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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!

All About Bass Rigs

71 hours 3 mins; July 18, 2022

Ask A Rig Builder

69 hours 2 mins; July 11, 2022

Let's Talk About Cables

76 hours 22 mins; July 04, 2022

How We Became Pedalboard Builders

55 mins; June 27, 2022

Let's Talk About Buffers

60 hours 37 mins; June 20, 2022

Our Preferred Pedalboard Materials

80 hours 6 mins; June 13, 2022

Our Most Complicated Rig Builds

60 hours 7 mins; June 06, 2022

Our Favorite Guitar Pedals (Part 2)

62 hours 19 mins; May 30, 2022

Our Favorite Guitar Pedals (Part 1)

60 hours 51 mins; May 23, 2022

Signal Path Best Practices (Part 2)

65 hours 39 mins; May 16, 2022

Signal Path Best Practices (Part 1)

62 hours 53 mins; May 09, 2022

Top 3 Pedalboard Mistakes

60 hours 47 mins; May 02, 2022

Who Makes The Best Switcher?

78 hours 9 mins; April 25, 2022

Choosing The Right Power Supply

79 hours 48 mins; April 18, 2022

Who Makes The Best Amp Simulator?

53 mins; April 11, 2022

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

74 hours 41 mins; April 04, 2022

Scotty Smith | Boutique Pedal OG

143 hours 15 mins; October 11, 2021

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

133 hours 37 mins; August 02, 2021

Unpacking The Pedal Movie with Tony Lowe Part 2

73 hours 15 mins; July 26, 2021

Unpacking The Pedal Movie with Tony Lowe Part 1

73 hours 25 mins; July 20, 2021

Unpacking John Mayer's New Single with Tony Lowe

74 hours 5 mins; July 12, 2021

Bob Chidlaw of Source Audio

91 hours 12 mins; July 05, 2021

Tim Stewart | Guitarist & Sideman for Lady Gaga

93 hours 42 mins; June 28, 2021

Joey Landreth of The Bros. Landreth

89 hours 38 mins; June 21, 2021

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

160 hours 31 mins; June 14, 2021

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

113 hours 30 mins; June 08, 2021

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

86 hours 20 mins; May 31, 2021

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

70 hours 55 mins; May 24, 2021

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

93 hours 47 mins; May 17, 2021

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

60 hours 33 mins; May 10, 2021

Michael Nielsen | Pedals That Sound Like Vintage Rack Gear

82 hours 12 mins; May 03, 2021

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

85 hours 41 mins; April 12, 2021

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

77 hours 50 mins; April 05, 2021

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

56 mins; March 28, 2021

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

91 hours 55 mins; March 21, 2021

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

88 hours 7 mins; March 14, 2021

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

61 hours 54 mins; March 10, 2021

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

111 hours 16 mins; March 01, 2021

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

112 hours 40 mins; February 22, 2021

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

73 hours 5 mins; October 06, 2020

James Duke | Defining a Decade of Worship Guitar Tones

86 hours 57 mins; September 23, 2020

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

150 hours 29 mins; August 07, 2020

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

98 hours 0 mins; August 04, 2020

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

105 hours 18 mins; July 28, 2020

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

106 hours 19 mins; July 16, 2020

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

72 hours 52 mins; July 06, 2020

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

93 hours 6 mins; June 29, 2020

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

80 hours 32 mins; June 25, 2020

The Godfather of the Pedalboard, Paul Rivera

104 hours 36 mins; May 28, 2020

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

68 hours 14 mins; May 22, 2020

The SRV Approach: Tone vs. Technique vs. Gear

91 hours 7 mins; May 13, 2020

Power Your Pedalboard Like A Pro!

108 hours 50 mins; May 11, 2020

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

74 hours 31 mins; May 01, 2020

Master Rig Builder, Paul Lenders (Guitarsystems)

96 hours 20 mins; April 20, 2020

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

114 hours 13 mins; April 14, 2020

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

66 hours 43 mins; April 06, 2020

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