effects order

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i have a volume pedal going into a boss tu-2 tuner, into a boss dd-5 delay, into a boss ds-1 distortion, into a ibanez cf-7 chorus, into a boss ph-2 phaser, into a digitech whammy, and then into a hot rod deville 410

if i set up the order differently, how would it affect my sound, im clueless about the sounds changes, and dont no if i get a treblier sound with this pedal closer to the guitar or a bassier sounds with this pedal closer to he guitar-i no im not making much sense, but can u please help me out?
 
Well, have you tried changing the order to hear how it sounds? That might be a good place to start. I will say about the volume pedal....if you place it last you can slowly cut out the whole sound, if it is first, you will slowly take out the effects, like distortion....that will go clean before the volume drops any noticable amounts.

But for effects like chorus and echo you just have to figure it out yourself if you like a delayed reverb, or a reverbed delay. SOOOOOOoooooo much of a difference its not even funny, its just flat out cool.
 
Here goes the usual set...
Guitar --> Compressor --> OD/Distortion--> Eq --> Modulation effect (like Chorus, Phaser, Flanger, etc)--> Delay --> Reverb.
Anyway, you may insert EQ in anypoint, but generaly, put OD/Drive before Modulation effects gives you better sound. Delay and Reverb is giving an ambience to your whole sound, keep it the lasts in the chains. My 2 cents.
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I agree with Argo on the order. Take a look at what each unit does and that will generally decide the order. For instance if the distortion is after the phaser, you will be destorting the phaser as well as the guitar tones.

IMO The compressor always comes first and the volume pedal always comes last. I always add the overdrive before the chorus or the phaser as well.

Keep in mind that your gain knob on the guitar (notice I didn't say volume because it is not) is probably the most important effect you can use. It is where the signal starts and sets up the tone for the rest of the chain. A little adjustment on it will go a long way towards sound quality. Personnaly, I always start around 5-7 on it. If I need a little more bite a one part of a song I can turn it up, or a little cleaner in another part, I can turn it down.

In conclusion, just experiment and get to know what each effect does. That's the best way to decide the order that you like. Shape the signal and toss it out there.
 
I agree, and had mentioned in an earlier thread.... my volume pedal is always last. I like the compressor first too. In my mind most are interchangeable based on desired sound and the particular boxes being used......except the volume pedal.
 
I agree that that is a good set up to start with but I don't feel it is by any means an "end-all". (and i am not saying anyone said it is....)

But if I were you I would just take effects one by one and toss them before and after each other to see how they complement each other. There is nothing written in stone that says a Comp after an OD pedal is bad....unless it is a solid state, then yes, it is. (hahaha.......nevermind.)
 
You probably hate these kinda replies but I agree with Locus. I would recommend playing your favorite song and then changes the order of effects and see which one makes you lose yourself.
 
Ok, I am not trying to be a dick :)

As a rule, if you don't know which order to put your effects in, I've found that it typically means that you've got too many effects. Know what you want to sound like, listen, and try to figure out how the effects have to go.

If you're totally just experimenting, then it doesn't matter. Mix & match and have a good time. At the stage you're in, this might be the best way to go....learning how each effect will impact the sound (depending on where it is in the chain) is something that can only come from playing & listening experience. So have a good time...make cool noises...drive people crazy.

Anyhow, that's just my advice. The other guys have made good suggestions. I just don't like seeing people trying to use effects just because they have them, it makes finding a good sound that much harder...when you know what you're going for, you'll get a lot more mileage out of your sound! There are no hard fast rules in this game, you'll see people using all sorts of effects in all sorts of orders!

(there is also that old rule of thumb that says that if you can get a good sound by just plugging into your amp, without any gadgets or massive EQ, then you can get a good sound out of ANYTHING)

Best of luck,

Slackmaster 2000
 
Slackmaster2K said:
Ok, I am not trying to be a dick :)
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I didn't want to be a dick either, but I really think that less effects probably does a much better job. If you total up what is spent on a lot of effects, you can probably buy a good amp.

Personally, I just run a compressor into a cry baby into my fender twin or blues deville for my gigging setup. In the same note, I am looking for a POD for my studio.
 
Oh my god!!!!!!.............

.........someone agreed with me...........
 
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