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Pedal set up--what order do you recommend?

GopherTele
April 17th, 2005, 08:19 PM
I'm re-doing my pedalboard and want to know what you guys think would be the best way to string these along.

Maxon rotary phaser, EB volume, Maxon compressor, VD Sparkledrive, VD Chorus, Delay (DD-3), tremulator, Boss tuner.

Thanks.

maestrovert
April 17th, 2005, 08:23 PM
myself, i'd string 'em like this :
1st compressor
2nd od/dist
3rd wah
4th phase
5th flange/chorus (flange before chorus IF using both)
6th vol pedal
7th delay/rev
ymmv but it works for me !

noodle_world
April 17th, 2005, 09:24 PM
theres many ways but the 2 basic rules i always follow are

1) Wah before Drive/Distortion
2) Delay very last with an exception to a boost pedal

Deacon Blues
April 17th, 2005, 11:27 PM
I would have put my wah ahead of my OD/Distortion, but lately I run OD/Distrotion ahead of my wah. Sounds better, IMHO. But, try it both ways and decide for yourself.

This is how I would do it:
Compressor>OD/Distrotion>Wah>Modulation (phase, flange, chorus)>Tremolo>Delay.
The tuner can go ahead of the compressor, or after the delay.

*You didn't mention a wah, did you? You mentioned a volume pedal. Sorry for the confusion.
The volume pedal could go almost anywhere, I suppose. I would favor putting it at the front or end of the chain, though.

slack
April 18th, 2005, 02:02 AM
Depends on what type of Phase pedal, but I would favor something like a vintage MXR Phase 45 or 90 first, before compression.

Essex Boy
April 26th, 2005, 06:38 AM
theres many ways but the 2 basic rules i always follow are

1) Wah before Drive/Distortion
2) Delay very last with an exception to a boost pedal

Yeah.

Volume - Wah - distortion - chorus - delay - reverb. Is how I do it. Maybe sometime volume before the reverb.