I've almost always had stereo effects in my guitar playing life. I had a Boss GT-8 that had stereo effects, my favorite delay is stereo (tera echo), and I love rotary effects and those tend to sound best stereo. I have a final design in mind of how everything will go. I'll actually be running three amps, but one of them is really only going to be used for my B9, so that's not really part of the mix.
I do not have every pedal yet, but I have most of it. I need more power (another brick) in order to get this to work the way I want it to. Here's what we're looking at:
Guitar-Tuner-Compressor - B9 - Off switch - Wah - Univibe - Roto My Pedal - Gold Plexi - Mudhoney - Polara - Tera Echo - Stereo Volume Pedal - OR50 - Orange Slanted 4x12
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Vox ACTV4 Fuzz God ------------------ | -------------- Fender Bassman 100 - Ampeg 4x12 SVT (bass cab)
There is one extra piece of gear in this that isn't shown and is essential: a switch in between the B9 and vox that I'll be using to cut the signal between the two when I don't need the B9. At practice I'll be using a Tiny Terror in to a Crate Voodoo 4X12 cab to get the volume I need (hopefully). If not, I've got a Fender Deluxe I'll be using. For live stuff, I only need the Vox for the keys.
This may seem extreme for a two guitar band but the difference running the OR50 and Fender Bassman in unison together has done to our bands sound (usually just ran an OR50 for me and a Mesa Boogie Mark 3 for the other guitar player) a massive improvement. The only problem we've found so far is that when I play a solo, the thickness drops out dramatically... something I think we are going to accept due to just how much bigger we sound (even at the same room db level).
Because I don't have all of the pedals yet (no stereo volume, no Polara, need a cutoff switch for the B9, need a way to split the signal out of the gold plexi, etc) I don't have anything recorded with this yet. Once I get the Polara in I'll make an attempt on it.
I'll also be getting some switches for this setup as well. One for my Wah, Univibe, and Roto My Pedal, another for the Mudhoney and Fuzz God, and another for the Polara and Tera Echo. This will allow me to quickly turn off modulation, overdrive/gain, and delay/verb with just one button instead of a bunch.
I will also eventually be getting the C9, the Key9, the Mel9, and another Roto My Pedal (or two - all three settings are amazing) I'm a convert - those pedals fucking rock.
Thoughts I've had on replacement pedals for this setup:
Mudhoney > Super Phat Mod
Univibe - Lester K (moved to right behind the volume pedal)
Tera Echo > Obscura
Tera Echo > Hall of Fame
Tera Echo > Replay Box
Polara > Blue Sky
Gold Plexi > Super Phat Mod (or Keeley's Katana Clean Boost)
Here's a pic of the bands amp setup at the moment.