Mesa Boogie's (Gibson) Future Without Randall Smith?

Episode 115: Mesa Boogie's (Gibson) Future without Randall Smith?

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
00:48 - Today's topics
03:07 - Topic 1: Mesa Boogie , Randall Smith, and our experiences with Mesa Boogie
11:04 - What are the "Legacy Amps" with Mesa Boogie?
12:34 - Quick recap on Mesa Boogie, Gibson, and Randall Smith
16:09 - Our thoughts on the current situation
25:18 - Mesa Boogie, make THIS amp!
29:06 - Mason’s experience building a Mesa Boogie based rig
32:48 - Grant's biggest gripe with Mesa
39:19 - Topic 2 : Current State of Trade Shows i.e. Fretboard Summit
44:25 - Let's talk fretboard summit
46:27 - Fretboard Summit in comparison to NAMM
50:29 - Brian on the Fretboard Summit
51:12 - Brian's pet peeve with airlines
53:22 - Mason's experience with NAMM
58:32 - Mason's next pedalboard build
59:16 - Topic 3 : Current state of used gear market
1:01:59 - Grant on the used gear market
1:04:23 - Brain on selling gear
1:06:07 - Grant on how Goodwood used to offer the pedals for rig builds
1:06:54 - Brian on having a hard time selling gear
1:09:16 - Goodwood Long Line vs. Radial
1:14:27 - Wrapping up today's episode

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