Guitar Effects Pedals Explained

In this first part of our series on guitar effect pedals we will be looking at distortion. Gary Clinton takes you through the various controls common to most distortion pedals and explains how to use them to best effect.

One of the most popular guitar effects pedal is the overdrive pedal. Learn how you can use these pedals to greatest effect and get the most regardless of what pedal you are using.

No doubt about it, guitar Fuzz pedals are loud, brash and guitarists love them. Gary Clinton casts his eye over a fuzz pedal and tells you how to get the best out of it.

Not usually the first pedal that guitarists go for, but it should be. Keeping your guitar in tune is a must and in this video, you'll learn how to use a guitar tuner pedal and what you need to look out for when you're thinking of getting one.

Chorus goes in and out of fashion. Very much used and perhaps over used in the 1980s, this video explains how to get the most out of your chorus pedal and the various parameters that you need to understand.

Digital delay is not new although many new guitarists think it's pretty cutting edge. It can be a confusing pedal to get to grips with and this video lesson explains everything that you'll need to understand to get some great sounds out of your digital delay pedal.

Tape delay and looper pedals explained in this in depth video explanation of how to get the best out of these guitar pedals.

Looking to spice up your guitar sounds? If you have never considered an octave pedal, then watching this video may well change your mind!

Tremolo has become insanely popular over the last five years or so. If you are looking to give at times a retro sound to you chords, then this video is a definite must watch.

What do you do when you are faced with a multi effects pedal that offers three different effects in one box? This video shows you how to get into this advanced area of guitar technology.

Guitar synthesis pedals offer an enormous range of sounds and options but it can be really difficult to understand. Gary Clinton takes you through the controls and demonstrates many of the great sounds available from just one of the guitar pedal options available in the wacky world of guitar synthesizers.

Along with volume pedals the reverb pedal is not usually that high on most guitarist's shopping lists. This video will hopefully change your mind on this as not all reverb pedals are created equally. Also, the reverb options you can get from a pedal opens up a lot more possibilities than those found on your guitar amplifier.

Should you build or buy a guitar pedal board, that is what this video is all about. Gary Clinton talks and demonstrates the advantages and problems of each with a rundown of his own, rather large pedal board!

Gary Clinton talks about the final part of his monster video series! This video is all about best practice for chaining guitar effects together, the dos and the don'ts.