Which Pedal has had the biggest impact on Rock ?

[BrownSound1]

The Rat is one nasty ass pedal.

[Matt White]

I see theres a bunch of mods that can be done to them now days...like the company changed something!!!

Had mine for probably 16-17 years!!!

[Panamark]

Originally posted by LoungeMachine
How can we NOT mention the TUBE SCREAMER?

Every 80's rocker grew up with it.

We all owned it.

My little green friend made a serious impact for it's day.

Still got Mine !

[Matt White]

Wah pedal made quite the impact.....

Grate solos's in the 60's....

Extra nasty tone when compressed.........

Never leave home without one.

[GAR]

Originally posted by Panamark
Are they the hidden wonders ??

Jordan Electronics of Alhambra, CA.'s Jordan Bosstone.. it was a distortion. Randy California used them.

[GAR]

The first wahs mentioned were a simple foot-operated R/C network tone filter going back to the 40's with the Hawaiian and Cowboy bar bands using them live and on record. Check out some of the early Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys for that stuff to hear how that sounds. Also some Sol Hoopii, a hawaiian steel player used one too and I can't remember the name. But I do know Showbud and Bigsby were making these huge cast aluminum rocking pedals for volume so they may have been adapted to control a simple handmade R/C network tone filter.

[Seshmeister]

I'd say the bass drum pedal.

[GAR]

Technically the most-impacting pedal would be the Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster. Just about every recorded British Invasion band from Beatles to Black Sabbath and Queen used it.

A treble booster is a type of r/c circuit that applies an increased gain the higher the signal, so you'd get more chirpy distortion playing leads with notes jumping out instead of dying off the higher you'd play up the neck.

It's a subtle effect. Im surprised it's not still made!