Welcome to the Rig Doctor

Welcome to the Rig Doctor




Welcome to the Rig Doctor channel, where I’m giving out remedies to soothe your ailing tone and fix your sick pedalboards.
I’m your host Mason Marangella, aka the Rig Doctor. I’ve been building rigs for over a decade for many of the industry’s top pros, and now I’m telling all my secrets to DIYers, just like you! I’m giving away all the tricks, tips, resources, and easy hacks that I’ve learned over the years, so you can build a pedalboard just like a pro.

Rig Doctor

Lyle Workman Breaks Down His Biggest Hit Songs
The Signature Guitar Fender NEEDS to Make!
Daryl Stuermer Breaks Down His Most Iconic Guitar Parts
The Greatest Amp That Never Was
Justin Ostrander: Nashville Studio Legend Breaks Down His Most Iconic Guitar Parts
Fateful Story Behind The Name “Rascal Flatts”
Joe Don Rooney of Rascal Flatts Breaks Down Their BIGGEST Hits
Matt Nathanson Breaks Down the Songs that Changed His Life
Dann Huff Breaks Down His Most Iconic Guitar Parts
What It’s Like Recording With Michael Jackson
The Secret Behind Dann Huff's Guitar Playing
Restoring A New Les Paul To Its Vintage Glory
How Michael Thompson Shaped the Sound of Pop Music's Biggest Hits
The 90s Hit That Revived This Obscure Guitar Pedal
Low-Key Studio Legend Revisits His Most Famous Sessions
Recording 2Pac’s BIGGEST Posthumous Hits
REAL Guitarist Behind This Iconic Back to the Future Scene
Chris Hayes Breaks Down His Signature Guitar Parts
"If This is It" was NEVER Meant to Have a Guitar Solo
The Crazy Story Behind "I Want a New Drug"
COPY THIS from Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
Pedalboard Buffers: The Ultimate Guide
Mark Lettieri's Gospel Guitar Recipe
Nathan East Interview (Part 2)
Jesse Johnson Plays His Most Iconic Songs
Nathan East Breaks Down his Most Iconic Bass Parts
The Insane Story of How “Get Lucky” was Recorded
How "Footloose" was Recorded in One Take
I Slept On THIS Guitar Brand For Years... BIG MISTAKE!
Cory Wong Breaks Down His Signature Guitar Parts
Guitarist for Snarky Puppy Plays His Biggest Guitar Parts
I Didn't Want to Like This Guitar
John Mayer's Bassist Reveals Untold Story About "Last Train Home"
How a Late-Night Jam with John Mayer Became "Wild Blue"
Sean Hurley Breaks Down His Most Iconic Basslines
The BEST Dumble I've EVER Played!
Cobra Kai Creators FORGOT They Needed Music!
Roundball Rock is BACK! Meet the Guitarist Who SHREDDED The NBA Theme Song!
"Let It Go" Guitarist Almost Turned Down The Gig (now it's Disney's MOST streamed song)
Andrew Synowiec Breaks Down His Most Iconic Guitar Parts
Seal - RARE live acoustic performance of "Still Love Remains"
SEAL covers "Bonny" by Prefab Sprout
The “Crazy” Story of how SEAL Wrote His First Hit
The Story Behind Seal's Biggest Hit Song
SEAL Breaks Down His Biggest Hits
Untold Story of Eric Clapton's "Change The World"
How Dean Parks (and David Foster) made "Unbreak My Heart" a Grammy winner
Skunk Baxter Breaks Down His Most Iconic Guitar Parts
His Guitar Part on "Deacon Blues" Quietly Stole the Show
Ready Freddie Washington Breaks Down his Most Iconic Bass Parts

Rig Doctor Live

Clapton Strat Refinish (Poly vs. Nitro)
Pedalboard Building Tips + Q&A
The BEST Way to Troubleshoot Your Rig
DIY Pedalboard Strategies
Mastering Your Programmable Switcher
Vertex Pedalboards MKII - First Look
The SECRET to Neat Power Cabling
The Secret To Clean Cabling
Revisiting a Rig Build from 2009
Pedalboard Layout Tips and Tricks
Best Practices: Integrating MIDI Pedals on Your Rig
Properly Powering a MASSIVE Pedalboard
Building The Ultimate Worship Guitar Rig!
Hendrix's Board Would Have Been MASSIVE!
TC Nova Drive, Giveaway, Live Q&A | Ask a Doctor
Space-Saving Pedalboard Tips, Live Q&A, Giveaway
SRV Gear Rundown, Q&A, Giveaway | Ask a Doctor
Mini Wet/Dry/Wet Pedalboard, Q&A, Giveaway | Ask a Doctor
Emily Wolfe's New Rig, Live Q&A, Giveaway | Ask a Doctor Livestream
Programmable Overdrives, Q&A, Giveaway | Ask a Doctor
Ask a Doctor | Live Q&A, Pedals with GREAT Buffers, Giveaway
Ask a Doctor Q&A | 5 Pedals for Beginners & Giveaway
Ask a Doctor Livestream | "Dream Pedalboard" Winner, Giveaway, Live Q&A
Ask a Doctor | Advanced Signal Paths, Giveaway, Q&A
Ask a Doctor Livestream | Live Pedalboard Q&A and Giveaway
Ask a Doctor Livestream | Paul Jackson Jr. Rig, 80s Clapton Tone, & More!
Ask a Doctor | Pedal Platform Amps, Gear Giveaway, Q&A
Ask a Doctor | Boost MKII, Giveaway, Q&A
Ask a Doctor | Signal Path, Giveaway, LIVE Q&A
Ask a Doctor | Raphael Saadiq Rig, Giveaway, Q&A
Ask a Doctor | Giveaway, Pedalboard Power, Q&A
Ask a Doctor | Programmable Switchers, Giveaway, Live Q&A
Ask a Doctor | Giveaway, Dream Pedalboard Winner Announced, Live Q&A
Ask a Doctor | Tone Suck, Giveaway, Live Q&A
Ask a Doctor | True Bypass vs Buffered Pedals, and LIVE Q&A
Ask a Doctor | Bass Rigs, Giveaway, LIVE Q&A
Ask a Doctor | Dumble Tone in Pop Music, GIVEAWAY, Live Q&A
Ask a Doctor | LIVE Q&A, Giveaway, and the Boost MKII!
Ask a Doctor | LIVE Q&A: Reviewing "Pedalboard Myths" and Answering YOUR Questions!
Vindell Smith, Guitarist for Kirk Franklin | Rig Doctor Live
Dory Lobel on "Making It" in LA, Gear, and More!
James Deprato talks Gear, Working with Dunlop, & More!
Bennett Lewis | From Of Montreal to Sideman for Maren Morris
LIVE with Ben Forehand | Rig Doctor
Live with David Grissom | His Evolution of Tone, Gear, & Approach
How The Edge, Led Zeppelin, & Lenny Kravitz Influenced a Decade of Worship Guitar Tone | James Duke
Great Guitar Pedals You've Never Heard Of!
Justin Derrico | Sideman for P!NK, Guitarist of NBC's The Voice
LIVE with Tim Stewart | Guitarist & Sideman for Lady Gaga
Michael Pope Live | From Bethel Music to Nashville Session Man & Producer & The Gear In-Between

Rig Doctor (shorts)

Buying Your First Amp!
This is the Univibe YOU Should Buy!
Where You Should Put Your Buffer!
Stacked Drive Pedals | The Do's and Dont's!
Things to Know about Vintage Fuzz and Wah!
Most Guitarists Get This Wrong | Power
Tips for Always-On Clean Boosts!
The Dumble Mystique
Tube Buffered Effects Loop
Mass Produced Vertex Buffer?
How to Properly Buffer Your Amp’s FX Loop
Building DIY DC Power Cables
The “Klon” of Analog Chorus Pedals?
Cory Wong plays a $100K Dumble Overdrive Special!
I Played Cory Wong's Pedalboard!
Tosin Abasi plays Dumble Steel String Singer In-A-Box
The Most Recognizable Moollon Strat!
Gain Stages | Pedalboard Tips
Fixing a Noisy Pedalboard!
The Rig Doctor's Recommended Pedals | ROCK
What Pedals Can Share Power?
What Happened with the Axis Wah?
Pedal-Sized Amps!
Next-Level Oatmeal!
What the Experts Say about Solderless Cables
What does the Steel String do?
Theo Katzman on Mayer Tone
Mass Produced Vertex Pedalboard?
Dumble Tone on a Budget!
Favorite Rig Build 2020
Cable Strength Test // Soldered vs Solderless!
Vertex Analog Chorus?
All Things Buffers!
Ampless Guitar Rig?
5 Rig Doctor Approved Pedals!
All Things Pedalboard Power!
Vintage Tube Screamer Shootout! - Rig Doctor Shorts
Daisy Chaining Pedals 101!
Easy DIY Pedalboard Upgrades - Deoxit & Dual Lock
Do YOU Need to Upgrade your Patch Cables?
Tips on Picking the Right Instrument Cables!
The Ultimate JM/SRV Pedalboard!
What does a WET/DRY Rig Actually Look Like?
The AC Cables YOU Should be Buying!
The BBD Chorus You (Probably) Never Heard of!
Tremolo Pedals YOU Need to Know About!
You should be using THIS FUZZ!
Starting and Sustaining a Youtube Channel
Rhett's Favorite Guitar Pedals!
Make Your Pedals Sound Better!

RIG DOCTOR APPROVED PEDALBOARD MATERIALS

https://vertexeffects.com/rig-dr-recommended-pedalboard-materials

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