Wah before Tube Screamer compared to Tube Screamer before Wah - Pedal Order Test

#TubeScreamer #Wah #Pedalorder

I decided to sort of document my exploration of pedal order. We are always told that certain pedals should go before others although it is up to the player ultimately what they prefer. So in this quick video I am comparing Wah before TS and then TS before Wah.

By the way, after experimenting with this I still prefer my Wah before the Tube Screamer but there wasn't a whole lot of difference in the environment I tested in. Keep in mind that at louder volumes or different amps and amp settings things could be completely different. Also, a different Wah and Tube Screamer type pedal might react differently together as well.

[kylegordon]

wah before sounds more legit and better to my ears. the distortion can add back in harmonics, where when the wah comes last, it filters off everything.

[romromk]

yall are talking about the sound difference but not appreciating how good his improv is?? its absolutely satisfying

[tonwilson]

10 on 10, mate. ALSO: Props on clean socks, pedals AND carpet. Some YouTube folks go at it like they play guitar in a dairy barn.

[KeithBThee]

Wah after sounded surprisingly good! Not better or worse, just a slightly different response.

[ijobrien]

Before, every time. That's also just a really nice sounding wah!

[danielbrown]

Wah after sounds cleaner but wah before sounds fuller and more in your face. Both sound good. Just depends on what tone you want.

[Finn.Diesel]

It´s a great sounding wah! So clean and accurate. Happy the algo showed me your video. 🙂

[jimmyelectric]

Wah after sounds more vintage! It's like you got the Voodoo Child tone down in spades 😎

[soundbites]

I could hear a notable difference between the 2 setups and I preferred the Wah before the Tube Screamer. I think the tonality shifts of the Wah were accentuated more pleasingly with the Tube Screamer after the Wah. it makes sense that it would work that way and I think it would be the most intuitive way to set up the signal chain. If you have no Tube Screamer, the amp's distortion is going to affect the tonality of the Wah in much the same way, so there you go. My .02

Good playing, by the way.

[djjazzyjeff]

I have heard since day 1 “Wah pedals really like to interact with the guitar directly” and ever since my wah has always been FIRST in the chain and it’s given me great results.

[markwiegard]

It makes sense the before has the best sound really. The wah was coloring the tube scream after.

It’s the same thing with pedal order and a volume pedal. Placing the volume pedal after the distortion then you phaser, reverb, delay allows the effects pedals to continue the input sound if you closed the volume pedal.

Distortion, then wah, then volume pedal then effects.

[TheOfficialCaseMade]

Wah after just sounds RIGHT.

The attack and sweep are so much more aggressive, you get the classic SRV "inhaling" sound. It's what my mind thinks of when I think of a wah.

[tgchan]

god bless 1min or less videos/ Thank you.

[ElJefe-qbik]

I forgot what the video was about when it finished! Awesome comping!

[notnoaintno]

Killer playing man, i gotta see how youre playin some of those licks

[michael_caz_nyc]

Wah > T.S. - the Vox Wah Sounded Killer.

[asmusavlund]

I love the overtones in Tube Screamer before

[DeanMk]

Starts off like Hendrix, ends up as Trower.
Cool. 😎

[musoseven]

Nice playing, nice comparison too, I think I prefer the first 🤔🤔

[havable]

What if there's a screamer on each side?