One for Ian Price - Rig Rundown of Josh Klinghoffer

[TheyCallMeVolume]

There is NO way there can't be that much signal loss.

[TheyCallMeVolume]

And those Bright Onion devices are really cool. I'd like one of those!

[Ian Price]

There mus be quite a bit of tone loss although when I saw them last year (probably with a close variant of that rig) I must say that he did sound very good indeed! Lots of bright and crunchy stuff.

[TheyCallMeVolume]

There mus be quite a bit of tone loss although when I saw them last year (probably with a close variant of that rig) I must say that he did sound very good indeed! Lots of bright and crunchy stuff.

Just imagine the tonal goodness of that rig if he even took out half those pedals! I find it quite funny that most of the pedals on the board(s) are used pretty much only to make noise at the end of a song  :lol:

[metale]

Is it possible that one of those switching devices turn the signal to low(er) impedance in order to travel all those cables and pedals without so much signal loss?

I think I saw a MXR Micro Amp in there, which Frusciante also used to boost the signal. Their web-site states "It can also provide a permanent boost in a long effects chain where signal drop off is a problem."

[Ian Price]

I think JF used the micro amp to level out the differences in pickup output between guitars so he didn't need to mess around too much with other stuff. At least that's what I think!

I was also thinking the same thing about that Bright Onion box. Personally I think it is too complex a rig but guess that is the way he likes it - surely he can't use them all in one show!

[TheyCallMeVolume]

I think JF used the micro amp to level out the differences in pickup output between guitars so he didn't need to mess around too much with other stuff. At least that's what I think!

I was also thinking the same thing about that Bright Onion box. Personally I think it is too complex a rig but guess that is the way he likes it - surely he can't use them all in one show!

When I saw them a few months ago, he was stationed at his board for a good portion of the show. It appeared like he was stomping on alot of pedals, but I'm not incredibly sure.

What I actually really like about this is that his tech said that no 2 songs are alike for him, so every show you go to you get a signature, unique tone/pedal combination from him.

[Ian Price]

With a rig of that size I reckon he could play the same song hundreds of times without any fear of having a setting that he had already used.