In December, Guitarist Magazine put out the 101 Best Stomp Boxes of ‘all time’ issue featuring what they believe is complete list of the 101 greatest stomp boxes. I thought this would be a great list to show EffectsBay.com readers… especially if you’re looking for something new or different.. but not sure what that could be. Having a list like this can sometimes lead to new discoveries. This list contains current pedals as well as hard-to-get vintage models as well.
Additionally, I’m curious how you guys think this list looks? Do you have a better recommendation for the top 10 stomp boxes of all time? If so, please comment below. Anything missing? Anything that you would say should not be in the list?
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