Sometimes all you need is a
couple of great pedals. I have two
pedalboards—one large, and one
relatively small. The large board
can hold around 16 stompboxes,
depending on pedal size. The
smaller board can hold six or seven.
As much as I love my mothership
board, my favorite way to play is
to take my smaller board, put a
few carefully selected pedals on it,
along with utilitarian items such as
a tuner and volume pedal, and rock
the night away. The less I have to
deal with, the better, and forcing
myself to get a variety of sounds
through just a few tools helps
me to be a better guitarist. What
pedal pairs do you adore, and what
sounds do you make with them? I
hope you’ve enjoyed this look at
perfect pedal partners, and I hope
you go put some together for your
next gig. Play on players!
“Sometimes all you
need is a couple of
great pedals. I have two
pedalboards—one large,
and one relatively
small.”