I worked as an avionics tech for 26 years and I have more than my share of scars on the backs of my hands from cable ties. To eliminate the sharp edge we would use flush cut diagonal cutters and cut the " tail " as short as possible against the locking part of the cable tie leaving next to nothing remaining. This practice helped to eliminate the cuts to our hands and heads at times LOL.
BRILLIANT!!!! Love Simon, boy can play! As a player who uses a dirty amp and a drive pedal plus delay in the loop, this video was totally insightful. Keep up the great work :-)
Woah! The improvised stuff just pouring out of the man, no repetition or cliche. I could listen to that for a considerable length of time. I'll play this again tomorrow to get some more...
You know it really comes across in episodes such as this that, aside from both being very knowledge and tasteful players etc, you two are basically two mates having fun (except for that silent episode of course 😜)...!!
After I finished watching this clip this morning, I went in and fired up my hokey guitar rig. Honestly for the first time since I have owned my Mesa Lonestar Special, I dialed in a lot of gain on the amp as part of my pedalboard and two amp setup. I started watching TPS before I got that amp. And before and since I added the Mesa, I have been running both amps VERY clean. Because that is what you two do and it always sounds so great on the show. So today....EPIPHANY time! HUGE difference in the response of my guitars with all of this gain dialed in on the Lonestar Special. I am running a stereo delay through both amps and a GFI reverb only though the amp that is still dialed in clean. A clean boost, an always-on Lightspeed pedal, several overdrives and a few modulation pedals in there as well. Sounds REALLY good (to me) I have benefitted a lot from watching all of the TPS episodes. Today was a milestone. And Mr McBride is one HELLA player! Cheers from NM, USA
Dan needs a wizard hat to wear when he does this. It is nothing short of Sonic Alchemy how he sorts everything out. Love the setup and the sound. The boards just look so clean and pro. Great work as always. The recording in this space is still so great. Having the part in the front room really highlights how clean that studio room sounds.
Going off the vintage Fender video that I just rewatched for the 100th time, you guys should try and do a vintage guitar with vintage pedal vs. reissue guitar with reissue pedals if you can get your hands on some old gear again.
That’s a nice idea. Just need to remember that there’s sooooo much variance in the old stuff - and new stuff for that matter. But it would be fun anyway!
Never heard of Simon before today. I sat here like Dan, just dumbfounded by his playing and tone. Amazing player. Great build Daniel as always. Simon has a new fan.
Knowing how upset and uncomfortable Dan is with hum I did sympathize. His expression was priceless at some moments. I was expecting him to crack on camera and just say let me at it I just can’t abide this and therefore it must be eradicated! Great stuff as always and damn the boy can play. Excellent 👍
Great show, you guys are not only educating me on pedals, you’re introducing me to a lot of great artists like Simon. Just got some of his music in iTunes.
I sincerely enjoy watching videos of you putting together client's pedal boards. I always learn something new or change my way of thinking towards my own board. I would not complain about more of these vids. Keep up the good work!
Never heard of Simon McBride before, but I like his playing! He doesn't seem afraid of generous amounts of treble and plays those nice chords with some ringing high notes in them - one of the many things i very much like about mr. Lifeson!
That will be Absolutely Crazy. Legends - all 3 of you. We love you guys. I can't wait. Make it a two-part . . .4 hour Episode with behind the scene's , bloopers & outtakes. Trust Me. Dan, Mick & Andy = I am Salivating.
Great job and awesome tones. At around 38:00 the topic reminded me of a video on the Pedal Zone channel called how to make lofi tape effects : using vibrato You will hate my signal chain. bass pre amp, HOF, vibrato, delay, whammy, bass synth wah, data corrupter, digitech vocalist live harmony, subnup, boost, canyon, ottobit jr, phase shifter, bass big muff deluxe, sonuus wahoo, sonuus voluum, mxr bass compressor, radial tonebone pz-pre
You guys ROCK!!! I'm a bonafide guitar geek and I've been wanting to build a modern pedal board. You have inspired me! I got a programmable loop strip and a nice board with a power supply. Now I must get cracking! Thanks so much for your information!! I like to build clone kits and have a mess of pedals so I must choose my board build components wisely. Keep the good work coming!
You guys!!! Tension & drama as well... thankfully there was the addendum... Wow Simon is a killer player & even though I don’t play with that much gain, it has me questioning my pedal order Always learning!!
On the topic of the clip on tuner issue - I had a hunch this would be the case when Simon was talking about his experience in the beginning of the video. The case is that the Polytune clip on tuner works MUCH better than any other clip on tuner I've tried. It works much better in a noisy setting especially. This is likely the difference between Mic and Simons experiece.
Zach Richard I use a Snark(the little more expensive one) and never have an issue. My buddy has to have no sound, I just don't t have the issue, but I'm using a Strat, and he's using an Acoustic/Electric.
HEY GUYS! that VENT has the best rotating speaker sounds i have ever heard out of a pedal.and i am a big fan of JAM pedals too i love the retro vibe and i own a JAM pedals fuzz phrase which is a really cool FF style pedal.
I’ve yet to hear an explanation of using 4 cable method, or how to run an effects loop on a switcher like that which doesn’t seem way overly complicated until a few days ago. Treat the amps pre-amp as a pedal. Instantly solved.
Ha ha Ha ;) I was trying to ask a practical question because here they had a significant noise problem requiring a gate pedal and a second ground lift. Some effects loops can be quite sensitive as Dan alluded to I think.
Can't wait for the Pat Flanigan Pedalboard Build episode! Ahhhh one day maybe! I even go further with the velcro. I cover the two vertical sides by cutting a piece lengthwise. Gives you a couple extra centimetres! That way you can place some pedals that have top in/out connectors all the way to the edge of the board.
Excellent video. Also was happy to see Simon just uses the clip-on tuner. I'd been looking at buying a pedal tuner but have that clip-on tuner already and if it's good enough for him....So this has saved me some £££.
Brilliant! Loved it! Mr McB is awesome anyway but the whole show - specially with the hot amp - was fab. As a "it-sounds-best-when-the-smoke-starts" person, I'd love to see more about that way of life! :-) Please? :-) ...
Great video guys (as usual) and thanks again for that. On an unrelated note, I think I've discovered your sinister plan: Every time I come up with an idea for a show request, bits of wisdom from your other videos come back that show me how silly/impossible my request really would be. I'll think, "What about a show on best pedals to start out with?" and I instantly start getting flashbacks of you guys saying "it really depends on the amp and the guitar and the style of the player and the genre of music and whether the sky is blue or gray that day and, and, and" and while I'm doing that one of you starts playing something that sounds absolutely amazing and I lose my entire train of thought. It really is brilliantly sinister on your part to educate and mesmerize your viewers into absolute silence. ;-) It also illustrates how difficult what you're trying to do really is. I appreciate your work.
Hello there, In the beginning of the pedalboard Build you mentioned troubles with noise and influential vibrations while using a clip on tuner on stage. My advice: try to palm mute your strings and only let the one string shortly ring you want to tune and than pm again. Helps to increase focus on the strength of that strings frequencies! I had an acoustic combo and I had similar troubles even with the build in tuner of my worthy Martin Acoustic. This trick worked just always....build in and clip on Cheers
Great vid, seen simon a few times both solo and with Snake Charmer. It's funny when you guys listening to Simon play, you watch the pedals like the sound is coming out of them. Funny
I was in the audience to watch Simon play for a PRS demo event in a hotel in Belfast in about 1993....unbelievably good performance. Still rather a fine player isn't he!
I don't get Keeley pedals. I've tried a few and the only one I absolutely love is the Keeley Katana. I have one as a seperate pedal and one in the Keeley workstation. If there is one pedal I wouldn't want to miss at all, it's that one. Best (clean) boost pedal ever imo. It doesn't color the sound in any way, it adds a small bit of compression. It's a pedal that's always on for me.
You know who you should get on your show is Angus Young. Guys, just call him and 99% sure he'll come. He's a player's player. As for having Simon McBride, this was great! An instant fave..
Oh totally. Was just out for a beer with him last night. He’s got a haidressing business on the side and is stacked with perms and sets for the next six months. After that though maybe.
What happened to thinking big? :D Don't you know Slash is watching this show? Look at all these guitarists waiting to get on your show? Rick Graham Anthony Stauffer Chris Buck Paul Gilbert Chris Brooks Marko Karhu Eric Gales Jesse Davey Greg Koch Josh Smith (done) Joey Landreth (done) Guthrie Govan (semi-done) Dimebag (if he was here) Frank Gambale Oz Noy Philip Sayce Kenny W. Shepard Jeff Kollman Kiko Loureiro Joe Satriani Steve Vai Marty Friedman Scott Henderson John Scofield Thomas McLaughlin Angus Young Saul Hudson
He does use one single pedal that is on all the time, but it would be great to hear him talk about all his experiences. This is not only a pedal show anymore and I love that!
Pretty Cool stuff ...I have to say I was a little saddened when you guys did your harmonic trem episode that you didn't have the Keeley DynaTrem as part of the show...or the DynaTrem in general. I've cried about this. A lot. Sweet Episode. Always love the builds,
Great tips about building a pedalboard. I've never seen a power distribution system like the modular Gig Rig. It works so well for pro boards, though it might be a bit pricey compared to a 'normal' isolating power supply for the weekend warrior, once you add up all the individual modules.
Great episode. I completely identify with Simon's need to have some reverb. There is a whole feeling of interaction with the room and maybe the amp (if using an amp-based spring reverb) that I find it difficult to play without. On my board I have modulations and delay running into a fuzz and drive. I also have a boost/light OD and a fuzz BEFORE them in case I decide for whatever reason I want that sound. It provides a lot of versatility. Anyway, Simon is a fantastic player and seeing the board built from the ground up and going through the chain is really informative. Cheers guys!
Hah, I'm not the only one that runs Phaser and Chorus before drive. My reason is: I find the chorus/phaser effect too pronounced if I run it together with drive if it's after the drive. Does that make sense?
I like having an Drive and a Fuzz, after my Uni-Vibe, Phaser, and Chorus(if I'm using it). There are two different sounds, both of which I love. Sometimes the solo cuts better with drive first, but not always.
Yep, a general rule of thumb is that the effect last in chain usually has the greatest effect on overall sound. It's not always the case but a modulation after a drive sound will typically be much less subtle. I run my vibe and chorus before any drives but after clean boosts. It seems like running boost>mod>dirt puts a touch more emphasis on the modulation but not so much that it becomes a swirly and cheesy sounding mess.
Mick with the double entendre of the century at the end. "The question about the schwang is, does it feel better on or off!" :-D What happens in schwangri-la stays in schwangri-la...
great board build dan props to you for being a wizard and figuring out the effects loop signal path and such. Can't wait to see that audio kitchen big chopper on TPS. I hear Ed obrien has made a switch from the mesa/vox rigs to an audio kitchen set up.
Hey DJ, Dan here. They are the most amazing amps. We have one for a couple of shows coming up. I had to get it back to Steve today, already my life is feeling empty and devoid of meaning. Well, that might be a bit much, but they are amazing sounding amps
Did you use the Evidence audio stuff? The SIS-plugs? If so, it would be a big suprize, since those seem to be bomb-proof. Never had any problems with those, because the concept is so different from, let's say George L's etc.
Take a photo! Of course! Like a Dummkopf, I've been drawing out my chain with little squares for the pedals and arrows/lines for the path & wiring. TPS, saving Guitarists time and hassle, one schwang at a time. Not quite sure I understood the insert. Send>Input then...what?
4 cable method: cable 1 - from guitar to pedalboard cable 2 - from pedalboard send to front of amp cable 3 - from amp effects loop send to pedalboard return cable 4 - from final pedalboard output to amp effects loop return (basically direct to power amp>speakers)
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Man, he is such a brilliant player. I don't know how I haven't discovered him until now. Exceptional phrasing, tone and timing.
I worked as an avionics tech for 26 years and I have more than my share of scars on the backs of my hands from cable ties. To eliminate the sharp edge we would use flush cut diagonal cutters and cut the " tail " as short as possible against the locking part of the cable tie leaving next to nothing remaining. This practice helped to eliminate the cuts to our hands and heads at times LOL.
BRILLIANT!!!! Love Simon, boy can play!
As a player who uses a dirty amp and a drive pedal plus delay in the loop, this video was totally insightful. Keep up the great work :-)
YES...Love pedalboard builds
The Dynatrem is one of the most underappreciated pedals going in my opinion. In fact, all the Keeley "Dyna-" range is - such a brilliant idea.
6378th.... Luv you guys...
Tug Factor
Anderton's Music, i love your channel too! You guys rock!
Great episode! Board build, pedal review and artist interview. Great time watching.☺
I love Build episodes! It's like the New Yankee Workshop for guitar.
Eric Burkholder bizarrely I wondered today what has happened to Norm Abraham.
Great video,Simon is such a good player he deserves so much more recognition.
he is!! he's blowing everyone's minds as deep purples new guitarist 🤯
Woah! The improvised stuff just pouring out of the man, no repetition or cliche.
I could listen to that for a considerable length of time.
I'll play this again tomorrow to get some more...
I could listen to Simon play all day. So smooth and tasteful.
Not sure how i was not aware of the Quartermaster system before this, after watching your channel for years now. Bought instantly.
Ah, cheers Ryan, that’s awesome :)
Yeah, they are really good I'm considering the Quartermaster-4 just for my wet effects. It has one very cool "secret" feature. :) Flip-flop!
I covet a quartermaster, but the GigRig Modular Power System is higher on my priority list.
The power system is amazing. Anyone wanna buy my voodoo labs stuff?
Pedalboards builds!!! Amazing!! Thank you for the video guys!!
You know it really comes across in episodes such as this that, aside from both being very knowledge and tasteful players etc, you two are basically two mates having fun (except for that silent episode of course 😜)...!!
Simply one of the best overall tone lessons I've seen on the channel. Thanks guys!
After I finished watching this clip this morning, I went in and fired up my hokey guitar rig. Honestly for the first time since I have owned my Mesa Lonestar Special, I dialed in a lot of gain on the amp as part of my pedalboard and two amp setup. I started watching TPS before I got that amp. And before and since I added the Mesa, I have been running both amps VERY clean.
Because that is what you two do and it always sounds so great on the show.
So today....EPIPHANY time! HUGE difference in the response of my guitars with all of this gain dialed in on the Lonestar Special.
I am running a stereo delay through both amps and a GFI reverb only though the amp that is still dialed in clean. A clean boost, an always-on Lightspeed pedal, several overdrives and a few modulation pedals in there as well.
Sounds REALLY good (to me)
I have benefitted a lot from watching all of the TPS episodes. Today was a milestone.
And Mr McBride is one HELLA player!
Cheers from NM, USA
Excellent! The gain channel in the Lone Star is a marvellous thing. We’re glad this video helped inspire you - thanks for watching!
Dan needs a wizard hat to wear when he does this. It is nothing short of Sonic Alchemy how he sorts everything out. Love the setup and the sound. The boards just look so clean and pro. Great work as always.
The recording in this space is still so great. Having the part in the front room really highlights how clean that studio room sounds.
"The Wizard of Schwangri-La"
We need him to wear that on a T-Shirt with his Wizard hat on as he does these builds.
Going off the vintage Fender video that I just rewatched for the 100th time, you guys should try and do a vintage guitar with vintage pedal vs. reissue guitar with reissue pedals if you can get your hands on some old gear again.
That’s a nice idea. Just need to remember that there’s sooooo much variance in the old stuff - and new stuff for that matter. But it would be fun anyway!
Never heard of Simon before today. I sat here like Dan, just dumbfounded by his playing and tone. Amazing player. Great build Daniel as always. Simon has a new fan.
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Oh that addendum was great. Always worth watching to the very end!
Moo!
That tone came to life rather wonderfully by the end , cheers chaps, hopefully Simon will be playing nearer the SW sometime soon.....
Knowing how upset and uncomfortable Dan is with hum I did sympathize. His expression was priceless at some moments. I was expecting him to crack on camera and just say let me at it I just can’t abide this and therefore it must be eradicated!
Great stuff as always and damn the boy can play. Excellent 👍
I was hoping he would do that. Because that’s what I was thinking!
WOW, I could listen to Simon play all day...awesome!!!!
I'm 100% stealing the insert idea for the side of my Temple Board. Thanks for the idea Dan!
22:17 - Someone's watching TPS on their phone while filming TPS. Schwangception.
Oh I thought it was just a label maker that played tps samples.
Shawangception. You just made my night lolz
Glorious tones, especially at the end! And that guitar is gorgeous.
Simon has a new fan!
Great show, you guys are not only educating me on pedals, you’re introducing me to a lot of great artists like Simon. Just got some of his music in iTunes.
Vahlbruch rules!!!! Don't ever forget that..... Greets from good ol' germany🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪
I sincerely enjoy watching videos of you putting together client's pedal boards. I always learn something new or change my way of thinking towards my own board. I would not complain about more of these vids. Keep up the good work!
Never heard of Simon McBride before, but I like his playing! He doesn't seem afraid of generous amounts of treble and plays those nice chords with some ringing high notes in them - one of the many things i very much like about mr. Lifeson!
neither did I when I heard deep purple hired a new gunslinger 😁
Geez, what a monster player! Great show as usual guys, thanks again.
You guys need to invite Andy Martin ( of course from pro guitar shop and reverb) on the show!!!
So many things we need to do. But yes, that’s happening in September. :0)
That Pedal Show 😱 yay!!!
Love the episode btw
Also Shnobel (believe his name's Roman?) he's done more pedal reviews than almost anyone.
That will be one cool show guys. His finger style is awesome
That will be Absolutely Crazy. Legends - all 3 of you. We love you guys. I can't wait. Make it a two-part . . .4 hour Episode with behind the scene's , bloopers & outtakes. Trust Me. Dan, Mick & Andy = I am Salivating.
Spectacular sound
That Sinvertek pedal is no joke. Picked one up a few months ago and I can't turn it off. I WON'T! Hahaha.
Super tasty playing and humble guy. Thanks guys
I bloody love Cornwall. Mick here. Even before Cap’n Ross.
Great job and awesome tones.
At around 38:00 the topic reminded me of a video on the Pedal Zone channel called how to make lofi tape effects : using vibrato
You will hate my signal chain.
bass pre amp, HOF, vibrato, delay, whammy, bass synth wah, data corrupter, digitech vocalist live harmony, subnup, boost, canyon, ottobit jr, phase shifter, bass big muff deluxe, sonuus wahoo, sonuus voluum, mxr bass compressor, radial tonebone pz-pre
Cant tell u how much i love these pedalboard build videos!! I also keep my phaser and univibe, wah, filter stuff before overdrives! Cheers!
Simon looks like a blast in parties!
You guys ROCK!!! I'm a bonafide guitar geek and I've been wanting to build a modern pedal board. You have inspired me! I got a programmable loop strip and a nice board with a power supply. Now I must get cracking! Thanks so much for your information!! I like to build clone kits and have a mess of pedals so I must choose my board build components wisely. Keep the good work coming!
Good luck Steve, thanks for the kind words!
Great lesson in Pedalboard building, thanks a lot!
You guys!!! Tension & drama as well... thankfully there was the addendum... Wow Simon is a killer player & even though I don’t play with that much gain, it has me questioning my pedal order
Always learning!!
These are the best product promo videos on the net! 🤣 all the gigrig stuff is awesome! I've learned so much from your show! Keep it up! 👍🏻
Really dig the pedalboard building episodes! More! More!
Super cool video! And wow what a player :)
Always have at least 1 NS-2 on a board, and the way you hooked it up here was optimal, lovely!
On the topic of the clip on tuner issue - I had a hunch this would be the case when Simon was talking about his experience in the beginning of the video. The case is that the Polytune clip on tuner works MUCH better than any other clip on tuner I've tried. It works much better in a noisy setting especially. This is likely the difference between Mic and Simons experiece.
Zach Richard
I use a Snark(the little more expensive one) and never have an issue. My buddy has to have no sound, I just don't t have the issue, but I'm using a Strat, and he's using an Acoustic/Electric.
His tone and chops are off the charts...
My inner geek has been quite sated from this vid!Love you guys!
1:01:15, that Octavia with the delay was a beast. wowie! especially that heavy bit.
jj rusy My favorite bit too!
Bravo! Everything about this is informative, nerdy, and tonaly satisfying....SHWANGGG
That board is art. ART, I say.
so happy to see that big chopper in the background!
HEY GUYS! that VENT has the best rotating speaker sounds i have ever heard out of a pedal.and i am a big fan of JAM pedals too i love the retro vibe and i own a JAM pedals fuzz phrase which is a really cool FF style pedal.
Quarter master my next purchase thank for doing what you do.
I’ve yet to hear an explanation of using 4 cable method, or how to run an effects loop on a switcher like that which doesn’t seem way overly complicated until a few days ago.
Treat the amps pre-amp as a pedal.
Instantly solved.
Hooray!
Could you have used two Quartermasters a 6 plus a 2 for the loop or would that have given grounding issues?
And then there's always one guy who takes that as a challenge to overcompicate things....GAVIN!
JK mate. There are no bad questions, after all.
Ha ha Ha ;) I was trying to ask a practical question because here they had a significant noise problem requiring a gate pedal and a second ground lift. Some effects loops can be quite sensitive as Dan alluded to I think.
I suppose an ABY with phase/iso/grnd lift might come in handy with your two-looper idea?
Can't wait for the Pat Flanigan Pedalboard Build episode! Ahhhh one day maybe! I even go further with the velcro. I cover the two vertical sides by cutting a piece lengthwise. Gives you a couple extra centimetres! That way you can place some pedals that have top in/out connectors all the way to the edge of the board.
Excellent video. Also was happy to see Simon just uses the clip-on tuner. I'd been looking at buying a pedal tuner but have that clip-on tuner already and if it's good enough for him....So this has saved me some £££.
I’m so excited about this video. 🤘🏻😍😍😍😍
pedalboard builds makes for such good content!!
Brilliant! Loved it! Mr McB is awesome anyway but the whole show - specially with the hot amp - was fab. As a "it-sounds-best-when-the-smoke-starts" person, I'd love to see more about that way of life! :-) Please? :-) ...
Great video guys (as usual) and thanks again for that. On an unrelated note, I think I've discovered your sinister plan: Every time I come up with an idea for a show request, bits of wisdom from your other videos come back that show me how silly/impossible my request really would be. I'll think, "What about a show on best pedals to start out with?" and I instantly start getting flashbacks of you guys saying "it really depends on the amp and the guitar and the style of the player and the genre of music and whether the sky is blue or gray that day and, and, and" and while I'm doing that one of you starts playing something that sounds absolutely amazing and I lose my entire train of thought.
It really is brilliantly sinister on your part to educate and mesmerize your viewers into absolute silence. ;-)
It also illustrates how difficult what you're trying to do really is. I appreciate your work.
That is truly awesome James. We’re glad some of it is sinking in! :0)
I just love the long videos
Hello there,
In the beginning of the pedalboard Build you mentioned troubles with noise and influential vibrations while using a clip on tuner on stage.
My advice: try to palm mute your strings and only let the one string shortly ring you want to tune and than pm again. Helps to increase focus on the strength of that strings frequencies!
I had an acoustic combo and I had similar troubles even with the build in tuner of my worthy Martin Acoustic. This trick worked just always....build in and clip on
Cheers
Great vid, seen simon a few times both solo and with Snake Charmer.
It's funny when you guys listening to Simon play, you watch the pedals like the sound is coming out of them. Funny
Simon you are the business, as they say :) awesome. And Dan's not bad either :)
wow!! opening licks sounded f%#@ing amazing!!!
I was in the audience to watch Simon play for a PRS demo event in a hotel in Belfast in about 1993....unbelievably good performance. Still rather a fine player isn't he!
I always enjoy the pedalboard build episodes . Also, those Victory amps are killer!!!
I don't get Keeley pedals. I've tried a few and the only one I absolutely love is the Keeley Katana. I have one as a seperate pedal and one in the Keeley workstation. If there is one pedal I wouldn't want to miss at all, it's that one. Best (clean) boost pedal ever imo. It doesn't color the sound in any way, it adds a small bit of compression. It's a pedal that's always on for me.
Gnarly Tones Dudes!!! Diggin' on the Sinvertek and that Vahlbruch!
Jawdropping episode guys! Congratulations!
Great and interesting show. I'm not a fan of his sound and playing, but loved the process.
Amazing you guys keep doing this show for free to us.
You know who you should get on your show is Angus Young. Guys, just call him and 99% sure he'll come. He's a player's player. As for having Simon McBride, this was great! An instant fave..
Oh totally. Was just out for a beer with him last night. He’s got a haidressing business on the side and is stacked with perms and sets for the next six months. After that though maybe.
What happened to thinking big? :D Don't you know Slash is watching this show? Look at all these guitarists waiting to get on your show?
Rick Graham
Anthony Stauffer
Chris Buck
Paul Gilbert
Chris Brooks
Marko Karhu
Eric Gales
Jesse Davey
Greg Koch
Josh Smith (done)
Joey Landreth (done)
Guthrie Govan (semi-done)
Dimebag (if he was here)
Frank Gambale
Oz Noy
Philip Sayce
Kenny W. Shepard
Jeff Kollman
Kiko Loureiro
Joe Satriani
Steve Vai
Marty Friedman
Scott Henderson
John Scofield
Thomas McLaughlin
Angus Young
Saul Hudson
Awesome. Let’s rob a bank and free up the budget!
Angus doesn't use pedals. Does he?
He does use one single pedal that is on all the time, but it would be great to hear him talk about all his experiences.
This is not only a pedal show anymore and I love that!
ANDY PART 2 IS A REQUIREMENT hahaha keep up the fantastic work!
Accents were one stronger than usual this week. Solid episode mates!!
Pretty Cool stuff ...I have to say I was a little saddened when you guys did your harmonic trem episode that you didn't have the Keeley DynaTrem as part of the show...or the DynaTrem in general. I've cried about this. A lot. Sweet Episode. Always love the builds,
Simon is really really good at what he does.
wicked player!
Great tips about building a pedalboard. I've never seen a power distribution system like the modular Gig Rig. It works so well for pro boards, though it might be a bit pricey compared to a 'normal' isolating power supply for the weekend warrior, once you add up all the individual modules.
Killer chops!! Great video
killer tone!
Great episode. I completely identify with Simon's need to have some reverb. There is a whole feeling of interaction with the room and maybe the amp (if using an amp-based spring reverb) that I find it difficult to play without.
On my board I have modulations and delay running into a fuzz and drive. I also have a boost/light OD and a fuzz BEFORE them in case I decide for whatever reason I want that sound. It provides a lot of versatility.
Anyway, Simon is a fantastic player and seeing the board built from the ground up and going through the chain is really informative. Cheers guys!
Hah, I'm not the only one that runs Phaser and Chorus before drive. My reason is: I find the chorus/phaser effect too pronounced if I run it together with drive if it's after the drive. Does that make sense?
Yeah. Try a wah before and after. The drive kind of normalizes the effect
I like having an Drive and a Fuzz, after my Uni-Vibe, Phaser, and Chorus(if I'm using it). There are two different sounds, both of which I love. Sometimes the solo cuts better with drive first, but not always.
Yep, a general rule of thumb is that the effect last in chain usually has the greatest effect on overall sound. It's not always the case but a modulation after a drive sound will typically be much less subtle. I run my vibe and chorus before any drives but after clean boosts. It seems like running boost>mod>dirt puts a touch more emphasis on the modulation but not so much that it becomes a swirly and cheesy sounding mess.
Super player! Great video.
This has made my friday
I LOVE his custom 408 PRS. They gotta make that a sig. Hollow with a trem and the toggle switch strat style.
wow Simon's runs are amazing I was playing while watching and I felt like I had extreme arthritis trying to keep up
That ending was wonderful.
Mick with the double entendre of the century at the end. "The question about the schwang is, does it feel better on or off!" :-D
What happens in schwangri-la stays in schwangri-la...
Just had a chance to go see him and am regretting it even more now
The No.5 sounds better than the gain channel of the amp to my ears. Dig it.
That Univibe 🤗
Wicked!!!
Tip: burn the ends of the cable ties, that leaves smooth round edges, I will not do it any other way now ;-)
Christian Boddum twist them off with linesman pliers. Best solution and easiest way to avoid sharp edges I’ve found.
Love the flip clock in the background, on a completely unrelated note.
Habitat. Thank you!
Habitat. Thank you!
great board build dan props to you for being a wizard and figuring out the effects loop signal path and such. Can't wait to see that audio kitchen big chopper on TPS. I hear Ed obrien has made a switch from the mesa/vox rigs to an audio kitchen set up.
Hey DJ, Dan here. They are the most amazing amps. We have one for a couple of shows coming up. I had to get it back to Steve today, already my life is feeling empty and devoid of meaning. Well, that might be a bit much, but they are amazing sounding amps
And now he’s in Deep Purple!
Thank you the trio was getting affected by the effects in darkside
I use the Gig-Rig power stuff and the solder-less patch cables, highly recommended.
JimSpinner I’ve had solderless let me down at a gig.. absolute nightmare. Not gigrig mind you.. I would never ever go there again.
Ewan Mcgowan Fair enough, I guess “user experience may vary “
Did you use the Evidence audio stuff? The SIS-plugs? If so, it would be a big suprize, since those seem to be bomb-proof. Never had any problems with those, because the concept is so different from, let's say George L's etc.
I've thought about purchasing the solderless cables, but always end up putting the money toward another effect. I just don't need it super quiet.
Take a photo! Of course! Like a Dummkopf, I've been drawing out my chain with little squares for the pedals and arrows/lines for the path & wiring.
TPS, saving Guitarists time and hassle, one schwang at a time.
Not quite sure I understood the insert. Send>Input then...what?
4 cable method:
cable 1 - from guitar to pedalboard
cable 2 - from pedalboard send to front of amp
cable 3 - from amp effects loop send to pedalboard return
cable 4 - from final pedalboard output to amp effects loop return (basically direct to power amp>speakers)