There are so many sounds to be explored and so much music to be created, developed and explored!! After the poweramp, I go into a Torpedo Cab through a loadbox, and then into my cab. The PC-2A uses a military grade subminiature vacuum tube and audiophile grade components (including a silver plated circuit board!) The Timeline or H9 could give it a try if I won…, Congratulations on your 3rd anniversary! Builder: Strymon, Pedal: El Capistan, Effect Type: Delay. If it ever dies, I will get a Sonic Research Turbo Tuner ST-300 or whatever Sonic Research has at the time. This stompbox nearly hits all around and what I’ve spoken is just the technical preferences and what about the sounds:- almost exclusive and inimitable. Seriously, other than delay and overdrive you don’t need much else. Wait, read, try them first if possible. The Hologram Electronics Dream Sequence is a programmable rhythmic octave pedal that allows you to create sequenced octave patterns. Thanks for the list, you’ve given me an appetite for tone 🙂. It would be cool if you’d include some reviews or how to’s to simple mods on famous effects. For me, music is moving towards being more about a profound sonic experience than a sing along tune. But after only about 20 mins fiddling with this eq pedal I had exactly what I wanted! The Mobius also gives you a whopping 200 presets, tap tempo, full MIDI implementation, and a user friendly menu interface. Best sounding most versatile multi effects pedals around. An array of 4 knobs on the side of the pedal for adjusting Wah-Q, Bias, and Treble/Bass frequencies let you sculpt the perfect wah tone for your rig. Wow, it’s been absolutely stunning to see the landscape of effects pedals change before my eyes over the years. Thank you, What’s your budget and what style/types of sounds are you looking for? Builder: EHX, Pedal: Soul Food, Effect Type: Overdrive/Boost. But regardless which of these you currently struggling with…, In today’s post, my goal is to help you find a solution…. Scientist rocks! Just started playing guitar recently and was searching for pedals to help me get “That Sound”. The Princeton Chorus is one of the most storied amps of all time, and Fender’s ‘68 custom update brings the small-amp tube goodness to the modern age. And each time i pull up a preset i know it will sound exactly like it always has. If you all have any left that could help re-establish what I once had, that’d be a dream. Truly a renaissance. Simple to use and sounds great. The Overdrive channel has 2 distinct voicings, Classic & Creamy, that go from vintage rock overdrive and bluesy saturation to very aggressive, yet surprisingly articulate and focused high-gain distortion. A built-in gate might help tame this monster when using the more extreme gain sounds. Gig-FX Chopper – This beats every tremolo pedal in existence, and I’ve never seen anything come close to rivaling it, although it’s extremely difficult to find. There has been an outbreak of amazing new pieces of gear. Put them together in stereo and you are in sonic heaven. Nothing beats the Fuzz Factory in my opinion. The Chase Bliss Warped Vinyl and Spectre are 2 pedals I want to throw into my chain so very badly. It’s a wonderfull time to be a guitar player with heavy pedalitis. I still need to round them out with a few drive/effects/compressor/eq boxes. Needless to say I’ve been using your site for all the reviews. Granted it’s a small, one-man shop, but all of Chris’ gear is top-notch! I plug it in between my board and the amp. Though I’ve had to return it I haven’t been able to stop looking at other delays. Thanks for giving us pedal junkies a source for finding out about all the new and wonderfully weird things going on in this realm. One thing missing from your list that I’d like to know more about is the Free the Tone Flight Time Delay. When I win the lottery, I’m having all of these pedals. First project we ever did was a proco rat clone we found published in hobbyist magazine. It is like the Dude’s rug, it really ties my pedalboard together. Then, I plugged in a Dunlop pickup booster pedal, then a Krank Distortus Maximus, then a Boss DS-1 with a Keeley mod, and then a Keeley-modded ProCo Rat, and spent about a week playing around with the various tones. It’s me again xD I like that you had updated this list! Pedals don’t always live up to the hype after NAMM, but I came to view the Orion as something even more special once I has able to spend more time with it. So bravo my friends On your excellent curation. Awesome list and great reviews/demos. I will be honest, I just got this pedal for my birthday and when I plugged it in for the first time and played I giggled like a school girl playing chords and riffs (your first fuzz…you never forget). i only have two (reeeaaaly cheap) pedals, but i realy want to get into them ( i dont play guitar tho, but i love using them with my synth and piano). In his hand he held the source of the noise, some sort of Radio Controlled Booster, amplifying and twisting sound waves that rattled our bones and reverberated from the nearby roofs. I hope to play one at some point. By the way for anybody wondering how to do the bowing it’s kinda like using a slide. Pedals like PIOD Effects RAZOR from the Ukraine, TRITONLAB Labyrinth from Estonia, Dawner Prince Red Rox from Croatia are all European pedals from countrys making one or more pedals that are so good they hit you immediately when hearing them.I was ordering the Red Rox as the demo was still playing and when I got it I found that the sustain was the longest of any OD I have or had (I have and use 20 ..and live too) There are mind blowers from South america too….the US and Japan make great pedals but where is the remainder of the world. A larger screen for easier effect editing would be helpful if there’s ever a hardware update. The bigger TX & TX-L units maintain the larger circuit topology and utilize either Origin Effects’ own Iron-Core transformer or a Lundahl transformer, respectively, and can produce higher-gain transformer saturation if you’d like a little extra character. I have also built a basic distortion pedal myself to help understand how different mods affect the tone so Best Guitar Effects is an overall valuable resource in learning about effects. Its underbelly, a tangled (yet navigable) web of patch cables and power runs. Definitively a great asset in your studio or on live performances. never heard of the SubN Up pedal before gonna check that one out. That concludes our roundup of the Top 75 Best Modern Guitar Pedals currently available. If there are some effects pedals that you think should be included in a future update, please let us know in the comments. Overall I’m very impressed by the current pedal development.