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An effects pedal (or stomp box) is an electronic effects unit
Effects unit

Effects units are devices that affect the sound of an electric instrument or other audio source when plugged in to the electrical signal path the instrument or source sends, most often an electric guitar or bass guitar....
 housed in a small metal or plastic chassis used by musicians, usually electric guitar
Electric guitar

An electric guitar is a type of guitar that uses pickup to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current, which is made louder with an instrument amplifier and a speaker....
 players, to modify their instrument sound. Musicians playing electronic keyboards, electromechanical organs, the electric bass
Bass guitar

The electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a plectrum.The bass guitar is similar in appearance and construction to an electric guitar, but with a larger body, a longer neck and Scale length, and usually four strings tuned to the same pitches as those of the double bass, whic...
, or electric violin also use effects pedals. These devices alter the sound quality or timbre
Timbre

In music, timbre is the quality of a musical note or sound or tone that distinguishes different types of sound production, such as voices or musical instruments....
 of the input signal, adding effects such as distortion, fuzz
Fuzzbox

A fuzzbox is a type of effects pedal comprising an amplifier and a clipping circuit, which generates a distortion version of the input signal....
, overdrive, chorus
Chorus effect

A chorus effect is:* A condition in the way people perceive similar sounds coming from multiple sources.* A simulation of this effect created by signal processing equipment....
, reverberation
Reverberation

Reverberation is the persistence of sound in a particular space after the original sound is removed. A reverberation, or reverb, is created when a sound is produced in an enclosed space causing a large number of Echo to build up and then slowly decay as the sound is absorbed by the walls and air....
, wah-wah, flanging
Flanging

Flanging is an audio effect that occurs when two identical signals are mixed together, but with one signal time-delayed by a small and gradually changing amount, usually smaller than 20 milliseconds....
, phaser or pitch shifting.






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An effects pedal (or stomp box) is an electronic effects unit
Effects unit

Effects units are devices that affect the sound of an electric instrument or other audio source when plugged in to the electrical signal path the instrument or source sends, most often an electric guitar or bass guitar....
 housed in a small metal or plastic chassis used by musicians, usually electric guitar
Electric guitar

An electric guitar is a type of guitar that uses pickup to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current, which is made louder with an instrument amplifier and a speaker....
 players, to modify their instrument sound. Musicians playing electronic keyboards, electromechanical organs, the electric bass
Bass guitar

The electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a plectrum.The bass guitar is similar in appearance and construction to an electric guitar, but with a larger body, a longer neck and Scale length, and usually four strings tuned to the same pitches as those of the double bass, whic...
, or electric violin also use effects pedals. These devices alter the sound quality or timbre
Timbre

In music, timbre is the quality of a musical note or sound or tone that distinguishes different types of sound production, such as voices or musical instruments....
 of the input signal, adding effects such as distortion, fuzz
Fuzzbox

A fuzzbox is a type of effects pedal comprising an amplifier and a clipping circuit, which generates a distortion version of the input signal....
, overdrive, chorus
Chorus effect

A chorus effect is:* A condition in the way people perceive similar sounds coming from multiple sources.* A simulation of this effect created by signal processing equipment....
, reverberation
Reverberation

Reverberation is the persistence of sound in a particular space after the original sound is removed. A reverberation, or reverb, is created when a sound is produced in an enclosed space causing a large number of Echo to build up and then slowly decay as the sound is absorbed by the walls and air....
, wah-wah, flanging
Flanging

Flanging is an audio effect that occurs when two identical signals are mixed together, but with one signal time-delayed by a small and gradually changing amount, usually smaller than 20 milliseconds....
, phaser or pitch shifting. The sound of a guitar or other instrument that is played without an effects pedal is described as "clean", "straight" or "dry."