Pedalboards & Effects

This course features over 14 hours of in-depth training and Q&A on all things related to pedalboards and effects to get you sounding like a pro. David and Kenyon walk through their current pedalboards they tour and record with to showcase all of their tones and then re-dial all of their pedals from zero so you can get inside their heads and learn their approach to dialing in all types of effects such as compression, octaves, drives, modulation, delay, reverb, and more. They teach their approach to stacking drives, dialing in rhythm, lead, and ambient tones, midi implementation, and more. The final Q&A session of the course answers dozens of pedalboard & effect-related questions you submitted to our socials. Topics covered in this course include: * Signal chain fundamentals and tips * Powering your pedalboard * Cables and capacitance * What is a buffer and do you need one? * How to dial in compression * How to dial in octave and pitch-shifting pedals * How to dial in drive and boost pedals * How to dial in delays * How to dial in reverbs * How to dial in modulation * Stereo vs Mono * How to dial effects in mono * Warm tone vs bright tone * Programmable loopers * Phase/polarity * How to integrate Midi * Wet effects before or after amps * Perceived tone vs actual tone * How to stack drive pedals correctly * How to stack other effects well * How to approach ambient tone like a pro * Rhythm vs lead: tone and approach * Studio vs live tone: is there a difference? * Must-haves for your pedalboard * How to get the most out of the gear you have * Get your tone to translate at home and through a PA well * Q&A session answering gear and tone-related questions you submitted to us on our socials