My Pedalboard (Essentials For Me, And A Couple For You?)

[@MrPolevaulter]

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[@MerovingianBR]

Great vid as always! Which one would you recommend for a home practice setup that would take pedals well: a Marshal DSL1HR Head + 12" Cabinet, a Marshal Origin 20C combo or a Harley Benton Tube15?

[@tarkgundogdu8940]

Hello where do you get the sound output at the end? is it: pedalboard -> audio interface -> pc -> reference monitors ? OR is it: pedalboard -> amp ?

[@ernieb3626]

That was helpful Elmo. I struggle with my pedal board setup

[@zxcvbqm]

@Elmo Karjalainen JHS makes the same volume pot in your effects loop. Its called JHS Little Black Amp Box

[@thorpenator9148]

The solo boost is essential. If you cannot afford your own sound man who knows your material...it is a must to do it yourself. Great advise.

[@jimmyjames2022]

Great pedalboard rundown! Is there anyone who doesn't tune by ear? Tune by ear ought to be the very first lesson in guitar technique for every player. Even using tuners* we could still use the 12th and 7th fret harmonics method to test, assuming the guitar is correctly intonated, but you have to have the ear to do it, and practice makes perfect. (* One can also use "A" tuning fork to get started and use harmonics to fine tune.)

[@MrPolevaulter]

Thanks! Tuning by ear is great, and everyone should do it.

[@robertweatherill9161]

Always love your videos Elmo!

[@MrPolevaulter]

Cheers!

[@ACIDICMELTD0WN]

Pedalboards are so individual so its cool to see what you like.

[@Paul_Lenard_Ewing]

I simplified getting my sound. I formed a trio :-) On the other hand, there is no where to hide. If I take even a moment for an adjustment that's too long. Live I made it simple by going crazy. I use 4 boards wired into one switcher. I typically use a different sound at a different level for intro to verse then chorus, mid 8 , solo etc. I use a total of 70 mostly analog pedals. Between tunes I quickly turn on or off what I want. I do not reset pedals. Each pedal is set to that one sound it is killer at doing. It may sound nuts but I can smoothly, and easily make precise dynamic and even dramatic changes at the click of one of 4 switches. I can go from a extreme high gain sound to flat picking a clean sound with etheral ambient vibe followed by a convincing Bach Toccata Organ part. The idea is to get a the sound of a Post produced recording but live. because without a keyboards to vary the timbre I use pedals in creative ways. I do have to put hours and hours in to pull it off, but after 4 years and usually 4 hours a rehearsal a day I can do it and I am improving so that if I think of anything. I can know make it happen.

[@hugomartinho2555]

hahahah the Vinnie Moore photo when talking about de YJM pedal is brilliant. Cheers!

[@MrPolevaulter]

:D

[@thorpenator9148]

I had so many reverb pedals. The Flint...Walrus and of course the Big Sky. Could not get a bad sound from those 3. Great job. I have many...many pedals...and really enjoy them. Cheers from Ohio.

[@friedrudibega6384]

My board is pretty much the same setup except I use a chorus in my loop. With a vibe, the chorus gives me really close Zakk lead sounds. I’m also using an eq as a boost instead of a conventional boost or ts.

[@austinfailz]

Too many underestimate the EQ pedal as a boost/overdrive (if it has a gain slider like the MXR 10 Band EQ).

[@michaelogden5093]

I like the reverb bit you did at 11:50.

[@KajHeGeHaggman]

The volume pedal and -pot part was really interesting!

[@MrPolevaulter]

Cheers!

[@BeyondVexing]

Cool pedal board Elmo! Excellent video of your pedal board. At the moment I only have three pedals so no board needed.

[@jeffhershberger]

This Guy really knows how to get pleasing sounds out of his gear!

[@MrPolevaulter]

Cheers!

[@StuartBridson]

I highly recommend the MXR Reverb, such a good sounding and versatile reverb pedal.

[@LarsonGuitarPlayer]

Nice video. Interesting to see yor stuff. Love the Boss volume. The best! I’m gonna have to try the Riverside some day... The volume pot - is it just a pot? What value is it? It could have some sort of treble bleed, so it doesn’t muffle the sound?

[@MrPolevaulter]

Just a pot. Don't remember what exactly. JHS make one, but I forget what it's called.

[@hoosierdaddy2308]

How did I miss this video. I am trying to catch up with your vids. Man, I a plug and play and use as possible in everything I do anymore, but too each his own. I keep wanting to try a multi effects that has good delays and reverbs and overdrives and it seems like I can't really find one that does what I want at a reasonable price. Also, the style of music I play is pretty simple and plug into an amp and go. I try to get my gain from the amp as much as possible and just turn down using the volume knob. I do like the SD1 to boost with. I was using a clean boost by MXR lp1 thing. It colored my tone too much. The wah is the same as yours. Love that wah. I've been using 9 volt batteries because they don't insert noise. 🤘♥️🤘 I may have to get a Stryman. What a great sounding overdrive! ♥️🤘♥️ I used to have the DOD Yngwie mallmsteen thing and it was great. It was a grey box I think. I think it was lost or broke. 😂 That volume thing in the loop is just turning down the power amp volume. That's good though because it's the power amp that just magnifies volume of the preamp tone which is where you get your distortion from, etc. It is hard trying to get the tone you want. I laughed hard about the sound man not paying attention. I helped a really really good guitarists in Indianapolis one time because the soundman was gone sick and so he had me run the board. Being a guitarists I kinda made sure the guitar really stood out. 😂. The talking to a good looking girl comment though made me laugh so hard. I've seen that many times. 😂 Great video my friend. 🤘♥️🤘

[@mdmusic2130]

I am in love with the Riverside now!!!Did you tried the MXR 300 reverb???? Basic reverbs but it sounds really good!!!

[@MrPolevaulter]

Haven't tried that, no.

[@Dastardly_X]

🤟 🌟 🤟🏻

[@daniellarson3068]

Good playing, interesting stuff and nice shoes.

[@MrPolevaulter]

:D

[@PooNinja]

I’ve got the bad horsie and the bad Horsie 2 , I prefer the original.

[@davidlalremruata]

Have you tried some of the new Mukti effects guitar processors? After a lifetime of insisting on the tones that I can get out of my fingers and a good amplifier, the Nux MG400 has decided to make me try out the 'modern way'. Actually, it's the Zoom G3n which turned me on to digital guitar effects/processors. I guess a real set of pedals is always going to be better and more realistic than their digital cousins but when there are other things like finance to consider then the 'modern digital way' can become an acceptable way of playing the instrument we love so much. That being said no digital wah is ever gonna replace my Crybaby wah wah 😊

[@MrPolevaulter]

Never tried them, no.

[@SpectralUltra]

No phaser, no chorus? :o

[@skinnykarlos710]

Great stuff, as per, Elmo. I'm glad for you with your increased subscriber base. You deserve it. Good shite, man. Just asking but what does a 'tuner' actually do ??

[@Mr.5hady]

It starts playing Surfin bird on full volume when you are out of tune

[@skinnykarlos710]

@@Mr.5hady Ahh, so that's it. Cheers.

[@MrPolevaulter]

"It starts playing Surfin bird on full volume when you are out of tune" Haha :D Now that's a pedal that I'd buy :D

[@oldmanshreds]

meikäläisittäin sanottuna, hyvvää paskaa

[@Dicktopus]

Much pedal, such wow 😮

[@MikeSingSing]

Vibe before Fuzzes and OD feels kinda odd for me, but if it works then it works. Do you run the Riverside with the Buffer on? As for the volume boost for solos i totally agree. It sometimes just seems totally unprofessional if the lead player doesn't have a 3-6db boost. I've used DIY Volume-Boxes, like the one you have but just with a switch, to get the "negative boost" effect, but nowadays I really like graphic EQs, since you can boost overall and also raise the mids a bit more to really cut through.

[@RJW14]

Your shirt shows you to be a man of culture. 👌 Is your politune one with the buffer or before they had the buffer? Someone else that uses a distortion box as the heart of the pedal setup. I use a ZVex box of rock for that. I have a voodoo lab pedal power 2 + to power my toys, I want the yellow Morley Wah+volume, but that isn't allowed into the EU because the pot contains cadium 😢 For reverb I have an Astronomer v2 by Matthews FX. It's an ambient box but if you turn down the size and decay there are 3 or 4 always on sounds in there as well. I got it to a small room reverb that just adds that tiny little bit. And on the 2nd button of that box I have basically the biggest spaceous echoverb it can do. 😏

[@MrPolevaulter]

It's one of the pre buffer ones.

[@machine-madedog5059]

1:26 This prompted me to look back through your old videos, did you ever demo/review any wireless units? None of the video titles jumped out at me..

[@MrPolevaulter]

Nope. I use the Shure GLX or some such thing.

[@austinfailz]

Wait... no Fender Yngwie pedal? YJM308? DOD 250? Crazy! Lol

[@austinfailz]

Ialso don't get why the thumbnail is different from the pedalboard in the video.

[@MrPolevaulter]

The thumbnail is just as many pedals as I could stick on the board.

[@jb_50w78]

What about that Mesa Boogie next to your Marshall? What amp is that? Do you ever use that?

[@MrPolevaulter]

It's not mine. I did make a video about it.

[@jasonpietrobone4570]

Did u ever try the mxr slash Fuze overdrive pedal want to try one

[@MrPolevaulter]

Nope.

[@killersajmon]

What would be a good Yngwie OD-pedal besides Riverside and the ones Yngwie have been using? MXT Dist+ ? Also: does the pot impedance matter for the volume pot in the effects loop? When I try my Earnie Ball Jr. in the fx loop of my 1987x it sounds like crap.... Don't know why.

[@MrPolevaulter]

Not sure about the impedance. I liked the MXR Timmy. Also not sure about the Yngwie pedals. Been a while since I've done pedal videos, and I seem to have forgotten. Strymon Sunset is good. MXR Timmy, Boss SD-1 is pretty good.

[@michaelogden5093]

So you use a 4x4 power supply but you have more than 8 effects. How do you power the others?

[@MrPolevaulter]

It powers all of them.

[@selfsupremacy7816]

ok elmo so you say that a volume pot is totally fine to tame an tube amp. but whats the Deal with all this Torpedo captor load box attenuator stuff. why spend hundreds of Dollars on that stuff if a volume pot is good enough for the Job?

[@MrPolevaulter]

That's what I've been wondering. That's why I bought a Torpedo load box, to compare the two. We'll see how that turns out.

[@Mr.5hady]

Nice!😎👌 What do you think is the best high gain pedal of all times? Your Strymon?🧐

[@Mr.5hady]

And also, have you tried the Mad Professor’s Silver spring reverb? If you haven’t I can recommend it, I use one and are very happy with it 😊

[@MrPolevaulter]

Haven't tried the Mad Professor, thanks for the tip. High gain pedal? Depends what you class as a high gain pedal I suppose. I prefer that Strymon or the Fender YJM. The Revv G3 is brilliant if you want a distortion with even more gain.

[@robotx4242]

Please review the Boss ME-80 Multi-FX pedal. Is it worth it for someone on a budget? Thanks!

[@kipponi]

Boss effects almost never are crap. Why multipedal? Buy used stuff if budget.

[@MrPolevaulter]

Sorry, I probably won't.

[@robotx4242]

@@MrPolevaulter That's cool. I splurged and bought a Line 6 Pod Go for my effects instead. I use the 4CM or direct to PA. I'm very happy with it so far.

[@cygnus-studios]

Hola, mi Amigo! I’ve done a ton of experimenting with effects pedal orders, and was just curious what made you come to the decision of placing a modulation pedal (the Uni-Vibe) in what appears to be the beginning of your line-in chain? Conventional wisdom (whatever that is when it comes to pedal order) would be to place modulation pedals last, or in the effects loop. Also, one more little thing: Which wireless system do you use?

[@Icnlst]

Hello! From my experience, I can say that putting the modulations (flanger and phaser in my case) at the beginning, before the overdrives, gives you a more subtle and "eq friendly" effect (the sweep peaks of the effects do not interfere with your EQ). Putting them after (or in the loop fx) you get a more exaggerated or "in your face" effect (in my case with the Boss BF-2 flanger, putting it after, gave me a very exaggerated "whosh" effect and a noticeable increase in volume). With the chorus the thing is different, it goes very well after the od's because it is less invasive with the eq or character of the sound (it does not have a "whosh", for say something). It's a matter of personal taste, try both ways and find out which one is more appropriate for the sound you are looking for. I hope it has been helpful for you.

[@cygnus-studios]

Thanks for the interesting feedback, Ignacio! Using my Marshall DSL40CR amp, what I’ve found is connecting time-based/modulation pedals to the line-in jack tends to muddy up the waters with undesirable side effects such as tone coloring and signal attenuation. This is especially true if they’re placed before “dirt” pedals like distortion and OD, since everything is running directly into the pre-amp. I actually like the “in your face” capability of placing those pedals in an effects loop, plus it seems to have a big effect on overall clarity. I'm able to vary this for that entire chain via the use of an EQ/pre-amp pedal at the front. Also, in my case bypassing the pre-amp reduces line noise since I run 8 of them on my loop board, which admittedly is a bit psychotic. 😉 As you say, experimentation is always in order until you achieve your personal taste... In the end, to each his own!

[@Icnlst]

@@cygnus-studios Woah! interesting, very different your experience. In the end, it depends on the rig each one has. What works for one combination of a certain amp and pedals may not necessarily work for another. Placing pedals in the chain is an art, and very abstract.

[@MrPolevaulter]

To be honest I haven't really experimented too much with modulation pedals, since I don't really use them that much. As for the wireless, it's the Shure GLX thingy (I forget the exact model).

[@jerrycrowder6520]

It looks good don't know how all that sound playing gospel music.

[@JAROJAN63]

What is approx. cost ( total price) of such a set?

[@MrPolevaulter]

Rougly 2000 euros I'd guess without checking prices.

[@scottnoricsson2023]

is that Boss FV pedal a "L" or "H" version?

[@LarsonGuitarPlayer]

It should be an ”L” as in low impedence for line levels. ”H” is supposed to take the signal directly from the guitar.

[@MrPolevaulter]

L

[@kipponi]

Hauskoja nuo välikuvat, ne piristää kummasti. I see it wasn't Yngwie another great guitarist Vinnie Moore. I want my ten points. As a cat person laser eyes cats ha ha. Now one stupid question about distortion pedals. If you already have good amp distortion sound could they even make it better? I mean better better not just different.

[@MrPolevaulter]

Overdrive or distortion migh improve an already overdriven sound. So might a clean boost. Experiment :)

[@RickMichaelis63]

👍👍😎☮️✌️🎸🎶✅

[@PatrickLewis88]

Haha! "Splash the cash" rich KZbin stars and their fancy pedal boards!

[@MrPolevaulter]

Yeah, making a ton of money off this KZbin thing...