Dear internet community, musicians, artists, and dealers,
I am here to be completely honest and forthcoming about everything that has occurred over the past two months with my company, without the help from any marketer or PR representative and write to you directly from the heart.
I had a...
Dear valued customers, friends, artists and internet community,
I am writing you to address the events surrounding the Axis Wah.
After carefully and thoughtfully reviewing all of the comments and feedback concerning the Axis Wah, I have realized that while the unique sonic qualities of the...
This is a travel version of Michael Landau's dry rig for his upcoming fly dates with The Ringers.
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SIGNAL PATH
Vemuram Shanks, Maxon SD-9 (modified), Landau Boost (prototype) + Vertex EXP, Landau Stereo Chorus
MORE INFO...
Just finished prepping Robben Ford's rig before he heads out on his European tour. Be sure to catch him in Norway, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, or Austria. His new record is truly top notch!
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The Vertex Volume/EXP Pedal is designed for the ultimate transparency and tone, while maintaining 100% passive operation. This device is designed on the platform of a Boss FV-500 volume pedal, but completely removes all unnecessary components diminishing the purity of the guitar...
Scott Henderson Pedalboard
Scott was looking to re-create a lighter and more efficient version of the pedalboard he had been using for the last few years.
The original pedalboard that Scott had lacked convenience. He needed to check his batteries daily to ensure that pedals would not die while...
Here is a new rig that I built for Kirk Fletcher.
For the last two years, Kirk has been using a larger pedalboard that I built for him, however he was finding that with frequent trips to Europe and smaller sit-in gigs, that having a pedalboard with everything on it wasn't practical to...
Scott was looking to re-create a lighter and more efficient version of the pedalboard he had been using for the last few years.
The original pedalboard that Scott had lacked convenience. He needed to check his batteries daily to ensure that pedals would not die while on stage, and removing...
A Perspective on 1/4" Connectors
PURPOSE
The diagrams below are intended to inform how the capacitance of various brands and models of 1/4" connectors can impact the tone and performance of instrument cables.
TECHNICAL TERMINOLOGY
pF = Picofarads (a unit to measure capacitance)
TESTING...
This pedalboard was built for a slide guitar player in Florida who wanted a rig that could achieve variations of Sonny Landreth and David Lindley tones.
INTERFACE
Vertex Tri-Buffer (single input buffer, dual output buffers with a ISO transformer on the right output to prevent any grounding...
Here's a new pedalboard that I build for Michael Landau.
Michael had several requests for this rig that deviate a lot from what most of us normally associate with him. These changes will unfold more as I detail this particular pedalboard below and as I continue to develop his studio rig in the...
Here's a pedalboard that I did for my good friend Dana Olsen. Dana plays in a few bands, among them a fantastic Cowboy Country band (Danny Montana & The Bar Association) out of Fairfax, California.
Dana was looking for something that he could use for his country stuff, but could also be used...
Here's a rig I did for guitarist Dann Huff.
My buddy Tom Bukovac has been a long time friend and go-to session man for Dann at his recording studio in Nashville. Dann noticed Tom's rigs and really liked how they sounded and wanted to get something for himself along those lines with a few...
Here is an update to the pedalboard that I constructed for Robben Ford:
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Information on Robben's first Vertex pedalboard can be seen here:
http://www.vertexeffects.com/blog/vertex_robben_ford_pedalboard
Now that Robben has had some time with the rig, he decided to...
Here's a Michael Landau/Robben Ford inspired pedalboard that I built for a client back in Florida.
INTERFACE
The interface houses a Vertex Tri-Buffer with a single input buffer and dual output buffers for both the left and right outputs to use in stereo. There is an isolation transformer...