miroslav
Cosmic Cowboy
Miro, I was pretty anti-pedal for a long time...but I'm really starting to see their use.
I use a few delays, reverb (since my main amp doesn't have any), vibrato, a couple ODs, boost (for solos and leads), volume, wah, a couple noise makers...it adds up pretty quick.
Are you talking about gigging use or recording...?
Way back...I used just a comp and wah for years when gigging, and those two only got used on a couple of tunes.
If I gigged today, I would probably include at least a 6-8 box pedalboard....pretty much same stuff you mentioned.
Right now I have a fairly decent pile of pedals in the studio, maybe around 25-30 boxes...several OD, a few fuzz, couple of wahs, some phase/flange, a couple of comps, and a few delay and reverb...etc....and I agree, use what you like if it works for you, but I have seen guys with like 20+ pedals on a board, and OK, maybe they really do need all of them to cover dozens of very specific tones if they are gigging in a cover band that covers a lot of flavors, though I still think some guys overkill with all that.
Like how often do you need to run your signal simultaneously through three OD pedals/a couple of fuzz pedals/a flange/a delay/and reverb all at the same time to get a specific tone?
But yeah, sometimes it can be just for fun too...so it's all cool.
For recording....I rarely use more than 1-2 boxes at a time, and it's more like just one box when really needed...but most times I'm going to try and get it with only the amp. The delays and reverb I don't count as much in the whole stomp box scenario, and when recording I almost always add them in during the mix, almost never when tracking.