Gator has introduced Vertex by Gator, a new pedalboard series developed in collaboration with Vertex Effects. The partnership pairs the design input of Vertex founder Mason Marangella with Gator’s manufacturing capabilities.
The Vertex by Gator collection launches with three sub-series. The Tour Lite series offers a compact footprint with the option to integrate risers for added routing space. The Tour Compact series expands the working surface and introduces multiple board sizes for musicians building mid-sized layouts. The Tour Elite series provides the largest surface area in the collection, accommodating builds that require additional pedal real estate and cable management space.
Rig Doctor accessories in the lineup include a cable-tie and holder pack with 48 pieces, along with a pedalboard mounting kit featuring 0.75” dual-lock adhesive squares, 4” cable ties and 1” cable-tie holders. These additions are intended to support clean wiring and repeatable builds across different configurations within the Vertex by Gator ecosystem.
“I’m honored to be working with a company that shares my value of bringing premium pedalboards and accessories, at an affordable price, to musicians around the world,” said Mason Marangella, owner of Vertex Effects. “It’s been a dream to work with the Gator team and bring ideas to life that I’ve been refining for over seventeen years as a professional rig builder.”
Within the Vertex by Gator range, the Tour Lite series features a 17” x 10” (43.2 x 25.4 cm) layout. The Tour Compact series is available in 23” x 13” (58.4 x 33 cm) and 27” x 13” (68.6 x 33 cm) formats, and the Tour Elite series offers a 31” x 13” (78.7 x 33 cm) layout. Each pedalboard in the series ships with a fitted gig bag sized to the corresponding board.
With the introduction of Vertex by Gator, the two companies present a unified pedalboard system built for varied rig formats. For more information on Gator’s effects pedal accessories, visit gatorco.com, and for details on Vertex Effects, visit vertexeffects.com.
