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Tuner
dirt + a boost (either a twin pedal or as two separate pedals)
delay
Thats gets me through a gig with the basics covered.
I generally prefer to a have a wider palette of tones available but I think it’s good practice to strip back once in while to see if you can manage your set without all the bells and whistles.
- Drive (whatever works for your style, but probably a Rat for widest range)
- Delay
- Zoom Multistomp
The drive and delay cover 80%+ of all actual recorded guitar tones and effects, the zoom clears up everything else. It's got great boosts, some good drives and compressors, some really good modulation sounds, decent delays and a smattering of weird stuff like lofi takes on Strymon and Eventide effects, or reverse reverb. Plus the tuner is great.
A true bypass loop for it is handy as it lets you cycle through presets easily with the pedals footswitch.
All that said, a HX Effects or a Boss multi would also take you far. I love my HX...
My basic set up is Overdrive - Distortion - Chorus. amp has tremolo and reverb. I found overdrive into distortion to make some nice noises.
Bass: Tuner, drive, compressor, HPF
I’m so bored I might as well be listening to Pink Floyd
"I have three pedals; one makes everything louder, one makes everything twinkly, and one turns everything off. It’s not rocket science."
I could probably even get away without the boost, as I always play with the guitar volumes on 7 or 8 for rhythm, leaving a bit in the tank for lead stuff.
I'm surprised how many people list Chorus as a must have, by the way.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
My old rock cover band setup was just wah and tuner in front of the amp with an EQ in the loop for solos. Did the job more than adequately! I do like a delay to fill out leads now though.
OD > tremolo > reverb
for my main band:
wah > OD > tremolo > delay > reverb
Am I the only one who absolutely needs tremolo to be happy?
I’m so bored I might as well be listening to Pink Floyd