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At what point does a Beginner Guitar Player actually need a Pedal?

I'm trying to determine if this is a legitimate request from my teenager who is teaching themselves to play electric guitar via online tutorial. Because we have financial limitations I'm wondering when is it truly reasonable or practical for a Beginner guitar player to actually a Pedal? (They are still struggling through basics.)

Thank you very much for any advice!
Re: Amplifier:
The current amp he has is a Fender Frontman 15R.

Let me guess...they're asking for a distortion pedal? They're lot's of fun, and the cover up a multitude of sins when you play;).

Unless you're someone like The Edge of U2, then no one has to have a pedal. Angus Young of AC/DC has been plugging straight into the amp his entire career.

If they're struggling with the basics, then IMHO a pedal would be detrimental to their playing development at this point. When I said that they cover up a lot of mistakes, I wasn't kidding. You can get away with playing sloppy as all get out with a distortion pedal cranked up high enough.

When I was first learning how to play, I had to learn a complete song and be able to play along to the record for my folks before I could get anymore gear (and I remember, the song was "Sugar Mountain" by Neil Young).

Now, that all said, there are halfway decent pedals out there for $40. But, he doesn't HAVE to have one right now.

Good luck.

Greetings from Austin, TX

Ken

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