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Building my first pedal board
Posted on 10/28/19 at 10:37 pm
Posted on 10/28/19 at 10:37 pm
What are some basic pedals I should look at getting for my first pedal board for guitar?
Any information on power supply’s and tips for the pedal board would be appreciated
Any information on power supply’s and tips for the pedal board would be appreciated
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Posted on 10/28/19 at 11:06 pm to The Dunder Mifflin
First...a tuner.
This post was edited on 10/28/19 at 11:09 pm
Posted on 10/28/19 at 11:08 pm to The Dunder Mifflin
distortion
delay
delay
Posted on 10/28/19 at 11:15 pm to bgoodwin
Why waste a spot on the board and power supply when I have a clip on turner for a fraction of the price of a turner pedal?
Posted on 10/29/19 at 6:03 am to The Dunder Mifflin
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Why waste a spot on the board and power supply when I have a clip on turner for a fraction of the price of a turner pedal?
One thing that’s great about a tuner on a board is that it can act as a mute. Makes it easy to change guitars without noise and just be perfectly quiet when you need to be.
I would consider a compressor, a fuzz, an OD, a delay, and a reverb pedal to be essential kit for me.I guess you could skip the reverb if you like the reverb on your amp. Loop pedals are great for practice, so consider them too.
Posted on 10/29/19 at 9:59 am to The Dunder Mifflin
Clip on tuner is ok, but not as good as a plug in.
Posted on 10/29/19 at 10:37 am to The Dunder Mifflin
Tunor, chorus, boost/OD/distortion/fuzz (whatever you’re into), wah, reverb, delay.
After that, it all depends on what you want to do with effects. There’s tons to choose from like: phaser, flanger, tremolo, compressors, volume, univibe, pitch shift, octaver, eq, etc.
Everyone likes different sounds, so it’s all about trying things out and deciding what is fun for you, what sounds good, and what you’re actually going to use in a performance/recording.
Also, remember that sequence of your pedals and whether you utilize your amp’s effects loop can also make a huge difference.
After that, it all depends on what you want to do with effects. There’s tons to choose from like: phaser, flanger, tremolo, compressors, volume, univibe, pitch shift, octaver, eq, etc.
Everyone likes different sounds, so it’s all about trying things out and deciding what is fun for you, what sounds good, and what you’re actually going to use in a performance/recording.
Also, remember that sequence of your pedals and whether you utilize your amp’s effects loop can also make a huge difference.
This post was edited on 10/29/19 at 10:41 am
Posted on 10/29/19 at 12:29 pm to The Dunder Mifflin
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Why waste a spot on the board and power supply when I have a clip on turner for a fraction of the price of a turner pedal?
You don't have to worry about the tuner on the pedal board having a dead battery.
Posted on 10/29/19 at 12:33 pm to The Dunder Mifflin
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Any information on power supply’s and tips for the pedal board would be appreciated
The Voodoo Laps "Pedal Power" supplies are the industry standard, but the Trex "Fuel Tank" supplies are also very good. Avoid the multiple output pedal power supplies that simply take the output of a large "Wall Wart" type DC adapter, and split it into multiple outputs.
Posted on 10/29/19 at 3:20 pm to The Dunder Mifflin
What's your favorite style of music to play? What amp do you have?
I mainly play country lead type stuff with a little southern rock so I keep a fairly clean tone.
My standard setup is a tuner, Keeley compressor, a delay, a Phase 95 phaser, tube screamer overdrive, and Hall of fame reverb, and a looper.
I've been thinking of adding a dirt overdrive like a Keeley red dirt or something and I've been thinking about a fuzz just to try something new.
I say base your decision on what music you like and see what those guys are playing. Rig run downs by Premier guitar are fun to.watch on youtube.
If you happen to be new at guitar then I would say keep it simple for a while. If your brand new then think about a multi effects unit so you can try everything. I started with a zoom multieffect.
The essential effects to me are reverb (maybe from your amp), delay, and whatever overdrive/fuzz/distortion/boost you are drawn to and a looper. I always have my compressor on for country so its essential but I know other guys dont use them.
I mainly play country lead type stuff with a little southern rock so I keep a fairly clean tone.
My standard setup is a tuner, Keeley compressor, a delay, a Phase 95 phaser, tube screamer overdrive, and Hall of fame reverb, and a looper.
I've been thinking of adding a dirt overdrive like a Keeley red dirt or something and I've been thinking about a fuzz just to try something new.
I say base your decision on what music you like and see what those guys are playing. Rig run downs by Premier guitar are fun to.watch on youtube.
If you happen to be new at guitar then I would say keep it simple for a while. If your brand new then think about a multi effects unit so you can try everything. I started with a zoom multieffect.
The essential effects to me are reverb (maybe from your amp), delay, and whatever overdrive/fuzz/distortion/boost you are drawn to and a looper. I always have my compressor on for country so its essential but I know other guys dont use them.
This post was edited on 10/29/19 at 3:28 pm
Posted on 10/30/19 at 2:25 pm to PoppaD
Next question, where do y’all buy pedals from?
Reverb, Craigslist, ebay, or just brand new from the store?
Reverb, Craigslist, ebay, or just brand new from the store?
Posted on 10/30/19 at 2:31 pm to The Dunder Mifflin
TS808 & a noisegate. BOSS HM2 if you want to impress me.
Posted on 10/30/19 at 3:15 pm to The Dunder Mifflin
I bought most of mine used on craigslist or ebay. Reverb is another great site for finding good pedals. Guitar Center is excellent for testing stuff out before you buy it, and they occasionally have very good deals as well on both new and used stuff, but selection varies by store.
Of the 10 pedals on my board:
2 were bought used from friends
2 were craigslist
2 were direct from local boutique manufacturer
1 was from a retail music store which has since closed
3 were from ebay
Of the 10 pedals on my board:
2 were bought used from friends
2 were craigslist
2 were direct from local boutique manufacturer
1 was from a retail music store which has since closed
3 were from ebay
Posted on 10/30/19 at 9:16 pm to The Dunder Mifflin
I've mainly only ever bought used pedals. I bought one new pedal from Guitar Center. I've bought several used from Guitar Center. I cruise thru my local GC's and check out what they have. They always have a lot of used pedals.
You can also check used stuff on GC's website and they ship it to you.
Otherwise I've used reverb. It may just be my area, but around me craigslist and facebook marketplace people price used music stuff way to high.
You can also check used stuff on GC's website and they ship it to you.
Otherwise I've used reverb. It may just be my area, but around me craigslist and facebook marketplace people price used music stuff way to high.
Posted on 10/31/19 at 1:20 pm to PoppaD
Posted on 11/1/19 at 9:23 am to The Dunder Mifflin
Tuner: boss or tc electronic
Compressor
Fuzz/distortion
Delay
Overdrive
Reverb
And anything else is extra. Those 6 effects are essential for most music.
Compressor
Fuzz/distortion
Delay
Overdrive
Reverb
And anything else is extra. Those 6 effects are essential for most music.
Posted on 11/1/19 at 9:32 am to TTB
I want one of those real bad, but they’ve gotten crazy expensive from being discontinued. I need to save my money. The next pedal I buy will probably be a carbon copy deluxe since it’s a delay pedal with tap tempo, making it infinitely more useful on stage.
Posted on 11/5/19 at 10:14 am to The Dunder Mifflin
Does your amp have an effects loop?
Posted on 11/5/19 at 3:31 pm to The Dunder Mifflin
If you are using the overdrive/distortion effects on your amp, then route your timing pedals (chorus, reverb, delay, etc) through the send/return of your effects loop rather than through the signal chain between guitar and amp.
It’s all about manipulating the order in which your effects are affecting your signal. If your distortion is on your amp, and your delay is on your board, then your amp will distort your delay. If your delay is in the effects loop, your delay will delay your distortion. Each way will have a different sound, so you can pick which you prefer.
If you only use your clean channel on your amp and rely on pedals to produce overdrive:”/distortion, then you don’t need to use an effects loop, just put your timing effects between your OD/Distortion and the amp.
It’s all about manipulating the order in which your effects are affecting your signal. If your distortion is on your amp, and your delay is on your board, then your amp will distort your delay. If your delay is in the effects loop, your delay will delay your distortion. Each way will have a different sound, so you can pick which you prefer.
If you only use your clean channel on your amp and rely on pedals to produce overdrive:”/distortion, then you don’t need to use an effects loop, just put your timing effects between your OD/Distortion and the amp.
This post was edited on 11/5/19 at 3:34 pm
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