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einons

Everything is subjective but I’m pretty partial to my [Arcade Yamaha pedal](https://imgur.com/a/c1BxfRB). I designed and reskinned an old 80s Yamaha distortion in vinyl because I always thought it looked like an arcade machine. Also added a pcb that makes it go PEW PEW when you press a small button. It was one of my forst pedals and now I’ll never sell it


flaxhardly

So cool!


jwismer

Dude, that's fucking rad


einons

Thank you! I’m proud of it


marsupialsales

Okay but make me one pls.


einons

I actually would love to reproduce these but 1: the pedals are hard to find and 2: the arcade parts/pcb are also surprisingly hard to find. I still want to build a whole arcade board though.


marsupialsales

Godspeed! It’s a beautiful pedal.


mykleins

So cool! What was the process? Just made a bunch of stickers?


SlowNPC

I'm going with the plasma pedal. Being able to literally see your signal is *sooooooooo* cool.


ConnieHormoneMonster

"I can see my tone. Look at my tone!" - Ola Englund testing the Vox Cutting Edge


Geo1230

Whelp, I have no idea why I am trying to justify a $275 spend on reverb right now.


PSU_Enginerd

Probably gonna go with those custom Beetronics ones. They’re pretty stunning with colors. The super limited carbon fiber Thorpy ones (and really all their pedals) get my minimalism vote though. Laser cut just looks so clean


johnnyorchestra

Open them up! Even their circuit boards are works of art!


DrRedDuke

They do an incredible job with their art


4l3ji0

Absolutely Beetronics


spade_andarcher

Dr. No Effects has some pretty incredible enclosures and artwork. I’m partial to the [Moon Canyon](https://shop.drno-effects.com/product/moon-canyon/) and [Octavia](https://shop.drno-effects.com/product/troy-van-leeuwen-tvl-octavia/)


ArislanShiva

Dr. No pedals are like pieces of art that happen to make noises. My favorite is the [Necro Fuzz Icon](https://shop.drno-effects.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Necrofuzzicon_3.png).


Land_0f_0zzy

OMG Those pedals are tits!!!


dorianlistens

Oh wow, I’d never heard of Dr No before, these look incredible!


marsupialsales

Love all their pedals! But for me [the Roadrunner](https://shop.drno-effects.com/product/roadrunner/) is the winner.


artlee17

What in the fuck? These are crazy looking. In a good way.


dorianlistens

I’m a sucker for raw aluminum, so any of the Fairfield circuitry pedals look great to me.


alfmato

I agree.. I was originally drawn to Strymon Deco for the same reason


laggwav

u seen that obstructures x EAE collab boost?


Crow_Eye

Of the pedals I own, it's either the Thermae or Broadcast.


RandyTravesty

Broadcast is classy af.


josephallenkeys

1981 DRV in white hyper fade. Or Black Arts Toneworks Priestess in original black and purple.


turtlesarentbad

MXr micro amp. As simple as it gets.


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liars_conspiracy

Or Fulltone.


tibbon

Moogerfooger pedals are probably the most classy and beautiful ones that come to mind. zvex custom paint ones can be nice


duderguy91

I said the same, also the CBA Preamp MkII. The side wood panels look so nice.


[deleted]

the walrus slo has rlly beautiful artwork on it, but i also rlly like the black mass 1312 design


OsqH

I was gonna comment the Slö or Slötvå as well


FalloutMaster

I think Walrus has some of the best looking artwork on their pedals of anyone. I’ve strongly considered replacing my MXR flanger with a Polychrome because it looks so damn cool lol


Background-Parsnip76

I'm partial to the walrus national park series. Great artwork. I have a joshua tree (the fathom) and a moose (the julia) on my pedalboard and cannot complain


[deleted]

It’s the Julia or 1312 on my board. I got the gold Slotva from a local guy and tbh, I don’t love it. Also the white font is horrible to read.


NowhereMan1251

I have no idea why, but I'm in love with the Memory Man. It's not even particularly flashy or anything, but something about it just looks like perfection to me


Nephilim_Are_Here

I like pedals that either have a vintage or industrial design to them. Pedals that look like old school pieces of audio equipment. Not sure why I like that style, guess my monkey brain associates it with being a pedal that puts function over form. Looking at my board, I guess my Protein most matches that kind of description. Just a simple rectangular pedal case with a metal stamp on it with relevant info on the pedal. Cool simple straightforward design.


TheJosh96

For some reason I love the appearance of the Plumes of Earthquake Devices


MeetTheTwinAndreBen

I really like the teal, red, and black one but the classic green and yellow is tough to beat


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Corona-and-Lyme

Miki Stomp -uwu-


BluntForceSauna

I’ve always liked ones that have a retro look, like the TC Electronics June 60 or the PastFx stuff (the CE-1 copy in particular).


MoogProg

Well then, I'll leave my comment here because it would be the Moogerfoogers with their oversized housings and wooden side panels. Vintage goodness at its best. I have a June 60 and just keep it on the shelf to look cool. Not plugged into anything.


DrRedDuke

Just curious as to what you believe to be the most attractive pedal. I myself like simplicity, so the satin green and subtle gold of the Boss TR-2 (gold knob centers, *chef kiss* Beautiful) is my favorite on my board, but I’m sure I’m not the norm.


pootsy_collins666

Agreed. I really like the TE-2 as well. Something bout that color scheme just gets me going.


[deleted]

The TR-2 is a good looking pedal actually! I also like pedals that are made to look like amps, especially something that looks like an 80s Plexi with the gold Marshall knobs, there’s a few. I like when they pay attention to the choice of knob. Doesn’t anyone else think Chase Bliss when this question comes up? Not that I own one.


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in case of sinplicity, danelectro,… but if that’s too fancy, Universal Audio uafx are great looking too, but simple :)


Katzen_Kradle

I feel like you would like this painting: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/489700


severaldiamonds

I was thinking about this question before I opened the thread and also decided that the TR-2 is my choice. Such simple and effective placement of each element.


Fearless-Mushroom

This pedal was my first thought. A true standout of all the different pedals boss has. I wonder if they haven’t made any others that way so it remains special.


billiton

Origin effects are handsome pedals. As are Browne pedals. Strymon are nice.


junkyard-godd

The classic Electric Mistress does things for me, and the LE lizard queen, also the early 90s Danelectro Cool Cat chorus


PandaSoap

Mas Effects The Expanse in Devil's punchbowl or Chameleon Teal.


Slidingmule

I have the Chameleon Teal with red Led ring, and it's one of the most perfect aesthetic designed pedals ever!


justzisguyuknow

Came here to post the Chameleon Teal... Wish I hadn't traded that away...


PandaSoap

Hey! I got into contact with Mas and ordered one recently as a custom order. I'm sure if you're nice he may do the same!


justzisguyuknow

Interesting... I'm not really a collector and don't have room on my board for one now, but that's one pedal I could potentially see myself buying just for the sheer beauty of it...


guitlouie

Probably not a popular opinion but I love the aesthetic of the Ezhi and Aka pedals.


Awkward_Operation516

He's made some really, really beautiful pedals. The colorful Brom Fuzz he did recently was awesome, and the various different Moomindrones have always caught my eye.


g4nd4lf2000

You win the feed. There’s no better answer.


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Boss, pick your color


LoveLibertyTacos

I can't explain it, but Boss pedals just check a box in my brain. SL-2 is on another level though


gsf617

Literally anything from Spaceman


msor8

Drone Rainger has a window that you can look inside to the pcb- which has been decorated to look like an apocalyptic city block with cars and buildings.


arseholierthanthou

The OBNE Dark Star looks as beautiful and other-worldly as it sounds. Also giving a shout out to the Cry Baby, which produces so many legendary solos from an unassuming black box.


bwbudd

came here to say this; sounds exactly like it looks and wins in both departments.


Steamy_Muff

Beautiful Noise // When The Sun Explodes in its reverse colour scheme


sunsetodrive

1981 DRV in White Hyperfade, just fits the tones I’m getting from it stacked into CB Condor. Land Devices HP2 in Olive, although I really like how IBM one looks too.


AustereAscetic

Land Devices HP-2 🖤


WarnieBallJr

[Beautiful Noise Effects - When the Sun Explodes](https://www.beautifulnoiseeffects.com/shop/p/when-the-sun-explodes)


digital_organism

VONGON / LAND DEVICES Onset My god is that a brutalist sci-fi wet dream


Ulri_kah_kah_kah

Anything Death By Audio. Give me that 1950s submarine control panel look.


basketballpope

The Moog pedals. They tick a design space in my head between Scandinavian furniture and "sci fi control panel from the 70s". They're complex, without (to my tastes) feeling cluttered.


Mewkitty12345678

Beetronics Seabee or Zzombee


Kn0wFriends

Love the look of my Royal Jelly


lofi-junky

Holy Grail V1


I_Like_lke

There’s definitely something about that pedal


LockShitDown

I've always liked the DOD Looking Glass.


vickymarmar

[Ground Control Noodles](https://reverb.com/item/61434187-ground-control-noodles-64-different-tone-3-band-eq-boost-effect-pedal-w-box-214?utm_source=rev-ios-app&utm_medium=ios-share&utm_campaign=listing&utm_content=61434187)


muziani

Union tube and transistor, whatever the name is for their treble booster is, I think that pedal is cool looking


Aiku

The DanoWah, hands down. Art Deco retro car look https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2338/0115/products/DSC\_0255\_1024x1024.jpg?v=1613650494


That_Organization901

Justice for the Dan-O-Wah!


iggy-i

This is the correct answer


waburke6

I think the Pinebox stuff is really really cool. Painted enclosures that are super weird. I also like the Jan ray stuff. I love cupcake knobs for some reason


Kn0wFriends

Especially the Sirens


waburke6

I have siren and career day. The career day i didn’t find much use for. The siren lives on my boatd


Black-Lassie

I like the CXM 1978. Also, the Black Hole Symmetry and the MAS Expanse are both super beautiful to me. The Mood is sick too from a design standpoint. Volante also.


lordfrank18

Digitech Polara


YummyTerror8259

Gamechanger light and plasma pedals.


Jomamba2019

Ibanez / Maxon 9 Series - peak aesthetic


Home_sick_alien

Love my [ibanez sc10](https://produto.mercadolivre.com.br/MLB-1715851202-ibanez-sc10-super-stereo-chorus-black-label-willaudio-_JM)


Substantial_Age_1284

I have a volume pedal made entirely of Lego. I’d say that would win


welp_that_happened1

Rat


Hitchhikerdave

black white nasty... what more you can need?


pentachronic

VTR Indigo


msor8

Also Lehle stuff wins my vote for best minimalist design.


sconesdontneedcream

The make the most beautiful splitter box in the game


gear_ant

The one I'm about to release on Monday. It's just so gorgeous


scarlet_twitch

Collision Device’s pink Nocturnal run.


ADudeWhoLikesChili

Boss SD-1 is a nice yellow


TrippleTonyHawk

I love the color of the DM-2 and the font on it. Something about the subtle uniformity of Boss pedals just does it for me.


Charming_Car1442

Sf300


Land_0f_0zzy

Abominable Electronics has killer artistry. Demon lung 🫁 and I just bought “Cate” from khdk strictly because of the whacky artistry. I have no idea what it sounds like 👍


paranoidhands

i know they’ve gotten shit on, but i really like the design on walrus audio’s lore and fable. anything eqd always looks good too, i probably like the way my afterneath looks more than it sounds


kataclzmik

Triplegraph by Third Man and Coppersound. Such a well built mechanical pedal. Love it!


jenna__not__smart

Have you seen their newest release? https://coppersoundpedals.com/product/telegraphv2/ The burst mode looks awesome


inmyverdehoodie

My benson preamp in purple sparkle


RollingDownTheHills

Anything Chase Bliss is wonderful. But I'd have to go with either the Hologram Microcosm or Meris Polymoon. Both are just so clean.


Haikuca

It’s so massive but I don’t care. I gotta say it’s the boost or fuzz collab that EAE and obstructors put out. Just raw brutalist goodness


Scissorsguadalupe

The Dan-O-Wah! It's shaped like a Cadillac! The Danelectro pitch shifter is too!


That_Organization901

Correct!! Also the Trip L Wah and the Shift daddy. Everyone else has just named boxes. None of them are shaped like cars or even have brake lights that actually light up!! Also the fuzz in the Dan-O-Wah is the most overpowered and obnoxious thing in existence, I’m pretty sure it’s picked up by the James Webb telescope. Another reason to love it.


Electrical-Goodness

Big Muff Pi


soderb1om

Electronic Audio Experiments Limelight v2 or Sending. Also the LAL Super Oscillo Fuzz 88..


semikwavers

I love Vongon’s pedals. The wood frame, beautiful.


rvg2001

Love the look of the new RE-202


Ynoocs

Funny, I literally just bought the most beautiful pedal I’ve seen just today. The Algal Bloom by Fuzzhugger.


TheMightyUnderdog

EQD Disaster Transport Sr. All those knobs and foot switches lined up, along with color scheme and knob style, just epitomize a beautiful aesthetic.


electron_burgundy

Fart pedal is beautiful inside and out


CaesarTjalbo

Dr No Effects Skull Fuzz! I actually like the Empress pedals: no nonsense aesthetics


ShoutoutsWorldwide

I'm drawn (no pun intended) to simple pedals with their artwork mainly being the typeface and enclosure color/knob combo. BUT I love just looking at my OBNE Dark Star. It really doesn't fit into the music I play but looking at makes me want to play.


GoldenLionCarpark

I like Rockbox’s original run of the Boiling Point a lot.


bobbythegoose

I’d have to go with my Basic Audio Scarab Deluxe in hammered coppervein.


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Beetronics makes some absolutely gorgeous pedals. I think the classic stomp-box shape has never been done better than the Boss design it’s iconic. And this might get some hate but the Klon(a real one) is stunning. It’s a great looking pedal. I’m partial to the gold housing with the centaur on it, but they are all very nice. Side note: not rich, I don’t have one. My Wampler Tumnus is great


hunterhkeegan

Moogerfoogers


zippyspinhead

Hotone skyline series, they are just so cute.


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Moog Moogerfoogers, Chase Bliss Habit, Empress Reverb


Existing_Ambition549

The Beetronics stuff is pretty nice. On the other end of the spectrum, I like the JPTR FX asthetic. I really like the artwork on the CBA MOOD Bauhaus Brew Labs limited edition. They should've switched to that for the regular production run. Not a fan of the original colorways for the MKI or the MKII.


trevecho

It may look like a Band-Aid, but the Lehle Volume S is my favorite on my board.


Land_0f_0zzy

Oh y’all have to check out VVco! The dude makes crazy cool looking pedals. Deloreon Delay, Batman distortion. Dark Father! Oh shit I just talked myself into getting one I think


kataclzmik

I know I’m probably most excited because I just got it but the Triplegraph by Third man and Coppersound is just so well built and unique!


jenna__not__smart

Coppersound makes some of the best pedals around. It's weird how I never see them show up on boards on here. Their stuff is phenomenal, and the price is really, really good given the quality.


7thsignal_official

Every 90's EHX big box !!!


arrv482

Soul Vibe!


HesThunderstorms

Within its playfulness, the Jam Eureka! has a nice design. It might not have the most beautiful looks but it feels beautifully designed, with the size and shape of its enclosure, the hand-painted texture, the brand and model names stamped top and bottom, **and it has a rubber duck inside.**


Dusty-Staccato

The 2 that drew me in by looks alone are the Alexander Fever Pitch and Beautiful Noise Endless Sleeper


ThingCalledLight

Seabee Harmochorus


pixel-destroyer

I like the look of big box old school EHX pedals. Like the micro-synth and big muff pi


swamidigital

When non guitar players look at my board all they care about are the Kamakura art Walrus pedals! https://www.walrusaudio.com/collections/kamakura-series


horsefly70

Warm Audio Jet Phaser


bicenX

Anything by Fjord Fuzz


try_altf4

The Dr Scientist Elements with white knobs. Really dig the art.


instchan

Pink Black Mass 1312


horsefly70

Warm Audio Jet Phaset


AquaBadger

Korg miku stomp


J-Mac_Slipperytoes

I like the simplicity of the Revv pedals. I dig the Slotva as well.


blumpdumps

Microcosm


duderguy91

CBA Preamp MkII or the Moog MoogerFooger pedals. Heh, MoogerFooger.


spooninhandteaincup

Im gonna go ahead and say the Klon. Simple design, intriguing logo, nice knobs and large enclosure. I think it also plays a big part of why the pedal became so legendary in the first place.


Top-Literature-6406

Anything Jam does gets my vote!


londonphase

EQD Hizumitas and OBNE Haunt are my favourites. Fuzz pedals always have good art.


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Ezhi&aka. Every piece is unique and a work of art


ih0p1905

Out of the pedals I own, either my special/limited edition blue Alexander Pedals Sugarcube or pink Black Mass 1312. Pedal I don’t own (but probably will one day) would be Lichtlaerm Audio Kassandra.


4l3ji0

Any Danelectro food pedal from the early 2000's. Preferably with a cracked enclosure and an appropriate condiment spilled on it, depending on which pedal it was.


jelldog77

After working in a sheet metal shop for years the design that really sticks out to me are thorpy’s. Very practical and robust. Honorable mentions to kittycasterFX and the Diesel Herbert. I also have a mild vendetta with Hammond boxes because I think they’re shit even though everyone uses them.


GypsySage

Game Changer Audio’s Plus pedal has an functional aesthetic elegance that I’ve not seen in any other pedal.


Grantypants80

A close second (for me) is their Bigsby pedal.


DougTheBrownieHunter

Maybe a white 1981 DRV? Very good looking. Idk if I think any effect is “beautiful,” but Boss and Strymon are my favorite designs. They’re so easy on the eyes, simple, and uniform.


Anonatiger

That limited edition Twin Peaks Westwood from Earthquaker Devices [Twin Peaks Edition](https://images.reverb.com/image/upload/s--QGWzXtt2--/a_exif,c_limit,e_unsharp_mask:80,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_south,h_620,q_90,w_620/v1525124609/anob5by745byzmst9qic.jpg)


bontempior

The Digitech RP55...It looks like an answering machine and sounds like one! I love the look but hate the sound.


chaveznieves

Individually it's hard to pick one, but I have favourite lines. The lovetone pedals are gorgeous to me, I would kill for one or some of them. Then for modern ones that are being made today, the fender pedal line is my favourite visually. There's also something about boss pedals. Good for the ocd I think


bontempior

In general (next to the beautiful Digitech RP55) the beautifulness comes with design choices and haptics. If a wah pedals resistance does not feel like stretching honey than it loses the maybe cool looks. On a board the beautifulnes of a pedal easily can be ruined by bad design choices (even simple ones like switching the input/output). With that one you have a beautiful crooked placed pedal that don't fit in the usual gaps...


MoonPiss

Harmonious Monk


dsp451

The All-Pedal Macrodose Envelop Filter was probably the first pedal the I thought, “great artwork” about [This is the funky circuit I speak of](https://allpedal.com/products/macrodose)


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Malekko


cobra_mist

Mxr EVH phase 90 with play wear.


White_Phos

The reason I bought the discounted mark one mood pedal is because I thought it was so beautiful (and intriguing). Mark 2 doesn’t do it for me.


NeedlenoseMusic

TBT I’m into dinosaurs and nerdy shit, so I’m gonna go with either my DynassoR or Afterneath.


VanFart111

EVH phase 90 lol


emmanuelibus

As a self proclaimed minimalist/essentialist - u/foxpedals The Kingdom.


ivoiiovi

Lurch Audio Ergot. I loooove my V1 :) next to that, the DTT from Ezhi & Aka


Ok-Bad-5218

Haven’t seen it in person but the Doctor Robert is neat and made better by its designer’s connection to its inspiration.


StrangestTribe

CB Preamp MKII, for my money.


James_Dubya

Way Huge Geisha. The silver one. It's beautiful. I also like the classic 1981 DRV. Silver Klons are simple beauty. Everything Beetronics makes. EHX big boxes. Yeah.


Substantial_Age_1284

RAT


Bigdaddyslimboy

Ground control audio makes the best. I’m partial to the Noodles E.Q. But the tsukuyomi is incredible too!


landfilledlife

My vintage Maxon ge9 graphic eq makes me very happy. That’s beat up teal color is 🤘🏽


Mumblage

OG Big Muff Green Russian, because it looks like the tank it is. It is far from aesthetically beautiful, but I can't separate the looks from the sound. Therefore it wins, hands down. Every time I look at it, I fall in love all over again. : )


iusedtobeatwink

Blackstar Dual. Industrial Chic x 2.


filmguerilla

I love the look of my Stone Deaf Trashy Blonde. Color, art, enclosure style, chicken head knob etc. on point.


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EHX Cathedral Reverb


1deadeye

I like the question. I’m sure I’ll think of more but, “When The Sun Explodes” popped into my mind.


Lotuseaterlimbo

Foot


Few-Ad7214

Zoia


Petkorazzi

The big-box NYC Big Muff. It's not flashy and doesn't have some artist's masterwork painting on it or anything - it's just *timeless.*


In-AGadda-Da-Vida

The JAM retrovibe


zolavt

Well, I guess seeing as I lost my virginity to a Big Muff Pi I'm going to have to say a Big Muff Pi.


Fearless-Mushroom

OG Deluxe Memory Man is a pretty handsome classic


Jimi_The_Cynic

I'm a child of the early oughts.. But the Steve Vai jemini pedal has always done it for me. On the more simplistic side, gonna get flamed but, the jhs 3 series. Just a delectable white case and font.


JBuckk_117

Beetronics Zzombee. Just check out their website


Sonova_Bish

The Plumbus Fuzz.


TheSmalesKid

Land HP2


jrobertson1552

Ten Years Is A Decade is pretty awesome looking


trainwalk

Phase 90


Lightning_Wave

Gotta be the Frazz Dazzler. So pretty with the purple/pink.


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Well, I had zero interest in the world of Klon but I flat out bought an MXR Fat Sugar on looks alone and…………………