I've said it before and I'll say it again: It's all about the pedals these days – at least in my neck of the woods. They're small, they're cool looking, they sound amazing and, in the grand scheme of things, they're generally inexpensive.
Excluding strings, picks, cables, capos, slides, clip-on tuners, used Krivo pickups and Red Stripe beer, a pedal – new or used – is one of the least-expensive ways to bask in that addictive new-gear glow.
And so, with this in mind, for our May 2023 issue, we asked more than 60 top guitarists to choose their ultimate stompboxes, aka the pedals they can't live without.
