The Tone Mob Podcast

The year was 2015. Show host Blake Wyland intended to start a podcast where he took a deep dive with his guests from the guitar world to explain their rigs. What happened was that, but also a whole lot more. The show quickly evolved into discussions about people's lives. Guitars, pedals, amps, etc. are the central hub of the show, but it really is more about the PEOPLE behind all of it. Both the musicians who use the gear, and the folks that create these magical tools of expression. You can expect chats about songwriting, favorite bands, family, loss, addiction, conspiracy theories, philosophy, and most of all....... food. This podcast goes all over the place. Come take a ride.

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June 2, 2025

Mary Gauthier Wasn’t ‘Supposed’ to Make It — But She Did It Anyway

In this episode, Blake sits down with legendary singer-songwriter Mary Gauthier for a deep, honest, and surprisingly gear-heavy chat. Mary didn’t pick up songwriting seriously until her mid-thirties—after years as a Boston-ba...

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May 27, 2025

Zephyr Avalon on Touring with Zach Bryan, Bass Gear & Surviving the G…

This week on The Tone Mob, Blake hangs with bassist Zephyr Avalon—a man whose musical journey started with jazz camp and ended up on stadium stages... with a few detours through punk bands, upright bass trauma, and a destroye...

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May 19, 2025

Oneder Boy Forever: Nick Diener on Pedals, Punk, and Parenting

Blake is joined once again by Nick Diener—founder of Oneder Effects and guitarist/vocalist for The Swellers—for a wide-ranging chat that hits everything from vintage SGs and Freebird lore to dad life, Discord burnout, and the...

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May 13, 2025

He Was Supposed to Be a Welder. Now He’s Onstage. (Amico Demuzio)

What Happens When a Dude Skips the 9-to-5 in Favor Of Pedal Steel?

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May 5, 2025

Ghost Jams & "Fake" Bands: Inside the World of TopHouse

On this episode of the Tone Mob Podcast, Blake is joined by Jesse and William of Top House for a conversation that starts with a ghost in the machine and ends somewhere between band mythologies and pizza philosophies. They un...

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April 28, 2025

Steve Cobucci of Wolves at the Gate: Chasing Tone, & Fighting Egos

This week on The Tone Mob Podcast , Blake Wyland sits down with Steve Cobucci — guitarist, gear junkie, and founding member of Wolves at the Gate — to talk about the beautiful mess that is making music for a living. Steve kic...

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