effects line up

[yogi]

Can anyone help with the following. I would like to know what is the best sounding line up for my pedals .
Here is what I have .
Magic stomp (eftp), Beringer compressor, Beringer over drive, Beringer in-line tuner,
Roland chorus pedal then to my 66 AC30 TB.
Cheers
Yogi ;D

[Len]

Hi Yogi

The usual effects order is Compressor, OD, Delay and then Chorus. However, there are few rules. I think that putting Chorus before Delay would probably sound awful. Chorus adds modulation and probably would mess up your sound before the delay but you could always try it anyway as an experiment. At least that way you learn what sounds good and what doesn't.

I don't know about the tuner. Whether it has a bypass or not, I would put it first. If it doesn't have a bypass though, I would try to isolate it somehow from the rest of your effects chain or just plug it in when you need it. Just remember that every device in your signal chain can affect your overall sound through loading your pickups.

Occasionally, it is good to try out different effect orders though as sometimes you might just happen to stumble on a different sound that may suit what you are trying to achieve. Nothing ventured, nothing gained as they say.

I hope this helps.

Cheers
Len

[jacques]

Like len says:

guitar volume = compressors/boost pedals/wah >
gain = OD's/Fuzz/Distortion >
modulation = flange/chorus/phasing/temolo/virbato >
delay = echo/repeats >
reverb = (leave for the desk IMO)

So chorus before echo. I'am not sure if you want the combo of those two anyway? I am using an eventide modfactor before timefactor thus the line up.

What might be nice is to have the delays "chorused", kind of mod delays.. Don't know if the shads use mod delays.

If possible use the tuner first if bypassable. You don't want to tune with delays on or so ;-)


But I am changing a lot lately anyway ;-)

[Charlie Hall]

Chorus usually would be after delay or echo. The main reason is because chorus pedals often have a stereo output but also because it usually sounds better that way, but as said, there is nothing to be lost by trying a different order.
Regards,
Charlie

[yogi]

Thanks Everyone for your input. I will try them all out. I see someone was chasing Tonerider Pups. I just took a set out of my 57 CiJ and replaced them with a set which a fella here in Oz make himself. Now thats what I call a vintage sound. They are beautifull and made to your specs.
regards
Yogi ;D

[tca]

Hi Yogi,
Are you saying the Tonerider Vintage Pups are not much good? I have been recommended these by guys on the proboard.
I would like to hear from anyone else who has changed to these pups for their opinion. I have a Mex Strat with standard pups, Zoom RFX2000 (EFTP), new Vox AC30 Valvetronic in my quest to get somewhere near 'the sound'.
Any comments would be appreciated.
Rgds - Clive

[yogi]

G'day Clive.
I liked the tonriders but after listening to the Pups made by John Collins I was taken aback. They have a wonderful sound. There seems to be more grunt in the top notes and also the muted sounds, say in Atlantis, have in my opinion much more accent.
Just my own opion of course.
I will be changing my strings to 11's and doing a resetup and see what happens then. In the mean time I'm off to Canada Sunday for 5 weeks and will be meeting up with the Toronto Shads.( Really looking forward to that).
regards
Yogi

[tca]

G'day to you too Cobber,
Thanks for that mate, maybe I'll try Toneriders first (if I can get hold of any!!!) and see what I get (only £65 - so maybe worth a try).
Have a good trip tp Canada.
Rgds - Clive