How is my effects chain?

[Kuchar1992]

Bass>flanger>phaser>overdrive>distortion>limiter enhancer>amp

[MysterMunky]

Whatever works for you is usually the best. For my tastes, I run the OD and distortion before the flanger and phaser. Placing them before makes the effects more pronounced.

[Kuchar1992]

Originally Posted by MysterMunky

Whatever works for you is usually the best. For my tastes, I run the OD and distortion before the flanger and phaser. Placing them before makes the effects more pronounced.

Alright thanks for your input.

[bassman1185]

I would go:

Bass -> Limiter -> Overdrive -> Distortion -> Flanger -> Phaser -> Amp

But that's just me.

[Swimming Bird]

I agree -- if you're looking to tweak something, move the flangers and phasers around. But if you're happy with the way one or both sound before your dirt, mix it up a little and try

Flanger >> OD >> Distortion >> Phaser

or something. A lot of people seem to keep their modulations and dirt all together, but I like them mixed together. I used Flanger >> OD >> Phaser for some funky stuff and it sounded killer.

[Diddii]

3 ideas and non of them are the same... conclusion: there is no right way or wrong way. Keep in mind when your put them in your chain like if you were to place overdrive and wah

Overdrive before the Wah: do you want to wah the overdriven signal?
Wah before the overdrive: do you want to overdrive the clean wah signal?

do you want to overdrive the flange signal? or do you want to flange the overdriven signal? these questions only you can answer IME

Try two or three pedals at a time and find out what you like, but also keep in mind that some pedals need good signal for tracking well such as octave pedals.

And most important HAVE FUN experiencing with diffrent setups, don't rush what suits you best

[SeanSaliSE]

Originally Posted by Kuchar1992

Bass>flanger>phaser>overdrive>distortion>limiter enhancer>amp

First rule of fx in the signal chain.... there are no rules!

But the place to start firstoff is to place modulation fx after distorion fx.

So I would start with Bass>OD>dist>lim/enh>flange>phase>amp

I can never decide where compression fits best though.

[Kuchar1992]

Originally Posted by Diddii

3 ideas and non of them are the same... conclusion: there is no right way or wrong way. Keep in mind when your put them in your chain like if you were to place overdrive and wah

Overdrive before the Wah: do you want to wah the overdriven signal?
Wah before the overdrive: do you want to overdrive the clean wah signal?

do you want to overdrive the flange signal? or do you want to flange the overdriven signal? these questions only you can answer IME

Try two or three pedals at a time and find out what you like, but also keep in mind that some pedals need good signal for tracking well such as octave pedals.

And most important HAVE FUN experiencing with diffrent setups, don't rush what suits you best

Thank you! I never thought of it that way.

[Kuchar1992]

Originally Posted by SeanSaliSE

First rule of fx in the signal chain.... there are no rules!

But the place to start firstoff is to place modulation fx after distorion fx.

So I would start with Bass>OD>dist>lim/enh>flange>phase>amp

I can never decide where compression fits best though.

Theres so many combos I want to try!

[SeanSaliSE]

You can also experiment some more and throw the mod effects in the FX loop of your amp (if it has one), from what I understand this is the ideal location to get the most intense effects quality out of things like flange.

[Kuchar1992]

Originally Posted by SeanSaliSE

You can also experiment some more and throw the mod effects in the FX loop of your amp (if it has one), from what I understand this is the ideal location to get the most intense effects quality out of things like flange.

Yeah I have a starter amp haha I hope to upgrade really soon.

[SeanSaliSE]

Oooooohhhh I LOVE upgrades!

When you get a new amp be sure to tell the folks on TB.

[Kuchar1992]

Originally Posted by SeanSaliSE

Oooooohhhh I LOVE upgrades!

When you get a new amp be sure to tell the folks on TB.

Haha alright.

[Venom of God]

Without starting a new thread, I have my set-up as:
bass>tuner>chorus>SansAmp>booster>amp
All pedals are always on except the booster, which I just use under guitar solos (we're a three piece), should I be moving the chorus so as it goes after the SansAmp? I get my grit from that.

[Plays_For_Dog]

Put your OD and Distortion at the begining. Sounds better through the flanger and phaser.

[Diddii]

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Without starting a new thread, I have my set-up as:
bass>tuner>chorus>SansAmp>booster>amp
All pedals are always on except the booster, which I just use under guitar solos (we're a three piece), should I be moving the chorus so as it goes after the SansAmp? I get my grit from that.

IME i would move the chorus after the sansamp, i don't dig to drive the chorus signal (also look how the chorus effect works that will help you understand maybe why chorus should not be in front of drive pedal.

Chorus
When chorus is used, individual sounds with roughly the same timbre and nearly the same pitch converge and are perceived as one. When it is successful, all the sounds hold the same tune and it sounds as if they all came from the same source. The chorus effect is enhanced when the sounds originate from different moments in time and from different physical locations. To produce this effect artificially, a computer processor takes an audio signal and mixes it with one or more delayed, pitch-shifted copies of itself. This results in the production of a single sound that simulates the sound of several instruments or sounds.

So it's close to delay in how it works, based on this i've always liked chorus (or modulation) effects after dirt pedals