What are Marshall Effects Pedals?

• In the early days of electric guitars, musicians were limited to only a few effects they could use in the creation of their craft. In some cases, this meant using a clean sound and alternating that with distortion. Typically, this was done through a button on the amplifier itself (although in some cases a switch on the guitar made it possible to change between the two). Today, there are a multitude of effects for electric guitars and effects pedals make it that much quicker and easier to change between them. These extra effects include overdrive, chorus, flanging and phaser among others.
  
  

Detailed Effects

• With a Marshall distortion pedal, a guitarist is able to quickly tap into the many effects available to today's guitarists. Here are a few of the most common and well used pedals in rock music today:
  
  1. Distortion
  With a distortion effects pedal, a guitarist is able to use quickly the oldest and most commonly heard effect in music today.With a "clean" guitar (one which is using no effects whatsoever), each note is vibrant and clear. With distortion, this clarity becomes blurred and the sound grows crunchier. Musically speaking, it is comparable to the difference between the harmonic tones of Mariah Carey and the throaty grumble of Metallica.
  
  2. Wah-Wah Pedals
  With the wah-wah pedal, the guitarist has the option of "bending" a note to fit his or her musical needs. This same effect can be captured (to less dramatic effect) simply by physically bending a string to the side after striking it. The name of the pedal, in this case, does almost all that is necessary in describing the resulting sound.
  
  3. Chorus
  While chorus is a commonly included feature on even beginner amps, its use in contemporary rock music is relatively limited. The effect creates the illusion of a thicker sound, almost as if there were a second guitar playing along, or the acoustics in the room just got a bit better.
  
  4. Delay
  This effect, depending on how it is used, can create a simple echoing sound, or really turn your music into something from outer space. In rock music, its use can be heard in such popular songs as Guns N Roses' "Welcome to the Jungle." Delay is usually used sparingly in any given song.
  
  

Specific Marshall Models

• Marshall is known for their wide selection of amplifier accessories. Here are a few of their more popular effects pedals:
  
  The Regenerator is one of Marshall's most popular pedals, giving the guitarist the opportunity to use chorus, flanger and phaser in one pedal, without switching out.
  
  The Reflector is a reverb pedal that offers six different modes of reverb, as well as time control and a multi-mode selector switch.
  
  The Guv'nor is one of Marshall's oldest products, and it is also one of the most essential for any new rock guitarist. It is a distortion pedal, allowing the guitarist to control gain, treble, bass and volume all from the knobs and switches on the pedal.