Quar Music Episode: Building Quad Cortex Pedal Board

Introduction

• Host: Quaro Tatos (aka Quog)
• Background: Tattoo artist and music enthusiast
• Focus: Metal music and tattoos on Facebook page
• Language: Speaking in English due to audience requests

Pedal Board Setup

• Inspired by an online image of a pedal board
• Ordered parts from Sweet Water, package received recently

Key Components Ordered

1. Pedal Board: Temple Board Solo 18
   • First purchased item
   • Inspired by a photo from the Quad Cortex group
   • Noted high costs for components
2. Power Supply: Shocks (5 isolated outputs)
3. Expression Pedal: LEL Dual Expression Pedal
   • Compact size, matches quad cortex color
   • Preference over Mission Engineering pedal due to size

Band Information

• Fluid: Band in the Philippines
  • Facebook page: Fluid F L U I D D E
• Thean: Band in Dubai
  • Encouraged followers to check Instagram and Facebook
• Working on a new band and music creation process

Personal Insights

• Music is a hobby, primary focus is tattoos
• Posting about music will be inconsistent
• Encouragement for audience to follow on Instagram
  • Instagram handles: Quog Music, Thean Music

Final Pedal Board Summary

• Completed ultimate pedal board setup
• Main unit: Quad Cortex from Neural DSP
• Features:
  • LEL Dual Expression Pedal size and color compatibility
  • Temple Board Solo 18 as the base
  • Four-way jack from Temple Boards
• Acknowledged high prices of Temple Boards attachments
• Inspiration from a Quad Cortex group member

Closing Remarks

• Quog identifies as an amateur musician
• Sharing experiences to help others with similar interests
• Invitation to follow his YouTube channel and social media
• Encouragement to keep rocking

Conclusion

• Thank you message to the audience
• Looking forward to the next episode