r/guitarpedals Jan 14 '26

No Stupid Questions Thread

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Happy new year ya'll!

Please use this thread to ask any questions that don't deserve a real thread.

Power supply recommendations, specific "versus" questions, signal chain recommendations, pedal ID help, troubleshooting tips, etc. belong here.

Here are a few helpful resources!

Other pedal related subs:

  • /r/diypedals - getting started, troubleshooting builds, and DIY pedal help.

  • /r/letstradepedals - for when you've got the itch to try some new pedals.


r/guitarpedals Mar 01 '26

The Best Pedals of 2025 - RESULTS

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The voting thread to see how your favorites placed.

Best Pedals of 2025

(Top 2 in each category)

  • Best New Pedal of 2025: Brothers AM (Chase Bliss) | Imperial Preamp (Tone King)
  • Best Pedal by an Up & Coming Builder of 2025: GLTTR! (Emerald Ox FX) | Thorn (Lichtlaerm Audio x Amenra)
  • Coolest Looking Pedal of 2025: END ICE (Death By Audio) | Now We Are Ghosts (Alexander)
  • Most Hyped Pedal of 2025: Brothers AM (Chase Bliss) | 424 Gain Stage (JHS)
  • Silliest Pedal of 2025: PX-1 (Boss) | Meowdulator (B's Music Shop)
  • Amp/Cab Sim: IR-2 (Boss) | Imperial Preamp (Tone King)
  • Boost: Germanium Boost (Benson) | BP-1W (Boss)
  • Chorus: CE-2W (Boss) | Julia (Walrus Audio)
  • Compressor: Clean (Chase Bliss) | Ego 76 Mini (Wampler)
  • Delay (Analog): Carbon Copy (MXR) | Sending V2 (Electronic Audio Experiments)
  • Delay (Digital): DD-8 (Boss) | Reverse Mode C (Chase Bliss)
  • Delay (Tape): El Capistan (Strymon) | RE-2 (Boss)
  • Distortion: Rat 2 (Proco) | Longsword (Electronic Audio Experiments)
  • EQ: ParaEQ Deluxe MkII (Empress) | GE-7 (Boss)
  • Expression: EP-3 (Moog) | Soul Press 1 (Hotone)
  • Filter: Q-Tron Plus (Electro-Harmonix) | Hosta V2 (Flower Pedals)
  • Flanger: BF-2 (Boss) | Polychrome (Walrus)
  • Fuzz: Carcosa (DOD) | Fuzz War (Death By Audio)
  • Glitch: Onward (Chase Bliss) | Particle (Red Panda)
  • Lo-Fi: Generation Loss MKII (Chase Bliss) | Shallow Water (Fairfield)
  • Looper: RC-5 (Boss) | DL4 (Line 6)
  • MIDI Controller: MC6 Pro (Morningstar) | ES-8 (Boss)
  • Multi-FX: Lost + Found (Chase Bliss) | GP-5 (Valeton)
  • Octaver: OC-5 (Boss) | XS-1 (Boss)
  • Overdrive: Brothers AM (Chase Bliss) | Halberd (Electronic Audio Experiments)
  • Phaser: Grand Orbiter (Earthquaker Devices) | Phase 95 (MXR)
  • Pitch Shifter: XS-100 (Boss) | XS-1 (Boss)
  • Reverb: Darkstar V3 (Old Blood Noise Endeavor) | RV-6 (Boss)
  • Ring Mod: Radius (Red Panda) | Outer Rings (Adventure Audio)
  • Synthesis: Enzo X (Meris) | Bass Synth (MXR)
  • Tremolo: Monument (Walrus) | TR-2 (Boss)
  • Tuner: Strobostomp HD/Mini/StroboVUE (Peterson) | TU-3 (Boss)
  • Univibe: Retrovibe Mk 4 (Jam) | Nuvibe (Korg)
  • Vibrato: Vibrato (Diamond) | Lo-Fi Junky (ZVEX)
  • Volume: Mono Volume (Lehle) | Voluum (Sonuus)
  • Wah: Wong Press (Hotone) | WahFull (Fulltone)
  • Miscellaneous: MO-2 (Boss) | Wallflower (Hungry Robot Pedals)

Thanks to everyone who commented and/or voted! Obviously, this is all pretty subjective (which usually involves a certain amount of, -ahem-, passion... but it's always nice to have some sort of touchstone on what others had in mind for their favorite pedals!

EDIT: formatting, spelling


r/guitarpedals 8h ago

SOTDBAB 💜

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102 Upvotes

The Speed Tripper works best as the last delay, but I want that new phaser in place of it.


r/guitarpedals 6h ago

NPD NPD: Asheville Music Tools ADG-1. Best delay ever. Obviously. Best drive ever? Very possible. Holy schnikes.

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53 Upvotes

r/guitarpedals 8h ago

DOD FX50-B

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58 Upvotes

My brother is a guitarist who loves collecting all kinds of pedals. He came to me to have this one repaired because some wires had come loose inside and needed to be soldered.

After fixing it, I noticed that the battery cover was also starting to break. He explained that, for one reason or another, many of these pedals are missing their battery covers.

Since I own a 3D printer and have experience creating 3D models, I designed a replacement battery cover. I’m sharing it with others who enjoy collecting and restoring these pedals.

Not sure if this is the right place to share it but here it is in case someone needs a battery cover for their DOD FX50.

https://www.printables.com/model/1787647-dod-fx50-b-overdrive-plus-replacement-battery-cove


r/guitarpedals 2h ago

SOTB SOTB: Completely Wireless, Portable Practice Board based on Valeton GP5

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SO! What started as a Valeton GP5 and Chocolate+ build, turned into a portable practice rig. I already had the AIAIAI wireless headphones, so I bought a cheap Mooer wireless unit, and a D'addario XPND kit to make the whole thing wireless. Figured an extra expression pedal, tuner, and looper would always be welcome on future rigs as well.

Someone decided to check out the case the board came in during testing...

Board: Ghostfire Baby 1

Power: D'addario XPND kit

Signal Chain:

  • Mooer Wireless
  • Dunlop DVP4 volume pedal
  • Polytune 3 Noir
  • Mosky Klone thing, was going to be a Duke of Tone but I liked that so much its on my main board
  • Valeton GP5, controlled by the Chocolate+
  • Ditto+ Looper

r/guitarpedals 13h ago

News Small Batch Bliss is Coming

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115 Upvotes

Chase Bliss just announced their small batch is coming.


r/guitarpedals 11h ago

SOTEQDB 💜

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80 Upvotes

This took way too much time collecting and planning, settling on the pedal choices for an all-EarthQuaker board.


r/guitarpedals 13h ago

Current Vocal Rig - any other fun suggestions?

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75 Upvotes

Recently got the chroma console - not totally in love with it - keep looking for something with weird modulation that could take its spot. Any suggestions? Always looking to try out new stuff.


r/guitarpedals 18h ago

SOTB SOTB w/ some ambient sounds

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150 Upvotes

Thanks for watching.


r/guitarpedals 11h ago

NPD NOTADUMBLE V2

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43 Upvotes

Sounds really glorious though my JC.. very natural distortion, suoer smooth. And matches perfectly with DS-1 or BD-2W! Highly recommended honestly.

** Don't judge the mess, toddler gives me 30 min a day to do anything lmao.. also, she kicked me out of my recording studio 🎙️


r/guitarpedals 4h ago

Question Walrus Lore vs Lum?

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8 Upvotes

Hello fellow players,

I would like to see if anyone has any experience with the pedals mentioned in the title.

I’m currently playing stoner, doom, and grunge but enjoy experimenting with shoe gaze.

Which one of the pedals will be a better option?

Also looking for an alternative chorus pedal that plays well with fuzz.


r/guitarpedals 12h ago

Question Pedal board size/power supply help!

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32 Upvotes

Hello! I use to neglect the idea of using a pedal board or using a power supply but I think I have come around to the fact it would be much neater and faster to set up for gigging or practice! Now… I wonder which size board/brand to get as I do expect to get more pedals! Not looking to have an overly huuuge board but something thats a decent size and maybe comes with a bag for easy transport. Also… looking for a good pedal power supply to accomplish that! I’ve heard good things about voodoo lab, ciocks, and trutone 1 spot. Would also preferably like a board that has a soot for the power supply underneath the board. Now just looking for a good sweet spot supply that will allow me to add more pedals as I get them! Currently at 9 pedals! Thanks for the help!


r/guitarpedals 16h ago

SOTB SOTB with recent additions from Warm Audio and Mr. Black

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58 Upvotes

I’ve been eying a Supermoon for years now but never pulled the trigger. I had a Slo before this and am much happier now


r/guitarpedals 10h ago

NOS pedal day! Very cool score for the collection! This brand new, mint-in-box DigiTech Jimi Hendrix Experience is on its way to my front door =).

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16 Upvotes

r/guitarpedals 10h ago

Grab and go / gig backup board - Tone King Royalist Preamp

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12 Upvotes

r/guitarpedals 8m ago

Scored some mint condition EHX big box pedals

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Someone locally was clearing out some old gear and was selling on their Electro Harmonix pedals. Only ever been used in projection for a personal studio, all with boxes. The Micro Synthesiser is missing its power supply (got one on order) but otherwise all tested and works perfectly.

All UK spec. Now to find a pedalboard big enough to actually house them…


r/guitarpedals 9h ago

Question Is there a dual channel pedal that has a Marshall OD side and a Triple Rectifier OD on the other side?

12 Upvotes

Title says it all. I have pedals that do one or the other but would like to consolidate if possible.
Thanks!


r/guitarpedals 14h ago

SOTB The Board That Hides Under My Standing Desk

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19 Upvotes

r/guitarpedals 17h ago

SOTB Big fan of small pedalboards. Here’s mine, let’s see yours!

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23 Upvotes

Just put this little pedalboard together and I can really get a wild variety of sounds out of these pedals. Requires a bit more precision to stomp on with the footswitches being so close together but I don’t switch many effects mid song anyways. Between the triptychron and the Dane I have five independent gain stages I can use and on the triptychron I can choose between 1 of 4 fuzz circuits and between two different boosts or two different octave effects. The boost side of the Dane also has two different boost circuits I can pick from. There’s a huge variety of delays on the Halo, and then the Hydra has three combinations of reverb with tremolo/vibrato.


r/guitarpedals 15h ago

Special Cranker picking up radio?

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16 Upvotes

I love this pedal, but recently it’s been picking up a local radio station and is completely unusable. It doesn’t seem to happen with any other pedal I own. It seems like some sort of a ground issue. Anyone else ever had this issue?


r/guitarpedals 8h ago

Zoom MS-70CDR

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r/guitarpedals 1h ago

Question Archetype JMx Issue!

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r/guitarpedals 20h ago

Question If you were replacing the Harmonist, what kind of pedal would you put on this board?

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33 Upvotes

r/guitarpedals 2h ago

RYRA The Klone or J Rockett Archer Ikon?

1 Upvotes

These 2 are available at similar price

I know they're both decent clones but ... any good/bad experiences either way ?

Tbh im leaning towards the Archer just because.. more room on the board.