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Master List of 57 Guitar Pedals with MIDI Ports Onboard

Written by Guitar Chalk Editorial September 20, 2017Tagged With: Boss Pedals, Effects Pedals, EHX, MIDI Gear, Strymon16 Comments

Strymon Big Sky Reverb Guitar Pedal with MIDI Ports
For those who follow Guitar Chalk, you might have noticed we've written some content focusing on MIDI foot controllers and how they can improve our guitar rigs.

As we've been writing about and researching this topic, we thought, "Hmm, wouldn't it be handy to have a list of all the guitar pedals that support a MIDI connection." In most cases you have to find them by reading each spec sheet, as there's usually no option on retail websites to sort by MIDI ports.

In response, this list is simply meant to be that sorting mechanism.

It's not a review, recommendation or ranking.

It's just a place where you can find all the guitar pedals with MIDI ports in one place, for browsing and comparison.

What this list assumes
This list assumes that you already know the purpose of (or perhaps own already) a MIDI foot controller.

It also assumes you're aware of how they work and interface with your pedals or processors.

Multi-Effects Guitar Pedals and Controllers with MIDI Ports
Ambient Pedals with MIDI Ports
Modulation Pedals with MIDI Ports
Distortion Pedals with MIDI Ports
Octavers and Pitch Shifting
Anything to add?
Multi-Effects Guitar Pedals and Controllers with MIDI Ports
Line 6 M9 MIDI Compatible Multi Effects Pedal
Image via Line 6

MIDI guitar pedals will most often come in the form of a multi effects stompbox. This is because the MIDI technology is more applicable to pedals with a wide range of functionality.

In fact, it's highly recommended that you use a MIDI foot controller with pedals like these, simply because they're too complex to work without an external control system.

As a consequence, we're not crazy about multi effects pedals that don't provide MIDI ports.

Line 6, DigiTech and Boss are some of the most popular manufacturers that make it happen.

1. Line 6 M5 Stompbox Modeler

2. Line 6 M9 Stompbox Modeler

3. Line 6 M13 Stompbox Modeler

4. Line 6 POD HD500X

5. Rocktron Utopia G200

6. Line 6 POD XT Live

7. Boss GT-10B Bass Multi-Effects Processor

8. Rocktron Utopia G300

9. EHX 45000 Guitar Looper

10. Boss GT-100

11. Headrush Pedalboard

12. Rocktron Utipia B300 Bass Multi-Effects Processor

13. Seymour Duncan Andromeda Dynamic Delay

14. Yamaha DG Stomp (discontinued, available used)

15. Rocktron Cyborg Series (discontinued, available used)

16. Chase Bliss Audio (boutique builders)

17. Source Audio SA163 Universal Expression Control with MIDI

18. Source Audio SA170 Programmable EQ

19. Roger Linn Design AdrenaLinn III  Multi FX Pedal with MIDI

20. Mod DUO from MOD Devices

21. GigRig G2 MIDI Controller

22. Fractal Audio MCF-101 MIDI Foot Controller

23. Fractal Audio FX8 MARK II Multi-Effects Pedalboard

24. Fractal Audio AX8 Amp Modeler + Multi FX

25. Fractal Audio Axe-FX II XL+ Preamp/Effects Processor

26. Two Notes Torpedo C.A.B Simulator

27. Selah Effects Scarlett Love Overdrive V3

Ambient Pedals with MIDI Ports
Boss DD-500 Digital Delay MIDI Compatible Guitar Pedal
Image via Roland (Boss US)

Ambient effects typically include delay, echo and reverb.

Delay, in particular, is often multi-faceted and complex in that you can have multiple types of delay and a variety of parameters to control those different modes.

TC Electronic, Pigtronix and Eventide have built some of the most intense and feature-rich MIDI-controllable delay pedals on the market. In fact, Bobby did a full Pigtronix Echolution 2 Ultra Pro review providing a clear picture of what a MIDI-compatible delay pedal can do.

1. Boss DD-500 Digital Delay

2. Source Audio SA260 Nemesis Delay

3. TC Electronic Flashback Triple Delay

4. TC Electronic Alter Ego X4 Vintage Delay

5. Korg SDD-3000 Programmable Digital Delay

6. Pigtronix Echolution 2 Filter Pro Multi-Tap Delay

7. Strymon Timeline Multidimensional Delay

8. Alexander Pedals Super Radical Delay

9. Pigtronix Echolution 2 Ultra Pro

10. Empress Effects Reverb

11. Eventide Space Reverb and Beyond

Modulation Pedals with MIDI Ports
Eventide Audio Modulation MIDI Controlled Guitar Pedal
Image via Eventide Audio

The reason you don't see quite as many modulation-focused MIDI pedals is that modulation effects (chorus, phaser, flanger, tremolo, etc.) are largely handled as multi-effects units, like the Line 6 M series.

However, Eventide and Strymon both make solid modulation boxes, where Strymon is probably the most complete of the two.

1. Source Audio SA242 Gemini Chorus (via USB)

2. Source Audio SA240 Mercury Flanger (via USB)

3. Eventide ModFactor Modulation Effects Stompbox

4. Strymon Mobius Multidimensional Modulation

5. Boss MD-500 Modulation

Distortion Pedals with MIDI Ports
TC Electronic NDR-1 Overdrive MIDI Pedal
Image via TC Electronic

The TC Electronics NOVA system is primarily an analog overdrive modeler, which is why we put it in the distortion section, despite the fact it has other effects included.

While you'll find the odd "boutique" MIDI controllable distortion pedal, the market is mostly isolated to the TC Electronic lineup and the multiwave distortion from Source Audio.

1. Positive Grid BIAS Tone Match Distortion Pedal

2. Source Audio SA140 Soundblox Pro Multiwave Distortion

3. L.A. Lady Overdrive (via USB)

4. TC Electronic NOVA System Analog Overdrive/Distortion

5. TC Electronic NDR-1 Nova Drive

6. Decibel 11 Dirt Cloud Analog Distortion

Octavers and Pitch Shifting
ZVEX Super Ringtone MIDI Controller Pedal
Image via Effects Database

Like delay, octave and pitch-shifting pedals are often complex and have a lot of different parameters which makes external MIDI control extremely helpful.

The familiar players are here, with a few extras from ZVEX, EHX and Hologram Electronics.

The DigiTech whammy pedals would all go here as well, including the newer models.

1. Electro-Harmonix HOG2 Octaver

2. Eventide PitchFactor Harmonizer Guitar Multi Effects Pedal

3. ZVEX Super Singtone II

4. DigiTech BWhammy Bass Pitch Shifter

5. Hologram Electronics Dream Sequence Programmable Rhythm and Octaver

6. Eventide H9 Max Harmonizer

7. Boss SL-20 Slicer Audio Pattern Processor

8. DigiTech Whammy Pedal Reissue with MIDI Control

9. DigiTech Whammy DT

Anything to add?

​There are plenty of boutique pedal makers and manufacturers who make MIDI compatible guitar pedals that we just haven't heard of.

There may even be some mainline offerings we've missed.

However, this is a running list that we intend to update as time goes on.​

In that regard, we could use some help. So, if you know of a MIDI-controllable pedal, drop us a line in the comments, along with a link to the pedal's manufacturer or sales page and we'll include it in the writeup.