5 Essential Guitar Pedals - The Only Guitar Effects Pedals You Need?

[@IvanG_1]

Beck from Victorious really moved to the UK, became a guitarist, and called himself Dagan. Nice

[@n00bie96]

I had the exact same thought

[@AndrewPRoberts]

He learned the accent while he was at Hollywood Arts

[@Log-On-Line]

and mixed with a bit of ben barnes and johnny depp

[@jaimcallister2193]

He could sell me air

[@hrrxhrrix8150]

Fr 🤣

[@shawnshipstad8883]

If I owned a shop, I would want him on board. He does not put your feet to sleep and demos well. I think people would at least buy what they could afford as they go.

[@joandrumz3176]

You're talking crisps now, right?

[@chasethompson2748]

Haha!

[@Kaitlynshelleyy]

Ikr!!

[@mcr0741]

I friggin love this Dagan guy! He's so rock and roll.

[@forrest.0569]

Me too, he’s sooo cool

[@shannonhondo260]

He is cool

[@rdrake316]

Is this kind of manliness even legal in London these days?

[@BRUNHILDofficial]

@@rdrake316 I believe he may be on the ragged edge. Lol.

[@dbo4506]

What does that even mean.... explain to me how he is “so rock n roll”? Saying he’s rock n roll is such a wanky thing to even say. But now I’m curious as to what on earth that even means.

[@figtreewasp4590]

This legend should receive commission from every music store across the globe.

[@SnuffySpaghetti]

His charisma is otherworldly. I don’t know if it’s the accent or the way he chooses his words, but I definitely want pedals now.

[@TheFlagnard2]

Watching your videos has rekindled my love for guitar. It's been years since I've played and I no longer even own one. After watching your videos, I've been inspired to go out and buy everything once again and dive back into playing.

[@zenistermister9695]

🤘

[@theosnowling8882]

A year later, still doing guitar?

[@opgkoyote7989]

I’d like an update too as to how you’re progressing!

[@Hiro.the.God.]

Get a Harley Benton Fusion III.

[@johndrowe5281]

Chuffed to hear someone so excited by someone else’s work… Gifts are made to share, right? Hope he is able to continue sharing his gifts as I am fairly certain that you are not the only one so affected 😊. 🎸👨🏼‍⚕️🎸🫶✌️♾️

[@laurenmills1462]

"Swimming in a lovely pond of your own notes" beautiful :)

[@OsbornIOW]

I've said before on some of Dagan's other videos. I think he could / can sell ANYTHING. Always explained in down to earth language. No in depth tech talk ... Great guy :)

[@guitarandgames1386]

This dude is literally jack sparrow as a guitar salesman

[@RainerK.]

I see him more as a sane Russell Brand.

[@Jackalos1]

@@RainerK. Now I see Jack Sparrow as a pirate version of Russel Brand xD

[@eugenenaputi2253]

Its uncanny lol

[@haeussi]

@@eugenenaputi2253 Jack Sparrow with a Rolex that is

[@rdrake316]

Who is essentially Keith Richards.

[@leebailiff1010]

It's easy to sell something that you genuinely love to mess around with. He's having so much fun. It's contagious.

[@victorramsey5575]

Ive been playing for decades, and Ive probably learned more from this guy in the last 10 months!

[@dragan4658]

Leave it to Dagan and PMT to always keep the videos exciting, entertaining and AMAZING! 👌 from Dragan in Canada! Makes me smile during a dark time.

[@tylercady3985]

I think I'm more impressed that you managed to get through talking about the wah without bringing up Kirk Wammett

[@danareese5260]

The BD-2 was the first pedal I ever bought. I basically watched a ton of videos and then just went to a shop and tried a bunch, that one was just the one I liked the sound of the most. Love that pedal.

[@cubano076]

Dagan got me hooked on this channel! Love the energy and enthusiasm

[@hedekbass]

That submariner on the right wrist must have scratched so many guitars...

[@michaelloomisiii3475]

He must be a lefty.

[@hedekbass]

Michael Loomis III but he plays the guitar right-handed. So his picking wrist is scratching back and forth against the body.

[@LeviBulger]

And then God said, "let there be pickguards and scratchplates" and lo, guitars became equipped with them and he saw that it was good.

[@Adamjpx]

Imagine having the money to be able to scratch your guitar worth thousands of pounds with your Rolex worth tens of thousands. What a life

[@OGGalleryCrew92]

@@Adamjpx The Job Must Pay Well

[@davecarpenter7266]

"Boss pedals never break" Unless youre Kurt Cobain lol

[@spiritoftime8464]

Lol. Also guitars and cabinets

[@ashamedmusic8350]

and drums lol

[@DatMetalBoi75]

Pretty much everything on stage wasnt safe from kurt. Even kurt himself

[@joandrumz3176]

K, that's actually true XD

[@NegativeCreepYT]

@@DatMetalBoi75 Deep shit

[@davidkastin4240]

Wah you say? Lol. Yes I make faces when using my wah pedal. My cat looks at me while I'm doing it and is trying to figure out if the sounds are coming from my mouth 😆

[@crazy4color869]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@RyanWright]

6:26 "and I always go for.... The Korg Miku"

[@giovanniflores919]

That's immediately what I thought he was gonna pull out

[@checkpointcovid8021]

So hard to only have five essentials. A tuner definitely needs to be one of the five.

[@neilcassar8899]

Dagan should have his own tv channel. Natural presenter with great humour. BBC/ITV/SKY watch out

[@savethefails]

please never stop making these videos...ever.

[@TheYagomestre]

1- Saturarion (Overdrive/Distortion, etc) Ibanez Tube Screamer (or Fuzzface, Big Muff, BOSS OD-2) 2- Wah Dunlop Crybaby 3- Modulation Boss Digital Delay (or EHX Cathedral) THAT'S IT The real essential ones. But of course, you could add in a second tier, pedals like Phase 90, Rotovibe, Morley Wah, etc...

[@theheadstock9079]

I've been playing for 25 years and at this point I get so caught up in having that "next great pedal." But realistically, this is all you need to make some great tones. That was a really fun vid. Thanks!

[@daviddorrian5349]

Playing with myself, with my delay pedal is one of my favourite things to do at the end of a long hard day...

[@Alexandahls]

Nothing beats 'playing with yourself'.

[@rdrake316]

Everyone needs a hobby...idle hands, the devil, Morrissey and all of that ya know.

[@nazarenofernandez2549]

@@Alexandahls great billy idol song

[@garyeckel1656]

add a looper youl be glad you did'

[@hogtied12]

Just an ordinary guy who explains and plays guitar really well

[@aureliusthegunsmith7203]

Gotta love this detailed review and explanation of each pedal and what they do.

[@Monmorrangr]

I loved you in “Forgetting Sarah Marshall”

[@themaliceking6804]

I loved him in, "Get him to the Greek."

[@warhead5809]

7:44.... Literally the best tone I´ve ever heard... wow...

[@alexmurphy5289]

Blues driver man. Blues driver.

[@shawnshipstad8883]

He is good.

[@Holonomics]

That was my favourite part - what a tone! Is it all pedals together or just some?

[@muhammadghusain945]

Warhead lmao I watched that part atleast 10 times

[@71tbomb]

This is soo much fun talking about pedals. I've used so many over the years. All of the ones you're using are great. I've played most of them so far. I'm using a Boss Turbo Overdrive instead of the BluesDriver. I bought all my pedals as they became avilable years ago when the dinosaurs were still playing. I remember my Uncles telling me Music was better when they were playing. I started in the Van Halen Era. I'm a dinosaur too I guess.

[@richardbrodbeckbeginninggu7330]

Finally I found info on what a beginner should be looking at for a starter board and how they work. And my amp has many of these effects so this gives me some ideas of how to use it better.

[@SH-ii6uo]

It’s kind of surreal seeing my guitar in the background at 2:35. Pretty sure that’s the Jem Jr I bought from PMT Newcastle in March this year (assuming they don’t sell them too often).

[@trinityflow]

Pretty spot on. I like a compressor, boost, overdrive, 2nd overdrive, delay long, and delay slap into Fender Deluxe Reverb using Les Paul with coil splitting, but agree with your witty reasoning and repartee! Keep up the good work young man!

[@SaxJockey]

I think it was a good summary too. I have tried other pedals but never bonded with some (chorus, flanger). My essentials are LP into a Treble Boost > Tuner > Compressor > Overdrive > Delay > Amp (Fender Reverb). Have a few of the others in there, but normally on bypass (Phaser/Fuzz/Wah/EQ).

[@canucklehead0]

Dagan you never cease to amaze!! Great selection of pedals, cool lookin' SG and Eddie Van Dagan?!? Too much fun, my friend!! Have a great week and I'll be anxiously awaiting the PMTVUK Christmas Special and the Year End Review!! Cheers from Canada!

[@tonguitarra]

Its a les Paul jajaja 😉

[@stevestringer7351]

Nice vid mate! I agree with your choices.... but might would have included a nice chorus pedal as well. Many players seen to try to expect pedals to play for them.... there is no substitute for actual talent and technique.

[@Jamie16611]

Wah pedal always have a special place in my heart, big fan of both Hendrix and Metallica even now(13 now) my dad said if I could play the intro of One perfectly in a week, he would buy me a wah, and nailed it 🤟🏻, my pedal board now has that Dunlop GCB-95 and That Boss DS-1, I need that overdrive I’m now saving for it but it’s gonna be a while

[@IamtheFerryMan]

Did you get it?

[@terryclark7700]

Very impressed with this guy, great at what he does, one of the better tubers out there in the guitar world, he explains everything so one can understand it, he's not there trying to impress or show off and talk above peoples heads.

[@veizour]

This is a pedal passion list. What is it? What does it do? Why do you need it? + some heart spilled in

[@iangray1010]

Before watching this video, not sure about getting any guitar pedals. After watching this video, now I know which guitar pedals I need!

[@necrothescistt8164]

For me it's simple, tube screamer, chorus, loop, noise gate and whammy.

[@Madmax-rz5hz]

People seem to get very snobby about Boss pedals but I find them consistently great. No matter how much I spend on boutique crap I always seem to come back to Boss (except for wahs)

[@timbartlebaugh9915]

TS-9 is a must as well. Can’t wait for Eddie van Dagan and Best of 2019🤘

[@eu514]

i think this is excellent advice and i would like to add some auxiliary information. i ended up playing a lot of afternoon, outdoor gigs, with 10 minute band-change times. more pedals just equals more pain in the bum, in such a situation. like many of the other commentors, i advise getting an amp with built-in reverb, clean, dirty and dirty-volume-boost facilities (i wish they would also include volume boost on the clean channel, but i have never seen that). way less pedals, for a practical situation. one of the worst problems in daytime outdoors is ya can't see the active light, on most pedals. often, pedals crackle, hiss or even shut down your signal chain. always ram your quarter inch plugs in and out of the jacks on your pedals (kinda like intercourse) to clean off the connection-corrosion which causes this. from the perspective of listening to bands, i find that when people just click on a wah pedal, then leave it alone, they get the coolest, throaty, filtered sound on lead passages. if you are going to use a delay pedal, get someone in the audience to record your sound. i have heard so many guitar signals, smeared to the point of unrecognizability by poorly-set delay pedal controls. this could also go the "fun" effects (like phaser, chorus or flanger). you may find, in a live situation, that they actually detract from a good, solid, present guitar sound.

[@rockerstreet8743]

I think noise gate pedal can be quite essential as well

[@CurtisAlfeld]

I bought a Blues Driver because of this video. Went to Sam Ash, tried out a few pedals, remembered you mentioned it, tried it, and fell in love.

[@benallmark9671]

You still love it ?

[@CurtisAlfeld]

@@benallmark9671 Yeah. Great OD with a fuzz pedal.

[@shanebracey9862]

I use EH for reverb, Beringer for Fuzz,all rest are boss delay DD3, Tremolo,Chorus,Flanger,Blues Driver,Looper.

[@thadstuart8544]

love your energy and sense of humor. you make learning about all these things fun

[@Pulse2AM]

That SG and Vox sound really good together, I never considered that combo.

[@JE-western-rider]

00:09:37 Rolling the guitar sound to about 7 is a master stroke. Then set your amp for gain and tone. This also does wonders for a single pickup guitar.

[@ro3784]

Diffently, a Wah Wah! So far every pedal you've mentioned is totally cool. My very first pedal was a MXR Phase 45. Of course I stepped up to the 90. Don't have either pedal now but it is in my next purchase. Been thinking about going with the mini MXR.

[@SoupKitchen91]

It's like Jack Sparrow had a baby with Russell Brand, and that baby had a baby with Phil X.

[@jimistheman9732]

Perfectly summed up.

[@firemarshal2629]

Glad to see Boss get some love. With so many boutique pedals on the market some people scoff at the idea of having a 50 dollar Boss overdrive on their board not knowing the very pedal they love and paid 200 bucks for is likely just a mod for a Boss pedal. Looking at you JHS.

[@wilsonminogue8282]

Eddie van dagan love it

[@awwwyeaboyeeee]

Finally, a dude who isn't afraid of having feathered hair.

[@zohaiblughmani5089]

I had feathered hair and my family kept making fun of me so they gave me a buzz cut 😔

[@starshot5172]

@@zohaiblughmani5089 yo what the fuck is wrong with your family, that haircut is like the best thing ever

[@arigreen5845]

@@zohaiblughmani5089 you should grow it back!! If you want ofc!

[@zohaiblughmani5089]

@@arigreen5845 LOL I did over the past couple months. looks much better now

[@TheBlackHelicopterRevue]

The Boss Blues Driver is a wonderful little pedal 🤘

[@MrShankism]

(ES-335/ Prestige RG/ Strat Plus) into (Dyna Comp> TS9> Shin Juku Drive)> Mesa Dual Rectifier> FX Loop (MXR 10 band EQ> Phase 90> Micro Flange> Boss DD-7> Carbon Copy> Boss Loop Station)> Tube reverb and output

[@teemakarov9375]

Dagen Rocks!!! I started out in high school with a les Paul copy, Fender deluxe reverb, big muff and small stone. After forty years of experimenting, I ended up with a Strat, Epiphone Sg standard (2020), 5w tube amp and pedal board. The pedal board consists of an ac tone modeler, reverb, blues driver, cry baby and tuner. I am in the market for a delay pedal. When I saw this video, I immediately thought “great minds”. Just wish I had Dugens energy. 😎

[@benallmark9671]

I’m a paraplegic so can’t exactly use my foot on a wah so is there another one that might work for me ?

[@MeR-md1jq]

Your videos are always informative and entertaining! I just subbed.

[@heinrich5098]

You are so authentic and sympathetic

[@superfluppe]

I used to have different versions of all these pedals. Now I have a Roland GP100 module and a Behringer FCB1010 foor controller. Total cost (second hand): € 250. This device offers the following: compressor, limiter, overdrive, fuzz, distortion, amp simulators, speaker simulators, noise gate, harmonizer, chorus, phaser, delays, reverbs, wah, slow gear, ... you name it. It's all digital ,programmable and user-friendly. I will never ever bother with stompboxes again.

[@DementedDaveH]

I have a Raygun FX Soda Drive + filling the BB2 Blues Driver slot on my board. Love it to death.

[@MindDezign]

One of the best guitar tone videos out there

[@Medic6666]

I found that when learning and practicing i was more motivated when i had a sound i liked. My amp just didnt do it for me so with a little bit of cash flow management i got a mini pedal board. Tuner - Compressor - Blues Driver - Chorus- Delay - Reverb With these i found 3 basic setups which i photo'd the dials for and printed a little guide as my memory would never remember them. Now when the wife and kids are not around i can turn on and turn up and noodle away happy with the sounds, although i doubt anyone else would be :) PS great vid only problem is I now want a phaser but dont have room on my pedal board. Thanks a lot :P

[@AceTheMenace.]

Medic6666 were you at a point when you felt stumped in learning progression? Did getting your pedal board help overcome that?

[@Medic6666]

@@AceTheMenace. Sort of. Because i didn't like the sounds i was getting from the amp (which could be just me and not setting it correctly) i just didn't bother to practice. I saw a couple of pedal board videos and decided to just try it and found that the sounds i got from the pedals were easier to setup and to me sounded nice. That nice sound got me practising again and now my 9yr old daughter has started learning because she like practising with different sounds. so for us having a pedal board with some cheap pedals on it has saved our music journey. Just for info the pedals i have in there order on the board: Landlord - Tuner (Lock In) Landlord - Compressor (Cheeky Pint) Boss - Blues Driver BD-2 ToneCity - Chorus (Angel Wing) Landlord - Delay (Tap Room) ToneCity - Reverb (Tiny Spring) I didn't buy them all at once so had the chance to play around with 2 at a tine to tweak them and work out what worked for me. Hope this helps.

[@sherrigaskin5656]

Super Distortion, Delay, and Relay. Those are musts. Steve

[@asterix7star]

Your videos are so Awesome and positive. You Never Trash Talk about brands or guitars. Unlike ''Cough'' Andertons Music Co.

[@And1slash]

I find Lee and Rabea is fine ( nothing negative to say about them ) but rob chapman don't like him much

[@stratman103]

My #1 must have pedal is a TC Electronics Mimiq. I never turn it off. If you dial it in just right, you can't tell it's on until you turn it off.

[@A.D.D.O.C.D.T]

The old hair was the best brotherman. Love your reviews ,happy new year from the convict island mate.

[@TheArbiterOfTruth]

While wah pedals and phasers/flangers are incredibly fun, I don’t recommend getting them if you’re building a board to actually play live through (unless you’re playing classic rock or metal). But as most people with pedalboards play at churches, a great budget setup is: T. Rex Fuel Tank JR -$115 TC Electronic Polytune Mini -$100 Dunlop Mini Volume $120 Jetter Jetdrive/Keisman Thunderbird (2 drives in one) $200/$170iash Boss DD-7 -$120 Mini tap - $30ish BOSS RV-6 -$130ish Peavy Classic 20 -$360ish That’s just my opinion for beginners. If you can afford it: Strymon Zuma -$250 Empress Buffer -$100 Polytune Mini -$100 Dunlop Mini Volume -$120 Paul Cochrane Timmy $180 (varies) JHS Kilt V1 -$300ish TC Electronic Sub N Up Mini -$100 Eventide TimeFactor -$300ish JHV3 aux switch -$40ish Strymon BigSky -$400ish Line 6 HX Stomp -$500ish (used,varies)

[@seniorjuanvaldez]

I just love that sg!

[@petrolhead007]

What a brilliant video, just what I was looking for.

[@johnroberts838]

Excellent Video 👍👍👍. Absolutely Brilliant choice of Pedals, been playing for nearly twenty years Sold my DD3 instant regret, a mate replaced it for me, I was so Grateful! You couldn't done any better at choosing 5 Essential Pedals, I do love the Neunaber Immerse Reverb but it is quite expensive. Take care ♥️🎸👍. Melbourne, Australia.

[@TokyoBlue587]

This is great content, I love to see Dagan reviewing stuff

[@FraterAlex]

I can agree with most of this. I wind up using reverb instead of delay for some reason, most of the time, but delay is a very good effect.

[@benallmark9671]

What’s wrong with reverb on my amps and or through the Spark amp online settings ?

[@Holonomics]

This is such a great video. I had a school band in the 80s with no pedals and just a cheap guitar. I recently got back into it and have a Boss Overdrive with a Cry Baby Wah. I do have a few effects on my litle Marshall practice amp but the reverb is something I really want next and also the phaser as my inbuilt one is not so hot. Great demo - cheers.

[@electrickid101]

I love the Tele on the end sunburst , bound white pickguard !

[@TheJAG6752]

That dude from victorious fusion danced with a mechanic , and then russel brand fusion danced with a casual satanist . And then both em fused forms fused with patora making this guy

[@jamesdonnelly8888]

Absolutely outstanding video all round!

[@HooksBill]

Thinking Dunlop wah, DD-7 delay, big muff fuzz, ISP decimator noise suppressor and ditto looper. My Blackstar 40 MkII amp has massive gain & overdrive, plate and spring reverb, and American and British voicing.

[@BrockRodriguez]

If we are talking essentials, I think every aspiring guitar player should invest in a proper tuner before anything else, but this was a very nice demonstration. I liked your choices of pedals here. My first pedal was a TU-3 and my second was a BD-2. Been having them for about 15 years now and they still work perfectly. I loved the Phase 90's tone at 14:05. It sounded just like JPJ's piano during Zeppelin's live performance of "No Quarter" at the Celebration Day concert. It's a nice choice for those soft piano tones. I already have so many ideas from watching this. Thanks so much

[@HANGINWITHTHEDREAMER]

Perfectly perfect Dagan I have all of them your videos are very cool and I can’t get enough of them

[@cooperyorksmusic3865]

My first pedal was a Vox Wah Wah pedal and just ordered my second pedal a TC electronic forcefield

[@alanskidadomdom3748]

Another invaluabe vid from Dagan, great advice and recommendations that save me hours of research.

[@andrewryan2814]

First 2 bands he mentioned are Metallica and Stevie Ray Vaughan. I grew up on that shxt; subscribed.

[@charlesrobertson2642]

Just bought an amp from pmt great fast delivery nearly blew the windows out enjoys degans bids thanks

[@PMTVUK]

We hope it serves you well! -Lee

[@Liquidmetal6661]

All of those pedals really remind me of the Devin Townsend Ocean Machine pedal. Now thats a pedal you can just get lost in.

[@robertschultz4100]

his descriptions on most of his vids are really good

[@TheTomLees]

My pedalboard consists of: - Boss Overdrive - MXR Superbadass Distortion - EHX Noise Reduction - NUX Chorus - Vox Wah

[@fadeskywards1245]

Wb reverb?

[@coldwar1977]

I could listen to this guy for hours

[@alaneddy4575]

Thanks dude. You sound like you have like a hint of Scouse in your voice. I've got a vintage cry baby. The boss delay is already on my list along with the boss eq pedal. My biggest surprise here is the phaser. What a great pedal! Turn the fun up to eleven!

[@WhatsMyNameAgain93]

You’ve just made my new year very very expensive.. I’m already looking at one of the new Epiphone SGs. Now I need 5 pedals as well.. 😂

[@jessenoordhuis8171]

Gibson SG, Vox AC15 and a Blues Driver...Great taste dude!

[@atharvazodpe673]

Woohoo he's back!

[@EzyoMusic]

If you find the Phase 90 a little too much like I do, I recommend the Phase 45 or the Phasor 201.

[@SaxJockey]

I just bought the Phase 95 and like it's versatility (Phase 90/Phase 45/Script).

[@danielr.1344]

I went through several overdrive or distortion pedals when I started piecing my board together before I realized you can’t beat a tube amp overdrive tone. Currently I just run my Mesa Boogie mini Rec and I have a boost pedal if I want it to get real nasty

[@christophermcfadden5640]

Great video, I like this Phaser pedal though I got the MXR EVH phase 90 2 days ago, I like all the pedals you did. Even the Blues Driver

[@jamiescurrmusic9883]

Can’t believe I went to this exact store in Newcastle but didn’t know how famous these lot are on KZbin.

[@shawnshipstad8883]

Nice. I would add a flanger. In addition, these pedals can, even when running through an effects loop-I believe an EHX "The Silencer" inexpensive and has a built-in looper should be involved. Less than 80.00 U.S. My humble opinion. These pedals do make unwanted noise.

[@danielhartman5086]

I prefer my Fulltone OCD for my OD. It's all I need.

[@alexmurphy5289]

That thing is awesome, and has TONS of gain on tap. It blew me away with its power

[@SaxJockey]

I have the V2.0 and love the damn thing.

[@pyotrilyichtchaikovsky3733]

I personally really really like the blues driver, where other od or dis get thin and slightly metallic. The blues drive has this great warm overdrive

[@paulvallentin2979]

Totally agree, but i would also recommend a looper such as the Ditto

[@chuwy2k]

If you get a medium range or descent Amp with reverb on it, just save money or space for another essential effect: chorus. Get into The Police, Joe Satriani to Metallica or more modern metal bands, there is always a clean part or a solo with chorus. This is my suggestion for a best buy.