Hand crafted construction, attention to detail, and niche applications are all common traits of today’s boutique pedal makers, including Keeley, Analog Man, Strymon, and Empress Effects. The guitar effects pedal market has risen 45% in retail value in the last decade, according to a news release from NAMM, and this growth has created the impetus for dozens of small, enterprising, and innovative manufacturers around the globe to join in the sound-sculpting party. New takes on classic effects come out continuously, each offering some sort of variation or wrinkle that can help you further refine your own special sound. That’s one of the things that makes the pedal world so fascinating. In Part 2 we take a look at today’s stomp boxes and multi effects units to help you create signature sounds for your music.Įach of the basic effects pedal type that we covered in Part 1, “ Guitar effects pedals and the evolution of music,” is still made today, by a variety of manufacturers – from multinational giants like BOSS to tiny boutique outfits operating out of garages. In Part 1, we explored some of the history of guitar effects pedals.
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