What pedals do you run in FRONT of your amp?

[Rob Tahan]

Just curious. Im running a Dunlop crybaby, Ibanes TS808, a boss compressor, and a boss noisegate. I really do notice a big difference in response when i dont use those pedals in Front. Maybe its just what im using.
What do you use, and what are your thoughts on pedals?
Rob-

 

[jesserides2005]

MXR EVH Phase 90, Morley Bad Horsie 2, Blackstone Appliances Mosfet OD

I only use the OD pedal if I'm on the CH1 or CH2- on the Herbert or Ch1 Mode 1 or 2 on the Einstein. I don't really need it anymore, however it gives me a kind of nice "bluesy" flavor here & there. The Diezel's have pretty much rendered overdrive & distortion pedals obsolete for me.

I do however love the Wah & the Phase pedals. Great for a little "flavor" now & then! I also have a Rocktron Banshee Talkbox that's pretty cool. However, I don't use it much anymore because I'm lazy & don't feel like bringing it to the gig & hooking it up.

 

[cyndicate]

I always found the cry baby to be the culprit in tone suckage, unless it was true bypassed.

I just run a OD-9 and occasionally a Decimator if my guitar is noisy

I think I am pulling the OD-9 out though, I find the Herbert to have more than enough gain on tap that I just plug directly in most the time

 

[Rob Tahan]

I always found the cry baby to be the culprit in tone suckage, unless it was true bypassed.

Really? Any good suggestions for a wah pedal? anyone

 

[jesserides2005]

I always found the cry baby to be the culprit in tone suckage, unless it was true bypassed.

Really? Any good suggestions for a wah pedal? anyone

I hate to suggest anything because for some reason I seem to quickly wear out every Wah pedal that I've ever owned no matter what brand or how much it cost. My favorite that I have (which is also broken) is the Fulltone Clyde Deluxe. (Great sound, very expensive, & only lasted two years) I started using the Morley because of the optical vs. pots idea & I figured I wouldn't wear them out so fast. I've since really fallen in love with the switchless aspect of the Morley and though I didn't like the sound at first, have really come to dig it.

That being said, I also purchased the Morley George Lynch wah at the same time as the Bad Horsie 2 & used it as my main wah for the last five or so months and it went tits-up on me last Saturday?

We'll have to see how long the Bad Horsie 2 lasts? I'm coming to the conclusion that I must be jinxed with wah's. I've got five or six dead ones now sitting in my studio collecting dust......................

 

[nbarts]

I run cry baby only when I need the effect, otherwise I agree that it sucks the tone. The only pedal I run in front of the amp is MXR EQ & very often not even that.

 

[smdb]

Rob, you should check out the lehle d loop. it allows you to true bypass all of your pedals when you don't need them. I have had one for about 2 years and have played about one hundered shows with it and it works great!! the switches are bad ass, i don't think you can wear them out. There is a buffer which seems to tweak the tone a bit but not really in a bad way,maybe makes it a little brighter.Not always bad thing. It also has 2 seperate switchable loops on it so you can set up 2 different pedal loops on your board which is very cool if you have a pedal that really sucks tone and don't use it much, keep it out of the chain until you need it! I run my banshee talk box on loop b and the bad horsie 2 (pedal has benn rock solid for me for 3 + years and allot of gigs) whammy, tube screamer and a pickup booster in loop a and I am totally happy with my switching setup for the 1st time in my life.
Later!!
Steve

 

[van hellion]

I always found the cry baby to be the culprit in tone suckage, unless it was true bypassed.

Really? Any good suggestions for a wah pedal? anyone

fulltone clyde, that wah kicks all kinds of ass!
peace
A Wood

 

[Rob Tahan]

I always found the cry baby to be the culprit in tone suckage, unless it was true bypassed.

Really? Any good suggestions for a wah pedal? anyone

I hate to suggest anything because for some reason I seem to quickly wear out every Wah pedal that I've ever owned no matter what brand or how much it cost. My favorite that I have (which is also broken) is the Fulltone Clyde Deluxe. (Great sound, very expensive, & only lasted two years) I started using the Morley because of the optical vs. pots idea & I figured I wouldn't wear them out so fast. I've since really fallen in love with the switchless aspect of the Morley and though I didn't like the sound at first, have really come to dig it.

That being said, I also purchased the Morley George Lynch wah at the same time as the Bad Horsie 2 & used it as my main wah for the last five or so months and it went tits-up on me last Saturday?

We'll have to see how long the Bad Horsie 2 lasts? I'm coming to the conclusion that I must be jinxed with wah's. I've got five or six dead ones now sitting in my studio collecting dust......................

..wow..I wonder how many Kirk Hammet has gone through...?
Any takers?

 

[Joeytpg]

hehehe, Kirk's a Wah fan alright! he used to use Vox wah pedals, but now he uses some rack wah.


Now, talking about pedals..... I'm running a Boss ME-50 multi-effec unit, and it's an alright unit....I like the fx..but I have a problem......being a Multi effect/multi pedal unit (it has almost all the OD Boss pedals built in: like the Blues Driver, DS1, Metal Zone, OD, etc etc) those sound way better in-front of the amp..........but it also has delay, reverb, etc etc etc.........and those sound better in the loop......... So I can't really use the unit full on.... I have to compromise something......which leads me to get another pedal just for the blues tones......

Which one do you guys recommend? I've been looking at the Fulltone Fulldrive II, the Fulltone OCD, and some Keeley moded pedal (a blues driver or a TS808...don't know yet)

I like the Boost option on the fulldrive II.

what do you think guys?

 

[White_Van]

hehehe, Kirk's a Wah fan alright! he used to use Vox wah pedals, but now he uses some rack wah.


Now, talking about pedals..... I'm running a Boss ME-50 multi-effec unit, and it's an alright unit....I like the fx..but I have a problem......being a Multi effect/multi pedal unit (it has almost all the OD Boss pedals built in: like the Blues Driver, DS1, Metal Zone, OD, etc etc) those sound way better in-front of the amp..........but it also has delay, reverb, etc etc etc.........and those sound better in the loop......... So I can't really use the unit full on.... I have to compromise something......which leads me to get another pedal just for the blues tones......

Which one do you guys recommend? I've been looking at the Fulltone Fulldrive II, the Fulltone OCD, and some Keeley moded pedal (a blues driver or a TS808...don't know yet)

I like the Boost option on the fulldrive II.

what do you think guys?

Does the ME-50 have a loop?

If so, you can run the 4 cable method. Sounds much better.

 

[Joeytpg]

I'm sure it does..... what's the 4 cable method?? mind explaining it to me??

 

[scoeb city]

i run a Morley Steve Vai Bad Horsey Wah, Ibanez Ts7 tube screamer, a blackstar distx pure valve filth distortion pedal and a boss ns-2 noise suppressor into my herbert.

all sound and work really well, especially the morley and the blackstar. i replace boss ns-2's at least twice a year cuz the inputs break all the time. annoying! haha. i use the blackstar to give me extra gain for solos and the tube screamer for some added color or gain. i find both those pedals sound great on channel one when im looking for some creamier(tube screamer) or gnarlier (black star) tones. the morley is one of the best wah pedals ive ever used sounds and works amazingly and is very quiet.

i'd expect the pedals to change your sound...thats the point of em as far as im concerned....and then tweak the amp til you get what you want. diezels have the most effective eq's ive used on any amp so i find its really easy to integrate pedals and fx into the setup.

 

[slate]

the RMC3 wah is the only one to own.... blows everything else away .
in addition to that i use a roger mayer voodoo 1 distortion , a roger mayer voodoo vibe + ,
and a divided by 13 lift .
all in front - it's the best place for em .

 

[hairychris444]

Umm, all of them??

Guitar -> Boss NS-2 ->
Loop Master Dual Looper
- Loop 1 -> Original Crybaby
- Loop 2 -> Analogman TS-9 -> Ibanez AD-9
- Tuner out -> Boss TU-2
-> amp

All I have in the loop is a BBE Sonic Maximiser 362 which gets occasional use.

 

[Anonymous]

I have a Teese Picture Wah, a Vox McCoy Wah and a Dunlop custom made Wah. When I use one of them, I use the wall wart to power them. Each has a vocal tone, not made for extreme distortion settings.

The only things I use in front of my Diezels are a Strobostomp, digital wireless remote and a wah. Sometimes, but not very often, I do get to use my pedalboard which is set up specifically to use through the front of my Diezels.

Everything is buffered going in and coming out. Out is lo out to the amp input.
All time based effects through a parallel loop separately from what is on the board.

I have no problems ever with the Diezels coming through for me, but I am extremely picky about insuring unity gain from the guitar to the amp input.
With my Diezels, I NEVER have to use any outboard distortion/overdrive pedals.

Here is my pedalboard from Trailor Trash:

This is a very simple set up compared to most players, but I have cut way back from the racks I used to use. The end result is better tone, no problems, and no one in the audience gives a damn what I am using, so long as it sounds great and does not offend their ears.

 

[PBGas]

In from of my Einstein, I run an Ernie Ball Wah, MXR EVH phaser, and a Dunlop Uni-Vibe stereo Chorus. They all sound great!

 

[White_Van]

I'm sure it does..... what's the 4 cable method?? mind explaining it to me??

I looked online, it doesn't have a loop so you can't run the 4 cable method.

Sorry dude.

 

[synchu]

Cry Baby (sometimes) in front. I don't care for the minor tone loss, if any, just sounds best. Others have too much fancy features that make you play more with them, than yer guitar and finally don't sound that good

NAudio Firesound Booster/Drive all-in-one monster:

Not that Einy needs any more gain, but for some leads and rhythms this pedal provides extra somethin' (I guess it's called mojo And when I have Einy mojo and Firesound mojo I get double mojo for my scratchy playing ).

 

[diezel&gas]

none the only effect i'll put in front of the amp will be a wha - true bypass of course.
actually i haven't one but i'll go for a true bypass one, the probable one would be the Fulltone Clyde Deluxe.

for effects i use the rack system Rocktron Xpression, no distortion pedals at all on the Herbert!!

sometimes when i need that sounds ( especially to play Smashing Pumpkins' songs ) i use my U.S.A. EH Big Muff but i noticed it suck a lot of sound