Need help with putting a pedalboard together

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Ok, so Im ditching the rack deal with the wet/dry stuff and just going with a pedalboard (just too much too lug around). I have a couple questions regarding the the pedal chain. Does it really matter what order if I only use one pedal at a time?

Anyways, here is what I have...

Line6 DL-4 delay (I know will go into the FX loop)
EVH Flanger
EVH Phase 90
Maxon OD808
ISP GString
Crybaby Wah
Korg Pitchblack

Also, Im going to powering everything with my PP2+ and I was wondering if I can power my DL4 with it :confused: I think I could use the orange end cables but not sure. I just dont want to mess anything up
 
There are suggestions but really doesnt matter. I like my EVH flanger in the loop also along with the delay because I like a more dramatic flange effect.
 
There are some things that matter and some that don't. Unfortunately, I don't know all the pedals and all the combinations. I know with my bass pedalboard it sucks to place the limiter/enhancer. You'd think a limiter would compress better at the end, but then earlier pedals overdrive the enhancer and make my tone trebly and weird sounding.

Otherwise, I normally go filter->boost->overdrive->distortion->modulation->reverb->compression->volume pedal

I have my reasons for this, but they are hardly iron-clad. And I keep everything up front with nothing in the loop, so I know nothing about EL stuff.
 
Only using one pedal at a time? A few things that matter, just off the top of my head.

Buffer first and last is always good. Especially if using long cables.

Some boxes don't like having anything in front of them. This is mostly a concerne when using some of the older fuzzes as far as I've experienced, though.

Your ISP... Placement depends on what noise you want to kill. You basiclly want it right after whatever it is that makes the noise you want to get rid off. I do however see that the G-String has a loop-function, so if it's a few particular pedals that are causing the noise, you'll place them in that loop. If it's the guitar, put it up front, or if it's the amp, put it in the loop. Just remember to put it before the delay, or else it might cut your trails.

When it comes to the tuner, most people like it up front so it only "sees" the guitar. I prefere having it at the end of the pedalboard however, to make it double as a "master mute".

Google something along the lines of "chairmen of the boards" and you'll find a great article about this with answers from Friedman, Bradshaw and Cornish, if memory serves.
 
Why mute at the end of the chain? The delays won't spill over. Unless that's what you want.
 
You can power the line 6 pedals with the pedal power, using the red cable.

and also, the ISP g string is a regular decimator, but it has guitar tracking, so it doesn't cut off your signal when playing on the clean channel with it on, You could put this at the end of the signal chain to get rid of noise coming from pedals, but it would cut off reverbs and delays and things like that.
 
front = tuner> wah> phase> 808> isp

loop = flanger> delay


Keeley's site has a chart or something that helps with pedal placement.
 
nevusofota":20ij53jt said:
Why mute at the end of the chain? The delays won't spill over. Unless that's what you want.
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I have all my pedals up front, and it just makes it a bit more silent when I'm not playing, and allows me to turn on effects that produce some "noise" between songs without it going through the amp, like my phasers "swoosh"-sound.
 
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