Pro Rig Builders Break Down Stevie Ray Vaughan's Pedalboard

Episode 222: Pro Pedalboard Builders Break Down Stevie Ray Vaughan's Rig

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

• Gator Cases - https://gatorco.com/shop-by-category/pedal-boards-power/vertex-pedalboards
• Neural DSP - https://neuraldsp.com (use code "chairmen" for 30% off)
• Best-Tronics - https://btpa.com (use code "dachairs" for 10% off)

MASTERCLASS

• Understanding Mono Signal Paths - https://vertex-effects.teachable.com/p/effects-pedal-order-explained-mono-amp

HOSTS

Grant Klassen (Goodwood Audio)

• YouTube - https://youtube.com/goodwoodaudio
• Instagram - https://instagram.com/goodwoodaudio

Brian Omilion (Omilion Audio)

• YouTube - https://youtube.com/omilionaudio
• Instagram - https://instagram.com/omilionaudio

Mason Marangella (Vertex Effects)

• YouTube - https://youtube.com/vertexeffectsinc
• Instagram - https://instagram.com/vertexeffects

TIMESTAMPS

• 00:00 – Intro & Video Podcast Updates
• 02:38 – Initial Thoughts on Stevie Ray Vaughan & Minimalist Rigs
• 09:47 – Breaking Down SRV's Museum Exhibition Pedalboard
• 11:05 – Hidden Effects: Roland Dimension D & Fender Vibratone
• 12:50 – Wah Order: Wah After Fuzz vs. Wah Before Fuzz (SRV vs. Hendrix)
• 15:40 – Order-Swapping & Flip-Flop Loop Switchers
• 17:46 – SRV's Signal Chain Diagram & True Bypass Loops
• 20:05 – The Mystery Compressor, Diaz Splitter & Echoplex EP-2
• 22:45 – Amplifiers: Dumble Steel String Singer vs. Fender Amps
• 27:00 – Dialing in the Tube Screamer: TS9 & TS10 as Boosts
• 30:50 – Cranked Amps vs. Bedroom Volume: The Tube Screamer Context
• 35:15 – Sponsors
• 39:05 – Recreating SRV's Tone Today: Multi-FX, Modelers & Analog Rigs
• 45:50 – High Volume, EQ Shaping & Capturing the SRV Sound
• 51:25 – Mystery Compressor Discussion, Classic Rigs & Outro