Elwood Francis, guitar tech for ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons, gives Premier Guitar a rig rundown. The rig includes two RJM Music RG-16 audio/function (loop) switchers. You’ll see the RG-16s about 8min 30 seconds into the video.

We’ve been asked by customers to post some rig diagrams. We do have them on the http://rjmmusic.com/rg16.php but they are a bit hidden under the manual/info tab. Please send us your own rig wiring diagrams under comments! A simple rig – 4 pedals, 1 amp Guitar rig with 8 pedals Guitar rig with 4 pedals, 2 [...]

The “4 Cable Method” is a special way to connect a multi effects processor to a guitar amp. The first time I heard of this was in the days of the BOSS GT-5, which was a pretty nice floor-based effects unit. I had one back in the day. It was one of the first processors [...]

When building a rack-based guitar rig, it’s more likely than not you’re going to end up with a ground loop or two, which results in a lot of annoying hum. There’s always a solution to these problems, but sometimes tracking them down can take a while.   One frequent cause of ground loops is the [...]