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Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
Welcome to the Chasing Tone Podcast! Join Brian Wampler, Blake Wyland, Richard Oliver, and a variety of special guests as they dive into the world of guitars, pedals, amps, and other guitar gear. From answering your burning questions to discussing bands, gigs, and the latest trends in the guitar world, we cover it all. Expect plenty of off-topic banter and a behind-the-scenes look at our work at Wampler Pedals. If you enjoy guitar podcasts that feel like hanging out with your musician friends…
Episodes
- Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
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 non gear head…
- Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
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-to-him…
- Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
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 his latest…
- Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
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 issues. This…
- Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
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 about the…
- Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
155 - Modding Pedals, Relicing Guitars, and Falling in Love All Over Again
Blake is Back! He and Brian dive into some pedal mod ideas that Brian would like to try out. Can a TS-9 do that? Brian has re-released his DIY book on Amazon…
- Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
154- Sculpting guitar tones to fit a song
Brian has a special guest in the shred shed as he welcomes Victor Lee to the podcast. Victor is an up and coming guitarist who is establishing himself in the…
- Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
153 - NGD - A 1981 Gibson Les Paul Custom, and discussing what makes boutique guitars different
It’s new gear day for Blake. He finally obtained a 1981 Les Paul Custom and that sparked a discussion about the Gibson standard. Brian and Blake discuss how…
- Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
152 - Where should you set your amp and pedal knobs for "perfect tone"?
Knobs on the pedal, on the amp, even on the guitar. How do you set them to get great tone? Does the same settings work the same for every player on every rig?…
- Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
151 - Stage Presence and Life, How to “get up” for both
You see it all the time. Talented guitar player, got his riffs down, nails the solos, but no stage presence. Brian and Blake discuss this phenomenon and what…
- Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
150 - Why we musicians are weird, and a rant on the education system?
Brian and Blake discuss how they interpret music different from those who are not musicians. Take a step back as Brian takes a hard look at his past, and how…
- Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
149 - Reviewing the Mimiq Doubler Pedal from TC Electronics
Normally, Brian doesn't do reviews of other company's guitar pedals. Even more odd is for him to review another company's pedal. However, recently he broke…
- Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
148 - Guitar Shop Etiquette
Join Brian and Blake on another Podcast adventure as they discuss what is appropriate on your next gear shop visit. Is it okay to bring your own guitar? How…
- Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
147 - Brian's longtime guitar-mentor joins him & talks tone
Brian's longtime guitar-mentor joins him & talks toneBrian is joined by his long time high school friend Steve Townsend. You may have seen Steve in some of our…
- Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
146 - 2017 Winter NAMM Wrap Up
Brian and Blake take a look back at the 2017 Winter NAMM show. They talk about the new Wampler Pedal, Dracarys, and other cool things they have seen at this…
- Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
145 - Speaker choice, hearing protection, & does it Djent?
The Bravado will be officially launched at NAMM and Brian has finally settled on his speaker choice for the cabinet. Blake and Brian talk about the process and…
- Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
144 - Tone Tips - How to make a dark sounding guitar sound...brighter
I hear ya. You're saying "wha wha wha wha whaaaat? B-Dub is going to modify a guitar noooowwwww?" Nope. BUT... he did record this special "Tone Tips" podcast…
- Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
143 - Six Ways to Make the Most of NAMM
The gigantic musical instrument convention, NAMM, is just two weeks away. Almost every gear company will be there exhibiting along with several hundred…
- Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
142 - Tone Tips: What makes an amp pedal friendly
Welcome to another "Tone Tips" episode of the Chasing Tone Podcast. In this episode Brian looks at what makes some amps take pedals better than others. And…
- Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
141 - When does cloning turn into a unique circuit?
When you are cloning a pedal circuit, but start to vary component values, when does it become a whole new circuit? If schematically it looks the same, but…
- Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
140 - How to get into DIY Pedals
Ever toyed with the idea of building your own pedal? Ever wondered if the cost of parts and your time is really worth it in the end? Brian and Blake talk about…
- Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
139 - What makes a great YouTube Gear video?
There are plenty of Youtubers demoing guitar gear, but what seperates the ok from the great? Brian and Blake speculate on what the formula is and where the…
- Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
138 - Tone Tips - New Prototype Delay Revealed
Welcome to another "Tone Tips" episode of the Chasing Tone Podcast. In this episode Brian discusses a common misuse of the Euphoria overdrive, and goes through…
- Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
137 - How to Break into the Music Business in 2016
Music is Art. Music is life. Music is a business and if you want to make a living at it, it is time you started treating it that way. Brian and Blake talk…
- Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
136 - Where is Music Headed?
They say change is inevitable. They also say as much as things change, they stay the same. So that said, Brian and Blake take a look at where music is heading…
- Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
135 - Do we hear with our eyes?
Friday was a big day for Wampler Pedals with three new pedals hitting the streets. Brian talks about the exciting changes and talks about the features on the…
- Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
134 - When Did You Discover Tone?
What was that artists' sound that you were chasing, or new piece of gear that thrust you into pursuing tone? That is a question that Brian and Blake dive into…
- Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
133 - Tone Tips: what’s the better amp for pedals?
In this episode Brian grabs a couple of pedals and runs them through several amps. Listen to the difference in response from amp to amp and how different they…
- Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
132 - Which Guitar Pedals are Pointless?
There are many "types" of guitar pedals and effects out there and it is definitely not "one size fits all". Brian and Blake discuss the effects that really…
- Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
131 - Inexpensive guitar pedals that we love
Brian and Blake are back and talking about some of the "inexpensive" pedals they own that impress them. You may be surprised at some of the cheap stomp boxes…
- Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
129 - "Tone Tips" Does Wah go before or after distortion?
In this podcast I'm discussing wah pedal placement. I'll show you some sound examples and you make the decision for yourself. Me personally? I like it before…
- Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
130 - "Tone tips": Getting new tones from old pedals (with sound samples)
In this special episode of Chasing tone, Brian does a special “tone tips” segment, demonstrating 4 Wampler Pedals, and how using them “wrong” can actually be a…
- Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
128 - "Tone Tips" Should you put a phaser before or after distortion?
Over the next few podcasts I'll be doing a series on "pedal placement", where I address where to place certain guitar pedals within a chain of pedals. I'll…
- Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
127 - "Tone Tips" Breathing new life into a Fender Blues Jr amp
Brian recently got his hands on a Tweed Fender Blues Jr. Not a big fan of the stock speaker. Sounds too "boxy" to his ears. So he took the opportunity to…
- Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
126 - Do we get TOO caught up in new guitar gear?
You see something shiny on the interwebs and have to have it. So, you get it.. but then there is something new/better/shinier/warmer/cooler available that's…
- Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
125 - "Tone Tips" 30 Something pedal vs. Vox AC30/AC15
We're doing a new special segment, called "Tone Tips". These segments are a bit shorter in nature, and feature tips about getting better done, and…
- Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
124 - How do our guitar heroes influence our tone?
We come up with a new idea: Team Chasing Tone Mob! Arm wrestling etiquette. The Crate G40. What does the shape knob do? We also discuss how higher gain tones…
- Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
123 - Trouble brews in the pedalboard world
Meet our new host? Mac McGovern??? Breaking! Cease and desist orders in the pedalboard world. How cease and desist works and how many are dealt with. In the…
- Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
122 -Great Obscure Guitar Gear, & Strandberg Guitar Review
Blake and Brian share some of their favorite obscure gear. DOD, ADA, Peavey and a Yamaha distortion pedal? Brian got a Strandberg Guitar. What did he think? A…
- Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
121 - What is it like owning an effect pedal company?
Brian explains to Blake how he balances marriage, kids, and general life with running a pedal company. Reverse Engineering and matching Darlington pair…
- Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
120 - A rant on ethics in the pedal business
Issues of fairness and standards affect any trade and the guitar gear world has seen some issues of late. Brian and Blake take a serious look at the ethics…
- Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
119 - Travis Feaster Visits and talks tone, pickups, and guitars
Travis Feaster visits and we talk about pickups, songwriting, why he's getting more into Les Pauls and Marshalls instead of Fender style amps and strats, and…
- Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
118 - 12 Things you can do to improve your tone
The Wampler team (Brian, Jason and Alex) put together a list of things a player can do to improve their tone. Brian shares these tips with Blake and…
- Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
117 - Summer NAMM and Wampler's New Amp
Brian and Blake recap Brian's adventures at Summer NAMM. Included are Brian's opportunity to jam with one of his guitar influences, and the new clean platform…
- Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
116 - How do you build a customer base?
Brian is fresh back from vacation, Blake has some new gear, and they offer advice on how to build your customer base when you are starting a new business…
- Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
115 - How does clipping work in a multi gain stage circuit?
It's Brian. It's Blake. So it has to be the Chasing Tone Podcast. Ever wonder how clipping works in a multiple gain stage setting? Brian has the science. And…
- Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
114 - New Gear, NAMM, and Pedal Shaped Vape Pipes
Strap in and get ready for a fun ride. Brian and Blake have a little bit of everything in this podcast. Why some music stores make more off of lessons than…
- Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
113 - Is there room for more pedal builders?
Blake and Brian talk about the pedal industry. Is there room for more? What does it take to be successful, and what does that success really look like? And, is…
- Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
112 - Is Guitar Music Dead?
Brian and Blake are back at it, tackling the reality of the future of guitar music. Is it dead as we know it? Are there any guitar oriented artist still…
- Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
111 - Does new equipment inspire you?
Brian is fresh back from hanging out with Brad Paisley. Hear about the moment all gear builders covet. Blake has a pretty cool practice set up that works the…
- Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
110 - What is the best change you can make to your amp?
Brian and Blake talk about some of the new gear and builders that have caught their attention. What wood gives your cabinet the best tone?And what is the best…
- Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
109 - Gear attitudes, Nashville Players and Wampler Amps?
Blake Wyland of the ToneMob podcast joins Brian to discuss the three types of guitar players and their attitude towards gear. Blake went to Nashville and got…
- Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
108 - How do you set up your pedal tone?
Brian talks to Blake about the resurgence of rack effect units in the boutique market. And would you rather spend money on a great amp, or a fully loaded pedal…
- Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
107 - Which Bypass Switch is the Best?
Brian is joined by Blake Wyland of the ToneMob Podcast. This week it is all about the Bypass Switch. Relay, true, buffered? Which one delivers. And the do's…
- Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
106 - Is your home's wiring messing up your tone?
Brian and Blake Wyland of the Tonemob podcast are back. This week they talk about the state of country music and if Sturgill Simpson could be key to bringing…
- Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
105 - Amp in a box" vs General Distortion Pedals
Blake Wyland from Tone Mob returns to the podcast to talk with Brian about preconceived notions when selecting guitar gear, and the HUGE effect that speakers…
- Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
104 - Are "Mini Pedals" really advantageous?
Brian is joined again by ToneMob's Blake Wyland. They discuss the how the industry has been forced to evolve. And designing by feel as opposed to the…
- Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
103 - Guitar Pedal Placement, and Kirk Hammet Pedal Discussion
Brian chats with Blake Wyland of the ToneMob Podcast about Wah pedals, and Kirk Hammet. And Brian helps Blake discover SnapChat…
- Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
102 - What guitar effects will there be in 50 years?
Brian and Max Ponder the future of gear. And they tackle the hard choices when limited to four pedals. Which stomp boxes will make the cut?…
- Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
101 - Why True Bypass is Not Always Good
Sometimes true bypass sucks. Brian and Max discuss why. http://www.wamplerpedals.com/podcast/ for podcast subscription, or go to…