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

Brian and Blake are back and once again joined by Wampler’s own Richard Oliver in this weeks episode. There has been a meme floating around about the age old question of where the tone comes from. It opens the door for a great conversation. A new piece of gear came out that was a bit “clonish” and it kind of struck a nerve with Brian. Find out why it got under his skin. Richard asks which British band is better? Led Zepplin or Black Sabbath? it brings some interesting responses. Chicken sandw...

3 Apr 202158min

Brian and Blake are back and once again joined by Wampler’s own Richard Oliver in this weeks episode. Richard asks the question, who is the best living Strat player? It brings an interesting answer and a even better conversation. There was a time when the Soviets banned music from the west. So the people found a way to get their hands on tunes and it is a fascinating technique to rock on. Local radio stations can be lacking, and satellite radio has some compression issues, so streaming can be...

26 Mars 20211h 18min

Brian and Blake are back and once again joined by Wampler’s own Richard Oliver in this weeks episode. Our friends over at JHS have produced a musical about guitar pedals. The guys talk about the production and their take on what the sequel should look like. Fender has released their version of the Acoustasonic Jazz Master. Blake has his opinion but the conversation swerved into a look at the spectrum of brands, models and types. There are some strong opinions as you could guess. Richard br...

18 Mars 20211h 9min

Brian and Blake are back and once again joined by Wampler’s own Richard Oliver in this weeks episode. Kings of Leon are the first rock band to release their album under the NFT crypto currency. What is a non-fungible token and why could it be a benefit to musicians? The guys look at it. Line 6 is releasing a wireless Helix midi controller. The guys have strong opinions on the whole wireless idea. You get a new stomp box and plug it in, do you set the tone at “noon” to start out? Is “noon” neu...

11 Mars 20211h 9min

Brian and Blake are back and once again joined by Wampler’s own Richard Oliver in this weeks episode. MXR has released what may be the first artists signature mini pedal. The Eric Gales Rawdawg overdrive started an interesting conversation about the surge of mini pedals and peoples strong opinions about them. Covid 19 is finally showing promising signs of slowing down and things are opening back up. This includes NAMM as the 2021 Summer event is returning as well as next year’s Winter NAMM. B...

2 Mars 20211h 15min

Brian and Blake are back and once again joined by Wampler’s own Richard Oliver in this weeks episode. Wampler Pedals is about to launch their brand new take on the classic Rat pedal. The Ratsbane is Brian’s interpretation of the popular dirt circuit with some cool Wampler twists. The guys talk about it. Blake just finished an interview with JHS’ own Josh Scott that led to a conversation about digital marketing and how content creation is better used to reach the market. Brian is making some a...

25 Feb 202153min

Brian and Blake are back and once again joined by Wampler’s own Richard Oliver in this weeks episode. You may have noticed a delay in this weeks podcast. Well you see the United States has been slapped with a deep freeze. Brian and Blake discuss how they have been affected. Blake got his paws on a Silktone 12 watt amplifier. It has an interesting power tube set up. The guys talk about it. Universal Audio has released an interesting line of pedals. The company is known for their plug-ins and t...

18 Feb 202145min

Brian and Blake are back and once again joined by Wampler’s own Richard Oliver in this weeks episode. Did you catch Phoebe Bridger on SNL? Did you see her attempt to destroy her guitar? The guys have seen it and share their amusing reactions. Then there is the guy who has made a guitar out of his deceased uncle’s skeleton. That’s right. You can imagine the reaction our trio has on this one. England has their own version of Phil Spector? Richard recently discovered that notorious history...

11 Feb 202158min