Help with my pedal board order 😊👍

[Bungo Mike]

Hi all

This is my current set up and I'm just checking if the pedals are in the correct order or not (I'm looking to understand any science or rationale behind it). I'm also looking to add a Boss GE-7 EQ pedal and I'm wondering were that should sit in the chain. Thanks in advance..... Mike

Ampeg - Always on

Nova Drive - When needed 3/4 times in the set

Bass Clone - Very rarely
Spectra Comp - Always on

T-Rex - Always on left channel (Set medium so I can turn it off to lower volume or flick the right channel on to increase volume)

Boss GE-7 - ???????

[pantherairsoft]

There is honestly no right answer to this question. There is no right order. There is only the order that sounds best to you/gets you the tone you want.

 

While there is a common go to as a starting point, it is normal to break out of that order to find specific sound combinations, because pedal A and pedal B will sound different together depending on which comes first.

 

If you only use 1 pedal at a time then the order matters not.

 

That go to order to start is:

Pitch - Dirt - Filters - Modulation - Delay - Reverb

 

Compression either first or last depending on its purpose in your chain.

 

EQ’s place is entirely dependant on what you are shaping with it - are you adjusting the clean signal before it hits the drive? It goes before the drive. Are you shaping the tone that comes out of the drive? it goes after the drive. Are you using it to tame the sonic mess that happens when all pedals are on at once? Then put it at the end of the chain?

 

So, don’t worry about where it ‘should go’ as there is no place for that. Just experiment with every combination and placement, and settle on what works for you.

 

I hope that helps.

[itu]

OD/dist/fuzz can act very differently depending on its place in the chain. Therefore I would try it by itself first. If the sound changes when it is after the comp or preamp, then you most likely use it as the first unit. 

 

Other than that, the rest of the chain can be built like @pantherairsoft just wrote. 

[Bungo Mike]

On 02/12/2025 at 06:27, pantherairsoft said:

There is honestly no right answer to this question. There is no right order. There is only the order that sounds best to you/gets you the tone you want.

 

While there is a common go to as a starting point, it is normal to break out of that order to find specific sound combinations, because pedal A and pedal B will sound different together depending on which comes first.

 

If you only use 1 pedal at a time then the order matters not.

 

That go to order to start is:

Pitch - Dirt - Filters - Modulation - Delay - Reverb

 

Compression either first or last depending on its purpose in your chain.

 

EQ’s place is entirely dependant on what you are shaping with it - are you adjusting the clean signal before it hits the drive? It goes before the drive. Are you shaping the tone that comes out of the drive? it goes after the drive. Are you using it to tame the sonic mess that happens when all pedals are on at once? Then put it at the end of the chain?

 

So, don’t worry about where it ‘should go’ as there is no place for that. Just experiment with every combination and placement, and settle on what works for you.

 

I hope that helps.

It does and thanks 👍👌😊