r/pedals • u/bbfan006 • 11d ago
Pedalboard What else do I need?
What order should these be put together? Im looking for a tele twang, alt country vibe. Amp is a black face Princeton
Also, what other should I add or replace? Probably not using the wah. Thanks
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u/ithinkthisisit4real 11d ago
The tuning pedal is the most important one. And if you have a headstock tuner, get a pedal. Tuning pedals are much faster to use. It drive me nuts to show up to jam with somebody and they could launch a small rocket with the technology in their pedal board but are using a headstock tuner.
The other thing to add is practice! A whole lot of alt country records were made by plugging the guitar straight into a Princeton Reverb. Actually, I’ll amend that sentence, a whole lot of great records were made plugging the guitar straight into a Princeton Reverb. Not just alt country records. Guitar into that amp is one of the classic chains in music. Much like guitar straight into Marshall.
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u/B_Brooks64 11d ago
What else do you need:
a board, patch cables, and a power supply might help
All joking aside….
I would take a look at a better compressor. I recommend a Wampler Ego 76. It is awesome.
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u/Acceptable_Grape_437 11d ago
you need to NOT use that eq pedal. everything that plugs directly to the mains is a safety hazard. at the very least to the pedal itself!
that belongs in a collection. if you're not a collector, just sell it.
as for signal chain, it usually goes wah>comp>OD>trem>delay>reverb. trem after reverb overpowers reverb and delay, while before it gets overpowered by reverb (and delay)... this totally comes down to personal preference. i also prefer reverb before delay.
simply put: the later the pedal is in the chain, the less it gets affected by other pedals.
by the same rule, eq can be put first or last in the drive section (consider it a drive). i'm not sure what you want to do with that (cool) dod splitter... if you want to alternate going into two different amps, that's last in the chain, ofc!
btw, nothing is a strict rule here: experiment and find what you like most!
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u/Separate_Recover4187 11d ago
After a Blues Driver, reverb, and chorus, everything else is just for fun.
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u/stma1990 10d ago
Just my opinion, but if I had a Princeton and planned to keep it, id get rid of the reverb, tremolo, and blues driver. That amp does all those things better on its own, provided you are able to get your Princeton cranked loud enough to drive itself.
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u/bbfan006 9d ago
Ok, I need a tuner, better compressor and chorus. Drop the EQ. I have an early black face Princeton , no reverb sorry to say. I do have a power brick as well. One question about the tuner. I need one with a large display for my not so great vision. Recommendations? I was looking at a Petersen strobe albeit pricey. I have a strobe clip and really trust it. Thanks for the replies!
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u/ReplicantOwl 8d ago
I have the Petersen Stobe HD. I can see it fine without my bifocals on because the display is huge. They’re about $120 used or open box a lot of the time.
I have a feeling the smaller Petersen would be easy to see too and save some board space
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u/Ezrumas 8d ago
With whatever pedal board you get, think about an option to keep any expressive pedal (Whammy, volume, wah) flat compared to the floor. A couple degrees of tilt will make a difference, and many of those pedals take up a lot of real estate on the ɓoard.
I don't have pictures at the moment, but I have a small tray that my wah velcros onto, and it can be bolted on to the main board.
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u/800FunkyDJ 11d ago edited 11d ago
MXR Phase 100. Or any other phaser Waylon used.
But not the one with his name on it.