Pedal Chain Order

[epic!]

My pedal board isn't too terribly complicated but I could use some advice from the experts about how to chain them properly. Here's what I have (in no particular order). Thanks!

1. Volume pedal
2. Tuner
3. Compressor
4. Reverb
5. Delay
6. Sansamp
7. Overdrive.

Playing mostly heavy post-rock with about 50% clean and 50% dirty.

 

[Smurf-o-Deth]

Do you use your Sansamp as your DI, or is it just a preamp?

 

[epic!]

Do you use your Sansamp as your DI, or is it just a preamp?

its used as a preamp.

 

[Smurf-o-Deth]

I’d give the general suggestion of tuner, comp, OD, Sansamp, reverb/delay (order of these two depends on your sonic goals). As for the volume pedal, that depends on what you’re doing with it.

 

[Vyn Venal]

As above, but Id also say experiment with putting compression after drive. The default is compression before, but I like it after, and didnt get on with compression until i started using it that way.

I feel like the drive can respond to my dynamics better.

 

[Dave W]

As above, but Id also say experiment with putting compression after drive. The default is compression before, but I like it after, and didnt get on with compression until i started using it that way.

I feel like the drive can respond to my dynamics better.

100% agreed. I prefer my dirt before compression for this exact reason.

 

[Zbysek]

I’d give the general suggestion of tuner, comp, OD, Sansamp, reverb/delay (order of these two depends on your sonic goals). As for the volume pedal, that depends on what you’re doing with it.

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[Killing Floor]

I’d give the general suggestion of tuner, comp, OD, Sansamp, reverb/delay (order of these two depends on your sonic goals). As for the volume pedal, that depends on what you’re doing with it.

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No wrong way. But dirt or preamp first. Probably preamp but try both ways. Reverb and delay, time based effects can have unintended consequences when first. I’d probably put tmrwverb after delay. That’s how I run my guitar board. Have fun.

 

[Michedelic]

No right way, wrong way, yadayada. But there is the most functional way. Placing drive before compression increases noise level. If you’re worried about dynamics, use a low setting. With what you have, tuner first(it’s also an emergency kill switch), then comp, overdrive, volume, Sansamp, delay, reverb. Rev into delay makes for a messy sound, but then I’ve never understood the need for reverb on bass, unless you’re playing solo pieces. In a band context, the nuance gets lost, it muddies up the sound, and dissipates note articulation. If you eventually use modulation of any kind, place it after OD; try it either before or after the preamp, but before the time based stuff.