G·A·S

My Rig

What’s on my pedalboard

A loop- and MIDI-switched board built around an RJM PBC/6X. Here’s what’s on it, grouped by what each piece does, and what’s under it.

Amp sim

  • Friedman IR-J — Jake E. Lee signature amp simulator with cab IR.

Drive & boost

  • Cornerstone Centurio — Overdrive.
  • Chase Bliss Brothers AM — Dual analog drive and boost.
  • Greer Lightspeed Organic Overdrive — Overdrive.
  • Xotic Super Clean Boost — Clean boost.

Dynamics & EQ

  • Keeley GC-2 — Limiting-amplifier compressor.
  • Empress ParaEq MkII Deluxe — Parametric EQ and boost.

Modulation & filter

  • MXR EVH Phase 90 — Eddie Van Halen phaser.
  • JAM Pedals Wahcko — Wah pedal.

Delay & reverb

  • Boss SDE-3000EVH — EVH digital delay.
  • Source Audio Ventris — Dual reverb.

Multi-effects

  • Eventide H90 — Multi-effects processor and harmonizer.

Control & switching

  • RJM PBC/6X — MIDI pedal switcher and controller — the brain of the board.
  • Axess Electronics OTS1 — One-touch switch and interface.
  • Oscillator Devices Siren — Stereo MIDI-controlled volume.
  • Peterson StroboStomp Mini — Strobe tuner with 0.1-cent accuracy, true-bypass or buffered output, top-mounted jacks.
  • Chase Bliss expression pedal — Expression control for the PBC/6X.
  • Chase Bliss expression pedal — Expression control for the H90.

Under the board

  • Goodwood Audio FX Loop Pro — Buffered routing interface with ground lift and phase invert.
  • Morningstar MIDI Box — Active MIDI splitter with eight TRS MIDI outputs.
  • RJM Micro Line Mixer — Compact line mixer.
  • CIOKS DC7 — Isolated power supply.
  • CIOKS DC8 — Isolated power supply (two units).

Board & cabling

  • Creation Music Company Elevation 32+ — Angled aluminum frame with open space underneath for the power and routing gear.
  • BTPA custom patch cables — Built from Best-Tronics with SquarePlug pancake and straight plugs, TS and TRS as needed.