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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.
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?"
Heet Sound EBow Plus Electric Bow for Guitar
$99.95
- No Credit Check6 x$16.66
- No Credit Check4 x$24.99
Electro-Harmonix C9 Organ Machine Pedal
$259.50
- No Credit Check6 x$43.25
- No Credit Check4 x$64.88
EarthQuaker Devices Data Corrupter Pedal
$229.00
- No Credit Check6 x$38.17
- No Credit Check4 x$57.25
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.
Keeley Verb-O-Trem Reverb and Tremolo Pedal
$149.00
- No Credit Check6 x$24.83
- No Credit Check4 x$37.25
JHS Artificial Blonde 2-Speed Vibrato Pedal
$249.00
- No Credit Check6 x$41.50
- No Credit Check4 x$62.25
Origin DELUXE61 Amp Tremolo and Drive Pedal
$459.00
- 8 x$57.38
- No Credit Check6 x$76.50
- No Credit Check4 x$114.75
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.
EarthQuaker Devices Bit Commander V2 Octave Synthesizer Pedal
$199.00
- No Credit Check6 x$33.17
- No Credit Check4 x$49.75
Boss SY-200 Synthesizer Pedal
$299.99
- 8 x$37.50
- No Credit Check6 x$50.00
- No Credit Check4 x$75.00
Source Audio Artifakt Lo-Fi Elements Pedal
$349.00
- 8 x$43.63
- No Credit Check6 x$58.17
- No Credit Check4 x$87.25
Electro-Harmonix Mainframe Bit Crusher Pedal
$203.20
- No Credit Check6 x$33.87
- No Credit Check4 x$50.80
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!
DigiTech Whammy Pedal with True Bypass
$299.99
- 8 x$37.50
- No Credit Check6 x$50.00
- No Credit Check4 x$75.00
Eventide MicroPitch Delay with Modulation Pedal
$249.00
- No Credit Check6 x$41.50
- No Credit Check4 x$62.25
Electro-Harmonix POG2 Polyphonic Octave Generator Pedal
$400.00
- No Credit Check6 x$66.67
- No Credit Check4 x$100.00
Electro-Harmonix Pitch Fork Polyphonic Pitch Shifter Pedal
$197.80
- No Credit Check6 x$32.97
- No Credit Check4 x$49.45
EarthQuaker Devices Tentacle V2 Analog Octave Up Pedal
$129.00
- No Credit Check6 x$21.50
- No Credit Check4 x$32.25
Electro-Harmonix Intelligent Harmony Machine Pedal
$241.50
- No Credit Check6 x$40.25
- No Credit Check4 x$60.38
EarthQuaker Devices Rainbow Machine V2 Pitch Shift Pedal
$229.00
- No Credit Check6 x$38.17
- No Credit Check4 x$57.25
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.
Electro-Harmonix Lester K Rotary Speaker Pedal
$217.70
- No Credit Check6 x$36.28
- No Credit Check4 x$54.43
EarthQuaker Devices Aurelius Three Mode Chorus Pedal
$199.00
- No Credit Check6 x$33.17
- No Credit Check4 x$49.75