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I built this rig for Michele Canova Iorfida, producer for Tiziano Ferro, Jovanotti, Eros Ramazzotti and many other Italian artists.  This rig is used for his personal studio, however Michael Landau will be the primariy user (MIchele's first call for all...

I built this rig for a client that required a compact pedalboard with expansion options, that could travel easily around Europe. SIZE + WEIGHT 12.5" x 31" 25 lbs. 9 oz. INTERFACE Vertex Dual Buffer (single input buffer, single output...

John Scofield's Rig Rundown with Premier Guitar

I built this rig for Josh Smith for his solo work and touring with Raphael Saadiq: www.joshsmithguitar.com   SIZE + WEIGHT 17" x 25" 25 lbs. 7 oz. INTERFACE Passive input (no input buffer), effects “break-out” insert for Wah Wah...

 A sonic voyage through all settings and voicings of the Landau Stereo Chorus:

 A video comparison of the Landau Stereo Chorus, Arion SCH-1 Stereo Chorus, and Arion SCH-Z Stereo Chorus:  

A great shout-out from Andy Timmons in the credits of his new album Sgt. Pepper:

 Adam at Dirtbox.com did a great in-depth interview here: http://www.dirtbox.net/interviews/mason-marangella/

 BACKGROUND   Although true bypass has been a standard for boutique pedal companies for the last decade, in more recent years many companies (including my own), moved from using a mechanical 3PDT switch (triple pole, double throw) to a relay...