Pro Rig Builders' Top 5 Tips On Setting Up Your Pedalboard

Episode 224: Most Iconic Overdrives Ever Made Welcome to the Chairmen of the Boards Podcast! The ultimate pedalboard podcast with the foremost rig builders in the world: Grant Klassen (Goodwood Audio), Brian Omilion (Omilion Audio), and Mason Marangella (Vertex Effects/The Rig Doctor). We've teamed up to democratize great tone and provide you with our best tricks, tips, resources and hacks so you can build the pedalboard of your dreams! SPONSORS Gator Cases - https://gatorco.com/shop-by-category/pedal-boards-power/vertex-pedalboards Neural DSP - https://neuraldsp.com (use code "chairmen" for 30% off) Best-Tronics - https://btpa.com (use code "dachairs" for 10% off) MASTERCLASS Understanding Mono Signal Paths - https://vertex-effects.teachable.com/p/effects-pedal-order-explained-mono-amp HOSTS Grant Klassen (Goodwood Audio) YouTube - https://youtube.com/goodwoodaudio  Instagram - https://instagram.com/goodwoodaudio  Brian Omilion (Omilion Audio) YouTube - https://youtube.com/omilionaudio Instagram - https://instagram.com/omilionaudio Mason Marangella (Vertex Effects) YouTube - https://youtube.com/vertexeffectsinc  Instagram - https://instagram.com/vertexeffects  TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Introduction & Catching Up 02:12 - Defining Overdrive vs. Distortion 04:15 - How to Evaluate Overdrives (The "Noon" Rule & Gain Staging) 12:35 - Mason's Approach to Low-Gain & Drive Staging 16:22 - Iconic Drives That Always Work (Jan Ray, Klon, OCD) 25:08 - The Most Versatile Drive Trio (Tube Screamer, Bluesbreaker, RAT) 31:08 - Timmy, Greer Lightspeed & Boosts 34:20 - Sponsors 37:56 - Brian's Personal Top Overdrive Picks  45:26 - Mason's Personal Top Overdrive Picks (ODR-1, Blues Driver, SOV-1 & More) 56:37 - Nashville Board Drive Essentials & Secret Weapons (Boss CS-3) 01:03:10 - Final Thoughts & Wrap-Up

Episode 223: Mono vs. Stereo vs. Wet/Dry — Is It Worth It? Welcome to the Chairmen of the Boards Podcast! The ultimate pedalboard podcast with the foremost rig builders in the world: Grant Klassen (Goodwood Audio), Brian Omilion (Omilion Audio), and Mason Marangella (Vertex Effects/The Rig Doctor). We've teamed up to democratize great tone and provide you with our best tricks, tips, resources and hacks so you can build the pedalboard of your dreams! SPONSORS Gator Cases - https://gatorco.com/shop-by-category/pedal-boards-power/vertex-pedalboards Neural DSP - https://neuraldsp.com (use code "chairmen" for 30% off) Best-Tronics - https://btpa.com (use code "dachairs" for 10% off) MASTERCLASS Understanding Mono Signal Paths - https://vertex-effects.teachable.com/p/effects-pedal-order-explained-mono-amp HOSTS Grant Klassen (Goodwood Audio) YouTube - https://youtube.com/goodwoodaudio  Instagram - https://instagram.com/goodwoodaudio  Brian Omilion (Omilion Audio) YouTube - https://youtube.com/omilionaudio Instagram - https://instagram.com/omilionaudio Mason Marangella (Vertex Effects) YouTube - https://youtube.com/vertexeffectsinc  Instagram - https://instagram.com/vertexeffects  TIMESTAMPS 00:00 – Intro & Welcome 01:50 – "Cobbler's Children" & Thermal Conductive Plastic PSA 04:04 – The Hosts' Personal Rig Setups & Preferences 12:25 – Identifying Ideal Candidates for Stereo vs. Wet/Dry Rigs 13:34 – Working with Front of House (FOH) & Venue PA Limitations 19:16 – Starting with Mono vs. Why Wet/Dry Shines Live 26:22 – 5-Cable Method & Experimentation in Safe Environments 29:39 – Mid-Roll Break & Sponsors 33:26 – Essential Gear for Stereo: DI, Interfaces & Line Drivers 35:39 – Preventing Ground Loops & Phase/Polarity Issues with Transformers  41:10 – Traditional Wet/Dry/Wet Explained (Line-Out Box & Power Amps) 45:00 – "Pseudo" / Series Wet/Dry/Wet (The GigRig / TPS Style) 49:09 – Parallel vs. Series & The Truth About "Kill Dry" vs. 100% Wet 54:09 – Recap: Core Equipment Checklist for Stereo & Wet/Dry/Wet 57:14 – Practical vs. Bedroom Rig Verdict & Final Thoughts 1:02:17 – Community Announcements & Outro

Episode 222: Pro Pedalboard Builders Break Down Stevie Ray Vaughan's Rig Welcome to the Chairmen of the Boards Podcast! The ultimate pedalboard podcast with the foremost rig builders in the world: Grant Klassen (Goodwood Audio), Brian Omilion (Omilion Audio), and Mason Marangella (Vertex Effects/The Rig Doctor). We've teamed up to democratize great tone and provide you with our best tricks, tips, resources and hacks so you can build the pedalboard of your dreams! SPONSORS Gator Cases - https://gatorco.com/shop-by-category/pedal-boards-power/vertex-pedalboards Neural DSP - https://neuraldsp.com (use code "chairmen" for 30% off) Best-Tronics - https://btpa.com (use code "dachairs" for 10% off) MASTERCLASS Understanding Mono Signal Paths - https://vertex-effects.teachable.com/p/effects-pedal-order-explained-mono-amp HOSTS Grant Klassen (Goodwood Audio) YouTube - https://youtube.com/goodwoodaudio  Instagram - https://instagram.com/goodwoodaudio  Brian Omilion (Omilion Audio) YouTube - https://youtube.com/omilionaudio Instagram - https://instagram.com/omilionaudio Mason Marangella (Vertex Effects) YouTube - https://youtube.com/vertexeffectsinc  Instagram - https://instagram.com/vertexeffects  TIMESTAMPS 00:00 – Intro & Video Podcast Updates 02:38 – Initial Thoughts on Stevie Ray Vaughan & Minimalist Rigs 09:47 – Breaking Down SRV's Museum Exhibition Pedalboard 11:05 – Hidden Effects: Roland Dimension D & Fender Vibratone 12:50 – Wah Order: Wah After Fuzz vs. Wah Before Fuzz (SRV vs. Hendrix) 15:40 – Order-Swapping & Flip-Flop Loop Switchers 17:46 – SRV's Signal Chain Diagram & True Bypass Loops 20:05 – The Mystery Compressor, Diaz Splitter & Echoplex EP-2 22:45 – Amplifiers: Dumble Steel String Singer vs. Fender Amps 27:00 – Dialing in the Tube Screamer: TS9 & TS10 as Boosts 30:50 – Cranked Amps vs. Bedroom Volume: The Tube Screamer Context 35:15 – Sponsors 39:05 – Recreating SRV's Tone Today: Multi-FX, Modelers & Analog Rigs 45:50 – High Volume, EQ Shaping & Capturing the SRV Sound 51:25 – Mystery Compressor Discussion, Classic Rigs & Outro 

Episode 221: The Difference Between Fuzz, Overdrive, Distortion, & Boost Welcome to the Chairmen of the Boards Podcast! The ultimate pedalboard podcast with the foremost rig builders in the world: Grant Klassen (Goodwood Audio), Brian Omilion (Omilion Audio), and Mason Marangella (Vertex Effects/The Rig Doctor). We've teamed up to democratize great tone and provide you with our best tricks, tips, resources and hacks so you can build the pedalboard of your dreams! SPONSORS Gator Cases - https://gatorco.com/shop-by-category/pedal-boards-power/vertex-pedalboards Neural DSP - https://neuraldsp.com (use code "chairmen" for 30% off) Best-Tronics - https://btpa.com (use code "dachairs" for 10% off) MASTERCLASS Understanding Mono Signal Paths - https://vertex-effects.teachable.com/p/effects-pedal-order-explained-mono-amp HOSTS Grant Klassen (Goodwood Audio) YouTube - https://youtube.com/goodwoodaudio  Instagram - https://instagram.com/goodwoodaudio  Brian Omilion (Omilion Audio) YouTube - https://youtube.com/omilionaudio Instagram - https://instagram.com/omilionaudio Mason Marangella (Vertex Effects) YouTube - https://youtube.com/vertexeffectsinc  Instagram - https://instagram.com/vertexeffects  TIMESTAMPS 0:00 – Intro & Solo Host Kickoff 3:26 – Pedalboard Signal Path Overview (The Food Pyramid) 5:10 – The "Preamp" Pedal Buzzword & Circuit Reality 7:07 – The History of Fuzz & Vintage Marshall Clean Headroom 8:33 – Transistors, Impedance Sensitivity & Placement (Wah vs. Fuzz) 12:20 – Active Pickups, Buffers & The Axess Electronics UnBuffer 13:38 – Transistor Types: Germanium vs. Silicon & Gain Matching 17:26 – Overdrives vs. Distortions: Tube Screamers, Rats & Clipping  20:45 – Dialing in a ProCo Rat (John Scofield Style) 22:00 – Stacking Drives: Order Merits & Testing Your Rig  24:08 – Pete Cornish's Gain-Staging Philosophy (High Gain First vs. Low Gain First) 27:45 – John Mayer's Evolving Drive Pedal Order (Klon vs. Tube Screamer) 28:47 – Sponsors 32:32 – Clean Boosts: Function, Headroom & Transparency 34:35 – Clean Boost in Front of Amp vs. Effects Loop 36:47 – Pre-Gain Boosts vs. Post-Gain Boosts (The Nashville Method) 40:05 – EQ Pedals as Boosts: Modded Boss GE-7 & Session Rigs 42:25 – Boss GE-10 Graphic EQ Breakdown & Tone Magic 44:35 – Parallel Distortion & Eric Clapton's Soldano Rig 46:04 – Boss SD-1 vs. Tube Screamer: Symmetrical vs. Asymmetrical Clipping 46:50 – Steve Lukather's 1980 Touring Board Replica & MXR 10-Band vs. Boss GE-10 50:00 – Live Q&A, Rig Building Ideas & Outro

Episode 220: Rating Your Rigs: Advice, Tricks, & Tips To Improve Your Pedalboard # 6 Welcome to the Chairmen of the Boards Podcast! The ultimate pedalboard podcast with the foremost rig builders in the world: Grant Klassen (Goodwood Audio), Brian Omilion (Omilion Audio), and Mason Marangella (Vertex Effects/The Rig Doctor). We've teamed up to democratize great tone and provide you with our best tricks, tips, resources and hacks so you can build the pedalboard of your dreams! Sponsors Gator Cases - https://gatorco.com Neural DSP - https://neuraldsp.com (use code "chairmen" for 30% off) Best-Tronics - https://btpa.com (use code "dachairs" for 10% off)

Episode 219: Pro Rig Builders React To TONEX Board Welcome to the Chairmen of the Boards Podcast! The ultimate pedalboard podcast with the foremost rig builders in the world: Grant Klassen (Goodwood Audio), Brian Omilion (Omilion Audio), and Mason Marangella (Vertex Effects/The Rig Doctor). We've teamed up to democratize great tone and provide you with our best tricks, tips, resources and hacks so you can build the pedalboard of your dreams! Sponsors Gator Cases - https://gatorco.com Neural DSP - https://neuraldsp.com (use code "chairmen" for 30% off) Best-Tronics - https://btpa.com (use code "dachairs" for 10% off)

Episode 218: Pro Rig Builders' Top 5 Tips On Setting Up Your Pedalboard Welcome to the Chairmen of the Boards Podcast! The ultimate pedalboard podcast with the foremost rig builders in the world: Grant Klassen (Goodwood Audio), Brian Omilion (Omilion Audio), and Mason Marangella (Vertex Effects/The Rig Doctor). We've teamed up to democratize great tone and provide you with our best tricks, tips, resources and hacks so you can build the pedalboard of your dreams! Sponsors Gator Cases - https://gatorco.com Neural DSP - https://neuraldsp.com (use code "chairmen" for 30% off) Best-Tronics - https://btpa.com (use code "dachairs" for 10% off)

Episode 217: Get The MOST Out Of Your Expression Pedal Welcome to the Chairmen of the Boards Podcast! The ultimate pedalboard podcast with the foremost rig builders in the world: Grant Klassen (Goodwood Audio), Brian Omilion (Omilion Audio), and Mason Marangella (Vertex Effects/The Rig Doctor). We've teamed up to democratize great tone and provide you with our best tricks, tips, resources and hacks so you can build the pedalboard of your dreams! Sponsors Gator Cases - https://gatorco.com Neural DSP - https://neuraldsp.com (use code "chairmen" for 30% off) Best-Tronics - https://btpa.com (use code "dachairs" for 10% off)

Episode 216: Best Praise & Worship Pedals Of 2026 Welcome to the Chairmen of the Boards Podcast! The ultimate pedalboard podcast with the foremost rig builders in the world: Grant Klassen (Goodwood Audio), Brian Omilion (Omilion Audio), and Mason Marangella (Vertex Effects/The Rig Doctor). We've teamed up to democratize great tone and provide you with our best tricks, tips, resources and hacks so you can build the pedalboard of your dreams! Sponsors Gator Cases - https://gatorco.com Neural DSP - https://neuraldsp.com (use code "chairmen" for 30% off) Best-Tronics - https://btpa.com (use code "dachairs" for 10% off)

Episode 215: Who Makes The BEST Chorus? Welcome to the Chairmen of the Boards Podcast! The ultimate pedalboard podcast with the foremost rig builders in the world: Grant Klassen (Goodwood Audio), Brian Omilion (Omilion Audio), and Mason Marangella (Vertex Effects/The Rig Doctor). We've teamed up to democratize great tone and provide you with our best tricks, tips, resources and hacks so you can build the pedalboard of your dreams! Sponsors Gator Cases - https://gatorco.com Neural DSP - https://neuraldsp.com (use code "chairmen" for 30% off) Best-Tronics - https://btpa.com (use code "dachairs" for 10% off)