Guitar Effects Pedals: A Buying Guide

August 7th, 2008 by admin


Guitar effects pedals (or “stompboxes”) have been a mainstay in guitarists’ sound-palettes since the early 1960’s when engineer Roger Mayer is purported to have built the first guitar effects pedals, the “fuzz” pedal (the precurser of the modern overdrive and distortion pedal) and the wah-pedal. Mayer’s creations graced the stages of such rock luminaries as [...]