581 - Brian's video with Rick Beato, Exploding tubes, and the BOSS PX-1

Brian, Blake and Richard are back with another episode of the Chasing Tone Podcast. The guys muse about their bass guitars and bass guitars they are wanting to acquire and talk about the difference in playing techniques from the guitar. Mooer has released the GTRS intelligent guitar. Does a guitar need bluetooth and USB connectivity? The opinions are strong. If you could choose a ten year (not necessarily a decade per se) period of music, what would it be? The guys talk about the eras t...

25 Maj 20211h 10min

Brian, Blake and Richard are back with another episode of the Chasing Tone Podcast. Wampler has done it again with the release of the Andy Wood signature pedal. The Gearbox has some interesting features and Brian explains how some of them work. Have you heard about the optical hum buckers? It is based on LED technology and the guys have some thoughts on them. Remember the Presidents of the United States of America? The band? David Dederer, guitarist for that band, posted a comment on on...

18 Maj 202157min

Brian, Blake and Richard are back with another episode of the Chasing Tone Podcast. Brace yourself, there is something in the air on this one. Richard’s Epiphone is in and Blake’s is on the way. Richard shares the excitement of what he has discovered with the new axe. Guild guitars have released a new model. The T-Bird has raised some eyebrows. The trio give it mixed reviews and talk about some of Guild’s other offerings. Blake picked up an Boss HM-2 pedal that is one of those ped...

11 Maj 202156min

Brian, Blake and Richard are back with another episode of the Chasing Tone Podcast. Reverb.com’s “The Pedal Movie” was released this past week. The guys welcome Michael Lux and Daniel Orkin, the creative minds behind the documentary. Hear about the origin of the project, the heart behind it and some of the behind the scenes moments and some of the cool stuff that they could not fit into the final cut. It’s all in this week’s Chasing Tone Podcast. See The Pedal Movie Here: Google Play ...

4 Maj 202153min

Brian, Blake and Richard are back with another episode of the Chasing Tone Podcast. Blake is back from his visit with Josh and JHS. He talks about his appearance on their show and his trip. Richard has finally found an Epiphone 335 and had a little prompting to buy it. He talks about what got him there. Playing through digital gear can produce latency and it can have an affect on ones playing. The guys talk about their experience with the issue. TikTok has come out and admitted that they are ...

27 Apr 202151min

Brian and Richard visit with our old friend and Chasing Tone Alumni Travis Feaster. Catch up on Travis’ latest ventures and what he has been up to. He talks about gigging during a pandemic and his new gig in the gear world. Logic is a pretty popular DAW and Richard recently did a deep dive into a project that stretched his skill levels on the software. This started a conversation about recording platforms and their evolution. Brian is starting to warm up to strats and now he is eyeing some ne...

21 Apr 20211h 16min

Brian and Blake are back and once again joined by Wampler’s own Richard Oliver in this weeks episode. Brian finally pulled the trigger on a new Marshall Amp he has had his eye on. He takes a look at some of the features and it opens a conversation about some of the guy’s dream gear. Is three amps really two amps too many as Richard says? Blake has been using a three amp setup and shares how he makes the magic happen. There is a new app out for guitar players. It is a great tool to organize yo...

14 Apr 20211h 6min

351 - Just relax and enjoy guitar Brian and Blake are back and once again joined by Wampler’s own Richard Oliver in this weeks episode. Dan from That Pedal Show released a video about not needing to be the worlds greatest guitar player. It opens a great conversation about not taking yourself so seriously. Changing strings can be tough, but on a Floyd Rose rig it can melt your brain. The guys talk about it and you will enjoy Richard’s methodology. Seafood, the funk bunker, Blake made a demo…...

9 Apr 202139min