Premier Guitar  Stomp School Q & A  January 15, 2009 Greetings
gearheads, welcome back to “Stomp School!” Since starting the
column, Analog Mike and I have received a number of pedal-
related questions from Premier Guitar readers. So, we thought
we’d take some time in this month’s column to answer some real
questions posed by real readers. Here goes…  Q: First of all, I
love the column! Very cool, and full of useful info. I have a
question. I’m planning on adding a clean boost to my pedalboard
and was wondering where to place it in the chain. It seems
logical that I should put it at the end of the chain to boost
the signal after the loss from my pedals and just before it hits
the amp. But, I’m not sure. What do you suggest? I appreciate
any help you can give me. Again, I love the column (and PG is my
favorite mag)! Rock & Roll, Greg  A: Hi Greg. The order of a
clean boost and a dirt pedal (overdrive or distortion)
determines what the clean boost will do. A clean boost into a
distortion pedal will add more dist