


This provides a good segway to introduce my latest pedalboard build for 2018. And most importantly, compared to some smaller multi-effects units, a big board like this doesn't provide as much control or versatility as you might think! In light of this, another popular question I've had is from people wondering about combining multi effects with individual pedals? Can you get the best of both worlds? And the answer is of course yes. However, it weighed over 20kg’s and it wasn't really all that practical as a touring musician. Now, I'm speaking as one of those guys that used to have a MASSIVE pedalboard! Yes, it sounded good and it looked kick-ass on stage. I must admit, given the variables we’ve just talked about, personally I've really come around to the idea of using multi effects-especially live. Just having a bigger more expensive board, doesn't necessarily mean you'll get significantly better results. Create the biggest, baddest thing you can afford and then send me a picture! However, if you mainly play live-depending on the room you're in, the other instruments in the band, and the person mixing FOH sound-those beautiful tones you've spent so much time and money crafting in the confines of your bedroom won't always translate the same on stage.

Just keep in mind, your board will be a lot bigger, a lot heavier, and a lot more expensive to put together! So if you've got your own home studio space and you've got the cash, go for your life. Yes, you could build something similar using individual effects with an elaborate switching unit to control banks of pedals and such. And you can get some fantastic tones! On the other hand, if you're looking for a more versatile rig with access to a lot more options, than a high quality multi-effects unit makes a lot of sense. Get yourself a handful of nice pedals: a good compressor, a quality drive pedal, a clean or coloured boost, and a good delay unit couple that with a great guitar and a nice tube amp with spring reverb. Which is better and what do I recommend? Well, honestly, I like both for different reasons! If you're the type of player who wants to keep things simple (and realistically doesn't need all of the bells and whistles) then don't bother with multi effects. One of the big questions people ask is about stompboxes vs multi effects. In this video, we'll talk about individual pedals vs multi-effects units and I'll also show you my latest pedalboard build for 2018! In the last video, I looked at the 3 best practices for putting together a pedalboard with better tone and less noise. So I'm hoping to address a few of these at once. However, I've had a bunch of questions about guitar pedals. Welcome to Guitar iQ&A, where you send in your burning guitar questions and I do my best to answer them! Usually, in these videos I focus on one question at a time.

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