What are the pedals every guitarist must have?

[usernamename]

What are the pedals that are must haves?
Or which pedals are so awesome you ahve to change your pants!

Any type (OD, fuzz, delay etc)
If you post one, does it have a pcb or schematic available?

 

[jcpst]

Tuner.

 

[jwin615]

Good tuna

 

[jimilee]

Soul preacher compressor
Phase 90
Green Russian big muff
Delay
There are schematics for said pedals.

 

[jwin615]

If the guitarist only plays on Sundays, Shimmer reverb

 

[Einzeln]

Tuner green ringer

 

[hamerfan]

My board is changing constantly, but i always have a tuner and a noisegate.

 

[jcpst]

Tuner green ringer

This was my chain for a long time.

There’s a lot you can do with zero pedals. Also, must-have and change-your-pants are two distinct categories. For example, the Data Corruptor makes me poop my pants, yet it is also the total opposite of must-have.

 

[tegendemuur]

Tuner, noise gate, compressor. All else is just mayo.

 

[PunchySunshine]

I'll be the kliche and say my Kliché...and a tuner.

 

[Einzeln]

This was my chain for a long time.

There’s a lot you can do with zero pedals. Also, must-have and change-your-pants are two distinct categories. For example, the Data Corruptor makes me poop my pants, yet it is also the total opposite of must-have.

I made a lot of overdrives. Only a few stay long on the board. My green ringer and rub a dub reverb never left the board. So I guess that are my must haves. (I will look into that data corruptor)

 

[Bricksnbeatles]

One they hate but never get rid of
One they love but never use
A wah (probably with a really scratchy pot that they never bother to fix)

 

[jessenator]

Tuner.

This. This is the only thing you need on your board.

 

[JohnnyCreepy]

FF FFS

 

[spi]

I say a tubescreamer. The most hated pedal that every other pedal is based on. How can you know you don't like tubescreamers unless you have one? It's a rite of passage.

 

[spi]

One they hate but never get rid of
One they love but never use
A wah (probably with a really scratchy pot that they never bother to fix)

This answer is too real.

 

[acuevo]

Some kind of volume pedal is always useful. I run mine pregain so it can both swell and control distortion.

Bluesbreaker based pedals are really useful. right now my whole drive section is a jhs morning glory and a wampler pantheon. Both bluesbreaker derivatives and both of which have PCBs available here. With them together its basically a more versatile king of tone without magical diodes (if they even matter).

Chorus has always been my go to for modulation. Walrus Julia, Redwitch Empress, EHX small clone.

 

[Harry Klippton]

One they hate but never get rid of
One they love but never use
A wah (probably with a really scratchy pot that they never bother to fix)

 

[pricklyrobot]

• one of every fuzz
• a Rat (preferably Turbo)
• all the phasers

 

[drgonzo1969]

The one pedal I think every guitar player needs is a rat. My favorite is the C2C Lab Rat. It’s extremely versatile and far better than every other rat variation I’ve tried so far.

Lab Rat PCB Set

This is a PCB set for building your own Lab Rat preamp/distortion. This is not a beginner project, so if you’ve never built a pedal before, then this isn’t for you. I’ve tried to make this as affor…

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