Delays, where do you put yours?

mike_l

Liking quite a lot of gain and drive I find a delay before the amp (or dirt pedals into a clean amp) gives me a horrible muddy mess.

So for me,in the loop, or after dirt pedals works best.

Where do you put yours?

Roland

At the end of the chain. I want it to repeat what I've said what I've said what I've said, rather than sound as if I'm stuttering

Branshen

I like my echorec after my fuzz but before my overdrive.

ThePrettyDamned

Right after everything except volume pedal - after swirlies, too. I tried both ways but prefer swirlies into delay, it is slightly messier.

richardhomer

If I'm using an amp with a loop - then in the loop - tough after the volume pedal.

merlin

When pedalled up, I have everything in front of the amp as I don't have an effects loop. Delay goes at the penultimate link of the chain, before reverb. 

viz

In the loop I have delay>chorus>volume

slacker

I run the amp on the verge of breakup and use overdrive pedals. The delay is last in the chain, well theres a tuner after but you know what I mean. 

I personally view getting a guitar sound as a variable thing. One works with what you've got and within each application. I dont like delay with really overdriven sounds so if I'm recording I'll run the amp into saturation (with an attenuator or a ZVex Nano) and use no pedals. My attenuator has a loop but I dont like a delay in there. Hence no delay for saturation. 

If I have the time and space I'l run two amps, one 'dry' overdriving and one clean with pedals. 

DesVegas

After fuzz and overdrives, before reverb and tremolo and a rat into front of amp

Titch

In the loop,

pintspiller

None of my pedals have a loop, so last in my chain, or second-last if i choose to use the Danelectro FAB Echo. 

Kylef

Last but before reverb.

professorben

I've got one on my board, one in a spare briefcase type thing, and one in an old tesco bag in the garage........

pintspiller

professorben said:

and one in an old tesco bag in the garage........

that beats the "inside of an old Valvestate combo" were I used to find pedals after a few years.

siraxeman

Kylef said:

Last but before reverb.

This for me also!  lots a pedalz > DD6 > HOF > teh ampz. simples.

lespaulcustom68

Fuzz / wah/ dirts/modulation/DELAY/verb - split to two amps for stereo effects. Also pop modulation and tremolo into loop of delay (Quicksilver Blackbox)

cj73

I like my delays after the played note

hugbot

I like them before the played note.

Cookiemonster

After the fuzz,drive,flanger,chorus and sitar pedal but before the reverb and trem.

I might experiment after reading this though

stefken147

Usually after drives and before verbs. Having said that I once ran a carbon copy before dirt for some more adventurous sounds. Running delay after verb can also work well.

stratosonic

EHX mel9, fuzz, OD, chorus, phaser, delay, delay, delay, reverb (you can never have enough delay pedals)