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One-Brand Pedalboard Challenge - Dan Vs Mick [But It Can't Be Anything You'd Normally Use!]
Published 28 November 2025
Duration:
01:04:52
We choose rigs for each other, but who wins?
Welcome to the show! Today’s challenge was set by viewer Jason Sears - thank you Jason!
It is to create a one-brand pedalboard for each other… but it must not be a brand that you commonly use. And while we’re about it, you can choose a guitar and amp for each other too.
The best sounds and most-likely-to-use rig wins – what’s your verdict?
Please enjoy the show!
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Interesting bits and go to sections…
0:00 Hello & challenge outline
1:17 Mick’s choices for Dan
4:35 Dan’s choices for Mick
9:45 Amps reveal!
12:08 Boards reveal!
13:00 Guitars reveal!
15:46 Dan first amp tones
17:50 Mick first amp tones
19:05 Basic amp setting advice
20:13 Dan gain stages
23:00 Struggling with that guitar?
24:00 Will the Shigeharu clean up?
26:00 Mick gain stages - fuzz
28:40 Mick gain stages - OD & boost
34:30 Dan delay
38:45 Mick reverb
44:15 Dan reverb
49:50 Dan phaser vibrato
52:00 Dan all on!
54:30 Oh no, they’re jamming
57:25 Could you gig it?
59:30 Mick - argh, just turn the amp up
1:02:30 Closing thoughts
Pedals & stuff in today’s show
• Schmidt-Array SA-series pedalboards
• TheGigRig Modular Power System
• CopperSound Pedals Renegade Multi-Bias Fuzz
• CopperSound Pedals Foxcatcher Overdrive & Boost
• CopperSound Pedals Loma Prieta Gritty Harmonic Tremolo
• CopperSound Pedals Daedalus Dual Reverb
• Caroline Guitar Company Shigeharu IC Fuzz & Octave
• Caroline Guitar Company Shigeharu Arigato Phaser Vibrato
• Caroline Guitar Company Shigeharu Kilobyte Lo-Fi Delay
• Caroline Guitar Company Shigeharu Météore Lo-Fi Reverb
Amps & cabs
• Dr Z Z80 & Marshall 1960A with 4 x 12-inch Celestion G-12M Greenback speakers
• Mesa/Boogie MkIII 100/60 (Purple Stripe) with 1 x 12-inch EVM12L speaker
Guitars in today’s video
• 2008 PRS DGT Model, original pickups
• 1962 Gibson Les Paul (SG) with one Patent Number and and one T-Top humbucker
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