101 Best Stompboxes Of All Time from Guitarist Magazine

[kenstee]

From the December, 2010 edition. 101 best stompboxes of all time...or so they say.....

1. Dunlop Crybaby Classic
2. Ibanez TS-808 Tube Screamer
3. MXR Phase 90
4. Boss CE-1
5. Maestro FZ-1 Fuzztone
6. DigiTech Whammy
7. Boss DS-1
8. Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face
9. Boss DM-2
10. Electro-Harmonix Small Stone
11. Boss DD-3
12. Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress
13. Line 6 DL-4
14. Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi
15. Octavia/o/er
16. MXR M-117 Flanger
17. Klon Centaur
18. Sola Sound Tone Bender
19. Maestro Echoplex
20. Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man
21. Univox Uni-Vibe
22. Boss CE-5
23. MXR Dyna Comp
24. Marshall Guv’nor
25. Dallas Rangemaster Treble Boost
26. Pro Co RAT2
27. Ross Compressor
28. Sweet Sound Mojo Vibe
29. Dunlop HT1 Heil Talk Box
30. MXR Micro Amp
31. Boss BD-2
32. Hughes & Kettner Tube Rotosphere
33. Musitronics Mu-Tron III
34. Roger Mayer Voodoo Vibe+
35. Morley Classic Wah
36. Fulltone Full-Drive II Mosfet
37. Demeter TRM-1 Tremulator
38. Akai Headrush E2
39. SIB Echo Drive
40. Watkins Copycat
41. Fulltone OCD
42. Ernie Ball Volume Pedal
43. Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive
44. Zvex Fuzz Factory
45. Tech21 Sansamp
46. Fulltone Mini Deja Vibe 2
47. Electro-Harmonix POG
48. Boss PN-2 Tremolo Pan
49. Eventide ModFactor
50. Carl Martin Two Faze
51. MXR M-134 Stereo Chorus
52. Voodoo Lab Sparkle Drive
53. Blackstar HT-Dual
54. Carl Martin Hot Drive ‘N’ Boost
55. Providence SOV-2
56. Jim Dunlop Rotovibe
57. TC Electronic Stereo Chorus + Pitch Modulator & Flanger
58. FoxRox Captain Coconut 2
59. Digitech Hardwire RV-7 Reverb
60. Seymour Duncan SFX-01 Pickup Booster
61. Marshall Shredmaster
62. Boss FZ-2 Hyper Fuzz
63. Crowther Audio Hot Cake
64. Vox V847 Wah
65. Seymour Duncan SFX-10 Deja Vu Tap Delay
66. Jim Dunlop Uni-Vibe
67. Boss DN-2 Dyna Drive
68. Voodoo Lab Micro Vibe
69. Boss CS-3 Compression Sustainer
70. Wampler Ecstasy Overdrive
71. T-Rex Alberta
72. T-Rex Replica
73. Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail
74. Ethos Overdrive
75. Providence Sonic Drive SDR-05
76. Fulltone Tube Tape Echo
77. Visual Sound Route 66
78. MXR Carbon Copy
79. Line 6 Echo Park
80. Electro-Harmonix Riddle Q Balls
81. Boss DD-7
82. Effector 13/Devi Ever Truly Beautiful Disaster
83. Lovetone Brown Source
84. Durham Electronics Sex Drive
85. Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Boy
86. Blackstone Mosfet Overdrive
87. Line 6 MM4
88. Red Witch Deluxe Moon Phaser
89. Electro-Harmonix V256 Vocoder
90. Mooger Fooger MF102 Ring Modulator
91. Greg Fryer Treble Booster Touring
92. Way Huge Aqua Puss Analog Delay
93. Kingsley Jester
94. Analogman Sun Face
95. Frantone Peachfuzz
96. Boss RE-20 Space Echo
97. Tanabe Dumkudo
98. Wampler Nirvana Chorus
99. Vox Ice 9
100. Fender Fuzz-Wah
101. Greer Amplification Fish Press Compressor

[Matt Dean]

Shouldn't this be in TGP?

[jetofuj]

I'd call this list very subjective.

[Valerus]

Originally Posted by jetofuj

I'd call this list very subjective.

NO. THESE ARE THE BEST. IF YOU HAVE ANY PEDALS NOT ON THIS LIST, YOU SHOULD SELL THEM IMMEDIATELY. OTHERWISE...YOUR TONE SUCKS.

[Diddii]

i just own one effect from that list+

78. MXR Carbon Copy

[Smurf-o-Deth]

This is the guitard version of "Superman vs. the Hulk".

[seanm]

If you take "best" to mean "most popular", which most top N lists are, then it is not a bad list.

Although I can't understand why the tubescreamer is not #1.

[phmike]

Just a quick glance and I may have missed it but - no tuners?

[jetofuj]

^ I was just going to say that they've forgot about Boss TU-2

[grygrx]

Originally Posted by phmike

Just a quick glance and I may have missed it but - no tuners?

PLAYING IN TUNE IS NOT AN EFFECT!

[seanm]

Originally Posted by grygrx

PLAYING IN TUNE IS NOT AN EFFECT!

But the buffered bypass in the TU-2 is an important part of my sound!

[grygrx]

Originally Posted by seanm

But the buffered bypass in the TU-2 is an important part of my sound!

*** SHAKES FIST ****

[phmike]

Yep - playing in tune is not an effect but it is a STOMP BOX - which is what the list is about.
Go in the effects forum and look for threads about what effect to buy first and a tuner gets mention a lot - but you are right - it ain't an effect. NOW GO SCREAM SOMEWHERE ELSE.

[metalinthenight]

at least it is a decent mix of new / vintage, huge company / DIY (congrats Devi!!)

[rratajski]

No Roland Jet Phaser? No Fuzzrocious Grey Stache?





Kidding on GS!

[B.C.]

I'm surprised the Keeley Compressor is not on there. IME, that is one of the most well received guitar pedals.

[Bryan R. Tyler]

Originally Posted by Matt Dean

Shouldn't this be in TGP?

Seeing the Klon Centaur so high on the list makes me think it was written by TGPers

[grygrx]

Originally Posted by Bryan R. Tyler

Seeing the Klon Centaur so high on the list makes me think it was written by TGPers

I've never touched one, but really it does represent the beginning of significant 'Boutique' pedals gaining credibility.

[kevteop]

The Big Muff wasn't even in the top ten, so this list is stupid and the list compiler person(s) is/are stupid.

[eirik_]

Originally Posted by kevteop

The Big Muff wasn't even in the top ten, so this list is stupid and the list compiler person(s) is/are stupid.

Truth. A few at the top make quite a bit of sense. TS808, Cry baby. But how the big muff, uni-vibe, rat, and maybe even the dyna comp aren't at the top as well make no sense. And i'll give you the comment on the keeley compressor, where is that at?! No TimeFactor either... It's neither the most popular nor the best... I'm not sure what they were going for, so I'm gonna give it a big ol FAIL stamp. On the otherhand, makes for a great re-make thread. Best 101 Basspedals as decided by TB. (would need a very substantial poll.(and i'm not doing it))