Podcast Episodes
Back to Search165 - Favorite Clean Tone and Backup Amps
Brian and Blake talk about their favorite recorded clean tone and how Pearl Jam shaped Brian’s affinity for reverb.
Do you have a portable amp in you …
9 years, 3 months ago
164 - Are gear magazines still relevant?
Are gear magazines relevant in the internet age? Brian has some thoughts.
A listener question about mic’ing guitar amps in a live mix brings up a grea…
9 years, 3 months ago
163 - Tone Tips - Busting the myth of magical op-amps and diodes...?
Everyone knows the the mystical 4558 op-amp IC chip is responsible for the best overdrive tones right? I mean, even Stevie Ray insisted on it in his …
9 years, 4 months ago
162 - Starter Amps, Recorded sound vs Room sound, and Layered Circuit Boards
Blake and Brian look back at their starter amps and talk about some of the options available to new guitarists today.
There is something to having you…
9 years, 4 months ago
161 - Classic tape delays, Tuner wars and getting more out of practice
Blake picked up a Univox EC80 Tape Delay. He and Brian take a look at it.
Tuners. A necessary evil on any board. They also bring out strong opinions a…
9 years, 4 months ago
160 - Multiple delays, becoming a gear head, and the state of mainstream radio
The guys answer a question from the Tone Group. How do you effectively set up and use delay pedals. Can you have too many?
How do you relate to a no…
9 years, 4 months ago
159-New Gear Day & rewriting the DIY books
Brian talks to Blake about his progress on the new revision of his DIY book. How he is getting more relevant mods into the pages.
Blake has some new-…
9 years, 4 months ago
158 - Fuzz pedals, DSP vs Analog, and MC Hammer pants
There is a new fuzz pedal in the works. Is it a Big Muff clone? Fuzz Face? Brian talks about where the process is, and some hints about what is in hi…
9 years, 5 months ago
157 - Influential Tone, Pedalboard Problems, and the Boss ES8
The guys talk about their first concerts and how it influenced their guitar playing and their tone. Brian admits he had a Prince phase.
Blake has issu…
9 years, 5 months ago
156 - April fools day special: New Wampler Release
Fresh off the newest Wampler release, Brian and Blake talk about what is in the Psychosomatic Pedal. It is something….else.
Brian get’s very honest ab…
9 years, 5 months ago