Guitar Pedals For Beginners - In Less Than 10 Minutes

[@Graemie123]

That was honestly one of the best and easiest to understand videos on pedals! Like how you broke it down and simplified it. You’ve more than earned a new subscriber.

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Glad it helped!

[@douglaspate9314]

I agree

[@donpark759]

I started playing guitar in 1965, and yet your video proves you`re never too old to learn. Excellent! Thanks.

[@cooperwillss]

what kind of bands do you like

[@donpark759]

A mix really - I like most music, but my favourites are Deep Purple, Rainbow, Extreme and of course,m Eric Clapton@@cooperwillss

[@-kappa-]

59 years ago is insane, super impressive

[@KingstonDizz]

Been playing 4 months now and I am learning a lot. Your explanation of pedals is thorough and easy to understand. Thanks!

[@KingstonDizz]

@James Willett facts!!

[@vaiterius]

@@jameswillett1984 Think of your guitar heroes and what pedals they used - for me it's Kurt Cobain and the Boss DS-1 Distortion pedal

[@Cocoa678]

@@jameswillett1984oh my god we started playing guitar on the same exact day

[@jonny-b4954]

Keep playing. One day you'll be playing in 20 years and wish you'd played more haha "I could have been a master by now if I'd actually regularly practiced like the old days!" You get to the point you know so many songs you truly forget tons of them until you hear them or they randomly pop up.

[@guitardedmaniac]

So far, the best pedal adviser for beginners. So many videos similar to this but it didn't explain so well as this! Thank you!

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Slashx92]

I loved that you used a song that originally uses the effect being demo. It makes it sp much easier to identify and remember. And makes sense of sounds I've already listened in other songs. Awesome video!

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Thank you!

[@samuel3punkt069]

This is honestly one of the best tutorial videos I have seen in a long time. I just knew the basic basics about effects and wasn't even sure about the difference between distortion and overdrive. Now I know everything I was curious about and wasnt overwhelmed by to much detail!!!

[@CA10Z]

Excellent video!!! Thank you for NOT playing long guitar examples. Your examples are just right to understand the effect. I'm also grateful for mentioning the chain of effects placement. Once again probably the best and most informative video I've seen.

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

You're very welcome!

[@biscuitking7059]

Honestly Dave your such a great teacher man everything you teach is really easily understood and simple to follow. I'm not sure how my journey will have gone if it wasn't for your video's.

[@markstephenson4960]

Thanks for such a clear and unpatronizing explanation - I feel enlightened instead of confused as I normally do when I've watched other videos on this subject - great work!

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Glad it was helpful Mark!

[@richieg-p6170]

Did you read my fricken mind?!? How the eff did you know I was about to pull the trigger on my first pedal?!?

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Haha good timing! Hope it helped

[@richieg-p6170]

Absolutely thank you so much! I had just started to learn an electric guitar last year then moved recently and gave that guitar away (and kept the amp knowing I’d be picking a new one up after the move. I’m now looking at picking up a new guitar and pedal mix (seriously just yesterday was going to pull the trigger but the color I wanted is out of stock… and while looking, pedals came up and it made me wonder how to get ones I’d like). Yes, your video cleared it up and I’m ready!!! Thank you!!! Perfect timing!!! 🤯🤯🤯

[@richieg-p6170]

@@GuitarZero2Hero fyi your patch cable and leads links are for the tuner 👍

[@stevenmcilwrath5371]

@@GuitarZero2Hero have you ever had any of your students with small hand feel like they could change chords better on a fatter necked guitar? I have a 60a slim neck epiphone les Paul. I was strumming fatter necked guitars recently and felt a lot more comfortable changing chords even though I have small hands.

[@mboy1018]

Thank you so much I’m 14 and I really love writing music but I wanted to spice it up with my guitar and this really helps

[@VashStarwind]

I was wondering why my reverb and delay sounded so horrible, they were the first things i was putting in my chain lol, thanks dude

[@Davy_Great]

You are probably the no. 1 guitar channel on KZbin in my opinion. No tutorial or video is more clear than yours. Thanks for Al the effort you put in these Dave!

[@bellachi9575]

Can’t tell you how grateful I am for this. As an acoustic player for many years I was overwhelmed with pedals. Your analogy is extremely helpful for this newbie.

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Glad to help!

[@Alan-yr6hj]

I think metal zone is one of the best pedals out there despite all the hate it gets...

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Used correctly it sounds great!

[@Cornvr85]

I have one and it’s fine i also have a ch1

[@TheBreadlord]

It really needs to be in the FX loop. I need to hook mine up to an oscilloscope to work out what's going on, but it sounds 10x better if it's not pushing into the preamp

[@DrEibein-Elektrokackemusiker]

Dafür muss man das nur richtig, and er richtigen Stelle einsetzten. hier ist es falsch und es hört sich auch mies an. Es sollte als Preamp eingesetzt werden.

[@TaSk1o4]

Nicely done. Good analogy, well ordered and clearly presented. Made perfect sense of it. Thanks.

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Thanks!

[@johntierney7312]

Best video on effects I have ever seen. Great examples, fantastic analogy, wonderful execution. Absolutely beautiful

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Thanks John!

[@AlistairDsilva]

This video is brilliant 👌 as a beginner on electric guitar, this makes it so much easier to understand how each pedal work... fantastic

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Glad it was helpful!

[@herewegoagain7403]

from someone making the switch from acoustic to electric, thank you!

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

You’re welcome :)

[@pupawheelie]

After playing guitar for over 45 years I wish I knew this when I first started!! You explained this beautifully.❤

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Thank you!

[@xK1NETICx]

BEST pedal explanation I've seen on KZbin. I was going mad trying to understand it all. Now comes the hard wallet hitting part 🤣

[@douglaspate9314]

I agree

[@JMT0401]

You definitely need to do a full version of the Pumped Up Kicks cover at 7:28! Just from the little snippet it was sounding great!

[@Bilge-ko5qp]

This is the best pedal/effects explanation video i've ever seen and i can't tell how much i enjoyed it! Thank you :)

[@satishjha73]

My Lord - you just made something that I thought was super complex and made it easy enough to understand and act upon, Bravo!!!

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Glad it helped!

[@rickw2930]

I just found this video and as a brand new guitar learner (not even really a player yet) this instructional video about the pedals was AWESOME!!! Great way to explain them and help me understand them. Thanks bro!

[@DonRobbioXI]

Coming from a noob who’s only ever taught himself and only ever had one effects pedal (high distortion one).. it was great to see a guitarist play the same riff without then with the effects. Too often I see videos of people who don’t actually show the sound change. Nicely done!! Also great info about the order of pedals, never thought about that!

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Thanks Rob!

[@linovinn7011]

I agree: A Vox amp (clean) + Overdrive + Delay + Reverb will do for most electric guitar deeds.

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

100%!

[@cnfigueira]

Can you please advice on what Vox Amp to buy. A link would be great. Thanks

[@douglaspate9314]

That was, without doubt, the No1 best video explanation I have seen on understanding pedals and how to use them

[@douglaspate9314]

Dave, I have just watched this again to refresh my understanding of pedals. I only have a BossME90 (your video helped me understand it btw) rather than separate pedals yet this "Guitar Pedals for Beginners" clip now makes so much more sense. Thanks mate. Legend!!

[@NewfieBourne]

Wow. You are an amazing teacher. Very organized and I learned more on this short video than I have watching hours of previous videos. You made it all make sense. Thank you so much.

[@ClavMada]

Loved how you played popular songs that people would actually know to showcase each effect individually. So simple yet so effective😎

[@jildcmusic9095]

Wow.. 😮 Thank you very much. Such a great help for a newbie of using guitar pedal effects. The clarity in explaining every detail is very overwhelming. Thank you and God bless you more.

[@phantom2676]

One of the best guitar videos ive ever seen. The production is perfect and the effort is clear and your clarity is perfect THANK YOU

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

You’re welcome :)

[@KC-fb8ql]

Dude!! This was so educational! I love how you played recognizable songs to hear the effect. Thanks!!

[@alimaleki217]

This has got to be the best explanation and demo of effects pedal types; thanks!

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Glad it helped!

[@AVFCAM]

I’ve been struggling with getting to grips with pedals, I was sent here by a hero on Reddit. This video is perfect, the best explanation of pedals. Thank you.

[@ramingr]

Just ordered my first pedal, this was exactly the video i needed. Cheers!

[@prosql]

Great stuff. My one "wish this was done different" is on the flanger, which wasn't played in isolation. You did the clean example, but then added both the overdrive and the flanger, so there were two changes in the comparison which made it a little more challenging to hear the flanger for its own sake. All in all, a great, "down and dirty but definitely effective" 101 - definitely worth the "like". Thanks!

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Glad it helped!

[@LeoCharles]

Tons of comments have already said what I would have liked to say so I will simply drop a ♥ 'cause I love the channel and content like this one as a beginner. Thanks !

[@david894]

This is one of the best pedals videos I've ever seen. Great job mate!!!!!!

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Thanks! 😃

[@norcimorci]

This is probably the best video I've watched so far about this topic. I now actually understand how this works. Thanks😀

[@albertodominguez8422]

Great lesson. I only knew about distortion a reverb pedals, but not the rest. Good explanation for rookies like me 👍

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Thank you!

[@diogoalmeida4115]

I personally use delay before the drives. It gives a dirty delay and can create cool different effects. I would say in this combination is the only worth try differently

[@TheFlairGuy]

Did anyone else want spaghetti after this?

[@NYCKZ360]

No but reading the word “spaghetti” made me hungry

[@Guitarlessgo]

Everyone

[@AVFCAM]

Mate, 100%.

[@Muďð]

Was eating spaghetti while watching this lol :3

[@DemetriusTravis-n8f]

Learned more in 20 min from this video (rechecking some) than I did in some other videos that were 3-4 times this long !!!!

[@Em.P14]

Chorus and flanger are just godly, thank you !

[@Bucky1836]

My late pa FX box has chorus and Delay for his tweaked strat going thru his Peavey Vegas 400 amp he used to play country all over texas...still gottem trying to learn em

[@klsh3472]

Videos like this are why I watch KZbin. EXACTLY what I needed. Thanks!

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

No problem!

[@gamesmit2683]

This is the best guitar pedal video I have found. Very organized and informative, loved it! thank you!

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ggyy226]

Best and simple explanation for pedals' basic!! Thanks!!

[@Petesplayinagain]

This is the clearest explaination of pedal order I've seen. Wasn't sure on a few things and you cleared it up. Thanks a bunch

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Glad it helped Pete!

[@MrWalko]

This is the video I have been hunting for. I have been an acoustic guitarist for 25 years and was just recently gifted my first electric guitar. I bought a Boss Katana amp with all these FX options built in (like the multi FX pedal you mentioned) but found the options overwhelming. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

You’re welcome! Everything here applies (you’ll just need to tweak it digitally on the tone studio) 👍🏼

[@agokarn]

The best dumbed down version ever. So well explained

[@leftymadrid]

Excellent information here! I run the guitar to the following... -tuner pedal -OD pedal no#1 -OD pedal no#2 -Boss D1 Dist. To a rack mount /preamp affects unit (these pedals go in the front input) The rear rack output goes to the second half of my pedal board... -Phase pedal -boss chorus 2 -flanger pedal -Delay pedal -reverb pedal Then to my tube amp... It seems to work beautifully this way. Keeping in mind that the rack effect mount has some preset noise control gates, making it sound quiet with no back ground noise... Also using my pedals with different on- board rack effects gives me a ton of variation in guitar sounds! But I am very curious to see a straight forward set-up like you are showing... Guitar 🎸 to tuner, to overdrives, to Distortion, and to the rest of effects like, flangers, chorus, phasers, reverbs, delays etc ... Then straight to my tube amp... Keeping in mind that I will have to balance out the (not having a preamp, noise gates/filters, and other on board goodies). Which means, using a tad more volume off of the amp, right? Seems that your set-up would be perfect for live/stage/ performance, while my set-up is probably better for studio work and recordings right!? What's your take on this? Would love to know. Great video, thx!

[@Gauntlet1985]

I'm in the process of buying pedals and creating my guitar pedal board. Awesome video, thank you! This answered my biggest question regarding the order of pedals. Also enjoyed your example of comparing to pasta and sauce. Personally I like lots of ingredients, lots of pedals, then pick and chose.

[@brettrussell6207]

That’s 1 of the best effects videos I’ve seen. Nice work

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Thanks! 😃

[@aussienebula8331]

Thanx so much for this vid. just moving to guitar after 40 odd years of playing bass. Great explanation of the different pedals and effects. Ive already purchased an overdrive as a starter. Cheers

[@oldfunkydung]

A great clear and concise video; helpful even to someone whose played for a few years. It may be worth adding that while putting the Looper at the end is clearly the place for it to go when you are of course looping, but when you are trying to learn what your pedals can do and how they work, I find it is good to temporarily move it to the beginning. That way you can put in a quick 2 or 4 bar sequence, put your guitar down and start to tweak your pedals over and over again as the clean loop plays through them to rapidly work out how they respond.

[@OleskoolTexas]

Super presentation. Great analogies. Very easy to understand for an old guy like me that is switching from acoustic to electric after 47 years. I've ordered my first pedal and it's a Digitech Metal Master! Thanks for a very informative video.

[@Shadowsal97]

Really helpful for beginners thx alot! Your pasta analogy was hilarious and genius at the same time :)

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Haha thanks 😊

[@jamesdixon35]

This video cleared a few things up for me and i've been playing for forty years

[@michaelg1655]

Hey, thanks so much for this video. It was very helpful. I've been playing around with all of these things trying to figure out what they do. So now I have a foundation, I also really like the analogy to a meal because it provides perspective.

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Glad it helped!

[@bat108]

Thank you so much, you explained the whole pedal process to guitar playing. I now have a better understanding of them.

[@geokay3747]

Really appreciate you taking the time to explain and demonstrate the different pedals. The rest has been said by all the other wonderful musician in the comments

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Thank you :)

[@Raegan607]

What an amazing video! I’ve been so lost trying to figure all this stuff out since I first started guitar!! Thank you for a great easy learn!!

[@jaibruce777]

I like the spaghetti analogy...delizioso!🤤 My set-up: Wah>Overdrive/Distortion>Delay/Reverb

[@kevinnistor1954]

I never dreamed that I'd want a pedal like you. What a wicked riff to play To make me play that way

[@J0NA5_07]

this is just the most genius and easy way to understand the pedals

[@camgeiger]

I learned a lot about guitars from this! I'm a drummer just starting my journey into guitars, and I've come to realize something, I'm really hungry now!

[@LordChevonlier]

Thank you for this! I could always hear most of these but never knew what they were called! I also appreciate you playing popular songs that use the effects!

[@zacharymoore5555]

Thank you for this video. You just made pedals make sense to me I cannot thank you enough for this intro. Saving this video and subscribing.

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Glad to help!

[@bradhorne6552]

Awesome Dave, so clear and simple, demystifying something I had no idea about but now have grasp.. plus I'm hungry now too 🤪

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

😁😁😁 my pleasure mate

[@ArynOliver1984]

I’m an electric guitarist for 20+ years and I play leads and chords and since the digital age with computers I ditched all these old pedals decades ago. I only ever use the effects in the software and a multieffects pedal for recording and it sounds great on my end . Maybe it would be easier if playing a lot of gigs to use all the different pedals but I’ve never had a need for it.

[@timwarneka5681]

Nice! What are your favorite multi effect pedal (s) these days, please?

[@danielvelkovski3156]

Wouldn’t the only pedal you need be a whammy?

[@ArynOliver1984]

​@@timwarneka5681 I just have a digitech 255 it has everything I need and more. i also bought am interface for my computer but it's more advanced than I really need.

[@modhiab]

Best video for explaining the pedals.. Some videos use the overdrive pedals to drive an already driven amplifier 🤔 Very nice video thank you.

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Errk2G]

You truly make some of the very best guitar videos. Keep it up.

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Glad you like them!

[@Castille7]

This is a welll put together video, excellent for learning pedals, nice work man!

[@greg5004]

This was exactly the video I was looking for. Thank you!

[@georgecox3930]

My first pedal was an original fuzz face I love it cause it is able to play the two of my favourite styles of music with it being able to sound in certain situations psychadelic along with all the way up sounding rock and blues it’s a great one

[@Kryptic_Maniac]

First! Love these type of videos! Please make more of these type of videos! Keep rocking 😎

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Thanks mate!

[@tishab4097]

Omg thank you so much for such a great video. Straight to the point and easy to understand. Can't wait to see your next video.

[@malegria9641]

I’ve been playing for just over 4 years. I’m broke asf, so I’ve only recently began becoming interested in pedals. This was so helpful!! Also, one more thing: on delay and reverb, that isn’t the same for all genres. My preferred genre is dub, and drowning everything in crazy delay and reverb is a part of the style.

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Haha yeh I guess it is genre dependant isn't it! These are just general guidelines too so feel free to experiment!

[@AngelMartinez-qs3cf]

Hey, this is one of the best reviews on pedals for the newbie! Well done!! On my pedal board, I would also add in the beginning a BOSS Compressor. I have the CS3 in front of my pedalboard. I always have it one. Then the overdrive and a Chorus effect. I love Chorus, I have the BOSS Dimension DC-2W Waza Craft. Thank you for posting this. Very informative!

[@gerryr8713]

Dave, as always a great video with clear and easy to understand explanations.

[@coltonseegmiller6807]

Loved this video! I'm working for Digitech/DOD and this really helped me understand the different types of pedal. It would've been cool to put the different song names as you played along

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Glad it was helpful!

[@peterhenkel7524]

@@GuitarZero2Herowhat is the name of the song for the reverb pedal example? it’s beautiful

[@joecantu5252]

Amazing Explanation of this particular setup......thank you

[@michaeljanik3525]

Thanks for clear examples. New guitarist working scales and exploring tones.

[@stevenpostans5444]

So helpful, cheers.

[@Necrodave]

This video was EXACTLY what I needed, kudos to you 👏

[@trentonhymas3476]

This was just what I needed! Thank you! Best beginner pedal video I have found.

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

You’re welcome!

[@perrry100]

Dave you are without a doubt one of the best guitar players out there. and one of the best teachers I've seen here on You tube. and might I say that strat is a beautiful Stratocaster I don't think I've ever seen one like it. Is that guitar custom built? Love your Taylor 914 builders addition too I would love to have one. If I have three thumbs you would get them but for now two thumbs up dude.

[@slawekwonski]

Ten filmik pomógł mi najbardziej w doborze efektów 👍

[@smiley50ish]

I could listen to this guy all day thank you for your info

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Any time!

[@jackbanister3468]

Such a great explanation, love it man! Thank you.

[@peterarcega8336]

Love dis video as a beginner electric guitar player

[@ozgunalkan2116]

as a beginner about guitar pedals, this video was very explanatory. thank you

[@dominicb6175]

Great explanation and I love the analogy with the pasta bowl !

[@The_ores_or_known_as_divison]

I love the way it says * less then ten minutes * when it’s 9:59

[@jaymondnanggusi2456]

Love the taste of delay and reverb sounds good to the taste

[@macha552]

I could never understand anything better than this

[@andrewsaint7163]

Such a great tutorial. Clean, concise and to the point. Thanks . 🤘

[@Vassili3005]

This is by the best explainer for pedals 👏🏾

[@justin2024atlas]

Wow! those pedal effect descriptions were right on. Thank you!

[@ryanrachal5458]

Best teacher on the net