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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Sept. 8, 2025

How Parrotdice Guitars Became Portland’s Favorite Weird-Gear Hang

Some kids take apart toys. Jay Sasseen popped the backplate on a red Squier and never looked back. That curiosity turned into Parottdice Guitars, a Multnomah Village spotwhere weird gear and rad people hang out. We talk about...

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Sept. 2, 2025

Matt Parker vs. The Bass VI: Strings, Mods, and Mayhem

Matt Parker plays bass like a guy who read the manual and then set it on fire for warmth. We talk the strange magic of the Bass VI : why the new Squier Classic Vibe fixes the old headaches, and which mods turn wobble into wea...

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Aug. 26, 2025

From Dead Radios to Living Tone: The Origin of R2R Electric

Chris Vincent (a.k.a. DJLavalamp) joins the podcast to tell the story of how a punk kid with a busted guitar wound up building some of the most coveted point-to-point, vintage style guitar pedals on the planet. We get into t...

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Aug. 18, 2025

$36, Some Guitars, and a Federal Investigation (Mike Mitchell of The …

This week we’re dusting off a true gem from the Tone Mob archives! My 2019 conversation with Mike Mitchell of The Kingsmen . Recorded live in a Portland cigar bar, this one dives into the chaotic birth of garage rock and the ...

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Aug. 11, 2025

Morgoth Beatz: Heavy Riffs, Studio Secrets, and Touring with the Tita…

Hold on to your hats folks! Morgoth Beatz is back, and yet again, he's got a whole lot more than just a cool name. After a couple of years off, the man behind Seven Hours After Violet talks about going from studio wizardry to...

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Aug. 4, 2025

Pizza, Pickups & Pastrami: Ian Galbraith of Carlson Block

What do world-class pizza and handbuilt guitars have in common? More than you'd think! On this episode of The Tone Mob Podcast, Blake sits down with Ian Galbraith, owner of Carlson Block —an incredible pizzeria tucked in the ...

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