Well, this is going to start in quite a unique way. It will start with a bit of Irony. The reason being, what for one person might be the best guitar effects pedal of all time, for someone else it might not be as good. But, when it comes to guitar tone, YOU, the guitarist must be the judge. I guess the point I’m trying to get across is that if you like the tone of a guitar pedal so much as to argue that it is in fact the best, then that’s all the really matters, right? You play for others, true, but the bottom line is that you play for your enjoyment.
When you hunt around and try many different distortion and overdrive pedals you learn a lot about tone. You learn to compare fine nuances that you probably would’ve not been able to pick up before. Then one day, after testing 20 different pedals you end up finding your favorite. However, it should be safe to say that by that point you can argue that there is simply not one, but in fact a good number of “best” pedals. You might also notice that many of the best guitar distortion pedals are also those that have been the most popular for the last 20 years. The reason for this is simple: It’s nearly impossible for everyone to agree on a single pedal, but when averaging out peoples’ favorites you end up with a handful of famous pedals.
The satisfaction of owning your perfect distortion pedal can only be described by comparing it to the exhilaration you feel from your favorite guitar or amplifier. While the guitar and amp tone is lot more important, the sound of guitar effects pedals come in at a close 3rd place. A pedal can make or break your sound. When you find the right one, the satisfaction of being able to love your sound is evident. I’ve had bad pedals that make great amps sound bad. But some of distortion pedals in that list of greats simply make the amps sing. And sing beautifully at that! If you have not played your guitar for a while, you should do one thing today… Go get your guitar, fire up your amp, plug in your favorite distortion pedal and PLAY! Play that guitar! In fact, practice a little theory too. Why not? It’ll help enjoy your equipment a lot more anyway. Pick scale like the aeolian mode and hammer away on that guitar. A couple of hours of playing it and you can fall in love with your tone all over again!
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