Principles for pedal order

[RHIZOM]

I know there are no rules for pedal order in noise and experimental music. Still, I'm curious to know if you have any principles that you adhere to.

What guiding principles do you follow?
What are the big no-no:s?
Any advice for unusual or unintuitive orders?
Any artists you consider masters at this particular craft?

[Balor/SS1535]

In general, I put reverb last in my chains, but that is typically because I am going for a dark industrial sound---I want even the distortion to sound spacey.

[Leewar]

My personal opinion but i think 'the rules' that you hear guitarists talk about for pedal order should always be ignored. I never have my pedal set up plugged the same way twice, no matter it be for vocals, synths, sampler or drum machine.

[Stipsi]

My personal opinion but i think 'the rules' that you hear guitarists talk about for pedal order should always be ignored. I never have my pedal set up plugged the same way twice, no matter it be for vocals, synths, sampler or drum machine.

Agree.
An example of this (as guitar player):put the wah first in chain.
After the fuzz or distortion is much better.

[Cementimental]

the ideal pedal order would be a gigantic matrix mixer with each pedal in its own channel for either feedback or sending to any/all other channels