pedals Best overdrive pedals 2024: Strap in, it's time to drive Push your sound to break-up with pedals from BOSS, TC Electronic, JHS, Ibanez and more A Favorite of Eddie Van Halen, the MXR Phase 90 Smeared Its Luscious Tones Over Countless Classic Recordings More dramatic sounding than MXR’s Phase 45, more affordable and less obtrusive than the larger two-knob Phase 100, the Phase 90 hit the sweet spot Maestro Knocks Out Another Batch of Classic Analog Stompboxes This latest bunch of five includes a phaser, tremolo, booster, compressor and envelope filter Latest pedals Best Pedalboard Power Supplies: The Quietest, Most Efficient Way To Power Your Pedals By Richard Blenkinsop last updated 21 July 23 Say goodbye to unwanted hiss and ground loop hum as we count down the best pedalboard power supplies for your budget – and explain why you might need one Best Pedalboards: 9 Of The Best Budget-Spanning Pedalboards To Help Organize Your Effects By James Farmer last updated 17 July 23 Level up your rig and get the most out of your pedals with ‘boards from the likes of Pedaltrain, Temple Audio and Friedman Best Reverb Pedals: The Finest Options For Adding Airiness, Ambience And Atmosphere To Your Tone By Simon Fellows last updated 10 March 23 From affordable stompboxes that deliver classic reverberations to sophisticated FX processors, these are the must-have reverb pedals Best Acoustic Guitar Pedals: 12 Pedals Acoustic Players Should Check Out By Guitar Player Staff last updated 6 December 22 12 outstanding pedals to take your acoustic guitar tone to the next level Maestro Knocks Out Another Batch of Classic Analog Stompboxes By Rod Brakes published 9 November 22 This latest bunch of five includes a phaser, tremolo, booster, compressor and envelope filter Boss’s Best-Selling Pedal Gets Waza Crafted With the DS-1W Distortion By Rod Brakes published 6 October 22 Made in Japan, this souped-up version of a modern classic offers enhanced functionality and sound Pedalpocalypse: Steve Vai And The Pedals He Couldn't Live Without By Scott Rowley last updated 16 September 22 Steve Vai gives us a quick glimpse into his huge pedal collection. But which pedals couldn't he live without? Crazy Tube Circuits Falcon and Killer V Reviews By Michael Ross last updated 14 January 22 These stompboxes add cool vintage character and respond beautifully when driven by gain pedals, just like a real amp. Boss IR-200 Amp & IR Cabinet Review By Dave Hunter last updated 12 January 22 This might be one of the boldest efforts yet to squeeze an entire rig into the smallest space possible. Valco KGB Fuzz Review By Michael Ross last updated 22 December 21 This pedal could prove invaluable for sculpting just the right grit to carve out a place in the mix. 1234Archives Get The Pick NewsletterAll the latest guitar news, interviews, lessons, reviews, deals and more, direct to your inbox!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors MOST READ1Best overdrive pedals 2024: Strap in, it's time to drive2“A lot of times when someone says, ‘They have good technique, but there’s something missing,’ what’s actually missing is part of the technique”: Paul Gilbert on the essentials of great guitar playing3Dickey Betts on dueling with Duane Allman, and composing Allman Brothers' biggest hit4All-star tribute to David Lindley, one of the greatest sidemen of all time, announced5“We all knew it was really good… The guitar playing is just amazing”: How Dickey Betts made “Ramblin’ Man”, triumphed over tragedy and led the Allman Brothers to their greatest success
Best Pedalboard Power Supplies: The Quietest, Most Efficient Way To Power Your Pedals By Richard Blenkinsop last updated 21 July 23 Say goodbye to unwanted hiss and ground loop hum as we count down the best pedalboard power supplies for your budget – and explain why you might need one
Best Pedalboards: 9 Of The Best Budget-Spanning Pedalboards To Help Organize Your Effects By James Farmer last updated 17 July 23 Level up your rig and get the most out of your pedals with ‘boards from the likes of Pedaltrain, Temple Audio and Friedman
Best Reverb Pedals: The Finest Options For Adding Airiness, Ambience And Atmosphere To Your Tone By Simon Fellows last updated 10 March 23 From affordable stompboxes that deliver classic reverberations to sophisticated FX processors, these are the must-have reverb pedals
Best Acoustic Guitar Pedals: 12 Pedals Acoustic Players Should Check Out By Guitar Player Staff last updated 6 December 22 12 outstanding pedals to take your acoustic guitar tone to the next level
Maestro Knocks Out Another Batch of Classic Analog Stompboxes By Rod Brakes published 9 November 22 This latest bunch of five includes a phaser, tremolo, booster, compressor and envelope filter
Boss’s Best-Selling Pedal Gets Waza Crafted With the DS-1W Distortion By Rod Brakes published 6 October 22 Made in Japan, this souped-up version of a modern classic offers enhanced functionality and sound
Pedalpocalypse: Steve Vai And The Pedals He Couldn't Live Without By Scott Rowley last updated 16 September 22 Steve Vai gives us a quick glimpse into his huge pedal collection. But which pedals couldn't he live without?
Crazy Tube Circuits Falcon and Killer V Reviews By Michael Ross last updated 14 January 22 These stompboxes add cool vintage character and respond beautifully when driven by gain pedals, just like a real amp.
Boss IR-200 Amp & IR Cabinet Review By Dave Hunter last updated 12 January 22 This might be one of the boldest efforts yet to squeeze an entire rig into the smallest space possible.
Valco KGB Fuzz Review By Michael Ross last updated 22 December 21 This pedal could prove invaluable for sculpting just the right grit to carve out a place in the mix.