5. Erik Holke
When my pedalboard got stolen a year ago, I had to build a new one. I use this one with my Sovtek MIG-50 (modded by Swedish amp-modder Tommy Folkesson, to have two channels) in my band Java Junkies and in church with a worship team here in Gothenburg, Sweden.
I built it using a Gator Pedal Tote board with power and a great carrying bag. The signal flow is: Vox wah, Korg Pitchback mini tuner, Amptweaker PressuRizer compressor, Rev Fat Drive, DOD Gunslinger Mosfet Distortion, Boss TR-2 Tremolo, Dunlop Jimi Hendrix Uni-Vibe, and Electro-Harmonix Canyon Delay. The box down to the left is a combined amp channel switcher and tap-tempo for the Canyon Delay.
I don’t use the wah much, but will miss it if it’s not there. The tuner is small, with a great big display. Quite conveniently, I won the compressor in the 2016 Premier Guitar Stompboxtober giveaway. It’s more advanced than I need, but I’m learning to use it over time, as I really like compression (on everything). I love building things, so I built the Rev Fat Drive as a clone of Lovepedal’s Eternity Overdrive, and I use it a lot. Sometimes I need a distortion, and the DOD is a good versatile choice. I love the Uni-Vibe and can’t live without it, although I don’t use it a lot, as it’s a unique sound. The Canyon is my first tap-tempo delay and it’s revolutionized my delay use. I primarily use the tape-delay sound, but sometimes change to get variation. Rock on!
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!
