Tosin Abasi: The Ultimate "Clean Amp" Pedal Platform Pedalboard

It was our honor and privilege to partner with Tosin Abasi to build him his first "Professional-Grade" pedalboard rig. Up until this time, Tosin had put rigs together on the fly, in a über DIY-fashion during rehearsals and soundchecks, or, just used an AxeFX for ease of use and to bypass the headaches of an unreliable pedalboard into a tube amp. Now, with the help of the Rig Doctor, Tosin can use his favorite analog overdrive and distortion pedals, along with his Strymon digital delay and reverb to get his his signature tone through his beloved Morgan SW tube amp with total dependability.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
01:18 - Intro
03:17 - Initial meet up with Tosin
05:17 - Choosing pedals for open spaces on rig
06:52 - Pedal order, signal path
11:00 - Pedalboard surface
12:26 - Lifts, risers, and Strymon bridge
13:45 - Power supply
15:00 - Patch cables and 1/4" plugs
16:14 - Velcro
17:55 - Pedalboard layout
18:28 - Power routing
19:00 - Power cable assembly
19:38 - Audio cable prep
20:11 - Audio cable assembly
20:31 - Testing pedalboard (by Rig Dr.)
33:23 - Tosin play-thru & reactions
35:13 - Thank you & closing

PEDALS USED ON THIS RIG
Mesa Boogie High-Wire (dual buffer) - https://bit.ly/2lZwS0s
Boss NS-2 - https://amzn.to/2NG9LCl
Boss ES-8 - https://amzn.to/2PJKtWF
D’Addario Tuner - https://amzn.to/32gG543
Bogner Harlow Compressor - https://bit.ly/2Nnhh6l
Friedman BE OD Deluxe - https://amzn.to/2WK2llJ
Vertex Dynamic Distortion - https://bit.ly/32gyzpJ
Vertex Steel String Clean Drive - https://bit.ly/2PMf2eg
Empress ParaEq - https://amzn.to/36D2V9A
Strymon Timeline - https://bit.ly/2JQOEvW
Strymon Big Sky - https://bit.ly/34uiyhn
Boomerang Phase Sampler III - https://bit.ly/2JMLZ6w
Truetone 1 Spot Pro CS12 - https://amzn.to/2NBvzz2

MUSIC
Giant/Dann Huff, "Untitled Demo" - https://bit.ly/32ift2q
M Juice Beats, "J Dilla Drum Kit" - https://bit.ly/2pG3779
Ethan Meixsell, "Sea of Sand" - https://bit.ly/2Ce7nxq
Ethan Meixsell, "The Fiery Furnace" - https://bit.ly/32ePKrY

Tosin Abasi Pedalboard | The Ultimate "Clean Amp" Pedal Platform

Ethan Meixsel: the Dull Hammer of Justice The Rail 5 9 19 2

Ethan Meixsell the Dull Hammer of Justice The Rail 5 9 19 2

Ethan Meixsell: View From a Grain of Sand - new album

I'm really excited to be releasing my 3rd record "View From a Grain of Sand" on April 5th. It'll be available on most digital outlets (Amazon, iTunes, Spotify etc.). Physical CD's can be pre-ordered through my website http://ethanmeixsell.com/store/ They will ship on April 5th. It's available for pre-order from Bandcamp now and there's a preview of the track "Fight" available there.

I really enjoyed making this record...Easily the most fun I've had in the studio and I'm really happy with how it all came together. I'll be doing some walk-through videos of the studio setup and playing through some of the material over the next few weeks.


View From a Grain of Sand
by Ethan Meixsell

1.In Our Hands
2.Fight 05:40
3.Resistance
4.The Delicate Constitution of Genghis Khan
5.Surrender to Gravity
6.The Dull Hammer of Justice
7.Where it Hurts
8.Sign of the Crimes

credits
releases April 5, 2019

Performed, Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Ethan Meixsell. Drums on Track 4 by Joe Chirco.
license all rights reserved

Ethan Meixsell: Sustainer Guitar Demo and clip of Lydia Solo

Many thanks to Sal Tine for bringing this instrument back from the dead!

Ethan Meixsell Sustainer Guitar Demo and clip of Lydia Solo

Ethan Meixsel: Pathos and Logos - 2010 release available on bandcamp - rock fusion from New York

Pathos and Logos  https://ethanmeixsell.bandcamp.com/album/pathos-and-logos
by Ethan Meixsell

1. Weapons of Mass Distraction 06:57
2. Unsurfaced 06:35
3. Dukkha 05:01
4. Shunyata 07:29
5. Transeamus 02:46
6. Lydia 05:54
7. Underneath I Lie 05:04
8. On Again Off Again 05:10
9. Thanatopsis 06:30
10. Outline of the Heart 04:27
11. Contraction 05:14

credits
released 12 January 2010

Ethan Meixsell: The Eightfold Path - fusion hard rock jazz from New York

Ethan Meixsell  https://ethanmeixsell.bandcamp.com/releases

Now available for Pre-Order from Bandcamp and Amazon.

https://ethanmeixsell.bandcamp.com/releases

http://smile.amazon.com/Eightfold-Path-Ethan-…/…/ref=sr_1_4… 

Official Release date is July 21st. Special thanks to Douglas Baldwin, for designing the fractal art, and Heather Berry for the Cover Design. Ricky Martinez and Les Cleveland played some ridiculous drums on this one, too. Very proud of this release. More info to follow.

1. Walled In (Remastered)
2. Little Feet 04:41
3. Prayer
4. Shadow of the Moon
5. CLS

credits
releases 21 July 2015   https://ethanmeixsell.bandcamp.com/releases

Ethan Meixsell:All Guitars, Bass, Piano, Drum Programming, Engineering, Mixing, and Mastering
Ricky Martinez: Drums on Walled In, and Prayer
Les Cleveland: Drums on Little Feet, and Shadow of the Moon

Ethan Meixsell, Travis Larson, Carl Roa: Long Island Fusion Fest 2012

Ethan Meixsell Live debut at Long Island Fusion Fest 2012

Saturday, 2 June 2012

20:00 in EDT

Come down to hear the live debut of Ethan Meixsell at Long Island Fusion Fest 2012. This is far and away the most challenging set of music I've ever attempted and I've got some incredible musicians adding their voice to the project. I'll be playing material from my debut record "Pathos and Logos", some new material, and some surprise covers. Also performing are the Travis Larson Band and Carl Roa Band. Come out for a night of mind-altering guitar playing. The band features:
Ethan Meixsell: Guitar & Vox
Douglas Baldwin: Guitar
Harold Skeete: Bass
Ricky Martinez: Drums



The Hub Billiard Club
4060 Austin Blvd., Island Park, NY 11558
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Ethan Meixsell: Dimarzio Area 61 and Area 67 review

This is a demonstration of the Dimarzio Area series of pickups. Included in this video is behind the scenes footage of the recording of the song "Walled In", Ethan Meixsell's most recent single. Shot at Logic Music Studios in NY by Spyros Poulos and Larry Eisner. Audio and Video production Assisted by Roger Vai. Video editing and assembly by Spyros Poulos Go to www.dimarzio.com for more information. Go to www.ethanmeixsell.com to purchase music featured in this video.

Dimarzio Area 61 and Area 67 pickup demonstration by Ethan Meixsell

Rob Balducci, Ethan Meixsell: The Crimson King live UK

Welcome to the new Lick Of The Week, This week I want to to break into the archives share with you all some cool footage my band and I live in the UK at The Peel Club. This was an awesome tour we did and I had a blast The song is called The Crimson King from my Mantra album. The Band is me, Ethan Meixsell on Bass and Veronica Bellino on drums. We did a tour with The Richie Kotzen Band and it was a very cool time! Enjoy! Check out the new www.robbalducci.com and For the first time ever Rock House is releasing a program ON DEMAND. You are able to download it to your computer safely and Log onto www.rockhousemethod.com/ondemand to purchase the Rock Beyond The Boundaries program. Use CODE ROCK5OFF to get $5.00 off your purchase.

9-9-11 Lick Of The Week The Crimson King - Live at The Peel Club - UK

Ethan Meixsell: Pathos and Logos instrumental case interview

IC: Your debut solo album, "Pathos and Logos," has just been released. You're by no means a one-genre musician, so stylistically what can new listeners expect to hear on the album?

Ethan: My goal with this record was to cover a lot of territory, stylistically. I'm constantly working on a lot of music in seemingly disparate styles with the various projects I'm engaged in as a sideman, guitar soloist, singer, producer or teacher. So, I think this record reflects that, although this is an entirely instrumental release with a focus on guitar. There's a but of Fusion, Heavy Rock guitar, Blues, Ambient, Prog Rock, Acoustic Fingerstyle, and Jazz.

I tend to be attracted to music that takes risks and is hard to define... the very things that would frustrate a traditional record label. I think that comes through in this release. Traditional music business wisdom tells us that records like this are hard to market, but when we consider so many of the perennial best-selling records of the last 40 years, many of them were risky and multi-faceted. I think of Stevie Wonder's "Songs in the Key of Life", "Blue" by Joni Mitchell, Michael Jackson's "Thriller", Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon", and especially Led Zeppelin's "Physical Graffiti". Physical Graffiti was an influence conceptually for this record. There's so much wonderful, seemingly conflicting musical content on there, but the thread was the strong personalities of Page, Bonham, Jones and Plant. I think the thread is in my phrasing and in some of the harmonic vocabulary. There are a couple of musical themes that pop up in different arrangements throughout the record.

Also, at this point so much of music sales is based on the digital distribution of MP3's. If you have a record with many different styles on it, you have a greater potential to appeal to a wider audience. Many of the time-tested methods of marketing and presenting new music are folding in the wake of a consumer base that is much more in control of what content they buy. Really, the shake-up of the music industry power structure is a wonderful opportunity for the independent musician if they can properly take advantage of it.

full interview


Improv over a groove by Ken Flagg


buy the CD Pathos and Logos

Ethan Meixsell: Pathos and Logos new CD

Clips from "Pathos and Logos", the debut CD from Ethan Meixsell. Ethan endorses Suhr Guitars and Amps, Dimarzio Pickups, and Onboard Research Corporation's Intellitouch Tuner. Visit www.myspace.com/ethanmeixsell for purchasing information and clips from the new record.
Ethan Meixsell: All instruments (except where otherwise indicated).
Mike Chiavaro: Bass Guitar on Tracks 3, 4, 7 and 8, Double Bass on Track 10
Joe Chirco: Drums on Tracks 3, 4, 7, 8
Ian Fry: Drums on Tracks 1 and 6
Dave Miranda: Drums on Track 9
Garth Fielding: Bass Guitar on Track 9
Spyros Poulos: Keyboard on Tracks 9 and 10
Brian Goldman: French Horn on Track 7
Rob Balducci: Guest guitar solo on Thanatopsis at 4:17.
Carl Roa: Guest guitar solo on Dukkha at 3:50.
Ricky Martinez: Percussion on Track 10


Ethan Meixsell's "Pathos and Logos" Promo. Debut CD releases in January 2010


back in 2007


New Suhr Custom Classic


Ethan Meixsell Jam over One for the Road loop


Improv over a groove by Ken Flagg

Ethan Meixsell: unsurfaced mass destruction

News:
14-09-2007:
Check out the music at MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/ethanmeixsell

Jam over One for the Road loop


Improv over a groove by Ken Flagg


New Suhr Custom Classic


A moment of Petrucci envy


Background:
Ethan Meixsell was born in the USA and is based in the New York area. He is a guitarist, bassist, keyboardist, singer, arranger, engineer, and producer. His music, is guitar-driven instrumental music featuring Jazz, Fusion, Blues, Metal, Progressive, and Ambient textures.

Recently, Ethan produced Rob Balducci's newest record "The Color of Light" for Steve Vai’s Favored Nations record label. Ethan also performed bass and keyboards on a number of tracks. The Rob Balducci Band has toured internationally sharing billing with James Labrie (Dream Theater), Richie Kotzen, Michael Schenker, Uli Jon Roth, Jason Bonham, Guthrie Govan, Vinnie Moore, UFO, Steve Morse, Kansas, and many others. The band retains equipment endorsements from Ibanez, Cornford Amplification, D’addario, George L cables, Robert Keeley Electronics, Line 6 and Intellitouch tuners.

He is also the lead guitarist for singer/songwriters The Scoldees. Their music has been heard on several indie soundtracks and on episodes of MTV's Made.

As the head engineer/producer for M3 Music, Ethan has worked with hundreds of artists in the New York Metro area.

This year he is focusing on his first solo record, co-producing with Brian Harding.

Ethan endorses Ashdown Bass Amplification Systems and John Suhr Guitars and Amps.

influences include: Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Back, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Pat Metheny, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Dream Theater, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, John Petrucci, John Coltrane, Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass, Richie Kotzen, Alice in Chains, Scott Henderson, Michael Landau, Buckethead, Devin Townsend, Strapping Young Lad, Shawn Lane, Jeff Buckley, King Crimson, Joni Mitchell, Stevie Wonder, Van Halen, Frank Zappa, Michael Hedges, Mike Stern, Ralph Wiggum.