187 - Mason Marangella (Vertex Effects)

In episode 187 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host James Patrick Regan speaks with guitarist and owner and founder of Vertex Effects Mason Marangella. Tom Bukovac calls him “Sweet Mason”. In their conversation Mason tells us about his studio where he has a wealth of classic amplifiers, pedals, pedalboards and a crazy guitar collection with one of just about every type of guitar you would want and Mason tells us about where he gets stuff repaired when it’s beyond what he can repair himself.

Mason discusses his company Vertex Effects and what he does: buffers, boosts pedalboards all used by the top session guitarists as well as performing guitarists. Mason also talks about his YouTube channel and podcast “Chairmen of the Board” where Mason and his contemporaries discuss pedals, pedalboards and their components.

Mason tells us how he initially got his pedals in to the hands of the top Nashville players and how he started in the field of pedals in the first place.

Mason explains what a “buffer” does and the optimum pedal signal chain.

Mason talks about a project he documented on YouTube having a Gibson R9 Les Paul transformed into a 1959 Gibson Les Paul the way 1956 Goldtop Les Pauls are transformed into the 1958 features and what the results were.

Finally Mason takes us through what he’s looking at for the future.

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To find out more about Mason and Vertex Effects you can go to his website vertexeffects.com or the Vertex YouTube channel. Or check out “Chairmen of the Boards” wherever you listen to podcasts.

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