Dayum! 50 minutes. On your knees. Incredibly low light. Soldering? Stripping short wires? That whole situation is more terrifying and claustrophobic to watch than a spelunker's GoGpro. Super nice job!
I love this channel. My girlfriend will never understand why I get pleasure from watching another man brush off a famous jazz guitarists pedalboard, but that's okay.
Killer, just killer. Sco is an absolute legend! Thank you for taking the time to document such a cool experience even while on the clock. Mason, you rock! Your the rig dr and I’m the music mechanic...I have the utmost respect for your work!
Jim Hegarty It’s been pretty reliable since we made it back in 2012, obviously a few changes to keep it running had occurred since the last time I had seen it, but overall, from what John had reported, it’s been pretty rock solid. Thanks for watching! And, be sure to subscribe so you can continue to get good stuff like this!
Can go wrong with a Jam Pedals Waterfall Chorus and a J. Rockett Blue Note Overdrive = Both Incredible Pedals. Mason you are Awesome - I actually bought myself A Tone Brush. It Really Works. Your Tips & Tricks are Soooooo Relevant and Real-World Genuine & Useful.
Ruben Joshua hahaha! To be fair, he gave me a quick outline in advance so I knew what I would be getting into, but yes the timeline was a little tight, but we ended up finishing in about 45 minutes.
Can of compressed air per Silas. Good call. I've even gone as far as resoldering everything that can be soldered from the guitar to the amp input. That makes a huge difference if you care to put in the time.
Randy Fricke It can be good, but not a cure-all, if I had to choose between one another I would choose the tone brush before compressed air if the goal is cleaning pedal exteriors and the pedalboard platform.
Great episode Mason. JS put on one of the best shows Ive ever seen at a tiny jazz club in Rochester, NY. I was front and center as he was playing with a trio of young cats from Berklee in his band. The tone brush rocks.
Wow, so you always recommend taping up the pedal battery connector when connected to a power supply? I wonder if this what happen to an MXR phase pedal that I had , that stop working. Great video!
It’s a good practice if the pedal is regularly powered by power supply. Again some pedals are already protected from this with containers for the battery to live in isolation from the PCB, but even if you did tape a pedal with this feature you don’t risk anything.
Scofield gets one of the BEST techs in the world fixing his board while he warms up/snacks back stage.... we get some drunk goober spilling beer & drool on our board-DURING a song!
Learning a lot from you regarding pedalboard maintenance. I have a big board with One Control OC10... have started to think the tone isn't as fantastic... I bet Deoxit D5 in all the inputs etc would do the job.
Very cool episode!! Thanks for showing us which Deoxit to buy! I always seem to have something going on with my pedalboard. This will help abundantly! Cheers!
My dream is to send you my board... Got an ES-5, couple Strymons, drives, powered by a VL Digital and VL 2 plus and still have noise when engaging my timeline. I tried everything to fix the problem but I just can't figure it out...
@@VertexEffectsInc I hear a very fast clicking sound that I don't hear when I have it through my ES-5. But the HUM I used to hear before is gone. I don't understand!! Help me! 😂
Hey Dr. Mason!!! This was an awesome video, and I will definitely put these tips into practice!!! I have a question hopefully you can guide me on: I bought a used Fender Hot Rod Deville (an older version), and it seems the tubes have started to rattle but only on certain frequencies, namely Ab ->B, and the low E. Does this sound like anything you’ve experienced before? Thanks and keep up these awesome videos 👍👍👍
Love your videos! Quick question...regarding all the new custom solder-less cable kits...Roland has one and I believe D'Addario has one, Mogami does, found a generic one on Amazon for $39...any preference?
Chris Dunnett friends don’t let friends go solderless. For patch cables I recommend Mogami 2319 cable soldered to GLS plugs. I’ve got links in my description for the exact stuff both pre made and diy
Taping the battery clips? It's recommended if you use a 9v power supply instead of batteries to wrap the clip in electrical tape so it is isolated so the contacts for the battery clip cannot touch anything inside the pedal and cause a short. Which would cut signal from the pedal.
Just read about some having problems with popping noise when turning pedals on and off. Im having that issue with a Looper pedal. Is it a build up if voltage? What can help fix that?
@@VertexEffectsInc one is a button contact that just turns loops on and off. It's powered for the leds. The other board is a boss es8. Not as bad on the boss but still a little pop. With that said it is a high gain rig ran at really high volumes.
@@nickm.9474 Almost impossible to avoid with high gain and volume. You could try experimenting with the buffers in the ES-8. Also I believe the ES-8 has an anti-pop setting you could mess around with. As for the simpler true bypass loop, you could add a 1M pull down resistor from the input to ground, and make sure the input is grounded in bypass.
Could be a sensitivity to something on the pedalbord, not necessarily the pedal itself. Try it with a battery and just the guitar plugged into the pedal and pedal plugged into the amp - nothing else. See what happens
Matt Mueller I mentioned it briefly in the video, but in some cases people experience a short, if the battery terminals make contact with the PC board. On some devices, the battery clip is contained, so there’s no risk, but on others where the battery clip is free floating, it’s a super easy way to eliminate the risk of a short.
Félix Hernández try it on a battery first to see if there is any power issue? Are you using by itself when you test? If your amp has reverb, turn off the reverb when you test.
Thank you so much for replying! I tried isolating it, just guitar and amp and I am running into the same problem. The hiss happens when I sweep the pedal from the off position. When it is not moving it is fine it's just that when I move it from off to on for swells and such there's this very annoying hiss
@@vishwasrinivasan1654 There is a Poti inside, where the String is attached. There is a gap in between the moving and the fixed part, where dust and dirt can go in. Try to get some contact cleaner in there and on the in- and outputs first and move the pedal a few times. When there is still hum, try searching for broken or oxidized solder points.
Vishwa Srinivasan you can try what Tim said regarding the contact cleaner and see. Without hearing it, it’s hard to fully diagnose. If you wanna send me a link to an unlisted video of the problem, I’m happy to watch it.
On smaller tours techs aren’t typically hired - certainly not something a tech couldn’t do themselves, but the idea here was to teach novices how to do some easy maintenance on their rigs and the rig needed some basic upkeep so I was happy to help. If it wasn’t useful to you - hopefully we have something in future that works for you.
Sco isn’t overly tech savvy, he’s a player. And he does travel with a sound guy, who’s also the tour manager and has a billion things to do. A job like this needs Mason’s experience. cause if someone else does it and it goes wrong that sucks to sort on the road
Dude your episodes are incredibly useful and good but the text interaction on the left, it's quite annoying and distracting ,it takes a lot from the experience of watching you & learning ...
Hi Jake! It reads like you’re referencing what happened with the Axis Wah in 2014. I’m not sure if you’re using this as an avenue to dialogue or you just want to speak out on the subject. I’ve been pretty candid about my responsibility and what transpired with the Axis Wah. You may or may not know, but I did what I said I would - restoring the damaging I’d done with every customer by making direct restitution and amends with every customer that ever purchased the product by providing refunds, exchanges, and/or rebates based on what each customer requested to make them whole again. I still keep a section of my website dedicated to providing the same restitution options to those that were not previously aware of what had transpired with the Axis Wah. I can’t change what happened, however, I did everything in my power restore things with customers to the best that they could be on the customer’s terms. It took about a year to get everyone taken care of, but following that, I chose to move forward continuing to make high-quality products that are sold and marketed with integrity and let the market decide if there is a place for us. Since 2014, we’ve been fortune that we continue to grow and sell more pedals every year. I attribute this to, as bad as the circumstances were regarding the Axis Wah, that we did exactly what we told customers we would do - and most of these customers continued to buy pedals from us as a result after the fact. In any case, you may know all this stuff already, perhaps what I did is insurmountable for you - I accept that. Nevertheless, my hope is that this offers some context and background for your words. XOXO ~Rig Doc
Todd, The purpose of the video is to provide resources for DIYers and provide information to get guitarists the skill sets they need to get better tone and “learn to fish” so to speak. The information is there for you to take or leave. I think everyone, including you, would benefit from taking this advice. Of course, it’s certainly within your power to do exactly the opposite of what I recommend if you feel that me or the content lacks seriousness.
Vertex Effects don’t worry about it buddy. People make mistakes. There is always going to be people that complain. Love your channel and products. Keep up the good work
Dayum! 50 minutes. On your knees. Incredibly low light. Soldering? Stripping short wires? That whole situation is more terrifying and claustrophobic to watch than a spelunker's GoGpro. Super nice job!
I was just going to say. Soldering in this environment? I would have burned my fingers in seconds.
I love this channel. My girlfriend will never understand why I get pleasure from watching another man brush off a famous jazz guitarists pedalboard, but that's okay.
Hahaha! This is amazing! Made my day! I’ll tone brush Sco’s rig any day!
Killer, just killer. Sco is an absolute legend! Thank you for taking the time to document such a cool experience even while on the clock. Mason, you rock! Your the rig dr and I’m the music mechanic...I have the utmost respect for your work!
Wow! Thanks Justin! You rock!
I really enjoyed this episode. Love the evaluation and correction of the problems. I am sure he'll enjoy the pedalboard for years to come.
Jim Hegarty It’s been pretty reliable since we made it back in 2012, obviously a few changes to keep it running had occurred since the last time I had seen it, but overall, from what John had reported, it’s been pretty rock solid. Thanks for watching! And, be sure to subscribe so you can continue to get good stuff like this!
Yeaaaah!!!! Scofield is a master and an absolute favorite of mine, can't wait to see this one!! Long live Sco!! Thanks Rig Doc!
jorgetenamusic thank you sir!!! Sco is the best!
This is going to be sweet! Scofield is the man!
Excited for you to check it out!
Can go wrong with a Jam Pedals Waterfall Chorus and a J. Rockett Blue Note Overdrive = Both Incredible Pedals. Mason you are Awesome - I actually bought myself A Tone Brush. It Really Works. Your Tips & Tricks are Soooooo Relevant and Real-World Genuine & Useful.
Hey Michael! Glad you dig it! Two great pedals for sure! The Tone Brush is the truth!
Dude, you are nailing it with these videos! Thanks!
Brian Chaze Thank you for watching Brian! Please be sure to subscribe so you can stay up-to-date on all the new stuff!
A: Scofield
B: Joe
Oh no! Wrong video! Keep up the good work Rig Doctor!
Ben Cowling hahaha
Hahahaha
I can imagine the pressure doing this right before a gig. Good job.
pg123ab thanks for watching!
Excellent video! Wow, the tone of his rig, unreal!
Very good! Yes indeed! Love how it sounds with his guitar in particular!
Sco: “...must work within 1 hour !!”
Rig Doctor: “...hold my beer...”
Awesome job, under pressure. Bravo 👏🏼
Ruben Joshua hahaha! To be fair, he gave me a quick outline in advance so I knew what I would be getting into, but yes the timeline was a little tight, but we ended up finishing in about 45 minutes.
We all need a buffer episode Dr. (pedals, dedicated, interfaces). Cheers!
Matias Borda okay! I’m on it!
@@VertexEffectsInc Right ! I'm always wondering wether I should but a buffer at the beginning And at the end of the chain...
Great job Mason!!! Sco's guitar, yeah!!
jorgetenamusic Yes! One of those bookmark moments in life!
Super interesting video! Really enjoyed that!
Thanks so much for watching! Hope we earned your subscription!
@@VertexEffectsInc Of course you did :)
Thanks Jens!
Can of compressed air per Silas. Good call.
I've even gone as far as resoldering everything that can be soldered from the guitar to the amp input. That makes a huge difference if you care to put in the time.
Randy Fricke It can be good, but not a cure-all, if I had to choose between one another I would choose the tone brush before compressed air if the goal is cleaning pedal exteriors and the pedalboard platform.
Great episode Mason. JS put on one of the best shows Ive ever seen at a tiny jazz club in Rochester, NY. I was front and center as he was playing with a trio of young cats from Berklee in his band. The tone brush rocks.
Kyle Benjamin amazing! Thanks for watching! Keep the tone brush alive!
Omg didn't think the patient would make it. Amazing life saving surgery!
Another life saved ;)
Wow, so you always recommend taping up the pedal battery connector when connected to a power supply? I wonder if this what happen to an MXR phase pedal that I had
, that stop working. Great video!
It’s a good practice if the pedal is regularly powered by power supply. Again some pedals are already protected from this with containers for the battery to live in isolation from the PCB, but even if you did tape a pedal with this feature you don’t risk anything.
Great video Mason! We now have every pedal you've made in our studio... great stuff!
Thanks Rick! You’re the best! Thanks for the support!
Now I want all of his pedals too. The struggle is real!!!
Hahahaha! Thanks for watching Matt!
Scofield gets one of the BEST techs in the world fixing his board while he warms up/snacks back stage.... we get some drunk goober spilling beer & drool on our board-DURING a song!
Jazz Haze yikes!!! Call me when you’re in town ;)
Jazz Haze it was a ton of fun!
Learning a lot from you regarding pedalboard maintenance. I have a big board with One Control OC10... have started to think the tone isn't as fantastic... I bet Deoxit D5 in all the inputs etc would do the job.
I’m so glad! Deoxit won’t hurt
Update. My tone is fully restored! So simple ! Thanks for the generous wisdom
M Gat Whoa! The magic serum for your sonic needs, Deoxit D5
Can hardly wait!!!
Denis Surette is too!
Great Episode, Mason!
PedaiseEfeitos Thanks for watching guys! Be sure to subscribe for more!
I heard that sneaky D'angelo!
Hahaha
youre the best uncle mason, i wanna be like you when I grow up! (Im 36 by the way)
Hahaha! Thanks man!
Thanks for the tips! Great work.
Thanks so much for watching!
Any tips for cleaning up a board that may have dirty spots on the board from any dirt/ dust from shoes,etc without taking the board apart?
Tone Brush (paint brush) and compressed air should do it!
Your The best Rig Doctor!!! Thank you for those amazing videos!
🙏🙏🙏
Great stuff Mason! You’re the man
Nick Granville thanks buddy! Hope all is well in NZ!
Thanks! I’m currently in london, England. Traveling round the UK for a while. Doing some gigs etc.
Nick Granville awesome! Keep rocking!
Great tips....and I love the Tone Brush!
Lou Tielli thanks Lou!
Very cool episode!! Thanks for showing us which Deoxit to buy! I always seem to have something going on with my pedalboard. This will help abundantly! Cheers!
Great tips Mason thanks for putting this video together.
Thanks so much for watching David! We really appreciate the support!
Great tips, can't wait to incorporate them on my board!!
DreamComa new video coming this week to follow up!
Sco is playing with Lettuce?! Damn I gotta see that!
Yep! Epic show! They sound unreal!
Was that Cali 76 compressor at the beginning of the pedal chain...?
Another great video. Can you do one on how to build an interface?
Sounds like I’m going to have to, this is my third request for this today!
I like your "tone brush", is it NOS?
😂😂😂
Great tips - thanks Mason!
Glad it helped!
Manson you are the best!! 💪🏽
Thanks buddy!
Just FYI the link to the Mogami premade cable is broken! Cool video!
Mark Morgan seems to work for me
Mark Morgan revelationcablecompany.com/product/mogami-2524-neutrik-custom-shop/
Mark Morgan does this link work?
All of this in the dark! This is like the extreme level of provicency! (Next time blindfolded? XD)
Andrea Manconi hahaha! Yes!
Ya got me. Snaggin' some contact cleaner & electrical tape after work.
2 must have in the toolbox! Thanks for checking out the video Cody!
I really enjoy your videos! You do great work!
Thanks Mike! I hope we’ve earned your subscription
My dream is to send you my board... Got an ES-5, couple Strymons, drives, powered by a VL Digital and VL 2 plus and still have noise when engaging my timeline. I tried everything to fix the problem but I just can't figure it out...
Bernardo Ferreira what happens when you use it by itself!?
@@VertexEffectsInc I hear a very fast clicking sound that I don't hear when I have it through my ES-5. But the HUM I used to hear before is gone. I don't understand!! Help me! 😂
Great playing!
Hahah! Thanks
Hey Dr. Mason!!! This was an awesome video, and I will definitely put these tips into practice!!!
I have a question hopefully you can guide me on: I bought a used Fender Hot Rod Deville (an older version), and it seems the tubes have started to rattle but only on certain frequencies, namely Ab ->B, and the low E. Does this sound like anything you’ve experienced before? Thanks and keep up these awesome videos 👍👍👍
So glad you dig it! There are companies that make vibration dampeners for tubes amzn.to/2HZpJaj
Vertex Effects Awesome! Thanks so much for the help, I will definitely check them out!!! Have a good day!!!
You too!
Love your videos! Quick question...regarding all the new custom solder-less cable kits...Roland has one and I believe D'Addario has one, Mogami does, found a generic one on Amazon for $39...any preference?
Chris Dunnett friends don’t let friends go solderless. For patch cables I recommend Mogami 2319 cable soldered to GLS plugs. I’ve got links in my description for the exact stuff both pre made and diy
@@VertexEffectsInc Thank you. I will check that out :)
New sub! Saw the work you did with Rhett and my good friend Anthony and damn you truly have a passion and talent for what you do. Keep it up!
Thank you so much!!!
Mason, hope your back is ok after that excursion! Great work!!!
What is the vibrato pedal?
JAM Waterfall Chorus
Good video
Thank You
Which contact cleaner do you use?
Check description everything is there. We use Deoxit D5!
Vertex Effects thank you
Would cost me a week!!
BEAST
Thanks for watching!
Great playing too man!
Thanks for watching!
Rad video Mason!!
tmitz73 thanks for watching!
Will the tone brush dust away the rust in my playing?
David Rapoport worth a try I suppose! What do you risk?
Rig Doctor 2020
Watching again just for fun and realizing that people outside ware thinking. Damn, Scofield digs D'Angelo 10:10
😂😂😂
Can you please explain a little more about batteries? It was not very clear to me !! thank you... your the best!
Taping the battery clips? It's recommended if you use a 9v power supply instead of batteries to wrap the clip in electrical tape so it is isolated so the contacts for the battery clip cannot touch anything inside the pedal and cause a short. Which would cut signal from the pedal.
Daniel, what Mike said above
@@mikefenton5634 thanks men!
Just read about some having problems with popping noise when turning pedals on and off. Im having that issue with a Looper pedal. Is it a build up if voltage? What can help fix that?
Nick M. Could be a bunch of things - what’s the looper? Is it a relay switch or a butt-contact mechanical switch?
@@VertexEffectsInc one is a button contact that just turns loops on and off. It's powered for the leds. The other board is a boss es8. Not as bad on the boss but still a little pop. With that said it is a high gain rig ran at really high volumes.
Thanks for the reply
@@nickm.9474 Almost impossible to avoid with high gain and volume. You could try experimenting with the buffers in the ES-8. Also I believe the ES-8 has an anti-pop setting you could mess around with. As for the simpler true bypass loop, you could add a 1M pull down resistor from the input to ground, and make sure the input is grounded in bypass.
Mason, is there a reason why my walrus deep six would be popping every time I turn it on? I soldered everything currently
Could be a sensitivity to something on the pedalbord, not necessarily the pedal itself. Try it with a battery and just the guitar plugged into the pedal and pedal plugged into the amp - nothing else. See what happens
What does taping the battery do or prevent?
Matt Mueller I mentioned it briefly in the video, but in some cases people experience a short, if the battery terminals make contact with the PC board. On some devices, the battery clip is contained, so there’s no risk, but on others where the battery clip is free floating, it’s a super easy way to eliminate the risk of a short.
So cool😎👍
Patrick Edwards Thanks for watching Patrick!
Mason is just the best in the world no doubt att all ican assure
Haha! Thanks Domi!
Mason Can I ship you my board to build? Do you do this? Thanks, please advise...BL
Hey Bruce you can email us your proposed project info@vertexeffects.com
@@VertexEffectsInc Email and photo On the way now! Thanks!
We will be on the lookout
Safe on the power ports on the voodoo labs pedal power?
Absolutely
Dr. Mason!
Honorary Doctorate from Tone University
My cry baby makes a loud click noise through the amp when I step on pad to press the foot switch on. How can I eliminate this loud noise?
Félix Hernández try it on a battery first to see if there is any power issue? Are you using by itself when you test? If your amp has reverb, turn off the reverb when you test.
Hey, when my volume pedal is approaching full sweep I hear a lot of hum, any idea what the issues may be? It’s an Ernie Ball VpJr 250k
Does it do it on its own? Try isolating it with just the guitar and amp with nothing else.
Thank you so much for replying! I tried isolating it, just guitar and amp and I am running into the same problem. The hiss happens when I sweep the pedal from the off position. When it is not moving it is fine it's just that when I move it from off to on for swells and such there's this very annoying hiss
@@vishwasrinivasan1654 There is a Poti inside, where the String is attached. There is a gap in between the moving and the fixed part, where dust and dirt can go in. Try to get some contact cleaner in there and on the in- and outputs first and move the pedal a few times. When there is still hum, try searching for broken or oxidized solder points.
Vishwa Srinivasan you can try what Tim said regarding the contact cleaner and see. Without hearing it, it’s hard to fully diagnose. If you wanna send me a link to an unlisted video of the problem, I’m happy to watch it.
Tone Brush... Wait, is it made of Ash or Alder???
Haha! The ultimate tone-wood, Balsa
Muy bueno este aporte
You need to start selling branded tone-brushes!
Good vid
Thanks for watching
You're cool again.
Hahaha! Everyone pales next to Sco!
You remind us of Emmett Cullen
I don’t know him, but thank you...I guess?
Is the “tone brush” literally just a paint brush?😂lol
It's true bypass
Only tone, no paint.; it’s a tone brush. Expensive kit but worth every penny.
I don't understand why John or his tech couldn't have sorted it out. Its only minor work that went on
On smaller tours techs aren’t typically hired - certainly not something a tech couldn’t do themselves, but the idea here was to teach novices how to do some easy maintenance on their rigs and the rig needed some basic upkeep so I was happy to help. If it wasn’t useful to you - hopefully we have something in future that works for you.
Sco isn’t overly tech savvy, he’s a player. And he does travel with a sound guy, who’s also the tour manager and has a billion things to do. A job like this needs Mason’s experience. cause if someone else does it and it goes wrong that sucks to sort on the road
"Tone brush"? You mean "paint brush"?
Exactly! Great tool, re-appropriated for Pedalboards
@@VertexEffectsInc For decades I've used them to clean chassis of audio gear, dusty guitars, mixers, etc. I call them paint brushes.
fretbuzz59 you were ahead of your time!
Canned air.
Silas Cousteau Tone Brush will do more for more stubborn dirt - having both is the best of both worlds
Dude your episodes are incredibly useful and good but the text interaction on the left, it's quite annoying and distracting ,it takes a lot from the experience of watching you & learning ...
Alejandro Blanco I think you can disable the live chat interaction that occurred on the premier - maybe check the settings on your account?
Doing this right before a show? Lol I wouldn't do that.
Luckily it all came together in the end.
Of course it's not an ideal situation, but better to fix it before a show than after, don't you think?
You losed his pick (it was in guitar strings first fret) 🤦🏻♂️😂
Lost’😅
Another successful, emergency surgery!
hahahaha
Another rig pro-tip, everything sounds better if you just put your logo over it and pass it off as something more expensive
it's hard to take this guy seriously after what went on before.
Hi Jake! It reads like you’re referencing what happened with the Axis Wah in 2014. I’m not sure if you’re using this as an avenue to dialogue or you just want to speak out on the subject. I’ve been pretty candid about my responsibility and what transpired with the Axis Wah. You may or may not know, but I did what I said I would - restoring the damaging I’d done with every customer by making direct restitution and amends with every customer that ever purchased the product by providing refunds, exchanges, and/or rebates based on what each customer requested to make them whole again. I still keep a section of my website dedicated to providing the same restitution options to those that were not previously aware of what had transpired with the Axis Wah. I can’t change what happened, however, I did everything in my power restore things with customers to the best that they could be on the customer’s terms. It took about a year to get everyone taken care of, but following that, I chose to move forward continuing to make high-quality products that are sold and marketed with integrity and let the market decide if there is a place for us. Since 2014, we’ve been fortune that we continue to grow and sell more pedals every year. I attribute this to, as bad as the circumstances were regarding the Axis Wah, that we did exactly what we told customers we would do - and most of these customers continued to buy pedals from us as a result after the fact. In any case, you may know all this stuff already, perhaps what I did is insurmountable for you - I accept that. Nevertheless, my hope is that this offers some context and background for your words. XOXO ~Rig Doc
Todd, The purpose of the video is to provide resources for DIYers and provide information to get guitarists the skill sets they need to get better tone and “learn to fish” so to speak. The information is there for you to take or leave. I think everyone, including you, would benefit from taking this advice. Of course, it’s certainly within your power to do exactly the opposite of what I recommend if you feel that me or the content lacks seriousness.
Vertex Effects don’t worry about it buddy. People make mistakes. There is always going to be people that complain. Love your channel and products. Keep up the good work