Podcasts by 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!
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Should You Avoid Digitally Controlled Analog Pedals? from 2023-12-11T23:41
Episode 85: Should You Avoid Digitally Controlled Analog Pedals?
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Nigel Hendroff Breaks Down His Tone Secrets&Gear Essentials from 2023-12-04T19:41
Episode 84: Nigel Hendroff Breaks Down His Tone Secrets & Gear Essentials
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Best Amp Sims of 2023 from 2023-11-27T14:50
Episode 83: Best Amp Sims of 2023
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Best Electric Guitar Pickups of 2023 (With Porter Pickups) from 2023-11-20T17:45
Episode 82: Best Electric Guitar Pickups of 2023 (With Porter Pickups)
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Eddie Martinez Breaks Down his Iconic Parts for Robert Palmer, Steve Winwood, Run-DMC from 2023-11-16T13:05
Bonus Episode: Eddie Martinez Breaks Down his Iconic Parts for Robert Palmer, Steve Winwood, Run-DMC
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Best Pedalboards of 2023 from 2023-11-13T19:39
Episode 81: Best Pedalboards of 2023
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The Sound Of Nashville (With Justin Ostrander) from 2023-11-06T19:55
Episode 80: The Sound Of Nashville (With Justin Ostrander)
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The Rise Of The Brand Pedal Pawn from 2023-10-30T19:42
Episode 79: The Rise Of The Brand Pedal Pawn
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The Inside Scoop On John Mayer's Guitar Gear (With Justin Jeske) from 2023-10-23T19:42
Episode 78: The Inside Scoop On John Mayer's Guitar Gear (With Justin Jeske)
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Dean Parks Breaks Down His Most Iconic Guitar Parts from 2023-10-19T19:09
Bonus Episode: Dean Parks Breaks Down His Most Iconic Guitar Parts
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Why We Love The RJM Micro Line Mixer (With RJM Music) from 2023-10-16T19:33
Episode 77: Why We Love The RJM Micro Line Mixer (With RJM Music)
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Nitro Vs. Poly, Is There A Difference? from 2023-10-09T18:32
Episode 76: Nitro Vs. Poly, Is There A Difference?
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The Quad Cortex Changed Our Minds On Digital Amps from 2023-10-02T18:41
Episode 75: The Quad Cortex Changed Our Minds On Digital Amps
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Best Pedalboard Accessories from 2023-09-25T18:59
Episode 74: Best Pedalboard Accessories
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Deep Dive Into Guitar Tone (With Joey Landreth) from 2023-09-18T18:20
Episode 73: Deep Dive Into Guitar Tone (with Joey Landreth)
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Why Do Pedals Cost So Much? from 2023-09-11T18:25
Episode 72: Why Do Pedals Cost So Much?
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How Wet Dry Wet Rigs Have Evolved Since The 80s (With Dave Friedman) from 2023-09-04T19:06
Episode 71: How Wet Dry Wet Rigs Have Evolved Since The 80s (With Dave Friedman)
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Buying Your Dream Guitar Sight Unseen from 2023-08-29T18:38
Episode 70: Buying Your Dream Guitar Sight Unseen
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Best Dual Overdrives from 2023-08-21T18:08
Episode 69: Best Dual Overdrives
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Are You Ready For A Pro Pedalboard Build? from 2023-08-14T20:37
Episode 68: Are You Ready For A Pro Pedalboard Build?
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Timeless Pedal Brands from 2023-08-07T18:13
Episode 67: Timeless Pedal Brands
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Investigative Reporter, KDH, Reveals the Current State of the Guitar Industry from 2023-07-31T18:56
Episode 66: Investigative Reporter, KDH, Reveals the Current State of the Guitar Industry
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Best Guitar Amps from Budget to Boutique (with Psionic Audio) from 2023-07-24T19:27
Best Guitar Amps from Budget to Boutique (with Psionic Audio)
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Effects Pedals that Shaped the Music Industry from 2023-07-17T16:06
Episode 64: Effects Pedals that Shaped the Music Industry
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Choosing The Right Power Supply from 2022-04-18T16:00
Chairmen of the Boards | Episode 3
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Who Makes The Best Amp Simulator? from 2022-04-11T15:00
Chairmen of the Boards | Episode 2
Who Makes The Best Amp Simulator?
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Mono vs. Stereo vs. 4CM vs. 5CM vs. Wet/Dry vs. Wet/Dry/Wet from 2022-04-04T17:08:02
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Scotty Smith | Boutique Pedal OG from 2021-10-11T15:52:26
Scotty Smith | Boutique Pedal OG
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Best Guitar Tones of the 90s with Tony Lowe Part 1 of 2 from 2021-08-03T00:56:50
Best Guitar Tones of the 90s with Tony Lowe Part 1 of 2
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Unpacking The Pedal Movie with Tony Lowe Part 2 from 2021-07-26T18:29:11
Unpacking The Pedal Movie with Tony Lowe Part 2 of 2
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Unpacking The Pedal Movie with Tony Lowe Part 1 from 2021-07-20T13:46:44
Unpacking The Pedal Movie with Tony Lowe Part 1 of 2
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Unpacking John Mayer's New Single with Tony Lowe from 2021-07-12T17:39:55
Unpacking John Mayer's New Single with Tony Lowe
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Bob Chidlaw of Source Audio from 2021-07-05T15:08:52
Bob Chidlaw of Source Audio
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Tim Stewart | Guitarist&Sideman for Lady Gaga from 2021-06-28T17:38:45
Tim Stewart | Guitarist & Sideman for Lady Gaga
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Joey Landreth of The Bros. Landreth from 2021-06-22T02:21:58
Joey Landreth of The Bros. Landreth
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Dory Lobel | "Making It" in LA, Talking Gear, Playing on The Voice, Touring with the Backstreet Boys&More... from 2021-06-14T18:39
Dory Lobel | "Making It" in LA, Talking Gear, Playing on The Voice, Touring with the Backstreet Boys & More...
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Mason Stoops | Sideman to the Stars, LA Foodie, Session Ace&More... from 2021-06-08T23:50:29
Mason Stoops | Sideman to the Stars, LA Foodie, Session Ace & More...
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Erick Walls | Grammy&Emmy-Nominated, Platinum Selling Songwriter, Producer, Guitarist from 2021-05-31T14:03:01
Erick Walls | Grammy & Emmy-Nominated, Platinum Selling Songwriter, Producer, Guitarist
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James DePrato | On Guitar Gear, Working With Dunlop&More! from 2021-05-24T22:41:18
James DePrato | On Guitar Gear, Working With Dunlop & More!
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Bennett Lewis | Playing Guitar for Maren Morris, Of Montreal,&More... from 2021-05-17T12:00
Bennett Lewis | Playing Guitar for Maren Morris, Of Montreal, & More...
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Brian Omilion | Starting a Pedalboard Building Business, Tips, Recommendations,&More... from 2021-05-10T14:53:50
Brian Omillion | Starting a Pedalboard Building Business, Tips, Recommendations, & More...
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Michael Nielsen | Pedals That Sound Like Vintage Rack Gear from 2021-05-03T22:16:11
Michael Nielsen | Pedals That Sound Like Vintage Rack Gear
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Goodwood Audio | Tips and Advice from an Internationally Recognized Rig Builder from 2021-04-12T12:49:53
Goodwood Audio | Tips and Advice from an Internationally Recognized Rig Builder
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Paul Jackson Jr. | Gear Evolution, Session Stories, Guitar Tips,&More... from 2021-04-05T13:58:35
Paul Jackson Jr. | Gear Evolution, Session Stories, Guitar Tips, & More...
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Richard Watson | What Makes 80's&90's Studio Guitar Tones So Great from 2021-03-29T03:48:23
Richard Watson | What Makes 80's & 90's Studio Guitar Tones So Great
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Vindell Smith | Gospel's Go-To Guitarist&Landing the Gig with Kirk Franklin from 2021-03-22T04:01:52
Vindell Smith | Gospel's Go-To Guitarist & Landing the Gig with Kirk Franklin
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Mark Karan | A Man That's Worn Many Hats - From The Rembrandts to The Grateful Dead, And More... from 2021-03-15T04:24:15
Mark Karan | A Man That's Worn Many Hats - From The Rembrandts to The Grateful Dead, And More...
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Basil Fung | The Mid-90's Session Scene&Working on Alanis Morissette's "Jagged Little Pill" from 2021-03-10T18:53:25
Basil Fung | The Mid-90's Session Scene & Working on Alanis Morissette's "Jagged Little Pill"
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Derek Wells | Becoming One of Nashville's Top Session Guitarist from 2021-03-01T20:14:18
Derek Wells | Becoming One of Nashville's Top Session Guitarist
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The Best Pedals You've Never Heard Of (with Tony Lowe) from 2021-02-23T00:00:38
The Best Pedals You've Never Heard Of!
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David Ryan Harris | Life Stories of an Esteemed Sideman to Songwriter-producer from 2020-10-06T18:22:39
David Ryan Harris | Life Stories of an Esteemed Sideman to Songwriter-producer
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James Duke | Defining a Decade of Worship Guitar Tones from 2020-09-23T20:27:03
James Duke | Defining a Decade of Worship Guitar Tones
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Michael Thompson | Creating the Iconic Guitar Sounds of 90's&00's Pop Music from 2020-08-07T16:56:25
Michael Thompson | Creating the Iconic Guitar Sounds of 90's & 00's Pop Music
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David Grissom | Developing his signature tone, his PRS Guitar,&Sessions with John Mellencamp from 2020-08-04T16:00
David Grissom | Developing his signature tone, his PRS Guitar, & Sessions with John Mellencamp, Episode #14
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Justin Derrico | Sideman for P!NK and NBC's The Voice House Band from 2020-07-28T19:55:23
Justin Derrico | Sideman for P!NK and NBC's The Voice House Band | Rig Doctor Podcast, Episode # 13
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NPR Tiny Desk, Dove Awards,&Playing for the Biggest Gospel Artist, Ben Forehand Has Done It All! from 2020-07-16T10:00
From NPR Tiny Desk, to Dove Awards, GMA & more, Ben Forehand has been playing guitar for some of the biggest stages and artists.
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Michael Pope on Transitioning from Bethel Music to the Nashville Session Scene from 2020-07-06T16:00
From being the guitarist for Bethel Music for almost a decade to transitioning to the Nashville session scene, Michael Pope has worn many hats, and had to adapt to a variety of musical situation...
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2Pac Sessions , Touring with Ricky Martin,&Crushing YouTube - RJ Ronquillo is a Jack of all Trades! from 2020-06-29T10:00
RJ Ronquillo is truly a jack of all trades. From his early days at the "The U" Miami he was already playing on 2Pac albums and touring with Ricky Martin. He's lived the life of a musician in LA ...
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Rhett Shull's Recipe for Crushing YouTube&Making it as a Sideman from 2020-06-25T10:00
Rhett Shull talks give us an insider look at how he built his following on YouTube and how he continues to crush it on Youtube while simultaneously being a sideman for Noah Guthrie and Jessy Wil...
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The Godfather of the Pedalboard, Paul Rivera from 2020-05-28T22:09:18
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.
Cory Wong on Work-Life Balance, Coffee,&Creativity Under Quarantine from 2020-05-22T21:15:54
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 from 2020-05-13T16:39:28
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 in...
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Power Your Pedalboard Like A Pro! from 2020-05-11T22:09:31
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 pow...
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Know Your Amp! Low vs. High Wattage Amplifier Pros/Cons from 2020-05-01T16:57:19
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 st...
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Master Rig Builder, Paul Lenders (Guitarsystems) from 2020-04-20T20:52:25
Interview with Master Rig Builder, Paul Lenders of Guitarsystems in The Netherlands.
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Master Rig Builder, Steen Skrydstrup (Skrydstrup R&D) from 2020-04-14T18:11:38
Interview with Master Rig Builder, Steen Skrydstrup of Skrydstrup R&D in Denmark.
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John Mayer vs. Stevie Ray Vaughan Tone // Is There a Difference? from 2020-04-06T19:00:04
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 ...
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