Set Up My New Pedal Boards With Me

[@IStarkI]

Well, you need to go on That Pedal Show, and have a great episode where they try things out with you!

[@stephenowen3383]

IStarkI now that would be mental. Love TPS so damn much

[@adamnichols2762]

great suggestion!!! do it rob!!!!

[@diegoleiva7242]

There's good ideas, and then there's this. Dan, Mick, Rob, do it!!

[@thenotsoguitarguy9429]

Absolutely smashing idea. You guys need to make this happen.

[@deanmoulder9348]

Err, this is a champion idea.

[@MrRakso18]

Easy: 1 Miku, for tuning. 25 Metalzones, obviously. 3 Timeline Strymons And finally just a little reverb, not something much extravagant.

[@KozmykJ]

Behringer Ultra Metal ...

[@lifetunes767]

I love how you gave good professionalism with each specific board you have. I'm going to see if i can set up a similar concept with my Boss multi fx board

[@hoiaxel]

I had the same problem! Had a big pedaltrain with lots of pedals that i used for all the different projects i did in music school. When i started gigging a lot with on of my bands i got tired of dragging the whole thing with me every time and not using 5 or so pedals that i would always have on there. Bought a smaller one second hand from a mate, whacked the essential pedals to get that bands sound on there, bought a second tuner and done! Nice to see your take on it! :)

[@PatFlanigan]

Dr. Scientist Bitquest! Crazy multi-effect pedal made right here in Canada! If you've never tried it out, you definitely should. Lot's of crazy sounds to be had with it!

[@thepennydrops.]

Keeley Monterey is a fantastic multi use pedal. Rotary, vibe, auto wah octave up/down & fuzz. Expression pedal input if needed, so can be regular wah etc....It sounds SWEET!

[@Bigscott4130]

MIKU!!!!!!

[@chriswhatsoever2001]

MIKU over all!

[@MichaelBerthelsen]

Absolutely! On the Dorje board!

[@cheroberts8958]

And a Boss Metal Zone!

[@brendanflaherty6696]

Can’t wait for the rest of the series. I bet a Line 6 M5 would be a great Swiss Army knife for the “other” board. It may not be the best at anything it does, but it’s at least competent at so many different things, and with such a small commitment of space...

[@SuperReasonable]

Rob, I have to congratulate you on your signature pedal. Without doubt the best I have and it's the 4th I’ve tried. The rest will not be used again. The only thing that could get me reaching for one of them is that the signature pedal is definitely more effective with humbucker type pickups than with single coils. It may be the Tone King Imperial 2 amp I’m using, but interested to hear your thoughts...

[@lyleanderson5407]

Hi Rob, you and the captain sold me on the Hotone Xtomp. The pedal is like a chameleon and quality is outstanding! Also for boost I really like the Xotic SP Compressor/Boost for size and sound. Anyways I look forward to your final product.

[@kennynordieker5653]

I watched this video 5 times in the last 3 days. Your videos are awesome Rob.

[@sandyturner1911]

I love the Dunlop Mini Wah, too! Love the Immerse, as well. I bought that based on your review, along with the PRS Standard. Love your reviews. I need one of those Mythos pedals, as well! Damn you, Rob! I get bad G.A.S. watching your videos. : )

[@federicocoralli431]

Yayy finally you're back!! Cheers Rob :D

[@michaelmitchell5909]

love your channel and what you do rob!..... congrats on continued success brother!..... look forward to hearing the pedalboards!..... cheers from canonsburg Pennsylvania!

[@danielparsonsmusic]

I'd say more mini pedals, but you seem to have a good mix of sizes for what you need! For the third board, I'd try some Mooer or Xvive minis so you can add more sonic range with less space. I've tried the Mod Verb (delay and verb combo) by Mooer, it's killer - I'd put that on the third board. Good to have you back, Chappers!

[@Caliber_Games]

This is weird, I was looking at your old pedal board set ups and reviews today, cheers Rob!

[@extasis1111]

congratulations man !!! u have a hell of a guitar company, i wish someday i could get one of those beautiful new Ml3. greetings Rob,

[@extasis1111]

by the way, u should use the mooer ocean machine if you want to have some new intersting sounds

[@geetarislife2843]

I love all of your videos you were the first youtube guitarist I ever watched and I've been back for every upload since. on a completely unrelated note if I were to set up a pedalboard it would start with a Les paul going into a tuner then a ZW wah or a KH Wah (they are both awesome) into a Marshall amp of any sort, back through the fx loop with a boss ch-1 chorus a delay (probably a DD-7) and some sort of reverb then back to the amp.

[@Qullerus]

Hi Rob!! What a tonemania!! I would recommend you for your Dorje pedalboard to get an Ampli-Firebox. It is really really handy and you can use it in many different ways. As an IR loader, as your spare amp... Cheers!!

[@Zodicus]

If space is at a premium then here are my suggestions: I really like the Keeley Caverns v2 Delay/Reverb combo. You can toggle either the delay or reverb on and off individually on the fly and with both together you can get a very nice echo-shimmer sound. In terms of modulation, I've heard good things about the Matthews The Chemist. It's another combo pedal which combines Chorus, Octave and Phaser. All three can be tweaked and switched on the fly.

[@FiascoForever]

The Mooer Ocean Machine is a fantastic Delay/verb. It does everything so well with presets and midi support. Its also designed by Devy so you cant go wrong.

[@Jay-vs4fi]

Grab a fulltone fulldrive 3! It has 3 drive settings and a dynamic boost function. A dyna comp is great for more cleans, a flashback with tap tempo is great. A digital reverb by boss is pretty standard :) but Chuck a tube screamer if you can!

[@jonnorris419]

Glad these cool vids are back 👍

[@marshsticks992]

As other have mentioned- that Dorje board could seriously benefit from some GigRig quarter master switching, both to keep the sound as clean as possible by not having multiple buffered pedals in the signal chain and in allowing you to switch from one pedal to another with one switch. With that many drives, there'll surely be some you never want to stack. I second the suggestion of doing a colab with That Pedal Show! :)

[@anttik5764]

Moog MF103 phaser. Got one myself, killer pedal, does nice phaser, univibe-esque tones, and even some rotary when run in stereo. Totally recommend it :)

[@matthewpenniman4824]

For small boards I recommend top mount pedals. It really helps space wise.

[@GaryGreene1977]

Others have recommended it, but Rob, you really need to start looking at a switcher, especially with the signal chain for the Dorje board. Many of the new ones out aren't nearly as complicated as say the G2 or such, so you can get simplicity without having to stomp all over on the board to get the sound you want :)

[@poodie2814]

Came for the pedals, stayed for big trouble in little china.

[@ethanancona8236]

metal zone all you need

[@sadhappy8860]

How about 2?

[@ethanancona8236]

sadHappy now you talking

[@rudemf1990]

SadHappy oh at least 4 in a row and turn all the knobs up and breakum off

[@PaulRoseMusic]

I would honestly, at least with Dorje, do a MIDI switcher. It TREMENDOUSLY helps with singing and I plan on getting one for my solo project where I sing too. Sick boards though!

[@Philnyethemetalguy]

I don't know how much you'd use it, but the Meris Ottobit Jr is SUCH a fun pedal, it's a bitcrusher with a stutter and sequencer effect. Let's you get some fun glitchy effects and some real fun video gamey sounds all in one. Plus you can use the bitcrusher part as a pseudo-fuzz

[@13thBassist]

A rather surprising pedal would be Mooer Radar ;) my friend has Blackstar Fly 3 at home and we tried Radar straight to it, it blew our minds, it changed the amp from training amp to gigging amp :D

[@JeffStarr]

Rob, l also love Octave fuzzes! I thought the recent Anderton's shootout video was great. I know you don't want anyone to tell you that there is an Octave Fuzz better than the Dunlop but you might really like the Roger Mayer Octavia. He created the effect, Hendrix actually used his pedals and the Dunlop is basically a clone. Mayer makes his stuff in the UK and I know you tend to like UK manufacturing. Finally, it was great meeting you at the NYC Union Square Chapman Guitar's Event. I appreciate that you look time to meet everyone.

[@Cinnemax77]

Immerse is probably the best pedal- for function- of them. Try the DD500 & the MD500 great additions- nice work

[@JYelton]

Hi Rob! I really think it would be awesome to see a collaboration between you and Dan and Mick at That Pedal Show. The G2 and some of Dan's magic seems like just the thing.

[@OlettaLiano]

Thanks for this video Rob. Now that I have a Boss Katana amp I can dial in my sound without any peddles.

[@ebbulk]

Get a Gigrig or other loop switcher. Preferrably with midi, so you might be able to combine with Bea in your dorje rig! Love the new room btw!!!

[@christopherburnett1745]

This looks like a great episode for That Pedal Show. Also, I would expect that the EHX Octavix would make it's way to the "other board" since you liked it so well in the challenge and don't have an Octavio on it. Best wishes!

[@TheStrongBoyz19]

Beautiful, amazing collection of pedals Rob lol

[@EverfreeTree]

If you haven't happened across one, the EHX Green Russian and the JHS modded one are fantastic for a quick and easy fuzz tone. There's always room for fuzz.

[@markaochoa2017]

On your dorje board, I would recommend a looper switcher. Makes things tighter and cleaner.

[@airguitar1321]

Here’s my suggestion for your big board: Tuner Wah pedal Volume pedal Keeley Tone Workstation (Three-in-one Compressor, Keeley Katana, and modded Tube Screamer) Boss Blues Driver (more chilled out drive) Reverb Chorus MXR Carbon Copy Delay Boost pedal Octave

[@rileyhoffman1211]

Rob Chapman- the guy that has at least five drive/fuzz pedals on a board. He is a man of memes and of practicality. (I respect Dorje a lot though. Great stuff and keep it up!)

[@brettmarlar4154]

My MS-3 from Boss has really made my life significantly easier. I bought a second one for my bass rig.

[@marksadventures3889]

For having Dano' pedals on there, you really have pulled yourself into great-ville Chappers.

[@charliepayne9248]

2 pedals I really love &. use is the Keeley magnetic echo delay & the amazing Wampler velvet fuzz, they just cut the mustard....

[@DavidMorisset]

2 for 1 pedals are great like the Keeley Delay Station. Also Line 6 with an expression pedal wrap it up with a rechargeable power supply.

[@TheRemizinho]

You can sing and handle all those pedals? Damn! Get a G2, Rob, you’ll really enjoy the added functionality. I also love the TS9, for ODs/Distortions my favorites are the Tonebone Hot British and the Friedman BE-OD. On the milder side, I’m also quite fond of the Tone City Model M .. and it adds a boost!

[@JKM395]

Bring on part two! Nice new room.

[@Senira322]

maybe you should get a dual distortion pedal, something like the boss angry driver. It's a combination of both the blues driver and the angry charlie (which i know you like) It'll save you space and cover alot of ground. Keep the immerse or maybe get a dispatch master wich is also a really good delay+reverb which will save you space again it's a great pedal tho, almost like the "favorite button" from a strymon timeline+bigsky. those two pedals alone will let you cover alot of ground =)

[@b-stainton123]

A fuzz pedal, overdrive, wah, delay and reverb and maybe a looper as a practice pedal board.

[@HeviNova]

Jack of all trades board I use. Tuner, wah is off the board, vibe/phaser, boost/overdrive, distortion, pitch-shift/chorus/flanger, delay, reverb. Wah is not on the board. Power supply underneath. When using my own rig the distortion pedals are swapped out for a 2 channel amp + boost switch with all the time effects going into the effects loop. Reverb may be swapped out for another time effect if amp has good reverb.

[@ianalderman9290]

Not sure how hard it is to get over there, but Rob you should try out the Tone Freak Naked Overdrive. Built in collaboration between Tone Freak and Dave Friedman. You absolutely would not regret it! Similar layout to the trusty Tubescreamer, but with a little toggle up top that lets you choose symmetrical clipping, asymmetrical clipping, or a diode lift which in essence is no diodes involved. Best way I can describe it, is essentially a "more" pedal. Anyways, I really enjoyed the vid Chappers and wish you well and success as the journey of tone and sounds continues along!

[@ThatBaritoneGuitarGuy]

For a band setup, the best pedal board is as simple as possible. It is less things to haul, and less things to go wrong. In my own case, i am all about amp distortion anyway, so that complete lack of overdrive/distortion pedals eases simplification. My pedal board as follows, in order. 1: Tuner 2: Mids-boost (Because Orange amps don't have a mids knob, so I make am effectively giving it a mids knob.) 3: Noise gate, because even amp gain has that annoying hum. 4: Two-channel reverb, so I can switch between standard reverb and shimmer reverb. 5: Riff recorder It is simple, functional, and does everything I need, or want.

[@stlbryson]

Neunaber! Love my Slate with the EMP controller!!

[@rudmersennema7603]

TC Spark? It's a booster pedal, but it also has the option to press the button down for longer than 1 second and it will only boost the signal as long as you hold it down. So you can really pop out the riffs that you want to.

[@bengalvin9932]

HEY ROB! thanks for turning me on........................to the dunlop rotovibe pedal i love it!

[@winterhisagi2921]

I play mostly pop punk and hardcore guitar. My current pedalboard is a Boss DS-1, Joyo Ultimate Drive, TC Electronic Polytune, and I'm adding a TC Hall Of Fame in a couple weeks as well. They go into my Orange Micro Terror. For the music I play, I just like a good bit of mids, slight gain, and the Joyo Ultimate Drive honestly works wonders to push the amp. I also found Van McCann's settings for his DS-1 and applied it to mine which I really dig through the Micro Terror. I just like some distortion, reverb, and you have to have a tuner. That's my personal ideal pedal board.

[@winterhisagi2921]

I also have a Dunlop Crybaby but only use it when doing RATM covers.

[@anraj_plahe]

Love little vids like this. Don't even need to watch it to know it's gonna be awesome 😂👌🏽

[@andrewmarinkovich8657]

Looking forward to this since I'm about to start building my own pedal board.

[@91Metalhead]

My go tos are Blackstar ht distx, bad monkey, boss tuner and noise gate, boss delay and reverb. Sometimes I use a wylde crybaby, morpheus droptune or various modulaters like chorus or flanger. By usually just go for killer time and reverb or delay.

[@spearmintt1342]

Just thinking about the power supplies and I had a weird thought. How do you deal with playing gigs in other countries with different electrical standards like our 110-120v 60Hz here in the States? Also, Phase 90 on the Rob Chapman Band board, change things up!

[@Simonquinn91]

I love the way you say room. Ruum.

[@JamesBrown-ef4nc]

Switching system for the dorje board? There are lots of pedals on that one and certainly plenty of space!

[@moddim]

I would recommend an Ibanez wah for the dorje board. I love the Digitech Whammy and detuner and the feedback pedal

[@wesleyzimmerman94]

I use a Vox Stomplab multi-Effects pedal and I stick a Digitech Drop in front of it because I have a Floyd. If I don't need to tune down, I stick my TS9 in front to beef up the 70's rock/70's British sound I've saved on the pedal.

[@w.l.h.]

I really need to pick up some of those Tone City's. The Golden Plexi and the Angel Wing sound so great.

[@elonmush4793]

pedal board building videos are balm for my OCD

[@evinevinevinevinevin]

Awesome new room! Really your style!! Hope you didn’t have to move house again due to similar issues that happened at the dorje cove/house:/ man they were good videos tho!

[@Jrambo51]

Hey Rob, got an idea I think. How's about a modular pedal board where you could add a length to make the board bigger. Perhaps a clip in or some sort of bracket? A Chapman guitars product, a modular pedal board? Take care.

[@ivayloindzhov8553]

I would highly recommend an N-Audio Firesound V3 boost, it's AMAZING!!!

[@Turn0vers]

Flashback is so godly.

[@danielrunyon8918]

Add the tone City black tea. Of all the tone City line that is my favorite for boosting clean or overdriven tones.

[@tonefingerz2021]

rog u gotta try an EQ in the fx loop with 1st bass lever all the way up and build ur tone from there. the EQ bass does something way huger then amp bass.

[@pantboy72]

Rob, in case you hadn't noticed, your desk is on fire.

[@robertspelman-marriott2366]

You are missing a Prescription Electronics COB pedal......!!!! Clean Octave Blend.... Its a beauty

[@tg509]

For me, your "other" board is missing a delay, a reverb and a tremelo in the loop. Those with the chorus give a massive range. I'd also add something a bit "out there" in front such as a ring-mod for s&g!

[@MojoPenguin]

The Paul Gilbert Airplane Flanger for some crazy sounds !

[@tonynoon8693]

Are you going to get a switcher from Dan at that pedal show for the Dorje board?

[@timkleinbussink3820]

Yeah the tubescreamer is a must have

[@LukeCurtisPhotography]

Mark Tremonti Wah is a killer wah ;) Slightly bigger than a regular wah, but i have one of the originals and it sounds immense, and i could see chappers agreeing if he tried it

[@trevaundhom1850]

If you’re looking for another drive pedal, there is a pedal maker called rimrock effects that make a pedal called the mythical overdrive that might be your bag for the Rob Chapman band. Not super expensive and it’s hand wired! I have one and it’s the best drive pedal I’ve ever used. It has two different diodes to switch from as well. Plus, it’s a Small company that could use some love here in America

[@daniellacatton]

You need a 35db treble booster. you won't want any thing else after you have one. - My other half makes his own and they are awesome - Daniella. x

[@stevenmonsees2879]

If you haven’t tried it, check out the Tech 21 OMG Richie Kotzen signature pedal. Fantastic drive pedal.

[@alexgl]

What i would do is to put a Helix on the biggest board for switching and effects and some analog drive pedal for true distortion sound along with it.

[@peppers515]

If I were making an Anderton's demo board, I'd want to have pedals that allow the characteristics of the amp/guitar to come through. Things like the plimpsole sound great, but they make everything sound almost the same.

[@DemonOfTerror]

Where can I get that T-shirt?

[@ThomasKoehorst]

First reaction to this very nice video, why is the front of your boards on the left?? Is that a British thing just like driving on the wrong side of the road :-) And second I would use a pedalswitcher on the big board!! anxious for the next episodes!

[@markbornais2589]

Do what I do. Run everything from the iPad into an interface or DI box. BIAS or AmpliTube work just fine.

[@miketrickey8143]

missed your beardy face. glad to see you back!

[@sethheaster5715]

Electro Harmonix Big Muff. No doubt. would never have a board without one. You gotta get something to boost it with though because it doesn't sound quite there (if you know what I mean) without it. The kids are scooped on a Muff so if you want more mids a tube screamed would be the way to go, but if you liked the scooped kids tone and want a colorless boost you can never go wrong with the good ole Boss BD-1.

[@Stahl_Music]

Throw a Boss Harmonist or 2 on and use the S-Bend feature. Makes for some cool moments you can incorporate into songs/live moments.

[@alwaysrockn2009]

Dude! How about considering Purple Plexi, the RC 3 looper, and the RV 500 Reverb? That would be pretty tight.

[@stulora3172]

Try the DOD bifet boost. Best boost/drive ever. VHT V-drive. versatile overdrive. DOD Overdrive preamp. Another great boost/drive. EHX Nano double muff. Great tones in little area. And what about the Digitech hardwire series?

[@williamnebreda7843]

Gggrrreetings I'm not Chappers, when can we expect some material from the Rob Chapman Band? I loved what I heard from live videos at Larvik! I'd love to see you do some more creative stuff with the volume pedal too!

[@ChrstnSmrvllMsc]

Can't wait for part two!... the return... again... this time, it's PERSONAL! :P lol

[@dynamo4582]

You have to have the Wampler Psychosomatic Drive on There!!

[@MarcsFpvAddiction]

Cool pedals Rob. Wonder why you would want the spinning speaker thing in front but the boost in the loop. Sure it will sound amazing though. You could make banging tin cans together sound good. :)

[@RobChappers]

Marc Pike Boost in loop just makes volume louder :-)

[@PrestonSmithsMusic]

I have a fairly small board (made from recycled construction materials). I built a patch bay (4 channel) so I can daisy chain the boards for modelers (like AX8), direct input, or run effects through the appropriate send/return on my amp or mixer. Have you considered using a patch bay to allow for pedals in the front of the amps and then send/return loop? Might even be easier for the board(s) you want for Anderton's and Chapman demos. Just curious.

[@tomhallmusic]

So 'bout that Fuzz Octave...swapping it out for the Octavix now surely!?