This was the best presentation of how to build and utilize an affordable pedalboard I have ever seen online- and for once, no shilling for expensive high-end pedals, that the majority of us amateurs don’t really need or get the value from(ultimately, we all need to recognize that we have to spend more time practicing and working on lessons). An expensive pedal will not magically makes us sound like our heroes without putting in the work that you did, if we really love our guitars- I’ve gotten so much more from working with your lessons over the last few years. PS : I’m not shilling for Corey, but quite frankly, his courses have really upped my playing level. Now I can better understand how to incorporate pedals to get closer to the tones I have loved as a kid. Thanks for your time and effort into putting this video together-just sorry I couldn’t see it live.
This is the first video I've found actually addressing pedals and how to use them. There's so little content around this subject. Its worth doing a course on this with examples in a band context. Fantastic well presented tutorial thanks for the helpful tips.
By the way, I'm a professional musician in Nashville. My pedals are in general fairly cheap to mid priced. But, the dollars in my pedalboard are for CURRENT. Power supply, cables, and connectors. So glad you brought up this non sexy yet vital ingredient.
I see Corey _anywhere_ and I click or buy a ticket. Most great players aren't necessarily great teachers, but Corey is both. I've been playing since age 12 but I'm always impressed with his playing, teaching, advice, and just being a good dude.
Finally, finally...FINALLY, a video that makes sense. The information presented here is not only thoughtfully informative, it is expressed in a manner that is easy to understand. Your musicianship is exemplary...you are a gifted man indeed! Keep up the good work!
Excellent excellent presentation!! I usually get bored after 15 seconds,this one I watched every second until the end. Well explained,lots of sounds and tones ! Spotless!! Thanks
Spectacular video. Learned a lot. Highly recommended for anyone at the beginning of their journey, or branching out into a new sound. That said, it's virtually guaranteed that if you're chasing a particular tone or tones - in my case Jerry Garcia's - you'll go through a period of playing-pedals not guitar frustration. Swapping pedals and orders, gain staging, etc. Sometimes it's like 1/2 step forward, tear it down and start again. That said each time I do I return to RUclips and learn something new. Or increasingly figure it out myself. I've dealt with lots of complicated stuff in my life, and tone-chasing is one of the most complicated. I wish I'd seen this video when I started. It's a gem.
Hi Corey. I have all three Boss pedals shown (overdrive, blues driver, and tremolo). This video is by far has the best detailed explanation on how to use them individually and in combination. Very clear and easy to understand. I'm sure I will get more out of the pedals thanks to you. Love your playing and technique as well. Inspirational. Subscribed immediately! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and talent.
Corey is the best teacher on Social Media. He explains the "why" Be a blast if he set up 1 or 2 day Jam. Beat us all up but we leave so much better. Make life-long friends too.
Right On. Great Video. One last important element - good quality signal wires. I see guys using cheap 1/4" cables - and they really struggle. Thank you for the video.
Well, the trap of getting too many pedals is hard to avoid ... We're all addicted to pedals. And building a giant pedalboard is fun :p But, I'm actually missing two of my favourite pedals: a tuner and a compressor. I've played years without those pedals, now I can't live without them. Especially the compressor makes all the difference! My usual signalchain: guitar -> tuner -> comp -> wah -> overdrive -> fuzz -> delay 1 -> delay 2 -> reverb But really, everyone should at least try a compressor!
I love how you are braking these pedals down..I like what you were saying about the levels of gain with each pedal. Sometimes you can play a solo and you, and the audience can't exactly hear what you're playing, so the pedals can cut threw whatever the drummer's doing or what the whole band is doing.
Corey Congilio is without a doubt the one best teachers. Some years ago I bought a course from him off of True Fire. Very unassuming, down to earth, great personality and knowledgeable. Thanks for this one, Corey!
Excellent mate so refreshing to see a board with common Boss pedals, very solid BD2, SD1 and TR2 pedals that are affordable and very common _ not full of pedals that are boutique and out of reach to many folks
Great. Clear, neat information, not too much, and not too little. I have watched hundredfold of these pedal classifiers, and is funny how you dont hear any difference, not even the slightest one, as the guy in first place is repeating something that he read, has not actual ear sense. Its about the sound and I find this tutorial amazing. not trying to overshadow that with the guitar persona.... Thank you, You just made another follower!
I wish this video would have been available a little over a year ago when I started playing guitar. I don’t regret what I bought and what I paid but I could have been fine with a simple pedal board like this. I am now barley scratching the surface of what my boutique built delays and overdrives are capable of achieving. Great video!
Cory my board drive section is very similar Exotic boost= Ratt=Ts 808, the drive settings on the dirt pedals is minimal just like you set this peddle board up! This was fun, thanks for the tutor advice!👍
The Sugar Drive is one of my favorite drives of all time. It stacks incredibly well. I’ve owned all the drives out there… the King of Tone, Chase Bliss Automatone, all the JHS drives, Origin Effects Revival drives and the Hot Rod edition and so on….and they were all amazing but sometimes you just find a pedal that is perfect and that was the Sugar Drive stacked with a TS-808 or TS-9 for me. I always have the drive all the way up and use the guitars volume to control the amount of gain. It really helps push a fuzz pedal into that sweet spot like a pushed amp would do. But for the price, you can’t beat the Sugar Drive. I figured I’d make some money on Reverb and sold most of my collection but kept the Sugar Drive, the Steel String, the Boss Dimension C, TS-808, DT-5 Digitech Whammy pedal, a couple of compressors, an analog delay and synth pedal.
I have to echo the sentiments of the last person who commented this is one of the best videos I’ve ever seen about how to build a paddleboard and how to choose a pedals great video Cory thanks
Hello from Sweden 🇸🇪 I am a new subscriber and I just wanted to tell you that this video was great. I love my Superoverdrive and now I must buy a Bluesdriver😊 I am 59 years old and I play blues on my Fender Player Stratocaster. I am so glad I found your channel. Have a nice day now in the sun!⛱⛱😊🌼🌞
Boss Trem sounds so good and looks so simple that I just made an offer on one. Great video once again. Very practical advice clearly and succinctly delivered.
Excellent demo! Great tone, and love the logic. One minor comment about having a good input buffer first: the sugar drive input & output impedance is 600 kOhm & 3kOhm respectively. I like to see 1MOhm & 100Ohm or close to it. One could use a dedicated input buffer. But I personally also like a multi function first pedal. For example, TC Electronic Polytune has a high quality buffer with the above spec. Or something like Source Audio Zio is nice as a first pedal, which can act as a boost, or a mild eq with lowcut or Pultec style options, plus a nice buffer. Thanks for the nice tutorial!
Most effects you don't need. What you do need is overdrive or distortion because the pure sinewave a guitar generates does not sound like any recognisable tone you'd relate to an electric guitar. Obviously, you can alter the sound waveshape with amp overdrive/distortion but most people don't play loud enough or have the expensive load boxes plus some pedals offer different clipping or sound great mixed with the amps clipping. Overdrive or distortion alters the sound wave to make it into a sound we can relate to as an electric guitar. It is an absolute must.
Yes, some great songs that sound very clean, often have a mild boost. Pedals can give us great rock tones at comfortable volume levels. Players need to be aware that some pedals can be disappointing into a clean amp that has high headroom. Such pedals work best with an already driven amp.
@@SaxJockey Also, most overdrive pedal demos are really demos of an amp and cab, and not so much the pedal. Which is why that shiny new pedal you just bought does not sound anything like the demo.
@@JohnShalamskas Agreed. I have become sceptical of a lot of demos of pedals for that reason. Bought an expensive 'boutique' pedal, then sent it back because it sounded nothing like what I was expecting. Sometimes an inexpensive one can work surprisingly well.
Because the BD-2 is so touch/volume sensitive, I often like to put some subtle tremolo in front of it. Done right I think it can give the distortion a pleasingly organic "frothiness" rather than get choppy. I start gain staging with a Bad Monkey (TS9 Tube Screamer clone) -> Tremolo -> BD-2. My amp has onboard spring reverb which I set as a very subtle always on foundation and then kick in a Zoom multistomp's reverb where necessary.
This video sent me on a journey to find a Klon clone, nearly bought NUX's Horseman since it was such a good tone. Decided to A/B it against every overdrive in the store and it won against everything easily except a $30 Caline Andes which is basically a Tim (Timmy and boost 2 in 1) The Andes was like 95% of the horseman except the horseman was a little more touch dynamic but sat a little more mid heavy in the mix. Took a chance on the Andes since it let's me take a boost pedal off the board and it's filling the Sugar Drive's spot in spades
When you engaged the clean boost of the Sugar Drive with the MXR slap and Keeley reverb--then just pulled that random riff to demonstrate, your tone was almost spot on "Beast of Burden" by Rolling Stones. Great stuff all around, CC. This is an excellent starting point for general all around genres and styles. Can always be built upon or slightly altered.
@@dimitris70 yes. You just want to make sure it is compatible with everything, and that starts from the guitar throughout the pedals and ending at the amplifier.
Being on a tight budget, I use a cheap compressor as a clean boost at the start of the chain. It can function as an overdrive with squash too. I might get an OD or distortion at a later date, but it works for now.
Electric guitars and the music came before the synthesizer and so forth and thats part of my motivation for learning about it. This video is full of interesting knowledge and live guitar demonstrations and it's super good at it 👍 thanks for sharing ❤️
I'm a Electro Harmonix Dunlop/MXR Fulltone man only ones I use and I know I cant go wrong they are the MT Rushmore of guitar pedal makers..pure legendary
i don't understand what kind of mistakes I am avoiding with this video. It has been a very usefull video to get-to-know the pedals you use but not much about common mistakes. Thanks anyway, as said it is a great video :)
Your channel is great and new to me. You're right about expensive pedals, been there done that. Its the amp that made a difference to me, I got an orange TH30, £700 so not expensive really. great sound, suits me with a dirty and clean channel. I do have a small pedal board with 5 pedals including a tuner. I use them to boost the channel im on, either clean boost or treble boost, I have one overdrive, a tremolo and a reverb and its absolutely all I REALLY need. I love what you said in this video. thank you.
Excellent demo and clinic Corey. However, I only wish you had discussed more the importance of getting to understand (in power requirements for each pedal) how current they need to draw/use from the power supply. Some pedals run on just about air with as little as a few (25-35-65-100) MA or millamps. But some (like Strymon and Universal Audio) are gas guzzlers and require massive current like 265+ to 450+ MA or millamps. It is uber-important for non-techy minds to wrap their heads around power consumption of various pedals. That can be a deal-breaker for some power supplies. For example, can an MXR DC Brick power supply drive a Universal Audio pedal that requires a minimum of 400 millamps from one single 9-volt output? Sorry if this is off-topic for this video explanation about pedal order, but it does touch on the same playground as power requirements and consumption for pedals. (If you haven't done a video yet about power requirements and the importance of that, maybe you could do one on that topic. I know a lot of people out there yet don't get that whole power consumption thing.) If someone tries to use a power output/supply that only puts out 100 millamps (MA) and the pedal it is plugged into requires 400+ MA, that would be a fail. The pedal will not function properly if at all. I am just leaving this here as a topic for thought. Power outputs from a power supply and power consumption of a pedal are need-to-know things for pedal users. So much to plug in and so little power... Have fun! Again, excellent video as always Corey. BTW, you are such a tasteful player man. Great chops. Killer vibrato too but I digress... LOL Cheers.
Great explanation of super useful pedal basics. However it always pays to experiment. For years I could never get my Univibe to sound like I thought it should (lacked depth) until I put it BEFORE my distortion and viola! Univibe heaven (at least to my ear). Old adage of modulation after overdrive is not always true. Sometimes breaking rules pays off.
I’m experimenting with an ampless rig but wanted a simple fallback bread and butter board just in case I don’t buy in on the whole ampless sound/tone. This little board fits the bill perfectly. Longtime fan of yours going back to your TrueFire lessons. Thanks for sharing.
Very good lesson. Before I knew anything about pedals, I bought n returned different guitars thinking that the sounds I liked came from the guitars. Just want to let u no there’re dummies like me out there.
great video. although i find my favourite "overdrive" is turning amp volume to max then using the guitar volume knob to dial in whatever amount of drive i need
That was a very good video. I'm kindof a grumpy guy about many guitar videos anoying me with agressive "spoo" stuff, blabla, etc. You have good taste (sound, playing, talking,. ..), you keep people from spending too much $, you stack reverbs (♥)... Sound was interresting, explanation is very good and clear. Think I'm gonna stick around this channel. :'3
i have to agree this is one of the best videos on how to set up your pedals i’ve seen thank you so much Cory for a person like me that doesn’t like reverb pedals your example of how to use reverb is pretty convincing i rather use delay but reverb is really nice when used correctly again awesome video
Dude i kinda knew most of the stuff in this video, but it was still a lovely composition of do's and don'ts with pedal board design/ theory. I am probably getting that carbon copy and the sugar drive, those just aren't something that was on my radar, and i loved ur demo of them. This was sick, thanks!
So many pedals out there, so many configurations. Are they becoming a little redundant when the Positive Grid Spark 40 practice amps come with so many options at a cheap price compared to building a pedal board. Versatility and compatibility comparisons board vs amp menus might be a great help for most. Great video, thanks
Nice playing and tones !!! Blues Jr,,,,i bought one for $400, out of the box and out the door in '06. Hours got cut so i sold it. Other amps here but i miss it all the time. Gator PWR Board (?) for over 10 years now. I like it,,,CryBaby first, Bad Monkey, BBII, DS1, Dist +, Vibro Thang, UC100. All cheap stuff but i dig it. Don't gig anymore (been 15 years) but after getting a new guitar (Epi FB) maybe the arrangement could be better. Who knows :).
I’ve been playing for years and while this video is helpful, I still believe there is no right or wrong when it comes to pedal order. Guitar (and pedals) is about self expression, mess about with the order and have fun.
Corey, you've done a FANTASTIC job with this video! Great content and I learned a lot. And "Thank You" for making a great point that it isn't necessary to spend a lot of money on boutique pedals to get a great sound/tone. You spent the better part of your investment in the guitar, amp and Ox box.
Great stuff, on the MXR DC Brick, word of caution. Just built my board and had horrendous hum with the DC Brick due to mixing digital and analog pedals. An Isolated Power source is pretty critical for live gigs of you mix pedals. MXR Isolated Power Brick was recommended to me and is only $60 more.
Thanks Corey! This video made a big difference for me. By the way, your playing (and tones) are truthfully perfect in my book whenever I hear you, always on point. 👍
I love tinkering with pedal order and what to put where. The back end of my board is always a DOD stereo chorus and a Behringer stereo delay, but the rest is kind of fair game to me. I used a Behringer VT999 for a long time, but it goes from zero to insane by the time you crank the gain to nine o'clock even with a low gain tube like a 12AT7, so it's on the shelf right now. Instead, I'm using a Mosky Silver Horse, which is basically a 2-mode Klon clone. It just smacks the crap out of the tubes in my amps. I'm also using an MXR distortion and a Behringer Super Fuzz. The fuzz is fun because it has both a silicon circuit and a classic germanium circuit as well as a clean boost mode, so there's lots of versatility there. The distortion is set with the gain at zero, which, amazingly, is still really hairy, especially into an amp that's set just at the point of breaking up. I used to have a Phase 90 on my board, but I would put it before the drive pedals and after my wah because it just sounded really thick and huge. My flanger also gets moved around a bit, depending on what weird tone I'm chasing. I also used to have a compressor pedal, but that's basically a door stop now. Too noisy. Next pedal? Auto-wah. I want to see how it reacts with a Dunlop wah pedal in front of it.
A Klone (like the Sugar Drive) into the BD-2 is my recent discovery and it is amazing! For a budget Klone option, I'm currently using the TC Electronic Zeus, which is a mere 69$ and has a nice form factor. It does have the buffer, however the drive sound isn't as nice as the real thing, but it works flawlessly as a buffer and clean boost like you're doing here.
I wish my Blues Jr. iii sounded that good !! Mine sounds all midrange. Stock speaker though. Hmmm methinks an equalizer might be needed. Great video Corey ! Thanks much !
Awesome explanation of how to use pedals and what a guitarist really needs to start using pedalboards!! 👏 ...it would be interesting to see where to put a fuzz in that chain? Before mxr od ? Thx
Great video. Well explained and such great playing too. Thank you for such an excellent explanation. I have a couple of questions: 1. What is the purpose of the buffer and is it the same as putting a boost pedal at the front of the chain? 2. Does inadequate power degenerate the sound or do the pedals, due to lack of enough power, simply not work?
This is excellent content! I’ve been playing for a long time bands back in my early 20s now I just play for fun at my home studio. This makes so much sense! I have overlooked this type of pedal setup for a long time. Thanks for sharing, keep up the down to earth reviews and info; much appreciated!
This is great content about a topic which gets criminally little air time. I..e the use of pedals, appropriately volumed and gained to help build / accentuate dynamic in a song. I.e. verses into choruses into solos/bridges and back into verse etc. Your pedals and playing needs to build into the song, be subtle when it needs to, and then louder to help the song dynamic etc. Great content!
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This was the best presentation of how to build and utilize an affordable pedalboard I have ever seen online- and for once, no shilling for expensive high-end pedals, that the majority of us amateurs don’t really need or get the value from(ultimately, we all need to recognize that we have to spend more time practicing and working on lessons). An expensive pedal will not magically makes us sound like our heroes without putting in the work that you did, if we really love our guitars- I’ve gotten so much more from working with your lessons over the last few years. PS : I’m not shilling for Corey, but quite frankly, his courses have really upped my playing level. Now I can better understand how to incorporate pedals to get closer to the tones I have loved as a kid. Thanks for your time and effort into putting this video together-just sorry I couldn’t see it live.
Thx for the kind words and support, Bill!
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Prince and Robert Smith had/have simple all-Boss pedalboards and no-one would dare say their sound sucks
This is the first video I've found actually addressing pedals and how to use them. There's so little content around this subject. Its worth doing a course on this with examples in a band context. Fantastic well presented tutorial thanks for the helpful tips.
Glad it was helpful!
@@coreycongilio
Really is understated how much this can help we mere mortals.
By the way, I'm a professional musician in Nashville. My pedals are in general fairly cheap to mid priced. But, the dollars in my pedalboard are for CURRENT. Power supply, cables, and connectors. So glad you brought up this non sexy yet vital ingredient.
I see Corey _anywhere_ and I click or buy a ticket. Most great players aren't necessarily great teachers, but Corey is both. I've been playing since age 12 but I'm always impressed with his playing, teaching, advice, and just being a good dude.
Appreciate that! Thx so much!
I agree 100%
First tip… pedals don’t go up your butt. Keep em out of there
@@DS-nw4eq Did I miss something? Pedals _are_ sexy, so whatever you're into I guess...
Finally, finally...FINALLY, a video that makes sense. The information presented here is not only thoughtfully informative, it is expressed in a manner that is easy to understand. Your musicianship is exemplary...you are a gifted man indeed! Keep up the good work!
Excellent excellent presentation!!
I usually get bored after 15 seconds,this one I watched every second until the end.
Well explained,lots of sounds and tones !
Spotless!! Thanks
Spectacular video. Learned a lot. Highly recommended for anyone at the beginning of their journey, or branching out into a new sound. That said, it's virtually guaranteed that if you're chasing a particular tone or tones - in my case Jerry Garcia's - you'll go through a period of playing-pedals not guitar frustration. Swapping pedals and orders, gain staging, etc. Sometimes it's like 1/2 step forward, tear it down and start again. That said each time I do I return to RUclips and learn something new. Or increasingly figure it out myself. I've dealt with lots of complicated stuff in my life, and tone-chasing is one of the most complicated. I wish I'd seen this video when I started. It's a gem.
Hi Corey. I have all three Boss pedals shown (overdrive, blues driver, and tremolo). This video is by far has the best detailed explanation on how to use them individually and in combination. Very clear and easy to understand. I'm sure I will get more out of the pedals thanks to you. Love your playing and technique as well. Inspirational. Subscribed immediately! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and talent.
Easily , easily , easily the best coverage of pedal usage on the net!! And I’ve watched a lot!! Great tone, taste, and playing. Thanks much.
Corey is the best teacher on Social Media. He explains the "why" Be a blast if he set up 1 or 2 day Jam. Beat us all up but we leave so much better. Make life-long friends too.
Maybe someday! Thx so much!
Right On. Great Video. One last important element - good quality signal wires. I see guys using cheap 1/4" cables - and they really struggle. Thank you for the video.
Well, the trap of getting too many pedals is hard to avoid ... We're all addicted to pedals. And building a giant pedalboard is fun :p
But, I'm actually missing two of my favourite pedals: a tuner and a compressor. I've played years without those pedals, now I can't live without them. Especially the compressor makes all the difference!
My usual signalchain: guitar -> tuner -> comp -> wah -> overdrive -> fuzz -> delay 1 -> delay 2 -> reverb
But really, everyone should at least try a compressor!
I love how you are braking these
pedals down..I like what you were saying about the levels of gain with each pedal. Sometimes you can play a solo and you, and the audience can't exactly hear what you're playing, so the pedals can cut threw whatever the drummer's doing or what the whole band is doing.
Best straight forward video on pedals I’ve come across. Attention paid where it needs to be, but also brief when it needs to be. Nailed it 👍👍
For as long as I've been playing and using pedals, this video acted as a great way to revisit and switch around my own board. Thanks, Corey!
That’s great to hear!
Corey Congilio is without a doubt the one best teachers. Some years ago I bought a course from him off of True Fire. Very unassuming, down to earth, great personality and knowledgeable. Thanks for this one, Corey!
Wow thx so much, Gabriel! Appreciate the support
I am currently subscribed to True Fire and his courses are amazing
Agreed. His diminished lessons are excellent. Love ya too Roben. Corey slows it down to where it fits.
Excellent mate so refreshing to see a board with common Boss pedals, very solid BD2, SD1 and TR2 pedals that are affordable and very common _ not full of pedals that are boutique and out of reach to many folks
Thanks! I agree!
Love the way you use the Sugar drive, i just bought one 😊 its is always on, first in chain, pushing a BB preamp, thten a Wampler Moxie 😊
So many pedalboard videos. So many pedals. Many very expensive. This video was super helpful. Thank you so much Corey!
He's back! Happy to see you back and healthy sir.
Thanks, Elliot!
Good, down-to-earth, practical advice, explained clearly and some great playing, to boot.
Great. Clear, neat information, not too much, and not too little. I have watched hundredfold of these pedal classifiers, and is funny how you dont hear any difference, not even the slightest one, as the guy in first place is repeating something that he read, has not actual ear sense. Its about the sound and I find this tutorial amazing. not trying to overshadow that with the guitar persona....
Thank you,
You just made another follower!
I wish this video would have been available a little over a year ago when I started playing guitar. I don’t regret what I bought and what I paid but I could have been fine with a simple pedal board like this. I am now barley scratching the surface of what my boutique built delays and overdrives are capable of achieving. Great video!
Thx for watching!
Cory my board drive section is very similar Exotic boost= Ratt=Ts 808, the drive settings on the dirt pedals is minimal just like you set this peddle board up! This was fun, thanks for the tutor advice!👍
Just discovering your channel now Corey, your playing is sheer taste and authority. Amazing.
I’m blown away by the sound of the sugar drive and the BD2! That combo sounds incredible!!
I thought so too!
The Sugar Drive is one of my favorite drives of all time. It stacks incredibly well. I’ve owned all the drives out there… the King of Tone, Chase Bliss Automatone, all the JHS drives, Origin Effects Revival drives and the Hot Rod edition and so on….and they were all amazing but sometimes you just find a pedal that is perfect and that was the Sugar Drive stacked with a TS-808 or TS-9 for me. I always have the drive all the way up and use the guitars volume to control the amount of gain. It really helps push a fuzz pedal into that sweet spot like a pushed amp would do. But for the price, you can’t beat the Sugar Drive. I figured I’d make some money on Reverb and sold most of my collection but kept the Sugar Drive, the Steel String, the Boss Dimension C, TS-808, DT-5 Digitech Whammy pedal, a couple of compressors, an analog delay and synth pedal.
I have to echo the sentiments of the last person who commented this is one of the best videos I’ve ever seen about how to build a paddleboard and how to choose a pedals great video Cory thanks
Awesome thx!
Hello from Sweden 🇸🇪 I am a new subscriber and I just wanted to tell you that this video was great. I love my Superoverdrive and now I must buy a Bluesdriver😊 I am 59 years old and I play blues on my Fender Player Stratocaster. I am so glad I found your channel. Have a nice day now in the sun!⛱⛱😊🌼🌞
Thanks so much! Best of luck
So glad your using a Pro 2 Strat, I got the Dark Night one.. and looking to build a pedal board... thank you so much for doing this!
Half an hour very well spent. Thanks.🙏
Boss Trem sounds so good and looks so simple that I just made an offer on one. Great video once again. Very practical advice clearly and succinctly delivered.
Glad it was helpful!
Excellent demo! Great tone, and love the logic. One minor comment about having a good input buffer first: the sugar drive input & output impedance is 600 kOhm & 3kOhm respectively. I like to see 1MOhm & 100Ohm or close to it. One could use a dedicated input buffer. But I personally also like a multi function first pedal. For example, TC Electronic Polytune has a high quality buffer with the above spec. Or something like Source Audio Zio is nice as a first pedal, which can act as a boost, or a mild eq with lowcut or Pultec style options, plus a nice buffer.
Thanks for the nice tutorial!
Thanks! Best detailed demo, certainly knows his stuff.
This Opened my eyes for pedals. Did not really think about stacking pedals.
Most effects you don't need. What you do need is overdrive or distortion because the pure sinewave a guitar generates does not sound like any recognisable tone you'd relate to an electric guitar. Obviously, you can alter the sound waveshape with amp overdrive/distortion but most people don't play loud enough or have the expensive load boxes plus some pedals offer different clipping or sound great mixed with the amps clipping. Overdrive or distortion alters the sound wave to make it into a sound we can relate to as an electric guitar. It is an absolute must.
Yes, some great songs that sound very clean, often have a mild boost. Pedals can give us great rock tones at comfortable volume levels. Players need to be aware that some pedals can be disappointing into a clean amp that has high headroom. Such pedals work best with an already driven amp.
@@SaxJockey Also, most overdrive pedal demos are really demos of an amp and cab, and not so much the pedal. Which is why that shiny new pedal you just bought does not sound anything like the demo.
@@JohnShalamskas Agreed. I have become sceptical of a lot of demos of pedals for that reason. Bought an expensive 'boutique' pedal, then sent it back because it sounded nothing like what I was expecting. Sometimes an inexpensive one can work surprisingly well.
Because the BD-2 is so touch/volume sensitive, I often like to put some subtle tremolo in front of it. Done right I think it can give the distortion a pleasingly organic "frothiness" rather than get choppy. I start gain staging with a Bad Monkey (TS9 Tube Screamer clone) -> Tremolo -> BD-2. My amp has onboard spring reverb which I set as a very subtle always on foundation and then kick in a Zoom multistomp's reverb where necessary.
Love that tremolo trick, really softens the attack.
Love seeing the carbon copy and Omni reverb combo, I have those and you played them so well here!
This video sent me on a journey to find a Klon clone, nearly bought NUX's Horseman since it was such a good tone.
Decided to A/B it against every overdrive in the store and it won against everything easily except a $30 Caline Andes which is basically a Tim (Timmy and boost 2 in 1)
The Andes was like 95% of the horseman except the horseman was a little more touch dynamic but sat a little more mid heavy in the mix.
Took a chance on the Andes since it let's me take a boost pedal off the board and it's filling the Sugar Drive's spot in spades
Nice! Thx for that!
Cool. On my board i go Boss cs3 - Boss ds2 - Boss sd1 - boss ns2 - EHX small clone chorus - Boss dd3 - Boss rv6 - DI/Cab sim - Vox AC30
When you engaged the clean boost of the Sugar Drive with the MXR slap and Keeley reverb--then just pulled that random riff to demonstrate, your tone was almost spot on "Beast of Burden" by Rolling Stones. Great stuff all around, CC. This is an excellent starting point for general all around genres and styles. Can always be built upon or slightly altered.
Totally amazing e xpertise…maestro! Learned so much here….🎸thank you
An eq pedal in front of all, can be a boost?
@@dimitris70 yes. You just want to make sure it is compatible with everything, and that starts from the guitar throughout the pedals and ending at the amplifier.
@@johnfoster4244 💓🎸
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John i wanna just share that melody
It's a Greek lovesong from 1984
Best video on stacking pedal chain. Way to go!!! Thanks Corey
I've been playing a LONG time, but one month with you Cory and I would be TWICE as good! Thanks for all your info and awesome playing. 🤘👍
My pleasure!
Being on a tight budget, I use a cheap compressor as a clean boost at the start of the chain. It can function as an overdrive with squash too. I might get an OD or distortion at a later date, but it works for now.
Excellent presentation - really enjoyed learning as you explained everything. Thanks!!!
Really great information. The order on the board is something I have been looking for.
Great video. I loved playing with my pedals and have redone my board many times. I eventually went with a multi effects pedal and never looked back.
This was the best pedal board video I've seen , great sounds ...awsome playing.
Wow. Thanks, Ed!
Electric guitars and the music came before the synthesizer and so forth and thats part of my motivation for learning about it.
This video is full of interesting knowledge and live guitar demonstrations and it's super good at it 👍 thanks for sharing ❤️
I'm a Electro Harmonix Dunlop/MXR Fulltone man only ones I use and I know I cant go wrong they are the MT Rushmore of guitar pedal makers..pure legendary
Thanks I’ve been looking for this, you explained the pedal sound better than I have ever heard. Keep up the good work. Thanks again!
i don't understand what kind of mistakes I am avoiding with this video. It has been a very usefull video to get-to-know the pedals you use but not much about common mistakes. Thanks anyway, as said it is a great video :)
improper gain staging, pedal order issues etc. Thanks!
@@coreycongilio You also pointed out the fact that you can get great utility out of affordable pedals.
Your channel is great and new to me. You're right about expensive pedals, been there done that. Its the amp that made a difference to me, I got an orange TH30, £700 so not expensive really. great sound, suits me with a dirty and clean channel. I do have a small pedal board with 5 pedals including a tuner. I use them to boost the channel im on, either clean boost or treble boost, I have one overdrive, a tremolo and a reverb and its absolutely all I REALLY need. I love what you said in this video. thank you.
Excellent demo and clinic Corey. However, I only wish you had discussed more the importance of getting to understand (in power requirements for each pedal) how current they need to draw/use from the power supply. Some pedals run on just about air with as little as a few (25-35-65-100) MA or millamps. But some (like Strymon and Universal Audio) are gas guzzlers and require massive current like 265+ to 450+ MA or millamps. It is uber-important for non-techy minds to wrap their heads around power consumption of various pedals. That can be a deal-breaker for some power supplies. For example, can an MXR DC Brick power supply drive a Universal Audio pedal that requires a minimum of 400 millamps from one single 9-volt output? Sorry if this is off-topic for this video explanation about pedal order, but it does touch on the same playground as power requirements and consumption for pedals. (If you haven't done a video yet about power requirements and the importance of that, maybe you could do one on that topic. I know a lot of people out there yet don't get that whole power consumption thing.) If someone tries to use a power output/supply that only puts out 100 millamps (MA) and the pedal it is plugged into requires 400+ MA, that would be a fail. The pedal will not function properly if at all. I am just leaving this here as a topic for thought. Power outputs from a power supply and power consumption of a pedal are need-to-know things for pedal users. So much to plug in and so little power... Have fun! Again, excellent video as always Corey. BTW, you are such a tasteful player man. Great chops. Killer vibrato too but I digress... LOL Cheers.
Great explanation of super useful pedal basics. However it always pays to experiment. For years I could never get my Univibe to sound like I thought it should (lacked depth) until I put it BEFORE my distortion and viola! Univibe heaven (at least to my ear). Old adage of modulation after overdrive is not always true. Sometimes breaking rules pays off.
I’m experimenting with an ampless rig but wanted a simple fallback bread and butter board just in case I don’t buy in on the whole ampless sound/tone. This little board fits the bill perfectly. Longtime fan of yours going back to your TrueFire lessons. Thanks for sharing.
Thx so much, Greg!
Very good lesson. Before I knew anything about pedals, I bought n returned different guitars thinking that the sounds I liked came from the guitars. Just want to let u no there’re dummies like me out there.
Glad it was helpful!
This IS a VERY good and instructive video - and Corey seems like a very nice guy: Like it a lot.
thanks bud learning i love the sound im old school 68 setting up my first board
Your demo gives me more insight on stacking pedals ❤
Some amp reverbs are hard to control - good reason for reverb in the chain. Great Video
Yep. Good point
"Let the midnight special" (Credence Clearwater Revival)....played in my head when you dimed the depth/intensity level of the tremolo lol !! 🤣
great video. although i find my favourite "overdrive" is turning amp volume to max then using the guitar volume knob to dial in whatever amount of drive i need
That was a very good video. I'm kindof a grumpy guy about many guitar videos anoying me with agressive "spoo" stuff, blabla, etc.
You have good taste (sound, playing, talking,. ..), you keep people from spending too much $, you stack reverbs (♥)...
Sound was interresting, explanation is very good and clear. Think I'm gonna stick around this channel. :'3
i have to agree this is one of the best videos on how to set up your pedals i’ve seen thank you so much Cory for a person like me that doesn’t like reverb pedals your example of how to use reverb is pretty convincing i rather use delay but reverb is really nice when used correctly again awesome video
Dude i kinda knew most of the stuff in this video, but it was still a lovely composition of do's and don'ts with pedal board design/ theory. I am probably getting that carbon copy and the sugar drive, those just aren't something that was on my radar, and i loved ur demo of them. This was sick, thanks!
The Fender Blues Jr. is a great little amp. I love it. That one, and the Vox AC15 are super great in my opinion.
So many pedals out there, so many configurations. Are they becoming a little redundant when the Positive Grid Spark 40 practice amps come with so many options at a cheap price compared to building a pedal board. Versatility and compatibility comparisons board vs amp menus might be a great help for most. Great video, thanks
Now this was a helpful video about pedals, and how to use them. Very well explained. Thank you sir.
Glad it was helpful!
Nice playing and tones !!! Blues Jr,,,,i bought one for $400, out of the box and out the door in '06. Hours got cut so i sold it. Other amps here but i miss it all the time.
Gator PWR Board (?) for over 10 years now. I like it,,,CryBaby first, Bad Monkey, BBII, DS1, Dist +, Vibro Thang, UC100.
All cheap stuff but i dig it. Don't gig anymore (been 15 years) but after getting a new guitar (Epi FB) maybe the arrangement could be better. Who knows :).
I’ve been playing for years and while this video is helpful, I still believe there is no right or wrong when it comes to pedal order. Guitar (and pedals) is about self expression, mess about with the order and have fun.
I love my mxr brick, now, thanks to this presentation I have 3 new pedals to buy.
Corey, you've done a FANTASTIC job with this video! Great content and I learned a lot. And "Thank You" for making a great point that it isn't necessary to spend a lot of money on boutique pedals to get a great sound/tone. You spent the better part of your investment in the guitar, amp and Ox box.
Thanks so much!
Nice video Corey, but you forgot the most important pedal of them all: a tuner!
Doesn’t matter how good your guitar sounds if you’re not in tune ;)
You dont need pedal, when you have 20 gr tuner on the headstock of your guitar.
Corey doesn't need a tuner. His guitars never go out of tune.
Yeah it's nice to have a tuner pedal instead of the headstock clip-on. Good ones will also have a quality buffer.
I love your attac and great vibratto your technic is very polished .Thank you so much for sharing this information
I love the 5WW shirt… one of my favorite RUclips channels!!!
Picked up a used Sugar Drive in 2020. Your settings rock! Buffer really helps the pedals down the line.
Nice! Thanks!
Great stuff, on the MXR DC Brick, word of caution. Just built my board and had horrendous hum with the DC Brick due to mixing digital and analog pedals. An Isolated Power source is pretty critical for live gigs of you mix pedals. MXR Isolated Power Brick was recommended to me and is only $60 more.
Thanks Corey! This video made a big difference for me. By the way, your playing (and tones) are truthfully perfect in my book whenever I hear you, always on point. 👍
Hey thanks, Kim. I really appreciate that and glad the video helped!
I love tinkering with pedal order and what to put where. The back end of my board is always a DOD stereo chorus and a Behringer stereo delay, but the rest is kind of fair game to me. I used a Behringer VT999 for a long time, but it goes from zero to insane by the time you crank the gain to nine o'clock even with a low gain tube like a 12AT7, so it's on the shelf right now. Instead, I'm using a Mosky Silver Horse, which is basically a 2-mode Klon clone. It just smacks the crap out of the tubes in my amps.
I'm also using an MXR distortion and a Behringer Super Fuzz. The fuzz is fun because it has both a silicon circuit and a classic germanium circuit as well as a clean boost mode, so there's lots of versatility there. The distortion is set with the gain at zero, which, amazingly, is still really hairy, especially into an amp that's set just at the point of breaking up.
I used to have a Phase 90 on my board, but I would put it before the drive pedals and after my wah because it just sounded really thick and huge. My flanger also gets moved around a bit, depending on what weird tone I'm chasing. I also used to have a compressor pedal, but that's basically a door stop now. Too noisy.
Next pedal? Auto-wah. I want to see how it reacts with a Dunlop wah pedal in front of it.
What a great video. Found out new ways to setup some of my pedals that I was not aware of. Love your videos.
hey thanks! Glad you enjoyed!
Love the Blues Driver and Sugar Drive Combo!
Excellent advices for beginner on pedalboard, Thank you for your great présentation.
Glad it was helpful!
The best lesson on pedal board set up
A Klone (like the Sugar Drive) into the BD-2 is my recent discovery and it is amazing! For a budget Klone option, I'm currently using the TC Electronic Zeus, which is a mere 69$ and has a nice form factor. It does have the buffer, however the drive sound isn't as nice as the real thing, but it works flawlessly as a buffer and clean boost like you're doing here.
What does Helix call a Sugar Drive?
@@rickhumphrey1576 the Minotaur (the Sugar Drive being a Klone Centaur clone)
I wish my Blues Jr. iii sounded that good !! Mine sounds all midrange. Stock speaker though. Hmmm methinks an equalizer might be needed. Great video Corey ! Thanks much !
Awesome explanation of how to use pedals and what a guitarist really needs to start using pedalboards!! 👏 ...it would be interesting to see where to put a fuzz in that chain? Before mxr od ? Thx
Great video. Well explained and such great playing too. Thank you for such an excellent explanation. I have a couple of questions: 1. What is the purpose of the buffer and is it the same as putting a boost pedal at the front of the chain? 2. Does inadequate power degenerate the sound or do the pedals, due to lack of enough power, simply not work?
This is excellent content! I’ve been playing for a long time bands back in my early 20s now I just play for fun at my home studio. This makes so much sense! I have overlooked this type of pedal setup for a long time. Thanks for sharing, keep up the down to earth reviews and info; much appreciated!
Thx! Glad you enjoyed
That’s a killer base tone with the guitar, blues jr and ox box. I’m going to have to investigate that device.
It's nice to be able to turn up the power amp without earsplitting volume levels. Ox Box for the win!
Wow. Even through my phone these tones are awesome!! Thanks for the video dude.
And your playing-style/skills on the fretboard are creative and tasteful! Stellar video!
A great and thorough explanation. Thanks. Always learn from you!
Great video... Reverb is a personal choice... I prefer very little reverb majority of the time.
You are a really great teacher, besides you have a great sound and amazzing playing feeling
Thank you very much!
This is great content about a topic which gets criminally little air time. I..e the use of pedals, appropriately volumed and gained to help build / accentuate dynamic in a song. I.e. verses into choruses into solos/bridges and back into verse etc. Your pedals and playing needs to build into the song, be subtle when it needs to, and then louder to help the song dynamic etc. Great content!
I use an Azor Leon Drive, at the beginning of the signal chain. I use it, much as you do, as a Gain Pedal, with a Clean Amp.
Perfect timing---ive been tweaking and fiddling lots lately and still not happy :( this was gold advice--Thankyou Corey
Great! Thx, Steve!
@@coreycongilio Corey would you put a clean boos (eg mxr) at the beginning or end--for solo boost--thx🙏
I’ve been using the Sugar Drive with minimum gain always on for a couple of years - it’s one of those best kept secrets!
I want to thank you for this video my next pedal will be the MXR Sugar drive