I’ve owned 500+ pedals. Here are the only 6 you actually need.
Choosing the right pedals for your rig can be overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be. In this video, I break down the 6 pedals you actually need to cover all the fundamentals for any gig from studio to stage.
⬇ *6 PEDALS YOU NEED* ⬇
*PEDAL # 1 – LOW TO MID GAIN OVERDRIVE*
Budget (Tube Screamer) – https://amzn.to/4n60rHC
Boutique (Lightspeed) – https://amzn.to/4pj7f5Q
Honorable Mention 1 (ODR1) – https://amzn.to/3JXSnK7
Honorable Mention 2 (Timmy) – https://amzn.to/46bElfh
Honorable Mention 3 (Blues Breaker style) – https://amzn.to/41NWYoj
*PEDAL # 2 – MID TO HIGH GAIN OVERDRIVE*
Budget (Triumph) – https://amzn.to/4n97OO8
Boutique (MTN 10)- https://reverb.com/p/karma-mtn-10
*PEDAL # 3 – EQUALIZER*
Budget (GE 7) – https://reverb.com/p/karma-mtn-10
Boutique (XTS Modded GE 7) – https://xacttone.com/xts-midrange-graphic-modded-ge-7.html
Honorable Mention 1 (MXR 10 Band) – https://amzn.to/47xxfUR
Honorable Mention 2 (ParaEQ II) – https://amzn.to/4pnF0mW
*PEDAL # 4 – MODULATION MULTI-EFFECT*
Budget (M5) – https://amzn.to/487Ozju
Boutique (HX One) – https://amzn.to/46hz2v5
Honorable Mention 1 (H9) – https://amzn.to/42qZ6m5
Honorable Mention 2 (H90) – https://amzn.to/3VeGWAa
*PEDAL # 5 – DELAY*
Budget (DD 3)- https://amzn.to/45XQVjx
Boutique (SDE3000) – https://amzn.to/3KeCjng
Honorable Mention 1 (Flight Time) – https://amzn.to/47yCaVB
Honorable Mention 2 (DM 2W) – https://sweetwater.com/store/detail/DM2W–boss-dm-2w-waza-craft-delay-pedal
Honorable Mention 3 (Echoplex) – https://amzn.to/4ntD4Yc
Honorable Mention 4 (Memory Man) – https://amzn.to/487PlwU
*PEDAL # 6 – REVERB*
Budget (Hall Of Fame 2 Mini) – https://amzn.to/3V7x7nH
Boutique (Golden) – https://amzn.to/4pcJMTX
⬇ *TUNER Recommendations* ⬇
Peterson Strobostomp HD – https://amzn.to/42nzBC8
Peterson Strobostomp Mini – https://amzn.to/3HSIMnr
D’Addario Tuner Pedal – https://amzn.to/4pjFgmO
Sonic Research Turbo Tuner – https://www.turbo-tuner.com
⬇ *VOLUME PEDAL Recommendations* ⬇
Watch THIS video ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJjBzNUV3EQ
FV-500L – https://amzn.to/4nu2Xao (optimally used after drives or in FX Loop)
FV-500H – https://amzn.to/3K0Jgs1 (optimally 1st pedal in chain, but can use after drives)
VP JR 25K – https://amzn.to/3IbqFsS (optimally used after drives or in FX Loop)
VP JR 250K – https://amzn.to/4mZoN5G (optimally 1st pedal in chain, but can use after drives)
Dunlop X8 – https://amzn.to/4gjcoqv (optimally 1st pedal in chain, but can use after drives)
⬇ *BUFFER Recommendations* ⬇
Watch THIS video ➡️ https://youtu.be/_iYptKvP-YI
Vertex Buffer Interface or Module – https://amzn.to/4njfAEW
Mesa Boogie High Wire – https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/High-Wire–mesa-boogie-high-wire-dual-buffer
Suhr Buffer – https://amzn.to/46wigJQ
Axess Electronics Buffer – https://axesselectronics.com/collections/buffers
29 Pedals EUNA & OAMP – https://www.believableaudio.com
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Sweetwater – https://bit.ly/vertex-sweetwater
Amazon – https://amzn.to/40HcRg6
Reverb – https://bit.ly/vertex-reverb
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⬇ *LISTEN to my Podcast* ⬇
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*CREDITS*
Host/Producer: Mason Marangella (https://instagram.com/oaktownmason)
Videographer: Nico Sotomayor (https://instagram.com/nico_photomayor)
Video Editing: Mason Mejia (https://instagram.com/masonmejia)
Co-Production/Design: Mason Mejia
Audio Editing: Hunter Harrison
Engineer: Mason Marangella
*LOCATION*
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*TABLE OF CONTENTS*
00:00 – My Background As A Collector
00:30 – My Findings Over The Last 23 Years
00:58 – Disclaimers
01:54 – Pedal # 1
04:48 – Pedal # 2
07:35 – Pedal # 3
10:56 – Pedal # 4
14:25 – Pedal # 5
16:43 – Pedal # 6
18:36 – Wrap Up
19:10 – How To Support The Channel
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Originally posted by UC0lvt4Tpj5xI4Cfzfz4SHzg at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiRHItfH1S0
PEDAL # 1 – LOW TO MID GAIN OVERDRIVE
Budget (Tube Screamer) – https://amzn.to/4n60rHC
Boutique (Lightspeed) – https://amzn.to/4pj7f5Q
Honorable Mention 1 (ODR1) – https://amzn.to/3JXSnK7
Honorable Mention 2 (Timmy) – https://amzn.to/46bElfh
Honorable Mention 3 (Blues Breaker style) – https://amzn.to/41NWYoj
PEDAL # 2 – MID TO HIGH GAIN OVERDRIVE
Budget (Triumph) – https://amzn.to/4n97OO8
Boutique (MTN 10)- https://reverb.com/p/karma-mtn-10
PEDAL # 3 – EQUALIZER
Budget (GE 7) – https://reverb.com/p/karma-mtn-10
Boutique (XTS Modded GE 7) – https://xacttone.com/xts-midrange-graphic-modded-ge-7.html
Honorable Mention 1 (MXR 10 Band) – https://amzn.to/47xxfUR
Honorable Mention 2 (ParaEQ II) – https://amzn.to/4pnF0mW
PEDAL # 4 – MODULATION MULTI-EFFECT
Budget (M5) – https://amzn.to/487Ozju
Boutique (HX One) – https://amzn.to/46hz2v5
Honorable Mention 1 (H9) – https://amzn.to/42qZ6m5
Honorable Mention 2 (H90) – https://amzn.to/3VeGWAa
PEDAL # 5 – DELAY
Budget (DD 3)- https://amzn.to/45XQVjx
Boutique (SDE3000) – https://amzn.to/3KeCjng
Honorable Mention 1 (Flight Time) – https://amzn.to/47yCaVB
Honorable Mention 2 (DM 2W) – https://sweetwater.com/store/detail/DM2W–boss-dm-2w-waza-craft-delay-pedal
Honorable Mention 3 (Echoplex) – https://amzn.to/4ntD4Yc
Honorable Mention 4 (Memory Man) – https://amzn.to/487PlwU
PEDAL # 6 – REVERB
Budget (Hall Of Fame 2 Mini) – https://amzn.to/3V7x7nH
Boutique (Golden) – https://amzn.to/4pcJMTX
Personally I love the Earthquaker Delay/reverb pedals and Vemuram Shanks for overdrive (but expensive!). Also the Line 6 HX FX is a great multi because it has all of the vintage M9 tones plus the new ones! Great video!!
There is only 1 option to be complite with 6 peds – take TUNA, NG, OD, DST, FUZZ and MF-processor ROFL
2 of those 6 should be a GEQ.
Sorry, misinformation. Nobody is qualified in the world of thousands of pedals to state, "These are the only 6 you need."
Nice video, straight to the point & real!
"everybody else uses it, thats why I use it"
this feels A.I.
Wow, you sure opened up a can of worms! I could rattle off my 6ft board but why bother, I will never a Frank Marino. The only comment I have is "compressor "?
TU3, Blues driver, TS9, DD3T, hall of fame 2, looper (ditto or lekato)..my 6 picks
Got 9 pedals on my board. 1 compressor, 3 stages of gain (low, medium, high), 1 booster, 1 amp in a box, 1 delay, 1 reverb and 1 EQ.
Having had some of these, the Lightspeed isn’t the best pick for these low gain, sorta tones. It’s easily the SoloDallas Storm. It’s doing a lot more for you with a lot more versatility (optical compressor in there too). Yeah the Lightspeed prob has more gain on tap but no one is using it like that. It’s always that low gain thing. The Storm is sick tho…like it’s not just another sweet low gain OD. And it works great for mid-gain sorta stuff with the expander/compander circuit going on. Storm is what you want.
You’re not fooling anybody, majestic Matt Barry!
Thank you for the video and the advices! Which is the brand of your pedal board? Regards
great video. leaving a comment to boost
Dang. You didn’t include a behringer wah?
If I could read, this title would really make me mad.
Nothing like being told what I “need” by a total stranger. Not going to bother watching.
You didn't mention what you were using as an amp. That's really important.
My personal philosophy is, if you need any pedals, chances are good, that you simply are playing the wrong amp(s). Especially concerning overdrive and distortion pedals. An eq pedal can be useful for a lot of reasons, so is a buffer, if you use a pedalboard.
But if you need a low to mid gain (overdrive) pedal, to get a good sound, I rather invested in a better sounding amp, which covers this range better and comes closer to your own sound ideas, instead of buying any pedals, which do this job (almost always worse, alone because almost all of them cut frequencies and therefore alter the amp sound, which can be intended but often also makes things sounding worse – no bass, shrill transistor/op-amp treble…).
On the other hand, if you have a good amp, you can even today do a lot alone with guitar volume, to clean up your sound, if you use a two- or multi-channel-amp, you anyway get separately adjustable clean and overdrive sounds without any pedals.
Effects can be the salt in the soup sometimes, but the basic sound for me should come from hands, guitar and amp alone. Very old school, I know, but still sounding better to me usually than any more contemporary pedal-orgy alternative. (Not to speak about all addditional costs, like stabilized power supply, patch cables, pedalboard itself, matching gigbag,… If you sum all of them up, you could easily have bought yourself a better amp instead.)
Most of my guitar heroes used one or two amps (Plexi or AC30) live on stage, played one or two guitars (Strat or Les Paul) and maybe use one or two pedals (Wah, Univibe, Echoplex,…) and they all sounded great and unique. Mostly, because they had their own playing style, which was very much independent of their gear.)
But of course a lot of players will see things differently today, I think. (I'm an old guy and no professional musician, so I am free, to do things, just as I like them.)
I personally can well live without any effects, maybe apart from my beloved JEN wah sometimes…
I never quite figured out a place for reverb in the live setup. Too many terrible sounding rooms, I guess
Do you have or tried the Whirlwind Distortion pedal?
I am appreciative of the Multi effect route regarding modulation. I have a couple phasers and chorus standalone pedals that I love, BUT I still have a Boss MD-500 to cover alllll the weird stuff, if I need it.
kinda same for delay reverb. I am LOVING the JHS 3 Series Reverb and Oil Can Delay as stand alones, but my ultimate is the Source Audio Collider. Covers far more ground than most need and sounds AMAZING! And you can tweak it to be 2 delays or 2 reverbs if needed.
I'd be interested in you doing one for bass.
Really helpful – thanks!
But you still own 500+ ???? pedals are awesome to have ✌????
The wildcard multi-fx like HXOne is a great call. I'd take a compact dual-drive pedal, like Keeley Blues Disorder, for the low-mid and higher-gain drive tones (Bluesbreaker and OCD). And squeeze in a compact fuzz, maybe something like Mythos Golden Fleece or Haephestus. There's some good dual delay+reverb pedals too I like. Source Audio Collider, El Capistan, Del-verb, Line6 DL4mk.II (also a looper). Strymon Flint is another I really like to get a good spring reverb and tremelo, where the amp doesn't have those. Delay pedals that can be great modulation pedals are nice too (TC Electronic 2290P).
The WA Ages with a Les Paul sounds EXQUISITE!
I'm an avid pedal collector myself… capped at 29 in order to salvage my marriage ????
The Fart Pedal is the only pedal anyone needs.
Great video. Thank you.
Nashville NPC boardzilla
My whole pedal board is a Boss ME-80 ????????????????
Nice video, but I'm not that overly impressed by the pedal lineup, the Memory Man is excellent, but expensive, right? I use the HALO Delay which is amazing as well, but not budget friendly either. Strymon makes some incredible pedals as well. Also, back in the day, the Boss EQ's were noisy as he*ll so not sure if they have improved, regarding the 7 band one, but budget friendly yes. For low to mid gain overdrive, I do like the Boss BD-2W Blues Driver Waza, which I have found is "incredibly" transparent to your tone, unlike the TubeScreamers. Test this for yourself in your local music store, and it's just as "budget friendly". Anything that jacks with my tone a bunch is thumbs down, and TS pedals tend to compress the sound too much for my taste in my style. I think you probably only need a few pedals at most, and say the TONEX, and you are totally GOLDEN. Run that thru some Celestion Greenbacks or whatever, and rock on! ???? ????????????
I've been playing over 40 years, rock and blues, and have a bookcase full of FX pedals. I used to use a large pedal board but have trimmed it down to an 18" Pedaltrain board with only four pedals. I use a Keely compressor for when I use a Strat to add sustain, a Strymon Riverside for overdrive, a Wampler Terraform for all my modulation needs, and will alternate between a Strymon El Capistan and the Source Audio Collider for delay and when I want reverb. Carrying this thing is so easy and I couldn't be happier with my tone.
There are knobs on your amp.
My basic setup is this. King of Tone clone, klone, Mooer Solo, Boss GE-7, Tremolo, TrueTone H2O V3, Hermida Spring Reverb. With this setup, I can get anything from boosted cleans to searing metal leads and anything in between.
What do you think of having v-amp3 by behringer or Digitech rp 350 as multi effect in pedalboard?
I still don't have a pedal board. just a birds nest of tangled cables and 9v plugs on my floor.
Jesus help me, I’m running 3 ODs, EQ, compressor, phaser, chorus, pog2, combined delay/ verb, extra delay, verbotrem, and boost.
I did pull Supra off end though, used as an always on light vibrato but it sucjed tone.
I need a consult
Hey Mason great videos always ! I would have added a compressor, all other are great selection too. If I were to keep it only on 6 pedals I'd swap the light OD for the compressor, and use an amp channel with low gain. Anyways just my opinion, combinations can be endless. Thank you!
Hey Mason, I'm new to the pedal board world. I need some advice on the order my pedals should go. Can you give me some advice?
Strymon PCH Stereo Active Direct Interface-
Cioks DC7 Power Supply-Cioks 8 Power Supply Extender-Gator GTOUR PEDALBOARD-LGW Large Pedal Board-Boss EV-30 Dual Expression Pedal-MXR M306 Poly Blue Octave Pedal-MXR MB301 Bass Synth Pedal-Line 6 HX Stomp Compact Amp and Effects Processor-Jackson Audio Bloom Optical Compressor/EQ/Boost Pedal -Ampero Switch plus and different cables TRS, Pig Hog PHLSK6BK Lil' Pigs Low Profile Patch Cables, Current Doubler Cable for CIOKS DC7 for Line 6 Pedals, etc. By the way, as you probably already figured out, I'm a Bassist. Loving and learning so much from your videos… Thanks from the newbie????
With a decent modern amp/ pedal modeler you can achieve the same chain and sound and no need to worry about tone issues or low quality sound, no need for infinite power outlets, pedal board stand, buffer and blablabla
This appears to be 6 pedals YOU would choose. I have a completely different lineup that works much better for ME. None of your recommendations would work in any of my scenarios. Just sayin'.
In past videos you said that you like to have heavier distortions early in the drive chain with lighter drive coming afterwards. Why the change now? I assume one way is better for stacking.
Nice info for pros and gerbers