Guitar Effects

Keeley Pedal / 13 Nov 2024 / Charlotte Bennett

Keeley Pedal: A Complete Buyer's Guide

Keeley pedals are known for meticulous design and touch-responsive tone. This guide covers pedal types, build quality, price tiers, and how to choose your first Keeley.

Chorus Boss / 12 Nov 2024 / Laura Mitchell

Chorus Boss: A Complete Buyer's Guide

Choosing a Boss chorus pedal requires understanding effect type, control complexity, and stereo requirements. This buying guide covers specifications that matter and pricing tiers.

Reverb Pedal / 12 Nov 2024 / Charlotte Bennett

Reverb Pedal Explained: Features, Types and Tips

A reverb pedal electronically recreates the reflections and persistence of sound in an acoustic space, adding depth and dimension to your guitar tone.

Behringer Guitar Effects / 11 Nov 2024 / Charlotte Bennett

Behringer Guitar Effects for Beginners: A Complete Guide

Behringer effects are affordable, accessible, and perfect for beginners exploring tone shaping. This guide covers essential effects, setup, and common mistakes.

Tape Players for Sale / 27 Oct 2024 / James Harrison

Tape Echo: A Complete Guide to Tape Delay Units

Every delay pedal has a setting called tape. Most are doing an impression of something that used to be a physical object with a motor in it — here is what they are imitating.

Reverb Pedal / 25 Oct 2024 / Rebecca Turner

Common Reverb Pedal Mistakes to Avoid

Discover the most common reverb pedal mistakes guitarists make and how to avoid them for better tone and clarity.

Sustain Guitar Pedal / 25 Oct 2024 / Laura Mitchell

Sustain Guitar Pedal: A Complete Buyer's Guide

Shopping for a sustain pedal? This guide explains compression vs distortion sustain, what specs matter, and how to choose between budget and premium options.

Boss Overdrive / 23 Oct 2024 / Charlotte Bennett

Boss Overdrive: A Complete Buyer's Guide

A practical buying guide to Boss overdrive pedals, covering main models, key features, price tiers and how to select the right one for your musical style.

Amp Sim Pedal / 20 Oct 2024 / Rebecca Turner

The Complete Guide to Amp Sim Pedal

Amplifier simulator pedals have revolutionised guitar tone capture, allowing musicians to achieve authentic amplifier tones without heavy valve amps.

Harmonizer Effect Pedal / 19 Oct 2024 / Hannah Roberts

Harmonizer Effect Pedal: A Complete Buyer's Guide

Harmonizer effect pedals create rich vocal and instrumental harmonies instantly. This buyer's guide covers pedal types, key specifications, voice quality evaluation, and factors to consider when selec...

Chorus Boss / 16 Oct 2024 / Daniel Cooper

Chorus Boss for Beginners: A Complete Guide

Boss chorus pedals sound mysterious but are beginner-friendly. Discover the basics, start with conservative settings, and build confidence using this beautiful effect.

Distortion Pedal / 15 Oct 2024 / Rebecca Turner

Distortion Pedal for Beginners: A Complete Guide

Line 6 Pedal / 14 Oct 2024 / Rebecca Turner

Line 6 Pedal: A Complete Buyer's Guide

Line 6 offers pedals across multiple price tiers and form factors. This guide covers compact stomp boxes, multi-effects platforms, professional floor units, and how to select the right pedal for your...

Tc Electronic Boost / 10 Oct 2024 / Daniel Cooper

The Complete Guide to Tc Electronic Boost

TC Electronic boost pedals amplify your signal for solos, drive and presence enhancement. Learn about boost types, tone controls and signal chain positioning to maximise your guitar's potential.

Digital to Analogue Converters / 10 Oct 2024 / Olivia Parker

The Complete Guide to Digital To Analogue Converters

Digital to analogue converters translate digital audio information from computers and synthesizers into analogue signals, critical components ensuring audio fidelity across modern music production sys...

Delay Strymon / 9 Oct 2024 / Lucy Edwards

Delay Strymon: A Complete Buyer's Guide

A Strymon delay pedal offers professional-grade effects quality. This guide helps you navigate the model lineup and find which Strymon delay suits your playing.

Octave Pedal / 9 Oct 2024 / Charlotte Bennett

Octave Pedals: A Complete Guide

Patch Cables / 8 Oct 2024 / Rebecca Turner

Common Patch Cables Mistakes to Avoid

None of these are complicated once you know what to look for. Here's what actually trips people up with patch cables, soundcheck after soundcheck.

Electronic Bow / 6 Oct 2024 / James Harrison

Electronic Bow: A Complete Buyer's Guide

The honest buying guide to the electronic bow: what it needs from your guitar, what it won't do, and how your amp and effects change the result.

Cool Guitar Effects / 5 Oct 2024 / Charlotte Bennett

Cool Guitar Effects: A Complete Buyer's Guide

Buying cool guitar effects requires understanding what separates genuine sonic creativity from novelty sounds that wear thin quickly. This buying guide helps you navigate tone-shaping choices without...

Pedal Power Supply / 27 Sep 2024 / Rebecca Turner

Pedal Power Supply: A Complete Buyer's Guide

Choosing a pedal power supply means matching voltage, polarity and current to your board's needs. This guide explains what specs matter and how to find the right supply.

Loop Boss Pedal / 25 Sep 2024 / Daniel Cooper

The Complete Guide to Loop Boss Pedal

The loop boss pedal enables musicians to record and layer multiple instrumental passages in real-time, creating rich arrangements from single instruments.