The trouble with a solo project is trying to organise stuff and keep it all in one place, where it’s kept neatly together and everything’s set up for when you need it. My effects chain is always changing, so a sturdy pedal board with Velcro is a compromise that’s worked well so far. In a few months, I’ll bet this picture will look different again.
In signal path order then:
Boss pedal tuner: the most important thing really. It just *works* and is never likely to break.
OD-3 overdrive: a bit of a “secret weapon,” this. It’s inexpensive, ordinary-looking but boosts the volume without losing the bottom end to the sound.
Fredric Effects Russian Muff: a modern copy of a Russian-made big muff circuit. A nice smooth fuzzy sound with a punchy low midrange that’s perfect for getting cello-like sounds out of a guitar.
Fender Blender: a strange octave fuzz that doesn’t sound quite like anything else. Someday I’ll find a use for it!
M.A.S.F. Lavender Head: another strange Muff-style fuzz that’s loud, spitty, snarly and vicious. Useful for cutting through the mix.
PS-2: another oddity that can do “Slowdive in a box” digital delay or pitch shifting, but I use it for octave up/down settings, as well as self-oscillating noises that the designers probably didn’t intend.
NuX Modcore: a handy little thing that can do chorus, phasing or rotating speaker sounds at a ridiculously low price. Fun!
DD-500 delay: this does everything. Digital, analogue, tape echoes...all the delays I need in one.
RV-5: I’m not a Boss shill, honest! XD I keep this on my board because the “modulate” mode sounds so lush and space-y.