15 Minute Gig Pedalboard Challenge

Published 18 Dec 2020

You get a last-minute call for a gig. You leave in 15 minutes and your board is in pieces. Go!

Life too short for long YouTube videos? See the ‘interesting bits and go-to sections timings’ below

Welcome to the show! For our last show of 2020 we thought we’d have a bit of fun with a challenge. You have just 15 minutes to throw four pedals on a board and get out the door, grabbing an amp and two guitars as you do. What do we choose?

Yes, we spelt Wahcko wrong. We know, we know, we know. Thanks for letting us know. It was loo late to reoutput and reupload. Sorry.

Enjoy the episode, dedicated to the late, great Les Dawson.

Pedals, amps and stuff in this episode:

Dan’s Board & Amp
• JAM Pedals Wahcko Wah
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Australia:

• Sonic Research Turbo Tuner ST-300
Australia:

• Browne Amplification Protein Dual
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• Strymon Timeline
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• Fender ’65 Deluxe Reverb
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Mick’s Board & Amp
• Analog Man / Maxon OD9 with Bad Bob Booster


• Kingtone The Duellist


• JAM Pedals Ripply Fall
UK & Europe:
Australia:

• Analogman ARDX20 Delay


• Analogman Amazeo Controller for ARDX20 (now called Amaze1)


• Two-Rock Classic Reverb Signature with Two-Rock 212 cab/TR1265B speakers


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Interesting bits and go-to sections:
- What are we doing today?: 00:00
- The rules: 01:08
- Dan’s build: 03:11
- Mick’s build: 08:00
- Pre-gig banter and setup: 11:57
- Board reveal: 12:40
- Guitars: 14:00
- Dan gain stages: 16:48
- Wah? Dan? Really?: 19:26
- Mick gain stages: 21:48
- Dan’s Gretsch: 26:34
- Mick’s Collings: 30:13
- Dan modulation & delay: 32:57
- Mick delay: 37:44
- Mick modulation: 40:25
- Dan song 1: 43:00
- Mick song 1: 45:45
- Dan song 2: 49:28
- Mick song 2: 54:24
- Dan song: 3: 55:00
- Mick song 3: 57: 45
- Closing thoughts and summary: 1:00:30

Guitars in this episode:
• Fender Custom Shop ’63 Telecaster (2002) – Dan’s video at
• Fender American Vintage ’62 Stratocaster (2001) – Mick’s video at
• Collings 290DCS – Mick’s video at
• Gretsch G6228 Player’s Edition Jet BT with V Stoptail – video at

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