Chairmen of the Boards

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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 our best tricks, tips, resources, and hacks so you can build the pedalboard of your dreams!

Episode Date
Best & Worst Signature Gear
Mar 26, 2024
Are Pedals Better Than Multi-Effects?
Mar 18, 2024
Do Mini Pedals Actually Save Space?
Mar 11, 2024
3 Pro Rig Builders React to JHS Pedalboard Video
Mar 04, 2024
Andy Timmons Talks All Things Pedals, Guitars, and Gear!
Feb 26, 2024
The State of the Switcher 2024
Feb 20, 2024
NAMM Show Life Expectancy
Feb 13, 2024
Jackson Licenses Fulltone! What are the Risks of Stewarding a Legacy Brand?
Feb 05, 2024
Ray Parker Jr. Breaks Down His Biggest Hits
Feb 02, 2024
Why Everyone is Switching to "Sweetened" Tuning
Jan 29, 2024
Tim May Breaks Down His Iconic Guitar Parts for Lionel Richie, Blondie, Back to the Future, and more
Jan 26, 2024
Ultimate Guide to Noise Gates
Jan 22, 2024
Charlie Hunter Breaks Down His Most Iconic Guitar Parts
Jan 18, 2024
Should You Copy Your Guitar Hero's Rig?
Jan 15, 2024
Most Frequently Asked Pedalboard Questions of 2023
Jan 09, 2024
Guitarist for Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey plays the HITS
Jan 04, 2024
Analyzing Reverb's Best Selling Pedals of 2023
Jan 02, 2024
Pedalboard Best Practices (with Xact Tone Solutions)
Dec 25, 2023
How GFI Systems is Revolutionizing the Guitar Pedal Game
Dec 18, 2023
Guitarist for Norah Jones Breaks Down Her Biggest Hits
Dec 14, 2023
Should You Avoid Digitally Controlled Analog Pedals?
Dec 11, 2023
Nigel Hendroff Breaks Down His Tone Secrets & Gear Essentials
Dec 04, 2023
Best Amp Sims of 2023
Nov 27, 2023
Best Electric Guitar Pickups of 2023 (With Porter Pickups)
Nov 20, 2023
Eddie Martinez Breaks Down his Iconic Parts for Robert Palmer, Steve Winwood, Run-DMC
Nov 16, 2023
Best Pedalboards of 2023
Nov 13, 2023
The Sound Of Nashville (With Justin Ostrander)
Nov 06, 2023
The Rise Of The Brand Pedal Pawn
Oct 30, 2023
The Inside Scoop On John Mayer's Guitar Gear (With Justin Jeske)
Oct 23, 2023
Dean Parks Breaks Down His Most Iconic Guitar Parts
Oct 19, 2023
Why We Love The RJM Micro Line Mixer (With RJM Music)
Oct 16, 2023
Nitro Vs. Poly, Is There A Difference?
Oct 09, 2023
The Quad Cortex Changed Our Minds On Digital Amps
Oct 02, 2023
Best Pedalboard Accessories
Sep 25, 2023
Deep Dive Into Guitar Tone (With Joey Landreth)
Sep 18, 2023
Why Do Pedals Cost So Much?
Sep 11, 2023
How Wet Dry Wet Rigs Have Evolved Since The 80s (With Dave Friedman)
Sep 04, 2023
Buying Your Dream Guitar Sight Unseen
Aug 29, 2023
Best Dual Overdrives
Aug 21, 2023
Are You Ready For A Pro Pedalboard Build?
Aug 14, 2023
Timeless Pedal Brands
Aug 07, 2023
Investigative Reporter, KDH, Reveals the Current State of the Guitar Industry
Jul 31, 2023
Best Guitar Amps from Budget to Boutique (with Psionic Audio)
Jul 24, 2023
Effects Pedals that Shaped the Music Industry
Jul 17, 2023
Best Pedalboard Accessories
Jul 10, 2023
Building an Apartment-Friendly Pedalboard
Jul 03, 2023
Nightmare Pedalboard Builds
Jun 26, 2023
Is Your Guitar Rig Ready for the Road?
Jun 19, 2023
Best Distortion Pedals of 2023
Jun 12, 2023
Do Original Pedal Circuits Still Exist?
Jun 05, 2023
How Load Boxes and IRs are Changing the Game for Guitarist
May 29, 2023
Best Amplifiers of 2023
May 22, 2023
What Everyone Gets Wrong About Buffers
May 15, 2023
Where Does Tone Come From?
May 08, 2023
Who's the Greatest Rig Builder of All Time?
May 01, 2023
Is NAMM Doomed?
Apr 24, 2023
"What's Wrong With My Pedalboard?"
Apr 17, 2023
Is This the King of Modeling Amplifiers?
Apr 10, 2023
The Critical Flaw of the Bad Monkey Debate
Apr 03, 2023
What's the Future for Pedalboard Switchers & MIDI?
Mar 27, 2023
What are the Best Guitar Cables of 2023?
Mar 20, 2023
Paul Jackson Jr. Breaks Down His Most Iconic Guitar Parts
Mar 13, 2023
Do We Agree With Reverb's Pedal Order 101?
Mar 06, 2023
How To SAFELY Share Power To Multiple Pedals
Feb 27, 2023
Why You Need A Line Mixer
Feb 20, 2023
Do We Agree with Guitar Player Magazine?
Feb 13, 2023
The Return of Diamond Pedals
Feb 06, 2023
Are Multi-Effects the Future of Pedalboards?
Jan 30, 2023
Pedalboard Maintenance
Jan 23, 2023
Pedalboard Red Flags
Jan 16, 2023
Are Guitar Players Addicted to Hype?
Jan 09, 2023
Should Guitar Companies Be Making Pedals?
Jan 02, 2023
The Future of Effects Pedals
Dec 19, 2022
How Social Media Changed The Gear Industry
Dec 12, 2022
Are We Nearing the End of Tube Amps?
Dec 05, 2022
The Best Deals On Gear This Holiday Season
Nov 28, 2022
Reverb's Top Pedals of 2022
Nov 21, 2022
What Gear Should You Invest In?
Nov 14, 2022
Pedals Everyone Loves Except Us
Nov 07, 2022
Do Pickups Matter?
Oct 31, 2022
Series vs. Parallel
Oct 24, 2022
Should You Trust Gear Reviews (Re-Release)
Oct 17, 2022
How Much Is A Pro Pedalboard?
Oct 10, 2022
Understanding Guitar Terms
Oct 03, 2022
The Power of Direct Boxes
Sep 26, 2022
What's On Our Pedalboards?
Sep 19, 2022
The Best Pedals On a Budget
Sep 12, 2022
Should You Trust Gear Reviews?
Sep 06, 2022
Our Desert Island Pedals
Aug 29, 2022
How to Troubleshoot Your Rig
Aug 22, 2022
Midi 101
Aug 15, 2022
Rating Your Pedalboards
Aug 01, 2022
Volume Pedals 101
Jul 25, 2022
All About Bass Rigs
Jul 18, 2022
Ask A Rig Builder
Jul 11, 2022
Let's Talk About Cables
Jul 04, 2022
How We Became Pedalboard Builders
Jun 27, 2022
Let's Talk About Buffers
Jun 20, 2022
Our Preferred Pedalboard Materials
Jun 13, 2022
Our Most Complicated Rig Builds
Jun 06, 2022
Our Favorite Guitar Pedals (Part 2)
May 30, 2022
Our Favorite Guitar Pedals (Part 1)
May 23, 2022
Signal Path Best Practices (Part 2)
May 16, 2022
Signal Path Best Practices (Part 1)
May 09, 2022
Top 3 Pedalboard Mistakes
May 02, 2022
Who Makes The Best Switcher?
Apr 25, 2022
Choosing The Right Power Supply
Apr 18, 2022
Who Makes The Best Amp Simulator?
Apr 11, 2022
Mono vs. Stereo vs. 4CM vs. 5CM vs. Wet/Dry vs. Wet/Dry/Wet
Apr 04, 2022
Scotty Smith | Boutique Pedal OG
Oct 11, 2021
Best Guitar Tones of the 90s with Tony Lowe Part 1 of 2
Aug 03, 2021
Unpacking The Pedal Movie with Tony Lowe Part 2
Jul 26, 2021
Unpacking The Pedal Movie with Tony Lowe Part 1
Jul 20, 2021
Unpacking John Mayer's New Single with Tony Lowe
Jul 12, 2021
Bob Chidlaw of Source Audio
Jul 05, 2021
Tim Stewart | Guitarist & Sideman for Lady Gaga
Jun 28, 2021
Joey Landreth of The Bros. Landreth
Jun 22, 2021
Dory Lobel | "Making It" in LA, Talking Gear, Playing on The Voice, Touring with the Backstreet Boys & More...
Jun 14, 2021
Mason Stoops | Sideman to the Stars, LA Foodie, Session Ace & More...
Jun 08, 2021
Erick Walls | Grammy & Emmy-Nominated, Platinum Selling Songwriter, Producer, Guitarist
May 31, 2021
James DePrato | On Guitar Gear, Working With Dunlop & More!
May 24, 2021
Bennett Lewis | Playing Guitar for Maren Morris, Of Montreal, & More...
May 17, 2021
Brian Omilion | Starting a Pedalboard Building Business, Tips, Recommendations, & More...
May 10, 2021
Michael Nielsen | Pedals That Sound Like Vintage Rack Gear
May 03, 2021
Goodwood Audio | Tips and Advice from an Internationally Recognized Rig Builder
Apr 12, 2021
Paul Jackson Jr. | Gear Evolution, Session Stories, Guitar Tips, & More...
Apr 05, 2021
Richard Watson | What Makes 80's & 90's Studio Guitar Tones So Great
Mar 29, 2021
Vindell Smith | Gospel's Go-To Guitarist & Landing the Gig with Kirk Franklin
Mar 22, 2021
Mark Karan | A Man That's Worn Many Hats - From The Rembrandts to The Grateful Dead, And More...
Mar 15, 2021
Basil Fung | The Mid-90's Session Scene & Working on Alanis Morissette's "Jagged Little Pill"
Mar 10, 2021
Derek Wells | Becoming One of Nashville's Top Session Guitarist
Mar 01, 2021
The Best Pedals You've Never Heard Of (with Tony Lowe)
Feb 23, 2021
David Ryan Harris | Life Stories of an Esteemed Sideman to Songwriter-producer
Oct 06, 2020
James Duke | Defining a Decade of Worship Guitar Tones
Sep 23, 2020
Michael Thompson | Creating the Iconic Guitar Sounds of 90's & 00's Pop Music
Aug 07, 2020
David Grissom | Developing his signature tone, his PRS Guitar, & Sessions with John Mellencamp
Aug 04, 2020
Justin Derrico | Sideman for P!NK and NBC's The Voice House Band
Jul 28, 2020
NPR Tiny Desk, Dove Awards, & Playing for the Biggest Gospel Artist, Ben Forehand Has Done It All!
Jul 16, 2020
Michael Pope on Transitioning from Bethel Music to the Nashville Session Scene
Jul 06, 2020
2Pac Sessions , Touring with Ricky Martin, & Crushing YouTube - RJ Ronquillo is a Jack of all Trades!
Jun 29, 2020
Rhett Shull's Recipe for Crushing YouTube & Making it as a Sideman
Jun 25, 2020
The Godfather of the Pedalboard, Paul Rivera
May 28, 2020
Cory Wong on Work-Life Balance, Coffee, & Creativity Under Quarantine
May 22, 2020
The SRV Approach: Tone vs. Technique vs. Gear
May 13, 2020
Power Your Pedalboard Like A Pro!
May 11, 2020
Know Your Amp! Low vs. High Wattage Amplifier Pros/Cons
May 01, 2020
Master Rig Builder, Paul Lenders (Guitarsystems)
Apr 20, 2020
Master Rig Builder, Steen Skrydstrup (Skrydstrup R&D)
Apr 14, 2020
John Mayer vs. Stevie Ray Vaughan Tone // Is There a Difference?
Apr 06, 2020