Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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In so many ways old school guitar pedals still win over plugins. But plugins win in some ways too. Let me tell why! Buying from Sweetwater? Support Chords of Orion with this link: sweetwater.sjv.io/75D9DQ

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Recent Pedals on My Pedalboard: (Sweetwater Affiliate links, see disclaimers below):
1. Levy's guitar strap: sweetwater.sjv.io/LXaq7Y
2. Kiesel Leia Guitar
3. TC Electronic Polytune 3 Mini Tuner: sweetwater.sjv.io/q444Ag
4. Strymon Compadre Compressor: sweetwater.sjv.io/LXP9dM
5. Strymon Riverside Overdrive: sweetwater.sjv.io/eK4mZO
6. Strymon Iridium Amp Modeler: sweetwater.sjv.io/5gb402
7. Lehle Mono Volume Pedal S: sweetwater.sjv.io/oqaMon
8. Chase Bliss Onward
9. Chase Bliss Mood MKII
10. Neunaber Immerse Reverb (1st gen)
11. Pedaltrain Classic Pro Pedalboard: sweetwater.sjv.io/rQQQ2D
12. Strymon Zuma Power Supply: sweetwater.sjv.io/QyLXmA

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Video Chapters
0:00 Pedals FTW 1
1:22 Pedals FTW 2
2:27 Pedals FTW 3
3:39 Pedals FTW 4
4:34 Pedals FTW 5
5:43 Pedals FTW 6
7:11 Plugins FTW 1
8:07 Plugins FTW 2
8:44 Plugins FTW 3
9:29 Plugins FTW 4
10:34 Plugins FTW 5