Good luck.....

If there's a tone you hear and like, find out the guitar, pickups, amp, and the fx used and the chain order. All these things matter.

I've never been a guitarist to use an fx pedal board. For years my only effect was the cord to the guitar and amp. Now days I still stick mainly to that setup. However, I have picked up a simple gain pedal (the Joyo Ultimate Drive) to add a bit of front end gain to the signal. Reverb is in the guitar amp. The Joyo is a mild gain preamp kind of thing.

Occasionally, I will add some fx from the fx in my DAW. slap-back echo, flange, or phasing, and rarely anything other than that.

Yeah, the more you play the easier it becomes to hear something and figure it out, or at least get close.

People who use pedals love them. However, you can certainly have a lot of money invested in pedals.....another option is to get a modeling amp with fx built in.

Last edited by Guitarhacker; 01/02/19 05:12 AM.
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