Arion

Arion is a Japanese guitar effects brand whose pedals originated with Prince Tsushinkogyo Ltd. in Nagoya, which had been building tuners and solid-state amplifiers since 1950 and began producing Arion-branded effects in the 1980s. In 1996 the brand was taken over by Ueno Kaihatsu Center Ltd., which shifted manufacturing from Japan to Sri Lanka, with an earlier production stint in Taiwan under t...

24 Products · Used by 49 Artists

Arion SCH-1 Stereo Chorus Chorus Effects Pedals

$79.00

1 available store

5.0 (16)

^# 31

in Chorus Effects Pedals Rank

12 artists using

Arion SCH-Z Stereo Chorus Chorus Effects Pedals

$69.00

1 available store

4.5 (13)

^# 72

in Chorus Effects Pedals Rank

8 artists using

Arion SFL-1 Stereo Flanger Flanger Effects Pedals

$56.10

1 available store

3.5 (3)

^# 39

in Flanger Effects Pedals Rank

4 artists using

Arion HU-8500 Stage Tuner Pedal Tuners

$19.99

1 available store

4.0 (5)

^# 51

in Pedal Tuners Rank

11 artists using

Arion SAD-1 Stereo Delay Delay Effects Pedals

$86.00

1 available store

4.0 (5)

2 artists using

Arion MOC-1 Octave Harmonizer & Octave Effects Pedals

$49.00

1 available store

3.5 (3)

^# 93

in Harmonizer & Octave Effects Pedals Rank

2 artists using

Arion MTE-1 Tubulator Overdrive Effects Pedals

$39.95

1 available store

3.5 (2)

3 artists using

Arion SCO-1 Compressor Compressor Effects Pedals

$49.99

1 available store

5.0 (1)

1 artist using

Arion SMM-1 Metal Master Distortion Effects Pedals

$45.00

1 available store

3.5 (2)

3 artists using

Arion SPH-1 Stereo Phaser Phaser Effects Pedals

$59.00

1 available store

4.5 (5)

1 artist using

Arion SAD-3 Stereo Delay Delay Effects Pedals

$36.94

1 available store

3.0 (2)

2 artists using

Arion SOD-1 Overdrive Overdrive Effects Pedals

$49.99

1 available store

3.0 (3)

1 artist using

Arion SCH-ZD Stereo Chorus Chorus Effects Pedals

$69.00

1 available store

2 artists using

Arion SPE-1 Parametric EQ Equalizer Effects Pedals

$68.00

1 available store

Arion DDM-1 Digital Delay Delay Effects Pedals

$35.00

1 available store

4.5 (2)

1 artist using

Arion DDS-1 Digital Delay/ Sampler Delay Effects Pedals

$139.00

1 available store

5.0 (1)

1 artist using

Arion Legacy Deep Sonar 550 Active & Passive Monitors

5.0 (1)

Arion SDI-1 Distortion Distortion Effects Pedals

3.5 (5)

Arion MEQ-1 Equalizer Equalizer Effects Pedals

3.0 (1)

Arion MCH-2 Bass Chorus Bass Effects Pedals

3.5 (4)

1 artist using

Arion MDI-1 Tube Mania Overdrive Effects Pedals

$30.00

1 available store

Arion DRS-1 Ditigal Reverb Reverb Effects Pedals

$139.62

1 available store

Arion DDS-4 Digital Delay/ Sampler Delay Effects Pedals

4.0 (1)

1 artist using

Arion MDI-2 Bass Distortion Bass Effects Pedals

The company is best known for a line of inexpensive, all-analog stompboxes from the 1980s that used many of the same bucket-brigade and IC chips as pricier competitors. The SCH-1 Stereo Chorus, built around the MN3207 BBD chip, became a cult favorite and is frequently cited alongside the Boss CE-3 and Electro-Harmonix Small Clone in discussions of classic analog chorus tone. Other notable models include the SAD-1 and SAD-3 analog delays, the MTE-1 Metal Master distortion, the MOC-1 octave, and the SPH-1 phaser.

Often labeled a budget brand during their heyday, Arion pedals developed a reputation among players and modders for punching well above their price class, and vintage units from the Japanese production era are regularly sought out on the used market. The catalog has historically emphasized stereo-equipped effects — roughly half of the original pedal lineup featured stereo outputs — alongside guitar and bass tuners and small practice amplifiers.

Arion has 24 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Delay Effects Pedals, Overdrive Effects Pedals, and Chorus Effects Pedals. Their gear is featured by 49 artists, with the strongest followings in Rock, Pop, and Electronic. Notable users include Margarette Hiroi, Toru Kitajima, and Matt Berry. Most Arion products sit on the budget-friendly end of the spectrum.