A new report by Pedal Haven has been published, sharing some of the insights and data related to guitar pedals and their popularity. In particular, this little research looked into the US market and revealed two important things. Firstly, we now have the top 10 pedal brands per Google search in the entire United States. Secondly, the research also shows the most popular brand for each individual state.
Pedal Haven compiled all the data in a very practical map format with all the pedal brands shown for each state. You can check it out below.
As far as the list is concerned, these are the most popular pedal brands overall:
- Electro-Harmonix
- Strymon
- TC Electronic
- Catalinbread
- Walrus Audio
- Boss
- Earthquaker Devices
- JHS Pedals
- ZVex Effects
- Death By Audio
As you can see, Electro-Harmonix performed the best as it was the most popular in 28 states. Strymon comes in second, being most-searched in 14 states, while TC Electronic takes the bronze with 9 states.
Below, you can find the map of the top-searched brands overall per state across the map.
Here are some of the states and the brands that were the most popular in there.
- California – Strymon
- Colorado – Chase Bliss
- Florida – ZVEX
- Hawaii – Universal Audio
- Illinois – Empress Effects
- Louisiana – Gamechanger Audio
- Minnesota – Chase Bliss
- New York – Death By Audio
- Texas – Bondi Effects
- Washington D.C. – Source Audio
For the report, Pedal Haven also compiled the data in a table that breaks down each state’s most searched overall and most uniquely popular brand. It’s pretty much these two maps summed up in a table.
| State | Most Searched (Overall) | Most Uniquely Popular |
| Alabama | TC Electronic | Walrus Audio |
| Alaska | Electro Harmonix | 29 Pedals |
| Arizona | TC Electronic | Xotic Effects |
| Arkansas | Electro Harmonix | Bondi Effects |
| California | Strymon | Strymon |
| Colorado | Strymon | Chase Bliss |
| Connecticut | Electro Harmonix | Fairfield Circuitry |
| Delaware | TC Electronic | GFI System |
| Florida | Strymon | ZVEX |
| Georgia | TC Electronic | Caroline Guitar Company |
| Hawaii | TC Electronic | Universal Audio |
| Idaho | Electro Harmonix | Meris |
| Illinois | Strymon | Empress Effects |
| Indiana | Electro Harmonix | Wampler Pedals |
| Iowa | Electro Harmonix | Earthquaker Devices |
| Kansas | Electro Harmonix | Browne Amplification |
| Kentucky | Electro Harmonix | MXR |
| Louisiana | Electro Harmonix | Gamechanger Audio |
| Maine | Electro Harmonix | Electro Harmonix |
| Maryland | TC Electronic | Fairfield Circuitry |
| Massachusetts | Strymon | Electronic Audio Experiments |
| Michigan | TC Electronic | Mooer Audio |
| Minnesota | Electro Harmonix | Chase Bliss |
| Mississippi | Electro Harmonix | Jackson Audio |
| Missouri | Electro Harmonix | JHS Pedals |
| Montana | Electro Harmonix | Gamechanger Audio |
| Nebraska | Electro Harmonix | SmallSound BigSound |
| Nevada | TC Electronic | Caroline Guitar Company |
| New Hampshire | Electro Harmonix | Source Audio |
| New Jersey | TC Electronic | Cornerstone Music Gear |
| New Mexico | Electro Harmonix | SmallSound BigSound |
| New York | Strymon | Death By Audio |
| North Carolina | Strymon | Empress Effects |
| North Dakota | Electro Harmonix | Hologram Electronics |
| Ohio | Strymon | Electronic Audio Experiments |
| Oklahoma | Electro Harmonix | Keeley Electronics |
| Oregon | Strymon | Benson Amps |
| Pennsylvania | Strymon | Wampler Pedals |
| Rhode Island | Electro Harmonix | GFI System |
| South Carolina | Electro Harmonix | MXR |
| South Dakota | Electro Harmonix | Browne Amplification |
| Tennessee | Strymon | Cornerstone Music Gear |
| Texas | Strymon | Bondi Effects |
| Utah | Electro Harmonix | 29 Pedals |
| Vermont | Electro Harmonix | Electro Harmonix |
| Virginia | Strymon | Jackson Audio |
| Washington | Strymon | Universal Audio |
| Washington D.C. | Electro Harmonix | Source Audio |
| West Virginia | Electro Harmonix | Digitech |
| Wisconsin | Electro Harmonix | Meris |
| Wyoming | Electro Harmonix | Hologram Electronics |
