Best guitar pedals on Reddit
228 reviews from r/guitarpedals, r/basspedals, r/doommetal and 17 more subreddits
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#1
Boss
4.6
(52)
"I love my Boss Blues Driver BD-2. Can't go wrong with that. Very versatile IMO."
"Boss Digtial Delay DD-6. That‘s what Tom used at some point and I use it, too."
"Boss bd2 blues driver is also great"
"Proco rat and boss dd3 are my forever-partners-in-crime."
"Boss PS-3 pitch shifter. I love to subtly fatten my sound or use octave, it can chorus, it can delay."
"The metalzone is fucking incredible especially in sludge."
"Strymon Deco, Boss Slicer, Eventide H9/H90, Boss DCw, HX Stomp/One"
"Strymon Deco, Boss Slicer, Eventide H9/H90, Boss DCw, HX Stomp/One"
"Boss SD-1 into a tube amp on the edge of breakup."
"Is probably what you’re looking for"
#2
EarthQuaker Devices
4.8
(13)
"A eqd hoof or cloven hoof, fuzzrocious lil fella are a killer combo."
"Is a huge reverb"
"Hoof reaper dual fuzz with octave up"
"Moog MF Drive, EQD Rainbow Machine for some of the weirder sounds"
"Eqd, Line6, Hologram"
"EQD, OBNE & Boss"
"EQD, MXR/Dunlop, & Boss"
"1. Earthquaker Devices"
"Brands that rule imo... earthquaker ... death by audio (echo master is the bomb)..."
"Earthquaker Afterneath is my shit right now."
#3
Chase Bliss
4.8
(10)
"Anything Chase Bliss really."
"Anything Chase Bliss. Especially the ones that do weird stuff."
"Anything Chase Bliss. Especially the ones that do weird stuff."
"Literally any Chase Bliss pedal, a lot of the Strymon mod and delay pedals."
"Microcosm, OBNE’s Minim, Chase Mood are all good ambient pedals to work with."
"Chase bliss mood, chase bliss dark worlds, walrus audio slo, EQ astral destiny."
"Chase Bliss MOOD and/or the Blooper."
"Chase Bliss, Empress Effects, OBNE"
"A lot of the chase bliss pedals are pretty unique there's not a lot like them"
"Chase bliss mood is awesome as well."
#4
Pro Co
4.6
(10)
"A good distortion pedal for beginners is a RAT."
"RAT! Best bass overdrive ever made."
"RAT. if you don't have that. Start with that."
"The only answer is a Rat. Close the thread."
"No one mentioned a Rat yet but imo it covers a LOT of punkrock ground."
"Rat. Probably one of the best distortion pedals for synths."
"Rat, Big Muff, TS9, DS1, metal zone, ML2 are all $100 or less."
"I’ve currently got a RAT, Phase 90, and an old school RE-20 on my board."
"ProCo Rat: Everything."
"I'd probably grab a rat."
#5
Behringer
3.8
(12)
"My absolute favorite is the BEHRINGER SF300. Fuzz mode 1 is amazing."
"Rat, Behringer super fuzz, and if you can find one the parapedal wah from the 70s."
"Behringer super fuzz - cheap as dirt, but it is a great octave fuzz."
"The pedals I use are TS-9, MXR D+, Behringer NR300, MXR P90, Donner Yellow Fall, and Joyo Atmosphere."
"The bang for buck you get on that thing is insane."
"Are great sound for cheap, so those are good for getting some basic effects."
"I'm using an Behringer Vintage tube overdrive on my model-d at all times."
"Behringer SF300, Donner Dark Mouse, Rowin Phaser."
"The ~$30 rip of the HM-2."
"There's also the Behringer Super Fuzz, which is like $30 new."
#6
Electro-Harmonix
4.4
(9)
"I really like my Russian Reissue Muff."
"You can’t go wrong with a big muff, a crybaby, and a EQ pedal never hurts."
"Distortion wise: EHX Big Muff (any model would work)."
"Electro Harmonix Big Muff, ProCo Rat, Boss DS-1."
"Green Big Muff Pi."
"You can get a used EHX Soul Food(klon style boost/drive) for $57"
"Big muff is good for nasty distorted sound."
"A big muff can give some really cool sounds when tweeked correctly."
"EHX Soul Food is nice for this."
#7
EHX
4.3
(8)
"Ehx, eqd and mxr"
"EHX, Walrus, Earthquaker"
"EHX OD Glove"
"I'd grab an EHX OD Glove. That would cover a lot of ground."
"EHX, JHS, DOD"
"EHX, DBA and the last one can be anybody that makes a shimmer verb or tap tempo analog delay."
#8
Strymon
4.7
(7)
"Anything by Strymon, Eventide or Chase Bliss Audio."
"Strymon Deco, Boss Slicer, Eventide H9/H90, Boss DCw, HX Stomp/One"
"2. Strymon"
"2. Strymon"
"Classic Strymons: BigSky, Timeline & Volante"
"You can't go wrong with the Strymon Deco as a one-stop shop for modulation and (light) grit."
"Strymon makes pedals designed to be used with line level gear."
#9
Proco
4.6
(7)
"Rat + Tube Screamer is all you need"
"RAT PEDAL that's it"
"ProCo Rat is a good one"
"A Rat does wonders for keys."
"Look for cheaper clones of these."
"I've been using a Proco Rat most recently."
#10
Walrus Audio
4.6
(7)
"Walrus Audio, EAE, Strymon."
"Walrus, Boss, MXR"
"1. Walrus Audio"
"I love my Walrus Jupiter Fuzz."
"My favorite pedal makers are Earthquaker Devices and Walrus Audio."
"Walrus, Boss, EQD."
"1. Walrus Audio
2. Electronic Audio Experiments
3. Spaceman Effects"
#11
MXR
4.1
(7)
"MXR and EHX. Don’t need no stinking third."
"For bass delays."
"The pedals I use are TS-9, MXR D+, Behringer NR300, MXR P90, Donner Yellow Fall, and Joyo Atmosphere."
"Look at MXR FOD, the new version of the mxr dookie pedal."
"Then it's a coin toss between mxr or ehx and I'd probably land on mxr."
"MXR Carbon copy, Ibanez ES2, EHX Memory Boy, Keeley Hooke, VFE Blueprint."
"Snag a few classic recognizable tone pedals like a small stone phaser and a good wah and echo.. MXR pedals are ske"
#12
Digitech
4.2
(6)
"The Digitech Vocal 300 pedal. Amazing, getting harder to find in good condition but still under $200."
"It sounds great"
"This one is slept on by everybody, but works great for bass."
"Digitech Hardwire series, stereo FX from ehx. First for bread and butter, last for weird stuff."
"Is also nice if you don’t have two guitars or don’t want to tune down and back up"
"Iron horse distortion, digitech whammy, qtron,pitchfork"
#13
Zoom
4.2
(5)
"It's a real steal for a multi-fx pedal."
"Check out the zoom ms70cdr, you can make your own patches"
"Consider a multi effects unit. You'll have several options in every category of effects."
"Zoom ms70cdr is a good catch all ambient pedal with all kinds of modulation, delays, and reverbs."
"Zoom MS70CDR. Tons of great modulation and reverb sounds on a budget."
#14
Empress
5.0
(4)
"Empresa Heavy and the Empress Heavy Menace."
"Is a great option!"
"Empresa Heavy and the Empress Heavy Menace."
"Heavy Menace by Empress"
#15
TC Helicon
4.5
(4)
"Yes TC Helicon vocal pedal is probably your best option."
"I'd skip the guitar pedals altogether and just get a TC Helicon. They sound really good."
"There are some great fairly inexpensive vocal pedals... Tc helicon I particularly like."
"If you can afford it, get an actual *vocal effects* pedal. I believe TC Helicon is among the top of the line in this market."
#16
Mooer
4.5
(4)
"Compressor-Mooer yellow comp"
"3. Mooer Audio"
"Honest. Mooer, Caline, Joyo, etc. in one place along w some others."
"Mooer make a line of mini pedals that are cheap and reasonably good."
#17
Ibanez
4.0
(4)
"Ibanez sound tank, Danelectro diner pedals, Digitech CROSSROADS"
"Ibanez, EQD, Pro Co"
"An overdrive will work wonders. Typically, you’ll want a mid-hump style overdrive for that (Tubescreamer, SD-1) to slam those mid frequencies into the distortion"
#18
TC Electronic
4.0
(4)
"Occupies the sonic niche between the warm drive of my preamp and the cold chainsaw of said heavy distortion."
"Is a good value 50$."
"TC Electronics: - Prophet Digital Delay (Boss DD3 clone-ish)"
"I'm using a TC electronic Mojomojo and that sounds good for guitar and bass."
#19
Wampler
4.3
(3)
"Wampler cuz Brian Wampler is a damn genius, Boss, and EHX"
"I'm gonna get some flack for this but. Wampler strymon jhs"
"Boss, MXR, Wampler"
#20
Way Huge
4.3
(3)
"Way Huge Swollen Pickle, boosted by a Boss Blues Driver 😃"
"Way Huge Swollen Pickle, boosted by a Boss Blues Driver."
"Many Way Huge pedals. Green Rhino, Swollen Pickle, Pork Loin."
#21
Keeley
4.3
(3)
"If you want shoegaze in a box, the Keeley loomer is a home run."
"If you want shoegaze in a box, I’d look at the Keeley Loomer."
"Keeley Loomer are combination distortion / fuzz / reverb / modulation pedals."
#22
Nobels
4.0
(3)
"Came here to say odr-1."
"The Nobels ODR-1 overdrive."
#23
Electronic Audio Experiments
5.0
(2)
"Anything by electronic audio experiments. I’m not even a heavy distortion/fuzz guy but their pedals are amongst the greatest I’ve ever tried."
"Check out electronic audio experiments they are expensive but some of them are the greatest heaviest pedals to ever exist"
#24
Origin Effects
5.0
(2)
"Origin. Boss. Nordeland"
"3. Origin Effects"
#25
Jekyll and Hyde
5.0
(2)
"Jekyll and Hyde is essential for the first album."
"What you want is an Overdrive pedal. The exact one they use for the first few albums is the Jekyll and Hyde pedal."
#26
Pro Co Rat
5.0
(2)
"Save time, money, and overwhelming options anxiety and just get yourself a used RAT :)"
"Just get a rat, it can do all those things. Its what you want."
#27
Revv
5.0
(2)
"The G3 is great, takes my od808 well."
"The Revv G3 (or G4) are really great."
#28
Microcosm
5.0
(2)
"I second microcosm."
"1000%."
#29
Moog
5.0
(2)
"Moog MF Drive, EQD Rainbow Machine for some of the weirder sounds"
"Moog, Strymon, Chase Bliss"
#30
Donner
4.5
(2)
"Delay - donner yellow fall"
"The pedals I use are TS-9, MXR D+, Behringer NR300, MXR P90, Donner Yellow Fall, and Joyo Atmosphere."
#31
G3
4.5
(2)
"I love my G3! I play all my favorite older Mastodon and Converge riffs with it."
"I like the g3 a lot. Blends well with other drives and distortions and sounds super sweet on its own."
#32
Mosky
4.5
(2)
"Distortion - mosky king rat"
"4 rat type distortions on 1 pedal for $50."
#33
DOD
4.0
(2)
"BAT Pharoah > DOD Rubberneck"
"I also love the DOD rubberneck"
#34
Old Blood Noise Endeavor
4.0
(2)
"Makes a cool pedal called the Dark Star."
"Old Blood Noise Endeavor makes a cool pedal called the Dark Star."
#35
Caline
4.0
(2)
"All of these are really nice pedals, each one a different flavor."
"Caline Pure Sky"
#36
Old Blood Noise Endeavors
4.0
(2)
"If you're searching for an 'all in one' package, the OBNE Screen Violence."
"It was made for keys as much as, if not more than, it was made for guitar."
#37
Joyo
4.0
(2)
"Has few very plausible darkglass clones."
"Also Joyo and Behringer make good cheap pedals."
#38
OTO
5.0
(1)
"OTO make by far the best one ImO, OTO boum ( compressor ) Bam ( reverb ) and Bim ( Delay )"
#39
Caroline Effects
5.0
(1)
"My Caroline Effects Kilobyte Delay."
#40
Line 6
5.0
(1)
"Get a Line 6 Helix and go to town!"
#41
Neunaber
5.0
(1)
"Think you're going to love some of these: https://neunaber.net, https://www.gfisystem.com, https://www.meris.us, https://www.sourceaudio.net, https://www.redpandalab.com"
#42
Dr Boogie
4.0
(1)
"I'd suggest the Dr Boogie, which is a DIY kit but you can buy them prebuilt too if you prefer."
#43
Magpie
4.0
(1)
"I'm going to continue the theme of Magpie pedals, lo-fi pedals made for both guitar and synth use."
#44
Fulltone
4.0
(1)
"Fulltone Ultimate Octave, Stone Deaf PDF, Dunlop Q Zone."
#45
Bender
4.0
(1)
"Bender style fuzz and Aqua puss delay will help your lead"
#46
Zvex
4.0
(1)
"Zvex lofi junky is pretty nice."
#47
EH
4.0
(1)
"EH, MXR.
Eh, only those two."
#48
Oneder Effects
4.0
(1)
"2. Oneder Effects"
#49
Fuzz War
4.0
(1)
"FUZZ WAR."
#50
Hudson Electronics
4.0
(1)
"Hudson Electronics, death by audio, and chase bliss."
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