For most guitarists a time when you cannot find the rite sound with just guitar and amp comes. No matter how much you fiddle or fine-tune. When this happens most turn to effects pedals as an answer to change there tone. There are hundreds of different effects and pedal you can get for guitar. The web site Guitareffectspedals.com provides information about many of the effects pedals and also makes them available for purchase. And a site called, Harmony Central, gives you an in-depth look at the different functions of effects.

Out of the many, many effects available the most popular would have to be the overdrive/distortion pedal. Wile most amplifiers have distortion built in, the distortion pedals often give a better tone, and you can split a clean tone and dirty tone easier with a pedal also. Ultimate Guitar Has reviews on many pedals including distortion pedals,they usually include prices, and were they got them from. Another great place to buy second hand pedals would be Ebay or Ebay.com.au

Now that you've found the pedal you want, at the rite price, using it to its full potential is the hard part. Most effects pedals have a few different controls that let you change the sound dramatically, Which can be great if you know what your doing, but bad if your just a beginner. Some pedals are very hard to figure out, and can take a long time until you truly know how to use it to its full potential.

The set up of pedals vary from pedal to pedal, Most most pedals have an input and an output, you go from your guitar, to your input, then your output to your amp. Simple.