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Hey,

So after saving up for ages and selling loads of stuff I've almost completed my pedal board revamp. One or two things left to arrive as they were 2nd hand ebayers. Can anyone suggest a better order please!

Guitar (Mustang '69 RI)
Tuner
Diamond Compressor
EHX Pog2
Janglebox JB2 (I put this after the Pog so it's boosting the double Pog signal)
Ibanez LF7 (Lofi pedal)
Diamond Tremolo
Madebymike dual drive - 808 and Rat
Danelectro French Toast fuzz
Boss DD-3
Boss DD-7
TC Electronic Shaker vibrato
Boss FRV-1 spring reverb
TC Electronic Hall of Fame reverb
ISP Decimator

- DOD FX-17 Wah/Vol & Noisemaker Dead Hipster OD to arrive.

- I'm tempted to sell the DD-7 as I like the DD-3's no trails and am considering a Strymon El Capistan in place of the DD-7!

Well, you've got some pretty quality stuff, you just got to move it around to see what sounds best.

Easy.
Git>Boss FRV-1 spring reverb>Dead Hipster OD>Madebymike dual drive - 808 and Rat>ISP Decimator>Danelectro French Toast fuzz>DOD FX-17 Wah/Vol>EHX Pog2>Janglebox JB2>TC Electronic Shaker vibrato>Boss DD-7>Boss DD-3>Diamond Tremolo>TC Electronic Hall of Fame reverb>Ibanez LF7 (Lofi pedal)>Tuner>amp

Whatchu doing with two compressors though?

What amp(s)?

Thanks for the replies!

@futuresailors - how come you'd suggest the frv-1 reverb at the start and the janglebox in the middle?

I've got the two comps because I like the Comp from the Diamond and the top boost from the Janglebox I'm trying to figure out how I can extract the boost and have that as a stand alone pedal!

@Gone Fission - Currently a Tech 21 Trademark 120 but I'm trying to sell it Tbh as I want to get a Vox AC15C1, as I like clean sounds and that Vox chime! The Tech 21 can't quite get there w/clean sounds alas.

It kindof depends on what you're trying to do musically. Reverb at the beginning for shoegazeness followed by compression for more shoegazeness

wfs1234 wrote:It kindof depends on what you're trying to do musically. Reverb at the beginning for shoegazeness followed by compression for more shoegazeness

Yep. I figured with a mustang, two reverbs and two delays, you like getting your 'gaze on. Having the spring reverb first will let you cop those JMC toanz.
If you want to try using both, try the diamond comp at the start or right after the FRV.

Actually I don't do much shoegaze tbh, more 60's trebley guitar, that clean but also a bit dirty sound that comes from squashing it, hitting the mid ranges and generally abusing the clean tone but not really driving it too much!

Try putting one of your delays pre-dirt. & try towards the end of your chain Hall of fame-> tremolo -> spring reverb.

The El Capistan is awesome! You probably won't regret getting one if you do. The reason why I say "probably" is because there have been 2 or 3 people who didn't really care for it. haha.

Like it's already been said. Pedal order is so subjective. A lot of is it just personal preference. Some people like to put their tuners at the end so they can use it to mute everything. I like to put mine at the very front, because I hate having to turn everything off if I need to do a quick tune-up. Some people like to put their volume pedal pre-dirt, so they can adjust the gain level on their od/dist/fuzz, while others would rather use their volume knob on the guitar, and keep the volume pedal post-dirt.

I will say that the one thing I would change for sure is putting your Decimator before your delay and reverb (that is if you keep those at the end of your chain). That way the noise gate won't be messing with your trails if you let things ring out.