@howard just out of curiosity, what did you get in place of your Zooms?
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I got GAS 
Full chain currently is:
Me -> Bass -> Boss TU-2 tuner -> Carl Martin Opto-Compressor -> TC Nether Octaver -> EHX Bass Big Muff Pi -> EHX Battalion -> Darkglass Microtubes X -> EHX Bass Clone -> Boss RV-3 Digital Reverb/Delay -> Behringer BDI-21 -> Zoom U-24 DAI
with a Zoom RT223 drum machine on the side also going in to the U-24.
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@howard it looks awesome! I would have to go back and get another degree just to learn how to use all that stuff lol.
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It sneaks up on you
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I’m looking at that photo and getting GAS 
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Are you able to put the U-24 in the chain? If so, I might trade my U-22 for one.
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I am super, super happy with every pedal on that board. The stand-outs would be the Battalion and BDI-21, for price/performance.
The “best” pedal is the Darkglass, of course. There’s no question it’s incredible. Whether it’s worth the money is a much harder question 
Lots of good discussion over here:
If I were going to start from scratch again, the order I would buy would probably be:
Tuner, Preamp/Overdrive, Compressor, Chorus, more distortion, Reverb/Delay, Octaver
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Yeah, you can see it kind of sliding under the board there. I have all the pedals going in to one U-24 input via DI out from the BDI-21, and the drum machine going in to the other input. Then I have line out from the U-24 going to my headphone amp, and USB out to my computer.
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@howard congratulations, you gave me a mild case of GAS and I just ordered a Zoom U-24 to replace my U-22. Now I just have to try to sell the U-22.
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Nice! The U-24 is super versatile.
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Convince me I need it, and I will buy it😉
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Do you want to record yourself?
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Eventually
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When you do, a digital audio interface like the Zoom U-22/U-24/U-44, Focusrite Scarlett, or others is the best way to go.
But until you do, you won’t need one.
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I would need to get something to record on first. I am down to an IPad atm.
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Course if I was convinced to get this, that would push me to get the gear and start recording. Lol.
I love GAS, I am amp shopping now too.
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You can actually record from an audio interface to an iPad via a lightning to USB adapter.
GarageBand on an iPad is a fine choice to get started
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See, I must need this thing then @PamPurrs . Lol
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every musician knows that GAS is more contagious than the coronavirus. the only way to restrain it a little bit is to get confined with the same gear for a long time 
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Um, @terb, I think being restrained with the same gear creates GAS, not contains it. At least for me, seeing as how to play with new stuff I have to buy it. Can’t go down to the local GC and play around.
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