GUITAR
BUILDING A FLY RIG | Jeffrey B. Scott
While the days of the massive do-everything make their setup simple and predictable, yet there. It is the quintessential ‘keep it simple’
pedalboard are far from over, this guide can still giving them what they need to create their approach. And these are people who play all
help you make a TSA-friendly board that will signature sounds? over the world, every night!
ESSENTIALS ONLY ADOPT A WORK MINDSET
I have long been a fan of seeing how other If you take a look at the top pro guitar player’s For me, the implementation of a fly rig is not
people work and implementing their ideas into pedalboards, what you don't see are extra about being able to plop your board down on
my scenario. It's the same reason you look up pedals! The boards may not be ‘clean’ in terms the floor of a studio and have every conceivable
YouTube videos to learn how to play a song: of tidiness or perfect right angles, but they are tone at your command. It's about getting the
someone's already done the hard work for you, relatively simple. The devices at hand cover job done. This is the working man's board, a
you get to glean from their knowledge. everything necessary to achieve that trademark thing of simplicity, quality, and reliability. So as
tone but without complicated routing or you put it together, think about the concept of
elaborate setups. Yet the fundamentals are all a grab and go setup that is all about covering
have your back shouting ‘Hallelujah!’
So, what do great players do when traveling to
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