Guitar Synth Pedals

A guitar synth pedal does exactly what you’d expect from its name - it’ll make your guitar sound like a big and powerful synthesizer! There are some awesome examples out there that can convincingly emulate the distinctive sound of a synth, and with the popularity of electronic dance music, many modern guitarists are searching for great synth guitar pedals.

Using oscillators to engage a functioning synth circuit within their enclosures, most synthesizer pedals are similar in terms of how they work. However, whilst some pedals are simple and easy-to-operate at a glance, there are also a few that are highly-tweakable, sporting a number of controls.

The Electro Harmonix Hog2 is one of the latter, featuring a variety of sliders that filter your signal and generate a number of octaves, ultimately producing synth-like tones. EHX essentially have this market covered, with the SuperEgo+ boasting enough functionality to give you enough from pumping synth waves to ambient pad sounds.

To learn more about these pedals, check out our Ultimate Guide to Filter, Synth and Ring Mod Pedals!