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Guitar Pedals to Refine Your Sound (Without Busting Your Bank Account)
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items I play music part-time, and have for decades. I've used all kinds of gear chasing after better bass and guitar tones, from low-end junk to high-end wallet-busters. What I have learned is that there are a lot of inexpensive options that can refine you...
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The Basics
The Sexy Stuff (Effects)
Accessories
The Basics
Here are the emulators and tone shapers that are the foundations of my guitar and bass sounds.
This classy looking mini pedal offers classic, big Reverb tone on a low budget
AITONE Digital Reverb Guitar Effect Pedal (AT-02)
It's crazy home much this sturdy multi-effects pedal can do (amp emulation, chorus, auto-filter, boost, tuner), and it even has DI and effects loop outputs. Best of all, it sounds great for both bass and guitar.
VALETON Dapper Bass DI Preamp Multi-Effects Pedal
This Marshall stack emulator is as close as you can get to sounding like you are on the Apple Records rooftop jamming with the Beatles…
JOYO British Sound Overdrive Pedal - JF-16
Donner's compressor is an affordable and easy way to add punch and sustain to your sound with minimal fuss.
Donner Compressor Pedal
The Sexy Stuff (Effects)
Here are the pedals that create the sounds that get you noticed!
This is a jam-packed modulation unit, with multiple variations of Chorus, Phaser, Tremolo, Flanger, Vibrato, and Auto Filter effects in a ¾-sized stompbox package.
STRICH MODULAR 11-Mode Guitar Effect Pedal
Tiny format, but a HUGE heavy metal distortion tone!
MAXCHEER Crunch Distortion Pedal Mini
10 minutes of great-sounding looping (with unlimited overdubs) in a TINY footprint? Sign me up for that.
Rowin Tiny Looper
This pedal provides two modes of classic `70s style distortion for jamming and solos.
AITONE Distortion Mini Pedal (AT-05）
Tons of possibilities are packed into this small pedal, which offers 20 minutes of phrase looping that can be combined with 16 different drum grooves.
AITONE Looper Pedal with Drum Machine (AT-01)
This take on the classic Cube Baby is tough, rechargeable, portable, and contains everything you need to use as a portable amp (I have even used it live as my main effects unit before!)
Getaria Portable Multi Effects Guitar Pedal
Accessories
Don't leave home for a gig without these.
These longer cables make planning out longer distances on your pedalboard super easy.
AITONE Patch Cables 6 Pack
You need something to power up all of these effects. This is compact power unit that offers several isolated 9V outputs, and even a 5V USB output.
M-VAVE SK2 Guitar Power Supply 11
Bottom line: you can NEVER have too many of these patch cables!!
Shaevle 6 Inch Guitar Effect Pedal Patch Cables
You need somewhere to put all of those pedals, right? This lightweight board is sturdy and comes with everything you need to secure a power supply and plenty of pedals.
AKLOT Guitar Pedal Board
I always keep one of these on hand as a backup in case my power supply gets fried at a gig!
STRICH SPA-10 Guitar Pedal Power Supply
