When it comes to shaping your tone, the guitar effects pedal world offers more choices than ever before. Whether you’re stacking drive pedals, sculpting ambient soundscapes with delay and reverb, or experimenting with modulation and fuzz, your options range from mass-produced staples to hand-crafted boutique treasures.

Let’s take a look at how modern guitarists are embracing parallel routing to craft their signature sounds using effect pedals

If you're chasing huge, immersive guitar tones, few setups are as powerful—or misunderstood—as the wet/dry/wet (WDW) rig. When paired with parallel mixing, it offers incredible clarity, spatial width, and tonal flexibility.