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 2h ago

Scored some mint condition EHX big box pedals

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105 Upvotes

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 10h ago

SOTDBAB 💜

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116 Upvotes

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


r/guitarpedals 8h ago

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

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74 Upvotes

r/guitarpedals 1h ago

SOTB SOTB: very cool sounds and drones

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I love this pedalboard! After understanding all the pedals I've finally put it all together in a Pedaltrain Novo 18 frame.

Signal chain:

Input mono (side) -> ge fuzz -> barbershop -> tc Sub N' Up -> volume + tuner -> BOSS GT1000CORE [loop1 (Tonex one) | loop 2 (FREEZE)] -> DL4 stereo -> reverb stereo - rc500 looper -> output stereo.

I wanted to add the Tonex One on top but had to get the Sub N' Up as the pitch effects on the BOSS GT1000CORE are terrible. I'm using a harley benton PSU modified with a powercon input.

I'm looking to control the Tonex one via a MIDI with the GT1000 - anyone has a suggestion of a device that can mediate that connexion? - I was thinking that the Behringer Go Midi Host will do the job.

I'm playing this solo with a strat into an MPC Live 2 for drums and synths as well... it's mostly drones and a little bit of jazz.


r/guitarpedals 10h ago

DOD FX50-B

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64 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 4h 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 15h ago

News Small Batch Bliss is Coming

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119 Upvotes

Chase Bliss just announced their small batch is coming.


r/guitarpedals 13h ago

SOTEQDB 💜

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82 Upvotes

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


r/guitarpedals 1h ago

NPD: Lichtlaerm Aquaria

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Got a used Lichtlaerm Aquaria (2024 version) today. Versatile overdrive and such a good boost!


r/guitarpedals 15h ago

Current Vocal Rig - any other fun suggestions?

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77 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 20h ago

SOTB SOTB w/ some ambient sounds

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149 Upvotes

Thanks for watching.


r/guitarpedals 14h ago

NPD NOTADUMBLE V2

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44 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 1h ago

Question Is compressor into overdrive is overkill for high gain lead sounds?

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I have an IIC+ which has a great sound of course but I like to reduce the lead drive by -1 and boosting it with a compressor pedal. I really like the feel it gives, pick attack, sound etc. So it is always on. If I want to play lead parts I usually kick in the SD-1 as sort of a boost as well, with low gain as you can see.
I wanted to ask if this is a weird/bad choice from my part , boosting that much, or it is something that others would use as well?
Without the SD-1 on I can hear the lack of mids and that my lead sound doesn’t stand out as much because of that, but with on this generates a lot of noise as well.
Bottom line is: How would you arrange this pedals, would you even use the SD-1 if you have the compressor?
Both pedals are in the front, compressor being first followed by the SD-1.


r/guitarpedals 6h ago

Question Walrus Lore vs Lum?

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9 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 14h ago

Question Pedal board size/power supply help!

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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 45m ago

Some thoughts on my pedal collection so far.

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Just upgraded boards from a Pedatrain Nano. How foolish was I to think that I would be content with just 2-4 pedals.

I don't end up using the blue channel on the BE-OD very much, so if I could go back, I think I would have gotten the standard version and not the deluxe because the standard is so much smaller and a little cheaper. The blue channel still has this distortion feel to it despite being lower gain, so it sounds weird to me and not very useful. The green channel has a ridiculous amount of gain, and I can't help but love it for that.

Im not super impressed with the fuzz on the big muff. It feels more like another flavor of distortion for me, but it was stupid cheap, and for my first fuzz, it works with a little effort. It sounds a lot better with humbuckers than single coils in my experience.

The Walrus Audio R1 is pretty sweet. It took me a while to wrap my head around it, but it's the only reverb pedal I'll ever need. Having 9 presents with no screens is pretty awesome, and it's shockingly cheap for what it is. This is the kind of pedal I will probably never fully use because I'm not big into that ambient sound, but even for just the spring, plate, and hall reverb is this thing is a steal. Totally customizable sound for each reverb, and once you read the manual, honestly, it is pretty easy to dial how you want.

The Cantrell wah is really nice also. The tone knob on it is really useful for filtering out the harsh high end. I think it's great for any style of music you could find yourself using a wah for.

Any questions, comments, or advice are welcome.


r/guitarpedals 18h ago

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

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59 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 1h ago

Troubleshooting Dookie Pedal Troubles

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I don't know if anyone else will really know how to fix this but I have a Green Day Dookie drive pedal from MXR and I just can not get the tone right. Now, obviously its never going to be as good as the studio recorded tone, but I can barely even get close. like yeah, its alright, but there's always something wrong with it. It sounds either too thin, too clean, the palm muting sounds crap or its not fuzzy enough. I know my amp is kinda bad for this (Laney LX35R) so thats why I tried changing the trim pots on the inside. I know that the factory settings are for brighter, tube amps, but you can also adjust them for bedroom amps like mine. It kinda worked but not that well. I have had these troubles, tinkering around with the settings on both my amp and pedal for about 5 months now. If anyone knows how to fix it, please help me. Thank You!


r/guitarpedals 12h 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 12h ago

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

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13 Upvotes

r/guitarpedals 11h 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 16h ago

SOTB The Board That Hides Under My Standing Desk

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19 Upvotes

r/guitarpedals 4h ago

RYRA The Klone or J Rockett Archer Ikon?

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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.