Signal chain, settled — what goes where and why
Drive before or after modulation? Where does the gate sit? The forge arranges your actual pedals into the chain that serves the tone you described.
What is the classic pedal order?
Tuner, dynamics, drive, modulation, delay, reverb — and every rule bends once you know why it exists.
Where does a noise gate belong?
Key it from the guitar, cut after the drive section — the guide shows both routings.
Four-cable method worth it?
If your amp’s preamp is the voice, yes; the forge explains when it is not.
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