Guitar Pedal Comparisons

No-hype, plain-English shootouts of the most-argued-about pedals — what each does, and which one is right for you.

Tube Screamer vs Klon Centaur
Overdrive — which to pick & why
Big Muff vs Fuzz Face
Fuzz — which to pick & why
Overdrive vs Distortion
Dirt types — which to pick & why
ProCo Rat vs Boss DS-1
Distortion — which to pick & why
Tube Screamer vs Boss SD-1
Overdrive — which to pick & why
Boss Metal Zone (MT-2) vs Boss HM-2
Metal distortion — which to pick & why
Fulltone OCD vs Tube Screamer
Overdrive — which to pick & why
Boss Blues Driver (BD-2) vs Tube Screamer
Overdrive — which to pick & why
Big Muff vs ProCo Rat
Fuzz vs Distortion — which to pick & why
Boss DS-1 vs Boss SD-1
Distortion vs Overdrive — which to pick & why
Klon Centaur vs Fulltone OCD
Overdrive — which to pick & why
Boss DS-1 vs Tube Screamer
Distortion vs Overdrive — which to pick & why
Analog Delay vs Digital Delay
Delay — which to pick & why
Chorus vs Flanger
Modulation — which to pick & why
Dunlop Cry Baby vs Vox Wah
Wah — which to pick & why
Ibanez TS808 vs Ibanez TS9
Overdrive — which to pick & why
Reverb vs Delay
Time-based FX — which to pick & why
Phaser vs Flanger
Modulation — which to pick & why
ProCo Rat vs Tube Screamer
Distortion vs Overdrive — which to pick & why
Fulltone OCD vs Boss Blues Driver (BD-2)
Overdrive — which to pick & why
Overdrive vs Fuzz
Dirt types — which to pick & why
Distortion vs Fuzz
Dirt types — which to pick & why
Fuzz Face vs Tone Bender
Fuzz — which to pick & why
Klon Centaur vs Paul Cochrane Timmy
Overdrive — which to pick & why

New: know which pedal you have? See the pedal settings guides — what every knob does + a recommended starting point for the Tube Screamer, Big Muff, DS-1, RAT, Klon and more.

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