Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone

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186 - Where should you place Amp-in-a-box pedals? Nov 27, 2017

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Blake is back and ready to talk gear with Brian.

A listener asks where to put an amp-in-a-box pedal in their rig? Near the guitar? Near the amp? Somewhere between? The guys share their thoughts.

Blake got some new gear. A new guitar with an innovative twist and a pretty cool reverb pedal, and Brian talks about his Black Friday dilemma.

Brian’s Les Paul is breaking his heart? Mushrooms in Chili? And pedal builders have a fight club? All this in this weeks Chasing Tone Podcast.

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185 - Q&A Day: Lo-Mid-Hi Gain, what is the difference? Amp Specific Pedals, Why not? Nov 20, 2017

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Brian sits down and answers some of your questions.

Ever wonder why someone hasn’t put out a pedal tailored to a specific Amp? One listener has, and gets Brian’s perspective on the idea.

Do we think cheap pedals sound less than they should, just because they are cheap? Brian discusses the “placebo” effect and how it can lead some players astray.

We hear about pedals or amps that are low, medium, or high gain, but what does that really mean? Brian shares some insight on the differences.

All this in this weeks Chasing Tone Podcast.

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184 - Q&A Day: circuit component discussion, which pedals with my rig, and Daw recording Nov 13, 2017

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Brian sits down and answers some of your questions.

A DIY’er wants Brian’s opinion on circuit components. Polyester vs Tantalum capacitors. What affect the orientation of components has on the tone of the circuit. Brian breaks open the breadboard with some insight.

A listener wants advice on what the best overdrive and distortion pedals that will work best with his rig. Would the Tumnus or Pinnacle work best? Or maybe both? Brian takes a deeper look at the options.

And desktop recording. What are the best hardware, impulse responses and plug-ins to use? What are the best methods to achieve a quality recording?

All this in this weeks Chasing Tone Podcast.

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183 - Bonamassa’s Rant, A DIY Book Update and Favorite “Always On” Pedals Nov 06, 2017

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Joe Bonamassa blew up the internet with some derogatory comments about effects and players who use them. Was it a tongue in cheek moment? Was it taken out of context? Brian and Blake discuss the rant.

Blake has a new amp, and it has no tubes?? The guys talk about Blake’s journey into the solid state world.

Brian has an update on his second revision of his DIY book. And you won’t believe the latest pedal acquisition he made to work up a mod to go in the book.

And what is your favorite “always on” pedal? A Univox Super Fuzz?? Big Muff?? There are more serious answers in the conversation.

All this in this weeks Chasing Tone Podcast.

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182 - The Goose, The Middle Man, The Idol Maker, and the Gomer Pyle Oct 30, 2017

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If you have ever wanted to see how the “boutique” gear market worked in it’s earliest inception you will want to find and read “The Goose, The Middle Man, The Idol Maker, and the Gomer Pyle” It is an eye opening read that Brian and Blake try to break down and bring you the highlights. They also discuss the differences in the gear market today.

You can find a copy of the original post at the website churchoftone.com

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181 - Practice makes you...worse?! Oct 16, 2017

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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 his mini pedal board. Consistency in practicing with the band and what can happen when it falls off. Why do Boss pedals get so much hate? And parades can really screw up your plans. All in this episode of Chasing Tone.

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180 - Suggested Settings and Making the Most of Alone time with your Guitar Oct 09, 2017

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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 share their ideas..

And Brian is starting a new gear company. Much more straightforward approach with an interesting choice to run the brand. You will get to meet Oakland Hillsberry.

The magic that is Black Bird Studios, Paisley’s rig (well as of this recording), and is there a placebo effect when it comes to pedal design? All in this episode of Chasing Tone.

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179 - The new Paisley Drive Deluxe and getting your Guitar on a plane Oct 02, 2017

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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 what he experienced, and his bandmates’ reactions.

Brian explains how his battles with airlines to get his guitar stowed safely hardly ever goes well. Even armed with the law, the airlines don’t care.

A small cameo by Jason’s wife Lisa, Tom Quayle can get salty, Brian is a Jim Carrey fan, Jason is the filth dictionary, and why the world can’t end just yet. All in this episode of Chasing Tone.

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178 - Is the Gear Market Changing? Sep 25, 2017

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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 - electro-harmonix

There are honest and surprising answers.

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177 - Tone Tips - Suggested Pedal Settings: IGNORE them! A test with 6 amps & 3 pedals Sep 18, 2017

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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".

In this special Tone Tips edition of Chasing Tone, Brian takes three pedals, the Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive, the Nobels ODR-1 Overdrive, and the Proco Rat Distortion, sets them all the exact same, and plays through 6 totally different amps.

However, with that said, we do of course offer a "starting point" for different sounds in our own manuals but it's just a point of reference. Sound is more complicated than knob settings. ;)

Of course, even though it's a clickbaity title, there are indeed exceptions. Delays and reverbs for example are a little easier to predict how to set to get certain tones and sounds, but dirt pedals? That's a different animal.

Also, Brian was incorrect about the Nobels, looks like they are about $100 now. You can find them on amazon though: http://amzn.to/2jpzO4S

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