Pedal placement

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I searched for a similar topic but couldn't find one, so I apologize ahead of time.

Concerning pedal placement between your guitar and your amp, which ones should go first? I think I will probably have a max of three: a distortion, a delay and a chromatic tuner. What do you think the best order would be and which one last in the daisy chain, etc??

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i run my delay through the fx loop in my amp .... then i run a 20' cord to the cry baby then another 20' cord to my guitar .... i use the overdrive in the amp ..... that works best for me .....
 
Tuner is usually first or last. I have mine first, if you accidentally leave a pedal on, it will affect your signal and make tuning more difficult.

I'd put distortion next.

Delay last. Other effects generally go before delay because your "effected signal" is the one you want to delay. If you delay a passage with distortion after the delay and you stop playing, the result isn't usually desirable. If you put distortion before delay, you can play a distorted passage that is delayed, then turn off the distortion and it won't create a lot of noise.
 
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dave..... said:
i run my delay through the fx loop in my amp .... then i run a 20' cord to the cry baby then another 20' cord to my guitar .... i use the overdrive in the amp ..... that works best for me .....
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Thanks for all of the feedback. Sounds like tuner, distortion then delay. Makes sense. I've been playing off and on for a while but I never really worked with pedals, I just ran straight into a Marshall head and used the two channels and I was good. I also didn't want to get roped into a multi-effect gizmo since I've seen our other guitarist basically spend more time screwing around with it trying to find his setting vs. playing! And it sounds like crap anyway!

Dave, since you mentioned it, the effects loop feature boggles my mind too. What is the advantage/disadvantage of running effects through that vs. straight from your guitar into the amp? Just loss of signal or not?

Thanks!
 
bassslinger said:
Dave, since you mentioned it, the effects loop feature boggles my mind too. What is the advantage/disadvantage of running effects through that vs. straight from your guitar into the amp? Just loss of signal or not?

Thanks!
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if you were using the overdrive on an amp, it means that you can run delay After that distortion (similar to what you're doing with your pedals now). it also means that pedals don't run into the preamp, so any noise they create isn't being amplified unnecessarily - i'm not sure how true that it is, but i found i got less noise from some of my pedals after i started using an effects loop.

the effects return puts you back into the amp before the power section, i believe?

Andy.
 
TelePaul said:
Yup! Modulation in the fx loop:chorus, dleay, phaser (i think!)
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although phaser is a matter of taste, if you want some subtle phasing it can go nicely before overdrive/distortion, for example van halens eruption
 
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