Chris Benson Of Benson Amps & Pedals At TPS! [Preamps, Fuzzes, Delay, Surf's Up & Florist]

Fantastic tones in the house from Portland, Oregon! Welcome to the show! It is our great pleasure to welcome one of the USA’s premier contemporary names in amps and effects: Chris Benson. Now just over a decade into his company, Chris’s uncompromising approach to design and build has yielded a range of products that have gained a stellar reputation among musicians, techs, engineers and producers. In this show Chris tells us how he got started in the business before we delve into the sounds and features of some of his current offerings… and a couple of new ones too. Massive thanks to Chris for making the journey here. Please check out Benson online - www.bensonamps.com/ Enjoy the episode! Pedals & stuff in this show • TheGigRig Three2One www.thegigrig.com/three2one • Walrus Audio Canvas Tuner UK & Europe: bit.ly/3zaTX5Z Australia: bit.ly/3QTkD15 USA: sweetwater.sjv.io/oqky2W • Benson Germanium Fuzz UK & Europe: bit.ly/3zaTX5Z Australia: bit.ly/2R3Q8Kf USA: sweetwater.sjv.io/5gv7e1 • Benson Germanium Preamp UK & Europe: bit.ly/3zaTX5Z Australia: bit.ly/3UIZ5FK USA: sweetwater.sjv.io/zNo2LG • Benson Preamp UK & Europe: bit.ly/3zaTX5Z Australia: bit.ly/2yF5FTy USA: sweetwater.sjv.io/9g7J1E • Benson Germanium Boost UK & Europe: bit.ly/3zaTX5Z Australia: bit.ly/4bjHefn USA: sweetwater.sjv.io/xkgNxy • Benson Stonk Box UK & Europe: bit.ly/3zaTX5Z Australia: bit.ly/4dGI1J5 USA: sweetwater.sjv.io/1rvWjz • Benson Delay UK & Europe: bit.ly/3zaTX5Z Australia: bit.ly/3ywbwgo USA: sweetwater.sjv.io/ZQMykz • Benson / Non Human Audio Florist Not released yet • TheGigRig G3S www.thegigrig.com/g3-s Interesting bits and go-to sections 0:00 Intro 0:52 Chris the Florist… nice! 2:02 Surfs Up! The Beach Boys spring reverb 3:25 How Chris got started in amps & effects 7:45 Lots going on in Oregon 8:15 That Gigging Life 9:55 Benson Preamp VS Germanium Preamp 15:00 Always-on and clean-up 16:50 Temperature control fuzz design 21:20 Stonk Box with thermal control 26:10 Eb fuzz baby! 28:10 Today’s amp settings - Noel’s Knobs 29:15 Benson Delay 40:30 Changing the waveform and tap divisions 44:30 Benson studio world 48:50 Beach Boys Surf’s Up Spring Reverb 52:43 Nothing sounds like a proper spring 55:00 Florist modulated slapback 56:00 Chris & The TomatoTone 1:04:00 Chris’s amps? Guitars in today’s show • 1962 Gibson Les Paul (SG) - no video yet • Fender Custom Shop ’52 Heavy Relic Telecaster - Video here:    • That Pedal Show – Dan's Fender Custom...   • Fender Custom Shop ’63 Telecaster - Video here:    • That Pedal Show – Our Guitars & Gear:...   • 1961 Fender Stratocaster - Video here:    • Three New Strats For Mick?! [1961, 19...   • 1970 Fender Stratocaster - video as above Amps in today’s show Benson Bellringer 1x12 combo with Benson Custom Ceramic 12-inch speaker USA: sweetwater.sjv.io/NkM6O1 Fender ’65 Deluxe Reverb with stock speaker UK & Europe: bit.ly/3zaTX5Z USA: sweetwater.sjv.io/B0JXex We hope you enjoy this episode. Please subscribe to our channel. You can buy TPS merch to support our efforts www.thatpedalshowstore.com/ We are on Patreon – crowdfunding for creatives www.patreon.com/ThatPedalShow Please visit our preferred retailers! UK & Europe: Andertons Music bit.ly/3zaTX5Z Australia: Pedal Empire bit.ly/2mWmJQf