Best Guitar Pedals for Beginners
Building your first pedalboard can be overwhelming. But Sweetwater has your back. This list compiles our favorite pedals in seven categories to... Read more »
BigMuffPi News
Mar 3, 2026, 4:10 PM
Jan 10, 2022, 11:00 AM
What Makes the Big Muff So Great?
Electro-Harmonix’s legendary pedal needs no introduction, but we’re going to give it one anyway. All pedal and tone nerds have encountered the... Read more »
Aug 19, 2021, 8:00 AM
How Many Distortion Pedals Do You Really Need?
Ah, yes, the eternal, burning question practically all guitarists and bassists face during their playing endeavors. Those of you familiar with... Read more »
Feb 4, 2021, 10:00 AM
6 Big Pedals That Are Worth the Space
Pound for pound, today’s large-format guitar pedals offer tones and features you’d be hard-pressed to find in a mini equivalent. Whether it’s an... Read more »
Apr 2, 2015, 9:34 AM
Pedal Power
In my job here at Sweetwater creating demonstration videos of guitar gear, I get to hear, play, and see tons of amazing pedals. Here’s a list of... Read more »
Jan 16, 2009, 8:00 AM
Guitars, Amps, and Accessories
There’s certainly no shortage of cool effects coming this year. Leading the charge is the BOSS ME-70, merging the ease of use of stompboxes with... Read more »
Aug 25, 2006, 8:00 AM
electro-harmonix Big Muff Pi Fuzz Pedal – Guitar of the Day
What? Jimi Hendrix playing a Gibson? Yup, it happened. While Jimi was partial to Strats, he also played other guitars. And one of the most... Read more »
Jan 12, 2006, 8:00 AM
DigiTech Gets Expressive
Not all of today’s news is MacIntel related. DigiTech has announced a cool piece of hardware they’re calling the EX-7 Expression Factory. The... Read more »
Nov 8, 2005, 8:00 AM
Pedal To The Metal
In the late 1960s, a small New York company called Electro-Harmonix began making what we’d today consider to be “boutique” stomp boxes. Looking... Read more »