181 - Practice makes you...worse?!
Blakes back from Fear the Riff in NYC and Brian is land locked by a local community festival. Seems like a good time to do a podcast.The Goose, The Middle Man, The Idol Maker, and the Gomer Pyle. An amazing article about the origins of what we know today as the Boutique Gear market. Brian and Blake talk about it. Brian recently went to a Garth Brooks show. That takes Blake down memory lane to his third grade talent show and makes Brian relive his first country audition. Blake talks about hi...
16 Loka 201734min
180 - Suggested Settings and Making the Most of Alone time with your Guitar
Blake joins Brian in this week’s podcast. Common question with no common answer. “Suggested settings” to get “that” tone. Is there a baseline? Is there a true “this is that sound setting” that works for every player? The guys talk about it. Their is a gear show coming up in NYC. Who is going and what is it about? The workday is done, your significant other is off doing what they do and you find yourself alone with your guitar and your amp. How do you spend that “Golden Time”? Brian and Blake ...
9 Loka 201746min
179 - The new Paisley Drive Deluxe and getting your Guitar on a plane
Our Wampler teammate, brother in arms, grumpy friend from across the pond, Jason Wilding joins Brian for this weeks tone adventure. So we here at Wampler put a lot of thought and strategy into releasing a new pedal. From social media to demos and the like, it should be a fine oiled machine. But when someone outside our control decides to release a pedal early? Brian and Jason share their frustration and how they are handling it. Jason took the new Paisley Drive Deluxe to a gig. He shares wha...
2 Loka 201741min
178 - Is the Gear Market Changing?
At the 2017 Winter NAMM we sat down withsome Amp and Pedal Builders to get their insights onthe Tone industry, it's future, and what their companies are doing to advance the pursuit of tone. We talked to - Dave Friedman - Friedman Bruce Egnater - Egnater Amplification Joe Morgan - Morgan Amplification Josh Scott - JHS Pedals Roger Smith - Source Audio Aen Hinz - Dwarfcraft Devices Brian Neunaber - Neunaber Audio Effects Frank Falbo - Falbo Guitars Joel Korte - Chase Bliss Audio Mike Matthews...
25 Syys 201732min
177 - Tone Tips - Suggested Pedal Settings: IGNORE them! A test with 6 amps & 3 pedals
One of the most common questions we get through our website is this:"How should I set my _____ pedal to get the sound from this song ______ ?”Unfortunately, that's something that we can't really answer. It depends on a myriad of different things including but not limited to what amp you're playing, how you have it set, what guitar you're playing, how loud you're playing, and that's not even taking into account the playing style... as there is indeed alot to be said for "tone is in the fingers...
18 Syys 201719min
176 - The Doctor, new JHS collaboration, and making Humbuckers better
Travis calls in and catches up with Brian on what he is up to lately. The Doctor is in and Brian and Travis talk about it’s origins and when Travis plans to order his. Travis is putting down the Strat picking up his Les Paul and playing some 90’s covers. He talks about how he got better tone out of his Humbuckers. Impulse response is becoming a thing, just don’t tell Travis. He still writes and records the old fashioned way. Oh, and get off his lawn. And JHS is collaborating with a big name...
11 Syys 201724min
175 - Podcasting 101 and capturing Warren Haynes Tone
Brian and Blake discuss their podcast setups and how much they enjoy listening to themselves(not) Brian is at it again. This time he gets to hang out with Warren Haynes of Govt Mule. He discusses a Wampler pedal that tries to capture that “Haynes Sound”. And more proof that tone is in the hands. And the question came up, “What is one widely loved band that you personally cannot connect with?” Brian and Blake agree on a band that might surprise a lot of listeners. Skateboarding, Brian is in...
5 Syys 201740min
174 - Could you gig the rest of your life with only ONE pedal?
If you had to choose just one pedal to gig with, could you do it? What would you choose? Brian and Blake discuss what they would do. We all have quirks, dislikes and odd fears. Like Brian’s fear of Pool drains or Blake’s dislike of chewing on dry towels. (Yeah, I know). And there is a new pedal that has caught Brian’s eye. It has some very cool features that the guys discuss, but it also has some “interesting” marketing. Dive in with Blake and Brian. Brian tackles Blake’s mini display pedal...
21 Elo 201736min
