Chris Buck Pedalboard, Tones & Talk – That Pedal Show

Published on Aug 10, 2018

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In this episode we are delighted to welcome the super talented, humorous and humble Chris Buck to the show. Chris is a wonderful guitar player from South Wales, UK, whose #1 music project is his band, Buck & Evans.
Chris takes us through his pedalboard that’s most notable for the sheer number of similar-ish overdrives on there! We get an insight into his playing style and technique not to mention a cheeky little Strat/Strat/Strat/Silver Sky comparison.
Massive thanks to Chris for taking the time to come and hang at Schwangri-La. Please check him out on all the usual social meedja!

Pedals in this episode…

• Boss TU-3 Chromatic Tuner
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• Ramble FX Twin Bender Unprofessional MkII/I.V


• Ceriatone Centura Professional Overdrive


• Marshall Blues Breaker
No longer made

• Origin Effects Cali76 Compact Deluxe
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• Analog Man King Of Tone


• Klon KTR
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• Paul Cochrane Tim
You have to contact him via Facebook or Myspace, apparently.
Or try Reverb, used.

• Lovepedal Amp 11
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• Keeley Katana Boost
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• Boss PH-1R Phaser
No longer made

• Mooer Trelicopter
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• Way Huge Aqua Puss
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• Electro-Harmonix Super Ego Synth Engine
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• Lovepedal/Hermida Rotary Reverb
No longer made

• Catalinbread Echorec
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• Empress Tape Delay
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• Xotic EP Booster
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• TheGigRig QMX10


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Interesting bits and go-to sections…
- Intro playing & playing: 0:00
- You’ve got //that// thing: 2:58
- Late to pedals and forming your own voice: 5:45
- Alan Niven? 8:08
- That’s a nice looking board: 11:30
- Marshall Blues Breaker: 13:08
- Origin Effects Cali 76 Compact Deluxe: 13:55
- Chris’s amps: 14:25
- Klon KTR and Ceriatone Centura: 15:50
- King Of Tone and KTR comparison: 17:23
- Why so many OD pedals? 17:45
- Mick’s thoughts on the above: 18:40
- Paul Cochrane Tim: 20:22
- Tim and KOT and KTR: 20:53
- Lovepedal Amp II 21:28
- Pick and fingers technique: 22:00 (25:10)
- Chris’s signature pickups 30:30
- Wax potting: 31:55
- Strats! And the PRS Silver Sky: 36:19
- The story of Chris’s Strat: 37:30
- Where did the second tone pot go? 39:58
- Three delay pedals? 40:52
- Catalinbread Echorec: 41:50
- Empress Echosystem: 42:20
- Way Huge Aqua Puss: 43:45
- Pedal order: 44:35
- Bluesbreaker, Cali 76, KOT and Aqua Puss: 46:30
- EHX Super Ego: 48:20
- Ramble FX Twin Bender: 51:34 (53:09)
- Centura and EP Booster on all the time: 52:40
- Hermida Audio Rotary Reverb: 54:50
- Boss PH-1 Phaser and the baguette: 56:50 (59:07)
- What about a Les Paul? 1:01:00
- Yamaha RevStar 502: 1:05:30

Guitars in this episode:
• Fender Highway 1 Stratocaster with Radio Shop ID: Chris Buck Signature Pickups
• Yamaha Rev Star RS502
• Fender American Vintage ’62 Stratocaster - watch Mick’s video at
• Fender John Mayer Signature Stratocaster (2008)
PRS Silver Sky

Amps in this episode
• Blackstar Artist 30
• Fuchs Clean Machine and 1x12 Zilla Cab with EVM12L speaker

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