Radiohead's Ed O'Brien's pedalboard build TheGigRig G2

[@grantmalone]

Ed "Look at my new pedalboard Thom!" Thom "Very nice Ed. But on this album we just need cabasa and mellotron. Where's my laptop?"

[@Ojoe2010]

+greyztone lol

[@pekerhed101]

+greyztone Egg Zack Lee.

[@Mesa3077Boogie]

nailed it!

[@bobbythedigital]

+greyztone Spot on.

[@TotinosOtherBoy]

He should just get C9 organ machine

[@DJYungHoxha]

"Yeah." - Ed O'Brien

[@gwarden_nz]

hoely moely

[@karniboy6549]

+AnRTPgA sorry i can't stop laughing that;s actually really funny xD

[@garyrun3833]

and some aaah's

[@garyrun3833]

+Gwarden NZ hehe

[@madisonkellymaund7399]

Inspirational quotes from Ed Obrien

[@Bannofication]

Probably the 10th time i've watched this vid. Still amazed at Ed's humility, and how in awe he is of your work Daniel- and rightly so. Such a great vid.

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

+Bannofication ah, cheers mate. Ed's the best ;)

[@marcmistermarc]

Yes just watched this - Ed’s clearly a really grounded, polite and all round decent bloke.

[@CurranLong]

11:42 was that the chug palm mute from "Creep" used to bleep the f word? LOL

[@legovideotv12345678]

Hahahaha I didn't notice that

[@zhou_sei]

good ears. it does sound like it.

[@ElephantTusks]

What do you expect for a 16 bit DAC with a 44.1 KHz sampling rate and a bandwidth of 20Hz-20kHz? It’s a real tone destroyer in bypass mode.

[@honeygirlkellie]

A little late on the reply, but first off, he does a "chicka", not whatever you said. Second, it has happened on songs other than Creep, believe it or not. Third, Jonny Greenwood, Radiohead's other guitar player, did it because he thought the verse of Creep was too nice, and he wanted it to sound nastier. You have been educated.

[@ericportillo8277]

Lol

[@yayayaokoksure]

Thank you for helping radiohead. You have done a great public service.

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

+yayayaokoksure pleasure is all mine :)

[@slavmeister73]

To have someone like Ed O'Brien, who, like all musicians in Radiohead, is searching for the path of unbridled creativity and sonic experimentation without any obstructions, be so happy and thankful at the end is a true testimony and reflection of GigRig's successful fulfillment of everything a serious musician could ask for. I first read about GigRig in the "Perfect Pedalboard" issue of Guitarist magazine, which featured a segment on Steven Wilson's pedalboard. That's where I first found out about the company and was absolutely amazed by the board built for Steven. It really gave me a peace-of-mind by proving the possibility of building a 'board' that could function with the flexibility of a multi-effects guitar unit, but done with pedals, which as many guitarists know have sonic and hands-on 'tweaking' advantages. Fantastic stuff, GigRig.

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Hi Slav, thanks so much. :)

[@uncle-epicurus]

Slav Hurtow

[@astroandyborgloh]

Unbelievable! This down-to-earth guy is a member of one of the best bands of our time! Daniel, great job. Ed, thank you so much for everything!

[@fiftypeehead]

I can't help coming back, if that board was mine I'd just get naked and lay on it all day

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

hahaha, cheers Matt... i think :)

[@terrymiller111]

This dude is like the Robert Fripp of pedalboards. #impressed

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

+Terry Miller best compliment ever :)

[@heliobluesrock]

You're right! Precisely, indeed!

[@dago6410]

it is not "this dude"... Calling Dan Steinhardt "that dude" is exactly like calling Robert Fripp "that dude" :))))))) #alsoimpressedaf

[@JohnSnyder310]

I'm blown away by this. Boards this big usually aren't tour friendly at all.

[@Yupppi]

I love these artist videos where you can see the thankfulness, happiness, the joy and amazement, even being dumbfounded, of these guys when they find out that you made their life so easy, so convenient and allow them to express directly without annoying technical issues. This is what a technological man strives for, to create something useful that makes someone's life easy and better so much that they're at loss of words. The mere reaction of these guys justifies the existence of this technology. In some episode you said it took you 10 years with people saying you're a madman, but now there are people who couldn't live without the fruit of your creativity and problem solving skills. All that effort was worth it when you single-handedly allowed something that wasn't previously possible, but was deeply sought after. Kirk Fletcher's reaction is also one of my favourites. How a man can be so happy that he almost cries, because the difference and result is so beautiful. It makes me happy to watch. And finally getting my own gigrig power system, I can now also forget all that. Even not having a looper it's a huge step when you know you don't have to second guess if you power is adequate.

[@MrSimondaniel3]

sweet.. with all the hum control, isolators, and virtual battery, this is the best board i've seen.

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Cheers mate :)

[@frankbooth5490]

Didn't understand a thing, but nice video.

[@nikinovski]

Frank Booth Ikr And Still watched the whole video trying to figure out what the heck. Help plz

[@medjames]

jaja it happen the same to me. I haven´t got that many pedals to require a controller.

[@reademandsweep]

Enrique Pérez Jaimes ed o'brien didn't understand it either

[@frankbooth5490]

@gabriel vazquez jajajaja

[@martinroach608]

You are not alone!

[@Janmann2007]

Wow man, constructing the Pedalboard for one of the greatest guitarists to ever grace the face of the earth, who pioneered creative effects use and is part of a band that completely redefined what music is. That's one hell of a compliment to your work. You should be proud of yourself!

[@michaelinglis8516]

EDIT: The genius was lost on me until I saw how Dan routed everything. Truly excellent work. Im just like Dan and I go all out with stuff like this an really push my gear to get the most out of it and to get the most versatility. Again very great job.

[@flynnhendry]

My god that memory man sounds incredible

[@strings2wood]

Such a nice compliment Daniel that Ed acknowledges after 5 years of fighting, pulling out leads to find hum, the G2 allows the player to be in the moment and create. I think you have to try G2 to fully appreciate the vision that created such freedom. Awesome board too. Definitely worth watching a few times to see the benefit of going Loopy!

[@fiftypeehead]

What an incredible board!!! The guest loop, virtual battery. Genius

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Thanks Matt :)

[@weaselsuit]

Awesome! You can just sense that Ed is a great guy. And that tech is a guitarist's dream! I shudder when I think of the setup required on stage left!!!

[@paulokleable]

Just gotta say nice to see people sharing some positive feedback instead of the usual hate. This the first time I've left any feedback because of that reason. Loving the video's Daniel, pats on the the back for everyone : D

[@ThatPedalShow]

+paulokleable cheers Paul ;)

[@willem59280]

Thanks for sharing your experience with Ed! I hope they're soon back in the studio with his brand new pedalboard!!!

[@PhiI93]

Dan is such a clever dude.

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

+PhiI93 no, just use the forces of insomnia for good instead of evil :)

[@SeanPierceJohnson]

Okay, this is pure genius. I absolutely NEED a G2

[@BeyondtheRecord]

"wow" -ed o'brien, 2014

[@ElvisPriceless]

"Yeah, yeah, yeah ... yeah ... yeah, yeah. Yeah !" Same guy, same year

[@Millennial_Mike]

Remember watching this video years ago and falling in love with. I now have my pedalboard wired pretty much exactly like this. Inspiration 👌

[@TheGuitarModder]

Never get tired of watching this Dan. The amazing setup and gear and of course radiohead are my heroes

[@giantessmaria]

Beautiful work Dan. It never ceases to amaze me how a board with that many pedals can be so quiet. Sometimes i have all i can do to keep 3 freaking pedals from buzzing and humming up a storm!

[@livemusicvidsvids7119]

This is quite a clean clever set up. It's both simple and complex in options. Thank you for posting something like this. Truly awesome!

[@brianpatrick6102]

This G2 system (and Ed's board of course) is absolutely beautifully amazing in the truest sense. I may get a bit weepy if I watch this again. I am utterly astounded by the ingenuity contained in such a small and beer proof! :) enclosure. Grand slam.

[@vancitycanucks]

All I can say is Daniel is the absolute best. I bought the G2 and then bought a Remote loopy 2 and Virtual battery and can't be happier.

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

ah, cheers mate, so glad you're happy :)

[@SWizz871]

What a fantastic moment. The gratitude Ed shows is heartwarming

[@mracpryor]

Love this! Thanks for all the work. Learning stuff all the time from you. I love how humble and appreciative Ed seems to be.

[@ImSin-de8pz]

I saw this video few months ago, and i moved on because it was too complicated for me at the time... but! after playing with pedal switchers in the last year. Well, im back and this is going to be my final pick fro setting up my board finally the way it should be setup from the beginning. And true eye opener. Thank you Daniel

[@syrupcore]

What craftsmanship. So thoughtful. Really amazing work. And Ed, ever the decent, gracious human being. Thank you, both.

[@PaisleyWilde]

Extraordinary work on the board man! Very inspiring stuff.

[@smharold]

Daniel TheGigRig Can we see Jonny's Pedalboard next? Amazing!!!

[@sunnyhawkings]

Well done. Ed deserves this attention to detail, very impressive setup!

[@BluesLicks101]

In addition to being a landmark artist/player, Ed's a classy guy: I liked his sincere thanks - good man!

[@suraagsubhedar25]

This has to be one of the best videos i've seen on youtube! Thanks a lot for sharing this!

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

my pleasure, glad you liked it :)

[@uubuuh]

10:34 Ed: "You're a clever man" Daniel: "I'm having a go!"

[@ForViewingOnly]

You're awesome Dan! I'd love to hear the story of how you very first got into electronics and guitar, and then how GigRig came about.

[@nicolasrivera5310]

You hit this one out the ball park man!!!, thank you for this video!!!

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Ah, cheers Nicolas, we're very proud of TheGigRig G2, its been a life's work. Glad you enjoyed the vid :)

[@nicolasrivera5310]

Daniel TheGigRig Not only did i enjoy it, now you have me hooked man, im starting to put my pedals together and most certainly use a same size board to the one on this video, Its just amazing what you have accomplished!

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Nicolas Rivera ah, really appreciate it Nicolas, thanks matey :)

[@kckrye]

Daniel, I've come here for inspiration and found it. Top Notch!

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

+kckrye ah, cheers matey ;)

[@dr05guitar]

I am strongly desiring a Deluxe Memory Man now.

[@Bannofication]

Wow! What a reaction and such an inspiring video overall. Keep up the good work Daniel- what your doing for guitar tone is amazing and this board sounds phenomenal. Well done mate.

[@PhilDoughty]

Great board!!! Is that a sample from 'Creep' at 11:43 ?

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

well spotted Phil :)

[@ferl5057]

😍 What an awesome pedalboard!! That would definitely spark a world of possibilities in a studio setting. I personally wouldn't know what to do with it but I'm sure Ed will kill it!! Lol great job

[@naterciapsouza]

Hi Daniel, I'm a big fan of genius Ed O' Brien! That's incredible sounds of pedals and effects! I'm grateful for oportunity to see the amazing Ed and pedals used for him during Radiohead shows here!That's Great!!! I thought that maybe would be cool to see Ed playing guitar and being showed at Pedal Show! Thanks again to post this video, Daniel.

[@LodvarDude]

Amazing rig, Daniel! Ed seems to be happy!

[@Elcanaldemaxiok]

Gracias Dan por tu increíble dedicación y trabajo, en sí...puedes decir tranquilamente que has ayudado en parte a crear los sonidos de la banda sonora de mi vida, Radiohead. Un abrazo desde Argentina 👏👍

[@proc007]

That tone is absolutely gorgeous regardless of whether all of those pedals really are necessary or not...

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Ah, cheers mate. Ed has been using the board to record the next Radiohead album and is delighted with the sounds he's been able to conjure up. Thats good enough for me ;)

[@lucasgazz]

Wooow!! You rock Daniel!! Another amazing job!! Thanks so much for sharing. Ed is really a nice guy. Great video here.

[@DAVEBLISS2007]

Great to see a real sound expert doing a fine job. Congratulations Daniel,

[@cornel-lazar]

Great video. GigRig has literally elbowed all the big corps when it comes to getting the best out of your guitar gear. I also got some great pedals but until I came across some of the GigRig tools my sound was literally only half as good. And they make it easy to understand what you require and what not.

[@BangoBean]

I wanna play on that one day, seems like endless hours of joyous fun... Ed and the boys are blessed to have you around.

[@JimsMusicJourney]

I wish I had half of Daniels knowledge on gear. A true gear guru master.

[@MGReevesII]

Just wanted to say your hard work is very inspiring and encouraging, keep up the good work! You are extremely appreciated! Much love

[@tequilamockingbird03]

Great video. It's nice to see how happy Ed was with what you've done

[@luckylicks3497]

I like what this artistic presentation (pedalboard) does for his soul as well as ours.

[@ScottFairley]

I really appreciate that Daniel is playing like Rush through the Radiohead pedalboard.

[@Chileanseaweed]

Just bumped into your channel and this video. This is immensely inspiring and amazing. Your craft man... thanks so much for this video! And for helping such an amazing musician and band.

[@jcplaysmusic6257]

I'm just starting building boards. I learned a lot from this. Thank you!

[@avjake]

Pretty sick setup. My daughter and I just saw Radiohead in Pittsburgh and we had a great overhead view of Ed's rig. It was fun to watch him playing around with it during the show.

[@Kosmaty87]

yeah ..yeah ..yeah..yeah..yeah..yeah..yeah..yeah..yeah..yeah..yeah..yeah..yeah..yeah..yeah..yeah U GENIUS!! ..yeah..yeah..yeah..yeah..yeah xD

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

hahahah, thanks ;)

[@Kosmaty87]

Daniel TheGigRig ..btw very useful channel. Thx you too:)

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

melancholia_ my pleasure. Anything else you need just get in touch ;)

[@michael_riffs]

That's a righteous board.I really like that fuzz tone.

[@paulhill7928]

How is it possible to dislike this????? Man that would be Christmas alright!

[@TVplanetclaire]

I only understand about a half of this, yet I can't stop watching it again and again. Just fabulous, Dan.

[@alikabeer5008]

Who else hoped to hear Ed play?

[@guilhermearaujo1781]

Very nice. A master job, superb craft, clean, intelligent, wow 👏🏼

[@davidwantsahug]

Looked like an exciting project! Especially with someone like Ed.

[@JasonMcFly]

Holy flippin tones, that fuzz.... wow. I've built huge pedalboards with switchers and midi and everything else and, I didn't understand a damn thing here haha. Daniel is a genius

[@dco_]

Unbelievable sounds going on here! Great work Daniel!

[@patrickgauthier3464]

Totally blown away! Wish I had the dineros to have you put a pedal board together for me!!! Will definitely take good notes and hope I can approximate your genius....

[@tragictheory]

cleanest rig i've ever seen.

[@RS-pp7ng]

I love a well organized pedalboard. One day I'm gonna have Daniel make my board

[@JimBoom92]

Ed to Dan: "You´re a clever man." - I Thought exaxtly the same. Simply amazing. Dan for president!

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Hahah!! Telecasters for everyone!! Hahah

[@ScottGailor]

This is simply brilliant. Absolutely stunning job Daniel !!!

[@FuturephonicEducation]

Hey Dan, at 12:40 you say 'Number 5 is the Whammy', but I can also hear a chorus type pedal in there. Any clues as to which one or which combo we hear just before you demonstrate the Whammy? Intense tone. Thanks!

[@PieAreSquared]

+Futurephonic Education The Whammy has two other modes called Shallow and Deep which give that chorusey vibe

[@FuturephonicEducation]

+Pie Are Squared Thanks for that! What a tone. I'll have to try soon.

[@PieAreSquared]

It sounds brilliant and you can adjust the depth with the expression pedal (and I usually hate chorus)

[@SoberHusky]

amazing! would have loved to see Ed trying this thing out : D

[@maham593]

incredible amount of detail and effort!

[@fangrocker]

Hell of a video Daniel... Fantastic job. And an amazing amount of information. Well done!

[@Fivedayslockerpiece]

This is pure genius! So neat! Amazing work

[@OnLyDoOom]

Wow that's such an incredible board! I will definitely be checking the website out. Work of art

[@JeffreyHexagon]

I really hope this means the new radiohead album will be guitar-centric. especially that fuzz!

[@maximmaunz]

I have a feeling the new album is going to be wonderful.

[@User-xw6kd]

Maxim Maunz It damn well is!

[@eduardoenmanuel]

drooling here!!! amazing piece of equipment for an amazing musician!!!

[@samkimmins]

Technically brill - and what lovely people too - great to see how Ed is genuinely blown away :)

[@mrfett]

whoa, that power system is killer! no special adapters, no repeated orders for little cables you forgot... brilliant!

[@johnr3275]

I always come back to this video for the great tones. Would enjoy working with Daniel one day.

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

+John R cheers John :)

[@tjnugent62]

If I was Ed Obrien, I would have had my guitar tech there to learn the capabilities of the board. This has a learning curve to it.

[@Yekzelf]

Amazing video. These days I'm into the Axe-Fx but that's some very clever WDW / pedalboard / MIDI controller design, using great equipment. Want to take a look at the G2 top panel, but I can't find a HiRes large picture.

[@ThePowersThatBeef]

Wonderful viewing! And such pro work.

[@mojekh]

Just wondering, that Ed didn't check the pedalboard immediatelly in function... Remember the day, when put my new Pedaltrain pedalboard with 10 pedals together. Everything was amazing till the moment when I switched the wah on. The power supply wasn't even so close to wah and it's inductor picked the 50Hz hum from PS very well. Maybe I'm wrong and TheGigRog is kind of battery and/or has some mu-metal shielding, otherwise when wah is on it will probably hum.

[@Dulnlop]

great stuff! will you upload a video on the board you did for Steven Wilson?

[@sebaseba33]

Wow Daniel, very inspiring, I am assembling my pedalboard and I will use the hints and the ideas you suggested in this video, thank you.

[@chrisstrutt4964]

Wow. This is stellar work. Just beautiful!

[@gpeddino]

There's a moment that got me a bit confused... Around 10:30, so you are outputting the delay feedback to a single amp, but the feedback is being "cleaned" by the HumDinger so it doesn't sound so muddy... Am I right?

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Hi there. Not quite, the HumDinger is in the G2 Volume Insert. You can position the insert anywhere in the signal chain, in this example we've used it between loops 7&8. So it's before the delays. The HumDinger has 2 outputs, one buffered that goes back to G2 and one that's isolated that gets sent to the centre amp. As it's placed before the delays the amp that is fed from the HumDinger doesn't recieve any delay signal, but it does receive everything else. Just think of it as a tap off point in the signal path

[@casket_industries]

Superb work here Daniel, thanks for posting this too, I learnt alot.

[@fullmetalfunk]

Top notch work. This is inspiring and beautiful, nice job Daniel.

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

AH, cheers mate, so glad you liked it :)

[@ForViewingOnly]

Wow, this is the first Gig Rig video I've seen and I'm amazed how everything has been simplified, like making up the patch leads and distributing the power... no snips, strippers, pliers, multimeter. Very cool indeed. The simplicity and size of the power supply/distribution impressed me most. That Generator power supply is physically so small for so many pedals, and there's no heat sink... Doesn't it get really hot? And how's the reliability? And the power supply must be a switch mode supply... any noise from it at all, or is it all suppressed inside the unit? Daniel, what are your views on this power supply versus a toroidal transformer supply like the Voodoo Labs PSU? Thanks.

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

ForViewingOnly Hi there. Supply gets warm, not hot, and its extremely reliable :)