Top 10 GUITAR PEDALS for | Guitar Pedals EXPLAINED

Guitar pedals explained – here’s how the best guitar pedals for beginners actually work and sound. Follow along as Pickup Music instructor Jamey Arent breaks down must-have guitar pedals, cheap guitar pedals, and much, much more. Everything you need to know about a guitar pedal is here, in our top 10 guitar pedals for beginners.

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00:00 Intro
00:17 Wah Pedal
1:23 Tuner
1:29 Compressor
2:35 Phaser
4:02 Clean Boost
5:04 Tube Screamer
6:02 Distortion
6:23 Delay
6:38 Volume Pedal (and delay)
8:21 Tremolo

[usagi_]

This is probably the best “guitar pedals for beginners” video on here. You explained what each pedal does and demonstrated their uses really well without needing to make a 30 minute video that drags on.

[zekedeblaay]

Timestamps for each pedal in order of appearance
0:17 - Wah Pedal
1:23 - Tuner
1:29 - Compressor
2:35 - Phaser
4:02 - Clean Boost
5:04 - Tube Screamer
6:02 - Distortion
6:23 - Delay
6:38 - Volume Pedal (goes into delay)
8:21 - Tremolo

[Bad.At.Guitar]

Every review this guy does : " Yeah this is why this would be great for funk rhythm."

[Indigamesforlife]

1. tuner
2. tuner
3. tuner
4. tuner
5. tuner
6. tuner
7. tuner
8. tuner
9. tuner
10. boss mt-2

[DrewDoesWhatever]

Are you and Rachel still on a break???

[trentberry]

i LOVE this guy- he looks so cerebral but he plays with total soul and feeling! Bravo!

[NghtHwkk]

I once bought a tuner pedal and turned it on, (it was my first pedal I didn’t know how it worked) there was no sound then I told my dad that it isn’t working when it is on. We bought another one and we thought it was a defective unit and the we bought ANOTHER ONE and the same thing happened. I looked it up and it said that it cuts the signal when it is on. Stupidity at it’s finest.

[JohnOhkumaThiel]

Something I love about this video, other than revisiting it three years later--first time I had only been playing guitar a year--is you're presenting it with just your guitar, an amp, and a good but modest number of affordable pedals, sitting on the sofa. Most of the videos like this, the presenter is surrounded by gear, several super expensive guitars, and they're showing off pedals which are not only expensive but not what you would find in your average shop. It's relatable.

Also you're not showing off a bunch of gear that was provided to you by the manufacturers.

My comment three years ago, I got an all-in-one thing. Ended up selling that and now I have six pedals which are pretty standard but essential to how and what I play.

Thanks for making this video, it helped me a lot early in my guitar playing.

[joe-vzhx]

nice video. for starters didn't bore us to tears with a long intro like most such videos, got right to it, and explained things in a straightforward way, not chatty or trying to be cute or jokey about it. finally a video by an adult.

[Lobberzillo]

A humble suggestion for any guitar player: Get an isolated power supply for your pedalboard.

[vabbes]

Why on gods green earth did I just see this video now, after buying several multi-effects pedals and returning them, just to end up with a Avid Eleven Rack, when this video could have helped me getting the right pedals from the beginning!?!?!?! Thank's for the video ;-)

[chicomedina]

Pedals for beginners? There's almost 1000$ on that pedal board!!!

[thodoris]

What a comprehensive video and a friendly guy!
Thank you for sharing with us!

[cheesefarmer]

In my opinion and choice, I'm gonna buy them in my order of importance:
1. Delay
2. Reverb
3. Wah
4. Volume
5. EQ
6. Overdrive if I got extra cash, which i probably won't, but so I can switch to overdrive and back mid song

[nisr]

How about overdrive, fuzz and distortion altogether and earthquaker device on top

[oldtimer]

Excellent video and very educational. Rather than explain individual pedals over and over, we can understand what each does and how it connects with others to create a great tone. Bravo!

[geoffreydebieve]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge about effects and the way how they can interact with each other. I myself got an almost proper board. All what I was needing more was a wah/compressor/and phaser. I think it's now something done. I simply ordered what was missing to my usual musical instruments shop. And the three of them have been selected from a brand which I affectionate a lot. Electro-harmonix (ehx abbreaviated). I don't even imagine how the final result will sound like. Cheers from Belgium :)

[archie_guitar]

I loved your wah explanation. Simple and effective. Amazing content

[D-NastyNoise]

Can you please do a full equipment list. Amp, P.A., all pedals?

[daviddemar]

And in case people forget to mention it...you've got serious guitar chops. I hope your channel contains videos of you playing live👏🎸😊