Acorn Amps (@theBanalBrother) faithfully recreated the recently exposed @QOTSA “secret weapon” amplifier in a guitar pedal format! While that brings exploding, fuzzy guitar tones to most people’s minds, this effects pedal can do SO much more than that. (As shown in this clip.) In this clip I’m using it to…
Carlos Lopez has a fascinating story. On this episode we explore how his extreme level of focus have guided him through his career. From his early days in East LA as a boxer, to attending Musician's Institute, getting a job a Fender Musical Instruments, becoming a freaking MASTER BUILDER in…
Carlos Lopez has a fascinating story. On this episode we explore how his extreme level of focus have guided him through his career. From his early days in East LA as a boxer, to attending Musician's Institute, getting a job a Fender Musical Instruments, becoming a freaking MASTER BUILDER in…
Here is a little off topic fun! About 8 years ago, my parents went out of town. Because we are wonderful children, we hid photos of Nicolas Cage in literally hundreds of places throughout their home. Under potted plants, on top of ceiling fan blades, in BluRay cases… We even…
Robert Keeley of Keeley Electronics is an absolute legend in the effects pedal game. When Rob agreed to come on the podcast way back in 2015, I was not only flabergasted that he agreed to it, but it was one of the best episodes of this show that has been…
Musicians love reverb effects. That is almost universally true. Whether it is the natural reverb of a church cathedral, the splash of a vintage spring reverb tank, or even the reflections of our voice in the shower. Musicians love reverb and guitar players are no exception. So why exactly would…
@thursdaymusic is an absolutely incredible and influential band so you can imagine how excited I was to sit down and talk with guitarist Steve Pedulla for this very special episode of the podcast. On this episode we dive into Steve’s gear journey in a very extensive way. Starting with his…
Thursday is an absolutely incredible and influential band so you can imagine how excited I was to sit down and talk with guitarist Steve Pedulla for this very special episode of the podcast. On this episode we dive into Steve's gear journey in a very extensive way. Starting with his…
Jo Braga is the insanely talented and very hard working creator behind the YouTube channel @PedalPlayhouse It is one of the most entertaining and unique viewing experiences in the guitar gear content world. What started out as a very light and bouncy episode took a very unexpected turn when Jo…
Jo Braga is the insanely talented and very hard working creator behind the YouTube channel Pedal Playhouse. It is one of the most entertaining and unique viewing experiences in the guitar gear content world. What started out as a very light and bouncy episode took a very unexpected turn when…
Pretty exciting stuff already happening in the guitar pedal world! Keeley Electronics and F5 Metalworks have teamed up and are getting some SERIOUS new equipment up and running. Soon, Keeley will be able to produce custom enclosures for their pedals which will allow even greater design freedoms and unique possibilities.…
A while back there was some strange activity associated with Harmon's (the owner of DigiTech) website. I made a YouTube Short covering what was publicly available knowledge at the the time, and it became one of the most watched videos on this channel. Fortunately there has been some updates on…
On this very special video episode of the podcast I invited my friend Dewey Halpaus of The Peer Pleasure Podcast to the Shred Shed for a TWO HOUR conversation of epic proportions. We intended on this being a recap of our podcast lives in 2022, and we definitely got into…
On this very special video episode of the podcast I invited my friend Dewey Halpaus of The Peer Pleasure Podcast to the Shred Shed for a TWO HOUR conversation of epic proportions. We intended on this being a recap of our podcast lives in 2022, and we definitely got into…
Once upon a time I was a fledgling guitar nerd who didn't know the difference between a bass, a ukulele, an acoustic, or an electric. I certainly had no idea how to choose between an acoustic guitar or an electric guitar. And unfortunately, I didn't have the resources of the…
This episode is absolutely insane! Big KO and I sit down with the guitar legend Eddie Martinez for one of the most epic chats in the history of this show. Whether you know it or not, you have almost certainly heard Eddies guitar playing. The tracks are too numerous to…
Last week I subjected a Behringer Super Fuzz Guitar Pedal to some brutality that it would likely never see in real life. I dropped this cheap fuzz pedal off of my roof, I lit it on fire, I hit it with a hammer... Heck, I even threw this affordable effects…
I got a random box in the mail from @stewmac and I have literally no idea what is in the box. If it is a glitter bomb, I'm going to be quite upset. I don't think it is though... Only one way to find out!
Earlier this year, Victory Amps and ThorpyFX joined forces to bring out the V1 series of dirt pedals. They are all based on the sounds found in the non-stompbox version of Victory’s incredible amplifier lineup. Today I’m plugging my 8 string ESP into the Kraken, going into a clean amplifier…
Mo Tedder is a songwriter from Nashville, TN who has an extremely interesting story! I met her on one of my plane rides back home from Nashville, and we talked for basically the entire flight. Once she told me about her work with Healing Heartstrings, I knew I had to…
Up until recently, I did not own any Behringer branded gear. Which seems kind of crazy given how much musical equipment they make. When @jhspedals published a video stating that the Behringer SF300 was the best selling guitar pedal ever sold by @sweetwater , I had just had to see…
Chris Gill has worked in the music industry in many different capacities over the years, but is most well known for his long tenures at Guitar Player & Guitar World Magazines. He has interviewed the most famous guitarists on the planet hundreds of times, (Eddie Van Halen, Jeff Beck, Billy…
I was feeling experimental yesterday. In anticipation of an upcoming longer form video, I decided to run all three of my SF300 fuzz pedals in a row to see what that sounded like! I’m playing my ESP LTD M-1008 8 string and just bringing the FUZZ. Full disclosure, I love…
Sweetwater was selling these Behringer Super Fuzz pedals for $14 last week. So of course I had to order some to try! I think they are normally just under $30 normally, so it was a blowout! 🤪 I have plans for a much more elaborate video when the weather clears…