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Post subject: Pedal order with Mustang IV
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 7:53 am
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For the past few years I've used multi effects pedals and am now getting back into a few individual pedals with my Mustang IV, presently a Keeley modded Blues Driver, Keeley Katana, Keeley modded Ibanez Tubescreamer, and a Dunlop Wah. I also switch from acoustic to electric a lot during live shows, for the acoustic songs I play I just use the Mustang presets.

Not being experienced that much in pedal placement and from what I am reading, rule one is in the chain start clean and then go to dirty.

Is it better to put all the pedals in the effects loop or straight into the guitar input? Would it make sense at all to run the wah through the effects loop and the rest through the guitar input?

Any suggestions for ease of use with the pedals & switching from acoustic to electric during a live show would be appreciated!


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Post subject: Re: Pedal order with Mustang IV
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 9:10 am
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:D When it comes to effect placement, rule #1 is : There are no rules!

From there we can go to the "standard wisdom" which says that Volume and/or tone effecting devices go between guitar and amp input. Time based effects such as reverb delay, chorus, flange, harmonizers etc should go in the effects loop if available, if not then at the end of the chain.

But . . . . you can get different (good or bad) sounds by mixing up the "formula". Reverb should almost always be the last effect. When possible, it is better to put delay and Reverb into a "parallel patch". If you have to put them in "series" the reverb tends to "muddy up" the delay repeats.

Wah goes in the front, Volume pedal depends on what you are trying to effect. Up front it acts like the guitar's volume knob and will force the amp into overdrive when turned up. Putting a volume pedal in the effect loop (at the end after the reverb) will act more like an attenuator and lower the volume of the entire sound (like turning down the Master Volume.

Hope that helps a little . .. just remember rule # 1 and let your ears do the rest.

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For the past few years I've used multi effects pedals and am now getting back into a few individual pedals with my Mustang IV, presently a Keeley modded Blues Driver, Keeley Katana, Keeley modded Ibanez Tubescreamer, and a Dunlop Wah. I also switch from acoustic to electric a lot during live shows, for the acoustic songs I play I just use the Mustang presets.

Not being experienced that much in pedal placement and from what I am reading, rule one is in the chain start clean and then go to dirty.

Is it better to put all the pedals in the effects loop or straight into the guitar input? Would it make sense at all to run the wah through the effects loop and the rest through the guitar input?

Any suggestions for ease of use with the pedals & switching from acoustic to electric during a live show would be appreciated!


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