Featured Artists
At TheGigRig.com we are proud of the fantastic musicians who have chosen TheGigRig products to get the absolute best out of their gear. Here are just a few. |
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 | Bruce Welch - The Shadows
For the last Shadows tour Bruce needed to power his small pedal board and mix in the wet effect from his reverb pedal. The Generator to power his pedals and the WetBox to mix his reverb to keep his analog signal path pure were the answer. You can see a shot of his pedal board on the latest Shadows live DVD. |
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 | Jeff Beck
Undoubtedly one of the greatest guitarists of all time, Jeff uses 3 Loopy2's to enable him to switch in his effects and to ensure his tone is kept intact when the effects are bypassed.
Check out the pic of Jeff in April's edition of MOJO magazine where you can see his Loopy2's.
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 | Paul Stacey - Oasis, Finn Brothers, Black Crowes
Paul is one of my favourite guitarists ever. It wouldn't be exaggerating to say that his performances at the 606 club in London have fundamentally changed the way I think about guitar. He was one of our first clients and has recently toured with the Black Crowes using his new black MIDI-8 and wer'e honoured to have him on board. |
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 | Steffen Shackinger
Steffen Schackinger is the new force to be reckoned with when it comes to instrumental virtuoso rock guitar. Click on his pick to see his YouTube Video 'City Lights' that now has almost 800,000 views! Of course a Pro-14 is at the heart of his pedal board.
"I moved from rack-based switching to The Pro 14. And it has quickly become the centre of my pedal board. The flexibility, ease of use, and quality allows me to focus more on playing instead of stomping. The freedom it gives me makes this a truly outstanding product!".
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 | Donny Little - Paolo Nutini Band
Donny plays guitar for the incredibly talented Paolo Nutini. He uses a MIDI-8 which is now central to his rig.
"I used to avoid using effects live because it messed with the tone I loved, now I can use the effects I want without compromise. If you value real guitar tone you need one of these" |
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 | Dave Wood - Jesse McCartney, Hilary Duff
Dave's bio is simply amazing. Apart from Jesse McCartney and Hilary Duff (hello ladies) his credits include Taylor Hicks, Norah Jones, Antonio Sanchez (Pat Metheny), Maria Schneider and Franklin Vanderbilt Jr. (Stevie Wonder) to name but a few
"As far as my Pro-14 is concerned, nothing I've ever purchased has had such an affect on my tone and overall happiness with my sound. Studio use, touring....it's an absolute necessity. Daniel goes over and beyond the call of duty on customer support...couldn't ask for anything more"
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 | Mark Sheehan - The Script
If you're touring the world in one of the biggest bands to come out of the UK in the last few years you need to now your gear is not going to let you down. This is why Mark Sheehan relies on his Pro-14 night after night, tour after tour.
Click here to see Mark's pedal board.
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 | Ben Sargeant - The Script
Apart from playing with one of the UK's biggest bands The Script, Ben has also performed and recorded with artists including James Morrison, Will Young, Cyndi Lauper, Amy MacDonald, Shayne Ward, Mcfly, Paolo Nutini, Lee Ryan and Blue.
"I've been using the Midi 8 for nearly 2 years now and it hasn't let me down once. I've played every kind of gig from small club to stadium and it does the business every time. It's totally reliable and Keeps the tone of the bass as it was intended." |
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 | Rob Harris - Jamiroquai
"The Pro 14 has truly improved my tone. I can finally use all of the cool stomp boxes I want without my guitar sounding tiny at the end of the chain. My effects now sound full rather than watered down and washy. Also using the programmable patching switches my rig is now much more versatile. An incredible system."
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 | Paul Turner - Jamiroquai, Annie Lennox
"As a long time fan of old pedals I had a true bypass strip from another company and thought I'd done as much as possible. When it needed a service, I compared The Gig Rig I was honestly shocked. The quality of signal is SO much cleaner and compares to bass > amp direct. Being able to match levels of my old favourites with trim pots is the lick, especially for live use and it's great to have this in the studio too. Dan and the guys at The Gig Rig know their stuff and I can't imagine anyone else coming close."
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 | Martin Waugh - Lilly Allen, Mika
When you play guitar for the hotest artist in the UK you need your gear to be the best. Here's what Martin had to say about his unit of choice, TheGigRig MIDI-8. "For a box that doesn't give you any sounds it's by far the best investment any amateur or pro working muso can make to operate all your pedals... with one stomp AND it doesn't mess with your tone!"
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 | Steven Wilson - Porcupine Tree
Steven Wilson is the musical force behind 'Porcupine Tree'. "The Gigrig Midi-8 solved all my patching problems in a second. Sonically superior, this is an unbelievably flexible switching system that lets me integrate classic and contemporary guitar technology without sacrificing convenience or quality."
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 | John Wesley - Porcupine Tree
"The GigRig has become an essential part of all aspects of my performing and recording set up. The Pro 14 performed so well live that I decided to use it for the recording of the "Fear of a Blank Planet" guitar sessions. It was used on all the guitar tracks we recorded for that album and was so vital, that I eventually added a MIDI 8 permanently to our studio, and then added a second MIDI 8 to my home studio where I record all of my guitar tracks. A Pro 14 for my touring rig, two MIDI 8s for session work. I think that pretty much says it all." |
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 | Colin Balsch - Porcupine Tree
When you go and see Porcupine Tree live, (and you really should, they're phenomenal!) it's TheGigRig on Steve, Wes and Colin's pedal boards sorting out all their pedal and amp switching. 3 of a perfect pair indeed.
"Thanks to my Gigrig Pro-14 I can easily explore previously tricky combinations of pedals for extra sonic exploration and tonal flexibility. It's solidly built, a neat solution to messy cabling, and easily stands up to the rigours of touring, I can't imagine my set-up without it."
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 | Irwin Sparks - The Hoosiers
The Hoosiers are the hottest band in the UK at the moment. Lead singer/guitarist Irwin Sparks relies on TheGigRig Pro-14 night after night to make sure that every bit of tone is squeezed out of his gear.
"The Gig Rig has changed my life for me. No: it's even changed my socks for me. Now that's innovation!" |
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 | Martin Skarendahl - The Hoosiers
When you hear The Hoosiers live, you're hearing TheGigRig in action. Here's what Martin has to say about his MIDI-8. "Here's the deal, my ridiculous bass setup with 7 different pedals was giving me a bit of a hissy fit. Now the signal is clean as chlorine. That pun was $h!t but The Gig Rig is a winner!" |
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 | Nick Fyffe - TheNewNo2, Eric Hassle
Nick Fyffe has plyed, recorded and toured with some of the biggest names in the business including Jamiroquai, ShapeShifters, Hard-Fi and is currently performing with Dhanni Harrisons's band 'TheNewNo2' and Eric Hassle.
"My MIDI-8 is amazing. If you use a few pedals, It makes no sense to NOT get one!, and with my Wet Box my fuzz and overdrive sounds have the weight they'd been missing. Thanks a million"
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 | Dave Gregory - XTC
Dave Gregory from XTC is my favourite guitarist on the planet. His incredible playing and ability to orchestrate unique parts has influenced a generation of musicians including Graham Coxon (Blur) and Johny Greenwood (Radiohead). The XTC albumns 'English Settlement' and 'Skylarking' are essential listening for any guitarist with a flare for creative genius.
Dave uses a MIDI-8 to seemlessly control his pedals and his amazing Matchless C30. See Dave in his new band 'Tin Spirits'. |
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 | Brett Garsed
When I first heard Brett play with John Farnham it was a life changing experience. His playing on the Whispering Jack album is still some of my favourite guitar playing.
We were designing the WetBox when Brett got in touch with a problem with using his pedals in his amp's effects loop. I have just the thing I thought, and send him a pre-production WetBox.
"Thanks to the Gig Rig all my fx loop problems are solved!" |
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 | Steve Rothery - Marillion
Marillion guitarist Steve Rothery knows great tone. That's why he uses TheGigRig Pro-14 to make sure he gets the best out of his gear. You can't argue with albumn sales over 20 million now can you? |
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 | Danny Jones - McFly
As the front man for McFly, the last thing Danny Jones needs to worry about is the dreaded tap dance and 'tone sucking' from chained effects, so he uses The Gig Rig MIDI-8. "Legendary pedal, makes everything alot easier. Solves all the tap dancing and is definitely worth every penny.The tone of the Badcats shine through. Loving your work!"
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 | Russell Lissack - Bloc Party
Russel uses 3 HumDingers so he can run 4 amps at the same time with no phase problems and no earth loops.
"Really happy with the humdinger on my guitar, its an awesome sound"
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 | Badgerman - Dweeb
"Hi Dan, just wanted to say a big thanks for TheGigRig! The Pro-14 has quite literally saved my life! here's a pic of it in action at Green Belt last weekend!
Click here to see the pic Badgerman sent me!
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 | Ivor Sims - Lucky Soul
The Midi-8 really has changed my gigging life. Before when trying to go from a "rhythm sound" to an full blow solo with overdrive, boost, delay etc it was an epic tap-dance to try and fit it all into 2 beats! The GigRig has simplified this into a one touch setup when all of my sounds are just one tap away and the best bit is that when I don't need the effects they are taken completely out of the signal chain; its just guitar-cable-amp. |
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 | Ashley Dasher - Unhindered
"I've been using the gigrig for about a year now and have no idea how I've played live for so long withough it. I'm able to enjoy the show and playing much more now that I can have one preset switch on up to 14 of my effects pedals simultaneously yet still have the ability to call up individual effects pedals for creativity on stage. The fact that all my pedals are true bypassed and only brought into the signal path when they are called upon is amazing! Daniel (the owner of thegigrig.com) has really been amazing and very prompt at answering any questinos that I've had and has been a big support. All in all, "It doesn't get any better than this!" Thanks Daniel...
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 | Tim Parchouse - China Style
"If you like your stompers you need one of these period. Sell a kidney, donate sperm for a couple of months! Do whatever it takes. It will be worth it! Absolutely love the bypass feature so you've always got a straight to amp reference point! I've tried so many things & made a lot a bad gear decisions in my time usually involving digital stuff. There is finally something that makes the transition from all singing all dancing digital effects boxes to an all analog signal path a viable option. Something I've always wanted to do. Save yourself the bother and just buy one of these. It will be the best cash you've ever spent, In the pedal world at least!"
Click here to see a pic of Tim's board hosted on the Pete Cornish website |
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 | Stephen Dale Petit
"OK here's the deal. Daniel Steinhardt is a sonic genius. The Gig Rig set up he designed for me is innovative, easy to use and adaptable to any tweaks I need. Daniel has an encyclopedic and exhaustive knowledge of effects pedals and how they behave, and a players feel for what works on stage. He's a true professional who will leave no stone unturned to get you the best possible sound. The guitar-to-amp tone I get is always pure with The Gig Rig. The result is that I am inspired on a nightly basis to push my performances to new levels, and to explore textures & sounds that I would never have had access to without The Gig Rig. It's a guitarists dream."
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 | Tim Vanderkuil - Sugababes
On tour with the sugababes at the moment, Tim's recording credits include Robbie Williams, Tina Turner, Daniel Beddingfield and Sophie Ellis Bexter.
"This really is the best bit of kit I've ever bought. Pedals sound the way they're meant to, and no more riverdance onstage. I highly recommend The GigRig to anyone. " |
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 | Brendan Mowat-Smith
Brendan Mowat-Smith is fast establishing himself as a guitarist to be reckoned within the Canadian music scene . With a firm background in both taste and tone, Brendan's musical pyrotechnics have gained him national acclaim. "The Gigrig is truly brilliant, in both function and aesthetics. The combination of effects routing, drive-stacking, and amplifier configurations one can achieve with it are limited only to one's creative explorations. The possibilities are truly endless with this beast!" |
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 | Stu G - Delirious
Stu G is the guitarist from the fantastic Christian band 'Delirious'. He has been using TheGigRig products for the last 18 months and uses a Pro-14 switching system to ensure the best possible tone from his live and studio rig. Click on his pic to go stright to his website and get the skinny on his gear. |
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 | Duncan Lloyd - Maximo Park
Duncan uses a MIDI-8 in his live rig to ensure he gets the best tone possible from his pedals and two amps.
"The MIDI-8 is great and is now an essential part of my set-up when i'm on tour" |
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 | Neil Murray - We Will Rock You
Neil has recorded and toured as a member of Whitesnake, Black Sabbath, The Brian May Band, Gary Moore, and Peter Green Splinter Group, and worked with musicians such as Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Sting, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani and Paul Rodgers, just to mention a few. For the last 5 years Neil has been bassist in the very successful Queen musical We Will Rock You in London.
"I'm Using a Loopy-2 to bypass 2 pedals, both high quality makes , from my signal chain when not required, and the improvement to the signal is immediatley obvious. Much fuller. I have no hesitation in recomending it." |
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 | Phil Hilborne - We Will Rock You
Phil is known as the hardest working guitarist in the UK today. Check out the 'TONE ZONE' of the April edition of Guitar Buyer where he talks about his pedal board featuring TheGigRig Pro-14. "TheGigRig has finally allowed me to stop 'tap dancing' whenever I want to change more than one effect at a time - plus it's amp, midi and channel switching are all great! - nice one!"
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 | Mike Choi - Mika (bass)
We're proud to have both guitarist AND bass player for the biggest selling artist in the UK at the moment using TheGigRig. Here's what Mike Choi had to say about his MIDI-8. "Just to say I LOVE The Gig Rig... My overall rig sounds are great and soooo much cleaner. Not having to press 3 pedals within a quarter note makes a huge difference! I'm a lover not a dancer...!!!" |
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 | Hershel Yatovitz - Chris Isaak
"The Gig Rig has lifted up my live sound and performances. The clearer tone has taken me to a new height of satisfaction from my touring rig. Easy to program and adjust on the fly, and no need for a mess of stomp boxes on shelves in a rack. Less tap-dancing and more music! "
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 | Mark Johns - Ray Davies
Mark Johns is one of the most amazing guitarists you will ever see. His command of the instrument is staggering. He has been a Pro-14 user for over 3 years which he uses for sesions and touring with artists such as Ray Davies (The Kinks) and Natasha Bedingfield. |
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 | Matt Prior - Bonnie Tyler
"Took The Gig Rig with me on tour recently and is fantastic, It keeps the clarity and tone exactly as it should be and has made a big difference to my rig, probably more than any other single purchase!" |
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 | Adam Evans - Just Jack
As well as playing for UK artist Just Jack, Adam Evans also appears every week on the Charlotte Church Show. Here's what he had to say about TheGigRig Pro-14. 'Couldn't have managed without it on this tour - made a massive difference to the tone, switching was a dream and I don't the mess up the settings with my foot anymore.....great!'
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 | Luke Potashnic - Katie Melua
"The Pro 14 has never let me down... Whether on stage or in the studio, it brings the best out of my stompers. It sounds great and is built to last. What's more, its so easy to program; you can have an entirely different set of patches at your feet from one session to the next. Is there anything this thing can't do?!? Many thanks guys..."
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 | Luca Campaner - Natasha Bedingfield
Luca Campaner has fast become one of the first call guitarists in London. As one of our first MIDI-8 users, he has used his unit on tour with Lee Ryan (Blue), X-Factor band, Roachford and now Natasha Bedingfield. |
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 | Ben Allen - Mattafix
"The GigRig has become the heart of my setup, the amount of control I get from a single stomp on a switch is incredible. Working with Mattafix at the moment means a club date one night and an Arena show the next, the GigRig can handle anything I throw at it. This thing ROCKS....!"
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 | Brian Kellner - Music Man Guitars demo guy
It's very rare to find a person as helpful as Daniel at TheGigRig. I owe a lot of my sound to his advice and guidance. The GigRig lets me change between my amps and effects with the push of one switch. It's so simple to use, lets you get on with playing and you wonder how you lived with out it. Thanks Daniel for one of the best bits of gear I've ever bought. |
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 | Cyril Tarquiny
French guitarist Cyril Tarquiny is one of the countrys top session musicians.
"As a singer/guitarist I use The Gig Rig MIDI-8. It changed my life! Changing more than one effect at the time AND controlling my Orange and Soldano with one tap is so good. No more 'tap dancing'. Imagination is the only limit " |
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 | Tre Shepard - 100 Hours
"After many years of tap dancing, attempts at level matching and general pedalboard headaches, we finally saw the light at the end of the tunnel. Easy to use? Check. Built like a tank? Check. Genius for tone? Check. The gigrig is simply amazing!"
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 | Steve 'The Knipper' Evans - 100 Hours
"The GigRig has changed my live performance so much. I love to combine various drive and boost pedals and with the gigrig pro-14 i can do this at the push of a button with no compromise to my tone. In the studio or on the road i can go from a chain of fuzz, drive and boost down to comp and delay with one push which i think is awesome."
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 | Adam Goldsmith
Adam is a London session ace whos credits include Elton John, Ronan Keating, Will Young, MeatLoaf and many more. "Simply the best bit of gear I've bought in years, you don't have to
compromise sound or usability in any way in or in any situation, live or studio.....and it's completely future proof. Thank you Gigrig!"
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 | James Coppolaro - Sergey Lazarev
" The Pro-14 is THE ultimate switching system! Using the dip switches to select the loops/pedals you want is so quick and easy I programmed my pro-14 in minutes for the Sergey Lazarev tour. I can now create all the sounds I want and switch between them instantly without having to jump on a bunch of pedals. I wanted the Pro-14 mainly for it's switching facilities but I was amazed at how much difference it made to my tone. My sound is so much clearer and although the Pro-14 doesn't come cheap, don't worry guys even the women seem to love this thing! " |
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 | Prashant Aswani
Prashant Aswani is one of the great virtuoso guitarists in the world today. He uses TheGigRig Pro-14 to get the absolute best from his gear. Click on the pic to check out his pedal board. "I have recently acquired TheGigRig. It is unlike any other switching system I have ever used. I call it the "solution system"! All my problems with using multiple pedals and amps are solved." |
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 | Matt Schofield
Matt has been described as the finest new generation blues guitarist in the U.K today and frankly I must agree. He is simply jaw dropingly good. His tone, feel and touch are setting new standards and is someone to put on your 'MUST SEE' list. He uses TheGigRig Humdinger to get the best form his collection of vintage and boutique amplifiers. |
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 | Steve Raegele - The Besnard Lakes
"Having TheGigRig makes performing a lot easier! The Besnard Lakes music has a lot of different textures and, prior to TheGigRig, involved a lot of pedal dancing. Singing backups is less stressful now that all my sounds are instantly accessible and flexible, and I can change anything with a flick of a switch. Kudos to you for such a well conceived product. Thanks Daniel!"
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 | Matt Backer - Julian Lennon
Matt has played with some of the biggest names in the business. He has a tone and feel beyond the reach of most mere mortals. He has been using a Pro-14 for 2 years with such artists as Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet), ABC, Paul Young and Julian Lennon. |
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 | Sam Wilcock - Electric Mayhem
Electric Mayhem' are one of the hardest working bands in the UK. Constantly touring internationaly, Sam chooses The MIDI 8 to get the most out of his gear.
"The GigRig opens up maximum tonal possibilities for the guitarist with a good amp, instrument and pedal collection. And that's just one of the things it does well! Thanks to Dan for piece of kit that inspires me every gig I play." |
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 | Kelly Illg
One for the ladies.... "As for The GigRig, I love it! I got the gigrig because I like messing with pedals and coming up with different sounds. One day I found your site by accident and just needed to have one. It has been as though someone lifted a muffle off of my tone."
Click on Kelly to see a pic of her and her board |
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 | Sam Orr - The Drifting Flames
''I had no idea you could genuinely buy a product that solved absolutely ALL my pedal board troubles. The gig rig retains all the sounds of my pedals and makes them more accessible and even better sounding when all are going full pelt! I can't ever imagine going back to using separate pedals. The midi-8 has saved my life, my tone and a fortune in replacement switches for my pedals! I love this thing. Its bullet-proof, its easily the best piece of gear I own. especially now they do a midi-8 in black! If it was stolen, I BUY ANOTHER IN A MINUTE!''
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 | Michael Sweet - Stryper
Michael Sweet from 'Stryper' now uses TheGigRig Pro-14 to get the most out of his great collection of pedals and amps. To Michael tone is everything, and as a singer Michael can now step on a single footswitch and select any combination of amps and pedals. |
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 | Jim Homes - Jackson Analogue
Jim is the brilliant guitarist from 'Jackson Analogue'." For years all of my vintage and handmade pedals were confined to the studio, their lack of stability causing too many problems live. The Gig Rig Pro-14 changed all that. I can now balance up and use all my pedals without any loss of tone what so ever. "
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 | Chris Stahl - East 146
At only 21 Chris from 'East 146' is our youngest Pro-14 user. "The Gig Rig has literally saved my life. Myself being the lead singer and only guitarist of a 3-piece rock band, doing effects using my favorite stomp boxes as well as singing would be an impossible task. The Gig Rig allows me to do things I didn't think were possible and does not sacrifice my tone at all." |
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 | James Sims
James is one of the top sesion and performing bass players on the London Scene today. A large part of his sound relies on use of multiple effects and has employed TheGigRig Pro-14 for nearly 3 years now to ensure the best tone possible from his gear. Watch out for his band 'Subterfuse'. |
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 | Mikko Kosonen
Nordic guitarist Mikko Kosonen has a performing/recording and touring schedule that leaves no room for error. After using his Pro-14 constantly for over 2 years he is overjoyed with its performance and reliability. |
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 | Gus Pappadimas
Gus uses one of our Custom Shop Pro-14's with a MIDI mod. In his own words 'TheGigRig totally rocks and the MIDI mod is the bomb!!!!!!' Check out his band 'Ten Foot Touch' at Gus's link. |
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