Do You Leave Your Pedals Always On?

Newbie · Post by **Newbie** » Thu Feb 19, 2026 8:03 am

Some guitarists leave certain pedals on all the time as part of their core tone. Do you have any pedals that stay permanently switched on?

GearNerd · Post by **GearNerd** » Thu Feb 19, 2026 3:59 pm

I usually keep a mild overdrive on for extra warmth.

BluesGuy · Post by **BluesGuy** » Thu Feb 19, 2026 4:04 pm

I often leave compression on because it smooths out my playing.

MetalPlayer · Post by **MetalPlayer** » Thu Feb 19, 2026 4:07 pm

I prefer switching pedals on and off depending on the song.

StudioPro · Post by **StudioPro** » Thu Feb 19, 2026 4:12 pm

If it is a lead tone then I will almost always have delay and reverb turned on. But I do vary up the settings of these depending on what I am doing. It is so easy to do these days with modellers / mult fx - can easily have multiple patches set up for multiple songs. Though I do have my go to favourites that I use for jamming out in the majority of times.