Multi-Effects Pedals & Processors

Multi-Effects Pedals & Processors For Sale on Reverb

In the late '70s and early '80s guitarists and other musicians, sometimes with the help of engineers, were looking for practical ways to control their growing pedalboards and integrate studio rack units, such as those made by Eventide, into their live performances. These thoughtfully designed rigs were in some ways, the first multi-effects, allowing a guitarist to completely change their sound with a click.

As presets and MIDI integration became more common, units that provided more than one effect became more intriguing, although the consumer-level options didn’t always offer sound or hardware quality.

Today, DSP (digital signal processing) and tiny powerful chips allow compact pedals to contain dozens of sounds worthy of stage and studio, and more complex units can also model amps and add bonus features like loopers and tuners.