How To Build Your FIRST Pedalboard For Beginners!

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[@treyxaviermusic]

Enter to WIN this whole pedalboard - al lthe pedals, the board, the power supply, the cables, the case, everything - right here: geargods.activehosted.com/f/3

[@CallMe_DrWorm]

Oh man... basement flooded and I lost this exact power supply. Having a damn pity party over here 🤣

[@treyxaviermusic]

@@CallMe_DrWorm UGH that sucks, sorry to hear that.

[@CallMe_DrWorm]

@@treyxaviermusic Came away luckier than others though. Thanks for all the content you've been putting out man!

[@davidreidy5750]

My pedalboard was all modulation/distortion.Now it's a noise gate,boost,wah, compressor, overdrive,slight fuzz,chorus,and memory boy. 🤖📡⚡🪐

[@nikkoomanaofficial5775]

Hope the link still works! Beginner here on making a pedal board :)

[@LukeWatts85]

"For less than $400 you could sound like this..." (plugs into $1500 amp)

[@cmmnsenserules4339]

I do know what you mean, obviously. But a great guitar and INCREDIBLE amp doesn't make up for a crap pedal. I'm sure you know that, just adding my 2 cents. Rock on brother.

[@fpvtv2222]

yup too really sound like this it will set you back 1900.00

[@rickbrown2154]

There is a reason things cost what they do …… Do you think eddy could get his sound from effects that you can buy for a couple of dollars ?

[@fpvtv2222]

@@rickbrown2154 no not at all. I'm just saying these people come on here and try to make it seem like if you buy x guitar this is how it's gonna sound if you buy it. Well that's far from the truth. Most people on here demo guitars that are well know. Are playing through a high dollar amp thats going through a expensive mic and a pedal board or effects processor that is also not cheap but all that is being recorded and edited through a nice interface and probably not the lite version of the daw. So in order for you to sound like the person demoing the guitar you will need the guitar plus a whole studio of stuff. 😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@nestycb6702]

Add a pre amp simulator in the right place and go line in to the mixer or interface or whatever. It will sound even better.

[@GENERATIONS_RSKY]

Good video. Good job explaining on a elementary level without coming across like you are trying to make the viewer feel like an elementary school child. Plus the video flows really well. Very concise.

[@SlyHikari03]

Yeah

[@h3lio5]

12:17 “yeeeahhhhhh-heeaaahhh, I’m a freak, of nature” oh lawd Trey you’re taking me back to the day!

[@BrianMark75]

For the price, this sounded incredibly usable for live gigs. Probably an upgrade from what most cover bands are currently using, TBH. Or, not an upgrade, but something they can actually figure out unlike those ridiculous all-in-one wonders that they download a tone for and don't know why it isn't sounding like they were hoping for.

[@hellfirebloodcrossproducti4394]

12:09 - SILVERCHAAAAAAIR! YESSSSSS! Dude, as a MASSIVE Silverchair fan that made my damn day. Awesome stuff.

[@ZitherBeast]

That is very cool Trey. You probably just saved some people both frustration and money in a very well thought out and filmed video. I'm actually surprised at how nice that guitar not only looks, but sounds. Nice.

[@Nitroso_0]

Always wondered what the best way to set up a board would be but never looked into it, cheers for this vid, answered all my questions and ones i didn't know i had!

[@ainsleystones4600]

As a long time pro guitarist, I must say a big well done to you. This video is very good. 🎸🙂

[@spencerharding5919]

Thank you trey I really appreciate this video and your new studio and the run down, I am beginning and this saves me time and frustration with knowing what the basic essentials, thanks again.

[@therewasascene]

Damn Trey looks like this video really inspired players who haven’t leapt into the wide world of pedals to do so. Great jorb!

[@normbarrows]

this is a good place to start for a new player. after 42 years of playing, i just use EQ, distortion, delay, and looper. I like dynamics, and don't mind hum, so no noise gate or compression to mess with my signal. Between the EQ and low gain distortion, you can do blues driver stuff - so no blues driver required. I'll add other pedals if i want flange, chorus, phaser, ring modulation, or whatever for some particular song.

[@AWAKENING-MH]

Thank you!!! I needed this. You're way cool, chill, and intelligent. It really shines through.

[@willem4190]

Excellent video! Very well explained…….exactly what I was looking for, thanks!

[@drphdmd7064]

Great video duderino! I've been really lazy about getting a real pedal board setup, and this made it very straightforward for me. Thank you!

[@alysavos]

That was incredibly helpful! My son has been wanting a pedal board and I had no idea where to start. Thank you!

[@roblegrange473]

Needed this video. Thanks for the info. 🤘🎸💗

[@CrusherHF]

Donner really out here sponsoring everyone. And honestly I’m loving it

[@rogerofficial670]

Very clear demo. Thank you

[@webified_chill5111]

Just found your videos tonight, (it is like 2 am here in Los Angeles, CA, USA); great work and appreciate insight. Thank you.

[@weird_wild_world]

i'm so glad we're back to pedals... plugging into a frikn tiny computer just isn't the same

[@ibrajimenez2098]

Dude. It feels like it comes and goes in waves. Pedals are more work but more fun.

[@coltoncasey4555]

Great content!! I need this video but with, pre amp, amp, cab Etc.

[@krisrivera8058]

One of the only vids that actually puts a dang tuner on the bosrd

[@CarlosMartinez-wb9rr]

Woaaaa!!!! Great studio!!!!!!!

[@danielmiller2886]

I have the Donner power supply and a couple of pedals. I am pretty happy with them, especially for the price.

[@angomnaresh9859]

Well explained. 👍🏻

[@ar0b1991]

It’s the Donner party 🎉

[@alanarkham143]

It was very helpful thank you =)

[@crisdjable]

You are the best tutorial pedal ever

[@mishterpreshident]

Loved the Silverchair jam.

[@kenxinhxc1635]

I'm literally totally new to pedals like I only have 3 overdrive and distortion tuner now i know what i need to add and also the order to put it and how to mix distortion and overdrive

[@charlesrocks]

Based gear nerd does another contest. This is lovely.

[@apaches04soccer]

all these low budget guitars sound great, love how far we've come. Cant help to think in the future these "cheap" guitars might well be high end collectibles lol

[@apri13hernandez94]

Thanks for sharing idea 🇵🇭🤘

[@FranciscoMartinez-fs9ej]

Thanks!

[@MykeOwns]

I bought that noise gate a few years ago and was shocked by how good it was for the price.

[@SuperCMO79]

Thank you Trey ...I've now refollowed my once used pedal board to get the sound out of me amp. Now I want to get a digital Effects lol Honestly probably be set with an H90.

[@DirtyxLarry]

You hit the Donner name drop quota. good Job.

[@NewNineGolf]

This video is EXACTLY what I was looking for. Affiliate commission incoming lol. Great video 👍🏻

[@krisrivera8058]

I have the gate killer works amazing. Just gotta cut it off during solos

[@kevinbrianjohnsonmusic]

Awesome!! Building a guitar pedalboard at the moment. I've finished my bass pedals, which only has 4 pedals. But having trouble deciding what pedals for the guitar one.

[@internetphenomenon734]

Really awesome job on this video, super helpful (especially the noise gate part, that's what I've been looking for)

[@Mississippi_Martian]

Nice studio, man! \m/

[@treyxaviermusic]

Thanks!

[@frankfurter4285]

Next, I couldn't have developed the technique that allows such a shuddering climax without this Donner lubrication. I highly recommend it.

[@jonashildner]

Comp pedals are great for tapping and solos

[@DylanWOWilliams]

My wife bought me the Donner Tuner and now I’m blind in my right eye. Those LEDs are brighter than the sun. I used tape and ND gels and for cinematography to lower the intensity.

[@kodyschmidt3306]

New studio looks fucking slick.

[@MarcG7424]

Would love to see the same video with a bass pedalboard

[@russtycogg324]

Really informative vid. PPl on the fence ab pedal order should take note. FYI, "Noise Reducers" should go later in the chain. Noise Reducers. Not noise gates. Are those different?

[@adrianfaithfull6491]

Throwing some Silverchair in there - nice! :D

[@micahflanders6789]

If you buy gear on Sweetwater, you can make a similarly cheap pedalboard getting the $20-25 behringer pedals.

[@EarthToSean]

I came for the pedalboard information, but stayed for the revocation solo!

[@bianto6103]

Thank you for that, its important thing to know for a beginner. Only so unfortunate that you did not make sounds on high strings on many of your clips. Ben

[@FinalAnswer]

Great video! I thing you forgot one, guess wah it is :)

[@dennyjoshuar]

Silverchair! 🤘

[@stand4037]

Sweet video . I need a tuner pedile that I can stay on .who you Rickman

[@AndrienQ]

Have you done any split pedalboards? What's your preferred modeler these days?

[@costa7087]

that distortion pedal sounds monstrous for the size and price, my god

[@treyxaviermusic]

Not bad right?

[@costa7087]

@@treyxaviermusic definitely not!!!

[@josephmorrison2055]

Dope. Now I can get what I need sound wise without becoming a total gear head.

[@comment_deleted]

the donner gear advertisement channel. Pretty smooth commercial lmao

[@jesuschicken5681]

why does that distortion sound so good i currently use a metal zone but i might get some pedals(noise gate, compressor)from donner, maybe even the dist do y’all think it would sound good in drop A?

[@user-cw2kf7er5l]

I played with arock band in 1978 southern rock we only had wawa and fuzz box distortion phase shifter and chorus I think you all call som else.

[@hagengilbert8102]

Do you keep base settings on your amp that these play off of, or, do these override your amp? Thanks Trey!

[@ChaosAttractor13]

I liked the Silverchair Freak intro!

[@ka4sxi]

In other videos they say that the higher gain pedal should come before the lower gain. Could you explain?

[@Netryon]

Any car batteries you used to I don't know, but getting all that just to play paladins at home - do you need it? You fine - you can ground it with yourself and ESO/Ignitis will do all the job for you. So this could be some water station you see the lights driving and in my world it's controlled somewhere. Universal 3V/6V/9V/12V power adapter would be it to power it, but we need 9V and not a battery.

[@merrickrosenberg3436]

Thanks for this video, I’m new to electric guitar and am looking at getting my first pedal board soon, so this was helpful to me. Any advice on a home amp 10w or less? I want a tube combo amp, even though the Revv you played on here does sound great. My house has high ceilings and huge glass windows, so I want something that won’t break any glass but will stand out in my place.

[@HorizonMakes]

Probably quite late, but Boss katana mkii 50 (can run at 0.5/25/50w, lots of modeling features and very good for the price) or Bugera v5 infinum (5w tube amp, really good sound, cheap).

[@tylerparkermusic]

Just followed for your playing bro 💯

[@Namelessforever_]

Daniel johns approves!

[@ralphwaltrts5994]

Can this complete pedal board with pedals wiring and power supply be used when playing a harmonica and can i hook a mic up to it to play the harmonica through and short can this be used for harmonica as well as guitar

[@PooNinja]

Pedal board Assemble!!!!

[@PooNinja]

Refectory desk may prove challenging. Yet may I say that REVV RRrrrRrrrRules!!!! Extra R’s are just reflections of enthusiasm 🤘🏽

[@stevenhardy8122]

Go the SilverChair .

[@privateprivate6487]

Guys put the video play speed at 1.25 it makes it much, much, MUCH easier to watch and follow along. Great video! Thank you for taking your time to teach and upload this!!

[@kabstofly]

where would you fit a donner loop pedal with this setup? at the very end?

[@NeF1LiM]

I put mine at the very end, that way I can change the tone for overdubbing without altering the looped tone.

[@joegraziano3580]

Quick question: I’ve always thought a noise gate should follow overdrive/distortion/fuzz, but here, you’ve placed it before. Should it always be before? Thanks by the way.. great video 🤘🏾

[@treyxaviermusic]

I always put it before, you want it gating the direct guitar signal because it's a LOT easier for it to differentiate between signal and noise floor

[@joegraziano3580]

@@treyxaviermusic that’s really helpful, thank you.

[@ryanriffs_1349]

Now really were is the right spot for nosie gate? I see alot of people putting them last in line on there bord.

[@roaringcrowd]

Sooo if I get that donner giant metal pedal it won’t won’t like that on my little 20watt Marshall origin ?

[@0guitargod]

Where would you put a generic wah like a cry baby? Then how about a Morley wah with a boost integrated like the tremonti signature wah?

[@JackieTheCatfox]

I wonder if these pedals (especially the compressor and the noise gate) also work for bass. I play both guitar and bass (as well as other instruments but mostly those two), and I always try to get pedals that work for both instruments to get the most out of my money.

[@davidreidy5750]

They should work I use them on my jazz bass as well and boost with compressor is the bees knees.Looking into bass eq soon as well 📡🤖🪐

[@RaulDL]

The noise gate should work but you should get a bass compressor from behringer

[@getonlygotonly]

ok this is good, but-- like robin trower puts his pedal in different order so he gets a very unique sound? is this right? is there a right or wrong way to put pedals in order?

[@NightOwlGames]

i really Really dont undertand the need for a tuning pedel! we already have tuners. im using a £15 fender bullet i attatch it to headstock

[@patrickh.1658]

Thanks bro this video made my day. I want to invest in a setup like this nice and neat even with different pedals. Can you stick a cry baby on it or does it have to be on the side and I so is it last in chain or begining?

[@treyxaviermusic]

Wah goes before the compressor, after the tuner and gate. Glad I could help!

[@patrickh.1658]

@@treyxaviermusic thanks so much bro! BTW that distortion pedal was very impressive in the sound. Is that Revv head tubed? I use evh 5150 iii 50w 6L6 and I love the distortions it provides. Definitely would be interested in trying out that doner distortion on clean channel and see how it sounds! Your video was fantastic well done.

[@treyxaviermusic]

Yeah it's all tube! Great amp.

[@patrickh.1658]

@@treyxaviermusic honestly I know amps etc have taken digital to a newer level these days but you can't beat that back bone of a tone of tube IMHO. BTW tones sounded great in video.

[@jello714]

@14:00 was that Revocation?

[@mawortman72]

I may have missed it, but what kind of power supply are you using for all of these pedals?

[@josephmorrison2055]

@Trey Xavier, where would an octave pedal best be placed among these?

[@OrderedToThrash]

Am I tripping or do I detect a Revocation solo at around @14:00? lol Great Video btw Trey, very very helpful!

[@treyxaviermusic]

Scorched Earth Policy, best solo

[@OrderedToThrash]

@@treyxaviermusic Soo goood, not to mention that tasty riff right before that solo hits! The first side of Deathless is just amazing, so many good licks overall. You da man Trey, you've inspired me to tackle that song! You just gained a subscriber.

[@spacecase7504]

​@@OrderedToThrashgreat catch, I knew it sound familiar

[@samus4799]

"Its not really gonna get any cheaper than this" Pawn shops go brrt

[@averiewaters1192]

someone pls answer me cant u just tune with a regular tuner or do u need the pedal one?

[@GeckoPixel]

If you can use power saws pretty well, I suggest building your own board out of some awesome wood. Also... noise gate lol. It's not that important. Especially in punk.

[@Marta1Buck]

where should I put my wah?

[@soundofponni9415]

Where to put the wah pedal and whamy

[@pbandjello5746]

Help - i’ve set up my board exactly the way the video said and everything’s on and the volume is good. but there’s no sound from my guitar from the amp it’s just noise from the amp. what did i do wrong

[@extramediumplease5965]

I have a question about my specific pedal board I bought the SMG cockblocker running it through the fx loop of my evh 5153 I also have a strymon big sky that needs to be ran through the loop how would I set this up

[@treyxaviermusic]

Just put the Strymon after the gate in the loop, that will for sure sound best. Otherwise the gate will choke off the reverb tails

[@extramediumplease5965]

@@treyxaviermusic thank you for replying so as far as inputs the second out on the cockblocker goes in to which Imput of the strymon ?

[@treyxaviermusic]

I actually don’t know how the Strymon works, never tried it, but just any time-based effect should come after the gate

[@extramediumplease5965]

@@treyxaviermusic thank you for your help!

[@dirtmelchizedek8311]

I didn't know Trey could actually play guitar. I just thought he was like the Dane Cook of telling people their songs sucked. Pretty cool

[@treyxaviermusic]

Dane Cook went to my high school

[@Azucc5]

Revocation solo

[@treyxaviermusic]

One of my all-time favorites

[@MetalistPenguin]

Hey I've been playing guitar for 8 years, and I've been using a multieffect pedal ever since. Would Y'all recommend pedalboards and amps, or a sound card, and digital effect?

[@AndrienQ]

Whatever you prefer. If I had my way, I'd play every show with an Engl Savage and Mesa oversized cab loaded with DV-77s and a split pedalboard (overdrives and such to the front, rev/del/mod in the loop). But, that's heavy and intensive setup and I don't have a guitar tech, so I rely on my Gigboard for everything and a couple external OD pedals. Use what you like, as long as it's feasible and sounds good

[@MetalistPenguin]

@@AndrienQ thanks, i appreciate the advice

[@AndrienQ]

Glad to; experience means nothing if you don't share it. Also, be flexible with your choices because what you like as far as your sound may not work in the mix, so always listen and adjust to balance what you like and what works

[@EldongDaddyvic]

It’s really personal preference. When I’m actually recording guitar, I go through a tube amp and a pedal board. I have all those sounds I get for recording replicated in my Pod GO and when I play gigs, I just have to plug it into the PAs and I have essentially, all those same sounds without having to drag around an amp, cab and pedalboard

[@jesper1320]

can you make a video budget friendly speaker systems for floor modelers ? maybe for beginners who are trying to create a decent sound in home environment.

[@seanarmao7385]

Would this whole set up go well with a dsl40cr?

[@chopperking007]

Fuk yeh

[@zacharymicah]

Yo Trey, where would you place a Wah pedal and a volume pedal in your lineup?

[@treyxaviermusic]

Wah goes before the compressor and drive pedals, after tuner and gate, for me anyway!

[@zacharymicah]

@@treyxaviermusic volume pedal?

[@treyxaviermusic]

Volume depends on what you want it to do. If you put it before your drive pedals, it will clean up the tone as you turn it down. After them, it will just turn the whole output volume up and down.

[@llococo9272]

A lot of this stuff is out of stock, will it come back soon?

[@ratatatuff]

Just get different pedals. Donner isn't the only brand that sells cheap pedals. And from my experience, there are better pedals in that price range anyway.