PEDALBOARD
Parallel Pedal Processing
Stefan Fast of YouTube channel ThePedalZone challenges you to experiment with your signal chain and try out some parallel pedal ideas
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When we first get into pedals, I’m sure we all start out with the classic serial signal chain. You know, we take our guitar, jam it into the input of our first pedal and from there it all just neatly flows from right to left until we hit our amp. So delightfully simple, which is why the majority of us stick to this type of setup and never feel a need to explore any further. But what if I told you there was another path? A parallel route that’s full of possibilities and one that will totally reinvent the way you look at sound design. Would you take it? You should!
Utility pedals such the Old Blood Noise Endeavors’ Signal Blender, KMA Machines’ Tyler, the Boss LS-2 or the Tri-Parallel Blender from Electro- Harmonix will all let you venture down this road, as they split your signal into multiple paths running unaffected alongside of each other, instead of cascading into each other.