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For most guitarists, a tuner, drive pedal, and delay pedal are essential pedals. Buying these pedals first will give you a solid rig that you won't outgrow. Some guitarists never move past these three pedals, while other guitarists go on to build large pedalboards with a range of different effects.
- What pedals should a beginner get?
- Do beginner guitar players need pedals?
- Are mini pedals worse?
- Does it matter what order you put your pedals in?
What pedals should a beginner get?
Our pick of the best guitar pedals for beginners
- Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Nano fuzz pedal. ...
- Ibanez Tube Screamer TS9. ...
- ProCo RAT distortion pedal. ...
- Boss DD-3T delay pedal. ...
- Dunlop Cry Baby wah pedal. ...
- Ibanez Analogue Delay Mini. ...
- DigiTech Whammy Ricochet pitch shifter. ...
- Mooer E-Lady flanger pedal.
Do beginner guitar players need pedals?
So, do you really need guitar effects pedals at all? No, you surely do not. ... Some players will use minimal effects, such as a distortion pedal, plus something for color such as a chorus pedal, and maybe a wah pedal. That's a good, basic analog pedal setup for beginners.
Are mini pedals worse?
If we took the same model of a mini-sized and a regular-sized pedal, the smaller version is usually 20 to 30 percent cheaper than the original. Of course, this comes along with fewer features, fewer controls, sometimes even a different tone. However, as we already explained, neither of these will be better or worse.
Does it matter what order you put your pedals in?
A question that I get asked often is, “What's the best order for my pedals?” The easy answer is, “Whatever order you think works best for you,” because there are no hard-and-fast rules, only results. Any pedal order will work, but every combination will yield specific results.
