5 Pedal Types Every Beginner Should Have

There are so many options today for different guitar pedals, and it can get overwhelming if you don't have a lot of experience buying and trading and playing pedals. So today we're taking a look at 5 types of pedals that every beginning guitar player should have on their first board.

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[timchalmers]

Beginners should note that there are plenty of affordable pedals available to use in place of the expensive ones that Rhett has shown.

[silvioschmidt]

When I was a beginner, I had a cheap little Digitech multi effect.

It’d still recommend that over getting boutique pedals right away. You can explore different effects and learn what kind you like.

Try to find a BOSS ME-80 used. You can get them for under 200 bucks, they are built well, have most major effects, a looper and headphone out with amp sim. Most beginners are younger and need a silent option because they don’t own a house yet.

[HodgkinTattoo]

Youtubers are getting a bit out of touch making a beginner video about pedals by using like $1500 worth of pedals in the thumbnail 😂

[jonaseckhoff]

Damn that slide tone! Almost as good as Josh Scott's

[ianlange]

Rhett's endorsing JHS pedals on his channel. Meanwhile Josh is talking smack about Rhett on his channel... good stuff.

[Birkguitars]

One thing I have struggled with over the years but Rhett seems to have nailed is interacting with the pedal. It is easy for beginners to grab an effect and try to force it to do something it will never do, such as playing fast single note runs with lots of reverb and delay - it just becomes mush. The art lies in marrying the music to the sound. I think that is where the "tone is in the hands" idea comes from, playing something that is enhanced by the effect rather than conflicting with it.

[FakeGlasses]

Good video, but something I'll just say from personal experience - when you're starting out, get a great amp first. Put your money into the amp and guitar first, and only spring for expensive pedals after that if/when you need them.

[jburdsinfuse]

Boss and EHX. Stick with them while you’re learning and upgrade as needed…or if needed. They’re cheap, cheaper used, and are pretty durable.

[alexander_winston]

Beginners remember…. The most important piece of gear is your hands.

[peterbugg]

A loop pedal is not a bad option for a beginner. A great option for practice and navigating the fret board to find chords.

[simon_patterson]

I agree with you about reverb. My sound was very dry for many years, until I finally realised that I needed a touch of reverb. Now it is always on. I wish I knew how essential reverb was when I started.

[zachshipstead]

>5 pedals every beginner needs.
>Thumbnail pedals cost more than my car.

[nrhn]

Rhett says you can make a 3 hour video on overdrive. Dan and Mick watch this thinking "We should do that"

[samuelwnovak]

It’s worth mentioning for the audio signal processing beginners’ further edification that the “modulation” effects chorus, phaser, and flanger are also essentially “time-based” effects too (even if we don’t tend to think of them as such) since what they actually “modulate” are delayed copies of an input signal 🤘🤓

[bkmeahan]

My recomendation for a beginner is get a modeling amp or a modeling pedal and experiment. for a fraction of the cost you can learn about the effects and try different things then when you're ready you can get the pedal with an understanding of what you are actually trying to accomplish

[Sean_Plays_Guitar]

Nice, man! Just built a “pedal board” on my fender tone app for the GTX while watching the video. Looking forward to messing with it today. 🤘🏻

[jeremystephens]

Great informative video. Lighting, clarity, and editing look great as well in the new space.

[jamesroy]

Beginners today! So many choices and so much good advice. When I Were A Lad you either got Boss or you tried your luck with whatever the shop had used and dude behind the counter wasn’t telling you squat. And you had two pedals daisy chained and your whole band shared one tuner.

[WillyPDX]

Great job. I appreciate the way you explain the pedals. Any beginner who watches this video will immediately understand what pedals can bring to their sound and why people go crazy searching for the exact right pedal.

[Matt-d]

Beginners: this is all great advice, and there are much more cost effective pedal brands to choose from (e.g, TC Electronic, Electro-Harmonix, and Boss make outstanding pedals at reasonable prices).