Simon McBride Pedalboard Build - That Pedal Show
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In this episode we welcome mega-talented solo artist, session player and sideman, Simon McBride to TPS for a pedalboard rebuild.
Mick had been shooting some videos with Simon for Victory Amplification and noticed that Simon’s board was in need of a little Dan-style TLC. So on his next trip south, Simon dropped in with his pedals.
The way Simon approaches his amps and sounds in general is kind of opposite to how Dan and I normally approach things (very gainy amps with the FX loop in use) which brings a new set of challenges as you’ll see in this video. The most obvious of which is the high level of extraneous hum and additional grounding problems that a highly gained amp brings with it. Dan tried solving it all the usual ways (watch our recent video on that here • Be Quiet! Noise, Hum, ... )… but ended up employing a Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor, right at the end of the video.
The result are those super gained but extremely articulate tones that enable Simon's incredible approach and technique to come through in full glory. And what glory it is!
For more on Simon, please head to www.simonmcbride.net/
And check him out on TH-cam / simonmcbridetv
Please enjoy the episode…
Pedals in this episode…
• Pedaltrain Classic 2 With Tour Case
UK & Europe: bit.ly/2JViRr7
USA: bit.ly/3JXq9dY
Australia: bit.ly/2JSZOh3
• Neo Instruments Mini Vent II
www.neo-instruments.de/en
USA: imp.i114863.net/3QkxB
• Jam Pedals Waterfall
UK: bit.ly/2MifNem
USA: bit.ly/3s9w21c
Australia: bit.ly/3ypCgem
• Jam Pedals Retro Vibe
UK: bit.ly/36PhBkN
USA: bit.ly/321iBVY
Australia: bit.ly/3IPmn5R
• RealTone FX Solo Booster
realtonefx.co.uk/solo-booster/
• Vahlbruch Octavia
www.vahlbruch-fx.com/en/
• Sinvertek Drive No 5
www.sinvertek.com/product/n5/n...
Australia: bit.ly/2fGVwNc
• Keeley DynaTrem
UK & Europe: bit.ly/2mLqZ40
Australia: bit.ly/2wZpZNm
USA: bit.ly/3EWZvyW
• Keeley Delay Workstation
UK & Europe: bit.ly/2L0FifL
USA: imp.i114863.net/dBygK
Australia: bit.ly/2JaEkMd
• TheGigRig Modular Power Supply
www.thegigrig.com/power
• TheGigRig QMX8
www.thegigrig.com/quartermaster
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Interesting bits and go-to sections…
- Intro playing: 0:00
- The pedalboard build begins: 1:00
- Simon’s QMX8: 4:45
- QMX brackets and layout: 6:33
- Velcro and attaching pedals: 9:40
- Power supply: 11:52
- Patch cables: 12:42 (14:48)
- A TS10 interlude: 13:15
- Power and connections: 17:23
- Insert loop for the amp FX loop: 20:05
- Labelling - we’re done! 22:17
- Let’s hear it then: 23:50
- Earth issues, man: 27:00
- Neo Instruments Mini Vent II: 28:00
- Don Airey’s stage rig tangent: 30:15
- Three modulations?! And before drive too… 31:45
- Talking vibes and pedal order: 35:17 (36:33)
- Reverb & trem in the amp FX loop: 40:00
- Okay, what’s that hum? 41:27
- More reverb: 42:45
- Delay: 45:06
- Gain pedals into a gainy amp? 48:35
- RealToneFX SoloBooster: 50:40
- Vahlbruch Octavia: 51:49
- Sinvertek Drive No 5: 54:05
- Dan solves the noise problem. NS-2 to the rescue: 1:08:45
Guitars in this episode:
• PRS Private Stock Simon McBride Custom Build
Based on the PRS 408 model… www.prsguitars.com/index.php/e...
Amps in this episode
• Victory V30 The Countess MkII & V212VV cabinet with Celestion Vintage 30 speakers
UK & Europe: bit.ly/2Dh1f7Y
• Victory Sheriff 44 & V212VH cabinet with Celestion Vintage 30 and G12H Anniversary speakers
UK & Europe: bit.ly/33grgin
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6378th.... Luv you guys...
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Anderton's Music, i love your channel too! You guys rock!
BRILLIANT!!!! Love Simon, boy can play!
As a player who uses a dirty amp and a drive pedal plus delay in the loop, this video was totally insightful. Keep up the great work :-)
Simply one of the best overall tone lessons I've seen on the channel. Thanks guys!
Man, he is such a brilliant player. I don't know how I haven't discovered him until now. Exceptional phrasing, tone and timing.
YES...Love pedalboard builds
I worked as an avionics tech for 26 years and I have more than my share of scars on the backs of my hands from cable ties. To eliminate the sharp edge we would use flush cut diagonal cutters and cut the " tail " as short as possible against the locking part of the cable tie leaving next to nothing remaining. This practice helped to eliminate the cuts to our hands and heads at times LOL.
I sincerely enjoy watching videos of you putting together client's pedal boards. I always learn something new or change my way of thinking towards my own board. I would not complain about more of these vids. Keep up the good work!
Great episode! Board build, pedal review and artist interview. Great time watching.☺
Pedalboards builds!!! Amazing!! Thank you for the video guys!!
Glorious tones, especially at the end! And that guitar is gorgeous.
Great show, you guys are not only educating me on pedals, you’re introducing me to a lot of great artists like Simon. Just got some of his music in iTunes.
WOW, I could listen to Simon play all day...awesome!!!!
Cant tell u how much i love these pedalboard build videos!! I also keep my phaser and univibe, wah, filter stuff before overdrives! Cheers!
Oh that addendum was great. Always worth watching to the very end!
Moo!
I could listen to Simon play all day. So smooth and tasteful.
Geez, what a monster player! Great show as usual guys, thanks again.
I’m so excited about this video. 🤘🏻😍😍😍😍
Bravo! Everything about this is informative, nerdy, and tonaly satisfying....SHWANGGG
Great video,Simon is such a good player he deserves so much more recognition.
he is!! he's blowing everyone's minds as deep purples new guitarist 🤯
Woah! The improvised stuff just pouring out of the man, no repetition or cliche.
I could listen to that for a considerable length of time.
I'll play this again tomorrow to get some more...
The Dynatrem is one of the most underappreciated pedals going in my opinion. In fact, all the Keeley "Dyna-" range is - such a brilliant idea.
That tone came to life rather wonderfully by the end , cheers chaps, hopefully Simon will be playing nearer the SW sometime soon.....
I always enjoy the pedalboard build episodes . Also, those Victory amps are killer!!!
Always have at least 1 NS-2 on a board, and the way you hooked it up here was optimal, lovely!
I love Build episodes! It's like the New Yankee Workshop for guitar.
Eric Burkholder bizarrely I wondered today what has happened to Norm Abraham.
Jawdropping episode guys! Congratulations!
Really dig the pedalboard building episodes! More! More!
Dan needs a wizard hat to wear when he does this. It is nothing short of Sonic Alchemy how he sorts everything out. Love the setup and the sound. The boards just look so clean and pro. Great work as always.
The recording in this space is still so great. Having the part in the front room really highlights how clean that studio room sounds.
"The Wizard of Schwangri-La"
We need him to wear that on a T-Shirt with his Wizard hat on as he does these builds.
These are the best product promo videos on the net! 🤣 all the gigrig stuff is awesome! I've learned so much from your show! Keep it up! 👍🏻
My inner geek has been quite sated from this vid!Love you guys!
After I finished watching this clip this morning, I went in and fired up my hokey guitar rig. Honestly for the first time since I have owned my Mesa Lonestar Special, I dialed in a lot of gain on the amp as part of my pedalboard and two amp setup. I started watching TPS before I got that amp. And before and since I added the Mesa, I have been running both amps VERY clean.
Because that is what you two do and it always sounds so great on the show.
So today....EPIPHANY time! HUGE difference in the response of my guitars with all of this gain dialed in on the Lonestar Special.
I am running a stereo delay through both amps and a GFI reverb only though the amp that is still dialed in clean. A clean boost, an always-on Lightspeed pedal, several overdrives and a few modulation pedals in there as well.
Sounds REALLY good (to me)
I have benefitted a lot from watching all of the TPS episodes. Today was a milestone.
And Mr McBride is one HELLA player!
Cheers from NM, USA
Excellent! The gain channel in the Lone Star is a marvellous thing. We’re glad this video helped inspire you - thanks for watching!
Great lesson in Pedalboard building, thanks a lot!
You guys ROCK!!! I'm a bonafide guitar geek and I've been wanting to build a modern pedal board. You have inspired me! I got a programmable loop strip and a nice board with a power supply. Now I must get cracking! Thanks so much for your information!! I like to build clone kits and have a mess of pedals so I must choose my board build components wisely. Keep the good work coming!
Good luck Steve, thanks for the kind words!
You guys!!! Tension & drama as well... thankfully there was the addendum... Wow Simon is a killer player & even though I don’t play with that much gain, it has me questioning my pedal order
Always learning!!
Gnarly Tones Dudes!!! Diggin' on the Sinvertek and that Vahlbruch!
Never heard of Simon McBride before, but I like his playing! He doesn't seem afraid of generous amounts of treble and plays those nice chords with some ringing high notes in them - one of the many things i very much like about mr. Lifeson!
neither did I when I heard deep purple hired a new gunslinger 😁
pedalboard builds makes for such good content!!
Super cool video! And wow what a player :)
Killer chops!! Great video
I'm 100% stealing the insert idea for the side of my Temple Board. Thanks for the idea Dan!
I just love the long videos
You know it really comes across in episodes such as this that, aside from both being very knowledge and tasteful players etc, you two are basically two mates having fun (except for that silent episode of course 😜)...!!
His tone and chops are off the charts...
Spectacular sound
Vahlbruch rules!!!! Don't ever forget that..... Greets from good ol' germany🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪
wow!! opening licks sounded f%#@ing amazing!!!
so happy to see that big chopper in the background!
Great job and awesome tones.
At around 38:00 the topic reminded me of a video on the Pedal Zone channel called how to make lofi tape effects : using vibrato
You will hate my signal chain.
bass pre amp, HOF, vibrato, delay, whammy, bass synth wah, data corrupter, digitech vocalist live harmony, subnup, boost, canyon, ottobit jr, phase shifter, bass big muff deluxe, sonuus wahoo, sonuus voluum, mxr bass compressor, radial tonebone pz-pre
Super tasty playing and humble guy. Thanks guys
I bloody love Cornwall. Mick here. Even before Cap’n Ross.
This has made my friday
That ending was wonderful.
Another great video guys. Really enjoyed that one :)
Super player! Great video.
Never heard of Simon before today. I sat here like Dan, just dumbfounded by his playing and tone. Amazing player. Great build Daniel as always. Simon has a new fan.
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Simon has a new fan!
Brilliant! Loved it! Mr McB is awesome anyway but the whole show - specially with the hot amp - was fab. As a "it-sounds-best-when-the-smoke-starts" person, I'd love to see more about that way of life! :-) Please? :-) ...
That board is art. ART, I say.
Can't wait for the Pat Flanigan Pedalboard Build episode! Ahhhh one day maybe! I even go further with the velcro. I cover the two vertical sides by cutting a piece lengthwise. Gives you a couple extra centimetres! That way you can place some pedals that have top in/out connectors all the way to the edge of the board.
Great vid, seen simon a few times both solo and with Snake Charmer.
It's funny when you guys listening to Simon play, you watch the pedals like the sound is coming out of them. Funny
Simon looks like a blast in parties!
ANDY PART 2 IS A REQUIREMENT hahaha keep up the fantastic work!
Excellent video. Also was happy to see Simon just uses the clip-on tuner. I'd been looking at buying a pedal tuner but have that clip-on tuner already and if it's good enough for him....So this has saved me some £££.
That Sinvertek pedal is no joke. Picked one up a few months ago and I can't turn it off. I WON'T! Hahaha.
HEY GUYS! that VENT has the best rotating speaker sounds i have ever heard out of a pedal.and i am a big fan of JAM pedals too i love the retro vibe and i own a JAM pedals fuzz phrase which is a really cool FF style pedal.
Great video guys (as usual) and thanks again for that. On an unrelated note, I think I've discovered your sinister plan: Every time I come up with an idea for a show request, bits of wisdom from your other videos come back that show me how silly/impossible my request really would be. I'll think, "What about a show on best pedals to start out with?" and I instantly start getting flashbacks of you guys saying "it really depends on the amp and the guitar and the style of the player and the genre of music and whether the sky is blue or gray that day and, and, and" and while I'm doing that one of you starts playing something that sounds absolutely amazing and I lose my entire train of thought.
It really is brilliantly sinister on your part to educate and mesmerize your viewers into absolute silence. ;-)
It also illustrates how difficult what you're trying to do really is. I appreciate your work.
That is truly awesome James. We’re glad some of it is sinking in! :0)
Great tips about building a pedalboard. I've never seen a power distribution system like the modular Gig Rig. It works so well for pro boards, though it might be a bit pricey compared to a 'normal' isolating power supply for the weekend warrior, once you add up all the individual modules.
killer tone!
Not sure how i was not aware of the Quartermaster system before this, after watching your channel for years now. Bought instantly.
Ah, cheers Ryan, that’s awesome :)
Yeah, they are really good I'm considering the Quartermaster-4 just for my wet effects. It has one very cool "secret" feature. :) Flip-flop!
I covet a quartermaster, but the GigRig Modular Power System is higher on my priority list.
The power system is amazing. Anyone wanna buy my voodoo labs stuff?
Simon you are the business, as they say :) awesome. And Dan's not bad either :)
Quarter master my next purchase thank for doing what you do.
I was in the audience to watch Simon play for a PRS demo event in a hotel in Belfast in about 1993....unbelievably good performance. Still rather a fine player isn't he!
That’s a beautiful job Dan.
Those solderless cables really saved that whole ideal. I see a lot of the other brands that screw in and they fail.
I’mc in a quandary....I have a KOT. My number is coming up for my second. I want a 🌞 🦁...
A talent that can humble.
Going off the vintage Fender video that I just rewatched for the 100th time, you guys should try and do a vintage guitar with vintage pedal vs. reissue guitar with reissue pedals if you can get your hands on some old gear again.
That’s a nice idea. Just need to remember that there’s sooooo much variance in the old stuff - and new stuff for that matter. But it would be fun anyway!
wow Simon's runs are amazing I was playing while watching and I felt like I had extreme arthritis trying to keep up
Simon is really really good at what he does.
Knowing how upset and uncomfortable Dan is with hum I did sympathize. His expression was priceless at some moments. I was expecting him to crack on camera and just say let me at it I just can’t abide this and therefore it must be eradicated!
Great stuff as always and damn the boy can play. Excellent 👍
I was hoping he would do that. Because that’s what I was thinking!
You guys need to invite Andy Martin ( of course from pro guitar shop and reverb) on the show!!!
So many things we need to do. But yes, that’s happening in September. :0)
That Pedal Show 😱 yay!!!
Love the episode btw
Also Shnobel (believe his name's Roman?) he's done more pedal reviews than almost anyone.
That will be one cool show guys. His finger style is awesome
That will be Absolutely Crazy. Legends - all 3 of you. We love you guys. I can't wait. Make it a two-part . . .4 hour Episode with behind the scene's , bloopers & outtakes. Trust Me. Dan, Mick & Andy = I am Salivating.
great board build dan props to you for being a wizard and figuring out the effects loop signal path and such. Can't wait to see that audio kitchen big chopper on TPS. I hear Ed obrien has made a switch from the mesa/vox rigs to an audio kitchen set up.
Hey DJ, Dan here. They are the most amazing amps. We have one for a couple of shows coming up. I had to get it back to Steve today, already my life is feeling empty and devoid of meaning. Well, that might be a bit much, but they are amazing sounding amps
Great episode. I completely identify with Simon's need to have some reverb. There is a whole feeling of interaction with the room and maybe the amp (if using an amp-based spring reverb) that I find it difficult to play without.
On my board I have modulations and delay running into a fuzz and drive. I also have a boost/light OD and a fuzz BEFORE them in case I decide for whatever reason I want that sound. It provides a lot of versatility.
Anyway, Simon is a fantastic player and seeing the board built from the ground up and going through the chain is really informative. Cheers guys!
Simon is a beast!! Lovely playing my friend, cheers from Puerto Rico!!
I LOVE his custom 408 PRS. They gotta make that a sig. Hollow with a trem and the toggle switch strat style.
wicked player!
1:01:15, that Octavia with the delay was a beast. wowie! especially that heavy bit.
jj rusy My favorite bit too!
Accents were one stronger than usual this week. Solid episode mates!!
Hello there,
In the beginning of the pedalboard Build you mentioned troubles with noise and influential vibrations while using a clip on tuner on stage.
My advice: try to palm mute your strings and only let the one string shortly ring you want to tune and than pm again. Helps to increase focus on the strength of that strings frequencies!
I had an acoustic combo and I had similar troubles even with the build in tuner of my worthy Martin Acoustic. This trick worked just always....build in and clip on
Cheers
22:17 - Someone's watching TPS on their phone while filming TPS. Schwangception.
Oh I thought it was just a label maker that played tps samples.
Shawangception. You just made my night lolz
Thanks for the upload guys! What a great way to get inspired today. I know you guys aren't about Multi-effects, but I recently got the Boss MS-3 and man alive am I just getting wrapped up in trying different combinations of effects and where to place them with my gain pedals! Also, Think you guys will be giving the Friedman BE-OD any more love? I know you had it in one video already but I'd love to see some tweaks!
Pretty Cool stuff ...I have to say I was a little saddened when you guys did your harmonic trem episode that you didn't have the Keeley DynaTrem as part of the show...or the DynaTrem in general. I've cried about this. A lot. Sweet Episode. Always love the builds,
Maybe one day Ill get my board settled enough to solidify it in a Gig Rig product! Always learn something for the videos!
Reminds me of Aaron Paul! Top vid, love Simons tones.
Jam Pedals... tone and build quality!
Just had a chance to go see him and am regretting it even more now
Hey guys! Please do some more Guitars & Gear episodes! Would love to learn more about Micks 335, and maybe a comparison of all his strats? Schwang on!!
Yes! Yes! My Schwang feels the same!!!
..sorry couldn't resist, that will be all :)
The No.5 sounds better than the gain channel of the amp to my ears. Dig it.
I think we need an octave fuzz episode now :) That sounded amazing!!!
Great and interesting show. I'm not a fan of his sound and playing, but loved the process.
Amazing you guys keep doing this show for free to us.
I hope you're still doing an episode about cba pedals! Would be awesome!
38:23 Nice observation, Mick!