carlosnelson Posted September 30, 2007 Report Share Posted September 30, 2007 Right now I use a bunce of Boss Pedals through a Fender Automatic Se amp which doesn't seem to be pedal friendly sometime & I am now thinking of getting a Line 6 Spider Series amp. I have these pedals & are connected in this order: Compression Sustainer CS-3 Digital Delay DD-6 Flanger BF-3 Metal Zone MT-2 Distortion DS-1 Super Octave OC-3 Blues Driver BD-2 Mega Distortion MD-2 Super Chorus CH-1 Dynamic Wah AW-3 Overdrive Distortion OS-2 Dunlop Crybay then to my guitar. Can I eliminate any of these pedals from my board, seems that I have too many distortion pedals & don't know which one 2 get rid of. HELP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGman Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Say bye to all of those boss od's/distortion's, there are much better pedals such as EHX metal muff, big muff etc... I find boss distortion pedals lack tone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Say bye to all of those boss od's/distortion's, there are much better pedals such as EHX metal muff, big muff etc... I find boss distortion pedals lack tone. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksound Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 You might like your sound better if you put the delay, chorus, flanger, etc. after your wah/drive/distortion pedals. Just sayin'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rosenberger Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 Get a Looper to get some of those pedals out of the signal chain when you're not using them. your tone will thank you for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlosnelson Posted October 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 You might like your sound better if you put the delay, chorus, flanger, etc. after your wah/drive/distortion pedals. Just sayin'. Thanx, i'll try & see what the results are. I need 2 get 2 The Guitar Center & purchase a Marshall Half Stack (MG100HDFX/MG412 Cab)& try it afterwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlosnelson Posted October 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 Get a Looper to get some of those pedals out of the signal chain when you're not using them. your tone will thank you for it What kind of looper? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rosenberger Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 LoopMaster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biliousfrog Posted October 3, 2007 Report Share Posted October 3, 2007 Your pedal chain is a mess. Every Boss pedal that I've owned, & most other brands too, have incleded a diagram of where they should go in the signal chain, you should really read them. Also look here: http://www.harmony-central.com/articles/ti..._effects_guide/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlosnelson Posted October 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2007 (edited) Your pedal chain is a mess. Every Boss pedal that I've owned, & most other brands too, have incleded a diagram of where they should go in the signal chain, you should really read them. Also look here: http://www.harmony-central.com/articles/ti..._effects_guide/ Thank U so much! Definitly will help O.K. after reading above link I totally re-did my board in this order: Compression Sustainer CS-3 Overdrive Distortion OS-2 Blues Driver BD-2 Mega Distortion MD-2 Distortion DS-1 Metal Zone MT-2 Dunlop Crybaby Super Chorus CH-1 Flanger BF-3 Dynamic Wah AW-3 Super Octave OC-3 Digital Delay DD-6 Edited October 3, 2007 by carlosnelson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted October 3, 2007 Report Share Posted October 3, 2007 Looks better already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fookgub Posted October 3, 2007 Report Share Posted October 3, 2007 Looks better already. Yes, much better. I'll add that I greatly prefer to have my wah first in the signal chain. Try it out and see if you like it. These rules aren't written in stone, so do what sounds best for you. Many people seem to like having the wah before distortion, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biliousfrog Posted October 4, 2007 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 yeah I agree, move the wah around. I prefer it in front of any overdrive. I'd also consider moving the dynamic wah right to the front. Envelope filters & auto wah's use the input dynamics as a trigger. Compressor's squish & boost the input signal to keep levels similar & distortions mess with the signal so you won't get a very reliable or controllable signal into the d-wah, same thing applies to pitch shifters such as the super octave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syxxstring Posted October 10, 2007 Report Share Posted October 10, 2007 (edited) My thoughts: 1. With all thoose pedals why get a line 6 amp. Get a good small combo and use it as the base tone. If you can get one with a loop so you can put delays and such in there. 2. Experiment, you don't loose anything but time. I like having effects between my overdrives so that I can use them like effects loops. IE. With my Valve Jr's or Mesa's clean chanel. If I use my tube screamer as my base distortion I'll put other stuff in front of it and a boost or distortion in slot one so I can mess with distorting the later effects. That being said I am always moving adding taking away stuff for fun, it challanges me as a player if my board is not the same. 3. Look at your cables. George L's really helped clean up my monster of a pedal board. (at it's biggest 24x48) 4. Build Your Own Clone... nuff said Edited October 10, 2007 by syxxstring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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