Justin Labo

Pictured and discussed in this September 26, 2021 KEXP Feedback interview.

My main guitar is a 1969 Gibson SG. I bought it from my friend's dad in the early '90s and I’ve had it ever since. It just sounds good and always seems to fit, no matter what I’m playing.

Pictured and discussed in this September 26, 2021 KEXP Feedback interview.

My pedal board is relatively simple. Distortion > Modulation > Delay. It seems like I use a different drive pedal everyday. But it’s usually a Timmy, Klon KTR, Tube Screamer, or OCD. I rarely play clean. I love the Deluxe Memory Man with a hint of vibrato. It is the pedal I use on almost everything. I just love all the harmonic overtones that a distorted guitar or keyboard into a delay pedal creates. I want that texture. If I need something more washy, I use the GigRig switcher to trigger the Dispatch Master/Afterneath combo. The EP Booster works great to give the overall tone a little flavor.

Pictured and discussed in this September 26, 2021 KEXP Feedback interview.

My pedal board is relatively simple. Distortion > Modulation > Delay. It seems like I use a different drive pedal everyday. But it’s usually a Timmy, Klon KTR, Tube Screamer, or OCD. I rarely play clean. I love the Deluxe Memory Man with a hint of vibrato. It is the pedal I use on almost everything. I just love all the harmonic overtones that a distorted guitar or keyboard into a delay pedal creates. I want that texture. If I need something more washy, I use the GigRig switcher to trigger the Dispatch Master/Afterneath combo. The EP Booster works great to give the overall tone a little flavor. […] The only bass effect on the new record is chorus and I used a Small Clone. I love the fact that it only has one knob. I don’t like complicated things.

Pictured and discussed in this September 26, 2021 KEXP Feedback interview.

My pedal board is relatively simple. Distortion > Modulation > Delay. It seems like I use a different drive pedal everyday. But it’s usually a Timmy, Klon KTR, Tube Screamer, or OCD. I rarely play clean. I love the Deluxe Memory Man with a hint of vibrato. It is the pedal I use on almost everything. I just love all the harmonic overtones that a distorted guitar or keyboard into a delay pedal creates. I want that texture. If I need something more washy, I use the GigRig switcher to trigger the Dispatch Master/Afterneath combo. The EP Booster works great to give the overall tone a little flavor.

Pictured and discussed in this September 26, 2021 KEXP Feedback interview.

My pedal board is relatively simple. Distortion > Modulation > Delay. It seems like I use a different drive pedal everyday. But it’s usually a Timmy, Klon KTR, Tube Screamer, or OCD. I rarely play clean. I love the Deluxe Memory Man with a hint of vibrato. It is the pedal I use on almost everything. I just love all the harmonic overtones that a distorted guitar or keyboard into a delay pedal creates. I want that texture. If I need something more washy, I use the GigRig switcher to trigger the Dispatch Master/Afterneath combo. The EP Booster works great to give the overall tone a little flavor.

Pictured and discussed in this September 26, 2021 KEXP Feedback interview.

My pedal board is relatively simple. Distortion > Modulation > Delay. It seems like I use a different drive pedal everyday. But it’s usually a Timmy, Klon KTR, Tube Screamer, or OCD. I rarely play clean. I love the Deluxe Memory Man with a hint of vibrato. It is the pedal I use on almost everything. I just love all the harmonic overtones that a distorted guitar or keyboard into a delay pedal creates. I want that texture. If I need something more washy, I use the GigRig switcher to trigger the Dispatch Master/Afterneath combo. The EP Booster works great to give the overall tone a little flavor.

Pictured and discussed in this September 26, 2021 KEXP Feedback interview.

My pedal board is relatively simple. Distortion > Modulation > Delay. It seems like I use a different drive pedal everyday. But it’s usually a Timmy, Klon KTR, Tube Screamer, or OCD. I rarely play clean. I love the Deluxe Memory Man with a hint of vibrato. It is the pedal I use on almost everything. I just love all the harmonic overtones that a distorted guitar or keyboard into a delay pedal creates. I want that texture. If I need something more washy, I use the GigRig switcher to trigger the Dispatch Master/Afterneath combo. The EP Booster works great to give the overall tone a little flavor.

Pictured and discussed in this September 26, 2021 KEXP Feedback interview.

My pedal board is relatively simple. Distortion > Modulation > Delay. It seems like I use a different drive pedal everyday. But it’s usually a Timmy, Klon KTR, Tube Screamer, or OCD. I rarely play clean. I love the Deluxe Memory Man with a hint of vibrato. It is the pedal I use on almost everything. I just love all the harmonic overtones that a distorted guitar or keyboard into a delay pedal creates. I want that texture. If I need something more washy, I use the GigRig switcher to trigger the Dispatch Master/Afterneath combo. The EP Booster works great to give the overall tone a little flavor.

Pictured and discussed in this September 26, 2021 KEXP Feedback interview.

My pedal board is relatively simple. Distortion > Modulation > Delay. It seems like I use a different drive pedal everyday. But it’s usually a Timmy, Klon KTR, Tube Screamer, or OCD. I rarely play clean. I love the Deluxe Memory Man with a hint of vibrato. It is the pedal I use on almost everything. I just love all the harmonic overtones that a distorted guitar or keyboard into a delay pedal creates. I want that texture. If I need something more washy, I use the GigRig switcher to trigger the Dispatch Master/Afterneath combo. The EP Booster works great to give the overall tone a little flavor.

Pictured and discussed in this September 26, 2021 KEXP Feedback interview.

My pedal board is relatively simple. Distortion > Modulation > Delay. It seems like I use a different drive pedal everyday. But it’s usually a Timmy, Klon KTR, Tube Screamer, or OCD. I rarely play clean. I love the Deluxe Memory Man with a hint of vibrato. It is the pedal I use on almost everything. I just love all the harmonic overtones that a distorted guitar or keyboard into a delay pedal creates. I want that texture. If I need something more washy, I use the GigRig switcher to trigger the Dispatch Master/Afterneath combo. The EP Booster works great to give the overall tone a little flavor.

Pictured in this September 26, 2021 KEXP Feedback interview.

A V189 can be seen plugged into LaBo’s XO Deluxe Memory Man this picture of his pedalboard from this September 26, 2021 KEXP Feedback interview.

Pictured in this September 26, 2021 KEXP Feedback interview.

Pictured and discussed in this September 26, 2021 KEXP Feedback interview.

My bass is a mid-'00s Mexican-made Fender Precision bass. I use a SansAmp Bass Driver DI directly into the mixer. I also use this pedal when playing live. I like that it can dial in a little grit when I pick hard, but still be big and round. The only bass effect on the new record is chorus and I used a Small Clone. I love the fact that it only has one knob. I don’t like complicated things.

Pictured and discussed in this September 26, 2021 KEXP Feedback interview.

My bass is a mid-'00s Mexican-made Fender Precision bass. I use a SansAmp Bass Driver DI directly into the mixer. I also use this pedal when playing live. I like that it can dial in a little grit when I pick hard, but still be big and round. The only bass effect on the new record is chorus and I used a Small Clone. I love the fact that it only has one knob. I don’t like complicated things.

Pictured and discussed in this September 26, 2021 KEXP Feedback interview.

To be honest, I mostly use GuitarRig as an amp. It’s just easier when I’m trying to get an idea down. But sometimes I’ll use a Fender Vibrolux Reverb.

Guitar Rig is mentioned in this September 26, 2021 KEXP Feedback interview.

To be honest, I mostly use GuitarRig as an amp. It’s just easier when I’m trying to get an idea down. But sometimes I’ll use a Fender Vibrolux Reverb.

Pictured in this September 26, 2021 KEXP Feedback interview.

Pictured in this September 26, 2021 KEXP Feedback interview.

Pictured and discussed in this September 26, 2021 KEXP Feedback interview.

For keyboards, the monophonic Moog Prodigy has been a staple for years. It can do so much, especially when you run it through a Memory Man. We also used the Korg Minilogue a bunch too. It’s easy and fun to play with.

Pictured and discussed in this September 26, 2021 KEXP Feedback interview.

For keyboards, the monophonic Moog Prodigy has been a staple for years. It can do so much, especially when you run it through a Memory Man. We also used the Korg Minilogue a bunch too. It’s easy and fun to play with.