Help me complete my rig!

[RedHouse]

Tc electronics nova dynamics takes care of your slight boost + nice transparent compression ,and noise gate in one dual side pedal. The hall of fame is great but from what I've heard it can be over bearing in chain with heavier distortion . Strongly suggest it nonetheless . I would also say to maybe get a 2 12 or 2 10 cab for touring purposes.... But it depends on the types of gigs etc.... I just know how much of a pain a 412 can be on a small stage, not to mention lugging it around every day

[RedHouse]

Sorry I read your post wrong I thought you said slight boost, but the tc is able to push your amp a bit more not necessarily changing the tone , but pushing the amp a wee bit more . A ts9 or maxon, will do the trick but might add too much of its own flavour. Mxr makes some good line boost/ EQ pedals that could so the trick

[RedHouse]

Also if your using the noise gate to bounce off in your riffs, in a way like djent music does, the tc is not the best choice . I play blues mostly and some heavier rock.... Maybe what used to even be considered metal lol... The tc works great as a noise gate for me, but a friend said it isn't quite tight enough for how he uses it in his music. (Djent)

[Joe Porto]

If you will have FOH reinforcement, I would recommend skipping the reverb and let the sound man deal with it. I've found that most clubs have enough ambience not to need verb on the stage, and in a very lively venue, it will just muddy up your sound. If you want to liven up the clean sounds on the amp...try a compressor.

For boost, I'd get an OD pedal that cleans up and has a lot of output gain. There are plenty out there. OD pedals tend to have a bump in the mids that will cut through the band. If you do go the boost switch, find something with a selectable high/mid/full range boost. Putting a treble boost in front of a distorted amp is better than a full range boost, which will muddy up the low end, and a mid boost would be used for a lead boost.

Can't speak for a noise gate...never used one. A guitarist in one band I work with has the MXR Noise Clamp. He likes it. You could always wire up an a/b switch with the b side disconnected, and use it as a kill switch to cut noise between songs.

[Nickurso]

I have a holy grail I like it easy to use and sounds great

[HollowCrown]

Thanks guys!

[Blast9]

To me "lively cleans" suggests new strings, compressor/EQ pedal/analog style delay or reverb.

The Keeley compressor is a great pedal

[Padraig]

Well if you need a little bit of colour on your clean - try some Strymon stuff. They have OB.1 - compressor and clean boost. Sounds pretty good.