Apart from the effect pedal typologies described in the other posts of the series, there are many other kind of pedals that cannot fit into any of them. Some of these can create create sounds that have … Read more
Even though pitch shifting pedals could be grouped within other filtering related guitar pedals, they generate such distinctive sounds and atmospheres that I have included octavers and harmonizers in a separate category. What they basically do is to … Read more
There are tons of guitar pedals. Most of them can be grouped in categories. I’ve tried to describe most of them in the guitar pedals explained post series. However, there are 6 essential guitar pedals … Read more
If you own a bunch of guitar pedals, you’ll probably put them together on a pedalboard. A pedalboard power supply allows you to power supply all of them with a single device, keeping things tidy, nice, and … Read more
Cheap guitar pedals are very underestimated indeed. You love guitar pedals but don’t want to spend a fortune on a nice shiny boutique pedal. At least, not now. You probably think that there’s a correlation … Read more
Some months ago, I wanted to buy a reverb pedal. In fact, I wanted to buy the best reverb pedal. But, with so many models available on the market, how the heck could I pick … Read more
Mad Professor is a synonym for sound quality, and the Silver Spring Reverb is a great example of it. It has been designed to sound great with both clean and distorted sounds, something that is … Read more
The Earthquaker Devices Afterneath is not, strictly speaking, just a reverb guitar pedal. This pedal essentially provides a special kind of reverberated sound that is made up of a bunch of short delays. An otherworldly … Read more
Filtering pedals modify the frequency spectrum of the signal. You may know that any sound you generate is a combination of billions of sine waves, each at a given frequency, with a particular phase, and with different amplitudes. … Read more