Episode 116: Best Overdrive Pedals of 2024
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!
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//TABLE OF CONTENTS//
00:00 - Intro
00:25 - Article 1: Best Patch Cables of 2024
02:17 - Let's dive into the article
03:02 - What to look for in a patch cable?
08:43 - MXR Patch Cables, our thoughts
19:28 - Heat shrink on patch cables is overrated
21:28 - Roland Gold Series Patch Cable, our thoughts
30:32 - Custom Lynx Rean Neutrik Patch Cable, our thoughts
32:28 - We sell custom length patch cables, FYI
33:27 - Other options mentioned in the article
34:05 - Have we opened up the flat ribbon cables?
36:34 - What makes a great patch cable?
41:32 - Our picks for patch cables
46:26 - Article 2: Best overdrives of 2024
51:33 - Let's get into the article
1:05:53 - Pedals we would recommend
1:12:38 - King of Tone in the room vs recorded
1:14:07 - Wrapping up today's episode
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