Best guitar pedals on Reddit
210 reviews from r/guitarpedals, r/basspedals, r/Hardcore and 13 more subreddits
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#1
Boss
4.6
(45)
"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"
"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"
"Is probably what you’re looking for"
"Boss, Empress. Wampler."
"Hmm boss, Strymon and analogman!"
"Boss, Alexander, obne would cover all my bases."
#2
Chase Bliss
4.9
(9)
"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"
"Chase bliss mood is awesome as well."
#3
Pro Co
4.7
(9)
"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."
"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."
#4
EarthQuaker Devices
4.8
(8)
"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"
"My favorite pedal makers are Earthquaker Devices and Walrus Audio."
"EQD, black arts toneworks and TC electronics"
#5
EHX
4.4
(8)
"If you're looking for MBV brand of reverse reverb , the EHX deluxe memory man with Hazarai will do it."
"Ehx, eqd and mxr"
"EHX, Walrus, Earthquaker"
"EHX OD Glove"
"EHX, JHS, DOD"
"EHX, DBA and the last one can be anybody that makes a shimmer verb or tap tempo analog delay."
#6
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."
#7
Strymon
4.7
(6)
"Anything by Strymon, Eventide or Chase Bliss Audio."
"Strymon Deco, Boss Slicer, Eventide H9/H90, Boss DCw, HX Stomp/One"
"2. Strymon"
"2. Strymon"
"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."
#8
Behringer
3.5
(8)
"Rat, Behringer super fuzz, and if you can find one the parapedal wah from the 70s."
"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."
"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."
"Behringer SF300 is a clone of the Boss Hyper Fuzz."
"The Behringer line of pedals aren't bad imo."
#9
Walrus Audio
4.5
(6)
"Walrus Audio, EAE, Strymon."
"Walrus, Boss, MXR"
"1. Walrus Audio"
"My favorite pedal makers are Earthquaker Devices and Walrus Audio."
"Walrus, Boss, EQD."
"1. Walrus Audio
2. Electronic Audio Experiments
3. Spaceman Effects"
#10
Electro-Harmonix
4.3
(6)
"Distortion wise: EHX Big Muff (any model would work)."
"Electro Harmonix Big Muff, ProCo Rat, Boss DS-1."
"Green Big Muff Pi."
"Big muff is good for nasty distorted sound."
"A big muff can give some really cool sounds when tweeked correctly."
"EHX MicroPOG works pretty well too."
#11
TC Helicon
4.4
(5)
"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."
"They also make actual vocal pedals these days (like TC Helicon Mic Mechanic)."
#12
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."
#13
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"
#14
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."
#15
Keeley
4.5
(4)
"If you want shoegaze in a box, the Keeley loomer is a home run."
"Keeley because their compressors are excellent"
"If you want shoegaze in a box, I’d look at the Keeley Loomer."
"Keeley Loomer are combination distortion / fuzz / reverb / modulation pedals."
#16
MXR
4.3
(4)
"MXR and EHX. Don’t need no stinking third."
"For bass delays."
"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."
#17
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"
#18
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."
#19
JHS
4.3
(3)
"I bought the jhs morning glory and it sounds just like neighborhoods to my ears."
"Really liked the results."
"Maybe something like the JHS PG-14 or AT?"
#20
Nobels
4.0
(3)
"Came here to say odr-1."
"The Nobels ODR-1 overdrive."
#21
Digitech
4.0
(3)
"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."
#22
TC Electronic
4.0
(3)
"Occupies the sonic niche between the warm drive of my preamp and the cold chainsaw of said heavy distortion."
"Is a good value 50$."
"I'm using a TC electronic Mojomojo and that sounds good for guitar and bass."
#23
Ibanez
4.0
(3)
"Ibanez sound tank, Danelectro diner pedals, Digitech CROSSROADS"
"Ibanez, EQD, Pro Co"
#24
Origin Effects
5.0
(2)
"Origin. Boss. Nordeland"
"3. Origin Effects"
#25
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."
#26
Revv
5.0
(2)
"The G3 is great, takes my od808 well."
"The Revv G3 (or G4) are really great."
#27
Microcosm
5.0
(2)
"I second microcosm."
"1000%."
#28
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"
#29
Moog
5.0
(2)
"Moog MF Drive, EQD Rainbow Machine for some of the weirder sounds"
"Moog, Strymon, Chase Bliss"
#30
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."
#31
Mosky
4.5
(2)
"Distortion - mosky king rat"
"4 rat type distortions on 1 pedal for $50."
#32
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."
#33
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."
#34
Joyo
4.0
(2)
"Has few very plausible darkglass clones."
"Also Joyo and Behringer make good cheap pedals."
#35
Caline
4.0
(2)
"All of these are really nice pedals, each one a different flavor."
"Caline Pure Sky"
#36
Hudson Electronics
4.0
(2)
"Hudson Electronics Broadcast-AP."
"Hudson Electronics, death by audio, and chase bliss."
#37
DOD
4.0
(2)
"Dod gunslinger."
"1. DOD/Digitech"
#38
Donner
5.0
(1)
"Delay - donner yellow fall"
#39
Xotic Effects
5.0
(1)
"I could get by with
Xotic Effects"
#40
Jampedals
5.0
(1)
"3: jampedals"
#41
Hamstead
5.0
(1)
"2:hamstead"
#42
HX Stomp
5.0
(1)
"Would give you tons of pedals for the price of one."
#43
uafx
5.0
(1)
"1: uafx"
#44
EM-Drive
5.0
(1)
"It’s a great thickener that stacks well at the end of any chain."
#45
Timmy
5.0
(1)
"On Bass is killer"
#46
Twilight Zone Electronics
5.0
(1)
"Probably this small builder Twilight Zone electronics, he makes literally everything and every type of pedal."
#47
OTO
5.0
(1)
"Best one : OTO ( BIM , BAM, BOUM ) High quality, midi capability and sounds AMAZING."
#48
EH
4.0
(1)
"EH, MXR.
Eh, only those two."
#49
Oneder Effects
4.0
(1)
"2. Oneder Effects"
#50
Fuzz War
4.0
(1)
"FUZZ WAR."
#51
Holy Grail
4.0
(1)
"Alex Maas from the Black Angels uses a Holy grail reverb for vocals and it works pretty well."
#52
Amptweaker
4.0
(1)
"Save up another 50 bucks."
#53
DBA
4.0
(1)
#54
Catalinbread
4.0
(1)
"I think the Catalinbread SFT and the Stone Deaf PDF are the most instant and widely useable."
#55
Frost Giant Electronics
4.0
(1)
"Poison noises the crook"
#56
Roger Linn
4.0
(1)
"Roger Linn’s Adrenalinn III is a pretty powerful unit."
#57
Demon FX
4.0
(1)
"Check out for great clones of pedals."
#58
Moen
4.0
(1)
"$35 5 band eq with a gain knob."
#59
Orange
4.0
(1)
"If you don’t want a fulltone, orange makes a pedal that’s based on the same circuit."
#60
Amazon Basics
3.0
(1)
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