Vertex Effects | 7 months ago

Episode 99.7: Learn From Our Rig Building Mistakes

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//
The Guitar Sanctuary - https://theguitarsanctuary.com
Neural DSP - https://neuraldsp.com (use discount code "chairmen" for 30% off)
Mono - https://monocreators.com (use discount code "chairmen" for 10% off)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
00:00 - Intro
00:51 - Todays topic
01:38 - The reason behind todays episode
05:17 - Grant's 1st rig (hybrid board)
07:34 - Why Grant enjoyed this rig
13:16 - Brian's thoughts on Grants first rig
14:03 - How did Grant approach the signal chain
15:14 - What’s appealing about the hybrid boards
16:28 - Quad Cortex is so convenient
17:19 - Brian's 1st rig
27:41 - Grants 2nd rig
29:24 - Layout vs. signal chain
33:08 - Which pedal is on a battery?
34:19 - Some tuners you can use both power outputs
35:36 - Always test power before running two pedals on one power output
36:18 - Don’t get fooled by social media
47:07 - Brian's 2nd rig
55:11 - Rigs will be linked below
55:22 - How BIG is BIG?
56:17 - Grant's 3rd rig
1:00:52 - This board took 6 months to plan
1:03:17 - Brian loves little boards
1:03:34 - Brian's 3rd rig
1:07:39 - Grant's final thoughts
1:10:04 - This isn’t a cash grab!
1:11:56 - Always prepare ahead of time
1:13:10 - Final note from Brian
1:14:28 - Outro

//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

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