Guitar Pedal reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 163 Reddit reviews across 17 subreddits and 29 posts to rank the best Guitar Pedal brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/guitarpedals, r/Hardcore, r/midwestemo, r/EmoScreamo, r/Guitar. Top-rated brands include Boss (4.3/5), ProCo (4.7/5), MXR (4.5/5).
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Reviews163
Subreddits17
Posts29
Brands70
Products89
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#1
Boss
4.3
(20)
"Boss RV6."
"Boss RV-6 Reverb. $149. It’s pretty awesome."
"Boss Rv6."
"Can never go wrong with a Boss RV6. Amazing build quality, easy to find anywhere, relatively affordable, and sounds great."
"OS-2 is excellent"
"Check out the Boss OS-2. It’s a really under appreciated pedal that goes for like $50."
"The essential pedals are a Boss DD-3 and BF-2."
"Before I went the Kemper route, I used a Knuckle Puck 20/20 pedal for my base tone and/or a Boss Waza Craft SD-1 for my lead tones."
"Blues Driver is a pedal that will serve you well from beginner right through to a professional career."
"Boss GT-1000 core, HX Stomp, Headrush, POD Go, NUX MG-30, all solid options."
#2
ProCo
4.7
(14)
"Turbo is now my main drive and it sounds fucking sick"
"Turbo Rat with the Reutz Mod, or the high pass filter clipped entirely"
"It's easily the coolest and best rat!"
"Turbo Rat..it’s been my main distortion pedal for both guitar and bass for 17 years."
"Definitely a RAT is what you’re looking for here. They can do anything."
"I have a fender twin reverb and use a rat to get metal and hardcore tones."
"If you already have a really clean amp, use a proco rat."
"Rat + Tube Screamer is all you need"
"RAT PEDAL that's it"
"Excellent rock guitar tones"
#3
MXR
4.5
(10)
"I am in love with mxr phase 90 for bass and auv3 moogerfoooger phaser for auv3 voices"
"I LOVE the phase 95! It’s basically 4 pedals in one! And they are all absolutely iconic phaser sounds!"
"Phase 95, Zelzah, and Wombtone are the best I have used."
"MXR Phase 95 encompasses all your phase needs. Very versatile and trippy as well."
"MXR FOD, which is a repackaging of the Dookie Drive."
"Affordable and available: MXR Phase 95"
"Affordable and available: MXR Phase 100 for chewier."
"Simple and affordable answer is either EHX Bad Stone or MXR Phase 90."
"The phase 100 has many trippy sounds."
"For your first phaser and trying it out, a phase 95."
#4
TC Electronic
4.3
(6)
"Tc Magus pro no doubt, its much more versatile than rat."
"I love my TC Electronic Magus Pro. Three rats in one, compact and sturdy enclosure."
"Magus Pro might be a little better built and only misses one of the Long Rat's modes."
"So Magus Pro or King Rat as they each have Turbo modes"
"Tc electronics hall of fame 2. It gives you a bit of everything."
"TC Electronic Hall of Fame 2 is a really versatile one; loads of different kinds of reverb."
#5
Line 6
4.4
(5)
"For high-gain tones, the Line 6 HX Stomp (if you can find it used) is probably the best in this price range for overall quality and versatility."
"Used HX Stomp all day dude. Best bang for your $$ with everything in one box."
"HX stomp or headrush flex. I like the old-school amp and pedalboard approach myself but if I was going to go digital modeling I would go with one of these two options."
"HX Stomp XL."
"Hx stomp xl"
#6
Ibanez
4.2
(5)
"Use a overdrive like a tube screamer (or my rec EQD Plumes) to push it over the edge."
"Overdrive-any tube screamer variant"
"Rat, Big Muff, TS9, DS1, metal zone, ML2 are all $100 or less."
"ProCo Rat or Ibanez TS-9."
"Used Ibanez tube screamer"
#7
Electro-Harmonix
4.2
(5)
"Small Stone, that switch makes a huge difference. Essential for Stoner Metal"
"Ehx bad stone seems interesting"
"Small stone (not bad stone)"
"Simple and affordable answer is either EHX Bad Stone or MXR Phase 90."
"Also pretty inexpensive is the EXH Bd Stone. You can even put it in manual mode and dial in where within the sweep to hold it at."
#8
Joyo
4.2
(5)
"Splinter is great and cheap. Has 4 modes."
"Joyo Splinter (Rat)"
"Joyo, Mooer and used Boss pedals are great value and relatively durable."
"The Joyo Ultimate Drive is basically an OCD clone, and gets really good reviews."
"Joyo ultimate drive and a graphic eq set to a smiley face, can get both for under $100"
#9
Klon
4.0
(4)
"Klon Centaur."
"Would be a good start."
"Not too keen on an octave."
#10
903 Effects
5.0
(3)
"The Midwest Driver is a heavily modified circuit built by 903 Effects."
"I can’t recommend it enough. Not only does it look beautiful, it sounds beautiful too."
"For drive, I really like this custom pedal I bought. It’s called the Midwest Drive."
#11
Asheville Music Tools
5.0
(3)
"Empress Phaser, Chase Bliss Wombtone, or the brand new AMpT APH-12 are all fully-featured and sound fantastic."
"For the actual best phaser that is likely to ever be made, the Asheville Music Tools APH-12."
"The new Asheville Music Tools APH-12 looks incredible if you're looking to spend more."
#12
Chase Bliss
5.0
(3)
"Empress Phaser, Chase Bliss Wombtone, or the brand new AMpT APH-12 are all fully-featured and sound fantastic."
"Super versatile. It also has a granular looper/sampler."
#13
EAE
4.7
(3)
"Love my Longsword. It was on my wishlist for a while and so glad I finally pulled the trigger"
"The longsword is just one of the best overdrives out there, i've pretty much got my perfect tone out of that thing"
"The EAE longsword was made by someone who played screamo on a telecaster."
#14
JHS
4.7
(3)
"JHS Rat Pack!"
"I use jhs duable barrel for all my overdrive needs."
"Get a used rat pack"
#15
Mosky
4.3
(3)
"Mosky King Rat is the most versatile IMO."
"Mosky sounds 1:1 with the ProCo."
"Distortion - mosky king rat"
#16
EarthQuaker Devices
4.0
(3)
"I’d say a EQD Grand Orbiter or A CTC Cyclone. They both can do the psychedelic thing well."
"Grand orbiter looks solid too but I haven’t tried it."
"EQD Grand Orbiter is a safe bet"
#17
Caroline
5.0
(2)
"More complicated expensive boutique phaser answer is Drunk Beaver Tornado V2 or Caroline Arigato."
"Caroline Arigato. It’s so good."
#18
Earthquaker Devices
5.0
(2)
"The only answer is dispatch master."
"Earthquaker Devices Dispatch Master was my first and only reverb pedal for many years - love that thing."
#19
Stone Deaf
5.0
(2)
"Would recommend the stone deaf pdf 2"
"Your best bet for the sound in a pedal would be the stone deaf pdf 2"
#20
1981 Inventions
5.0
(2)
"1981 Inventions DRV. Its a great sounding distortion that can RAT it up with the best of em."
"Definitely pricier, but the DRV is my rat style go to"
#21
Empress
5.0
(2)
"Empress is a beast, so good"
"I’ve got the script phase 90 for simple, and empress for options and love them both."
#22
Jam Pedals
5.0
(2)
"Jam Pedals Bass Rattler. The "Blend" control is key"
"Jam pedals Rattler"
#23
Beetronics
5.0
(2)
"The Beetronics LARVA Morphing Phaser is completly crazy. It can make all sorts of crazy sounds including beautiful phaser"
"Expensive and available: Two phasers in one + vibrato, the mighty Beetronics Larva."
#24
Effectrode
4.5
(2)
"Expensive and harder to power but the Effectrode Phaseomatic is awesome."
"Effectrode Phaseomatic."
#25
PastFX
4.5
(2)
"PastFX Mischief for me, the sizzle button alone is worth the price of entry, especially on bass."
"For something in between, a PastFX Rotary Phaser."
#26
Zoom
4.5
(2)
"I'd go with what someone else said and get a Zoom MultiStomp MS-50G."
"Pleasantly surprised by the effects it has."
#27
Jekyll and Hyde
4.0
(2)
"Pedals are jekyll and hyde v2, ehx soul food, and sex drive by durham electronics."
"The exact one they use for the first few albums is the Jekyll and Hyde pedal."
#28
Mooer
4.0
(2)
"Mooer Black Secret"
"The Mooer Black Secret is a Rat clone, and many people on this sub swear by it."
#29
Keeley
4.0
(2)
"Keeley dark side pedal is pretty fun. Has a phaser U vibe, delay and rotary flange as well as a great multi fuzz."
"For trippy sounds also check out the Keeley Bubbletron. It can do phase, flange and filter."
#30
DOD
3.5
(2)
"I love the small stone and for 2 stage phasers DOD201 is amazing and you get buy them for $50."
"DOD Grunge"
#31
Oneder
5.0
(1)
"Oneder Red Ryder is specifically built to be used on both."
#32
Moogerfooger
5.0
(1)
"The moogerfooger phaser might actually be the greatest pedal ever made"
#33
Fulltone
5.0
(1)
"Full tone OCD"
#34
Catalinbread
5.0
(1)
"Caroline Wave Cannon and Catalinbread Katzenkonig are both awesome."
#35
Demon FX
5.0
(1)
"Demon FX Golden Rat. It's the classic rat, with the Fat mod and Turbo mod each on their own toggle."
#36
Sabbadius
5.0
(1)
"I sure love Univibes! I never found a pedal that did it justice until I picked up my Sabbadius '69. Love that pedal!!!"
#37
Matthews Effects
5.0
(1)
"Matthews Effects the Architect v3. Klone type boost with a separate clean boost."
#38
Bondi
5.0
(1)
"Bondi Sick As"
#39
Meris
5.0
(1)
"The Meris Ottobit Jr. might be something to check out."
#40
Visual Sound
5.0
(1)
"If u want an overdrive pedal that is more transparent than a tube screamer get a visual sound open road overdrive."
#41
Mod Devices
5.0
(1)
"Check out Mod Devices—especially Mod Duo X."
#42
RYRA
5.0
(1)
"There are a few pedals that really speak to me as being close to perfection."
#43
Walrus Audio
5.0
(1)
"I use the Walrus Audio 385 MKII overdrive for switching between a slightly dirty and more heavily overdriven sound"
#44
Donner
4.0
(1)
"Delay - donner yellow fall"
#45
Heptode
4.0
(1)
"Heptode Virtuoso, you can hear the acceleration/deceleration when you change speeds which adds a trippiness to the phasing."
#46
Drunk Beaver
4.0
(1)
"More complicated expensive boutique phaser answer is Drunk Beaver Tornado V2 or Caroline Arigato."
#47
Vox
4.0
(1)
"Look for Vox amps or Vox branded emulator pedals on eBay or music retailers. I got this on on ebay: Vox Tonelab EX"
#48
Amptweaker
4.0
(1)
"Save up another 50 bucks and get an Amptweaker Tightmetal"
#49
4ms
4.0
(1)
"Find a 4ms phaseur fleur or a clone of it. Lots of weird noises"
#50
Maxon
4.0
(1)
"Maxon PH-350 Rotary Phaser"
#51
Maestro
4.0
(1)
"If you don't want to spend much, the Maestro Orbit Phaser is on sale for US$40 right now."
#52
TONEX
4.0
(1)
"TONEX One. You could spend what money you save on some good tone models that are what you’re looking for."
#53
Rowin
4.0
(1)
"Rowin Noise Gate (Decimator)"
#54
Analogman
4.0
(1)
"Look for the analogman modded MXR phasers"
#55
NUX
4.0
(1)
"I’ve just started using a NUX Mg-30, which was released a while ago. It’s less expensive than the bigger names, is very flexible, and so far sounds great."
#56
Sonicake
4.0
(1)
"Reverb sonicake levitate"
#57
Mr Black
4.0
(1)
"Available in limited runs: Mr Black Gilamondo."
#58
OBNE
4.0
(1)
"Trippy phaser sounds? Gotta plug the OBNE Dweller."
#59
Lovetone
4.0
(1)
"Lovetone Doppleganger"
#60
CTC
4.0
(1)
"I’d say a EQD Grand Orbiter or A CTC Cyclone. They both can do the psychedelic thing well."
#61
Idiotbox Effects
4.0
(1)
"Idiotbox Effects Blower Box"
#62
EVH
4.0
(1)
"EVH 5150 overdrive. It’s a little pricey new but can be found around $100 used if you look around. Sounds really great if you can run it into the return of an FX loop if your amp has one."
#63
Ratsbane
4.0
(1)
"Ratsbane checks boxes for me. Small, versatile, affordable."
#64
Dirty Socks Cat
4.0
(1)
"Dirty Socks Cat, it's a Rat with a toggle switch that blends in a bass OD circuit."
#65
Uni-Vibe
4.0
(1)
"If you're into psychedelic stuff check out the Uni-Vibe, it's trippy."
#66
Dual Wreck
4.0
(1)
"The Dual Wreck if you're trying to mimic the rectifier tone."
#67
Plumes
4.0
(1)
"Yeah my ds1 is pretty versatile for the genre but i want a more brighter distortion probably gonna get a plumes"
#68
Boss, MXR, EHX
4.0
(1)
"A lot of pro boards are Boss, MXR and EHX. They’re affordable, durable and most importantly easy to replace on the road."
#69
Hotone
3.0
(1)
"The best one is a hotone omni ac. But even that leaves a lot to be desired"
#70
Behringer
3.0
(1)
"Behringer chorus (plastic enclosure so if you step on it too hard it could break but super cheap and sounds great)"
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