Podcast Episodes

216 - "Tone Tips" - 5 Mistakes Gigging Guitarists sometimes make

5 Mistakes Gigging Guitarists sometimes make:

- Mic Placement and/or setting the amp tone too bright

- Fitting in the mix.

- Scooping the mids.

- Not t…

8 years, 3 months ago

215 - Budget Amps, Looper Pedals and Gear Shows (What they don’t want you to know)

Marshall, Dr Z, Friedman…all great amps that can fall outside the ol’ gear budget sometimes, But there are some “budget” amps that could get the job …

8 years, 3 months ago

214 - “Tone Tips” Is it better to use an amp when running direct in? A comparison using Impulse Responses

It's very convenient running direct in, whether late night recording, practicing at home, or gigging at church or a club. In this special “Tone Tips”…

8 years, 3 months ago

213 - Guitar Shows...are they worth it?

NAMM, huh, yeah, what is it good for…hold up. Before you go to the next line the answer is more of a “depends”. What is the biggest bang for your com…

8 years, 4 months ago

212 - The caffeinated episode. Great albums, EVH and G-Strings

Facebook. Here we go again you say? Not so much this time as it has encouraged discussions of great albums and their influence. Brian and Blake talk …

8 years, 4 months ago

211 - Blatz Beer, Digitech, and Facebook ain't fun no more

Harman has decided to make some big changes with Digitech and DOD. What does it all mean? Brian and Blake discuss it.

Facebook can be useful, but it h…

8 years, 4 months ago

210 - Bonamassa buying Gibson? And online gear sales

Rumor has it that Joe Bonamassa may be interested in purchasing the faltering Gibson company. Could it be more than a rumor? Brian and Blake dive int…

8 years, 4 months ago

209 - Scooping the Mids and Glamour Pedalboards in the Instagram era

You practice at home and dial your tone in and it sounds great. But at practice or at the gig, it sounds totally different in the mix. Can scooping t…

8 years, 5 months ago

208 - The lost Brent Mason interview

Back around 2004 Brian had the opportunity to sit down with Brent Mason and ask him some questions in an interview that was thought to be lost foreve…

8 years, 5 months ago

207 - Is this the end of analog?

As technology progresses and we dive deeper into the digital world, does it spell the end of analog gear? Or are we in an era where they not only coe…

8 years, 5 months ago