2. Dave Harris: Surf’s Up
I would like to show my “surf board.” I’ve been playing on this for many years and making many waves with my band the Voltones. This comes with a “high surf advisory,” from left to right:
• Boss TU-3 Chromatic Tuner: A must have, and the buffer is a factor in the tone.
• Vintage “3080 chip” MXR Dyna Comp: Stays on all the time.
• Joe Bonamassa Cry Baby: The buffer is nice, but skipping the true bypass option to degrade the treble a bit.
• B.K. Butler Tube Driver: I’ve owned several; this one’s the best so far.
• 1980s Ibanez TS9: JRC4558D chip, brown mod. Waterproof? Maybe.
• Carl Martin Surf Trem: A very nice unit, using photo cells.
• T-Rex Replica delay/echo: Direct to a Marshall, with the dry side into the Fulltone Deja’Vibe.
• Fulltone Deja’Vibe MDV-1: Out to a second Marshall.
It’s that time of year, when Premier Guitar readers wow us with the intricate details of their pedalboards. A few highlights for 2019 include a surf board station, a bright board with LED lighting, a Nashville guitarist who gigs on Lower Broadway, and a pedal setup with no frills … and literally no board at all. (All this player needs is beer and broken glass.) As an added bonus, a pro pedal builder shares his demo board and tells us why and how he started building pedals from scratch. Read on, play on, stomp on!
