Experiment - you may find a lucky 'sonic accident' by combining things in unusual orders. Some only sound good in a certain order with the others in your signal path. Now, you're ready for adding pedals to the board. Make sure it has a protective cover or case.
Too many otherwise great pedal boards fail in live circumstances due to poor connections between cables and pedals. But, if you regard the tone coming out of your beloved guitar as the "holy grail" that you want to gently carry, unchanged unless stomped on, to its final resting place (your amp), the path to greatness ought to go a little more like this: In principle, I agree with Fender's take: Tuner>Wah>Mod&Time-Based Echo>Reverb>Other>EQ is a baseline order that minimizes noise and unpleasant signal side-effects. Often at practice, studio, basement and especially onstage. Terms overall order but does not cover some "pain points" that crop up
Called Mass Effects: How To Compose An Effective Effects Chain,įender's article is for entry to mid-level players and is good info in I was reading an article this morning on Fender's Tech Talkįorum page about how to organize pedals on a basic pedalboard for best