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!
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Inside The World Of Custom DIY Guitar Builds with Aaron Cheney of Warmoth
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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Which Pedals Should You Ditch For A Multi-Effects?
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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Best Pedals For An Acoustic Guitar Pedalboard
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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5 Pedals for The Edge's Tone
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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Can Today's Pedals Replace Vintage Rack Gear?
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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Which Guitar Cables Are Worth The Investment?
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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The Evolution of the Pedalboard Power Supply
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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Timeless Guitar Pedals
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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Most Underappreciated Pedals
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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Non-Traditional Signal Paths
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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Deconstructing the "Tone is in the Fingers" Myth
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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Adapting Your Rig From Bedroom To Stage
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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Are We Witnessing The Death Of The Stompbox?
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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The Pedal You Can Buy But NEVER Own
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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Future Proof Your Rig
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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MIDI Deep Dive for Beginners
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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Is Your Preamp Actually An Amp? (Or just another overdrive pedal)
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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Should You Go Wireless?
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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Best Of 2025 - Switchers, Power Supplies, Cables, & More!
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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Klon Issues NEW Lawsuit!
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Nashville Pedalboard Trends
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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Is Guitar Retail Dying?
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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A Beginners Guide to Your Pedalboard
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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Get More From Your Guitar Pedals (Without Buying New Ones) Pt 2
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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Get More From Your Guitar Pedals (Without Buying New Ones)
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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Will Klon WIN? Possible Outcomes of Behringer v. Klon LLC Lawsuit
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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Are Tariffs Tanking Pedal Makers?
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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The Best Pedalboards of 2025
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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Why Pedal Buyers Are Addicted To Trends
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May 26, 2025 |
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What It Takes To Be A Musical Director
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May 19, 2025 |
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Pedalboard Aesthetics vs Functionality
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May 12, 2025 |
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Guitar Cable Deep Dive with Mogami Cable
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May 05, 2025 |
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Which "King of Tone" Is King?
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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Building Your First Pedalboard
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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Delay Deep Dive
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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Best Power Supplies of 2025
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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What we can learn from the Keith Scott Rig
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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How Tariffs will Affect the Pedal Industry
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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RJM Smart Multibox
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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Compressor Deep Dive
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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Biggest Takeaways Tech-ing the NBA All-Star Game
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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Definitive Guide To Modulation Pedals: Types, Sounds, and Signal Path Strategies
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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Quad Cortex Rack Build with Omilion Audio
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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Are Guitar Pedals Dying?
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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Essential Pedalboard Building Tips
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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Is NAMM Making a Comeback!?
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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$99 USA-made Pedals, Are They Actually Good?
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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Are Hybrid Pedalboards The Future (analog pedals with digital amp modeling)?
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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Do NOT Make This Mistake In Ordering Your Effects
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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Worship Pedalboard Essentials
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Dec 31, 2024 |
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Reverb's Best Selling Pedals of 2024
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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JHS Pedals Reveals the TRUE COST to Manufacture Guitar Pedals (and why this is SO important!)
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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Pedal Brands That Dominated 2024!
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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Has The Fender Custom Shop Gone Too Far?
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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What You NEED to Understand about Gear Demos with Mark Johnston
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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Sean Hurley Breaks Down His Most Iconic Basslines
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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Why Gibson Should Be Paying Attention to Heritage
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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Preserving the Legacy of Alexander Dumble
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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The Evolution of Keeley Electronics (with Robert Keeley)
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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SEAL Breaks Down His Biggest Hits
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Nov 02, 2024 |
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BEST Reverb Pedals of 2024
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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Best Wahs of 2024
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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Andrew Synowiec Breaks Down His Most Iconic Guitar Parts
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Oct 18, 2024 |
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Why EVERY Guitar Players Needs LEHLE (with Joki from Lehle)
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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A Close Look at the Newest Pedals from Walrus Audio, Warm Audio, and UA
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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This Pedal Just Changed the Amp Modeling Game
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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Best Tremolo Pedals You Can Buy in 2024
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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Best Overdrive Pedals of 2024
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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Mesa Boogie's (Gibson) Future Without Randall Smith?
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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Cracking The Code on Hybrid Tube Amps (with Victory Amps)
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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Building the PERFECT Klon (with J Rockett Audio)
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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Where Will The Pedal Industry Be In 10 Years? (with Wampler Pedals)
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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Closing The Gap Between Tube & Modeling Amps (NeuralDSP TINA)
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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Mateus Asato Talk Gear, Career, & Inspiration
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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Kings of Leon Rack Rig Build (with Barry O'Neal of XAct Tone Solutions)
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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BEST Delay Pedals of 2024
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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Understanding MIDI for Guitar (with Pirate Midi)
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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Are Tube-Based Pedals Better? (with Simon Jarrett of Kingsley)
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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A Guitarist's Guide to In-Ear Monitors (with 64 Audio)
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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Budget-Friendly Alternatives to Vintage Gear
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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Is This The BEST Compact Amp Sim Pedal? (with IK Multimedia)
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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Pedalboard Confessions: The Hard Truths About Turning Your Passion into a Profit
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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BEST Overdrives on a Budget
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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Best Switchers of 2024
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May 28, 2024 |
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What do Rig Builders think of the NEW Walrus Power Supply? (with Jason Stulce of Walrus Audio)
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May 20, 2024 |
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Mark Lettieri Talks All Things, Pedals, Guitars, and Gear!
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May 13, 2024 |
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Learn From Our Rig Building Mistakes
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May 07, 2024 |
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MOST Iconic Boss Pedals (with Danny Underwood from Boss)
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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Are You Using the WRONG Volume Pedal?
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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Amp Gain vs. Pedal Gain
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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Is "MADE IN USA" possible in 2024?
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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Do NOT Sum Your Stereo Pedals! (with Xact Tone Solutions)
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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Best & Worst Signature Gear
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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Are Pedals Better Than Multi-Effects?
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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Do Mini Pedals Actually Save Space?
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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3 Pro Rig Builders React to JHS Pedalboard Video
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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Andy Timmons Talks All Things Pedals, Guitars, and Gear!
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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The State of the Switcher 2024
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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NAMM Show Life Expectancy
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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Jackson Licenses Fulltone! What are the Risks of Stewarding a Legacy Brand?
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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Ray Parker Jr. Breaks Down His Biggest Hits
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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Why Everyone is Switching to "Sweetened" Tuning
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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Tim May Breaks Down His Iconic Guitar Parts for Lionel Richie, Blondie, Back to the Future, and more
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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Ultimate Guide to Noise Gates
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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Charlie Hunter Breaks Down His Most Iconic Guitar Parts
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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Should You Copy Your Guitar Hero's Rig?
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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Most Frequently Asked Pedalboard Questions of 2023
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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Guitarist for Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey plays the HITS
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Jan 04, 2024 |
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Analyzing Reverb's Best Selling Pedals of 2023
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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Pedalboard Best Practices (with Xact Tone Solutions)
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Dec 25, 2023 |
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How GFI Systems is Revolutionizing the Guitar Pedal Game
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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Guitarist for Norah Jones Breaks Down Her Biggest Hits
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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Should You Avoid Digitally Controlled Analog Pedals?
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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Nigel Hendroff Breaks Down His Tone Secrets & Gear Essentials
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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Best Amp Sims of 2023
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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Best Electric Guitar Pickups of 2023 (With Porter Pickups)
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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Eddie Martinez Breaks Down his Iconic Parts for Robert Palmer, Steve Winwood, Run-DMC
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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Best Pedalboards of 2023
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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The Sound Of Nashville (With Justin Ostrander)
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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The Rise Of The Brand Pedal Pawn
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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The Inside Scoop On John Mayer's Guitar Gear (With Justin Jeske)
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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Dean Parks Breaks Down His Most Iconic Guitar Parts
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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Why We Love The RJM Micro Line Mixer (With RJM Music)
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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Nitro Vs. Poly, Is There A Difference?
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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The Quad Cortex Changed Our Minds On Digital Amps
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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Best Pedalboard Accessories
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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Deep Dive Into Guitar Tone (With Joey Landreth)
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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Why Do Pedals Cost So Much?
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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How Wet Dry Wet Rigs Have Evolved Since The 80s (With Dave Friedman)
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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Buying Your Dream Guitar Sight Unseen
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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Best Dual Overdrives
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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Are You Ready For A Pro Pedalboard Build?
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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Timeless Pedal Brands
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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Investigative Reporter, KDH, Reveals the Current State of the Guitar Industry
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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Best Guitar Amps from Budget to Boutique (with Psionic Audio)
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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Effects Pedals that Shaped the Music Industry
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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Best Pedalboard Accessories
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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Building an Apartment-Friendly Pedalboard
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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Nightmare Pedalboard Builds
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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Is Your Guitar Rig Ready for the Road?
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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Best Distortion Pedals of 2023
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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Do Original Pedal Circuits Still Exist?
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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How Load Boxes and IRs are Changing the Game for Guitarist
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May 29, 2023 |
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Best Amplifiers of 2023
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May 22, 2023 |
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What Everyone Gets Wrong About Buffers
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May 15, 2023 |
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Where Does Tone Come From?
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May 08, 2023 |
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Who's the Greatest Rig Builder of All Time?
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May 01, 2023 |
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Is NAMM Doomed?
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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"What's Wrong With My Pedalboard?"
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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Is This the King of Modeling Amplifiers?
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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The Critical Flaw of the Bad Monkey Debate
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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What's the Future for Pedalboard Switchers & MIDI?
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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What are the Best Guitar Cables of 2023?
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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Paul Jackson Jr. Breaks Down His Most Iconic Guitar Parts
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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Do We Agree With Reverb's Pedal Order 101?
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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How To SAFELY Share Power To Multiple Pedals
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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Why You Need A Line Mixer
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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Do We Agree with Guitar Player Magazine?
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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The Return of Diamond Pedals
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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Are Multi-Effects the Future of Pedalboards?
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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Pedalboard Maintenance
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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Pedalboard Red Flags
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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Are Guitar Players Addicted to Hype?
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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Should Guitar Companies Be Making Pedals?
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Jan 02, 2023 |
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The Future of Effects Pedals
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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How Social Media Changed The Gear Industry
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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Are We Nearing the End of Tube Amps?
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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The Best Deals On Gear This Holiday Season
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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Reverb's Top Pedals of 2022
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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What Gear Should You Invest In?
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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Pedals Everyone Loves Except Us
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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Do Pickups Matter?
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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Series vs. Parallel
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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Should You Trust Gear Reviews (Re-Release)
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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How Much Is A Pro Pedalboard?
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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Understanding Guitar Terms
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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The Power of Direct Boxes
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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What's On Our Pedalboards?
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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The Best Pedals On a Budget
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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Should You Trust Gear Reviews?
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Sep 06, 2022 |
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Our Desert Island Pedals
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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How to Troubleshoot Your Rig
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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Midi 101
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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Rating Your Pedalboards
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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Volume Pedals 101
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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All About Bass Rigs
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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Ask A Rig Builder
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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Let's Talk About Cables
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Jul 04, 2022 |
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How We Became Pedalboard Builders
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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Let's Talk About Buffers
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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Our Preferred Pedalboard Materials
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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Our Most Complicated Rig Builds
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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Our Favorite Guitar Pedals (Part 2)
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May 30, 2022 |
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Our Favorite Guitar Pedals (Part 1)
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May 23, 2022 |
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Signal Path Best Practices (Part 2)
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May 16, 2022 |
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Signal Path Best Practices (Part 1)
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May 09, 2022 |
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Top 3 Pedalboard Mistakes
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May 02, 2022 |
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Who Makes The Best Switcher?
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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Choosing The Right Power Supply
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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Who Makes The Best Amp Simulator?
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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Mono vs. Stereo vs. 4CM vs. 5CM vs. Wet/Dry vs. Wet/Dry/Wet
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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Scotty Smith | Boutique Pedal OG
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Oct 11, 2021 |
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Best Guitar Tones of the 90s with Tony Lowe Part 1 of 2
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Aug 03, 2021 |
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Unpacking The Pedal Movie with Tony Lowe Part 2
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Jul 26, 2021 |
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Unpacking The Pedal Movie with Tony Lowe Part 1
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Jul 20, 2021 |
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Unpacking John Mayer's New Single with Tony Lowe
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Jul 12, 2021 |
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Bob Chidlaw of Source Audio
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Jul 05, 2021 |
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Tim Stewart | Guitarist & Sideman for Lady Gaga
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Jun 28, 2021 |
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Joey Landreth of The Bros. Landreth
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Jun 22, 2021 |
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Dory Lobel | "Making It" in LA, Talking Gear, Playing on The Voice, Touring with the Backstreet Boys & More...
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Jun 14, 2021 |
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Mason Stoops | Sideman to the Stars, LA Foodie, Session Ace & More...
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Jun 08, 2021 |
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Erick Walls | Grammy & Emmy-Nominated, Platinum Selling Songwriter, Producer, Guitarist
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May 31, 2021 |
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James DePrato | On Guitar Gear, Working With Dunlop & More!
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May 24, 2021 |
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Bennett Lewis | Playing Guitar for Maren Morris, Of Montreal, & More...
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May 17, 2021 |
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Brian Omilion | Starting a Pedalboard Building Business, Tips, Recommendations, & More...
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May 10, 2021 |
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Michael Nielsen | Pedals That Sound Like Vintage Rack Gear
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May 03, 2021 |
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Goodwood Audio | Tips and Advice from an Internationally Recognized Rig Builder
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Apr 12, 2021 |
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Paul Jackson Jr. | Gear Evolution, Session Stories, Guitar Tips, & More...
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Apr 05, 2021 |
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Richard Watson | What Makes 80's & 90's Studio Guitar Tones So Great
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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Vindell Smith | Gospel's Go-To Guitarist & Landing the Gig with Kirk Franklin
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Mar 22, 2021 |
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Mark Karan | A Man That's Worn Many Hats - From The Rembrandts to The Grateful Dead, And More...
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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Basil Fung | The Mid-90's Session Scene & Working on Alanis Morissette's "Jagged Little Pill"
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Mar 10, 2021 |
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Derek Wells | Becoming One of Nashville's Top Session Guitarist
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Mar 01, 2021 |
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The Best Pedals You've Never Heard Of (with Tony Lowe)
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Feb 23, 2021 |
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David Ryan Harris | Life Stories of an Esteemed Sideman to Songwriter-producer
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Oct 06, 2020 |
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James Duke | Defining a Decade of Worship Guitar Tones
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Sep 23, 2020 |
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Michael Thompson | Creating the Iconic Guitar Sounds of 90's & 00's Pop Music
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Aug 07, 2020 |
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David Grissom | Developing his signature tone, his PRS Guitar, & Sessions with John Mellencamp
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Aug 04, 2020 |
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Justin Derrico | Sideman for P!NK and NBC's The Voice House Band
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Jul 28, 2020 |
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NPR Tiny Desk, Dove Awards, & Playing for the Biggest Gospel Artist, Ben Forehand Has Done It All!
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Jul 16, 2020 |
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Michael Pope on Transitioning from Bethel Music to the Nashville Session Scene
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Jul 06, 2020 |
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2Pac Sessions , Touring with Ricky Martin, & Crushing YouTube - RJ Ronquillo is a Jack of all Trades!
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Jun 29, 2020 |
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Rhett Shull's Recipe for Crushing YouTube & Making it as a Sideman
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Jun 25, 2020 |
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The Godfather of the Pedalboard, Paul Rivera
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May 28, 2020 |
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Cory Wong on Work-Life Balance, Coffee, & Creativity Under Quarantine
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May 22, 2020 |
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The SRV Approach: Tone vs. Technique vs. Gear
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May 13, 2020 |
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Power Your Pedalboard Like A Pro!
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May 11, 2020 |
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Know Your Amp! Low vs. High Wattage Amplifier Pros/Cons
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May 01, 2020 |
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Master Rig Builder, Paul Lenders (Guitarsystems)
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Apr 20, 2020 |
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Master Rig Builder, Steen Skrydstrup (Skrydstrup R&D)
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Apr 14, 2020 |
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John Mayer vs. Stevie Ray Vaughan Tone // Is There a Difference?
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Apr 06, 2020 |