Another Noobie Question. Please help! (Pedal Order)

[tilugu]

hey there all experienced bassist. i was wondering if there is a particular way in which pedals should or can be lined in order to maximise the sound quality or smth. here's what i've got.

1) a bass chorus
2) mxr m80 d.i box
2) compressor pedal
4) overdrive/fuzz pedal

how should i lined the pedals?

thank you for your kind suggestions people!

 

[emptyspaces]

I am pretty new with pedals setup and all but as of what I have learnt...

bass>compressor>chorus>mxr m80 d.i box>overdrive/fuzz>amp.

the last two could be inter-switched. try it out and let me know how it goes.
don't slam me if I made any mistakes in that setup!
haha!

 

[museDTrush]

i read somewhere tt the dirt should come before the modulations, so i'll go

compressor-->M80-->overdrive/fuzz-->chorus..

but if your overdrive pedal respond to dynamics very well, i will suggest you put it before the compressor..

have fun :mrgreen::mrgreen:

 

[cabbage]

wow thats interesting. i always thought the d.i should be before the amp.
i'd suggest

bass>compressor>fuzz>chorus>d.i>amp

Ah im not sure yea, you could try it out first

 

[museDTrush]

well if the m80 is used with the di in mind, it should be the last in chain..

but if its used for tone shaping (which it is excellent for) or even distortion, then i will put it just after the comp..

my 2 cents :mrgreen:

 

[exin]

I've long given up on stomp boxes for a while. I think if i see enough pictures of GAS-worthy pedals i might just go back to my pedal GAS-ing ... hahahah ...

anyway, from my previous experiences playing around with pedals, here are some pointers you could take note of in arranging your pedals.

Each individual pedal have their own purpose in shaping your tone, the basic breakdown of signal processors would be modulation (chorus, flanger, phaser, etc), distortion (fuzz, overdrive etc) and signal processors itself (compressor, limiter, expander) ... i can't remember which category synthesizers fall under, most prolly modulation but i might be wrong.

anyway, understanding at the roots what each category does to your sound will greatly help you in arranging your pedals.

when i was arranging my pedals i was asking myself whether i should "distort the chorus or chorus the distort" ... if you know what i'm talking about.

So at the end of the day it helps to know what that particular category of sound shaping it does to your tone. e.g. modulation affects the waveform by either duplicating/delaying the waveform to give you a phaser, chorus effect etc. ..

i'm not gonna give you a quick fix here because in the end you'll be just arranging your pedals to what people prefer and not know what you are doing so to your pedals. it's a bit of work but in the long run when your pedalboard starts to expand you'll find that the knowledge you have over different categories of signal processors will help you determine what arrangement will work best for you.