Electro Harmonix SYNTH9 Synthesizer Machine effects pedal

General

If you're a guitarist who's curious about the iconic sounds a synth can produce but you don't really know your way around a keyboard, then Electro Harmonix have something special for you. The SYNTH9 is a synthesizer machine that transforms the sound of your guitar into that of a polyphonic synthesizer. That means you can also play chords without any problems. What's more, this effects pedal is easy to use. Simply turn up the volume on your guitar, choose one of the nine synth sounds and customise it using the four control knobs.

SYNTH9: synth-tastic

With the SYNTH9, you can conjure up synth sounds from the past (think of names like Van Halen, Kraftwerk, Joy Division and Peter Gabriel) as well as futuristic ones with just the pedal and your guitar. There's a built-in compressor/limiter to ensure a great sound at all times. The SYNTH9 works best when it's placed between your guitar and your amp rather than through the FX loop. If you plan on using an overdrive or distortion pedal at the same time, then it's best to place that after the synth pedal to prevent a muddy sound. From now on, you won't just be a guitar god but synth master too!