Jonny Greenwood’s 2012 Radiohead Pedalboard

Jonny Greenwood has perhaps one of the most interesting pedalboards on this site, and is naturally also one of our most popular profiles. The 2012 Radiohead tour brought forth a few changes to Jonny Greenwood's pedalboard, and we figured we should share it with you all, in addition to adding this Read more [...]

John Mayer Strat and Other Guitars

Here at Pedalboards of the Star, we (naturally) talk a lot about what's found on the floor in front of the guitarist, but occasionally we like take a look up and take a peek at the source of that sound, which can be as crucial as any effect. John Mayer, who has one of the most popular pedalboards around, Read more [...]

Zakk Wylde Gear: Signature Guitar Pedals

Heads up, everyone! We've recently added Zakk Wylde gear to our list of Pedalboards of the Stars. This living legend has an interesting history of pedals. We'll go into detail of one of those aspects, signature pedals, below, but you can view the full set right now if you like: Click here to see the Read more [...]

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 [...]