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  • #97779
    Stoner Wizard
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    The hard and fast rule is always everything before everything else…at least that’s how it seems.
    Rangemaster-type treble boosters always come first in the chain, as do fuzz, wah, and compressor. I have so many ‘must come first’ pedals it’s not funny. Wahs always seem to mess up everything too. Then of course you need a buffer between your wah and fuzz for impedance matching.
    There are days when I think John Lee Hooker had the right approach to using pedals (i.e., don’t).

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    * Wah before fuzz?: A fuzz + wah needs a buffer to work with better results. I only have the simplest Crybaby model, without any mod, so in this case, wah operates better placed before fuzz or distortion. If wah wis True Bypass, it should be put after instead.

    I don’t think that’strue at all. You run an unbuffered wah before a Si fuzz all you’ll get is a lot of squealing (listen to All Along the Watchtower on Jimi Hendrix Blue Wild Angel: Live at the Isle of Wight — that’s an unbuffered rybaby into a Si fuzz face). Before a Ge fuzz, you’ll probably not get much wah at all and a wimpy fuzz. The impedance loading is all wrong. If the wah is true bypass, it shouldn’t matter where it goes when it’s off, and when on it’s immaterial so I don’t understand the reasoning for that part above.
    The Big Muff seems quite forgiving in this area though, certainly more than a fuzzface.

    And I like my tuner out of the chain, so it goes in one channel of an A/B box which doubles up as a mute switch (I used to use a switchblade for that, but i was too noisy).

    Maybe I should have more specific about it. I was thinking on silicon fuzzes, not on germanium ones. I know germs are more “regarded” as being more musical while silicons sometimes are dismissed as “brute force” only.

    I’ve tried some germs (Fulltone Soulbender, Dallas-Arbiter FuzzFace (Dunlop reissue) or listened to Fulltone ’69, but they didn’t hooked me too much. I’d rather use silicons, and most specifically Big Muff which is the one I use as an example and is my number one besides anything else. I own a MXR Classic 108 Fuzz and a Fulltone ’70, which are closer to silicon 2-transistor stage Fuzz Face rather than the 4-transistor stage Big Muff type.

    EDITED:

    However… what I wanted to say is: The wah acts as a buffer, so I put it before and fuzz (Big Muff) after. If the wah is true-bypassed, the MXR Classic Fuzz has a “buffer” switch to avoid the high-freq chaos so it can be kept at the same position, but is the only exception I know@.

    The strongest reason to me to keep the wah as stock is that sounds me fine. I don’t need anything else. Maybe I’m a “freak” (or worse – laughs!) for saying this, but it’s what I think, sorry!

    @ NOTE: I didn’t try the MXR Classic fuzz with wah, because it’s mounted on a board with no wahs. But I’ve noticed that this fuzz sounds “better” being placed at first or second place at chain. The “buffer” not only serves for wah, it’s just more modern sounding fuzz instead the Fuzz Face-type.

    As I’ve tried with other friends’ gear: With true-bypassed wah, silicon fuzzes “act better”# if placed first and wah after. But I always like the wah first because my wahs are buffered (not TBP), and despite once I considered the idea of making them TBP, finally I’ve decided to keep the buffer##. Most times I use wah without distortion or fuzz, so that’s another reason for me to keep the wah closer to guitar.

    #”Act better” = “We liked more the wah before than after”. Matter of tastes. Nothing else.
    ## = I didn’t like the sound with the True-Bypass mod. That’s all.

    Germ fuzzes are a different story, as you’ve said, you must consider the different impedance devices to place pedals properly to get the best performance. But I can’t tell anything about it

    EDITED:

    Big Muff + Wah?: Risky…perhaps a dangerous combination or “expressway to disaster”, but it’s the only I like.This beast is hard to tame but you can get good results.

    Thanks for the remark!

    Regards

    Nacho

    #97781
    devnulljp
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    However… what I wanted to say is: With silicons, if your wah acts as a buffer, put it before and fuzz after. If the wah is true-bypassed, the MXR Classic Fuzz has a “buffer” switch to avoid the high-freq chaos so it can be kept at the same position, but is the only exception I know.

    As I’ve tried with other friends’ gear: With true-bypassed wah, silicon fuzzes act better if placed first and wah after. But I always like the wah first because my wahs are buffered (not TBP), and despite once I considered the idea of making them TBP, finally I’ve decided to keep the buffer. Most times I use wah without distortion or fuzz, so that’s another reason for me to keep the wah closer to guitar.

    Different type of buffer AFAIK. The stock crybaby has a buffered bypass, but it won’t help with the impedance matching problem on the output. And a true bypass wah with an impedance buffer on output will work well with a Si or Ge fuzz. The MXR is different as you say because it is buffered itself.
    Good info here
    A Dunlop crybaby can be made to sound OK by true bypassing and ripping out that dreadful input buffer, then chucking in a decent inductor, and maybe vocal mod, changing that 33k resistor in parallel with the inductor for a higher value.

    #97783
    Stoner Wizard
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    Quote:
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    However… what I wanted to say is: With silicons, if your wah acts as a buffer, put it before and fuzz after. If the wah is true-bypassed, the MXR Classic Fuzz has a “buffer” switch to avoid the high-freq chaos so it can be kept at the same position, but is the only exception I know.

    As I’ve tried with other friends’ gear: With true-bypassed wah, silicon fuzzes act better if placed first and wah after. But I always like the wah first because my wahs are buffered (not TBP), and despite once I considered the idea of making them TBP, finally I’ve decided to keep the buffer. Most times I use wah without distortion or fuzz, so that’s another reason for me to keep the wah closer to guitar.

    Different type of buffer AFAIK. The stock crybaby has a buffered bypass, but it won’t help with the impedance matching problem on the output. And a true bypass wah with an impedance buffer on output will work well with a Si or Ge fuzz. The MXR is different as you say because it is buffered itself.
    Good info here
    A Dunlop crybaby can be made to sound OK by true bypassing and ripping out that dreadful input buffer, then chucking in a decent inductor, and maybe vocal mod, changing that 33k resistor in parallel with the inductor for a higher value.

    Better forget what I said at the first post you quoted me (it’s a retreat of my initial post, obviously I’m “sub par” If I compare with your knowledge). I want to make it clear that I’m only talking about the way I’ve been using the wah (with or without fuzz) for years.

    I wish I’d started the discussion in a different way.

    I had two options: Before or after, I tried both when I first placed the effects. I liked the former but not the latter.

    However, thanks for the info again.

    Regards

    #97901
    Chumley
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    I mess around with pedal order a lot. One sound I LOVE is Leslie Sim (I have this great Lexicon rack unit with this great Leslie patch that gives you this control over whether the highs or lows are being rotor’d. It’s amazing) into a long feedback slapback delay into a Big Muff. It sounds HUGE. I tried that going into a Super Reverb with the reverb maxed out, it’s amazing.

    Anyhow, my guitarist’s chain:
    Guitar->Volume->Red Witch Fuzz God II->Bassballs->Small Clone->Big Muff->Small Stone->Holy Stain->SMMwH

    The dirt spaced evenly throughout the signal gives lots of flexibility; you can get really trippy, weird effects by running the SC and SS into the Holy Stain, or more standard sounds by going BMP->SS. The reason the volume goes first is a) tuner out is more precise and b) to control the oscillations of the Fuzz God better. It’s a weird chain, but I think it works.

    #99261
    m0jo
    Member

    I’ve messed around with my order.. only to find out that the original was the best. :)

    Guitar to amp: Guitar > wah > filters > OD > boost > lowered voltage muff fuzz > Big Muffs Pi’s > input
    Parallel Effects loop: delay > chorus
    Series Effects loop: EQ > boost

    I like my delays to have the chorus sweep on them, not to have the sweep get weirded up by the delays.
    I’ve played around with my dirt order a lot the last days, but I never really use more than one at a time so it doesn’t really matter.

    I prefer wah and filtering before dirt..

    Soon I might get a Wiggler, I’m wondering where I’m going to put it. Before the amp will give me a bit of a creamyer sound .. but after will probably let the effect shine more beautifully. Aw well, I’ll know in 2 weeks! ;) Any wiggler owners here like to comment?

    #99289
    adumo
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    I’m getting a screaming bird and a mole in the next week or so and I was wondering, from one of your guy’s experience, are they best before or after fuzz/dist?

    #99291
    BlueSteel
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    I’m getting a screaming bird and a mole in the next week or so and I was wondering, from one of your guy’s experience, are they best before or after fuzz/dist?

    I think boost pedals like that work best after fuzz/dist.

    #100834
    TheCapitalJ
    Member

    because the double muff should go first in line where is a good place to put the tuner pedal?

    #100859
    BlueSteel
    Participant
    Quote:
    because the double muff should go first in line where is a good place to put the tuner pedal?

    I’ve always thought a tuner pedal should be first, but if you want the double muff first, than i guess directly after it?

    #101140
    TheCapitalJ
    Member

    for distorted flanger should i put it before the distortion

    #101142
    electro-melx
    Moderator
    Quote:
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    because the double muff should go first in line where is a good place to put the tuner pedal?

    I’ve always thought a tuner pedal should be first, but if you want the double muff first, than i guess directly after it?

    it doesn’t really matter that much, I like it last so when I mute to tune it also mutes any hiss and noise that the pedals might be making….as long as you aren’t trying to tune up with a pich-shifter or vibrato on before it of course!!

    #101144
    TheCapitalJ
    Member

    cos someone said if u don’t want a harsh sound put it first. But i’ll might as well put the tuner first

    #101254
    TenSecondTed
    Member

    My question is with the Micro POG guys.

    My chain goes Guitar/Tuner/OD/Distortion/Chorus/Flanger/Tremolo/Delay+Looper/Boost/Amp

    Never been sure about where is best for the Micro POG. It seems a lot of you are running HOG’s at the very start. Is this the best position for the POG too? i have tried it all over the place and can’t decide. At the minute I’ve got it just before the delay.

    #101256
    Brianzero
    Participant
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    I’ve messed around with my order.. only to find out that the original was the best. :)

    Guitar to amp: Guitar > wah > filters > OD > boost > lowered voltage muff fuzz > Big Muffs Pi’s > input
    Parallel Effects loop: delay > chorus
    Series Effects loop: EQ > boost

    I like my delays to have the chorus sweep on them, not to have the sweep get weirded up by the delays.
    I’ve played around with my dirt order a lot the last days, but I never really use more than one at a time so it doesn’t really matter.

    I prefer wah and filtering before dirt..

    Soon I might get a Wiggler, I’m wondering where I’m going to put it. Before the amp will give me a bit of a creamier sound .. but after will probably let the effect shine more beautifully. Aw well, I’ll know in 2 weeks! ;) Any wiggler owners here like to comment?[/quote

    Yes I have a wiggler in my chain and its toward the end after a small stone and before a hazari. But, my pedal board is in my effects loop. The wiggler sounds fine there too. It has a natural creamy sound anyway that is very evident in the loop. Good luck, its all a matter of experimentation and personel preference.

    #101282
    devnulljp
    Participant
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    I put my Small Stone before the SuperComp to help with the volume drop. It’s not that bad without the comp, but it sounds great with the comp in place.

    You can mod it to get rid of the volume drop: https://www.ehx.com/forums/viewthread/982/

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