Episode 99.6: MOST Iconic Boss Pedals
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 with our best tricks, tips, resources and hacks so you can build the pedalboard of your dreams!
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
00:00 - Intro
00:15 - Introduce Danny (from Boss)
02:31 - What was our first Boss pedal?
03:39 - Grant buys an arsenal of boss pedals
04:19 - How did Danny get involved with Boss?
07:53 - Boss IR-2 marketing
08:30 - How the development process works for Boss?
09:46 - Boss compact pedals need to be simple
10:54 - What is the IR-2 and what does it do?
11:06 - Why does Boss skip the "Version 1" pedals
11:32 - Back to the IR-2
14:22 - What happens if you turn off an amp sim while running into a PA?
14:54 - No bad review yet on the IR-2
15:13 - IR-2 price vs. competitors
16:16 - Danny's other favorite amp/cab sims
18:27 - Boss pedals are indestructible
18:52 - Does Boss have the best enclosure?
23:27 - Danny does gear reviews on Youtube (5 worst pedal trends)
25:19 - Danny’s take on the 5 worst pedal trends of all time
28:42 - Danny wouldn’t like Grants pedalboard
30:16 - Mini-pedals
31:37 - Sideways pedals
35:35 - Klon KTR buffer
36:24 - Brian's KTR prank
37:40 - Other pedal trends that drive Danny crazy
39:47 - Finding the balance of a pedal being feature heavy but still useful
44:08 - Analogman doesn’t like Boss switching to surface mount pedals
46:00 - Surface mount isn’t bad
48:29 - Boss respects those who have modded their pedals in the past
49:09 - The current state of modding pedals
54:56 - What are Danny's favorite Boss pedals
57:00 - Boss Metal Zone IV
57:56 - How to get a good sound out of the Metal Zone
58:59 - Danny's history with the Metal Zone
1:00:41 - Clapton used the Heavy Metal pedal
1:01:23 - What is the Heavy Metal peal
1:02:05 - Grants wants a vintage Metal Zone
1:02:49 - Brians Metal Zone prank
1:04:07 - We listen with our eyes
1:16:18 - Mason on the BD-2
1:07:24 - Danny on the BD-2
1:08:14 - Boss DM101
1:09:42 - Mason on what Boss has been good lately
1:11:12 - More on Dannys favorite boss pedals
1:12:15 - Grant on the Dimension C
1:14:19 - Mason on the VB-2
1:17:32 - Danny's last thoughts
1:19:09 - Mason on the TR-2
1:21:07 - Danny isn’t giving away any hints
1:22:26 - Closing thoughts
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Grant Klassen (Goodwood Audio)
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Brian Omilion (Omilion Audio)
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Mason Marangella (Vertex Effects)
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