Ridiculous names for guitar effects ….

Voxsupertwin · August 2023

Roll up roll up , let’s discuss the current trend for effects manufacturers to adopt more and more bizarre names…..

Hello Sailor, what’s that all about ?

Death by Audio !!!

Animal pedals rust rod.

Gooseniqueworx

Old blood Endeavours

Zvex Lofi Loop Junky ???

and I’m sure there are plenty more……

just seen another one ….Funny little boxes

Sounds to me like they are trying to put a marketing edge on effects that are old, well known and not new?

how about Fan my brow with a Gurkha’s Jockstrap Demented Wah ……???

got to be a massive seller !!!

over to you….

edenfield99 · August 2023

Voxsupertwin said:

Roll up roll up , let’s discuss the current trend for effects manufacturers to adopt more and more bizarre names…..

Hello Sailor, what’s that all about ?

Because the guy who makes them is in the navy and therefore a sailor?

Voxsupertwin · August 2023

edenfield99 said:

Voxsupertwin said:

Roll up roll up , let’s discuss the current trend for effects manufacturers to adopt more and more bizarre names…..

Hello Sailor, what’s that all about ?

Because the guy who makes them is in the navy and therefore a sailor?

Could be !

fretmeister · August 2023

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Ddigger · August 2023

Voxsupertwin said:

edenfield99 said:

Voxsupertwin said:

Roll up roll up , let’s discuss the current trend for effects manufacturers to adopt more and more bizarre names…..

Hello Sailor, what’s that all about ?

Because the guy who makes them is in the navy and therefore a sailor?

Could be !

He was in the Royal Navy, but I don't think he is now.

Voxsupertwin · August 2023

Goodbye Sailor would have been more appropriate

RaymondLin · August 2023

digitalkettle · August 2023

Less subtle than a Friedman amp. That's why those things should go under your pedalboard...never to be seen again!

BintyTwanger77 · August 2023

Is there anyone with an ounce of dignity (who isn't 13 and stinking of Lynx Africa and crusty duvets) who would put one of these on their board just because of the name? I mean, FFS...

https://steelpantherrocks.com/products/the-pussy-melter-pedal

english_bob · August 2023

Not all of those are particularly recent. It goes right back to Electro Harmonix, if not before.

Sassafras · August 2023

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Sassafras · August 2023

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polotska · September 2023

Surely nothing can top the Big Muff—it’s a classic for a reason!

Honorable mention to the Malekko B:Assmaster.

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Cranky · September 2023

Animals Pedals all have interesting names. For a few months I had the “In October, 3 Foxes Talking of Dreamy Fuzz.”

My favorite reverb pedal has a cool name — Dark Star — but the company is Old Blood Noise Endeavors.

stickyfiddle · September 2023

I love me some Animals

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GoldenEraGuitars · September 2023

prowla · September 2023

I don't get the silly/obscure names for pedals trend; I suppose it's a bit of fun, but I don't see how it can help sales.

I go to guitar shows and there's a row of pedals on a stand with no description of what they do; I think I'm supposed to "know" or look them up on the interweb and memorise them, but I usually just don't bother.

Neil · September 2023

prowla said:

I don't get the silly/obscure names for pedals trend; I suppose it's a bit of fun, but I don't see how it can help sales.
I go to guitar shows and there's a row of pedals on a stand with no description of what they do; I think I'm supposed to "know" or look them up on the interweb and memorise them, but I usually just don't bother.

I guess that in reality most pedals of certain types sound very similar and the only way manufacturers can differentiate and make theirs stand out amongst similar items is to make up weird names and paint them with unusual colour schemes.

GoldenEraGuitars · September 2023

prowla said:

I don't get the silly/obscure names for pedals trend; I suppose it's a bit of fun, but I don't see how it can help sales.
I go to guitar shows and there's a row of pedals on a stand with no description of what they do; I think I'm supposed to "know" or look them up on the interweb and memorise them, but I usually just don't bother.

I guess variant names of “tube screamer” became saturated

prowla · September 2023

Neil said:

prowla said:

I don't get the silly/obscure names for pedals trend; I suppose it's a bit of fun, but I don't see how it can help sales.
I go to guitar shows and there's a row of pedals on a stand with no description of what they do; I think I'm supposed to "know" or look them up on the interweb and memorise them, but I usually just don't bother.

I guess that in reality most pedals of certain types sound very similar and the only way manufacturers can differentiate and make theirs stand out amongst similar items is to make up weird names and paint them with unusual colour schemes.

GoldenEraGuitars said:

prowla said:

I don't get the silly/obscure names for pedals trend; I suppose it's a bit of fun, but I don't see how it can help sales.
I go to guitar shows and there's a row of pedals on a stand with no description of what they do; I think I'm supposed to "know" or look them up on the interweb and memorise them, but I usually just don't bother.

I guess variant names of “tube screamer” became saturated

I'm all for a bit of design, but if you can't immediately see whether it's a fuzz or a delay then things have gone a bit awry...

WeZ84 · September 2023

prowla said:

I don't get the silly/obscure names for pedals trend; I suppose it's a bit of fun, but I don't see how it can help sales.
I go to guitar shows and there's a row of pedals on a stand with no description of what they do; I think I'm supposed to "know" or look them up on the interweb and memorise them, but I usually just don't bother.

It'll makes your Google search history more interesting! - "Normal Pooing", "Butt Probe", "Pussy Melter"

personalnadir · September 2023

prowla said:

I don't get the silly/obscure names for pedals trend; I suppose it's a bit of fun, but I don't see how it can help sales.
I go to guitar shows and there's a row of pedals on a stand with no description of what they do; I think I'm supposed to "know" or look them up on the interweb and memorise them, but I usually just don't bother.

Naming stuff well is super hard. Sometimes a silly or themed name is just easier (and more fun). I imagine you also reduce the risk of picking something someone else is using. I heard the Chasing Tone guys talk a bit about that

I couldn’t find an exhaustive list of every Tube Screamer clone name. I wonder what’s left to use?

Hamstead have gone a different route and gone to space to name their overdrives, but even then you’ve got Spaceman Effects, so not even in space are you safe from other brands. Can’t find a pedal named after UY Scuti, so I guess that’s still up for grabs