Guitar Pedals & Effects

From adding subtle dynamics to your slow musical lines to going all out surf with your fast riffs, these top tremolo pedals are up for the job. The shimmering, wavering tremolo effect is simply created by circuitry that causes the volume to go up and down. You probably don’t even realize how many songs use […]

Our guitar synth pedal guide will help you go beyond conventional tones via the use of wacky, out-of-this-world synth pedals. Synth pedals work like a keyboard synthesizer, they turn your guitar signal into electrical waves that control and trigger synth sounds and filter effects. It gives you the capability to imitate other instrument sounds or

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TC Electronic introduces the WireTap Riff Recorder, a compact pedal that is specifically designed for high quality capture of song ideas. Related Feature:TC Electronic Ditto X4 Looper This pedal allows you to integrate on-the-fly recording into your rig, with modern wireless connectivity features to simplify both recording, file transfer, storage and organization of musical ideas.

Boss introduces the GT-001, a tabletop guitar processor and USB audio interface designed for home studios. Related Feature:Boss RC-300 Loop Station It is a compact USB audio interface version of the flagship GT-100 v2.0 multi-effects floor pedal, with support for 1/4″ and XLR inputs to meet the needs of modern desktop and mobile DAW recording.

Boss GP-10 is a compact multi-effects and instrument modeling pedal, featuring Roland GK pickup compatibility. Related Feature:Boss DA-2 Adaptive Distortion This compact guitar processor packs a wide variety of sounds, including traditional COSM amp and effects modeling, and real-time sound synthesis thanks to Roland’s GK pickup technology that can process each string separately. First and

Roland introduces the new Boss SY-300 Guitar Synthesizer, an analog style synthesizer effect pedal for guitar. Related Feature:MIDI Guitar Pickup Guide Unlike their previous synthesizer effect which required special MIDI pickups, the SY-300 works fine with regular guitar signals that are captured by conventional pickups – . This convenient method of getting synth effects is

Boss unveils the VE-8 Acoustic Singer, a preamp and effects solution for acoustic guitar wielding singer-songwriters. Related Feature: Acoustic Guitar Multi-Effects! This pedal combines essential guitar and vocal effects along with looping functionality, all in a portable floor unit. This simplifies what otherwise would be a complicated rig, while still giving you in depth control

Boss expands their Waza Craft series pedal with the TU-3W Chromatic Tuner, with switchable buffered or true-bypass operation. Related Feature:Best Guitar Tuner Apps This new tuner pedal is launched alongside three other tuners, including a more compact pedal, a clip-on tuner, and a tuner with metronome unit, all of which feature the latest tuning technology