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Unlock Your Axe: Special Effects Buying Guide

Buying Guide: Special Effects

When is a guitar not a guitar? When it's played through one of these special effects! With these tools, you can create fresh sounds that are decidedly un-guitar-like. Turn plucked strings into bowed strings, build three-dimensional textures, or jack your guitar's pitch up to a tone only a dog could hear. These special effects will expand your guitar's vocabulary and take you on a journey of tonal discovery.

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Special Effects
Want to make your guitar talk, let your notes ring out forever, or slice-and-dice your riffs? With these extra-special special effects, you can dial in sounds that will make your audience ask, "Is that a guitar?"
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Heet Sound EBow Plus Electric Bow for Guitar

$99.95
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    $16.66
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    $24.99

Electro-Harmonix C9 Organ Machine Pedal

$259.50
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    $43.25
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    $64.88

Boss SL-2 Slicer Guitar Pedal

$169.99
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    $28.33
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    $42.50

EarthQuaker Devices Data Corrupter Pedal

$229.00
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    $38.17
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    $57.25
Used $205.95
Tremolo and Vibrato Effects
The unmistakable warble and shimmer of tremolo and vibrato effects has endeared them to generations of musicians. It's easy to hear why: the warble, whether sped-up or slow, adds an extra dimension to your tone, creating a feeling of depth. Turn on this effect for rhythm parts or leads, and hear the way the pulse of tremolo and vibrato takes run-of-the-mill riffs and makes them unforgettable.
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Keeley Verb-O-Trem Reverb and Tremolo Pedal

$149.00
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    $24.83
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    $37.25

JHS Artificial Blonde 2-Speed Vibrato Pedal

$249.00
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    $41.50
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    $62.25
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Origin DELUXE61 Amp Tremolo and Drive Pedal

$459.00
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    $57.38
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    $76.50
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    $114.75

Catalinbread Tremolo 8 Pedal

$219.99
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    $36.66
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    $55.00
Used $194.95
Guitar Synthesizers
A guitar is a medium for creating sounds, just like a keyboard. These guitar synthesizer pedals open up your guitar's abilities, letting you create sounds and tones you might expect out of a vintage synthesizer or a modern keyboard.
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EarthQuaker Devices Bit Commander V2 Octave Synthesizer Pedal

$199.00
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    $33.17
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    $49.75

Boss SY-200 Synthesizer Pedal

$299.99
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    $37.50
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    $50.00
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    $75.00
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GFI Systems Rossie Filter Pedal

$199.00
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    $33.17
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    $49.75
Save $40.64

Electro-Harmonix Mainframe Bit Crusher Pedal

$162.56
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    $27.09
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    $40.64
Pitch Effects
Shifting your pitch mid-note creates a sliding effect that adds animation and expression to your playing. These pitch effect pedals let you make extreme jumps in pitch, creating a whammy-bar-like effect. Some, like the DigiTech Whammy Pedal, go far beyond the pitch-bending that whammy bars are capable of, letting you make noises you only hear right before breaking your strings!
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DigiTech Whammy Pedal with True Bypass

$299.99
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    $37.50
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    $50.00
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    $75.00
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Eventide MicroPitch Delay with Modulation Pedal

$199.00
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    $33.17
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    $49.75

Electro-Harmonix POG2 Polyphonic Octave Generator Pedal

$400.00
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    $66.67
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    $100.00

Electro-Harmonix Pitch Fork Polyphonic Pitch Shifter Pedal

$197.80
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    $32.97
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    $49.45
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EarthQuaker Devices Tentacle V2 Analog Octave Up Pedal

$129.00
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    $21.50
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    $32.25

Electro-Harmonix Intelligent Harmony Machine Pedal

$241.50
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    $40.25
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    $60.38

EarthQuaker Devices Rainbow Machine V2 Pitch Shift Pedal

$229.00
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    $38.17
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    $57.25
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MXR M306 Poly Blue Octave Pedal

$219.99
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    $36.66
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    $55.00
Rotary Speaker Effects
The immortal sound of the Leslie rotating speaker has graced countless guitar, keyboard, and vocal tracks. Its shimmering, heavenly sound doesn't come easily -- vintage Leslie rigs cost thousands of dollars, are complex to maintain, and are as large as an amp stack. Plug into any of these pedals to get a portable rendition of the classic Leslie rotary speaker sound, with the flexibility to dial in the exact amount you need of this gorgeous effect.
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Electro-Harmonix Lester K Rotary Speaker Pedal

$217.70
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    $36.28
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    $54.43

EarthQuaker Devices Aurelius Three Mode Chorus Pedal

$199.00
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    $33.17
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    $49.75
Used $174.95