Kings of Leon Rack Rig Build (with Barry O’Neal of @xacttone)
Episode 109: Kings of Leon Rack Rig Build (with Barry O’Neal of @xacttone)
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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//GUEST//
Barry O’Neal (Xact Tone Solutions)
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//HOSTS//
Grant Klassen (Goodwood Audio)
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Brian Omilion (Omilion Audio)
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Mason Marangella (Vertex Effects)
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//TABLE OF CONTENTS//
00:00 – Intro
00:26 – Welcome back Barry from Xact Tone Solutions
00:45 – Today’s topic, the latest rig for ‘Kings of Leon’
01:01 – Let’s check out the rig
04:29 – Signal chain is not what you would expect
05:58 – Barry explains the signal chain
08:01 – Current rig vs previous rig
08:52 – Barry’s thoughts on the Radial JX44
11:31 – How is the acoustic signal routed?
15:19 – If its not going to hurt them, we aren’t gonna try and change their mind
18:27 – The length of the electric guitar cable is 65ft in 65ft out
19:22 – Are the AC30s backline? How many duplicate rigs are there?
20:28 – How is the Mastermind GT powered?
22:28 – Keith Urban guitar tech story
23:31 – Do you recommend using the tuner in the GT?
24:31 – More on powering the RJM Mastermind GT
29:01 – Barry on the implementation of the Strymon Conduit
35:00 – More pedal talk!
38:54 – What determined the size of this rig?
42:13 – Are these rigs on the road now?
42:52 – How to you keep a rack ‘healthy’
49:30 – What does cable organization look like?
52:49 – How to incorporate the power conditioners?
59:07 – Pedalboards are so much easier than racks
1:08:11 – What cables do XTS use for rig builds?
1:12:26 – Mason’s recent ‘wet/dry/wet’ rig revelation
1:24:54 – Brian’s experience with ‘wet/dry/wet’
1:26:55 – It’s all about what the client needs
1:29:43 – Wet/Dry is FINE but more complicated
1:31:58 – Stereo or mono rig?
1:34:08 – Closing thoughts
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Originally posted by UC0lvt4Tpj5xI4Cfzfz4SHzg at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPJZ2d1yWvY
Can you make live episode for Lifehouse, The Calling and Matchbox 20's pedalboard ?? They are sounds really great… ???? Thank you in advance..????❤️
I think Pinstripe made a box that addresses the hassle of having a tuner integrated into a wireless rig:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6x1tKAMWqCk&pp=ygUbTWljaGFlbCB3ZXN0YnJvb2sgcGluc3RyaXBl
Barry is always a great guest for the show
Brian wired up a W/D/W pedalboard for me. It was a simple setup for 3 amps with Effects Loop. We used the Silver MXR 10 band EQ in the Effects Loop to Split Wet/Dry (Output 1 Dry, Output 2 Wet) and then the Wet splits Left and Right with the Chorus, Delays, and Reverb.
Would love a follow up video about Matt’s rig. There is absolutely no information on it outside of the few pictures XTS posted years ago and I’ve always been curious to know his signal flow. His reverb and delay trails are so raw and raunchy – I’ve never been able to replicate it
hmmm. an empty 20 space floater full of boss pedals? wiring is spot on. where's the quadraverb?
“Justify your existence, Pedalboy; present to me your board!”
Quick question gents, is the source audio ventris in buffered mode a good enough buffer for the end of an effects loop? I believe it’s 600 ohms, so it seems close to perfect. thanks!