Arrangement OF Effects!!

[Anzllamy]

Hey Softies,I been Figuring out what way is best for my pedals to b arranged to get its finest sound...
Lemme State out my effects - T.C Nova Delay,Digitech WH4,Zvex Fuzzfactory,Ibanez Tz7,Korg Pitchblack, MXR Phase 90. I need help in arranging.. Kindly enlighten me.

Cheerz...

 

[wck]

For me i prefer: (Theres not right or wrong to this, just what sounds good 2 u)

Guitar > Pitchblack > WH4 > FF > P90 > Nova Delay > Amp

whats a tz7 btw? if its a ts7 then place it after the FF. How have u been arranging them in the past btw?

 

[fyan]

very muse-y setup. wahahha. for matt kinda setup...

guitar - tuner - fuzz - tz7 (or was it meant to be ts7) - phase 90 - nova delay - amp.

like wck said. there's no right or wrong. so experiment

matt whammy his fuzzes. go with what is best for you. dont just follow blindly. hahah. cheers!

 

[dudelove]

Phasers, vibes, sound better in front of drivers IMO..

 

[PatheinRaindropMoe]

fuzz factory is a sensitive pedal. The best effect i gotten i out it, is to have it directly after geetar. Where the volume pot/tone on geetar can have bigger effect to manipulate the squealing and temperament of the pedal.

If theres a need to put any pedal before the FF, it will be better to have one with true bypass/bufferless. The sound of the FF can get affected with some buffered pedals before it. I didnt like the way it sounded or changed in sound plus the way it react with the pots on geetar. If wanna put pedal between the geetar and FF, best to try it with own setup and listen to how the FF reacted, with a preferred setting, then change it to geetar and just FF for comparison.

As for the placement, before or after, that one, if wanna be "text correct", then put modulation all the way at the back.

If wanna think which one is the best, then think in the line of, for example, whammy, phasor, delay.

Do i want to whammy my distorted sound/clean sound then send it to phasor

or

Do i want to phase my distorted sound/clean sound then send it to be "whammified"

or

Do i want my delay to affect every other effect in the chain or phaser to affect averything in the chain

and so on....

Before after, what goes in, what comes next. When you play around with the sequence of modulation effect, you will hear differences, what these are, will become your preference of sound with what you have/playing with and the fun in mixing and matching.

Theres is nothing experimental in it btw, its just a matter of finding out the "best arrangement with what i have and preferred way of making it sounds the way i like"

 

[wck]

Phasers, vibes, sound better in front of drivers IMO..

to the TS: try your modulation before dirt like dudelove said. i prefer it after cos its more pronounced but u might just like it better before

 

[CyanideJunkie]

General rule-of-thumb

Pedal tuners, when applicable, first.

Compressors next, to send an even signal to the rest of your effects, plus they raise the noise level of any other effect unit before it.

Overdrive, followed by distortion/fuzz or vice-versa, depending on whether you want the overdrive as a clean boost or to colour your tone.

Modulation effects like delay, phase, and flange are usually placed the last in the chain.

Chorus pedals usually come after the dirt pedals unless you're using it for signal splitting for stereo, which in that case it should sit right before the amp.

For the case of wahs, they tend to be more pronounced if placed after dirt pedals but can be placed before it for a different kind of sound.

Remember that dirt pedals also increase the noise level of effect unit before it by inherently raising the gain level, but it can be used to an advantageous effect if utilised properly. For instance, you can set a delay pedal before your dirt unit for a mild delay effect during rhythm work, but you can engage the dirt pedal for a more pronounced effect for lead work.

Reverb comes last as it is usually part of the amp.

If you're relying on amp distortion, just substitute accordingly, using the effects loop on the amp wherever necessary.

As I've mentioned, these are just "rule-of-thumb". It doesn't have to be strictly adhered to. Zakk Wylde relies on amp distortion but does not use the effects loop channel at all. Still sounds good!

 

[theliverevolution]

fuzz factory is a sensitive pedal. The best effect i gotten i out it, is to have it directly after geetar. Where the volume pot/tone on geetar can have bigger effect to manipulate the squealing and temperament of the pedal.

Second this. Placed my FF after my Lemon Squeezer Compressor, and the FF went haywire.
Swapped the both around, and it was perfectly fine