Effects refer to electronic devices or pedals that modify the sound of your guitar, adding colour, texture, and atmosphere to your playing. Common effects include distortion, delay, reverb, chorus, wah, and modulation, each shaping your tone in unique ways. Effects pedals are popular tools for creative expression, allowing musicians to craft signature sounds, from subtle enhancements to dramatic sonic transformations. This category includes a wide range of stompboxes and multi-effects units suitable for all styles and skill levels.
Guitar FX (effects) refer to the wide range of pedals and processors that shape and manipulate a guitar’s signal to create different sounds. From classic distortion and overdrive to reverb, delay, modulation, and pitch-shifting, effects are at the heart of a guitarist’s creative toolkit. Whether analogue or digital, stompbox or multi-effects unit, Guitar FX allow players to express mood, texture, and dynamics in unique ways. Used thoughtfully, they can transform a simple riff into something atmospheric, aggressive, or entirely otherworldly.
A pedal is a compact device that guitarists use to alter their instrument’s sound by shaping effects such as distortion, delay, reverb, and modulation. Typically housed in a rugged enclosure and controlled by footswitches, pedals are designed to be placed on the floor for hands-free operation during playing. They can be analogue or digital, true bypass or buffered, and come in countless varieties to suit different styles and preferences. Pedals are essential tools for creating signature tones and adding colour and texture to a guitarist’s sound.
Reverb, short for reverberation, is an essential guitar effect that simulates the natural reflections of sound in a physical space, such as a room, hall, or cathedral. It adds depth, ambiance, and spaciousness to the guitar’s sound by creating a series of discrete echoes that decay over time, mimicking the way sound reverberates in different environments. Reverb pedals offer controls for adjusting parameters such as decay time (the length of the reverb tail), pre-delay (the time between the original signal and the onset of the reverb), and mix (the balance between the dry and reverberated signals). By adjusting these parameters, guitarists can achieve a wide range of reverb effects, from subtle room ambience to lush, expansive reverberation. Reverb is widely used across various music genres, including rock, jazz, ambient, and electronic music, to add depth, dimension, and realism to guitar tones, creating a sense of space and immersion in the sound. Popular reverb pedal models include the Strymon BigSky, Boss RV-6, and Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail.
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£84.02
Mono or full stereo signal path True bypass or buffered with reverb tails 8 distinct reverb types Hold the footswitch for additional freeze function USB-C port for firmware updates Power supply – 9Vdc power adaptor (Required/not supplied)
£199.00
The Fender Tre-Verb Guitar Effect Pedal is a tribute to Fender's pioneering spirit in guitar effects; This pedal features both digital reverb and tremolo, providing versatile effects in one compact unit Unique combination of independent tremolo and reverb effects; Designed for ease of use, this pedal offers classic reverb voicings inspired by vinta…
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Studio-Quality Reverb: Add rich, warm, studio-grade reverb to any live performance or recording with the DR600, delivering professional sound in any setting Six Stunning Reverbs: Choose from six high-resolution, 24-bit reverb effects, including Spring, Plate, Hall, Gate, Room, and Modulate, for versatile sound design Easy Control: Quickly adjust re…
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7-Mode Effects: Room, Hall, Church, Spring, Plate, Studio and Mod. Digital circuit design, true bypass provides transparent tone. Whole Aluminium-alloy classic, stable and strong. LED indicator shows the working state. DC 9V Adapter power supply.(not included)
£42.40
3 Reverb Modes: Room, Spring, Shimmer Room – Different sized true acoustics reverb, from room to hall.Power Requirements:AC adapter 9V DC (center minus plug) Spring – Simulates a classic spring reverberation like vintage '60s surf rock sound Shimmer – Adds rich, spacey, smooth and shining overtones into the reverb Very small and exquisite – Great f…
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