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Chairmen of the Boards — 274 episodes

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1

Pro Rig Builders Break Down John Frusciante's Pedalboard

2

Rating Your Rigs: Advice, Tricks, & Tips To Improve Your Pedalboard #5

3

Pro Rig Builders Break Down Kenny Wayne Shepherd's Pedalboard

4

Why You Should Consider An Optical Compressor (with Walrus Audio)

5

How Much Do Guitar Strings Affect Your Tone?

6

Pro Rig Builders Break Down Steve Lukather's 1980 Pedalboard

7

Rating Your Rigs: Advice, Tricks, & Tips To Improve Your Pedalboard # 4

8

What Can We Learn From Tom DeLonge's Guitar Tech?

9

Plan Your Next Pedalboard Like A Pro

10

IP Attorneys Break Down Fender's Legal Claims

11

How Important Are Your Cables?

12

Should Pedal Companies Stick To What They Do Best?

13

How To Fix A Noisy Pedalboard

14

Best Pedalboard Add Ons & Accessories

15

Reviving Trey Anastasio's Iconic Rack Delay (with Robert Keeley)

16

Building A Fly Rig On The Cheap

17

Top Rig Questions ANSWERED

18

Joey Landreth Talks Tone, Gear, Slide Guitar, and More!

19

Rating Your Rigs 3: Advice, Tricks, & Tips To Improve Your Pedalboard

20

Which Neural DSP Device Is Right For You (Nano, Mini, or Quad Cortex)?

21

Choosing The Right Pedalboard Surface For Your Needs

22

Understanding Wet/Dry/Wet

23

Pedalboard Best Practices with XAct Tone Solutions (XTS)

24

Our Favorite Ways To Record Guitar At Home

25

Best of NAMM 2026 Roundup

26

Does Less Gear Equal MORE Tone?

27

Is Transparency Overrated?

28

The Rise (and misuse) of MIDI & Digital Control

29

Rating Your Rigs: Advice, Tricks, & Tips To Improve Your Pedalboard for 2026 (part 2)

30

Rating Your Rigs: Advice, Tricks, & Tips To Improve Your Pedalboard for 2026

31

5 Pedals for John Mayer's Tone

32

Best Pedals of 2025

33

Is The John Mayer Plugin Foreshadowing The Signature Products Of The Future?

34

Inside The World Of Custom DIY Guitar Builds with Aaron Cheney of Warmoth

35

Which Pedals Should You Ditch For A Multi-Effects?

36

Best Pedals For An Acoustic Guitar Pedalboard

37

5 Pedals for The Edge's Tone

38

Can Today's Pedals Replace Vintage Rack Gear?

39

Which Guitar Cables Are Worth The Investment?

40

The Evolution of the Pedalboard Power Supply

41

Timeless Guitar Pedals

42

Most Underappreciated Pedals

43

Non-Traditional Signal Paths

44

Deconstructing the "Tone is in the Fingers" Myth

45

Adapting Your Rig From Bedroom To Stage

46

Are We Witnessing The Death Of The Stompbox?

47

The Pedal You Can Buy But NEVER Own

48

Future Proof Your Rig

49

MIDI Deep Dive for Beginners

50

Is Your Preamp Actually An Amp? (Or just another overdrive pedal)

51

Should You Go Wireless?

52

Best Of 2025 - Switchers, Power Supplies, Cables, & More!

53

Klon Issues NEW Lawsuit!

54

Nashville Pedalboard Trends

55

Is Guitar Retail Dying?

56

A Beginners Guide to Your Pedalboard

57

Get More From Your Guitar Pedals (Without Buying New Ones) Pt 2

58

Get More From Your Guitar Pedals (Without Buying New Ones)

59

Will Klon WIN? Possible Outcomes of Behringer v. Klon LLC Lawsuit

60

Are Tariffs Tanking Pedal Makers?

61

The Best Pedalboards of 2025

62

Why Pedal Buyers Are Addicted To Trends

63

What It Takes To Be A Musical Director

64

Pedalboard Aesthetics vs Functionality

65

Guitar Cable Deep Dive with Mogami Cable

66

Which "King of Tone" Is King?

67

Building Your First Pedalboard

68

Delay Deep Dive

69

Best Power Supplies of 2025

70

What we can learn from the Keith Scott Rig

71

How Tariffs will Affect the Pedal Industry

72

RJM Smart Multibox

73

Compressor Deep Dive

74

Biggest Takeaways Tech-ing the NBA All-Star Game

75

Definitive Guide To Modulation Pedals: Types, Sounds, and Signal Path Strategies

76

Quad Cortex Rack Build with Omilion Audio

77

Are Guitar Pedals Dying?

78

Essential Pedalboard Building Tips

79

Is NAMM Making a Comeback!?

80

$99 USA-made Pedals, Are They Actually Good?

81

Are Hybrid Pedalboards The Future (analog pedals with digital amp modeling)?

82

Do NOT Make This Mistake In Ordering Your Effects

83

Worship Pedalboard Essentials

84

Reverb‬'s Best Selling Pedals of 2024

85

JHS Pedals Reveals the TRUE COST to Manufacture Guitar Pedals (and why this is SO important!)

86

Pedal Brands That Dominated 2024!

87

Has The Fender Custom Shop Gone Too Far?

88

What You NEED to Understand about Gear Demos with ‪Mark Johnston

89

Sean Hurley Breaks Down His Most Iconic Basslines

90

Why Gibson Should Be Paying Attention to Heritage

91

Preserving the Legacy of Alexander Dumble

92

The Evolution of Keeley Electronics (with Robert Keeley)

93

SEAL Breaks Down His Biggest Hits

94

BEST Reverb Pedals of 2024

95

Best Wahs of 2024

96

Andrew Synowiec Breaks Down His Most Iconic Guitar Parts

97

Why EVERY Guitar Players Needs LEHLE (with Joki from ‪Lehle‬)

98

A Close Look at the Newest Pedals from Walrus Audio, Warm Audio, and UA

99

This Pedal Just Changed the Amp Modeling Game

100

Best Tremolo Pedals You Can Buy in 2024

101

Best Overdrive Pedals of 2024

102

Mesa Boogie's (Gibson) Future Without Randall Smith?

103

Cracking The Code on Hybrid Tube Amps (with ‪Victory Amps‬)

104

Building the PERFECT Klon (with ‪J Rockett Audio‬)

105

Where Will The Pedal Industry Be In 10 Years? (with ‪Wampler Pedals‬)

106

Closing The Gap Between Tube & Modeling Amps (‪NeuralDSP‬ TINA)

107

Mateus Asato Talk Gear, Career, & Inspiration

108

Kings of Leon Rack Rig Build (with Barry O'Neal of ‪XAct Tone Solutions)

109

BEST Delay Pedals of 2024

110

Understanding MIDI for Guitar (with Pirate Midi)

111

Are Tube-Based Pedals Better? (with Simon Jarrett of Kingsley‬)

112

Budget-Friendly Alternatives to Vintage Gear

113

A Guitarist's Guide to In-Ear Monitors (with ‪64 Audio‬)

114

Is This The BEST Compact Amp Sim Pedal? (with ‪IK Multimedia‬)

115

Pedalboard Confessions: The Hard Truths About Turning Your Passion into a Profit

116

BEST Overdrives on a Budget

117

Best Switchers of 2024

118

What do Rig Builders think of the NEW Walrus Power Supply? (with Jason Stulce of Walrus Audio)

119

Mark Lettieri Talks All Things, Pedals, Guitars, and Gear!

120

Learn From Our Rig Building Mistakes

121

MOST Iconic Boss Pedals (with Danny Underwood from Boss)

122

Are You Using the WRONG Volume Pedal?

123

Amp Gain vs. Pedal Gain

124

Is "MADE IN USA" possible in 2024?

125

Do NOT Sum Your Stereo Pedals! (with Xact Tone Solutions)

126

Best & Worst Signature Gear

127

Are Pedals Better Than Multi-Effects?

128

Do Mini Pedals Actually Save Space?

129

3 Pro Rig Builders React to JHS Pedalboard Video

130

Andy Timmons Talks All Things Pedals, Guitars, and Gear!

131

The State of the Switcher 2024

132

NAMM Show Life Expectancy

133

Jackson Licenses Fulltone! What are the Risks of Stewarding a Legacy Brand?

134

Ray Parker Jr. Breaks Down His Biggest Hits

135

Why Everyone is Switching to "Sweetened" Tuning

136

Tim May Breaks Down His Iconic Guitar Parts for Lionel Richie, Blondie, Back to the Future, and more

137

Ultimate Guide to Noise Gates

138

Charlie Hunter Breaks Down His Most Iconic Guitar Parts

139

Should You Copy Your Guitar Hero's Rig?

140

Most Frequently Asked Pedalboard Questions of 2023

141

Guitarist for Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey plays the HITS

142

Analyzing Reverb's Best Selling Pedals of 2023

143

Pedalboard Best Practices (with Xact Tone Solutions)

144

How GFI Systems is Revolutionizing the Guitar Pedal Game

145

Guitarist for Norah Jones Breaks Down Her Biggest Hits

146

Should You Avoid Digitally Controlled Analog Pedals?

147

Nigel Hendroff Breaks Down His Tone Secrets & Gear Essentials

148

Best Amp Sims of 2023

149

Best Electric Guitar Pickups of 2023 (With Porter Pickups)

150

Eddie Martinez Breaks Down his Iconic Parts for Robert Palmer, Steve Winwood, Run-DMC

151

Best Pedalboards of 2023

152

The Sound Of Nashville (With Justin Ostrander)

153

The Rise Of The Brand Pedal Pawn

154

The Inside Scoop On John Mayer's Guitar Gear (With Justin Jeske)

155

Dean Parks Breaks Down His Most Iconic Guitar Parts

156

Why We Love The RJM Micro Line Mixer (With RJM Music)

157

Nitro Vs. Poly, Is There A Difference?

158

The Quad Cortex Changed Our Minds On Digital Amps

159

Best Pedalboard Accessories

160

Deep Dive Into Guitar Tone (With Joey Landreth)

161

Why Do Pedals Cost So Much?

162

How Wet Dry Wet Rigs Have Evolved Since The 80s (With Dave Friedman)

163

Buying Your Dream Guitar Sight Unseen

164

Best Dual Overdrives

165

Are You Ready For A Pro Pedalboard Build?

166

Timeless Pedal Brands

167

Investigative Reporter, KDH, Reveals the Current State of the Guitar Industry

168

Best Guitar Amps from Budget to Boutique (with Psionic Audio)

169

Effects Pedals that Shaped the Music Industry

170

Best Pedalboard Accessories

171

Building an Apartment-Friendly Pedalboard

172

Nightmare Pedalboard Builds

173

Is Your Guitar Rig Ready for the Road?

174

Best Distortion Pedals of 2023

175

Do Original Pedal Circuits Still Exist?

176

How Load Boxes and IRs are Changing the Game for Guitarist

177

Best Amplifiers of 2023

178

What Everyone Gets Wrong About Buffers

179

Where Does Tone Come From?

180

Who's the Greatest Rig Builder of All Time?

181

Is NAMM Doomed?

182

"What's Wrong With My Pedalboard?"

183

Is This the King of Modeling Amplifiers?

184

The Critical Flaw of the Bad Monkey Debate

185

What's the Future for Pedalboard Switchers & MIDI?

186

What are the Best Guitar Cables of 2023?

187

Paul Jackson Jr. Breaks Down His Most Iconic Guitar Parts

188

Do We Agree With Reverb's Pedal Order 101?

189

How To SAFELY Share Power To Multiple Pedals

190

Why You Need A Line Mixer

191

Do We Agree with Guitar Player Magazine?

192

The Return of Diamond Pedals

193

Are Multi-Effects the Future of Pedalboards?

194

Pedalboard Maintenance

195

Pedalboard Red Flags

196

Are Guitar Players Addicted to Hype?

197

Should Guitar Companies Be Making Pedals?

198

The Future of Effects Pedals

199

How Social Media Changed The Gear Industry

200

Are We Nearing the End of Tube Amps?

201

The Best Deals On Gear This Holiday Season

202

Reverb's Top Pedals of 2022

203

What Gear Should You Invest In?

204

Pedals Everyone Loves Except Us

205

Do Pickups Matter?

206

Series vs. Parallel

207

Should You Trust Gear Reviews (Re-Release)

208

How Much Is A Pro Pedalboard?

209

Understanding Guitar Terms

210

The Power of Direct Boxes

211

What's On Our Pedalboards?

212

The Best Pedals On a Budget

213

Should You Trust Gear Reviews?

214

Our Desert Island Pedals

215

How to Troubleshoot Your Rig

216

Midi 101

217

Rating Your Pedalboards

218

Volume Pedals 101

219

All About Bass Rigs

220

Ask A Rig Builder

221

Let's Talk About Cables

222

How We Became Pedalboard Builders

223

Let's Talk About Buffers

224

Our Preferred Pedalboard Materials

225

Our Most Complicated Rig Builds

226

Our Favorite Guitar Pedals (Part 2)

227

Our Favorite Guitar Pedals (Part 1)

228

Signal Path Best Practices (Part 2)

229

Signal Path Best Practices (Part 1)

230

Top 3 Pedalboard Mistakes

231

Who Makes The Best Switcher?

232

Choosing The Right Power Supply

233

Who Makes The Best Amp Simulator?

234

Mono vs. Stereo vs. 4CM vs. 5CM vs. Wet/Dry vs. Wet/Dry/Wet

235

Scotty Smith | Boutique Pedal OG

236

Best Guitar Tones of the 90s with Tony Lowe Part 1 of 2

237

Unpacking The Pedal Movie with Tony Lowe Part 2

238

Unpacking The Pedal Movie with Tony Lowe Part 1

239

Unpacking John Mayer's New Single with Tony Lowe

240

Bob Chidlaw of Source Audio

241

Tim Stewart | Guitarist & Sideman for Lady Gaga

242

Joey Landreth of The Bros. Landreth

243

Dory Lobel | "Making It" in LA, Talking Gear, Playing on The Voice, Touring with the Backstreet Boys & More...

244

Mason Stoops | Sideman to the Stars, LA Foodie, Session Ace & More...

245

Erick Walls | Grammy & Emmy-Nominated, Platinum Selling Songwriter, Producer, Guitarist

246

James DePrato | On Guitar Gear, Working With Dunlop & More!

247

Bennett Lewis | Playing Guitar for Maren Morris, Of Montreal, & More...

248

Brian Omilion | Starting a Pedalboard Building Business, Tips, Recommendations, & More...

249

Michael Nielsen | Pedals That Sound Like Vintage Rack Gear

250

Goodwood Audio | Tips and Advice from an Internationally Recognized Rig Builder

251

Paul Jackson Jr. | Gear Evolution, Session Stories, Guitar Tips, & More...

252

Richard Watson | What Makes 80's & 90's Studio Guitar Tones So Great

253

Vindell Smith | Gospel's Go-To Guitarist & Landing the Gig with Kirk Franklin

254

Mark Karan | A Man That's Worn Many Hats - From The Rembrandts to The Grateful Dead, And More...

255

Basil Fung | The Mid-90's Session Scene & Working on Alanis Morissette's "Jagged Little Pill"

256

Derek Wells | Becoming One of Nashville's Top Session Guitarist

257

The Best Pedals You've Never Heard Of (with Tony Lowe)

258

David Ryan Harris | Life Stories of an Esteemed Sideman to Songwriter-producer

259

James Duke | Defining a Decade of Worship Guitar Tones

260

Michael Thompson | Creating the Iconic Guitar Sounds of 90's & 00's Pop Music

261

David Grissom | Developing his signature tone, his PRS Guitar, & Sessions with John Mellencamp

262

Justin Derrico | Sideman for P!NK and NBC's The Voice House Band

263

NPR Tiny Desk, Dove Awards, & Playing for the Biggest Gospel Artist, Ben Forehand Has Done It All!

264

Michael Pope on Transitioning from Bethel Music to the Nashville Session Scene

265

2Pac Sessions , Touring with Ricky Martin, & Crushing YouTube - RJ Ronquillo is a Jack of all Trades!

266

Rhett Shull's Recipe for Crushing YouTube & Making it as a Sideman

267

The Godfather of the Pedalboard, Paul Rivera

268

Cory Wong on Work-Life Balance, Coffee, & Creativity Under Quarantine

269

The SRV Approach: Tone vs. Technique vs. Gear

270

Power Your Pedalboard Like A Pro!

271

Know Your Amp! Low vs. High Wattage Amplifier Pros/Cons

272

Master Rig Builder, Paul Lenders (Guitarsystems)

273

Master Rig Builder, Steen Skrydstrup (Skrydstrup R&D)

274

John Mayer vs. Stevie Ray Vaughan Tone // Is There a Difference?