arrangement and order of effects pedals...HELP!!

JimS · December 23rd, 2003, 04:43 PM

I am sure that this topic has been beat to death at some point on this board, but after Christmas shopping for the last three days, I am too darn tired to search it out. Soo... here goes.

A friend of mine who is a fellow picker asked me last night what order I though he should have his effects in. Since I play primarily through a POD XT and havent messed with stomp boxes in a while, I thought I would pose the question to you guys. He plays lead in a country band, plays Tele exclusively, through a DRRI thats been retubed and rebiased. The only effects he is using are a Boss BD-2 Bluesdriver, CS-3 Compressor, DD-2 Digital delay, a Digitech Chorus, and an Ernie Ball mono volume pedal and TU-2 tuner. He daisy chains the power from the TU-2. Though maybe you guys could sort this mess out and give me some advice to give him. His wife crashed his computer the other day, or he would be here in person, but you know how that goes sometimes. Anyway, thanks in advance!!

Brad · December 23rd, 2003, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by JimS

I am sure that this topic has been beat to death at some point on this board, but after Christmas shopping for the last three days, I am too darn tired to search it out. Soo... here goes.

A friend of mine who is a fellow picker asked me last night what order I though he should have his effects in. Since I play primarily through a POD XT and havent messed with stomp boxes in a while, I thought I would pose the question to you guys. He plays lead in a country band, plays Tele exclusively, through a DRRI thats been retubed and rebiased. The only effects he is using are a Boss BD-2 Bluesdriver, CS-3 Compressor, DD-2 Digital delay, a Digitech Chorus, and an Ernie Ball mono volume pedal and TU-2 tuner. He daisy chains the power from the TU-2. Though maybe you guys could sort this mess out and give me some advice to give him. His wife crashed his computer the other day, or he would be here in person, but you know how that goes sometimes. Anyway, thanks in advance!!

What has worked for me for the last 25 years or so has been this: Guitar to CS-3 to Blues Driver to Chorus to volume pedal to digital delay to amp. If the volume pedal has a tuner out, connect that to the TU-2.

There are many different ways to hook em up, but he might try this first and see how it works. He can then tweak from there.

Paul in Colorado · December 24th, 2003, 02:29 AM

I'm in total agreement with Brad. Having the volume pedal before the delay allows swells to be repeated. That's almost exactly what's on my pedalboard.

Lyle Caldwell · December 24th, 2003, 02:31 AM

I agree, except that I'd put the chorus after the delay. But either will work.

Nick Fanis · December 24th, 2003, 03:21 AM

you can check a previous post of mine,it explains quite a lot on effects placing:

http://www.tdpri.com/viewtopic.php?t=7261&highlight=

JTM45blues · December 24th, 2003, 09:48 AM

It gets TOO CONFUSING for me! So I've just adopted two pedals or less rule. If I have my choice its just:

Heritage Les Paul (or custom Esquire this spring)
planet waves cable
Marshall JTM45 with 2x12 (or 1953 Gibson GA-20)

December 23rd, 2003, 04:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
JimS TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Davis, OK USA Posts: 89	arrangement and order of effects pedals...HELP!! I am sure that this topic has been beat to death at some point on this board, but after Christmas shopping for the last three days, I am too darn tired to search it out. Soo... here goes. A friend of mine who is a fellow picker asked me last night what order I though he should have his effects in. Since I play primarily through a POD XT and havent messed with stomp boxes in a while, I thought I would pose the question to you guys. He plays lead in a country band, plays Tele exclusively, through a DRRI thats been retubed and rebiased. The only effects he is using are a Boss BD-2 Bluesdriver, CS-3 Compressor, DD-2 Digital delay, a Digitech Chorus, and an Ernie Ball mono volume pedal and TU-2 tuner. He daisy chains the power from the TU-2. Though maybe you guys could sort this mess out and give me some advice to give him. His wife crashed his computer the other day, or he would be here in person, but you know how that goes sometimes. Anyway, thanks in advance!!

December 24th, 2003, 02:31 AM	#4 (permalink)
Lyle Caldwell Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 535	I agree, except that I'd put the chorus after the delay. But either will work. __________________ "Everybody sings about Memphis, but nobody ever does anything about it."

December 24th, 2003, 03:21 AM	#5 (permalink)
Nick Fanis Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Athens-GREECE Posts: 1,792 14 Photos	you can check a previous post of mine,it explains quite a lot on effects placing: http://www.tdpri.com/viewtopic.php?t=7261&highlight= __________________ "Hit him again Jack,he is crazy!" Hunter S.Thompson www.myspace.com/nickfanis

December 24th, 2003, 02:29 AM	#3 (permalink)
Paul in Colorado Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Fort Collins, CO Age: 55 Posts: 4,330 3 Photos	I'm in total agreement with Brad. Having the volume pedal before the delay allows swells to be repeated. That's almost exactly what's on my pedalboard.

December 24th, 2003, 09:48 AM	#6 (permalink)
JTM45blues Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 411	It gets TOO CONFUSING for me! So I've just adopted two pedals or less rule. If I have my choice its just: Heritage Les Paul (or custom Esquire this spring) planet waves cable Marshall JTM45 with 2x12 (or 1953 Gibson GA-20)