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rodeo_joel · December 30th, 2006, 08:52 PM

Just purchased a Boss DD-3, just to experiment with some tones and stuff. Found that i really like it, it really adds some body to the sound when I'm strumming chords, and the echo is neat when you're pickin'.

But I was wondering (cuz I know its important) which order of pedals I should run for optimal sound quality. I currently own five pedals and are currently in this order (guitar to amp):

Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner
Boss CS-3 Compression Sustainer
Digitech Bad Monkey
Boss CE-5 Chorus Ensemble
Boss DD-3 Delay Pedal

Also just purchased the Tuner, very handy indeed. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Cheers,
Joel

Kilt · December 30th, 2006, 10:14 PM

Seems like a positive order. I use a similar order ( different brands) and it works for me. The important thing is how it sounds to you when you run through your chain.

YMMV

Jason R. · December 31st, 2006, 12:50 AM

That's the way I would do it. You might mess around with it and see how your ear likes it.

bobthecanadian · December 31st, 2006, 02:44 AM

I think the order you have listed works well.

Bob

RomanS · December 31st, 2006, 05:39 AM

The order you use will work well, you could use the compression pedal before the Bad Monkey to 'goose' that one for a little more dirt and sustain; or you could switch the compression and Bad Monkey around, for more touch sensibility (with regards to picking dynamics and their influence on the overdrive), and still some added sustain.

SixStringSlinger · January 2nd, 2007, 07:07 PM

Yours is pretty much the "standard" order of effects, but messing around with it can be loads of fun, giving you lots of cool sounds (assuming you're one of those guys, I know I am). For instance, take your overdrive and delay. The way you have them set up, the signal first hits the overdrive and gets distorted, then the delay reapeats what you played. But if you switch their order, your signal first hits the delay, which repeatas what you play, then all of that gets distorted. I'm not saying this will yeild anything usable, just using it as an example of how a minor change in your setup can really gives things a twist.

4mal · January 2nd, 2007, 08:51 PM

If you have a two channel amp (or two amps) and the delay has stereo out, it's kind of fun to run out of the delay into the other pedals and set the effects on one side or the other ...

Ben Harmless · January 2nd, 2007, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by SixStringSlinger

But if you switch their order, your signal first hits the delay, which repeatas what you play, then all of that gets distorted. I'm not saying this will yeild anything usable, just using it as an example of how a minor change in your setup can really gives things a twist.

I do this regularly. My justification is that I like my Marshall '800 dirty, and if I run a delay in front of it, then it comes out exactly like you've described. It actually sounds pretty good the way I've got it set up. I dial the level down a bit, and the repeat(s) come out a hair cleaner than the main signal, which adds a little organic echo-space, at least to my ears.

SixStringSlinger · January 3rd, 2007, 06:26 PM

I read that East Bay Ray of the Dead Kennedys does the same thing for that same reason.

Ben Harmless · January 3rd, 2007, 06:36 PM

Heck yeah, and he's got one crazy cool guitar tone too.

Too bad about that whole DK tour thing...

teejoo · January 4th, 2007, 07:52 AM

I have my tuner at the end, it doubles as a kill-switch.

December 30th, 2006, 08:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
rodeo_joel Tele-Holic Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Calgary, Alberta Age: 22 Posts: 678	Delay Pedal Question... Just purchased a Boss DD-3, just to experiment with some tones and stuff. Found that i really like it, it really adds some body to the sound when I'm strumming chords, and the echo is neat when you're pickin'. But I was wondering (cuz I know its important) which order of pedals I should run for optimal sound quality. I currently own five pedals and are currently in this order (guitar to amp): Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner Boss CS-3 Compression Sustainer Digitech Bad Monkey Boss CE-5 Chorus Ensemble Boss DD-3 Delay Pedal Also just purchased the Tuner, very handy indeed. Any help is greatly appreciated. Cheers, Joel __________________

December 30th, 2006, 10:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
Kilt Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Kyle, Texas Posts: 322 1 Photos	Seems like a positive order. I use a similar order ( different brands) and it works for me. The important thing is how it sounds to you when you run through your chain. YMMV __________________ ___________________________ Industrial Strength Honkabilly

December 31st, 2006, 12:50 AM	#3 (permalink)
Jason R. Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2006 Location: Purcellville, VA Age: 36 Posts: 318	That's the way I would do it. You might mess around with it and see how your ear likes it. __________________ Sing unto him a new song; play skillfully with a loud noise. Psalm 33:3 Fly Navy! www.hsl49.navy.mil

December 31st, 2006, 02:44 AM	#4 (permalink)
bobthecanadian Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: EDMONTON, Alberta... yes, in CANADA Age: 43 Posts: 1,729	I think the order you have listed works well. Bob __________________ It don't mean a thang if it ain't got that TWANG!!!

January 3rd, 2007, 06:36 PM	#10 (permalink)
Ben Harmless Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Albany, NY US of A Posts: 4,348 13 Photos	Heck yeah, and he's got one crazy cool guitar tone too. Too bad about that whole DK tour thing... __________________ "I think I'll go for the life of sin, followed by the last-minute, presto-change-o, deathbed repentance." - B. Simpson "...Because we all expect the truth, we must be the best of fools." - Stiff Little Fingers

December 31st, 2006, 05:39 AM	#5 (permalink)
RomanS Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Vienna, Austria Age: 37 Posts: 4,122 22 Photos	The order you use will work well, you could use the compression pedal before the Bad Monkey to 'goose' that one for a little more dirt and sustain; or you could switch the compression and Bad Monkey around, for more touch sensibility (with regards to picking dynamics and their influence on the overdrive), and still some added sustain.

January 2nd, 2007, 07:07 PM	#6 (permalink)
SixStringSlinger Tele-Afflicted Join Date: May 2006 Location: Miami, FL Age: 22 Posts: 1,283	Yours is pretty much the "standard" order of effects, but messing around with it can be loads of fun, giving you lots of cool sounds (assuming you're one of those guys, I know I am). For instance, take your overdrive and delay. The way you have them set up, the signal first hits the overdrive and gets distorted, then the delay reapeats what you played. But if you switch their order, your signal first hits the delay, which repeatas what you play, then all of that gets distorted. I'm not saying this will yeild anything usable, just using it as an example of how a minor change in your setup can really gives things a twist.

January 2nd, 2007, 08:51 PM	#7 (permalink)
4mal Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: The Gorge Posts: 2,513	If you have a two channel amp (or two amps) and the delay has stereo out, it's kind of fun to run out of the delay into the other pedals and set the effects on one side or the other ...

January 3rd, 2007, 06:26 PM	#9 (permalink)
SixStringSlinger Tele-Afflicted Join Date: May 2006 Location: Miami, FL Age: 22 Posts: 1,283	I read that East Bay Ray of the Dead Kennedys does the same thing for that same reason.

January 4th, 2007, 07:52 AM	#11 (permalink)
teejoo TDPRI Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 66	I have my tuner at the end, it doubles as a kill-switch.

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