Guitar players work with melodies, notes, and chord progressions to produce songs. They also have an arsenal of audio effects for adding creativity to their productions. The most commonly used audio effects – modulation effects help in adding dimensions, movement, and colors to your sounds. Flanging and Phasing are two popular guitar effects, and as […]
If you’re looking to crank up your electric guitar playing to eleven, a well-deployed distortion pedal is a great way to do it. It puts the fuzz on your notes and chords without disguising where you’re coming from, and you can add as much edge as you want without drastically altering your playing style. It’s […]
The delay pedal is one of the most commonly found effect pedals use in guitar effects. Even just playing around with one effect such as the delay pedal can really help to add extra flair to your sound, without you having to learn a whole bunch of additional skills or scales! The majority of delay […]
The tremolo pedal is one of the oldest guitar pedals that are still in use today; actually, the tremolo pedal is the first pedal that came built with an amp. Back when playing guitar actually began to become a hobby, there were very limited options when it came to changing the tone of the instrument […]
Before we get into talking about what a phaser pedal is, it’s better if you understand what the phaser effect is. The first stage of the phaser effect is when the signal of your guitar passes through a series of stages, which are all-pass filters. The second stage of the phaser effect is kept as […]
Using a reverb pedal can be intimidating, especially if you have never used one before. Reverb pedals have so many different parameters around them and if you don’t know how to properly use one, you may not get the dramatic effect or overall sound you are looking for. One of the most popular reverberation pedals […]
The TC Electronic Hall of Fame Reverberation Pedal is a reverb pedal that’s pedal board friendly, but offers several different versions of the reverb effect. TC Electronic Hall of Fame was just launched a couple of years ago and was marketed as a basic pedal. Just by adding a basic reverb pedal to your guitar, you […]
The Polara reverb pedal is a small but solid reverb pedal that has its home made in the same space as it’s ambient cousin, the DigiTech Obscura. The cosmetic appearance of this pedal is a bit bulky, but that may be appealing to some players. This reverb pedal has four sliding knobs, as well as […]
If you are someone who enjoys the 60s surf reverb, this is the pedal for you. The Catalinbread Topanga Reverb Pedal was designed to copy the sound of the Fender 6G15 reverb unit that usually sells around for around $1,000. If you love the Fender 6G15 but can’t afford the price tag that comes with […]
Some guitarists of a certain vintage will remember a multi-effects pedal from the days of yore, called a Zoom GFX707. It was cheap as anything, but for a lot of us, it was our first experience running our guitars through something before it hit the amp. We’ve moved onto higher-end gear, but there’s still a […]