Pedalboards, effects and tone

Paul Shores Reveals His Blues Pedalboard

Texas blues musician Paul Shores joins Bobby G Berney to demonstrate guitar pedals, signal chains, effect stacking, delay, Uni-Vibe sounds, and practical ways to shape a great guitar tone.

Hosted by Bobby G BerneyShreveport–Bossier, Louisiana

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Paul Shores returns to Weekend @ Berney's for a hands-on conversation about the pedals that shape his sound and the choices that make a pedalboard work as one musical instrument.

Bobby and Paul explore pedal order, delay, modulation, effect stacking, and the small adjustments that can turn a collection of stompboxes into a responsive blues rig.

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  1. 0:00Brassica Farm sponsor
  2. 0:36Show intro and merchandise
  3. 1:05Deep Dive with Paul Shores
  4. 2:42Tuner, wah and clean boost
  5. 3:32Tube Screamer and stacking drives
  6. 5:55Carbon Copy analog delay
  7. 6:32Uni-Vibe and pickup settings
  8. 8:14MXR phase shifter
  9. 9:37Noise suppressor and single-coil hum
  10. 10:25Stereo chorus setup
  11. 12:27Guitar techs and gig stories
  12. 14:22Paul's pedalboard road case
  13. 16:00Live blues performance
  14. 20:01Closing

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