Don't Make These Pedalboard Mistakes!

In this video I'll help you avoid pedalboard mistakes that many players make when building their first pedalboard.

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Fender American Pro II Strat
Fender Blues Jr
MXR Sugar Drive
Boss Blues Driver BD2
Boss Super Overdrive SD1
Boss Tremolo TR2
MXR Carbon Copy Mini
Keeley Omni Reverb
MXR DC PowerBrick
D'Addario Pedalboard
Universal Audio Ox Box

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Dunlop Mini Volume
UAFX Golden Reverberator
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UAFX Astra Modulation Machine
Korg Pitchblack Mini
Strymon Zuma
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Timecodes
0:00 - Intro
1:25 - Performance
2:20 - Signal Chain
4:17 - MXR Sugar Drive
8:46 - Boss Blues Driver
11:34 - Boss Super Overdrive
15:28 - Boss Tremolo
20:05 - MXR Carbon Copy Mini
24:21 - Keeley Omni Reverb
27:49 - MXR DC Brick
30:27 - Expensive Pedals?

[Bill-segr]

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.

[jameslloyd]

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.

[agtrst]

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.

[Guitaural.]

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.

[lrmars]

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!

[ratatatuff]

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!

[bryanwinter]

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.

[kevymetal]

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!

[DavidMiller-joqb]

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.

[johnfoster]

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.

[gabrielfernandez]

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!

[jeddak]

Good, down-to-earth, practical advice, explained clearly and some great playing, to boot.

[chrisgreenwood]

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

[psykoelvis]

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

[thesunabsolute]

He's back! Happy to see you back and healthy sir.

[spidgeb]

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.

[ramon]

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!

[armandosinger]

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!

[adamrae]

I’m blown away by the sound of the sugar drive and the BD2! That combo sounds incredible!!

[dowaliby]

Corey, this was very informative, thank you! You play beautifully with such assurance and attitude. The first 3 pedals on my modest 4-pedal board are Ibanez TS9 (gain off, level dimed), Wampler Tumnus (modest gain level) and Friedman Dirty Shirley, which gives me boost and gain-stacking similar to what you're getting with those first 3 on the board you're using here. My 4th pedal is an Electro-Harmonix Canyon delay. I may get the Carbon Copy in place of the Canyon, and you have made me realize that I need that tremolo pedal.