DJScott Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 I know it's all about personal preference, but I've never had more than 2 pedals until now, so I'm looking for best-case placement. My pedals are listed in my signature, just wondering, what would be the logical placement for 70's, 80's and 90's rock/metal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimbabig Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Start experimenting orders, although Dunlop - Cry Baby,Pedal Boost/Line Driver, Super Comp, GCB-95 Boss - DS-1, MXR - Zach Wylde Overdrive, Distortion +,Smart Gate, Phase 90, , Micro Chorus, Micro Flanger, Is probably a good starting place, a few members like wah after distortion, so that's worth trying, also experiment with the line driver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Start experimenting orders, although Dunlop - Cry Baby,Pedal Boost/Line Driver, Super Comp, GCB-95 Boss - DS-1, MXR - Zach Wylde Overdrive, Distortion +,Smart Gate, Phase 90, , Micro Chorus, Micro Flanger, Is probably a good starting place, a few members like wah after distortion, so that's worth trying, also experiment with the line driver. Awesome answer........Of course, next to each other and in rows helps as well....just sayin'...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bschory Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 100% on experimentation. Some pedals just behave oddly. I have a Fulltone '70 fuzz that hates being after my crybaby for example, so I have to have it first. There's a different sound there too that I rather like. You get a lot more tone sweep having it after, where if you put it first, the tone sweep is muted somewhat by the fuzz effect in general, and specifically the fuzz pedal's tone setting. The best rule of thumb I've found is to figure out what sounds you want to be most present. If you want the effect to be more mellow, put it early in the chain. If you want it to be really present, put it later. Example: If you chuck a volume or modulation type pedal before a distortion pedal, some of the work the volume/mod pedal is doing is going to be undone and evened out by the distortion. Put them the other way and the distortion tone is going to be manipulated wildly by the pedal, giving you more of a volume or modulation change in your driven tone. Start with the standard: Filters -> Compressors -> Dirt Boxes -> Modulation -> Volume -> Time Then mix things up wildy! Put everything in reverse order! Have fun! - B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinh Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 I was taught this basic rule many years ago: First in the chain go pedals that increase the harmonic content of the sound, e.g. overdrives; Next are pedals that alter the harmonic content - filters, waas, flangers/chorus - these are more effective on the increased harmonic content created by the overdrives; Then a noise gate, if you use one, to cut after all the hiss and grumbling the previous pedals will generate; At the end of the chain go the pedals that simulate room environments - delay and reverb; Then switch the order witin the various sub-groups for personal preference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJScott Posted August 4, 2011 Author Share Posted August 4, 2011 OK, so what I'm getting here is basically, the closer the pedal is to the amp, the stronger it will be on the board? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman5293 Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Generally the basic pedal board layout goes something like this: Wah --> Overdrive --> Modulation Effects (Chorus, Phaser, Flanger, Vibe, etc.) --> Delay/Reverb Effects Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-T-123 Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 OK, so what I'm getting here is basically, the closer the pedal is to the amp, the stronger it will be on the board? No. Not at all. You want to put your pedals in an order where they work well with each other. Being closer to the amp does not make them "stronger". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJScott Posted August 5, 2011 Author Share Posted August 5, 2011 Thanks for the input guys, really appreciate the time you all saved me. Got the basic sound I was looking for, just need to tweek the knobs a bit. Here's how I lined them up: Guitar into Cry Baby, then Overdrive, Chorus, Phase, Flanger, Gate, Comp, Distortion +, DS-1 and Boost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman5293 Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Thanks for the input guys, really appreciate the time you all saved me. Got the basic sound I was looking for, just need to tweek the knobs a bit. Here's how I lined them up: Guitar into Cry Baby, then Overdrive, Chorus, Phase, Flanger, Gate, Comp, Distortion +, DS-1 and Boost. Looks good except that I would have put the Distortion plus after the overdrive and thrown the DS-1 in the trash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimbabig Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Looks good except that I would have put the Distortion plus after the overdrive and thrown the DS-1 in the trash. They sound really good if you're stacking about 5 together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman5293 Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 They sound really good if you're stacking about 5 together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimbabig Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 I swear when I run my KoT into a Boss Ds-1 I get the exact same tone on here. Not the intro of course, but the distorted tone. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6sFTH2_XEU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJScott Posted August 11, 2011 Author Share Posted August 11, 2011 Made a change, was losing volume with previous line-up. Moved the comp after the wah, chorus, phase, flanger, gate, overdrive, dist+, DS-1, boost. MUCH better. Thanks for the input guys, now I need a Boss TU2 or 3 and I'm set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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