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The Pedalboard has been scaled down some the last few years, as I just wasn’t using some any longer but it’s still awesome and always changing.  The whole board is wired with George Ls cable and plugs.  It just makes it so easy to add or move a pedal.  Highly recommended.   The Signal Chain is published in the Pedalboard order link. The Mission volume control pedal followed by The Fulltone Clyde Deluxe Wah, with 3 selective tones for different tonal sweeps. The Tube Tape Echo is just an amazing unit and I use it whenever I plug in as it just fills in the “cracks” if you’re playing on you own.  The Nova Wah is in the swirly colored box which allows you to dial in a wah tone.  It’s two Wahs in one, with either of them set to a certain spot on the Wah cycle.  A cool fuzz tone with the ‘69 pedal like the old Germanium FuzzFace pedal of the ’60s.  The Fulltone Ultimate Octave is based on the Octavia tones from Hendrix.  The Jeter 124 simulates the famous Dumble Overdrive Amps of the 80s. The Tube Screamer was modified by Keeley with the same chips used by TI in the original pedal. The Analog Man Chorus nails the earlier swirling effect, but the king of swirl is the Roto Choir Leslie Speaker emulator…nothing like it.  Then there is the syrupy, drippy tone of a Fulltone MDV-3 Deja-Vibe compliments any ’60s tone. The TC Electronics Hall of Fame Reverb has a number of different reverb effects. The Pedal Doctor Valve Driver has this unbelievable creamy pure tube overdrive.  Using a 12AY7 preamp tube, it’s based on the BK Butler / Chandler Tube OD used by Eric Johnson. The two Voodoo Lab Amp Selectors chose between up to 8 amps…talk about tonal variety!  The mystery pedal with no name is the Intensifier made by 45 RPM Amp company.  Best overdrive I’ve ever heard.  Wildwood Guitars is the sole distributor for 45 amps, and they made a few of these pedals for Wildwood to sell to their good customers.  Glad I was offered one!  Everything is powered by two vintage Fulltone Black Boxes.

Yes, it’s the Cream at the Royal Albert Hall which my wife Jeri, myself, my old High School bud Rick Fey, and his wife Chris attended on May 5, 2005.  A very cool shot of the evening along with our tickets and a couple cool peripherals.  One of  the greatest, historic rock and roll events ever.

I styled the room after the famed Manny’s Music on 48th street in NYC by intertwining instruments and pictures of my favorite musicians from back in the day.