I really like watching you guy’s videos. Working with all these legends and living in Nashville, sounds like a dream to this UK guy. 👍 Excellent videos. Best regards 😎🎸
That wiring is GLORIOUS. At the risk of speaking for all guitar players, we are nothing if not a fickle bunch. I am CONSTANTLY swapping pedals in and out-even if they don’t “look right”. If it fits, it ships. Barry and Eric allow me this luxury by leaving ample room in the wiring for me to swap a side jack pedal for one with top jacks and vice versa. It doesn’t even matter where on the box the power jack is; there is enough slack to make it happen (and much of that slack is hidden under the pedal where possible). For working guys who have more pitiful commitment issues to stomp boxes than the average person trying to stick to a fad diet, this is immensely helpful. The point of my board isn’t to look aesthetically pleasing; it’s to do my job and switch up sounds (and pedals if needed) as quickly and painlessly as possible.
I was an engineer at Sound Stage Studios and Dan would be on all sorts of sessions there. I think he had 3 separate cartage setups they'd place at each studio he was going to that day. He'd come in, play his parts and head to the next studio. I'm not a guitar player but it was amazing watching him work.
Hey Barry! Candyman is one of my favorite album too (Mine is labeled as Lukather not Los Lobotomys). When taking about Luke people always mention Toto and his session work but his solo albums are just amazing. Songs from Candyman like Never Walk Alone and the song he wrote for Jeff Porcaro are some of his finest guitar solo ever!!
I think this board is fascinating - I'm a huge ParaEQ fan so that's very validating but the fact he's still using an M9 despite all the options out there really speaks to how well that unit has held up and how important it is to know your gear rather than chase the shiny new toy
Living in Europe is amazing unless I think about the fact that is super expensive to get your pedals here😂 I'm in love with the winford already, a rat with a presence knob and a mid boost? Perfection.😂
I like the blurb about your love of Dann's playing and interest in electronics as a youth. Short of getting a degree in electrical engineering, what books or resources do you recommend for people getting into electronics? Been reading Forrest Mimms's Getting Starting in Electronics. Super accessible and heard it's a classic. Cheers!
Mimms is awesome. That’s what I read as a kid. If you’re looking into stomp box electronics, Brian Wampler has made a bunch of resources. If you are looking for a more general dive, check out The Art of Electronics (Horowitz & Hill). Dr. Marshall Leach has lots of good resources on his pages at gatech.edu.
While walking through the order of each pedal, why not let us hear a quick sound sample? Just talking about it doesn’t really describe it well enough than a 5 to 10 seconds sound sample.
You know, for the longest time I thought there was a connection between Christian rock band David and the Giants and Giant because these are Huffs from the Nashville/Brentwood area. (I'm a Huff also, by the way. No relation). But as it turns out this is just a coincidence. I'm a little bummed but also amazed!
I have a Keeley modded Blues Driver and an original 1996 stock version. I personally like the old stock version myself so I gave my son the Keeley modded one. If I could only get my old Demeter Tremulator back from him.
Those are both great pedals. I was telling Dann that I think this will be great for overdubs because it’s a pedal that is going to be easy to find a spot in the mix.
Since you've built hundreds of pedalboards and everything - Would you care to recommend what patch cables do you mostly use on your boards? Would like to hear if you have any recommendations for favourite ones and favourite cost effective ones? Best Regards!
Brigadier for staying out of the way when engaged, sounding less digital and being easier to tweak on the fly. Brig for having clever versatility, easier midi and tidy form factor.
It's added slack so you can replace pedals over time, since they come in a lotta sizes and have different jack locations. As far as slack goes, its organized well imo
You clearly don’t have a high quality pedal board. That is super neat, and the extra slack allows us to swap out pedals. Why you feel the need to critique something you really don’t understand. The wiring the did for me, is spot on, and the board is quiet. It wasn’t that way when I brought the pedals to them to set up.
I really like watching you guy’s videos.
Working with all these legends and living in Nashville, sounds like a dream to this UK guy. 👍
Excellent videos. Best regards 😎🎸
That wiring is GLORIOUS. At the risk of speaking for all guitar players, we are nothing if not a fickle bunch. I am CONSTANTLY swapping pedals in and out-even if they don’t “look right”. If it fits, it ships. Barry and Eric allow me this luxury by leaving ample room in the wiring for me to swap a side jack pedal for one with top jacks and vice versa. It doesn’t even matter where on the box the power jack is; there is enough slack to make it happen (and much of that slack is hidden under the pedal where possible).
For working guys who have more pitiful commitment issues to stomp boxes than the average person trying to stick to a fad diet, this is immensely helpful. The point of my board isn’t to look aesthetically pleasing; it’s to do my job and switch up sounds (and pedals if needed) as quickly and painlessly as possible.
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Love this XTS team ... more PLEASE!
this is so cool!!!
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I was an engineer at Sound Stage Studios and Dan would be on all sorts of sessions there. I think he had 3 separate cartage setups they'd place at each studio he was going to that day. He'd come in, play his parts and head to the next studio. I'm not a guitar player but it was amazing watching him work.
He’s one of the best!
Love Everything Dann.
💯
Board looks nice. I like the fact that the pedal choices are not overly bootekee.
I like that, too!
I just dug into some Giant the other day. Legendary indeed!
👍
Loving this.
Also heard you say Huff board and thought of that scene from Elf: "Not just any skateboard. A real Huff board!"
This is the board they were talking about.
@@xacttone Aww Yisss
I love the intro!
I had the Supermoon for a long time - great pedal!
Very cool voice.
Hey Barry! Candyman is one of my favorite album too (Mine is labeled as Lukather not Los Lobotomys). When taking about Luke people always mention Toto and his session work but his solo albums are just amazing. Songs from Candyman like Never Walk Alone and the song he wrote for Jeff Porcaro are some of his finest guitar solo ever!!
Completely agree. Listened to it freshly recently, I feel like it still holds up.
I think this board is fascinating - I'm a huge ParaEQ fan so that's very validating but the fact he's still using an M9 despite all the options out there really speaks to how well that unit has held up and how important it is to know your gear rather than chase the shiny new toy
Lots of gear lesson subtext here.
Like Barry, big Dann fan!
*Fist bump*
Please do a Brig vs Brigadier comparison!
The Brig is smaller. Will work on something more insightful. 😀
@@xacttone 🤣
@@xacttone😂
Living in Europe is amazing unless I think about the fact that is super expensive to get your pedals here😂 I'm in love with the winford already, a rat with a presence knob and a mid boost? Perfection.😂
You could always visit Nashville. All under the banner of saving money. 😂
great stugg ... where to get that risers to lift up the second row? cheers
We make them here at the shop!
@@xacttone thank you .. I was afraid of that answer :) .. I live in germany ... hard to get stuff like this over here ...
RAT is a magic topology 💛💛💛
Sweet
Did not know about the Cioks Crux. I just got an M9 that is a clever solution.
Great product!
I like the blurb about your love of Dann's playing and interest in electronics as a youth. Short of getting a degree in electrical engineering, what books or resources do you recommend for people getting into electronics? Been reading Forrest Mimms's Getting Starting in Electronics. Super accessible and heard it's a classic. Cheers!
Mimms is awesome. That’s what I read as a kid. If you’re looking into stomp box electronics, Brian Wampler has made a bunch of resources. If you are looking for a more general dive, check out The Art of Electronics (Horowitz & Hill). Dr. Marshall Leach has lots of good resources on his pages at gatech.edu.
Where can I find the riser y'all use for the M9?
Never liked a RAT but love the Winford!
While walking through the order of each pedal, why not let us hear a quick sound sample? Just talking about it doesn’t really describe it well enough than a 5 to 10 seconds sound sample.
I think he played thru everything but the RC?
Yes. 🤷♂️
You know, for the longest time I thought there was a connection between Christian rock band David and the Giants and Giant because these are Huffs from the Nashville/Brentwood area. (I'm a Huff also, by the way. No relation). But as it turns out this is just a coincidence. I'm a little bummed but also amazed!
As a kid, thought Randy Travis was related to Arnold Schwarzenegger. I really can’t explain why.
Where did you get those large version pedals!!?? they are like twice the normal size, what the hell?
Which pedal? Maybe your screen is too big?
@@xacttone Nevermind, the Boss Vibrato looked larger than normal but it was the camera angle. Fantastic rig!
I have a Keeley modded Blues Driver and an original 1996 stock version. I personally like the old stock version myself so I gave my son the Keeley modded one. If I could only get my old Demeter Tremulator back from him.
Those are both great pedals. I was telling Dann that I think this will be great for overdubs because it’s a pedal that is going to be easy to find a spot in the mix.
@@xacttone Agreed Barry!
In certain circles, talkin' reckless about the BD-2 can land a man in all kindsa trouble.
Is the Lehle the mono S?
It is!
Man, my OCD is kicking in! The wiring management is a hot mess!!!
Everything was left longer to facilitate swaps. Peace.
Since you've built hundreds of pedalboards and everything - Would you care to recommend what patch cables do you mostly use on your boards? Would like to hear if you have any recommendations for favourite ones and favourite cost effective ones?
Best Regards!
We make all of our cables custom here at the shop. We use mostly Mogami cable.
Come on interrupting the purple yamaha!?
Forgive me for I have sinned.
Brigadier vs. Brig?
Haven’t done a side by side. Little guy is good though.
Brigadier for staying out of the way when engaged, sounding less digital and being easier to tweak on the fly. Brig for having clever versatility, easier midi and tidy form factor.
What brand of patch cable
We make the cables custom here at the shop. We mostly use Mogami cable.
Guitar?
yAMAHa RGX cUSTOm
Sorry but it's not Dann HUFF on LOS LOBOTOMYS "Candyman" but Steve LUKATHER
No need to be sorry. I know Luke played on Candyman. Those are just two important records for me. Talking about Dann, so I didn’t mention Luke.
That wiring looks a mess.
It's added slack so you can replace pedals over time, since they come in a lotta sizes and have different jack locations. As far as slack goes, its organized well imo
Circle gets the square. 👍
You clearly don’t have a high quality pedal board. That is super neat, and the extra slack allows us to swap out pedals. Why you feel the need to critique something you really don’t understand. The wiring the did for me, is spot on, and the board is quiet. It wasn’t that way when I brought the pedals to them to set up.
Let Eric speak dude! You talk too much!!
*too
@@andrewpartington7274 oh no, the grammar police! Lol
@@tejas.darwin I'll let you off with a warning this time ;D
@davedeville6550, let him insult who he wants. There's probably an explanation point quota somewhere that needs meeting. (!!!)