Guitar Effects
Everything published on Viyolens under Guitar Effects — reviews, buying advice and how-tos written for players and producers in the UK.
Delay Pedal for Beginners: A Complete Guide
A delay pedal records your guitar signal and plays it back after a brief moment. Understand the three essential controls, try practical examples and learn how to use delay as a creative tool on your i...
The Ultimate Guide to Electric Ukuleles
Say 'electric ukulele' to two players and you might picture two completely different instruments. Here's what's actually going on.
The Complete Guide to Pedalboard With Pedals
A pedalboard with pedals is the guitarist's command centre — a carefully arranged collection of effects that transform your sound in real time.
The Complete Guide to Keeley Electronics Compressor
Keeley Electronics compressor pedals represent boutique compression design at its finest, crafted with obsessive attention to musicality and sonic character that distinguishes professional-quality com...
Tremolo Pedal for Beginners: A Complete Guide
Tremolo is one of the most accessible effects on any guitar board. Here's how to get the best out of it from day one.
The Complete Guide to 9V Battery Cable
A reliable 9V battery cable is essential for powering effects pedals. Discover connector types, quality differences, common problems, and how to maintain cables for consistent performance.
Common Strymon Timeline Pedal Mistakes to Avoid
Most problems with this delay pedal come from setup errors, not from misusing the features. Identifying and correcting these issues produces much better results.
Guitar Pedal Harmonizer: A Complete Guide
A harmonizer pedal generates harmonic voices that follow your playing, creating rich textures from a single guitar. Learn how they work and why tracking quality matters.
Tremolo Pedal: A Complete Buyer's Guide
The tremolo pedal market spans from affordable basics to complex multi-waveform units. Here's how to navigate it.
Keeley Electronics Compressor for Beginners: A Complete Guide
Keeley compressors demystify compression for beginners. Discover how these pedals make compression audible and musical, and how to learn this essential effect properly.
Power Supply 9V for Beginners: A Complete Guide
Starting with effects pedals? Understand 9V power basics, how to choose between batteries and power supplies, and what to check before buying.
Tremolo Pedal Explained: Features, Types and Tips
A tremolo pedal does one thing: it pulses your volume at a regular rate. Understanding how it does this — and which circuit type produces which sound — is the key to using it well.
Strymon Guitar Effects for Beginners: A Complete Guide
A beginner's guide to Strymon guitar effects. Discover which pedals suit beginners, how to start simply, and build your effects knowledge step by step.
Common Expression Pedal Mistakes to Avoid
Wrong cable, polarity mismatch, skipping calibration — here are the mistakes that cause most expression pedal problems, and the fixes for each.
Ibanez Pedal: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Ibanez pedals are legendary, starting with the iconic Tube Screamer. This guide helps you navigate the lineup and choose the pedal that fits your tone and budget.
The Complete Guide to Marshall Guitar Effects
Marshall guitar effects capture the brand's legendary amplifier tone in accessible pedal form. Learn about distortion, modulation, and digital effects that define Marshall sound.
Mxr Guitar Effects Pedals: A Complete Buyer's Guide
This buyer's guide covers everything you need to know about MXR guitar effects pedals—from build quality and power options to new vs. used decisions.
The Complete Guide to Boss Flanger Bf 3
The Boss Flanger BF-3 delivers distinctive flanging with analogue warmth and reliability. Explore its rich effects, signal chain placement, and enduring appeal among guitarists.
The Complete Guide to Dd 500 Pedal
The Boss DD-500 is a professional-grade delay pedal offering 99 algorithms ranging from classic tape echo to experimental granular delays. Discover how to choose algorithms, customise patches, and lev...
The Complete Guide to Tc Electronic Guitar Effects
TC Electronic guitar effects deliver studio-quality tone in pedal and multi-effects formats. Discover TonePrint technology and which models suit your needs.
The Complete Guide to Guitar Pedal Amp
A guitar pedal amp combines professional amplification and effects processing in a pedalboard-friendly format. These innovative devices democratise access to sophisticated tonal control, perfect for p...
The Complete Guide to Guitar Chorus Pedal
Discover how guitar chorus pedals create lush, thick tones. Complete guide to chorus effects, pedal selection, and settings for every musical style.
Expression Pedal for Beginners: A Complete Guide
TRS cable, polarity check, calibration — these three things sort out 90% of first-session expression pedal problems. Here's how to get started.
The Complete Guide to Cool Reverb Pedals
The best cool reverb pedals deliver far more than vintage spring emulations. From shimmering ambient effects to experimental reverse textures, find the reverb pedal that inspires your playing.
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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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