What Guitar Pedals Should You Buy? (Beginner's Guide)

Pedals are a HUGE part of your setup and sound! They can take you from sounding amateur to sounding professional, but there are so many options to choose from. So how do you know where to start? Well, that's what The Beginner's Guide To Guitar Pedals is all about, helping you understand which guitar pedals you should purchase first!

A reverb pedal? A compressor? Delay? Distortion? Modulation? And to add - What kind of reverb? What type of distortion? Is there an order in which I should purchase these? The short answer is, it depends. But that's what we're going to discover together.

If you want your guitar to sound more lush and rich then a reverb pedal might be your first purchase. If you're going for that Hendrix sound then maybe it's a distortion pedal you get. And if it's that U2 type delay that gets you inspired then you should probably start there. In this video, Ayla breaks down the basic kinds of pedals you might add to your setup and what they can do for you and your sound. In this way, you will find out exactly what guitar pedals you should buy and what adding effects to your playing can do for you!

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Chapters:
0:00 - Video Overview
0:39 - Tuners
1:33 - Gain Effects
4:38 - Time Effects
11:09 - Which Guitar Pedals Do Your Heros Use?
12:34 - Multi-Effects Pedals
14:37 - Outro
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Pedals Featured:
TC Electronic PolyTune
TC Electronic Ditto Looper
Fender Marine Layer Reverb
Boss CE-2W Waza Craft Chorus Pedal
MXR EVH Phase 90 Eddie Van Halen Phase Pedal
Boss DD-8 Digital Delay Pedal
Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer Overdrive Pedal
Boss DS-1 Distortion Pedal
Dunlop JHM7 Jimi Hendrix Univibe Chorus/Vibrato Pedal
LPD SIXTY8 DELUXE
Lawrence Petross Design (LPD) Class A Discrete Buffer
MXR BROWN ACID FUZZ

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ABOUT AYLA TESLER-MABE
Ayla has been making waves in the world of guitar playing as a professional guitarist, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and composer, since the early age of 14. After only been playing for two years, her first YouTube video (a rendition of John Mayall’s “Hideaway”) put her on the map and kickstarted her music career. She has since been featured in Rolling Stone magazine, become a member of both the Ernie Ball and Fender family of artists, and earned various Berklee College of Music scholarships. Musically, Ayla finds great pleasure in exploring the numerous avenues available to her through various styles of music, as seen through her work with Calpurnia and Ludic.

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[MusoraMedia]

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[GundogJake]

Kirk laughed so hard at your joke, he’s just been taken away in a Whambulance

[domener]

The first pedal I bought was a looper from Boss and man, that really changes the way you practice and takes your creativity on a whole other level. It remains my favourite pedal for sure.

[Hentarded]

For beginners: multi effects pedal. Whether you intend to stick to a limited range or what a wide variety, it's a good way to determine the style and tone you want. It helps you pick individual pedals in future.

[xunliu]

Talking: tender voice & smiling face
Playing: badass strumming & serious guitar face
That’s sick, love the demonstration and your dedication to the playing

[johanndaart]

I think the only one that is a true "must" is a looper pedal, because it's an essential practice tool.

[Jacksevens]

I did catch your Kirk Whamet joke and as a dad, I thought it was solid! Nice work.

Thank you for your videos. My kids have really enjoyed your music and I am just discovering you through your teaching.

[theguitargamer]

Great video! One thing I wanted to mention is that a lot of metal tones from popular metal bands are actually the result of a cranked amp with MODERATE distortion and a tubescreamer hitting the front of it with the volume maxed and the gain all the way down. You can also used 2 pedals, one being a distortion pedal (moderate gain) and a tubescreamer (volume maxed, gain down) to achieve the same thing. Just wanted to mention that. It took me years 10 years to figure that out and I spent most of that time using distortion pedals to try and emulate that sound and most of the time it just didn't sound very good unless you get a really good one.

[marklynn]

Please keep teaching! I like the way you break down music into the basics. Dang! I needed you years ago. You and your guitar are going to go far. Thank you for being such a pleasant guitar teacher.

[dwiseman]

Thank you. I have played bass and rhythm guitar for 20+ years and now trying leads and melodies. Your lessons are amazing.

[tonykuchar]

The explanation about the differences between different types of gain pedals in this video is very clear and concise. Thank you :)

[nicola_x]

just want to say thank you, been looking at a load of guitar tutorials and I found them hard to understand as I have a couple issues and cant take information in easily. you explain things really gently and simply and I just wanna say I appreciate you :)

[eduardosotomonte]

The first pedal I ever bought was a Phaser, since I love it's psychedelic sound.
And my favourite pedal now is my Boss RC-30. It's not only a nice effect pedal but a practice tool creativity exploder like no other thing for me

[GonzGunner]

Ayla, the first thing I want to say is that I'm so glad to have discovered your channel! You have cleared up and simplified things I have struggled to learn, even after 45 years of playing, the pentatonic scales are the best example of that!

And thank you for this fine video also! It can be a big headache for any player, beginning or advanced, pro or amateur, to decide on a particular pedal, and I credit you for cutting through all of the riff raff when it comes to pedal selection.

Now to answer your questions for commenters, my first pedal was a late 70's DOD Overdrive 250. I wish I still had it now. The overdrive was what I call "milkshake", thick, rich, and with flavor ( I mean clarity and definition ) standing out. I ran it straight into my first good amp, a Randall RG60, solid state, but it meant everything in the world to a 14 year old then. The reissue DOD Overdrive 250's, to me, are way too thin, tinny, and nowhere near what I had in my original one.

My favorite pedal now is a Radial ToneBone Hot British Distortion. It is tube powered, yes, it has to be plugged in, but the versatility I get from it is more than well worth that trouble. I can get a sweet, mild overdrive, all the way to bone crunching metal monster, and everything in between. They are hard to get now, a lot of them are in Japan, at premium prices, but mine isn't going anywhere!

Thank you once again for sharing your knowledge in a clear and concise way! I wish you all the best in your continuing musical journey, for you have certainly helped me with my own! :) :)

[astewart]

Awesome thanks! My first pedal was the MXR Phase 90. My next two were also MXRs, the Carbon Copy, and the M300 Reverb. They’re all brilliant. Next is an overdrive and a looper! Cheers!

[fredymendez]

Holy cow I love that reverb pedal !!! Honestly pedals are the single reason I got an electric guitar 👌 the infinite amount of tones one could get is superb

[jimz]

My first pedal I bought in like 1980 was a Ibanez flanger. my favourite to use is the MXR 90. My board also has a chorus, delay, a mini wah simulator, a full tone 69 fuzz pedal ( like using as well ) and a equalizer. I use reverb, distortion and over drive gain on my tube amp, a Hughes and Kettner ! Great vid !

[roytownhill]

Thank you for the great info, my first pedal was a Boss Blues Driver and my current favorite pedal is the Electro Harmonics Big Muff 🤘🎸

[inka]

Thanks Ayla ! You got me on the Loop Pedal ! Love it going to look into one ! Love the videos !

[gernblenstein]

Beautiful. Such a kind spirit. Thanks for sharing this content! My first pedal was an Ernie Ball volume pedal for an early zoom effects processor 30 years ago. Now looking for a first pedal for my daughter to go with her first guitar. Keep on keeping on, girl!