect, with beautiful tone at whatever range. True bypass lets your guitar tone stay pristine even when the pedal is off.
TC Electronic Blood Moon
Get ready for a pulse-raising blast from the past with the Blood Moon Phaser from TC Electronic. This vintage-style phaser pedal resurrects yesteryear’s toothsome phaser sounds credits to its revamped pure analog circuit design. You can infuse your tone with the luscious sweeps and haunting howls delivered by its classic four-stage filter. Whether you want that “brown sound” linked to a certain Mr. Van Halen, the swirly mid-70s Gilmour tone, or merely wish to add some more smoothness to your Trower-inspired solos, the Blood Moon Phaser gets the job done.
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.
Koogo Phaser PPH-1
The Koogo Phaser features an all-analog phase effect, plump and warm sound. It carries a Speed knob and a toggle that lets you switch between Modern and Vintage modes. The Modern mode allows you to gain more depth to contemporary plump phaser effect, while Vintage takes you back to the 1970s with classic phaser effect. The Koogo Phaser is housed in a sturdy zinc alloy enclosure. It includes true bypass for transparent tone and LED indicator that tells you the working state.
MOOER Mod Factory Pro
The award-winning Mod Factory Pro is a massive step up from the Mod Factory MKII. It comes loaded with 16 modulation effects ranging from essentials like a chorus and a phaser through to the more far-out effects such as ring modulators and lo-fi filters. Each of its two modulation engines has its own footswitch, letting you mix and match them to your liking. The Mod Factory Pro also features tap tempo, expression pedal support, and true stereo output.
Rowin 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 Rowin manages to conjure up a gentle, natural tremolo that hews close to a classic Fender tremolo sound. Rowin also threw in a Bias pot that lets you adjust the clipping waveform’s hardness or softness. It also comes with true bypass switching to keep it quiet when it’s not in use.
Old Blood Noise Endeavors Whitecap
Fusing a multi-shape digital tap tremolo and three-control analog tremolo, the Whitecap by Old Blood Noise Endeavors allows you to discover unique tremolo textures by blending both sounds in parallel or series. Slow ramps, rapid chops, phase flipped undulations, smooth sines, textural rhythmic drifts, and asynchronous modulations—the Whitecap has them all. The analog tremolo includes volume, depth, and rate controls, while the digital tremolo features depth, volume, and rate knobs, along with five selectable waveforms and tap tempo.
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.
Fulltone Supa-Trem Jr
The smooth, classic tube amp-style optical tremolo tone and feel of the Supa-Trem ST-1 crammed into a smaller, more modern, and more versatile stompbox. It features a new Half/Double hold feature and three selectable waveforms instead of two: a true Square wave, a modified Sine wave, and a natural, heartbeat-like Warble waveform. The Fulltone Supa-Trem Jr Tremolo pedal also comes with true bypass, tap tempo, an external tap jack, and up to 15dB of boost.
Wampler Latitude Standard
Wampler’s Latitude Standard tremolo boutique guitar effects pedal from lets you dish out everything from shimmering vintage tremolo tones to modern helicopter chops, all at the highest sound quality possible thanks to its pure signal path. Perhaps best of all, it’s dead simple to dial in a great tremolo effect using the Latitude’s standard sine wave and dedicated Speed, Depth, and Volume pots. This is what a great tremolo pedal should be: versatile, easy to use, and highly musical.
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.
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.
EarthQuaker Devices The Depths V2
EarthQuaker Devices’ The Depths optical vibe guitar effects pedal is more than you see on the surface. Lush, pulsating swirls that sound like they were born in the deep, dark ocean are made more versatile and flexible with five dedicated control knobs, a 100& pure analog dry signal path, and true bypass capability. For the V2 upgrade, EarthQuaker introduces a new Flexi-Switch feature, which lets you use The Depths’ footswitch as both a latching and a momentary-type switch.
Danelectro DJ-15 Chicken Salad Vibrato Mini
With psychedelic swirling speaker vibrato effects ripped straight from the ‘60s, the Danelectro DJ-15 Chicken Salad Vibrato will have your tone doing the funky chicken in no time flat. This budget-priced pedal packs a serious UniVibe punch thanks to a lightbulb and photoresistor design based on the same circuitry powering that legendary guitar effect pedal. You get three-dimensional, way-out-there swirls with just the right touch of off-kilter weirdness. Funky fresh and great vibes all around.
T-Rex BetaVibe
Handcrafted in Denmark, the T-Rex BetaVibe faithfully simulates the distinctive hypnotizing Doppler effect of an authentic rotating speaker cabinet, reproducing the elusive late 60s to early 70s psychedelic swirl. The BetaVibe rotary modulator features a Slow/Fast switch that gradually accelerates or slows down the speed like an authentic Leslie unit. It also incorporates a midi socket for external control. This bucket brigade pedal features true bypass and is controllable using Speed, Depth, Volume, and Mix knobs.
TC Electronic 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.
JAM Pedals Ripply Fall Bass
Following years of promoting the Ripple and WaterFall as a match made in heaven, Jam Pedals set out to offer both pedals, packed side-by-side, within one chassis—the Ripply Fall Bass. The WaterFall and Ripple still function as standalone units, but Jam Pedals incorporated several additional features. The combination of both pedals creates a rich and deep modulation making up for some excellent contemporary UniVibe tones. Engaging the middle footswitch lets you discover uncharted territories.
DigiTech Whammy Ricochet
The Whammy Ricochet brings you the effects of DigiTech’s legendary Whammy without a bulky treadle. This compact pitch shift pedal is controllable using its momentary footswitch. The Whammy Ricochet is simple, featuring a Range toggle switch and seven selectable pitch intervals giving you several tone-bending options. It also includes an LED ladder that displays your shift trajectory and a latching footswitch mode, which allows you to fall or rise to pitch and remain there. All that combine to form the signature Whammy pitch-shifting along with new sounds.
Aguilar Octamizer
All bassists crave a deep, organic tone. The Octamizer produces an extensive range of musical sounds one octave below your original note. It boasts independent volume controls for both the Octave and Clean sounds, making dialing in the perfect amount of each a breeze. Both discrete signal paths have their tone controls intended to improve and broaden their musical possibilities. The CLEAN TONE control allows for boosting of bass while cutting treble and vice versa, while the OCTAVE FILTER control allows you to shape the octave sound from deep and smooth to aggressive and edgy.
MOOER Tender Octaver Pro
Budget stomp maker Mooer has given their popular but discontinued Tender Octaver a Pro makeover. The original’s accurately tracked true polyphonic pitch shifting ability is still there, but the Tender Octaver Pro enhances the original’s Pog-based design with dedicated footswitches and parameter controls for the sub and upper octaves, including Dry dials for controlling the original signal level. Mooer has also added the ability to store and recall memory presets along with expression pedal compatibility.
Fuzzrocious Grey Stache with Octave Jawn Mod
The Fuzzrocious Grey Stache is built on the GGG-tuned and Civil War variants of a muff fuzz, building a flexible guitar and bass-friendly beast. It sports a CME exclusive orange and black polish. The tone stack boasts the capacity to flatten the mids for an even-keeled sound, scoop mids to enable a massive, deep sound, or boost the mids for a newer sound that lets one punch through in the mix as well as drive speakers. Dialing back the sustain can give more of an overdrive sound.
EarthQuaker Devices Tentacle V2
EarthQuaker Devices has released single-dial stompboxes before, but for the Tentacle analog octave up guitar effects pedal, they scrapped even that single control knob and left only a footswitch. It’s all that it needs, really; the Tentacle does one thing—give you direct standalone access to the octave up effect found in the Hoof Reaper pedal—and does it extremely well. Tentacle V2 introduces Flexi-Switch capability, meaning you can engage the octave up effect with a standard tap on the switch ala latching footswitches or hold it down and release like a momentary-type switch.
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).
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Timing, Dynamics & EQ Pedals
CNZ Audio Tape Echo
CNZ Audio’s Tape Echo pedal nicely reflects an extensive range of effects with its origins seen within the reel to reel effects of yesteryear. This mini yet incredible pedal boasts a full and warm tone and embodies the original tone you produce. From simple dry sounds to wholly advanced echo tones, you can emulate those vintage tones of the ’60s or influence your unique music. The Tape Echo pedal consists of REGEN, LEVEL, and TIME knobs, plus a toggle switch that gives the option of NORMAL, CLEAR, and REVERSE echoes.
Digitech Jam Man
DigiTech’s JamMan Stereo Looper boasts the ability to save 35 minutes of CD-quality loops within 99 internal memories and an SD memory card expansion slot that allows you to store more than 16 hours of material in an added 99 slots. It also includes reverse playback, true stereo looping, and a mic input making it suitable for DJ applications and backing tracks. The JamMan Stereo has USB connectivity and will sync to the JamManager XT software which organizes and records your JamMan Stereo loops to your Mac or PC.
JHS Pedals Lucky Cat (Pink)
With delay time ranging from a brief slapback to a full second, the Lucky Cat pedal is a handy delay for virtually any application. In addition to the delay effect, it also offers two modulation modes that give you plenty of creative potentials. Mod 1 provides a slight shimmer suitable for imparting a chorus-esque sparkle to your tone, while Mod 2 is more intense, creating a deeper and more extreme warble. The Lucky Cat carries Time, Mix, Ratio, Repeats, and Dark knobs.
Rowin Tape Echo
The LEF-3809 Tape Echo is perfect for any musician who wants to add that vintage warbling tape delay sound to their effects arsenal. Budget guitar pedal effects maker Rowin packed three distinct echo modes into the LEF-3809 Tape Echo: a church hall delay-style Clear mode, a classic tape machine echo Normal mode, and a Reverse mode that gradually lengthens the spacing between warbles. To handle you tone shaping needs, the LEF-3809 Tape Echo comes with a full complement of Leven, Regen, and Time pots.
TC Electronic Flashback II
The Flashback II Delay loads TC Electronic’s whole delay legacy into one affordable and compact stompbox designed for the future. TC Electronic’s revolutionary MASH technology includes an expression pedal in an exceptional delay stompbox responsive to your touch and conserves valuable pedalboard real estate—and combines the ethereal world of delay with personal expression. Add two extra TonePrint slots and the new Crystal delay algorithm, and the promising Flashback II Delay delivers an abundance of new dimensionality to your search for tonal perfection.
Diamond Memory Lane Jr
The Memory Lane Jr is a digital version of Diamond’s original Memory Lane concept. This more compact variant provides double the delay time, adjustable modulation, and tap tempo. Diamond captured the Memory Lane’s ethereal essence in a tinier footprint with standard 9V powering and extended frequency response. The Memory Lane Jr digital sampling engine’s only role is to delay, copy, and reproduce the delay path signal without any mathematical manipulation. Each signal path around the sampling engine is analog and meticulously designed to deliver a distinct sonic signature that is undoubtedly the Memory Lane Jr.
NUX Stageman Floor
The Stageman Floor Acoustic Preamp + DI by NUX is an analog acoustic preamp boasting digital effects and looper function. Preamp featured with an extremely sensitive three-band EQ with input gain control, adjustable notch filter, and MID scoop toggle switch. It also offers a massive headroom that gives you the sound all-natural. The notch filter helps you cut the resonating frequency. The Stageman Floor consists of Treble, Middle, and Bass knobs, depending on the speaker/amp characteristic, acoustic guitar’s body type, and playing style, you may tune your sound to your liking.
Caroline METEORE
Drawing inspiration from the ultra-modern Paris Métro Line 14 and its intricate interiors, the Météore is the Caroline Guitar Company’s take on reverb. This reverb pedal is built on a frame identical to the famed Kilobyte Lo-Fi Delay. It utilizes a digital spring reverb “brick” to give you classic sounds or let you magnify, distort, and extend the effect into oscillation. The Météore pedal can get extremely loud, and its controls are highly interactive with each other.
MXR Reverb
The Reverb gives you six unique high-end reverb styles, each beautifully created and tuned by the award-winning design team at MXR. You can select between Plate, Spring, Epic, Mod, Room, and Pad settings. The Reverb is packaged within a standard-sized MXR box featuring an intuitive three-knob layout as well as a hi-fi analog dry path with a massive 20 volts of headroom. It also includes stereo input/output capability, full wet mode, and true relay/trails bypass.
Old Blood Noise Endeavors Dark Star V2
Designed for producing long reverberated pads, the Old Blood Noise Endeavors Dark Star is the mood setter and the noises beneath the lead. The Reverb signal passes through three modes: Crush, Delay, and Pitch. CTRL 1 and CTRL 2 correspond with the mode you picked. In Pitch, you have two separate pitch controls for +/- an octave. In Delay, you get Delay Feedback and Delay Time. Crush gives you a pitch control for +/- an octave as well as a control for Bit Crush. The Reverb and Mix controls set the reverb decay and blend of wet/dry signal, respectively.
Walrus Audio Fathom
Boutique guitar effects pedal maker Walrus Audio’s Fathom is a multi-function reverb pedal that packs enough reverb versatility to satisfy even the most consummate of ‘verb heads. You get a vast, reverberating Hall mode; a full-bodied Plate mode; a Lo-Fi mode than can go from warm to AM radio-thin; and a Sonar mode that mixes high and low octaves into the reverb effect. This limited edition retro pedal packs all of the regular Fathom’s reverb capabilities but features a special retro enclosure design.
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.
Orange Kongpressor
A studio-grade optical compressor with incredibly smooth bloom. The Kongpressor from Orange is an analog Class A compression pedal that imparts a natural three-dimensional quality to your rig. It is loosely based on some of the most legendary vintage optical studio units in the world, leveraging a reissue of the revered vactrol VTL5C3 optocoupler, which was behind the sound you hear on numerous hit records. The Kongpressor features 12dB clean boost, transparent buffered bypass, and an internal charge pump.
Carl Martin Comp/Limiter
Carl Martin’s Comp Limiter is a studio-quality compressor within a pedalboard-friendly enclosure. It was born out of the request of musicians seeking a studio-level compressor that comes in a convenient, yet versatile pedal. Limiting and Compression are serious business for guitarists. These are capable of transforming your tone from being incredibly musical to sounding as if you are playing via a crushed tin can. To make this extremely dynamic pedal user-friendly, Carl Martin pre-set the Response and Threshold controls, leaving only the Level and Compression knobs.
Empress Effects Compressor
While compression is a tool utilized on virtually any recording, it is usually overlooked by guitarists as part of their rig. Some compressor pedals are restricted by oversimplified controls and intensely colored sounds. Empress Effects has built a transparent compressor equipped with studio controls. The product is a tool that enables an extensive range of sounds. The Empress Compressor features three compression ratios (2:1, 4:1 and 10:1) that deliver lots of flexibility, as well as Attack, Release, Input, Output, and Mix knobs.
Maxon Reissue Series CP101
All guitarists appreciate the idea of a compressor, until they plug it in and discover that it is extremely noisy, ruins their pick attack, and colors their tone. The CP101 Compressor pedal from Maxon gives you a smooth, clean compression with incredible transparency and low noise. It features a low compression ratio that prevents changes to the attack characteristics of a note, achieving a more natural picking response. You can utilize the CP101 to raise your instrument’s sustain or limit signal peaks for an even output.
JHS Pedals Whitey Tighty
The Whitey Tighty packs the indispensable FET compressor into a portable, user-friendly guitar effects pedal. Its straightforward three-knob control layout (Volume, Blend, and Compression) makes dialing in a pleasing squash child’s play. The Compression knob adjusts the amount of compression, while Volume lets you dial in a volume bump or obtain unity gain. With the Blend control, you can discover the magic sweet spot between your compressed and unaffected signal. The Whitey Tighty will provide you with the studio-quality compression you need to upgrade your sound.
Rowin Comp
The LN-333 Comp from budget guitar effects maker Rowin gives you studio-grade compression at a very affordable price. The LN-333 Comp is basically the minified version of Rowin’s similarly named and already pretty tiny LEF-333 Comp. It might be smaller, but it still gets the job done with flair; you can level out any rough spikes in your guitar signal for a more stable, full-bodied tone with increased sustain. It also comes with a two-way toggle switch that lets you engage a high-heavy Treble mode for a sharper attack.
ammoon EQ7
Adding an equalizer to your pedal chain can make a big difference in your tone, and with the ammoon EQ7 Mini Guitar Equalizer you won’t have to break the bank or even expand your pedalboard to do it. The EQ7, as its name suggests, has a seven-band EQ slider with an adjustable gain range of ±15dB per band and seven frequency centers— 63Hz, 125Hz, 250Hz, 500Hz, 1.0KHz, 2.2KHz, and 5KHz—for fine-tuning your guitar signal’s frequency range to your exact tastes.
Caline 10 Band EQ
As its name suggests, the Caline CP-24 10 Band EQ gives you nigh-unprecedented tonal control over your instrument’s sound. This essential stompbox features a massive range of channels: 31.25Hz, 62.5Hz, 125Hz, 250Hz, 500Hz, 1k Hz, 2k Hz, 4k Hz, 8k Hz, and 16k Hz. Apart from those 10 channels, it also has a Gain channel, plus each EQ slider has its own LED light, so you know exactly where you’ve set each channel.
Joyo JF-11
The JF-11 6-Band EQ guitar effects pedal is a true workhorse when it comes to tone shaping. Make your highs stand out with more harmonic articulation, keep muddy mids from getting lost in the mix, or boost lows for additional bottom-end chunk. Its six EQ sliders each provide up to 18dB of boost or cut, plus each slider has its own LED indicator to make them easier to adjust while you’re on a dark stage.
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.
J. Rockett Melody
The J. Rockett Melody OD is an Overdrive and EQ pedal including a post-overdrive EQ. You may utilize it as a standalone EQ with volume and zero gain, or feather in a bit or plenty of gain. The Melody OD consists of Gain and Volume knobs, as well as frequency sliders with 18db of gain or cut apiece. This Mark Lettieri signature drive provides you with a smooth overdrive capable of rock and jazz tones. The Melody OD is ideal for elevating your solo tone, feel, and rhythm.
Tech 21 Q-Strip
All the vintage warmth, grit, and punch you recognize from legendary ‘60s and ‘70s sounds, laid right at your feet in the form of the Q\Strip direct input (DI) preamp and EQ box from Tech 21. This compact, road-tough DI gives you all the studio-grade tone shaping power of a 100% analog MOSFET circuit and four bands of EQ inspired by the most highly regarded of console recording modules. Whether you use it onstage or in the studio, the Q\Strip will make you sound good.
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Utility Pedals
Korg Pitchblack Custom (Black)
The Pitchblack Custom by Korg contains the first vertical 3D visual meter on a pedal tuner. Handy display modes and three-dimensional lights provide you with an exceptional level of visibility. Aside from enabling ultra-high +/- 0.1 cent tuning accuracy, it boasts true bypass switching for avoiding any coloration of your tone. The Pitchblack Custom has been built to give you years of trouble-free operation. Its sturdy aluminum die-cast enclosure includes a DC output allowing parallel connection for powering effect pedals.
ammoon Mini Chromatic Tuner
It might not be the most glamorous of guitar effects pedals, but a good tuner is a must-have essential for any and all musicians. Whether you shred a six-string or slap a bass, you can make sure you always stay in tune with the Mini Chromatic Tuner from ammoon. Its big, bright LED display lets you know your exact tuning easily even when you’re playing on a dark stage surrounded by dry ice fog, and its true bypass switch means you won’t have to worry about your guitar signal getting corrupted.
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 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.
BOSS TU-3s Tuner
The Boss TU-3 Chromatic Tuner is the go-to stompbox tuner for any and all serious musicians, and its little brother the Boss TU-3S Compact Chromatic Tuner serves up everything the TU-3 can, in a more compact form factor. Everything from the bigger TU-3’s performance and durability to its tuning functions and display are recreated in the TU-3S, minus the actual pedal switch. If you’re running low on precious pedalboard space, the Boss TU-3S Compact Chromatic Tuner is what you need.
Electro-Harmonix V256 Vocoder
With up to 256 adjustable vocoder bands, the V256 vocoder pedal from Electro-Harmonix is a true beast of a machine. Talking guitar effects, futuristic robotic voices, and gender-bending pitch adjustment are just some of the cool voicings you can create with the V256 and then store in up to nine onboard memory locations. It’s even got a Reflex Tune feature, giving you an auto-tune pitch correction effect that you can take with you on stage.
T-Rex Image Looper
The Image Looper by T-Rex delivers high-quality audio and simplicity, with 5.8 min. maximum loop length in true stereo or mono operation. A phrase looper has become an invaluable tool for bassists and guitarists. With all the handy commands spread out on two footswitches, each features an LED bar for indication, you are always updated on what the looper is doing. The LEDs will show you which mode is presently running: playback, recording, stopped recording, stopped playback, empty, and undo.
MOOER Pedal Controller L6
The L6 Pedal Controller works equally well whether you want to rein in over a dozen stompboxes or just want to control half that number of pedals without worrying about stray stomps. This switcher unit from budget stomp maker Mooer features two modes, Preset and Live. The former is for consummate shoegazers, giving you a total of 36 possible preset effect loop combos. The latter is more straightforward, with each footswitch simply engaging and disengaging its respective effect loop. The L6 comes packed with a tuner, too.
TC Electronic Ditto X2 Looper
The original Ditto Looper by TC Electronic is no doubt among the most renowned simple looper pedals. It was so popular that TC Electronic followed it up merely a year after with the exceptional Ditto Looper X2. The Ditto Looper X2 features the same simple looping as its predecessor, plus cool loop effects including reverse looping, half speed, or both. With the USB connectivity, you can export and import loops from your computer. Stereo I/O provides you with loads of setup flexibility. The Ditto Looper X2 lets you play and store up to five minutes of 24-bit audio.
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.
Digitech Jamman Solo XT
After inventing looping many years back, the DigiTech JamMan Solo XT gives you the ultimate stereo looping experience. Increase the energy in your performance and gain new inspiration with almost infinite loops. Smooth transitions between looped phrases make the Solo XT an indispensable device for performing and composing. It features ten pre-loaded drum loops from Pat Mastelotto. Enjoy the stereo looping experience you desire from simple backing loops to complex loop layers with your band or by yourself. Polish your performance with Auto-Quantize, Auto-Record, three Stop modes, and adjustable BPMs.
Donner Deluxe Looper
The Donner team has spent many years of repeated studies and efforts to realize a charming and powerful twin pedal—the Ultimate Delay and Deluxe Looper. The Deluxe Looper boasts high-quality audio, analog dry through, and true bypass. Featuring ten minutes of looping time and infinite overdubs and redo/undo functionality, the Deluxe Looper is the perfect combination of simplicity, quality, and creativity. It lets you play loops in reverse and can make for a jaw-dropping show or subtle performance.
Empress Effects Phaser
Leveraging an innovative VCA-based design, the Empress Effects Phaser delivers exceptional signal-to-noise ratio. It is the new generation in the advancement of digitally-controlled analog tech. It boasts a pure analog signal path but is managed by a microprocessor, enabling it to preserve its analog flavor and character while adding possibilities for adaptability and control. It is capable of very funky auto-wah, classic jet sounds, and ring modulators, as well as Univibe and vibrato sounds on tap.
Donner Mod Square
The Donner Mod Square is a modulation pedal that lets you have seven modulation effects, including Flanger, Vibrato, Rotary, Tremolo, Phaser, Chorus A, and Chorus B, to add musical color to your tone. It comes in an aluminium-alloy chassis consists of three function knobs (Rate, Depth, and E.Level) for setting the effect level. Use the E.Level control to adjust the effect level, Depth for the effect depth, and Rate to set the effect speed. Mod Square also features a true bypass switch and an LED indicator that displays the working state.
Korg EXP-2
The Korg EXP-2 Foot Controller can serve as a handy and lightweight expression or volume pedal. You can utilize it as a volume pedal when using OUTPUT-1 and INPUT-1 or an expression pedal when employing OUTPUT-2. The EXP-2 Foot Controller is extremely versatile and works with various Korg keyboards, modules and effect processors. It includes a tweakable minimum setting through the side-mounted slide control as well as a three-conductor cable. Express yourself now with the EXP-2.
Donner Alpha Cruncher
The Donner Alpha Cruncher is an effects chain that features three types of effects, including a dreamy chorus, analog distortion, and analog-voiced delay. The Delay model gives you a warm, analog-voiced delay with rich echo feedback and 1000ms max delay time. The Chorus model delivers a warm and pure sound to form a dream chorus world. With the Distortion model, you get a high-gain British amp distortion within a stompbox. It is the ideal option for various vintage rock music styles.
Eventide H9 Core
Eventide H9 Core
The H9 Core acts as the entry-level version of Eventide’s monstrous H9 MAX multi-effects pedal. It comes with 25 presets from the original glitch-heavy, pitch-shifting H910/H949 Harmonizers, plus for a fee, you can augment its effects arsenal via the H9 Control app. You can pick and choose the effects you purchase to make an H9 Core that’s truly unique to your needs, or just go all out and turn your H9 Core into an H9 MAX.
Mission Engineering EP 25 Pro
Mission Engineering’s EP-25 Pro expression pedal sports the sleek Mission Aero design. The pure Zinc Aero is half the weight of a regular Mission pedal, perfect for weight-sensitive applications. The 25K Ohm linear taper potentiometer is fully sealed for durability and smooth action. Two-channel outputs control up to two devices simultaneously. It can be extended with the Expressionator to manage as much as four devices from a single expression pedal. The Aero design’s extended sweep makes the EP-25 Pro a versatile expression pedal for volume control and whammy, wah, and effects parameter controls.
Lehle Little Dual
Conquering two tasks simultaneously, the Little Dual from Lehle serves as both your hum eliminator and amp switcher. It lets you feed two different amplifiers at once. Additionally, you may operate the Little Dual in either a stereo capacity or as an A/B switcher, providing you with versatility in the studio or on stage. If you are seeking a spectacular performance from a switcher that will not color your sound, the Little Dual is the way to go.
Tom’sline Liner
Line selectors and channel switchers are never the stars of a pedalboard, but they remain essential workhorses. The Liner selector stomp from budget guitar effects pedal maker Tomsline is a versatile selector pedal, letting your signal flow from A or B to Y or vice versa. This means you can connect two instruments—an electric and an acoustic guitar, for example—to one amp or throw your instrument’s signal to two separate amps for a true stereo attack.
JHS Pedals Red Remote
The Red Remote footswitch from JHS Pedals is an extremely compelling device for unleashing the full hands-free potential of several of your beloved JHS effects pedals. Using your regular 1/4″ instrument cable, connect it to the respective input jack found on compatible JHS Pedals (Twin Twelve V2, SuperBolt V2, Double Barrel V4, Morning Glory V4) to remotely activate their onboard toggle switch with your foot. The Red Remote comes in a portable size that you can conveniently add on your pedalboard setup.
Supro SF1
Thanks to the SF1 footswitch from Supro, you can now easily manage the tremolo circuit of your Supro Coronado, Dual-Tone, and Black Magick tube combo electric guitar amps. It connects to your amp via an extra standard mono instrument cable. The SF1 is a single-button footswitch tremolo on/off remote compatible with any Supro combo amp and requires a mono instrument cable. It boasts a sturdy metal construction. Get extensive control of your tremolo with the SF1.
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.
JHS Pedals Switchback
The Switchback from JHS Pedals is a little unassuming box boasting an extensive feature set. It started as a tool designed by JHS Pedals for themselves to examine and compare pedals in their workshop but later on recognized that it was incredibly handy for anyone’s rig in the studio or on stage. The Switchback includes two separate selectable effects loops (Return/Send), an input, output, as well as an A/B toggle controllable using the Red Remote switching system.
Mooer Microbuffer
Ever notice that the longer your cable gets, the worse your tone seems to become? It’s especially noticeable when you’re a consummate shoegazer with a pedalboard filled with dozens of interconnected pedals. The MBF1 Micro Buffer guitar effects pedal from budget stomp maker Mooer helps you minimize tone suck caused by pedal and cable impedance problems. Stick it in your pedal chain, choose a high or low EQ cut, and use the Boost knob to bump up the signal level in case of any volume loss.
JHS Pedals Little Black Buffer
The Little Black Buffer by JHS Pedals is the remedy for poor guitar sound resulting from employing numerous pedals. Since it gives the perfect input impedance for your rig, you can quickly notice your guitar sound is reinvigorated with a full, natural tone that sounds like you are connected directly into your amp—regardless of how many pedals you utilize. The Little Black Buffer is your ticket to a sound signal chain and a small price to pay for tonal perfection.
TC Electronic PolyTune 3
The PolyTune 3 by TC Electronic is quicker, more intuitive, and more reliable than ever, featuring precision within 0.1 cents and a no-frills approach to the instrument and guitar tuning. Credits to its inbuilt BonaFide Buffer circuitry, the PolyTune 3 is now capable of enhancing your tone for lengthy cable runs. Meaning, you obtain the treble and transient response way closer to connecting straight to an amp. Alternate tuning modes enable you to explore different ways to create your art.
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.
Radial Elevator
Spec’d from fully discrete circuitry, the Radial Elevator injects a dose of added versatility to your whole guitar rig. It breaks down aptly into two sections: a footswitchable clean boost on the output side and buffer on the input side. The buffer provides you with three modes, including true bypass, flat buffer, and drive setting for some extra gain if necessary. Unlike many buffer pedals, the Elevator has a variable load control that allows you to achieve the cleanest sound possible.
MOSKY PURE BUFFER
Buffer pedals are indispensable weapons in the constant struggle against tone suck. Budget guitar effects pedal manufacturer Mosky Audio’s Pure Buffer is a tiny one, which makes it the ideal candidate for inclusion in compact and crowded pedalboards. The Pure Buffer helps eliminate the inherent issues of multiple daisy chained pedals and long cables, making your guitar signal’s core tone sound like you’ve plugged your instrument straight into an amp with a short cord.
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.
GOKKO KULT
Rein in unruly and unwanted signal noise with the Kult Noise Gate GK-28 guitar effects pedal from GOKKO. This budget- and pedalboard-friendly stompbox helps reduce the hums, hisses, and buzzes that invariably show up to pollute your signal when you have a lot of pedals, especially high-gain ones, in your chain. Use the sensitivity control knob to tell the noise gate when to kick in and use the two-way selector switch to choose between a soft, gradual volume cut or a hard and steep drop.
MXR Noise Clamp
Clampdown on excess noise and hiss with the Noise Clamp pedal by MXR. By sensing the dry signal of your guitar, it lowers the noise level in the effect loop, putting the kibosh on even your noisiest signal. A single Trigger dial lets you select the volume threshold at which the Noise Clamp is active, and a green LED tells you whether the gate is on/off. The Noise Clamp can trim noise up to 26dB, preserving riff definition at massive gain levels.
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.
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.
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.
Joyo JAM BUDDY (Orange)
With its pair of built-in 2” speakers packing 4W of output each, the Jam Buddy is Joyo’s solution for musicians looking for a quick way to practice without having to lug along a big and heavy amp. Bluetooth connectivity also lets you connect your phone or media player to the Jam Buddy so you can play along to a song or rhythm track. This floor-based multi-effects unit also features clean and overdrive channels,
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.
Digitech TRIOPLUS
The DigiTech Trio+ is among the most impressive performance, writing, and practice tools for guitarists. This simple-to-use guitar pedal is built on DigiTech’s famed Trio technology which listens to your playing and instantly plays drum and bass accompaniment. The Trio+ gives you five additional genres for achieving the perfect feel. You select a genre and style variation, then start playing. The Trio+ pedal also includes three bass line modes that will fit any style of music you are playing.
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.
NUX MFX-10
The MFX-10 boasts 55 models overall (you may use as much as eight simultaneously), vintage three-band passive EQ for each amp model, 19 classic amp and pedal models with A/B channel switching, and parametric EQ with additional mid-frequency sweep control for pedals. Twelve cabinet models give you two distinct modes for a guitar amp or mixer/PA input. The MFX-10 also features an inbuilt drum machine with CD quality PCM sounds, and 72 presets: 36 user plus 36 factory presets. The A/B switch lets you utilize up to 144 presets.
NUX JTC
When the NUX Mini Core pedals hit the market, NUX has received requests to include a loop pedal in the collection, so here comes the Jam Track Creator (JTC) Drum & Loop pedal. It is the tiniest 24-bit loop pedal featuring an auto-detection drum machine. The JTC Drum & Loop Mini allows you to select from 11 inbuilt drum rhythms. It gives you unlimited overdubs and up to six minutes recording in 24-bit high-resolution audio quality. Loop and Drum volumes are adjustable individually.
Other Pedals
Xvive V17 Singing Autowah
Xvive’s Singing Autowah is the perfect tool for adding both slow and fast staccato effects and funked out wah tones to your sound, whether you’re rocking a guitar or bass. You get a dynamic wah effect on your strums and funky twangs when soloing. Even better, it has a quick auto-reset envelope so you don’t leave the effect behind when you’re blazing through a solo. Its small size makes it ideal for crowded and go-bag style pedalboards, but that also means you need a compatible DC power supply to get this pedal going.
Fulltone Clyde Standard Wah
Based on the hugely influential Clyde McCoy wahs Vox put out in the late ‘60s, the Fulltone Clyde Standard Wah is an express train to Hendrix-style wah-wah bliss. The Clyde Standard’s circuitry is almost entirely identical to the “Signature” Clyde McCoy wah Jimi Hendrix used on “Electric Ladyland”, down to the ‘60s Vox-type inductor. The only big change is the addition of an internal hand-adjustable bass and gain knob for additional tonal control. The sturdy and versatile Clyde Standard has all the makings of a classic wah pedal with a truly classic sound.
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.
Dunlop Cry Baby Bass Mini
The Dunlop Cry Baby Bass Mini Wah allows you to enjoy the 105Q’s functionality and sound without consuming larger space than a Phase 90. At half the size of the 105Q, the Bass Mini Wah has a thunderous presence. It was meticulously designed to maintain and complement your low end, with Q and Volume controls to better fine-tune your wah sound. The Bass Mini Wah comes in a lightweight aluminum chassis, and with such a tiny footprint, it will fit perfectly on your downsized travel board.
Boss AW-3 Dynamic Wah
Whether you’re a guitarist or a bass player, you can get all the wah you need with the Boss AW-3 Dynamic Wah thanks to its dedicated guitar and bass input jacks. Use the built-in tempo control or adjust your picking strength in auto-wah and dynamic wah modes, or plug in an optional expression pedal for much finer wah control. The Boss AW-3 Dynamic Wah also comes with a Humanizer function that lets you really go crazy with wild, human-like vocal sounds.
Dunlop Slash Cry Baby Classic
The Cry Baby has been a significant part of Slash’s career, helping him produce his signature epic solos which he weaves into his revolutionary gritty, blues-inspired rock. Dunlop worked closely with him to build the Slash Cry Baby Classic, custom-voiced for the organic, expressive sound which inspired a generation of guitarists. Boasting a custom-wound resonance inductor and tuned to a lower frequency, this wah-wah features a wide sweep and extensive dynamic range. It has two side-mounted blue LEDs displaying the On/Off status, visible from any angle onstage.
Xvive V17 Singing Autowah
Xvive’s Singing Autowah is the perfect tool for adding both slow and fast staccato effects and funked out wah tones to your sound, whether you’re rocking a guitar or bass. You get a dynamic wah effect on your strums and funky twangs when soloing. Even better, it has a quick auto-reset envelope so you don’t leave the effect behind when you’re blazing through a solo. Its small size makes it ideal for crowded and go-bag style pedalboards, but that also means you need a compatible DC power supply to get this pedal going.
Rowin Auto Wah
Boutique level auto wah sound at a price that won’t flatten your wallet. The LEF=3804 Auto Wah from budget guitar effects pedal maker Rowin can serve up a wide range of classic wah tones, from a soft, slow wah to a faster, more watery Cry Baby-esque attack. You can dial these in using the dedicated Cutoff, Shape, Reso, and Speed control knobs. The LEF-3804’s Auto Wah’s footswitch also has a secondary function: hold it down to store a parameter to create some interesting layered tones.
Tech 21 Acoustic Fly Rig
The Acoustic Fly Rig from multi effects wizards Tech 21 is a complete set of acoustic performance-focused tools that you can carry around in your backpack. It comes with an effects section that packs built in delay, chorus, and reverb effects and a dedicated analog compressor section for more precise tonal control. Sandwiched between these two is Tech 21’s renowned SansAmp amp emulator, which serves up the warm, natural tones of some of the most legendary amplifiers ever built.
Mooer Acoustikar
The Mooer Acoustikar does just what you’d expect a pedal with that name to do: give your electric guitar the strummy, woody sound of an acoustic. It shines at giving your guitar signal the shortened, glassy resonance that characterizes a good acoustic guitar. Of the Acoustikar’s three modes, Standard is pretty much your basic acoustic sound. The sound of a full-body dreadnought guitar is simulated by Jumbo mode. A Piezo mode rounds out the three voicings.
Joyo Wooden Sound
Despite its name, the simulated acoustic sounds served up by Joyo’s JF-323 Wooden Sound guitar effects pedal are far from stiff and flat. You can coax rich, natural acoustic tones from your electric guitar without any signal squish, especially when you’re strumming out a rhythm. As one of Joyo’s Ironman pedals, the JF-323 Wooden Sound is small enough to fit in your front pocket and features a flip cover for keeping your control dial settings safe from stray stomps. Way better than lugging around another guitar to a gig.
Boss AC-3 Acoustic Simulator
Want to dive into a soft and sweet acoustic ballad in the middle of a set but don’t have the slightest inclination to bring along a big and bulky acoustic guitar? The Boss AC-3 Acoustic Simulator lets you travel light. With its powerful Composite Object Sound Modeling (COSM) technology and four different acoustic simulation modes, you can turn any electric guitar into a variety of warm and bright acoustics using the Boss AC-3 Acoustic Simulator.
JAM Pedals Wahcko Bass
A wah pedal like no other. The Wahcko Bass by Jam Pedals is a product of lengthy and painful research. This real, vocal and vintage-sounding wah pedal features a retuned filter frequency spectrum to suit the register of the bass. The Wahcko Bass is equipped with carbon comp resistors, a RED Fasel inductor for a pure vintage sound, six-position rotary switch for various frequency sweep range, mini LED, and internal trimmer for setting the input gain.
Darkglass Vintage Deluxe V3
The Vintage Deluxe V3 serves up the tube-like tone of Darkglass’ Vintage Microtubes and provides improved functionality, including a balanced line driver, active four-band equalization, and parallel outputs. Apart from Drive and Level controls, the pedal equips you with four secret weapons—Grunt switch, Attack switch, Blend control, and four-band EQ. The Vintage Deluxe V3 is perfect if you want to supercharge your bass tone with the organic compression and natural dynamics of vintage tube amps and tape machines within a tiny unit that fits inside your gig bag.
Seymour Duncan Studio Bass
The Studio Bass Compressor by Seymour Duncan is a studio-quality, classic compressor that comes in a simple four-knob format. It is transparent and pairs well with your 805 Overdrive for a tight grind. It consists of an innovative Blend knob and a three-position mini-toggle switch that let you determine the frequency range of the natural uncompressed signal and set the amount of dry versus wet signal routed to the output. The Studio Bass Compressor is designed and assembled in Seymour Duncan’s Santa Barbara, California factory.
JAM Pedals LucyDreamer Bass
The Jam Pedals LucyDreamer Bass is an ultra-versatile bass overdrive boasting tube amp-esque response and saturation. It carries a Mix knob that lets you find your ideal Wet/Dry signal ratio and a footswitch that alternates to a higher gain stage. The LucyDreamer Bass includes componentry and design variations which enable more low end to come through and move the sweet spot of the saturation to complement the register of the bass. It also consists of controls for Gain, Tone, Level, Dry/Wet Mix, and high gain footswitch.
Tortuga Bassquatch
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. The Bassquatch, as its name suggests, is a bass optimized version of one of Tortuga’s most popular pedals, the Sasquatch fuzz stomp. The same killer fuzz of the Sasquatch, but with a heavier, more aggressive low end that works well with both basses and drop-tuned guitars.
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.
Ernie Ball MVP
The Ernie Ball MVP definitely deserves its “Most Valuable Pedal” name. This volume pedal gives you a silky smooth, super-precise volume sweep that doesn’t lose any high frequencies at any volume level. It’s very versatile, as well, working extremely well with both active and passive electronics. The MVP also features a minimum volume knob that lets you set the open position to have anywhere from 0% to 50% volume, plus a gain boost control lets you set the closed rocker position either to 100% volume or a pretty significant signal boost of up to +20dB.
Boss FV-500L
The FV-500 series takes Boss’s industry-standard volume pedal designs into the future. Tank-tough with a stylishly designed high-grade aluminum body and packing silky smooth action, the FV-500 line of volume pedals were created to go above and beyond the needs of even the most hard-touring and demanding musician. The FV-500H is the line’s stereo low-impedance model with a convenient tuner-output jack and an Expression output for use with expression pedal-compatible amps, synthesizers, and other effects pedals.
Morley Power Wah Volume
The Morley PWO Power Wah cranked up to 11 by the addition of a new volume control circuit. The PWO Power Wah Volume comes equipped with a custom HQ2 inductor that brings the classic funk and a volume control section with a silky smooth audio taper. Morley’s innovative electro-optical circuit design makes worn out pots a thing of the distant past while True-Tone Bypass Buffer technology keeps your tone pure and pristine in both wah and volume mode.
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.
Caline Hot Spice
As two pedals in one, the Caline CP-31 Hot Spice Wah/VOL guitar effect pedal is even more budget-friendly compared to Caline’s other, very reasonably priced stompbox offerings. On the wah side, you get a funky, full-sounding wah effect based on the classic Jim Dunlop Cry Baby Wah’s sound. Flick a switch from Wah to Volume mode and you get a smooth action volume pedal that takes up way less space on your pedalboard compared to other expression pedals.
Morley Volume Plus
Guitar, bass, keys, and whatever else—the Morley PVO+ optical volume pedal can handle any and all comers. This all-purpose pedal serves up two volume control modes. In standard mode, it works just like your typical full-range volume pedal. Switch over to audio taper mode and you can do violin-like volume swells. A switchable minimum volume control lets you set separate rhythm and lead tones while Morley’s famous electro-optical circuit design means you won’t have to worry about wearing down your pots ever again.
Pigtronix Dual Expression
The Pigtronix Dual Expression features two outputs, giving you the ability to control expression functions on two different effects simultaneously. Presently, no other expression pedal in the market can do that. Besides Pigtronix EXP’s dual functionality, the model also incorporates a polarity reversal switch, so you can move the parameters of the two effects in different directions. Manufactured in the USA by Mission Engineering for Pigtronix, it is arguably the most exceptional expression pedal ever. It features industry-standard TRS wiring and precision machined dual potentiometer.
Mission Engineering EP1-KP
Get the most out of your Kemper Profiler and Remote with the EP1-KP from Mission Engineering. This switching expression pedal features a linear potentiometer matched precisely to the Kemper Profiling Amp’s specs for a natural and accurate response. Even better, the EP1-KP carries a toe switch that you may connect to your Kemper Profiling Amp to turn effects on/off without needing a separate footswitch. Right down to its beautiful green finish, the EP1-KP pairs nicely with your Kemper amp.
Mission Engineering EP-1
The EP-1 by Mission Engineering is a sturdy and reliable expression pedal that enables you to control an extensive range of your effects processors with expression inputs. It is perfect if you want to manage your modulation and delay effects instantly. Built in California, the EP-1 boasts high-quality components and all-metal construction for years of seamless operation and rock-solid reliability. This expression pedal is designed for use with your synthesizers, effects pedals, and other expression-capable products.
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.
Ernie Ball Expression Overdrive
Silky smooth transitions from clean to tube-style overdrive are made super easy by the Ernie Ball Expression Series Overdrive pedal. No need to play around with a guitar, pedal, or amp dial mid-song; it’s all hands-free so you can smoothly pile on the gain even in the middle of a complicated solo. Dial-in natural, tube-like overdrive via the dedicated Drive, Tone, and Boost knobs and then rock the treadle forward to effortlessly increase the foot-sweepable gain. Leave the treadle open and you get ultra-clear transparency that doesn’t color your core tone at all.
Mission Engineering EP 25 Pro
Mission Engineering’s EP-25 Pro expression pedal sports the sleek Mission Aero design. The pure Zinc Aero is half the weight of a regular Mission pedal, perfect for weight-sensitive applications. The 25K Ohm linear taper potentiometer is fully sealed for durability and smooth action. Two-channel outputs control up to two devices simultaneously. It can be extended with the Expressionator to manage as much as four devices from a single expression pedal. The Aero design’s extended sweep makes the EP-25 Pro a versatile expression pedal for volume control and whammy, wah, and effects parameter controls.
Two Notes Torpedo C.A.B.
A lot of things may change between each gig, from your backline to the room quality, but with Two Notes’ Torpedo C.A.B. you can be sure your preferred tone will stay the same. The Torpedo C.A.B. is a high-end cabinet simulator in stompbox form that gives you a direct line from your guitar rig to a PA system, mixer, or recording interface. Use the Torpedo C.A.B.’s selection of 32 pre-loaded cabinets or load your own IR files to capture your perfect tone.
Joyo British Sound
The JF-16 British Sound rounds out Joyo’s early series of compact and affordable amp simulator pedals. It comes packed full of a Marshall amp’s Brit-flavored crunch, from the warm, vintage overdrive of early ‘60s Marshall amps to the high-gain tube scream of the JCM800 and JCM900 amp heads. The JF-16 British Sound features a three-band EQ for flexible tone sculpting, plus it has a unique Voice dial that opens your tone up to more exciting sonic possibilities.
Strymon Lex Rotary
The Strymon Lex Rotary gives you a complete, faithfully recreated rotary system: the tube-driven amp, the rotating treble horn, finely tuned microphone placement, the low-frequency bass rotor, and all the intricate sonic interactions between such elements. Leveraging an incredibly powerful SHARC DSP, each bit of processing power is exploited to represent the details genuinely. With eight parameters to tweak, you get extensive control of the rotating speaker system’s mechanics and tonality. You may manipulate every element, from horn level, mic distance, rotor speed, tube drive and saturation, acceleration time, and volume level.
JOYO Clean Glass Mini
The JF-307 Clean Glass guitar effects pedal from Joyo brings the classic tone of blackface-era Fender amps straight to your feet. As its name suggests, this tiny stompbox does justice to Fender’s classic twangy and clear clean channel sound. There’s also a dedicated Drive knob for when you want to add saturated, sustain-friendly dirt. The JF-306 Night Train is an Ironman pedal, so it’s small enough to fit in your front pocket and features a flip cover to keep your control dial settings safe from stray stomps.
Carl Martin Rock Bug
The Rock Bug by Carl Martin is an amp/speaker simulator and headphone rehearsal unit running on a single 9v battery. Simply plug your guitar into the unbalanced 1/4″ input of the headphone amp, connect your favorite headphones to the unbalanced 1/4″ output, and off you go. You can choose between closed and open cabinet simulation through the mini-toggle switch, adjust your guitar’s volume using the Guitar knob, and wail away thanks to the privacy of your headphones.
Boss AC-3 Acoustic Simulator
Want to dive into a soft and sweet acoustic ballad in the middle of a set but don’t have the slightest inclination to bring along a big and bulky acoustic guitar? The Boss AC-3 Acoustic Simulator lets you travel light. With its powerful Composite Object Sound Modeling (COSM) technology and four different acoustic simulation modes, you can turn any electric guitar into a variety of warm and bright acoustics using the Boss AC-3 Acoustic Simulator.
Boss MO-2 Multi Overtone
The Boss MO-2 Multi Overtone guitar effects pedal is among the vanguard of Boss’s next generation of stompboxes. Powered by the magic of Roland’s innovative Multi-Dimensional Processing (MPD) technology, the MO-2 generates harmonically rich overtones that complement, enhance, and thicken your guitar or bass sound, whether you’re playing clean or distorted. Three unique modes and a dedicated Detune knob let you add all-new dynamic resonance textures to your sound, ranging from shimmering multi-string sounds to organ- and synth-like voicings.
TC Helicon TalkBox Synth
With the Talkbox Synth from TC Helicon, you get classic Frampton-style guitar effects without the fiddly hose-in-the-mouth stuff. A guitar-triggered vocoder and onboard synth sounds give thrilling robotic vocal effects to your single-note runs. But this pedal is not merely for guitarists. Vocalists will love its inbuilt mic preamp and Adaptive Tone functionality, along with studio-quality pitch correction and reverbs. Its simple three-knob design delivers ease of use. The Talkbox Synth is capable of adding excitement to your performance.
Electro Harmonix Superego Plus
Make your guitar sound like a synthesizer; give your tone insane levels of sustain; sustain a chord then freeze it so you can solo over it—the Superego+ has all of the features that made the Superego Synth Engine great, but with tone-sculpting features cranked up to 11. Electro-Harmonix has added 11 onboard effects, each of which can be independently switched on to give your tone added depth. You can also control individual parameters with an external expression pedal.
Sabbadius Mostro Synthesizer Fuzz Modulator
A significant fuzz pedal created using top-grade materials and silicon transistors. The Sabbadius Mostro Synthesizer Fuzz Modulator was designed and inspired by Dante Spinetta, who asked Nico if he could devise a pedal for his band, IKV, and said he wanted one that is capable of delivering an explosive fuzz sound yet very deformed. The Mostro Synthesizer Fuzz consists of Wah Wah Trick, Bias, Fuzz, and Synth Controller knobs, as well as a toggle switch that lets you select from Normal or Deform settings.
T-Rex Quint Machine
While standard octave doubling is nice, throwing in a fifth up and providing all three modulated sounds with a separate volume control unlocks a different world. The Quint Machine by T-Rex Engineering lets you emulate an organ, 12-string, or synth sound. Eliminate your dry signal and sound like a synth merely possessing that lonely heart. Designed to give you more, the Quint Machine will keep you discovering new sounds for years. It consists of +1 Fifth, +1 Octave, -1 Octave, and Mix knobs.
Electro-Harmonix Ravish Sitar
The lush harmonics and dynamic flexibility of a sitar is a first-class ticket to mystic city, and with the Ravish, you can make your guitar sound like one. This sitar emulator guitar effects pedal from Electro-Harmonix features a polyphonic lead voice and tunable sympathetic string drones that are highly responsive to your pick attack. You can set the decay time for the former and create your own custom scales for the latter. You don’t have to buy a sitar and learn how to play it. Just plug into a Ravish.
