Category Archives: Pedals by Effect

Best Overdrive Pedal

When looking at the number of "best pedal" posts we published in the last year, it might be surprising to you to notice that we haven't done the best overdrive pedal yet. You could say we are saving the best for last, but it's more like we are saving the most obvious for last. Why is it obvious? If you're Read more [...]

Slash Gear – Signature Pedals Actually Used by the Artist

Slash Gear - Pedalboards Added Continuing our profiles of the top guitarists, we move on to Slash. All the interesting Slash gear is up there on our Slash gear page, from Guns N' Roses to his more recent solo career effects. To view the Slash Gear page, follow the link at the bottom of this post. Read more [...]

Best Compressor Pedal

We've scoured many pedalboards and artist pedal listings to bring to you what we consider the best compressor pedal. Compression is such a subtle effect, though so many artists depend on compressor pedals for their particular tone. Compression is generally heavily used in recording mixing, though Read more [...]

Jonny Buckland Gear page updated to include 3 pedalboards

Jonny Buckland has one of the hottest guitar tones and sounds today. His sound is perhaps even one of the most heard today, with so many Coldplay hits under under his belt. Their unique sound spawned a subgenre of its own, with many coldplay clones coming out of the woodwork after they broke out. Read more [...]

Best Wah Pedal

The wah effect is perhaps the most distinctive pedal sound. The wah pedal was just invented when Hendrix was building his career, and he quickly mastered this sound, influence guitar leads for generations to come in the process. Choosing the best wah pedal wasn't much of a task; there is but one Read more [...]

Dave Grohl Gear and Pedalboard

We've recently updated our Dave Grohl gear and pedalboard page, along with his bandmate Chris Shiflett's pedalboard page, with a new and improved layout and better links to get the pedals you want. For this occasion, we figured it's apt to spend some time focusing on the essential Dave Grohl gear. Read more [...]

Best Chorus Pedal

The latest in our series of today's best guitar pedals is the chorus pedal. The best chorus pedal was very hard to choose, which is why we came up with two options. The general feeling we get when scanning pedal reviews is that there are two preferences in terms of chorus effects, which many don't Read more [...]

Tom Morello Gear

Tom Morello might not be today's best guitarist, be he is arguably one of the most innovative. That is also why we decided to profile Tom Morello gear on this website. Always searching for a new sound he can make, he dares to include them into his songs, but what is more impressive is just how well Read more [...]

Jack White Gear Updated, Now With New Octave Pedals

Our Jack White gear page is one of our most popular profiles, and with the advent of his latest solo recording, it was high time for an updated list. One of the most important additions was to his essential octave effect, which he uses to fill in the bass portions when he performs as a guitar and drum Read more [...]

Dan Auerbach Gear – Fuzz pedals and pedalboards

Dan Auerbach, and the Black Keys, have been gaining much deserved attention in the past few years. So it's no wonder that the Dan Auerbach gear lists are much in demand, as well. We're proud to have recently added pedalboards Dan Auerbach has been seen using to get that Black Keys sound. Dan Auerbach Read more [...]