who is in the room?
I'm Drew Thomas — a 28 year old multi-instrumentalist, working musician, and gear nerd based in Bixby, Oklahoma.
I am a giant nerd for way more than just pedalboards… I love Jazz Theory, Star Wars, Porsches, Playing saxophone. I have spent most of the last decade in music retail where I spent many late nights honing my craft, and building boards. What started as a love for gear turned into a genuine obsession with figuring out how to make complicated rigs work better.
That's what The Rig Room is about.
MORE THAN JUST A PEDALBOARD
A great pedalboard isn't just a collection of pedals mounted to a board.
It's signal flow, power, routing, switching, cable management, and figuring out how everything needs to work together as one complete system.
Whether you're running a simple series chain or a full MIDI-controlled stereo rig with a loop switcher and 4-cable method, I build around what you actually need your rig to do.
BUILT AROUND YOU
I don't believe every pedalboard should look or work the same.
Some players want a simple setup they can stomp through themselves. Others want presets, MIDI control, multiple amps, stereo effects, or a rig that can handle several instruments.
Whatever your setup, the goal is simple:
Make the complicated stuff feel simple.
I take the time to plan the layout, signal path, power, cable runs, and accessibility so the finished board isn't just clean — it's practical and reliable.
Everything has a purpose.
Everything has a place.
FROM ONE MUSICIAN TO ANOTHER
I'm not just building boards — I'm a musician who uses this stuff too. I ‘ve played bass in a local cover group, Bad Decisions, for 5 years, and having a solid rig I can rely on everytime has made life a breeze.
I know the frustration of tap dancing through a complicated setup. And I know how satisfying it is when everything is exactly where it should be and you can just plug in and play.
That's why every build starts with a conversation.
Tell me what you're playing, what you're using, what isn't working, and what you want your rig to do.
I'll help figure out the rest.
YOUR RIG. YOUR WAY.
You already spent the money on the pedals.
Let's make them work together.