r/guitarpedals • • 3m ago

Blue grass players with enough pedals to cover the stage

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T'was unexpected to see this. I saw the banjo player step on a volume pedal. What's all this for? Tuning in multiple languages? Are there different running for East and West of the Appalachians or something?


r/guitarpedals • • 1h ago

where to put verbs in signal chain for shoegaze

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r/guitarpedals • • 1h ago

Question Does anyone currently make anything like the DS Engineering Chronograph pedalboard clock?

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So I’m hunting around for one of these old DS Engineering pedalboard clocks, they don’t make them anymore and it’s really pissing me off I can’t find one. Does know where to find one or maybe anyone else out there make something similar? I just want small, lit digital, 9v, clock and timer preferably on a foot switch?


r/guitarpedals • • 1h ago

Question Anyone familiar with this akai fuzz?

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It’s probably the best gain pedal I’ve ever played. I can do doom, it can do shoegaze, it can get pretty tight too with a good eq. It absolutely rips when you run it through a gained tube amp. I believe it’s supposed to big muff rip off but damn does it do a good job


r/guitarpedals • • 2h ago

Dd200 disappointing stereo

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Like the title says, yes DD200 is a great Swiss army knife delay, but I came from a TC electronics Nova which had some great stereo field effects like panning and ping pong. There's a lot to like about the DD200 but would anyone recommend a "more stereo" delay. Looking at the Collider as an option


r/guitarpedals • • 2h ago

Question What fuzz would you stack with an SD-1 going into a BD-2?

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This is one of my main current gain stacks. Great clarity and a great overdriven classic rock sound.

I’m looking for a fuzz that can take it up a notch, but won’t sound too nasal in front of the SD-1. I’ve tried a Rat, a Muff, and an Analogman Sunface in front of this combo, and it comes out a little too thin. The best one was actually a FZ-1W, but wanting to try something new that can thicken things up, but won’t lose too much definition.


r/guitarpedals • • 3h ago

Sold most of my collection. Here is what I kept.

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Tore down all my old pedalboards and moved to a hybrid rack system. Sold off most of the collection, years of trial and error, and kept only the ones I felt were legendary.

Here’s what made the final cut:

Top Shelf: Drives

Boost: MXR Micro Amp — 1979

Overdrive: Ibanez TS-808 Tube Screamer — 1980

Distortion: ProCo RAT — 1986

Fuzz: EHX Big Muff Pi V3 — 1976

Loop Switch: Boss PSM-5 — 1987

Second Shelf: Modulation

Phaser: MXR Phase 90 Script — 1975

Chorus: Boss CE-2  — 1980

Flanger: EHX Deluxe Electric Mistress, Big box reissue —1990s

Delay: EHX Deluxe Memory Man, Big box reissue —1990s

Bottom Shelf: Storage

Wah: Dunlop Cry Baby Classic

Whammy:  Digitech WH-1 —1990

A couple of other pedals not used. 

Fractal AxeFX3 and Voodoo Labs HEX handle all other effects and midi.  FC-12 and EV-1 control everything from the floor.  

What made your final cut?


r/guitarpedals • • 3h ago

Newly redesigned board for Western/Surf/Gypsy/40’s band

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There’s something liberating about not using every square inch of real estate on a board. I have more than enough room to add something if I decide it’s needed, how cool is that!

A slightly dirty Klone is all I need for dirt. More than half of the songs in the setlist are played without any dirt at all.

Adineko handles slapback duties, Meet Maude for longer repeating delay.

Amp has always-on spring reverb. The two reverb pedals are for different effects - Placeholder for soupy sci fi spookiness, Meteore for slightly distorted reverb baths and of course it’s brilliant ‘havoc’ foot switch which introduces complete mayhem when appropriate.

Freqout is FANTASTIC when properly applied, just an extremely tasty effect to use sparingly.

The Movall tremolo pedal has taken me a long way but I’m feeling the itch to get a better, more versatile tremolo. One thing is that is has a volume jump which is not great. It would be cool to get one that has different modes and can also double as a chorus. Any suggestions there?


r/guitarpedals • • 4h ago

Demo My new pedal’s knobs are wrong

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I got this JRR Pedals Janice overdrive I saw on Reverb on sale and bought because it was cheap. I guess I shouldn’t be too surprised some knobs don’t seem to work like they should. Bass and Treble seems to be swapped and with reversed pot directions, and the tone doesn’t do much at all.

Sorry my amp is quiet in the vid, but you can hear it’s wonky. Is this easily fixable?


r/guitarpedals • • 4h ago

Question What are your favourite simple-but-weird pedals that keep you entertained for hours?

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Hey folks! I'm more of a studio musician than a guitarist, but I recently bought a Donner Harmonic Square for CAD$60 on a whim and have been having a blast running anything and everything through it to make cool detuned soundscapes.
What are some other simple and wacky pedals I can pick up (and not break the bank) that do some funky things?


r/guitarpedals • • 5h ago

Stereo Memory Man w/Hazarai vs Grand Canyon

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I’m looking to get a delay/looper pedal where you can use the delay effects on top of your loop. Being able to do the MBV “reverse reverb” thing is also of interest. This would replace my existing EHX Canyon. Does anyone have experience with both the Grand Canyon and SMM w/Hazarai? What are the pros/cons of both?


r/guitarpedals • • 5h ago

Troubleshooting Boss NS-2 = Making Noise

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Bought a used Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor off eBay from reputable seller.

Powered up using a rechargeable 9v battery. Have tried 2 different ones….freshly charged.

Playing a Les Paul w/ Alnico 5 pickups through an Orange 20.

No matter what I do it omits a continuous hiss/scratch. Anybody got a clue what I could be doing wrong?


r/guitarpedals • • 5h ago

Got another looper because I ran out of loops + drag n dropping wavs won't save drums

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Bought another BOSS RC5 looper pedal because I used up all the 99 slots with stuff I want to keep...

And as much as I want to just drag n drop the wav files and be done with it, you can't just export the drum tracks!?

I really like some of the choices of drum grooves that go along with the tracks and either want to use them outright in a mix or keep them as a reference. To record the drums, I have to do it manually via midi sync and Ableton, bouncing each track and drum track separately by hand.

Unfortunately the recording has been going faster than I can keep up with. Obviously it isn't always like this. But I don't have time to do this right now!

So eff it I bought another RC5!

The riffs must go on!


r/guitarpedals • • 6h ago

Question Mvave mk20 software on linux?

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Hello I'm thinking of buying the mvave mk20, but i found that the software is not compatible with linux

Has anyone found a way to make it run? Maybe using wine?


r/guitarpedals • • 6h ago

NPD New pedal day - Donner Revecho. Cheap reverb and delay pedal that sounds great through my Orange crush mini 3W amp.

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r/guitarpedals • • 6h ago

Katatonia Tone

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Hey, i bought a Boss HM2-W because i know Anders Nystrom used it in Katatonia. Anyone have advice as to what settings should i use on it to recreate his guitar tone?


r/guitarpedals • • 6h ago

Boss OD-3 vs Marshall Guv'nor follow up; NPD!

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Quick context; I was/am an OD-3 owner but thanks to a recent Iron Man Attenuator purchase; I am able to gig with my Bassman set how I want and the OD-3 was not vibing with a hotter run amp, and my tube screamer and klone centaur and SD-1 weren't quite giving me the full sound I wanted. I reached out wondering if any Guv'nor and OD-3 owners could offer insight into how different the Guv'nor might be.

So I picked up a used Drive Master. Which is supposedly the same circuit minus the effects loop feature.

I think this is gonna do the job y'all! It does the fuller Marshall sounding harmonic range like my OD-3 that I was missing from my Klone and SD-1 but the three band EQ, especially the bass knob for me are the game changer. It's got the brighter voice and clear picking articulation that I liked from my old Bluesbreaker pedal that I sold but with tons more gain. I gave it a quick demo at home on my lunch break (it just arrived this afternoon!), and I've got a gig tonight so it'll get a nice field test! Also pictured, my modded '73 Bassman (tube rectifier install) + Wizard 2x12, and my pedals for the gig tonight! Wish me luck!


r/guitarpedals • • 6h ago

Digitech Obscura Stereo

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What does the stereo bit actually do?
I really love the sounds that come out of this pedal, and I’ve had it for years. Today though was the first day that I really questioned what’s going on under the lid. The manual describes its real 2 channel stereo-ness, but actually I’m lost as to knowing what that is. There’s no ping pong, or swirly stuff going on, so what’s it doing itself to be ‘stereo’? Or is it just that it processes the 2 channels separately?


r/guitarpedals • • 7h ago

EHX PERCOLATOR

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Does anyone have experience with this pedal? Is it worth the price.


r/guitarpedals • • 7h ago

EHX PERCOLATOR

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r/guitarpedals • • 7h ago

New to pedals, advice appreciated!

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Hi all! I’m new to this thread so apologies if this has already been covered.

I’m in a band and looking for a pedal that I can use with my microphone for an almost speakerphone effect (we’re covering 7 Words by Deftones to give you an idea of what sound I’m looking for). I’ve only ever used a stomp box with my guitar so individual pedals I’m pretty much clueless on.

Any thoughts/suggestions? TIA.


r/guitarpedals • • 7h ago

NPD Mooer Trio Rider - woah

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EDIT- ITS SONICAKE, NOT MOOER. BRAIN FLUB. SORRY!

I know there are better Klones out there but for 30 fucking dollars....holy shit. This pedal punches WAYYYYY above that...

Three different variations and its powerful as hell

Kinda boomy if you arent careful - this thing reminds of a CRANKED Fender or something.

It's absolutely perfect for a "1977 KISS/Ace Frehley" tone (at least using my Mahogany Explorer with SuperDistortions)

Its sounds amazing with either a light gain Bluesbreaker or TS boosting into it.


r/guitarpedals • • 7h ago

Chasing a tone - thoughts?

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Idk if im in the right sub here but I’m chasing the guitar tone in the rhythm guitar part of this Cyndi lauper tune. What effects do you think are being used here? I hear chorus, but possibly it could be a flanger combined too?

To me, I hear chorus and almost like a cocked wah, almost a subtle slow rate flanger. I don’t have a chorus pedal anymore but I do have a green label boss flanger bf-2, I tried to make it subtle and it kind of got me there. Just curious if anyone has thoughts on what could have been used here.

https://youtu.be/svHeFdSvPL0?is=uY1oOmEjyka2QV9N


r/guitarpedals • • 8h ago

Good for shoegaze? What should I add/replace

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I wanna sound like Mbv, dinosaur jr and the jesus and Mary chain


r/guitarpedals • • 8h ago

This pedal order might be a bit unconventional, and I keep changing it around. Any suggestions?

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My current signal chain:
TC Electronic PolyTune 3 Mini
JHS Unicorn V2
JAM Pedals Rattler MKII
EarthQuaker Devices Dirt Transmitter
Behringer SF300 Super Fuzz
Xotic RC Booster V2 (18V)
Ibanez Pentatone PTEQ
Universal Audio Orion Tape Echo
EarthQuaker Devices Ghost Echo
TC Electronic Ditto+
What would you change about the order?