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While there's no shortage of BOTR threads to read through, I thought maybe we could have this stickied to have them all in one place and readily accessible. So here we go. I'll be compiling these in chronological order. These will have each years finalists and the overall winner.

BOTR 2015

JerEvil - modeling rig



Bubbastain - under $1k



Mister Nobody - large board



Bob Savage - small board




Trimix - studio gear



Dolf - combo



Winner: '63 Strat - head/cab

BOTR 2016

Best Budget Rig: '63 Strat


best Small Board: itchyfingers



Best Large Board: '63 Strat



Best recording rig: Loop



Best combo rig: '63 Strat


Best Modeling Rig: Jive Turkey



Winner: Best head/cab rig: '63 strat

BOTR 2017

Half stack: Sizzler


Modeling: LukeBurke


Studio: Ruiner


Large board: Jon Vengeance


Small board: Jon Vengeance


Budget Rig: Yarbicus


Winner: Combo: Dave

BOTR 2018

Best Combo Rig Winner: neilrocks25





Best Large Pedalboard Winner: Jon Vengeance

Pedalboard by Jonathan Clay, on Flickr

Best Small/Fly Gig Pedalboard Winner: iff



Best Home Studio Rig Winner: sah5150













Best Modeling Rig Winner: sah5150





Best Budget Rig Winner: itchyfingers

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Winner: Best Head/Cab Winner: TurboPablo

BOTR 2019

Best Combo Winner Turbo Pablo









Best Rackmount Rig Winner 2tallmusic



Best Modeling Rig Winner thesockmonster





Best Budget Rig Winner itchyfingers



Best Bass Rig Winner fretless



Best Large Pedalboard Winner Lukeburke1



Best Small Pedalboard Winner JerEvil



Best Studio Rig Winner JerEvil[















Winner: Best Head/Cab Winner Lester



pretty straightforward really -
Luxxtone El Machete 22 > Vovox sonorus > Gower custom modded Marshall 1959SLP > Bogner cabs(Uberkab and a H30's x G12-80's cab)

in the loop > Whirlwind Perfect 10 graphic into a Diamond Memory Lane Jr. >
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BOTR 2020

Best Head/Cab - itchyfingers

Les Paul Standard > Henning Bottle Rocket > 1978 Marshall 1960a 4x12 Greenbacks






Best Rack Rig - trey85stang2



Best Bass Rig - ajaxlepinski

Hi-Tone HT103 with 115 cab. I gigged this rig a few times and it sounds fantastic!
1980's Gibson RD
1977 Gibson EB-3


Best Modeling Rig - IndyWS6

Best Multi-Amp/Stereo/WDW Rig - duncan

Heads:
1986 Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ (factory)
2010 Bad Cat Lynx 50

Cabs:
Dr Z Z-Best 2x12 (Warehouse ET65/Celestion V30)
Marshall 1936 (Celestion H75 Creambacks)

Guitars:
2017 Ernie Ball Music Man Stingray
2019 Ernie Ball Music Man Sterling Valentine (Anderson HC2 in the bridge)

Pedalboard:
Guitar > TC Ditto > Sonic Research Turbo Tuner > Klon KTR > MXR Analog Chorus > Diamond Tremolo > Radial ABY

"A" side > Lynx

"B" side > Fulltone OCD 1.4 > Xotic AC Booster > Mark IIC+ (the dirt is all on this side so the Mesa can be swapped out for either my AC30 or my Matchless, which need dirt pedals)

In the loop: Boss DD7 > Diamond Memory Lane 2 > Walrus SLÖ > Walrus Fathom > Walrus D1 (controlled by the Morningstar MC6)





Best Budget Rig - Yarbicus

Peavey Valveking ii Micro ($250)
Panama Purpleheart 212 ($200)
Partsacaster ($200)
EB Volume Pedal ($50)
Ibanez Compressor ($30)
Joyo Tai Chi OD ($30)
Joyo EQ ($30)
Donner White Wizard Modulation ($50)
Walrus Audio ARP87 delay ($160)

Best Large Pedalboard - duncan



Signal chain:

(Out front) Sonic Research Turbo Tuner > Klon KTR > Fulltone OCD > Xotic Effects AC Booster > Diamond Tremolo > MXR Analog Chorus > TC Electronic Ditto > Amp
(In the loop) Walrus Audio Slö > Walrus Audio Fathom > Walrus Audio Mako D1 (controlled by the Morningstar MC6) > Diamond Memory Lane 2 < Amp

Best Small/Fly Gig Pedalboard - Marc G

this is my COVID19 board I put together during the lockdown... signal chain is Big Muff Clone -> Fulltone FB-3 -> TC Electronic Spark Boost -> Boss PH-2 SUPER Phaser (super NEEDS to be in Caps) -> Wampler Tube Echo -> Mooer Ana-Echo -> Spark Boost Mini.

typically at home I'd run it straight into the front of my amp but if I wanted to do 4CM I would break the signal after the phaser and just have the top row in the loop of my amp




Best Home Studio/Recording Rig - ajaxlepinski

BEHOLD! Electric Lady Bedroomland Studio!


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Link Wray autograph & Moai on the left speaker / the Batmobile (arrived 6-11-20) on the right speaker.
With a 90 year old woman in the house, I don't get to crank it up loud so, no worries about vibrations or things falling off!


Big Lebowski Rug - no one peed on it... yet!



Winner: Best Combo Rig - itchyfingers

1962 Gibson Les Paul / SG Junior or 2012 Gibson ES-355 Dot Satin >
Pedalboard (see 2020 BOTR Large Board thread for deets) >
1979 Roland Space Echo RE-201 >
1976 Fender Pro Reverb