#GigRig

[guitarbomb]

Fender Switchboard Effects Operator - A rival for TheGigRig?

Fender has just announced the launch of its innovative product, the Switchboard Effects Operator, as part of its exciting pre-NAMM lineup. This lineup includes a variety of new guitars, parts, and accessories, but the Switchboard stands out as a unique offering in the effects category. Switchboard Effects Operator The Switchboard is designed to rival products like TheGigRig’s G3 Atom or Boss’ ES…

[louisupdates]

mattdinnadgemusic Just got back to the UK from the North American run of Louis Tomlinson’s Faith In The Future World Tour.

I’m really happy how my rig is sounding, every pedal on my board has a big role in how the set sounds. About a month into the tour @origineffects sent me one of the DCX Bass pedals to try out on the rig. It’s actually blown me away at how beautiful it sounds. I have it set on EQ mode, with a slight hint of drive, a nice low boost and a small high boost. I’m using it as an end-of-chain pre amp, so all the sounds go through it, and then into my Khan DI. It’s added some delicious colour to my tone that helps to make the cleaner sounds more rich and alive. But also is super responsive to my high gain drives and fuzzes, adding a lovely bit of colour and just helps to open them up, especially when properly digging in (it also handles octaves, synths and modulation beautifully). It essentially just makes everything sound even better than it already did. So thank you @origineffects for sending that over!

My signal chain is:

Origin Effects Cali76

GigRig G2 switcher

(Controlling: Wren and Cuff Phat Phuk B, Hamstead Subspace, Amptweaker Tight Fuzz Jr, Boss OC-2, and a Line6 HX Stomp)

Origin Effects DCX Bass

Khan VTDI

Probably my most used sound in the set is:

Origin Cali76 > Wren and Cuff Phat Phuk B > Hamstead Subspace > Origin DCX Bass

(This is outrageously versatile and sounds amazing on all the basses, both with flats and rounds, finger style, muted, and picked)

@origineffects @origineffects @origineffects

Photos by @joshuahalling

[Instagram 4.8.2023]

[jhale667]

Tonight’s #rehearsal rig: The #neumankazi and the #nonemoreblack #guitars through the @mesaengineering #mkiii. Sounded killer, of course. jhaleguitars.com #guitarporn #guitarplayer #guitarsofinstagram #guitarist #musician #toolsofthetrade #gigrig #mybabies #band #jhaleguitars (at Cideshow Studios) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRNZlCdsp8-/?utm_medium=tumblr

[roadtoadphoto]

my truck had a picasso phase #picasso #falcontransport #gigrig #bigrigs #bigrignation @international_truck_pictures @internationaltrucks #truckin #keepontruckin (at Pilot Travel Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFLIrWelYds/?igshid=2z5t7mtcdut0

[joshwen97-blog]

This looks like fun 😋🙈🎶🎵🎸 #pedalbaord#guitar#effects#gigrig #g2#thatpedalshow#funk#soul#blues#rock#fuchion#jazz#country#fushion#eventide#strymon#guitarpedals#amazingphoto#amazingmusic

[thekingofgear]

Thom Yorke’s Gear for The Smile’s NPR Tiny Desk Show

Thom at the piano during Panavision.

For The Smile’s Tiny Desk performance, Thom played his Fender Mustang bass on The Smoke and his vintage Guild Starfire II bass on Skirting On The Surface. Although we don’t get to hear the song, we can see that Thom played his 1964 Fender Jazzmaster when they performed We Don’t Know What Tomorrow Brings. The upright piano on Panavision belongs to Tiny Desk, as do the amps and microphones (we also explained this our last post). In an Instagram post, Bob Boilen mentioned that the band rehearsed for more than an hour before deciding which songs to play. This explains the range of guitars and basses that Thom brought along, only three of which would appear in the final video. Thom also brought a small pedalboard with a selection of his pedals for the show, and some of them went unused too — notably the Death By Audio Echo Dream 2, which he uses on You Will Never Work In Television Again.

Thom’s Instruments

Upright Piano

Fender EOB Stratocaster guitar

Fender Jazzmaster guitar in Olympic White (1964)

Martin 00-18 acoustic guitar (with Fishman Rare Earth pickup)

Fender Mustang bass in Olympic White

Guild Starfire II hollowbody bass in Cherry-Red (late-60s)

Thom’s Amplifiers (shared with Jonny):

Tiny Desk’s Fender ’68 Custom Deluxe Reverb combo amplifier

Tiny Desk’s Ampeg RB-110 combo amplifier

Thom’s Effects Pedals:

Guitar/Bass->

Boss TU-2 tuner

Death By Audio Echo Dream 2

Death By Audio Interstellar Overdriver

Earthquaker Devices Plumes overdrive

Telenordia TK-23 Kompressor

-> Amplifier

GigRig Generator and Distributor power supply

A photo of Thom’s mini bass and guitar pedalboard for the Tiny Desk show (joshrogosin). Looks like it’s just a plank with some velcro, almost certainly put together just for Tiny Desk.

Thom’s array of guitars (joshrogosin).

We can see Thom’s EOB Stratocaster with black covers on the Fernandes pickups. This was probably one of Fender’s original prototypes for Ed, before they sourced white pickup covers for the final version.

The Martin acoustic the newer one which Thom acquired around 2015, likely to save his older Martin from touring wear. It’s easiest to identify by the wear in the finish near the soundhole. Thom used his older Martin acoustic to performance Free In The Knowledge at the Royal Albert Hall in 2021. But for The Smile shows this year, he played this newer Martin, as can be seen in video from the Montreux Jazz Festival.

The headstock of Thom’s vintage Guild Starfire II bass (joshrogosin).

[connorbaxterartist]

New toys to tinker with next week! Thank you @thegigrig for the supplies. Super eager to piece this together and hear how it all sounds with my pedals! #pedalboard #pedals #npd #gigrig #thatpedalshow #guitarporn @tcelectronic @digitechfx @jimdunlopusa @boss_europe @ehx @mooeraudio

[crguitarandsound]

#workingman's (or woman's) #gigrig set neck, USA pups, reverse head-stock, and looks to complement the player. (at Crow River Guitar & Sound)

[angieatkinsonmusic]

Feelin pretty damn cute if I do say so my damn self #gig #gigrig #ootd #red #rockstarlivin #selfie #itsthedayoftheshowyall

[nikfix]

Tones from a Perfect World with Andy Timmons

Last year, I had the honor of meeting one of my biggest influences on music, particularly on guitar, Andy Timmons. He was kind enough some of his playing secrets and tips, as well as experiences he’s had in decades in the music industry.

I was a fan ever since I started getting into Ibanez guitars and listening to my other heroes like Steve Vai, Paul Gilbert, and the likes.

He performed a few songs from his records, Resolution, Theme from A Perfect World, his recently remastered album, Ear X-Tacy, and more. 

Me (left), plus a few other Andy Timmons fans. Photo courtesy of Audiophile Components and Ibanez Philippines.

I also had a rare opportunity to take a photo of the legendary pedalboard he’s been using.  This guy’s been swapping and changing his gear very often, and lucky for me, this is a newly developed one. 

In his chain are:

JHS Modded Boss BD-2 Blues Driver - This souped up Blues Driver is one of many drives Andy's equipped in his rig.

GNI Octa Fuzz - A new favourite of his 

Xotic BB Preamp - One of two BBs loaded into his rig

Xotic BB Preamp AT - His signature variant of the modern classic

JHS AT+ Angry Charlie - One of the most sought after JHS products out there, for obvious, awesome reasons.

JHS Emperor - 

Strymon Timeline - The legendary Timeline.

Carl Martin Compressor - 

Sonic Research ST-300 Mini Stomp Box Strobe Tuner - The best sounding pedal in the chain.

GigRig G2 - The ultimate pedalboard switcher, crafted and set up by the legendary Dan Steinhardt of That Pedal Show

Dunlop Volume X Mini 

At the end of the day, I had one of my guitars and my Boss Blues Driver signed. It was a happy day. 

Check out this video by Audiophile Components.  Special thanks to Chislon “Cheese” Bolaños and Ibanez Philippines. 

[vicious-se7en]

Updated the board with @thegigrig Humdinger for some two amp action! THE SOUNDS!!! • • • • • #fender #stratocaster #blackstrat #customshop #65deluxereverb #pedalboard #pedalnerds #pedalboardporn #pedalporn #pedalboardoftheday #stompbox #tonehunt #tone #knowyourtone #geartalk #gearporn #guitareffects #vintagepedals #guitar #guitarist #hudsonelectronics #analogman #fairfieldcircuitry #carlmartin #mxr #fulltone #strymon #vickaudio #pedaltrain #gigrig

[rwoodmusic]

It's been a very busy and exciting couple of months becoming the MD of Amaluna - lots of guitar nerd behaviour programming the awesome GigRig G2 switching system, Ableton Live and MainStage rig to call, play and stage the show. Great fun and... it works!

Top photo by Bernard Letendre (https://www.instagram.com/bernardletendre/).

[thekingofgear]

Jonny Greenwood’s Gear for The Smile’s NPR Tiny Desk Show

We’ve already posted a quick overview of The Smile’s gear for NPR’s Tiny Desk and a detailed description of Thom’s setup.

We’ll have an analysis of The Smile’s KEXP setup in the near future, but for now here’s the last post in our analysis of their Tiny Desk set:

Robert Stillman and Jonny during Panavision (youtube). Note the extra holes in the pickguard for a “tugbar” finger rest below the G string — that means the bass is from before 1974, since that’s the year Fender moved the finger rest to above the E-string to serve as a thumb rest.

For Tiny Desk, Jonny mostly used the same gear as at live shows this year, but stripped down to the essentials for guitar and bass. He played his his 1970s Fender Precision Bass on Panavision and We Don’t Know What Tomorrow Brings, and played his vintage Gibson Les Paul on The Smoke and  Skirting On The Surface. Jonny only used his Boss RE-202 Space Echo as a reverb on The Smoke. But on Skirting, he used his RE-202 as a delay, his Akai Headrush E2 as a looper, and his Electro-Harmonix Freeze during the solo. He brought several other pedals, but sounds like they weren’t used in the released tracks. Read on for a nice photo of Jonny’s pedal setup and lots more analysis (including an exact delay time for Thin Thing).

It’s a shame they decided not to share We Don’t Know What Tomorrow Brings, as it would be interesting to hear a stripped down version of the track. It looks like Jonny didn’t bring his Studiologic MIDI pedals, so they must’ve played it without his extra synth lines (and without Thom’s intro synth lines).

Jonny’s Instruments:

Gibson Les Paul in Natural finish (late-70s)

Fender Precision Bass in Natural finish (early-70s)

Jonny’s Amplifiers (shared with Thom):

Tiny Desk’s Fender ’68 Reissue Deluxe Reverb combo amplifier

Tiny Desk’s Ampeg RB-110 combo amplifier

Jonny’s Effects Pedals:


Guitar ->

Boss TU-2 tuner

Electro-Harmonix Freeze

Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive

Boss DD-200 delay

Akai Headrush E2 delay/looper


Boss RE-202 Space Echo

-> Amplifier

GigRig Generator and Distributor power supply.

A photo of Jonny’s 1970s Precision bass and the shared amps (joshrogosin). The mic on the Ampeg RB-110 bass amp is an AEA R84 ribbon microphone. The mic on the ‘68 Custom Deluxe Reverb is an AEA N22 ribbon microphone. The amps and mics belong to Tiny Desk, and the same ones can be seen in various performances on their channel.

The blue jewel lamp shows that the Deluxe Reverb is the ’68 Custom reissue, not a vintage silver-panel Deluxe (which had red jewel lamps). Jonny plugged into the Deluxe Reverb’s "vintage" channel, using input 1. On the ’68 reissue, the “vintage" channel is based on the original black-panel Deluxe Reverb (despite the silver design), but without the bright cap on the volume control. In contrast, the “custom” channel is based on a modified Bassman circuit.

A photo of Jonny’s guitar pedals for the Tiny Desk show (joshrogosin).

The Akai Headrush in this setup has a bunch of stickers indicating a multi-head delay setting, but it is set to "Looper" mode. It also has a piece of foam(?) to prevent the mode switch from being hit accidentally. The Headrush on Jonny's pedalboard doesn't have those stickers, so it seems likely that these pedals are the backups for Jonny's main board. Jonny might also use these pedals to play on the band's tour bus or at their hotels. That would explain the extra strikers.

Jonny's DD-200 has some tape listing his presets:

1 - Thin Thing

2 - Opposite

3 - Just Eyes and Mouth

5 - Pillows

Presets 4 and 6 are unreadable, but they are almost certainly for the unreleased songs Read the Room (previously called either “IT” or “Flangers”) and Bending Hectic. Jonny uses his long rhythmic delay technique on both tracks.

For more ambient delays on songs like Skirting On The Surface and Open The Floodgates, Jonny instead uses the Boss RE-202 Space Echo. That’s why the DD-200 has no presets for those tracks

In the image above, the DD-200 is set to preset number 1, and the digital display shows a delay time of 779ms. But if you’ve even tapped along to a live version of that song (on every fifth eighth note), you probably figured that out already.

For power, Jonny just has a GigRig Distributor without any Isolators for his high-draw digital effects. As usual, it seems Jonny isn’t too bothered about that kind of thing, at least for a one-off gig at low volume. GigRig power supplies come with long (1.5 meter) power cables so the user can cut them to size. Instead, it looks like Jonny (or his tech) left them uncut and simply wrapped up the extra length with some black zip ties.

[crguitarandsound]

#workingman's (or woman's) #gigrig set neck, USA pups, reverse head-stock, and looks to complement the player. (at Crow River Guitar & Sound)

[itgoestoeleven]

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Got my new #proco Rat dialed in for a really nice Coheed and Cambria sound. #guitar #pedalboard #effectspedals #gigrig

[angieatkinsonmusic]

Very Important Purchases™ for tonight's show at @rockwoodmusichall y'all @leggsbrand #taxdeductible #lashes @kissproducts #necessary #gigrig #rockstarlivin #Thursday