Everything on the black pedalboard is in the effects loop of my Hot Rod Deville 4×10. Everything else goes in front of the amp. It’s not nearly as complete as I’d like it to be. I’m still hoping to get some pitch shifters, a dedicated looper, a vibe, a couple more delays, a ring mod, and I’d like to replace some of the simpler pedals with more versatile versions (Small Clone replaced with a Stereo Polychorus, for instance.) I’d also like to get some True Bypass Strips to hook all this stuff up to and make it easier to manage. It suits my needs well enough now, though, that I’m never caught off guard when writing (i.e. writing a riff that I think would sound great through a vibe pedal, and not having one.)

Also, this picture illustrates my Electro-Harmonix love affair very well.

(Click on the photo to go to the Flickr page and see the notes of what each pedal is and does if you like.)

Couldn’t you just plug the normal output into your preamp and record from your DAW that way?

I haven’t seen the inside of the 2880, but my guess would be that the thing is packed.

I have one in the effects loop of my Hot Rod Deville. When used with distortion, it sounds a bit like the intro to “Of Sins And Shadows” by Symphony X.

Actually, that pedal is a distortion pedal originally called the “Dr. Boogie”. I gave it the paint job and naming scheme. Here’s a demo: (nerdy voice ahoy!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZT5-uGn9uk