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All guitarists are searching for their own original sound, and using boutique guitar pedals is one popular way to insure that you stand out from the crowd. Unlike mass-produced guitar pedals, boutique pedals are usually made by small independent workshops, and most often, the pedals are hand-made and numbered.
While the large manufacturers can usually sell guitar effects pedals cheaper, small boutique pedal companies specialize in individuality and attention to detail in their effects. Companies such as Carl Martin, Divided by 13, Fulltone, Keeley and Red Witch are all smaller boutique manufacturers, dedicated exclusively to producing outstanding guitar tone.
As you might expect, small companies that hand build guitar pedals usually charge more for their products. However, many pro guitarists insist that the higher price of boutique pedals is justified because of their quality and originality of tone.
As well as the small guitar workshops, boutique pedals are also produced by a few larger companies such as Electro Harmonix and Huges & Kettner. These medium-size manufacturers manage to avoid being labeled as mass producers of guitar effects because of their stellar reputations, and their attention to detail in producing quirky, non-traditional guitar effects.
Boutique guitar pedals come in many different flavors, from swirling chorus effects, to vintage, hand-built overdrive units. Primarily, most of these high-end effects are influenced by the vintage guitar pedals of the 1960s and 70s. For example, many boutique pedal manufacturers sell replications of rare 1960s pedals.
And though the prices of these units tend to be much higher than standard mass-produced guitar effects, when you consider the rarity of these 60s era pedals, and the fact that many of them will be in poor condition after all these years, it can actually make much more sense to buy a replication of a classic pedal than the original.
In a way, the trend toward using boutique guitar pedals is a reaction to the overly commercial music of the past few decades. Guitarists use these unusual and unique sounding "stomp boxes" to create an entirely different palette of sounds.
By using exotic guitar pedals, artists are able to shape the sound of a music to a far greater degree, and avoid the bland same-ness of much commercial music these days.
But as well is sounding unique, boutique guitar pedals are also small, functional works of art. Many boutique pedals are actually hand-painted and hand-labeled, ensuring that no two will look like. Boutique pedal producers such as Zvex are a good example of this. All of their pedals feature vintage analog knobs and foot switches, and are decorated with hand-painted symbols and icons.
So when a guitarist buys a boutique pedal, they are buying something very different from a mass produced multi-effects gadget; they are buying a unique piece of history that has been handcrafted and tested in a small workshop to perform to the highest standards, and create a totally unique sound.
There's no doubt about it: these pedals cost more than mass-produced units from the big names, but you can also find them on auction for about the same price as a bland, mass-produced effects pedal. And when you consider the originality and inspiration you will gain by using boutique guitar pedals, it's easy to see why they are becoming more and more popular everyday.
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BBE Free Fuzz Effects Pedal $119.99 BBE Free Fuzz Effects Pedal |
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Bbe Free Fuzz Effects Pedal $119.99 BBE Free Fuzz Effects Pedal |
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Electro-Harmonix Graphic Fuzz XO Fuzz Guitar Effects Pedal $153 Electro-Harmonix Graphic Fuzz XO Fuzz Guitar Effects Pedal |
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Electro-Harmonix Graphic Fuzz Xo Fuzz Guitar Effects Pedal $153 Electro-Harmonix Graphic Fuzz XO Fuzz Guitar Effects Pedal |
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DVK Hairball Fuzz and Boost Guitar Effects Pedal $289.99 DVK Hairball Fuzz and Boost Guitar Effects Pedal |
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Keeley Fuzz Head Guitar Effects Pedal $209 Keeley Fuzz Head Guitar Effects Pedal |
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Dunlop Fuzz Face Guitar Effects Pedal $124.99 Dunlop Fuzz Face Guitar Effects Pedal |
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Rocktron Cotton Mouth Fuzz Guitar Effects Pedal $119 Rocktron Cotton Mouth Fuzz Guitar Effects Pedal |
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Fulltone '69 MkII Fuzz Guitar Effects Pedal $169.15 Fulltone '69 MkII Fuzz Guitar Effects Pedal |
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Fulltone 70-BC Fuzz Guitar Effects Pedal $143.65 Fulltone 70-BC Fuzz Guitar Effects Pedal |
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Fulltone OF-2 Octafuzz Fuzz Guitar Effects Pedal $143.65 Fulltone OF-2 Octafuzz Fuzz Guitar Effects Pedal |
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Danelectro D-7 FAB Fuzz Guitar Effects Pedal $25 Danelectro D-7 FAB Fuzz Guitar Effects Pedal |
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MXR Deluxe Bass Fuzz Effects Pedal $129.99 MXR Deluxe Bass Fuzz Effects Pedal |
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Danelectro D-7 Fab Fuzz Guitar Effects Pedal $25 Danelectro D-7 FAB Fuzz Guitar Effects Pedal |
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Zvex Octane 3 Fuzz Guitar Effects Pedal $319 ZVex Octane 3 Fuzz Guitar Effects Pedal |
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Fulltone '69 Mkii Fuzz Guitar Effects Pedal $169.15 Fulltone '69 MkII Fuzz Guitar Effects Pedal |
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Fulltone 70-Bc Fuzz Guitar Effects Pedal $143.65 Fulltone 70-BC Fuzz Guitar Effects Pedal |
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Mxr Deluxe Bass Fuzz Effects Pedal $129.99 MXR Deluxe Bass Fuzz Effects Pedal |
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Fulltone Of-2 Octafuzz Fuzz Guitar Effects Pedal $143.65 Fulltone OF-2 Octafuzz Fuzz Guitar Effects Pedal |
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Used Musket Fuzz Pedal Blackout Effects $174.99 In Store Used USED MUSKET FUZZ PEDAL BLACKOUT EFFECTS |
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BBE FREE FUZZ-FUZZ PEDAL $119.99 The Free Fuzz was patterned after a rare and sought-after silicon transistor fuzz pedal made famous by players like Jimi Hendrix in the late ?60s and provides a wide range of creamy, dynamic fuzz effects with an almost endless amount of sustain for soloing and chunky rhythms. Height: 6 Width: 0 Weight: 3 |
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Danelectro D7 Fab Fuzz Guitar Effects Pedal $36.54 Fuzz you ve got access to fuzz tones from vintage to modern. Simple Volume Fuzz and Tone controls make it easy to find the fuzz you re feeling. Voume Fuzz Tone controls. A fistful of fuzzy fun. Classic to Modern. |
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Used Bbe Free Fuzz Effects Pedal $104.39 The BBE Free Fuzz effects pedal works for guitar and bass and was patterned after a rare and sought-after silicon transistor fuzz pedal made famous by players like Jimi Hendrix in the late '60s. The BBE effects pedal provides a wide range of creamy, dynamic fuzz effects with an almost endless amount of sustain for soloing and chunky rhythms.Bass and Guitar applicationVintage '60s fuzzBiased matched silicon transistorsVolume and fuzz controls1/4" inputs and outputsTrue hardwire bypass |
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ZVex Hand-Painted Fuzz Factory Guitar Effects Pedal $299 ZVex Hand-Painted Fuzz Factory Guitar Effects Pedal |
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ZVex Hand-Painted Machine Fuzz Guitar Effects Pedal $319 ZVex Hand-Painted Machine Fuzz Guitar Effects Pedal |
