Kings of Leon Rack Rig Build (with Barry O'Neal of @xacttone)

Episode 109: Kings of Leon Rack Rig Build (with Barry O'Neal of @xacttone)

Welcome to the Chairmen of the Boards Podcast! The ultimate pedalboard podcast with the foremost rig builders in the world: Grant Klassen (Goodwood Audio), Brian Omilion (Omilion Audio), and Mason Marangella (Vertex Effects/The Rig Doctor). We've teamed up to democratize great tone and provide you with our best tricks, tips, resources and hacks so you can build the pedalboard of your dreams!

//SPONSORS//
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//GUEST//
Barry O'Neal (Xact Tone Solutions)
YT - @xacttone
IG - https://instagram.com/xacttone
WET - https://xacttone.com

//HOSTS//
Grant Klassen (Goodwood Audio)
YT - @GoodwoodAudio
IG - https://instagram.com/goodwoodaudio

Brian Omilion (Omilion Audio)
YT - @omilionaudio
IG - https://instagram.com/omilionaudio

Mason Marangella (Vertex Effects)
YT - @VertexEffectsInc
IG - https://instagram.com/vertexeffects

//TABLE OF CONTENTS//
00:00 - Intro
00:26 - Welcome back Barry from Xact Tone Solutions
00:45 - Today's topic, the latest rig for ‘Kings of Leon’
01:01 - Let's check out the rig
04:29 - Signal chain is not what you would expect
05:58 - Barry explains the signal chain
08:01 - Current rig vs previous rig
08:52 - Barry’s thoughts on the Radial JX44
11:31 - How is the acoustic signal routed?
15:19 - If its not going to hurt them, we aren’t gonna try and change their mind
18:27 - The length of the electric guitar cable is 65ft in 65ft out
19:22 - Are the AC30s backline? How many duplicate rigs are there?
20:28 - How is the Mastermind GT powered?
22:28 - Keith Urban guitar tech story
23:31 - Do you recommend using the tuner in the GT?
24:31 - More on powering the RJM Mastermind GT
29:01 - Barry on the implementation of the Strymon Conduit
35:00 - More pedal talk!
38:54 - What determined the size of this rig?
42:13 - Are these rigs on the road now?
42:52 - How to you keep a rack ‘healthy’
49:30 - What does cable organization look like?
52:49 - How to incorporate the power conditioners?
59:07 - Pedalboards are so much easier than racks
1:08:11 - What cables do XTS use for rig builds?
1:12:26 - Mason's recent ‘wet/dry/wet’ rig revelation
1:24:54 - Brian's experience with ‘wet/dry/wet’
1:26:55 - It’s all about what the client needs
1:29:43 - Wet/Dry is FINE but more complicated
1:31:58 - Stereo or mono rig?
1:34:08 - Closing thoughts

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