No. 1
104 artistsUsed by Tame Impala, John Mayer, Tom Morello, Wet Leg, Joanne Shaw Taylor, The Last Dinner Party and 98 more.
Most used guitar pedals, 2026
The pedals artists actually use.
The most used pedals among artists on truerecs are BOSS TU-3 Chromatic Tuner, MXR Carbon Copy Analog Delay and MXR M101 Phase 90. BOSS TU-3 Chromatic Tuner leads with 104 artists. We counted 945 artists with pedals in their setup, each counted once per item.
Each item is ranked by how many artists use it: verified artist pages on truerecs plus published truerecs gear guides, each counted once per item. Every gear guide item links to a dated public source. Ties go to items you can buy now. How we source gear guides.
Top 25, by artists using them
No. 278 artistsUsed by Tame Impala, Snarky Puppy, Billie Joe Armstrong, Alvvays, Samantha Fish, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram and 72 more.
No. 357 artistsUsed by John Mayer, Tom Morello, Mark Lettieri, Grace Bowers, Eric Haugen, Molly Miller and 51 more.
No. 455 artistsDigiTechWhammyUsed by Jack White, Squid, MonoNeon, 311, Adam Warrington, Aerosmith and 49 more.
No. 554 artistsDunlopCry Baby wahUsed by Slash, Marcus King, Squid, MJ Lenderman, Chris Buck, Grace Bowers and 48 more.
No. 650 artistsStrymonTimelineUsed by Men I Trust, The Last Dinner Party, Hania Rani, Mike Dawes, Rabea Massaad, Guy J and 44 more.
No. 746 artistsUsed by Slash, Tom Morello, Squid, Yvette Young, Nick Reinhart, Adam Jones and 40 more.
No. 841 artistsTC ElectronicPolyTuneUsed by Samantha Fish, Marcus King, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, Mark Lettieri, Adrian Belew, Alice Cooper and 35 more.
No. 939 artistsUsed by Tom Misch, Alexi Laiho, August Burns Red, Behemoth, Ben Weinman, Better Lovers and 33 more.
No. 1039 artistsElectro-HarmonixMicro POGUsed by Billy Strings, Rabea Massaad, Baroness, Big Business, Black Pistol Fire, Blu DeTiger and 33 more.
No. 1134 artistsStrymonBigSkyUsed by Tom Misch, Tycho, Men I Trust, The Last Dinner Party, Cory Wong, Amtrac and 28 more.
No. 1233 artistsUsed by Tom Misch, Octo Octa, MJ Lenderman, Alexi Laiho, August Burns Red, Band of Skulls and 27 more.
No. 1331 artistsUsed by Flea, Adam Jones, Alex Turner, Cheap Trick, Chris Carrabba, Counting Crows and 25 more.
No. 1430 artistsElectro-HarmonixPOGUsed by Jack White, 311, Adam Warrington, Alex Turner, Big Business, Division of Laura Lee and 24 more.
No. 1530 artistsFulltoneOCDUsed by The Last Dinner Party, Adam Granduciel, Band of Skulls, Baroness, Bones UK, Brian Fallon and 24 more.
No. 1629 artistsEventideH9Used by Richard Devine, Ariel Posen, Long Island Sound, Adam Granduciel, Adrian Belew, Albert Hammond Jr. and 23 more.
No. 1729 artistsTC ElectronicHall of Fame ReverbUsed by Squid, Mark Lettieri, Kirk Fletcher, Alex Lahey, Nandu, A Day to Remember and 23 more.
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No. 1827 artistsIbanezTS9 Tube ScreamerUsed by Joanne Shaw Taylor, Soccer Mommy, Marcus King, Anthrax, August Burns Red, Billy Duffy and 21 more.
No. 1926 artistsElectro-HarmonixBig Muff PiUsed by Squid, Ace Frehley, AWOLNATION, Band of Skulls, Black Pistol Fire, Bootsy Collins and 20 more.
No. 2026 artistsXotic EffectsEP BoosterUsed by Nili Brosh, Best Coast, Blur, Brad Whitford, Brothers Osborne, Bryan Beller and 20 more.
No. 2125 artistsBOSSTR-2 TremoloUsed by Samantha Fish, Ty Myers, Audioslave, AWOLNATION, Baroness, Blur and 19 more.
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Used by Baroness, Ben Kenney, Collective Soul, Dave Matthews Band, Dire Straits, Drug Church and 18 more.
No store page for this one. 
No. 2323 artistsUsed by Tame Impala, Billie Joe Armstrong, Geese, Squid, Alex Lahey, Rosie Frater-Taylor and 17 more.
No. 2423 artistsBOSSGE-7Used by John Mayer, Billy Strings, Black Pumas, Caspian, Chevelle, Counting Crows and 17 more.
No. 2523 artistsElectro-HarmonixDeluxe Memory ManUsed by Alvvays, Guthrie Trapp, Alex Turner, At the Drive-In, Audioslave, Baroness and 17 more.
Questions
About these pedals.
What is the most used pedal?
BOSS TU-3 Chromatic Tuner. 104 of the 945 artists on truerecs who list pedals use it.
Which pedals do famous guitarists use?
The five most used on truerecs are BOSS TU-3 Chromatic Tuner (104 artists), MXR Carbon Copy Analog Delay (78 artists), MXR M101 Phase 90 (57 artists), DigiTech Whammy (55 artists) and Dunlop Cry Baby wah (54 artists).
Who uses BOSS TU-3 Chromatic Tuner?
Tame Impala, John Mayer, Tom Morello, Wet Leg, Joanne Shaw Taylor and 99 more, from their artist pages and truerecs gear guides.
How is this list ranked?
Each item is ranked by how many artists use it: verified artist pages on truerecs plus published truerecs gear guides, each counted once per item. Every gear guide item links to a dated public source. Ties go to items you can buy now.