Chairmen of the Boards
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!
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 73 minutes
- Episodes
- 228
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
The Godfather of the Pedalboard, Paul Rivera
Paul Rivera Sr. is The Godfather of the pedalboard - the first guy to build pro pedalboards rigs back in the 1970's out of the Valley Arts Guitar Shop in the San Fernando Valley.
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Cory Wong on Work-Life Balance, Coffee, & Creativity Under Quarantine
Cory Wong, solo artist and guitarist for Vulfpeck talks balancing life on the road with family, coffee, La Croix, and maintaining creativity whilst in quarantine.
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The SRV Approach: Tone vs. Technique vs. Gear
Dani Rabin from Marbin sits down with me to talk about Stevie Ray Vaughan, his technique, gear, and tone. We also talk about the state of the music industry and how Marbin has continued to be incredi…
Power Your Pedalboard Like A Pro!
Poul of Cioks Power Supplies talks with me about how to get the most out of your pedalboard power supply and some of the common mistakes that people make when powering their pedals. Learn to power, n…
Know Your Amp! Low vs. High Wattage Amplifier Pros/Cons
In this episode The Rig Doctor (Mason Marangella) and Tony Lowe compare and contrast low wattage (20W or less), against higher wattage amplifiers (50-100W), and why you may want to choose one style a…
Master Rig Builder, Paul Lenders (Guitarsystems)
Interview with Master Rig Builder, Paul Lenders of Guitarsystems in The Netherlands.
Master Rig Builder, Steen Skrydstrup (Skrydstrup R&D)
Interview with Master Rig Builder, Steen Skrydstrup of Skrydstrup R&D in Denmark.
John Mayer vs. Stevie Ray Vaughan Tone // Is There a Difference?
In this episode The Rig Doctor (Mason Marangella) and Tony Lowe discuss the tones of John Mayer and Stevie Ray Vaughan, as well as the similarities. They also discuss how you might achieve the SRV o…