What is the best guitar effects pedal?
On One Hand: Distortion PedalsSongs like “Satisfaction” by the Rolling Stones and “You Really Got Me” by the Kinks made distortion an important effect in rock ‘n roll. Since the 1960’s, the dirty sound of distortion effects pedals have become increasingly important with the rises in popularity of grunge, heavy metal and alternative rock.On the Other: Chorus PedalsChorus pedals provide a guitarist with thick, lush tones that a distortion pedal cannot. Chorus pedals clone a guitar signal and produce a doubling effect. The tones provided by a chorus pedal are useful in providing flavor to an otherwise dull guitar tone. The distinct guitar tones of The Police wouldn’t have been possible without guitarist Andy Summers’ use of a chorus pedal.Bottom LineBoth distortion and chorus pedals are equally valuable in any guitarist’s toolbox and can easily be switched on and off to provide desired tones. In fact, Kurt Cobain of Nirvana used both a chorus and distortion pedal in many of the band’s son
