Comments on: Guitar Effects 101: Choosing the Right Pedalboard Order

By: Guitar Parts

Guitar Parts — Wed, 16 Aug 2023 13:36:35 +0000

As a DIY guitar player looking to create a pedalboard setup, getting the right order for your pedals is essential to achieving the best sound and functionality. The order in which you arrange your guitar parts can greatly impact your tone and how your effects interact with each other. Experimentation is key, and your personal preferences play a significant role. If you find that a certain arrangement works better for your sound, feel free to deviate from the suggested order. Additionally, using patch cables of good quality and considering the power supply for your pedals (to avoid noise and hum) are important factors to ensure a clean and functional pedalboard setup.

By: Martin

Martin — Mon, 20 Apr 2020 13:03:28 +0000

In reply to Hank Hatch. Neither way is "wrong", just the way one prefers it.

By: Hank Hatch

Hank Hatch — Mon, 06 Jan 2020 04:43:19 +0000

Article is wrong. Wah first. Filter effects before drive/dirt. A Wah input wants to see you guitar directly. Filter effects go before drive/dirt. Modulation effects after.

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By: Natedog

Natedog — Wed, 21 Feb 2018 21:10:05 +0000

Steve Vai says in the video – if he were to run all effects on the front of amp (no effects loop) he would run delay early on the chain. He lives delays and doesn’t want distortion in front.

Experiment. I run guitar>wah>delay>Reverb>boost>fuzz>distortion>flanger>rc30 looper>tuner. Works for me and I get great crisp delays.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sun, 24 Sep 2017 06:48:15 +0000

In reply to James. Why do you put your distortion and OD in the effects loop? Doesn't it sound like doodoo?

By: Jerry

Jerry — Wed, 02 Aug 2017 11:31:31 +0000

In reply to James. I believe you mean after the PreAmp and before the PwrAMP. I'm surprised you like the sound of OD and Dist in the FX loop.

By: Ricardo

Ricardo — Sun, 23 Apr 2017 19:32:35 +0000

My sound is pretty clean with no overdrives or distortion. Besides a tuner and a volume pedal, I use a delay and a reverb pedal (TC Electronics) and I have a freeze pedal as well (EH Superego). I’m never sure if the freeze pedal should come before or after the delay and reverb. By trying both options I can’t really hear a difference in the overall sound which I guess is fine. Any thoughts or recommendations are welcome.

By: Jewel Fukuroku

Jewel Fukuroku — Sun, 23 Apr 2017 03:47:08 +0000

Hello, Good stuff. I can’t wait to read more of your work.

By: Simon Edward

Simon Edward — Sun, 12 Mar 2017 21:29:47 +0000

Thanks for sharing… just one point. In the Modulation Effects section (3), you are showing an image of a BOSS TR-2 Tremolo pedal, with the caption ‘Vibrato’. These two effects are often confused.

Vibrato is Pitch modulation in a waveform. Tremolo is the modulation of the volume of a note.