This one’s for the gear-heads, like me*. We’re back from the East Coast and have some downtime between shows, so I figure it’s high time for a demonstration of all the wacky effect pedals we tour with. This is the actual rig used at a bunch of shows this year.
EDIT: the VW pedal is a Phase 45, not 90. Slip of the tongue.
I learned how to build these effects with the help of various online forums, like:
http://www.buildyourownclone.com/board
http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/
The Tiny Giant amp circuit board is from http://www.musicpcb.com.
The intro and outro music is from our most pedal-heavy song, “Slow Boat to China,” from our brand new album, Tortoise.
*Laura, for instance, finds this all very, very nerdy…