title: Guitar Effects Pedals: The Practical Handbook Updated and Expanded Edition
author:  Dave Hunter 
description: DAVE HUNTER is an author and musician who has written extensively on guitars, amplification, effects pedals, and recording technique. His books include Guitar Amp Handbook, The Home Recording Handbook, Star Guitars, Guitar Rigs, and several others. He is a regular contributor to Guitar Player and Vintage Guitar magazines.
zlib_text: How to custom create your own guitar patches on the Zoom R8
  
  
  
  by Rich Menga – [ www.menga.net ](http://www.menga.net/)
  
  
  
  
  
  ###  Introduction
  
  
  
  The Zoom R8 is a standalone multi-track recording system that does not require
  to be connected to a computer to use it (which is what makes it truly
  standalone).
  
  
  
  Something the R8 does very well is provide effects for the electric guitar.
  Even if you have absolutely no pedal effects at all, all you need is 1
  electric guitar of your choice, 1 guitar cable to plug in to the R8 and
  absolutely nothing else to get a great sound out of it.
  
  
  
  How do you get a great guitar sound out of the R8? That's what this book is
  about since the R8's provided manual doesn't explain it very well.
  
  
  
  The R8 comes built-in with a very large amount of guitar effects. Amp
  modeling, distortion, overdrive, chorus, delay, phaser, flanger, auto wah,
  booster and several others.
  
  
  
  What I've done here is written up a quick guide to using the R8's effects
  specifically fo