Guitar Effects Pedals - Part Two - Effects Explained

Effects Pedals Explained -

Welcome to part two of Phosphene Productions Guitar Effects Pedals blog.  This time around I'll show you the different types of effects guitarists use in their tone arsenal, a little bit on how the pedals themselves are made, even a little history and some brand favorites.
In today's world of guitar pedals we have so many choices; analog or digital, tubes or solid-state, even choices in minor variations of capacitors, transistors, circuits, etc... And things get even hairier when you start throwing in variations in effects types or tone!  For these reasons (and others) we can attempt to separate these effect types into several categories, though some pedals use similar technology, and in some cases are considered one in the same.  The hazy area in-between is negligible (getting even blurrier when we bring in digital technology). We have done our best to separate the categories as best we can, though some variations we felt didn't need a whole dedicated section.  In these cases you can find a short description towards the bottom.