Best guitar pedals on Reddit
245 reviews from r/guitarpedals, r/basspedals, r/doommetal and 13 more subreddits
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#1
Boss
4.3
(22)
"Boss Digtial Delay DD-6. That‘s what Tom used at some point and I use it, too."
"Sounds beefy as hell and has a bass and treble control so you can dial it in."
"The metalzone is fucking incredible especially in sludge."
"If you like Bad Religion and Green Day than you want the Boss OD-3."
"Is probably what you’re looking for"
"Boss Blues Driver BD-2! As the name implies, perfect for blues."
"I just have a Boss Me90? It’s either the 80 or the 90, I don’t know much about petals, but I do know I can get some really cool AVA and Blink stuff out of it."
"Nothing wrong with a boss metalcore for generic heavy riffs."
"Can’t go wrong with a good old Boss HM-2 Heavy Metal."
"BOSS Metal Zone into a Peavey RAGE 158."
#2
Electro-Harmonix
4.3
(14)
"Distortion wise: EHX Big Muff (any model would work)."
"Electro Harmonix Big Muff, ProCo Rat, Boss DS-1."
"The EHX POG2 is an absolutely brilliant pedal."
"EHX Green Russian Big Muff Reissue."
"Thinking of getting the Big Muff Deluxe to pair with it."
"Fuzz: EHX Green Russian Reissue, Swollen Pickle Mk. II."
"EHX Crayon will get you up to a “Deep Purple” sound."
"You can get a used EHX Soul Food(klon style boost/drive) for $57"
"I use an EHX Op Amp Fuzz combined with this Saturnworks blend guy."
"I use a EHX Tri Parallel Mixer for my effects stacking."
#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
Chase Bliss
4.8
(8)
"Anything Chase Bliss really."
"Anything Chase Bliss. Especially the ones that do weird stuff."
"Anything Chase Bliss. Especially the ones that do weird stuff."
"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 mood is awesome as well."
"I now use chase bliss dark world, habit and mood."
#5
Behringer
3.5
(10)
"Rat, Behringer super fuzz, and if you can find one the parapedal wah from the 70s."
"Really good inexpensive clones of boss distortion pedals."
"Behringer vt911 overdrive worked wonders on bass."
"Are great sound for cheap, so those are good for getting some basic effects."
"Behringer SF300, Donner Dark Mouse, Rowin Phaser."
"Any behringer distortions will do the trick"
"There's also the Behringer Super Fuzz, which is like $30 new."
"Behringer superfuzz."
"Behringer SF300 is a clone of the Boss Hyper Fuzz."
"The Behringer line of pedals aren't bad imo."
#6
MXR
4.1
(7)
"MXR Brown Acid. Might be my favorite fuzz ever."
"Bass? MXR Green Russian. Or maybe a boss ODB 3."
"Look for a used MXR Super Badass distortion pedal."
"Mxr phase 90."
"The MXR Phase 100."
"MXR Carbon copy, Ibanez ES2, EHX Memory Boy, Keeley Hooke, VFE Blueprint."
"I use the MXR Analog Chorus for mono synths."
#7
DOD
4.3
(6)
"Does it in one pedal, and is probably one of the heaviest."
"I LOVE my DOD 201 Phasor on my bass board."
"BAT Pharoah > DOD Rubberneck"
"Used and B stock DOD Gonkulators are under a hundred bucks."
"I play a DOD Boneshaker, and I really love it."
"DOD 250 is surprisingly good on bass."
#8
Joyo
4.3
(6)
"Joyo Uzi is such a great pedal."
"It can do just about anything from low gain bluesy drive to doom and stoner wall of fuzz."
"Is a good, cheap bass distortion pedal."
"I also have this one and keep it on all the time."
"Joyo darkflame, it’s a clone of a Revv G4."
"Also Joyo and Behringer make good cheap pedals."
#9
Zoom
4.2
(6)
"It's a real steal for a multi-fx pedal."
"Check out the zoom ms70cdr, you can make your own patches"
"Try the zoom multistomp pedals they have a ton of downloadable 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."
#10
Empress
5.0
(4)
"Empresa Heavy and the Empress Heavy Menace."
"Is a great option!"
"Empresa Heavy and the Empress Heavy Menace."
"Is pretty much the ultimate all in one 'crazy effects' pedal."
#11
EarthQuaker Devices
4.8
(4)
"A eqd hoof or cloven hoof, fuzzrocious lil fella are a killer combo."
"Surprised no one said eqd hizumatas, the Boris pedal."
"Is a huge reverb"
"The eqd special cranker is very good on bass."
#12
Keeley
4.3
(4)
"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."
"Very versatile, three potential gain stages as well."
#13
Way Huge
4.3
(4)
"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."
"Many Way Huge pedals. Green Rhino, Swollen Pickle, Pork Loin."
#14
Old Blood Noise Endeavors
4.3
(4)
"Microcosm, OBNE’s Minim, Chase Mood are all good ambient pedals to work with."
"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."
"The old blood noise Endeavour stuff is pretty good for that kind of stuff."
#15
Strymon
4.3
(3)
"Anything by Strymon, Eventide or Chase Bliss Audio."
"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."
#16
Nobels
4.3
(3)
"It’s VERY bassy with a ton of grit if you need it."
"Came here to say odr-1."
"The Nobels ODR-1 overdrive."
#17
Walrus Audio
4.0
(3)
"The Walrus Melee is pretty cool, especially if you run the verb into the dirt."
"For your Chorus/Vibrato."
"The Walrus Audio Slo would be another good candidate for crazy modulated reverb."
#18
TC Electronic
4.0
(3)
"I really liked the sound of a TC spark mini and Ibanez TS 808 tube screamer with my bass setup"
"I have and use Hall of Fame 2."
"I like the tc electronic stuff because they have an app to tweak them."
#19
Digitech
4.0
(3)
"Start with a digitech death metal or boss metal zone."
"The stereo Digitech stuff is hard to beat."
"I still really dig my Digitech DigiDelay."
#20
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."
#21
Revv
5.0
(2)
"The G3 is great, takes my od808 well."
"The Revv G3 (or G4) are really great."
#22
Earthquaker Devices
5.0
(2)
"EQD plumes is the best OD there is."
"The new Wata (from Boris) signature fuzz from Earthquaker Devices Hizumitas is amazing."
#23
JHS
4.5
(2)
"I bought the jhs morning glory and it sounds just like neighborhoods to my ears."
"Maybe something like the JHS PG-14 or AT?"
#24
EHX
4.5
(2)
"If you're looking for MBV brand of reverse reverb , the EHX deluxe memory man with Hazarai will do it."
"IMO the v-uno/dig deep tracks really well w."
#25
Fender
4.5
(2)
"Fender Blender Fuzz Kevin Shields edition."
"I have a Fender Downtown Express running into a Boss CEB-3."
#26
Donner
3.0
(3)
"My budget line-up: Donner Echo Square for delay."
"Behringer SF300, Donner Dark Mouse, Rowin Phaser."
"Everybody I’ve talked to that tries to use Donner or Joyo on gigs is eventually met by a failing pedal."
#27
Mooer
4.0
(2)
"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."
#28
T-Rex
4.0
(2)
"I use a T-Rex Reverb and a Triangle Pi Big Muff into a Fender Hot Rod III."
"T-Rex Diva Drive should be marketed for bass."
#29
Catalinbread
4.0
(2)
"The Catalinbread FX40 Soft Focus and the original Yamaha FX500."
"I love my catalinbread soft focus or whatever it’s called."
#30
Caline
4.0
(2)
"All of these are really nice pedals, each one a different flavor."
"Caline Mariana Reverb, cheap but lots of wild sounds."
#31
Dunwich
5.0
(1)
"Dunwich Fuzzthrone if you can find one =)"
#32
Monolith
5.0
(1)
"Monolith fuzz Bug Jr violet or Triangle."
#33
Dispatch Master
5.0
(1)
"I love my dispatch master, gives me those spacey licks when I desire them at a click of a button."
#34
Hoof Reaper
5.0
(1)
"Hmm, favorite is tough to choose but for me its defined by my Hoof Reaper."
#35
Deluxe Memory Man
5.0
(1)
"A Deluxe Memory Man can’t go wrong."
#36
Zvex Distortron
5.0
(1)
"Definitely buy something used for that price. On the used market you can get something really good quality and super versatile like the Zvex Distortron for around $100."
#37
ProCo Rat
5.0
(1)
"I would just start off with a rat!! It’s so versatile and it can get you Shoegaze bliss on its own."
#38
Empress Heavy Menace
5.0
(1)
"Heavy Menace by Empress."
#39
Electronic Audio Experiments
5.0
(1)
"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."
#40
Darkglass Harmonic Booster
5.0
(1)
"One pedal that works great on synths IME is the Darkglass Harmonic Booster."
#41
Darkglass X Ultra
5.0
(1)
"Kinda unrelated but I recorded a whole song recently where my entire guitar tone was just guitar>Darkglass X Ultra."
#42
CBA Mood
5.0
(1)
"CBA Mood is incredible with the bass."
#43
Tech21 SansAmp ParaDriver
5.0
(1)
"Tech21 sansamp paradriver sounds better than the bass version on bass."
#44
Russian Big Muff
5.0
(1)
"Russian big muffins, tube screamer, anything cliff burton used."
#45
Ibanez CS9/CS505
5.0
(1)
"I like Ibanez chorus, the CS9 and CS505, they’re nice and rich, crisp and glassy."
#46
Strymon Volante
5.0
(1)
"Strymon Volante has been my fave so far."
#47
Walrus Julia/Julianna
5.0
(1)
"My fav guitar pedals that work for bass are: Walrus Julia/Julianna."
#48
Boss SD-1
5.0
(1)
"Boss SD-1 for sure, stone deaf PDF 1 or 2."
#49
Joyo Voo Doo Octave
5.0
(1)
"Joyo voo doo octave is an absolute no brainier at $40 new."
#50
Stone Deaf PDF-2
5.0
(1)
"Definitely can’t recommend the Stone Deaf PDF enough."
#51
Earthquaker Devices Erupter
5.0
(1)
"Earthquakes Devices Erupter and Acapulco Gold. They’re so simple and yet they sound thicker and chunkier than any of my other pedals."
#52
God City Instruments Brutalist
5.0
(1)
"I would recommend godcity instruments - brutalist (diy pedals float around for very good prices) it is tight enough so you don't need a boost."
#53
Boss BD-2
5.0
(1)
"I use a Boss BD-2 for all my punk stuff."
#54
Eventide H9
5.0
(1)
"The H9 is far more than you will ever need or use."
#55
Mastersounds FX Box
5.0
(1)
"The Mastersounds FX box might be your thing."
#56
Empress Reverb
5.0
(1)
"I've heard good things about the Empress Reverb."
#57
KMA Audio Cirrus
5.0
(1)
"I've been using the KMA audio cirrus. Its a dual delay/reverb pedal."
#58
Line 6 DL4 MKII
5.0
(1)
"Line6 dl4 mkII"
#59
Line 6 DL4
5.0
(1)
"I’ve just set up a line 6 dl4 with my xone 96."
#60
Strymon Nightsky
5.0
(1)
"I have the Strymon Nightsky and the Volante and I love both."
#61
DOD Rubberneck
5.0
(1)
"My band has been experimenting with a DOD Rubberneck and Catalinbread Talisman."
#62
Splyce Mic Mixer
5.0
(1)
"Check out the Mic Mixer pedal by Splyce."
#63
OBNE MAW
5.0
(1)
"OBNE MAW is probably perfect for uou."
#64
Frost Giant Electronics
5.0
(1)
"Oh I have heaps of favourites. I’ll note them below."
#65
PLX FX
5.0
(1)
"This thing rules."
#66
GFI
5.0
(1)
"It's stereo too"
#67
emmergyfx
5.0
(1)
"The emmergyfx slowdriver is a modified catalinbread katzenkonig."
#68
Hologram Electronics
5.0
(1)
"It's a GREAT ambient pedal for anything."
#69
MOOD
5.0
(1)
"For microloops to make ambient textures with."
#70
Lichtlaerm
5.0
(1)
"Highly highly recommend Lichtlaerm’s Gehenna"
#71
Fuzzlord
5.0
(1)
"My personal favourites are: Fuzzlord - FW-70, Minotaur Sonic Terrors - Swamp Lord."
#72
Fairfield Circuitry
5.0
(1)
"For me it's the Fairfield Barbershop. Perfect boost/light overdrive."
#73
Blackhawk Amps
5.0
(1)
"The pedals from Blackhawk Amps are amazing for sludge/doom/death/black etc."
#74
Darkglass
5.0
(1)
"For bass: Parentheses (Life Pedal clone) and a Darkglass Alpha Omega Ultra."
#75
Recovery Effects
5.0
(1)
"Recovery effects Shortwave is awesome for this."
#76
KHDK
5.0
(1)
"Personally I never found anything to sound thicker than the KHDK Scuzz Box."
#77
Beginner
5.0
(1)
"Impossibly heavy wall-of-sound fuzz pedal you can buy for $25."
#78
Kink
5.0
(1)
"Kink “Plague Rat”. It’s a RAT into a Muff, or the reverse, depending on which setting you use."
#79
Stomp Under Foot
5.0
(1)
"I really love Stomp Under Foot Muff clones."
#80
JPTRfx
5.0
(1)
"I'm loving my JPTRfx jive. Highly recommended."
#81
NUX
5.0
(1)
"Costs nothing and sounds awesome."
#82
Demonic Machines
5.0
(1)
"It’s fantastic. I think it’s based on the Acapulco Gold."
#83
Wampler
5.0
(1)
"The Wampler Belle is my go to overdrive."
#84
Zoia
5.0
(1)
"Zoia/Beebo are hard to beat for ambient stuff."
#85
Cockfight
5.0
(1)
"The Cockfight is also one of my favorites for instant fuzz lead tone."
#86
Microcosm
5.0
(1)
"I second microcosm."
#87
Plumes
4.0
(1)
"Plumes into Rat for me; it’s a good basis for a variety of metal styles."
#88
Fuzz Factory
4.0
(1)
"A fuzz factory"
#89
HM-2
4.0
(1)
"Fänge uses the HM2 prominently."
#90
Boss OS-2
4.0
(1)
"Check out the Boss OS-2. It’s a really under appreciated pedal that goes for like $50."
#91
Joyo Splinter
4.0
(1)
"Joyo Splinter (Rat) Any tubescreamer clone"
#92
MXR Fullbore Metal
4.0
(1)
"I got the MXR fullbore metal for $50 and it has been great have had several different excellent tones on it."
#93
Digitech Bad Monkey
4.0
(1)
"Digitech's Bad Monkey + Xotic's SL Drive for a delicious grungy (90's rock) tone."
#94
EHX Green Russian Big Muff Reissue
4.0
(1)
"EHX Green Russian Big Muff Reissue."
#95
Metal Zone
4.0
(1)
"If the metalzone is good enough for crowbar, it's good enough for you."
#96
Fuzzy Elephant Whooly Mammoth clone
4.0
(1)
"I have a Whooly Mammoth clone made by some guy out of San Antonio, Texas called the Fuzzy Elephant."
#97
Pork & Pickle
4.0
(1)
"For OD and Fuzz your easiest option is going to be the Pork & Pickle."
#98
Catalinbread 5F6
4.0
(1)
"The Catalinbread 5F6 is a great drive on bass."
#99
T-Rex Diva Drive
4.0
(1)
"I have two gain pedals that are both sold as guitar pedals: a T-Rex Diva Drive."
#100
Sonicake Shark Crunch
4.0
(1)
"Have you checked out Sonicake? I have the Shark Crunch distortion."
#101
Donner Yellow Fall
4.0
(1)
"Some cheapies I really enjoy are donner yellow fall delay pedal."
#102
Caline Easy Driver
4.0
(1)
"I recently picked up a Caline Easy Driver (Distortion/EQ) for $50."
#103
TC Helicon
4.0
(1)
"There are some great fairly inexpensive vocal pedals... Tc helicon I particularly like."
#104
Diezel VH4
4.0
(1)
"My pedal setup right now is a diezel vh4 pedal into a Boss katana."
#105
Amptweaker
4.0
(1)
#106
Tech 21
4.0
(1)
"Would be good, here are clones of them for 22$"
#107
EAE
4.0
(1)
"EAE ModelFET"
#108
LPD
4.0
(1)
"Has a modded Marshall channel that can do tighter metal tones."
#109
KSR
4.0
(1)
#110
Does It Doom?
4.0
(1)
"Does it doom Baghdad and a Russian green muff clone by Harby pedals."
#111
Friedman
4.0
(1)
"Is another solid metal pedal to investigate."
#112
Fabtone
4.0
(1)
"Fabtone sounds thick and heavy"
#113
Death By Audio
4.0
(1)
"Death By Audio pedals are instant shoegaze vibes."
#114
Source Audio
4.0
(1)
"Source Audio pedals. Because if you use the app, you literally get access to settings."
#115
OpAmp Muff
4.0
(1)
"I like the OpAmp Muff with a tube screamer."
#116
Tone City
4.0
(1)
"They make pretty much everything you'd want and the quality and sound for the price is great."
#117
Flamma
4.0
(1)
"For the price and quality I discovered Flamma pedals."
#118
Ampeg
4.0
(1)
"Ampeg scrambler, ehx green Russian clone."
#119
Gamechanger
4.0
(1)
"The gamechanger Plasma does well on bass."
#120
Meris
4.0
(1)
"Microcosm is a must have for you. Meris LVX might be another."
#121
Nocturne
4.0
(1)
"There is one Pedal on the market designed to emulate that tone: The Nocturne Jr. Barnyard."
#122
Black Arts Tone Works
4.0
(1)
"It does doom stuff pretty well."
#123
Bogner
4.0
(1)
"Most amp in a box pedals fall a little short imo, but the BE-OD is solid."
#124
Horizon Devices
4.0
(1)
"Horizon Devices - Apex."
#125
OCD
4.0
(1)
"I like the OCD on bass."
#126
Rams Head
4.0
(1)
"Rams head /russian big muff."
#127
Dreadbox
4.0
(1)
"Check out dreadbox pedal series, they have CV inputs."
#128
Rowin
3.0
(1)
"Behringer SF300, Donner Dark Mouse, Rowin Phaser."
#129
Ibanez
3.0
(1)
"Some guitar pedals work brilliantly on bass such as Big Muff style fuzzes."
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