For recent live shows he admitted to using 30 effects pedals to achieve his guitar sound.

On their 2007 tour, the band used the following effects pedals:

It is sometimes used in combination with effects pedals or other devices to completely change the sound of the instrument.

Green Echo's sound relies also on the heavy use of effects pedals.

The band uses many effects pedals to create a wall of noise.

The following is a list of Parker's guitars and effects pedals.

In the studio, Michael also uses the following effects pedals:

He plays his guitars through an impressive floor of effects pedals.

This invariably involved experimenting with sound and processing the playing through various effects pedals.

Now that you know how effects pedals work, it's time to put them to use.