Guitar Effects
Everything published on Viyolens under Guitar Effects — reviews, buying advice and how-tos written for players and producers in the UK.
The Complete Guide to Boss Multi Pedal
Boss multi pedals combine professional effects, amp modelling and intuitive controls in affordable, portable units. Discover how a Boss multi pedal streamlines your rig and enhances your playing and r...
The Complete Guide to Boss Gx 100
The Boss GX-100 combines studio-quality effects processing, sophisticated amp modelling, and professional control in a remarkably compact, portable format perfect for recording and live performance.
Keeley Guitar Pedals for Beginners: A Complete Guide
A practical beginner's guide to getting started with Keeley guitar pedals. Discover setup tips, common mistakes, and how to develop your effects vocabulary.
Line 6 Company Explained: Features, Types and Tips
From the AxSys 212 to Helix, here's how one company convinced guitarists that an amp doesn't need to be a heavy wooden box in the corner.
Universal Audio Pedal: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Universal Audio pedals provide dynamic expression control for modern pedalboards and effects systems. This guide explores pedal types, essential specifications, compatibility, practical applications,...
Pedalboard Case for Beginners: A Complete Guide
A good pedalboard case protects your gear, keeps everything organised, and makes transport to gigs and rehearsals dramatically easier. This guide walks you through what features matter.
Midi Foot Controller: A Complete Buyer's Guide
The right MIDI foot controller depends on your setup and how you perform — this guide cuts through the options so you know what to buy and what to spend.
The Best E Bows for the Money
There's no wide field of competitors to rank here. What genuinely varies is which version suits you, and what small additions actually help.
The Complete Guide to Overdrive Effects Pedal
An overdrive effects pedal creates responsive, musical breakup that reacts to your playing dynamics, making it essential for blues, rock, and countless other genres.
Tremolo Guitar Pedals for Beginners: A Complete Guide
Tremolo pedals are simpler than you think. This beginner's guide explains what tremolo does, how to use it, what mistakes to avoid, and how to discover sounds you love.
Universal Audio Pedal for Beginners: A Complete Guide
Expression pedals add realtime control to your effects. This guide covers what they are, which entry-level models work best, and how to get started with foot-based expression.
The Complete Guide to Electronic Bow For Guitar
A comprehensive guide to electronic bow technology for guitarists, covering techniques, sound characteristics, and how to integrate bowing effects into your playing.
Tc Electronic Guitar Effects: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Choosing the right TC Electronic guitar effects requires knowing what actually matters. This buying guide focuses on practical considerations, specs that count, price tiers, and the pitfalls that catc...
Tc Electronic Guitar Effects for Beginners: A Complete Guide
TC Electronic makes approachable guitar effects for players of all levels. If you're just exploring effects, this guide walks you through which TC pedals suit beginners and how to use them.
Bass Effects Pedals Explained: Features, Types and Tips
Bass effects pedals have become a serious part of the instrument's vocabulary. Here is what each type does, how they chain together, and what to prioritise.
Line 6 Helix: A Complete Buyer's Guide
How to work out which Line 6 Helix actually suits your rig, from a full floorboard to software-only recording.
Acoustic Preamp Pedals: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Choosing the right acoustic preamp pedals requires understanding feedback control, tone shaping, and connectivity options. This buying guide helps you select the perfect pedal.
The Complete Guide to Pedal Wah Vox
The Vox Cry Baby wah-wah pedal is the gold standard guitar effect, revolutionising electric guitar expression since 1966. Discover why it remains essential to professional rigs.
Mxr Analog Delay Pedal for Beginners: A Complete Guide
The MXR analog delay pedal is perfect for beginners exploring delay effects. This guide covers how delay works, setup, control adjustment, and common beginner mistakes.
The Complete Guide to Boss Effect Pedal
Boss effect pedals are trusted by touring musicians worldwide. Learn about essential models, how they integrate and why they're the industry standard.
Marshall Effects Pedal: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Looking for a Marshall effects pedal to add legendary tone to your rig? This guide covers pedal types, essential specs and buying mistakes to sidestep.
Keeley Pedal for Beginners: A Complete Guide
Keeley makes some of the most intuitive, reliable guitar effects pedals available. This beginner's guide reveals which Keeley pedals work best for learners, what to expect, and how to build your first...
Chorus Plugin for Beginners: A Complete Guide
Chorus sounds mysterious but it's simple: it creates a subtle duplicated effect that adds width to your recordings. This beginner's guide walks you through using chorus confidently on your first track...
Common Keeley Mistakes to Avoid
The avoidable slip-ups, from feeding a pedal the wrong voltage to judging a Blend control after thirty seconds.
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Bass Effects Pedals
Bass effects pedals add tone shaping, texture and control for recording, rehearsal and live bass work.
Boss Pedal
Boss pedals are durable, reliable effects for guitarists who need straightforward tone shaping in rehearsal, studio and...
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Distortion
Distortion gives guitarists gritty, saturated tone for riffs, solos and heavier styles across live and studio settings.
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Distortion Pedal
A distortion pedal adds focused gain, sustain and punch for guitarists building classic or high-gain tones.
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Guitar Pedal
Effects pedals for adding drive, ambience and tonal variety to your guitar sound in practice, recording and live perform...
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Line 6 Helix
Line 6 Helix delivers powerful modelling, routing and switching for players who need studio-grade flexibility in one sys...
Looper Pedal
A looper pedal helps guitarists build layered parts for practice, composition and live solo performances.
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Tc Electronic
TC Electronic pedals and audio tools for guitar, bass and studio signal processing.
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