hartgeh28e30 Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Hi, I know theres no text book method but how would you arrange these effects? At present I have them in this order, would you recommend any alterations and perhaps any reasons why? I'm still a newb in the world of effects but I find them fascinating (as you can probably tell!) Sonic research tuner Boss syb-5 synth Digitech whammy Dunlop mini wah Mxr octave deluxe Mxr envelope filter Mxr bass compressor EH Green russian fuzz Darkglass B3K overdrive Mxr chorus deluxe Mxr carbon copy delay Darkglass alpha omega ultra preamp Many thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddy Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 With your set up I'd probably go Tuner>Octave>Filter>Synth>Whammy>Overdrive>Fuzz>Wah>Chorus>Delay. If you are using the Alpha Omega as a DI I'd put it last, but I'd move it nearer the front if it's being used as just a preamp. The compressor could either go first after the tuner or last before the DI, depending whether you want to balance your signal before hitting the effects or use it as a limiter to stop any spikes from using multiple effects at once. I only suggest that order because I've found that after playing around with a lot of pedals on a lot of gigs, that would give me the sound that I want. Really it's about what works for you. Move them around and see how the pedals react to each other. You can get some really different sounds just by swapping the order of a couple of pedals. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassist_lewis Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Wise words from @Doddy. There are standard practices but really its about playing around and seeing what sounds you can get and want to keep. Two YT channels you should check out are That Pedal Show and The JHS Show. They're aimed at guitar players but pretty much everything they talk about is transferable to bass. One idea worth playing around with, put your filter after your delay. It means that each repeat triggers the envelope a little, which sounds pretty cool. Have fun! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SumOne Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 @Doddy nailed it. With that many pedals I'd start considering something like the Boss ES-5 to turn multiple ones on/off at once, and to re-route them. Or a cheaper option is the Brightonion dual reverse lopper.... which I just so happen to be selling in the sales section 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downunderwonder Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Yep. There are good reasons for doing it per Doddy. You can also play about with it but surely start there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hartgeh28e30 Posted February 18, 2021 Author Share Posted February 18, 2021 Thanks guys I'll have a play about and report back, as Doddy suggests it looks like a very good starting point.👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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