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The Tone Control

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The Tone Control is a sometimes side-eyed look at the guitar world and making music! We talk about everything good, bad, smart, stupid, and weird about guitar gear and bring it to you every other Monday. You can join our Discord to talk with us and other gear heads at https://discord.gg/H2xTfm6

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The Tone Control
Ep. 328 - I Don't Care About Songs
Shout out to Eric for sitting down to talk about gigs.
Oct 29, 2026·1h 6m
The Tone Control
Ep. 327 - Well, That Was Nothing
Ep. 327 - Well, That Was Nothing A guitar plus another and another - 0:05:52 A record and another plus another - 0:23:04 A concert and sort of another and… -…
Oct 12, 2026·59m
The Tone Control
Ep. 326 - I’ve Memorized It In My Own Brain
Ep. 326 - I’ve Memorized It In My Own Brain VCR sized pedal board and multi amp cortex stuff 00:08:04 Concert and documentary 00:20:14 THE VIDEO! 00:29:02 TOTW…
Sep 28, 2026·1h 13m
The Tone Control
Ep. 325 - It's Worse But I Love This
Ep. 325 - it’s worse but I love this Hi Nothing for a few minutes 0:10:10 Notpedals.com 0:21:02 A centralized home for very small builders making stuff you’ve…
Sep 14, 2026·1h 12m
The Tone Control
Ep.324 - Terminology Terms
Ep. 324 - Terminology Terms Very relevant comments 0:06:41 NGD 0:12:38 SW swaps the unit overnight 0:33:28 Quad mini replaced and new update from Neural Hey’d…
Aug 31, 2026·1h 6m
The Tone Control
Ep 323 - This Album is Only Skips
Cons 0:01:04 Lightsabers 0:13:10 A gig on saturday 0:24:00 David Gray Neural Amp Modeling (platform) 0:48:50 More star wars, somehow; and also complaining…
Aug 17, 2026·1h 5m
The Tone Control
Ep 322 - Johnny's First Metal Mix
322 - Johnny's First Metal Mix D’Adarrio: nothing adds up 0:13:20 Fender: the symptoms continue 0:24:39 The people are mad about capos 0:40:42 Ricky Mendoza on…
Aug 3, 2026·1h 15m
The Tone Control
Ep. 321 - The Extra Thin Condoms of the Guitar World
00:00:00 hi00:11:59 playing guitar00:19:00 Strymon is back00:23:17 Dimensional portals00:33:20 Salt break00:39:16 Pine is soft00:41:36 ever try guitar…
Jul 20, 2026·51m
The Tone Control
Ep 320 - The Ugliest Hugh Jackman Lookalike
QC mini 0:6:22 U47 Bon Scott Edition 0:39:10 Concerts USAF Museum 1:00:18 Wrap Up 1:09:59
Jul 6, 2026·1h 11m
The Tone Control
Ep 319 - It Sounds Amazing, Big Whoop.
New Hardware! 0:13:30 TOTW 0:54:52 Jimmy Eat World Bleed American track breakdown series PATREON 1:06:02
Jun 22, 2026·1h 7m
The Tone Control
Ep. 318 - Irish For Gorgeous
🎤 Podcast: anchor.fm/thetonecontrol🎸 Discord: https://discord.gg/eRrA5ty📧 Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/isAxIc💲 Patreon: patreon.com/thetonecontrolThe Tone…
Jun 8, 2026·1h 4m
The Tone Control
Ep. 317 - Even Nothing Is More Than This
🎤 Podcast: anchor.fm/thetonecontrol🎸 Discord: https://discord.gg/eRrA5ty📧 Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/isAxIc💲 Patreon: patreon.com/thetonecontrolThe Tone…
May 25, 2026·1h 3m
The Tone Control
Ep. 316 - He can’t even play, he’s a skeleton
Ep. 316 - He can’t even play, he’s a skeleton Eric Clapton Demoted 00:15:08 Bastl Kalimba 00:26:08 Octave HS-1 00:39:52 TOTW 1:15:14 The Pitt A whole new sound…
May 11, 2026·1h 21m
The Tone Control
Ep. 315 - The Guitar Subcommittee
Ep. 315 Movies 0:1:39 Gigs 0:8:44 DAWs for music makers? 0:21:27 TOTW 1:02:11 The Boys S5 Silo S3 release date, etc. Patrons! 1:03:56 Stephen P Alex Melts…
Apr 27, 2026·1h 5m
The Tone Control
Ep. 314 - Tone Sherpa
🎤 Podcast: anchor.fm/thetonecontrol🎸 Discord: https://discord.gg/eRrA5ty📧 Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/isAxIc💲 Patreon: patreon.com/thetonecontrolThe Tone…
Apr 13, 2026·1h 15m
The Tone Control
Ep. 313 - I Gotta Go To Guitar School
Quad Cortex Mini backordered 0:6:56 Helix polytune Capo Guitar projects 0:17:40 What should we never do? 0:23:36 TOTW 1:09:18 Endor Armor Headphones everybody…
Mar 30, 2026·1h 18m
The Tone Control
Ep 312 - What I Had On My Face Was Not Poop
I want them to know they are loved. -- Ep. 312! - Hey 00:00:00 - Had a gig 00:09:32 - POP QUIZ 00:13:28 - Sweetwater reps 00:37:18 - TOTW and outro Huge thanks…
Mar 16, 2026·59m
The Tone Control
Ep. 311 - Philip K. Dick meets Lisa Frank
Quad Cortex without the OBSCENE Price Tag 0:15:40 Top Watched Guitars on Reverb 0:32:12 Trouble Mega Fly Deco Deluxe TOTW 1:03:30 Cartel Revisited Incubus…
Mar 2, 2026·1h 11m
The Tone Control
Ep 310 - It's Actually A Family Name
Ep. 310 - It’s Actually A Family Name Steam Deck Guitar Rig 0:7:42 Digital tuning is “there” 0:17:46 Gigs and whatnot with Eric 0:32:14 TOTW 1:12:58 The…
Feb 16, 2026·1h 16m
The Tone Control
Ep. 309 - Storm of The Century of The Week
Ep. 309 - Storm of The Century of The Week Probably Quad Cortex Mini? 0:13:32 Magnet guitar? By Mattias Krantz 0:33:44 TOTW 0:46:32 Pluribus (AppleTV), One…
Feb 2, 2026·59m
The Tone Control
Ep. 308 - Standing On The Shoulders of Ned
308 - Standing On The Shoulders of Ned More blind guitar reactions for reasons I’ll explain. 0:10:00 Blue Pearl Ned John Mayer Plugin 00:32:28 Derek Sells…
Jan 19, 2026·1h 13m
The Tone Control
Ep. 307 - 2025 Holiday Special
Our gift to you is this collection of pure nonsense.
Jan 5, 2026·1h 27m
The Tone Control
Ep. 306 - This Is My Cat Portfolio
Ep. 306 - This Is My Cat Portfolio Into and What's New 00:00:00 Stuff for the next things 0:10:38 Started the year with episode episode 283 “The Cone Control”…
Dec 22, 2025·1h 12m
The Tone Control
Ep 305 - AMPle Seating
Ep. 305 - AMPle Seating Swag Vote! 0:13:50 Nostalgia! 0:16:46 TOTW 0:56:34 Batman the Animated Series Mass effect - Legendary Edition Patreon 1:04:46
Dec 8, 2025·1h 6m
The Tone Control
Ep. 304 - Some Sort of Mike Name
Ep. 304 - Some Sort of Mike Name Alex from Coppersound Pedals joins Giveaway Riffs! 0:08:08 Foxcatcher v2 0:22:08 Patreon 0:54:52 The Mikealorian Sordon Gumner…
Nov 24, 2025·57m
The Tone Control
Ep. 303 - This Just In: Work Blows
Get into our giveaway and win a cool chorus pedal. Details in our Discord server! https://discord.gg/KU255nqgxY Baby is here! 00:02:06 Had a gig with the Nano…
Nov 10, 2025·1h 10m
The Tone Control
Ep. 302 - Supprise!
Ep. 302 - Supprise! A quick update Patreon The Mikealorian RabbiBob Peff Jorcaro Carson Ricketts Matthew Fenselau Riesenwolf B-Gow 69_420 GroguD2 Sean Wright…
Oct 13, 2025·4m
The Tone Control
Ep. 301 - Double Brunch Weekend
Ep. 301 - Double Brunch Weekend What have you heard? 00:11:46 Boss PX-1 Plugout FX 00:28:56 Boss pedal but you load pedals into it. Comes with some, adding…
Sep 29, 2025·1h 9m
The Tone Control
Ep. 300 - Why Did I Think This Was Good?
Ep. 300 - Why Did I Think This Was Good? John mayer, 424 and such 00:21:20 300th episode Riff-Off 00:35:10 Nano Cortex capture a pedal 00:42:44 Ear plasticity…
Sep 15, 2025·1h 22m
The Tone Control
Ep. 299 - Don't Leave the Cone of Tone!
Preamble; Preamble… Cortex Nano el very smol 0:9:16 New Deftones and some other bands and stuff 0:37:00 Derek’s fill in gig SPECIAL REPORT 0:50:02 TOTW 1:01:55…
Sep 1, 2025·1h 11m
The Tone Control
Ep. 298 - I think It'll Flap Some Pants
Ep. 298 - I Think It’ll Flap Some Pants Gigs! 0:10:06 Portastudio Pedal 0:21:50 Legacy bands 0:33:02 TOTW 0:55:44 Patreon 1:01:47 Mikertron RBP-90 Patent Mark…
Aug 18, 2025·1h 3m
The Tone Control
Ep. 297 - The Drums Were Really Drummy
Moving and what even is life 00:13:28 OZZY 00:13:28 EASY LISTENING 00:43:46 TOTW 01:00:30 Patreon and Outro: 01:08:40 Huge thanks to the fam as always!…
Aug 4, 2025·1h 10m
The Tone Control
Ep. 296 - All That Shit Talking Paid Off!
Intro and what's new 00:00:00Nothing much 01:10:47Very little 00:34:50TOTW 00:48:58Patreon and Outro 00:56:20Huge thanks to our Patrons! Mediocre Mike Rabbi…
Jul 21, 2025·58m
The Tone Control
Ep. 295 - Let's See Your Amp Modeler Do THIS!
Ep. 295 - Let’ see your amp modeler do this SWG 0:10:06 Digital Bath by Deftones by KHDK 0:21:28 Celestion Peacekeeper 0:31:22 TOTW 0:55:45 Delicious in…
Jul 7, 2025·1h 6m
The Tone Control
Ep. 294 - I'm Buying My Guitar A Laptop
Helix Stadium 0:13:30 More about JHS 0:46:53 (we forget everything else) Patreon 1:06:09 The Mike Stripes Rabbi Bob Sieve Smtth Carson Ricketts Matthew…
Jun 23, 2025·1h 7m
The Tone Control
Ep. 293 - Unwavering Sac
I want the audience to know that I don't regret anything Not a Notadumble 0:1:34 Wah Pedals and 90’s gigs 0:9:32 Giveaway stuff 0:19:18 Fender Studio 0:38:16…
Jun 9, 2025·1h 11m
The Tone Control
Ep. 292 - Go Write A Creed Riff
DISCORD: https://discord.gg/KU255nqgxY PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/thetonecontrol NEWSLETTER: http://eepurl.com/isAxIc Giveaway - Triple Threat 0:08:04…
May 26, 2025·1h 3m
The Tone Control
Ep 291 - What R2-D2 Would Do With A Fuzz Pedal
DISCORD: https://discord.gg/KU255nqgxY PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/thetonecontrol NEWSLETTER: http://eepurl.com/isAxIc Nano Cortex $550 0:17:31 Amp and…
May 12, 2025·1h 12m
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Ep. 290 - HashTagRiffPit
Ep. 290 - Hashtag Riff Pit The thing about HX Stomp 0:15:40 New Giveaway and Riffies 0:21:58 RiffPit Walrus Audio Canvas Utilities 0:34:32 Canvas Clock Canvas…
Apr 28, 2025·1h 3m
The Tone Control
Ep. 289 - Do Not Stick Your Hand In There
DISCORD: https://discord.gg/KU255nqgxY PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/thetonecontrol NEWSLETTER: http://eepurl.com/isAxIc Ep. 289 - Do not stick your hand in…
Apr 14, 2025·1h 14m
The Tone Control
Ep. 288 - Limp Bisquick
Ep. 288 - GIVEAWAY 0:13:08 The Concept of Gigs 0:30:24 TOTW 0:48:06 Patreon and Outro 0:58:50 Fender Hot Bob Deluxe Messy Bougie Mark IV Carson Ricketts…
Apr 1, 2025·1h 1m
The Tone Control
Ep. 287 - You Gotta Hear It From The Mouth
The very cool people at Walrus Audio have hooked up The Tone Control!!! The first 50 people to use code "WalrusLovesTTCP" at check out will get 15% off their…
Mar 17, 2025·1h 15m
The Tone Control
Ep. 286 - Yes, and...
Intro and what's new 00:00:00 Giveaway! 00:19:20 Helix + AI 00:31:18 TOTW 00:50:12 Patreon and Outro 01:07:23 Rabbi Bob Eiela She Carson Ricketts Matthew…
Mar 3, 2025·1h 9m
The Tone Control
Ep. 285 - It Is A Large Instrument (TWSS)
New Guitar 0:02:08 Bilmuri - 0:21:24 TOTW -0:54:14 Something? A guitar? A tattoo? New riff contest and giveaway talk Patreon and Outro - 1:04:10 Rabbi Bob Wheg…
Feb 17, 2025·1h 5m
The Tone Control
Ep. 284 - I'm John Mayer and Everything is Pine
Ep. 284 - NAMM stuffs - Cymbal Strings 0:9:50 Stingray II - 0:18:22 New Eastman Guitars - 0:25:41 https://www.eastmanguitars.com/ TOTW - 0:49:00 Induction…
Feb 3, 2025·1h 2m
The Tone Control
Ep. 283 - The Cone Control
Giveaway of the pedal! 0:10:06 A funny story 0:18:14 Reverb recaps! 0:25:40 Best selling guitars of 2024 Most watched guitars of 2024 Best selling pedals by…
Jan 20, 2025·1h 8m
The Tone Control
Ep. 282 - 2024 Holiday Special
We have a week off to laugh at our dumb self
Jan 6, 2025·1h 54m
The Tone Control
Ep. 281 - Still Catching Foxes
Alex from Coppersound Pedals is here to chat about 10 years of CSP! We get rolling around 0:05:00
Dec 23, 2024·1h 37m
The Tone Control
Ep. 280 - Is That Brian May or Garageband?
VOTE ON THE RIFFS. https://forms.gle/aqBk1SfhzZW3xDby5
Dec 9, 2024·57m
The Tone Control
Ep. 279 - It's a 12-string Hot Dog
Trombones! Don't forget the trombones! DISCORD: https://discord.gg/KU255nqgxY PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/thetonecontrol NEWSLETTER…
Nov 25, 2024·1h 7m
The Tone Control
Ep. 278 - There's differences but there's also sameses
Halloween, probably 0:1:36 2024 the great riff off 0:16:49 Rhett Shull’s new video 0:23:06 Documenting the creative process vs. being a content creator Four…
Nov 11, 2024·1h 12m
The Tone Control
Ep. 277 - Sponsored by HBO
277 - Sponsored By HBO Derek’s brain explosion 0:00:00 Giveaway stuff 0:25:47 Coppersound Cir-Kit DIY 0:48:58 TOTW 0:55:32 Cut Transform Glue on YouTube…
Oct 28, 2024·1h 9m
The Tone Control
Ep. 276 - Spiders With Swords? What Could Be Worse?!?
Ep. 276 - Spiders with swords?! What could be worse Intro and what’s up What about another riff contest? 0:21:34 TOTW 1:00:20 JUSTIN GO LISTEN TO THAT ALBUM I…
Oct 14, 2024·1h 16m
The Tone Control
Ep. 275 - A Sawed Off Shotgun of SM57s
DISCORD: https://discord.gg/KU255nqgxY PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/thetonecontrol NEWSLETTER: http://eepurl.com/isAxIc 00:00:00 intro and what's new…
Sep 30, 2024·1h 16m
The Tone Control
Ep. 274 - Somebody Bit My Lip
Giveaway! 00:23:31 Coppersound Pedal Kits 00:32:26 Yamaha Upcycled Guitars 00:52:24 TOTW 1:08:10 Patreon and Outro 01:14:07 Rabbi Bob Chill Pollins Carson…
Sep 17, 2024·1h 18m
The Tone Control
Ep. 273 - With The Confidence of a White Guy With a Podcast
Ep. 273 - What’s new? Derek ordered a new guitar 0:19:07 Picking a winner for the giveaway soon! 0:30:59 So I was listening to that Jack White album 0:37:50…
Sep 2, 2024·1h 18m
The Tone Control
Ep. 272 - It's Time To Uninvent Some Stuff
Ep. 272 - It’s Time To Uninvent Some Stuff Whut? 0:15:16 EHX POG3 0:23:23 It’s the big one! $645 Seems like if Strymon did the POG instead of EHX. It’s a lot…
Aug 19, 2024·1h 5m
The Tone Control
Ep. 271 - Is This One Pickup or Six?
DISCORD: https://discord.gg/KU255nqgxY PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/thetonecontrol NEWSLETTER: http://eepurl.com/isAxIc Most Watched Guitars of 2023…
Aug 5, 2024·1h 23m
The Tone Control
Ep. 270 - Who Is William Eyelash?
Intro and what's up 00:00:00 Another gig 0:16:02 Commenting on Music Commentary 00:27:23 TOTW 1:01:38 The Fox Experiment https://gridfinity.xyz/catalog/…
Jul 22, 2024·1h 18m
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Ep. 269 - What's In The NOOTS!?
Do you speed up podcasts? 0:01:13 AI Text Adventures 0:05:04 What is up, Dennys? 0:8:36 Garfield 0:15:12 Gigs 0:26:05 TOTW 1:00:01 Patreon and Outro 1:12:18…
Jul 8, 2024·1h 16m