My New Pedalboard Build

[@dw7704]

It’s fun to play around with pedal order. Most people say put the wah or auto-wah before the dirt pedal(s). But while I like it there, I also like it the other way around. So my Auto-Wah/envelope filter sits between 2 distortion pedals, so I can do it either way, or both. If I only had one dirt pedal I’m not sure where I’d put it, as I like both.

[@rikkifknrobin]

That's how I am with my phaser. After my tube screamer, before my distortion

[@michelleneeds4165]

Nice board mate, very professional, when I was in a gigging band I had all my pedals loose in an old tape cassete case covered in band stickers, wired with a daisy chain. I'd put the crybaby out to the side, and had two fuzz pedals for my gain stages lol, I had no idea what I was doing, but it made one hell of a racket! Feedback for days through my Gretsch hahaha!

[@frishdaw]

Nice build! Love the Phase 95 such a versatile little one knob

[@thedboy616]

Sounded fantastic last night man, thanks for playing a great gig with us on Friday in the Thomas house

[@75YBA]

The V is crushing too, btw! 👍😀

[@chrislindsey4056]

I really want a H90. Cool vid. Cheers!!

[@northernthrifter8817]

Well done on topping 100k subscribers, it's amazing to have watched you grow your channel and your playing, you've got some classy toy's there and i like the way your not afraid to break the so called guidelines of pedal placement. I bet that video you did roasting chappers has served you well 😉 😜 😮😂

[@felixayala05]

Love pedalboard builds. Sounds awesome.

[@Eric_01]

For the tuner dilemma, you should check out Ola's Chug tuner/splitter/boost. Huge display and the bonus of being a boost and splitter saves a ton of space on your board. I got one and I love it!!

[@alexwood8555]

Dude I did the same thing with phasers, proper placement really changed them for me. Have a good time tonight!

[@hyperlovesyou]

For my lead pedal i use a donner autowah after the gain. it has a resonance dial that is strangely very effective for piercing through a mix instead of just adding volume.

[@ShaelynneDFuller]

When I was in high school, I had an Ibanez CS9 stereo chorus, it was my favorite pedal, unfortunately I was an idiot and sold it later only to now regret it.

[@wlb-85]

The Peterson strobe turner has a really nice big screen on it. You can even change the display color.

[@75YBA]

You and Glen are gems. Congrats on the board boss! 🇨🇦🇮🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@Smart-Alex]

G3 for the win! I love my OG purple pedal!

[@MIlesTeg1000]

Did I see that you are using a Crate Powerblock for your main amp?

[@pentatonicpaddy]

anniversary sounds a lot clearer when both set the same but really i dont suppose you would notice the biggest difference until you deep dived them

[@PoppaRoc-np3er]

That pedalboard design is similar to "young ones" planks in construction. They were comparing it to adolescent kids growing up. That's what an antique dealer told me.

[@rodhorncastle]

I too now put my phasers and vibes and trems BEFORE the overdrives. Just sounds better.

[@RuthlessMojo]

Really need to get my pedalboard in order. Even though I use four different multi effects units I do have some individual pedals I use as well. Namely my vintage Arion phaser and delay pedals, a fuzz, three different looper pedals and a tuner. Really need to get it done. Thanks for the motivation.

[@canopy-guitars_and_gear]

Great vid. Please get a little properly isolated pedalboard psu to save you those potential headaches even though you got away with it this time. Might be hard to get one to run the big power hungry eventide too though!

[@retroquest3579]

This is why I use DSP's. Polychrome is straight awesome sauce!

[@JDStone20]

Nice build! The EQ is a very underused and underrated pedal, it is like the Swiss Army Knife/Multitool of guitar pedals.

[@Haroun-El-Poussah]

Nope, it's the MAIN tool for the professional musician, in fact, your main tool is to use double EQ, one is pre-preamp/saturations, the other is post-preamp, first place in your effects loop... I actually consider that what you need is at least a 4 xhannels tube preamp with ideally, a 2x30 bands programmable analog graphic EQ like the KN3600. Billy Gibbons used two (2U) Digitech MEQ28 with his Marshall JMP-1 preamp while touring. Well, two 2U racks are a bit cumbersome, moreover, you need to upgrade the OpAmps into the MEQ28, replacing the TL072 by Burr Browns used by Neve, or at least NE5532. With the pre-EQ, you shape the colour of your distortion, and also your gain too: when you use it with the preamp's distortion channel, well, a studio EQ can insanely overdrive the input tube. When it comes to the post EQ... Oh, you know, you may have a flattering sound when you play alone and... never noticed how later it will suck when playing with the band?

[@JCDenton95]

Room temperature IQ comment.

[@mjklein]

KD, your next exploration should be FRFR cabs for the pedalboard. Nice video, thanks.

[@virtuososo]

I would put the Eventide AND the graphic EQ in the loop. If you're using the EQ for volume boost, it'll work with the Revv pedal and a clean channel, but if using a dirty amp channel, it'll be a gain boost, not really volume.

[@JohnMastrangelo]

I'm with you re: modulation before overdrive/distortion.

[@barkinstarfish]

KDH I am looking forward to your take on the new Chapman £3000 hand wired amp it is , as he says, the best of the best!

[@27retrodaze]

I have a Blackout Edition G4 (og)... Ive never seen the red G3, pretty sick!

[@kiddcomet3563]

Sounds awesome 👍

[@UltraMegaSeaMonkey]

Equalizer is like a must nowadays

[@magnolia972]

without glasses during a gig - KDH must almost feel like Jeff Healy 😏

[@KDH]

I wish I could play like him when I take my glasses off

[@magnolia972]

@ you’re definitely playing good with or without 😄👍🏻

[@laurenceede6881]

@@KDHtry contact lenses!

[@The_Rotting_Peach]

What happened to the Ibanez you were painting :((

[@rodoherty1]

Good point! I was interested to hear how that worked out and then I forgot about it.

[@judeiscool11]

W Germs pfp

[@kingsammyc]

Great video!

[@vaughanmacegan4012]

Approx how much to put that all together including the board? Loved that you used the V at the gig some real eye candy there!

[@timaves1504]

Did l see a Crate Power Block on stage with you? I’ve kept one of those in the car as a backup amp for years!

[@andreaskarlsson8351]

Have you tried tp run your boss ce-3 on 12volts? Older boss pedals require more sauce than newer ones. Ive notices my ce-3 works and sounds significantly better on 12v! T

[@PuRe_AdDicT]

You should consider a simple switcher with MIDI to get the most out of that multi fx and cut down on the tap dancing ES5 or something - I loved mine when I had individual pedals (before I swapped to modellers) 🇮🇪

[@veers0r]

Boss should really make a Waza GE-7 with less noise. Please. :)

[@KDH]

That’s really the only drawback to it. I think XTS do a modded version with no noise and more guitar centric frequency’s. A Waza version like that would be nice

[@75YBA]

I have one at the end of my chain too. Love it, but I’m definitely more Grunge/Stoner sound so some noise isn’t a problem for me. For serious, gigging players they should look into a better EQ. Great cheap Swiss Army knife.

[@jp7963]

The GE-7 needs a complete overhaul. Its still not bad but there are way, way better EQ's out there now and its showing its age. Having an EQ on your board is so badly overlooked. I've used one since the late 80's and it really does the thing so many guitarists crave yet so many don't know about this "trick".

[@miserychannel69]

LOVE that Zuta .. I hope to have one in my future ;)

[@ogmakefirefiregood]

I have an Eventide H90. Do you run it in dual mode? Where, if you want to, You can put an algorithm before and after your preamp? It's a few extra cables, but very versatile. Especially if you ever use any of the synth engines.

[@killainmaccallan4700]

Hey mate nice video, I wonder where you got the blue "buttons? you have on some pedals. Looks cool to me

[@slinkytreekreeper]

aliexpress and ebay - guitar foot pedal buttons 10pk

[@KDH]

They’re the cheapest pedal toppers available online

[@MisterTee]

One Spots are notorious for introducing noise to a signal chain.

[@fancykarlmarx]

Why are you using that tiny crate amp live?

[@paulcarter105]

Why wouldn’t you use the aggressive switch as a boost on the g3 or have an overdrive before it as a boost instead of the eq

[@greenslider]

What venue do you guys gig?

[@danjack-son4871]

Did you build the Knife Drop preset or is it a factory one? Lol i didn't notice it on my H90.

[@KDH]

Factory preset. I think it’s bank 32

[@danjack-son4871]

@KDH Thank you. Cheers from Vancouver Island.

[@jazzcat1056]

You wouldn’t put the phaser in the FX loop?

[@alanredversangel]

Phase 95 is a great first in chain pedal. Also daisy chain power is only a problem if a pedal doesn't like it. I know exactly which pedals of mine need iso power.

[@alfonsobonzo3782]

Knife Drop setting sounds like the Jack White pedal, of the same name.

[@dfkman]

I think it is the same algorithm

[@alfonsobonzo3782]

@ Oh yeah. I’d forgotten that was made by Eventide!! Thanks for clearing that up for me. 👍🏼

[@TheRastler]

Noticed you have a CRATE power Block or Brick as I call it, what do you use it for?

[@okayestguitar66]

While it is acceptable to put a phaser after gain/drive/distortion, by far, it is best after, especially the EHX Stone phasers.

[@GuitarJawn]

Solid board my dood

[@sandrosandro7900]

Learned a good new word: Ibanezy

[@mazukakai]

My favorite is you using a wireless standing 3 feet away from it🤘🏻

[@friedrudibega6384]

Nice work.

[@jakewilliams1344]

Need that better pedal power for sure, but not a bad set up.

[@peterhall4852]

Without opening up a 'tonewood style debat' I always put my modulation before gain pedal. It seems so much richer. Im similarly a four eyed weirdo.'

[@Haroun-El-Poussah]

When you use distortion, you put the phaser ahead, when you use clean sound, it goes into the FX loops...

[@nickalderman5943]

sounds really good. Just to help with pronunciation, Lichtlaerm is lishtlayerm phonetically.

[@KelticKabukiGirl]

I only put Chorus after dirtt, al; other modulation in front

[@walterpruitt6589]

I’m surprised the boss Ds-1 Klon didnt make its way on to the board

[@rodoherty1]

Where was the gig? I'm in Dublin myself. 🇮🇪

[@KDH]

The Thomas House

[@cigarettesmokingman9471]

Those rules about where to put pedals are a good place to start but I too prefer things ahead of my drive. Phase 90, echoplex, univibe...I put them in front of drive. Thats how it would have been done in their day, right in front of the amp. I must have a short delay in front of my drive now.

[@KDH]

I now think of them more as guidelines than rules

[@arnyarny77]

i thought phaser goes in effect loop, and BOSS in not boring!

[@deadwilfred475]

Why not use a headstock tuner? Its almoat invisible and u can do a wee tune without killing your signal chain 😉

[@justinvzu01]

The muting is the point. You don't want people to hear you tuning, and it's very handy to be able to just mute your chain. Most of us just leave the tone and volume on the guitar completely open.

[@GlennJimenez]

B u f f e r

[@deadwilfred475]

@@pete5516 i use the volume as a 'tone' anyway. I dont have a clean channel i use my drirty one n roll back volume. So its in my vocabulary to use volume

[@maxton1506]

headstock tuners are less accurate than tuning pedals especially on noisier stages

[@PuttinOnTheRiffs]

Is the homie playin the browburst??

[@onbedoeldekut1515]

I cheated. I bought a four shelf shoe rack off ebay for 8 quid. One shelf alone fits over ten normal size pedals!

[@TheOtherJohnBrowne]

Derek is a gem and he has the best stories too! G3 ftw!

[@ImperialCityNord]

Lol gem

[@josuesamaniego182]

I miss building pedalboards but I love my Helix too much 🔥

[@zadtheinhaler]

Hell yeah. The latest FW has some great updates to it as well- the Cartog cabs are deadly!

[@truthfactreality6814]

You could get a birdcord usb c to 9v cable and use a pd battery pack with daisy chain. This would free you up plug wise and give you more than enough power for everything. Dirty power won’t effect you either as it’s battery

[@NinjaRunningWild]

What the heck are those blue covers on the pedal switches? Everyone I know who gigs has switched to multi-effect pedal boards for ease of transport & consistent sound. Sure, probably not the best for purists, but the audience usually doesn't hear the difference. Bigger difference in how the venue's sound guy EQs the audio for the PA.

[@davidtomkins4242]

Most of the gigs at this level, the guitar amps won’t be miked up, hence no sound guy to worry about. If you’ve spent time finessing your sound, youdon’twant a sound guy messing up your tone by adding a boatload of treble/mid/whatever

[@trevorclarey3336]

nice.

[@alextuozzo7138]

"I think prices have gone up" BECAUSE YOU MADE A VIDEO ABOUT IT (it is not a creators fault that talking about something often makes them skyrocket in popularity/price but it does happen)

[@ogmakefirefiregood]

Um.... the H90 has a tuner in it as well.

[@misternobody4786]

It’s a bit Ibanez-y - and I know exactly what you meant

[@marcomostroso]

Why musicians, specially rockers, metalheads, etc, don't like using glasses on stage? Is it a matter of the image they want to project thing? Or is it there something I am missing to see? It doesn't seems to me to be dangerous haha

[@jp7963]

No! No! No! Do NOT daisy-chain a rig like that. Just.... don't! I learned this the hard way in the 80's and 90's so try to preach the error of my ways to others that follow! Indeed it MIGHT likely sound perfect in your bedroom and at rehearsal etc... Great you think! And it works at the next few gigs just fine. But then, usually at a gig that is maybe further away or more a important or prestigious one Sod's Law will apply and it'll suddenly be noisy as hell and sound like a hurricane competing with a taxiing Jumbo Jet! Haha. Ok, if ALL you are using is say a distortion and an overdrive or two then yes you can get away with daisy chaining. But mix those with modulation? Nope. Need isolated power. Plus actual top of the range iso power WILL make your rig sound much better.

[@Amish_Trivedi]

Also the type of weirdo who enjoys watching pedalboard builds.

[@eamonahern7495]

Your A B comparison was flawed from my perspective. You switched between pedals before the riff was complete and at almost the same point each time. So one pedal had the mostly twangy open chords and the other mostly the palm mute parts.

[@Deauxtje]

Very cool to see someone who has not been positive on Gibson guitars is using a Gibson for live gigging! I knew you would come to your senses someday! Nice video!

[@fuzzjohn]

Reject the evils of Velcro hook & loop and seek salvation in the strength and security of 3M Dual Lock 🙏

[@KDH]

All the pedals have dual lock on the bottom. It works really well with Velcro but is still easier to get off than two sides of dual lock

[@fuzzjohn]

@@KDH He walks in both the light and the darkness! That's awesome though, I didn't realise they are compatible, that makes getting a pedalboard with Velcro pre-applied like the XPND more flexible.

[@AL_1991]

uses the greatest pedal of all time (h90) through a crate WTF!

[@taranama]

Imagine not using an FM9 in the year of our lord 2024.

[@Michel-r6m]

👍

[@michael1]

Why would a band called W.A.L.K.E.R need pedals? You're not playing guitar for C.Y.C.L.I.S.T or V.A.N Morrison!

[@mcblahflooper94]

🤦‍♂️

[@castleanthrax1833]

Don't quit your day job.

[@magnolia972]

😂

[@judeiscool11]

The C.A.R.S....

[@loucarrington]

Ibanezy as a verb lol

[@DavidMadeira29]

The REVV with the purple knobs must be awesome. Namastè.

[@njojje]

We are

[@RobbieF]

Please get yourself a Cioks DC7 power supply. You will not regret it.

[@davidtomkins4242]

At £215 ($260) you might

[@JacubWhite38]

Calling the GE the most boring pedal is so hurtful 😢

[@jp7963]

It desperately needs an overhaul. Its still not a bad pedal but there are way better EQ's out there and it is showing its age. More people should think about using them though, they do that thing so many players want!

[@jobogaert8514]

ah, vanity... maybe if you kept your glasses on, you could see the tuner and not step on the boss accidentally 😅 love the channel ;-)

[@deadwilfred475]

@@jobogaert8514 maybe its coz i accidentally turned on the tuner when i was a teenager. I hate tuneing pedals, unless its a multi effect unit coz its usually fool proof

[@BradTheProducer]

It's not vanity. Rocking out on stage sends eyeglasses flying in most situations.

[@KDH]

Yeah I’ve thrown my glasses off my face onto a dark stage floor while playing. I’m taking them off

[@21stcenturymetal31]

Now you need to learn how to play. Then you’re all set. 😂 jk

[@nonamejustbecause-b9k]

FUZZ should ALWAYS be your first pedal...for tuners...I use the TC polytune..LAST in line before the amp because it has an excellent buffer (switchable...so you can move it or use it true bypass)..and your best boost pedals you do not even have...compression...DUDE>>>FIX YOUR BOARD!!!!

[@russellgraves7396]

I am that type of weirdo .

[@worldaswar3784]

What kind of camera are you using? is it my internet or your camera or youtube. 1080 quality looks so shitty. and it's not only on your video...wtf...

[@Satyros2os]

What the hell happened to your guitar???☹

[@ofir_likes_beer]

I'm that type of weirdo

[@mikedavis3841]

I've got a white trash paddle board they're all over the floor 👍

[@CraigFlowersMusic]

I've been watching the channel for a few years and always think of you as a citizen journalist. Someone was complaining on fb about the channel, and I asked them why. They had a story about Fricker and about you taking down videos and things, a story of you lacking integrity. I want to know more, but that's just it: without the video in question, I can't prove them OR you right. Which means I have to err on the side of caution and consider you not credible now. If you did some kind of explanation instead of sweeping it all under the rug, this story might die. As it stands, right now I can't trust you.

[@paulvsmith]

Eh?

[@CraigFlowersMusic]

@ A large, credible channel. “Blocked him so hard,” they said. I said I like him, he’s done a lot of good work, and they replied “You’re kidding right?” So I said enlightened me. Then came the story about some feud with Glen Fricker and covering it up by erasing the related videos, that’s all I know. Like I said though, big trustworthy channel said this.

[@KDH]

Ok sure. 5 years ago my 3rd or 4th video I ever made was a video critical of Glenn Fricker. As it was one of my first videos, it would not be up to my standards today. some of it wasn’t as accurate as it should have been (although I will say it did contain valid criticism on things such as lack of disclosure on sponsored videos) See I was entirely new to the whole video thing and didn’t know it was possible to ask for comment on stories. That’s something I do now and have done for years. But I didn’t then. Anyway it really didn’t get a whole lot of views relative to today. It got somewhere around 10K views from memory. Around the time the Chapman video blew up I got talking to Henning Pauly and he put me in touch with Glenn Fricker. We had a call and he corrected me on the things I got wrong and also listened to my concern’s regarding the lack of disclosure regarding sponsored videos. I actually found him to be quite pleasant and have since met him in person at the last two Namm shows and chatted several times. Not sure where the idea of a feud came from. Anyway, after the chappers video (if you’re not aware of the full story I recommend Dovydas video on it) I pulled my videos off KZbin. Not just the chapman video but the Fricker video too. So the video was already down and then Dovydas encouraged me to republish the Chapman one which I did. I didn’t bother with the Fricker one as it seemed like everything was resolved (5 YEARS AGO) and since then my standards for videos have gone up significantly. If you want a source to check this story ask Henning Pauly: Now I must ask. You’ve seen my videos and made up your own mind on their credibility. I would ask that you judge the credibility of my work based off what you’ve seen. it seems rather strange that you would completely change your mind based off one inaccurate story backed up with no evidence. What “credible” channel told you this? I can assure you that they aren’t as credible as you think

[@kevinfitzgerald4561]

@@KDH always outstanding content and the Chapman video was a masterpiece. 👏

[@CraigFlowersMusic]

@@KDH Domt get me wrong, I never said I changed my mind about you; I said I was forced to hold in suspension my perception of your credibility, and purposefully (not purposely, people always say purposefully when they mean purposely, and now you have to clarify when you mean purposefully lol) asked for your clarification. If I didn’t already respect your integrity I might have been less charitable but would still have been forced to remain agnostic without more information. Your clarification here is typical of that very integrity I’ve seen you exhibit. All I will say is there is a pair of 60-cycle humbugs who are using the fact the Fricker vid is still gone, as a red herring to steer people away from your perfectly credible work. I know a logical person when I see one, and that’s why even without the video your words have compelled me to all but tell you who is actively lambasting your channel.