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I had never backed the gain off of a Boss HM-2 pedal this far before. It doesn’t get insanely clean, but it does low gain MUCH better than I would have anticipated! Some high gain distortion pedals are almost like “on and off switches” with their response. The Boss HM-2…

We get asked for all kinds of things over at the Stringjoy HQ, and we'd love to be able to flip a switch make all of that possible. Since we have to carefully evaluate a huge variety of factors for each and every line we come out with... These things…

It was bound to happen eventually... I am very excited to welcome to the podcast Scott Wiener of Scott's Pizza Tours! In another life, Scott was a touring musician who had a breakthrough while sampling various famous pizzerias. These days, he is a world renowned pizza expert and the man…

Most of us musicians have a giant pile of various types of cables all over the place. Nothing is worse than your microphone cables getting wrapped around your instrument cable and turning what should be a quick setup into a hair pulling nightmare! Fortunately, there is a simple solution! Check…

On this week's episode, I am stoked to be talking to Addison Sauvan from JHS Pedals/The JHS Show! We had a brilliant chat about his career and how it has lead him to a spot on one of the most popular gear channels on YouTube. Addison is a great dude…

Ian Martin Allison is a bassist. And not just any bassist, this dude is an absolute MONSTER on the instrument. Ever since he was first "forced" into the roll of commanding the low end, he developed a true passion for the instrument that is nearly impossible to match. Ian has…

Just because I’m not a particularly good metal/hardcore vocalist doesn’t mean I’m not going to give it the ole college try anyhow! This is Death Whistle. It’s a collaboration between Electrofaustus and Fuzzrocious Pedals. Death Whistle is a microphone/delay circuit that is designed to be played and manipulated in real…

Welcome to today's episode! Today I'm talking to Corey Congilio. Corey has made his living as a professional guitarist for many years, and has done session work/toured with a ton of different artists. The dude has a ton of insight into making a living as a creative individual, and we…

We all know that Leo Fender sold his company to CBS in 1965. And we’ve all heard about the problems that possibly came from that particular decision. But we never really discuss how much money Fender received from his namesake company, Fender Guitars and what that might look like today.…

My Co-worker at Halton Caterpillar here in Portland gave me this in 2008 and this is the first time I ever plugged it in to my interface direct. This little Marshall amplifier is a pretty surprising thing when you feed it big, chunky chords!

Here we go! This week I have John Dines from Origin Effects on the show this week to discuss his musical history, how he got into messing with electronics, and the history of Origin Effects. Everything from Digitech Pod ripoffs, to high end tube amps. We run through his whole…

Is the whole entertainment industry kafabe? The rules are made up and the points don't matter? Maybe... On this episode I'm talking with Exel. The dude is a lifelong musician based in the big ole state of Texas. On this episode we follow his musical trajectory from getting his first…

How do I get sponsored? How do I get FREE GEAR??? These are questions that I get fairly consistently and the short answer is that nothing is free. The long answer is at least partially contained in this podcast episode. Alex has a long history of working with brands and…

What do Wendy O. Williams, Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain, Pete Townshend, Mike McCready, and Blake Wyland have in common? We have all SMASHED GUITARS as part of a public performance. This polarizing practice is so deeply integrated into music culture, and yet it is so frowned upon by a large…

The Benson Amps Chimera Plug-in suite by Mixwave totally changed how I thought about amp sims. I’ve been playing with it for months now and it is by far the most inspiring plug-in that I have. If you’ve ever been curious about the Benson sound, but hesitant to take that…

What’s a day without a bit of random riffage amirite? I was just messing around with my Les Paul and some plug-ins and figured “Why not record it?” So here ya go. Just me practicing some noodles. Hope you enjoy!

System Of A Down were one of the most massive influences on me. Their records changed everything I thought I understood about heavy music. Toxicity did not leave my Discman for over a year. So the fact that I got to sit down with SOAD bassist/songwriter Shavo Odadjian for 30…

It is officially one of those times again... System Of A Down are one of my biggest musical inspirations. Toxicity literally did not leave my Discman for about a year and a half. (Yes Discman. I said what I said.) The dudes at Ashdown Engineering hooked Shavo and I up…

When I got back from Sweetwater's Gearfest I posted a short teaser video on Instagram of me making a bunch of racket through their massive wall of Marshall amplifiers that they had set up for the event. That apparently was the ringing of the dinner bell for every internet "know-it-all"…

I think I found some magic here! The Origin Effects Halcyon pushing the 1981 DRV with the Universal Audio Golden in stereo is just doom/shoegaze madness in the best way. Crank your speakers, or put on your headphones And let the seven strings of destruction fill your ear cavities with…

Or at least, I usually do! Origin Effects pulled off some fun tricks here that I really enjoyed! They also taught me a few things that bug me about the OG version. I will be going over those in the full video that I’ll be publishing later. If you’d like…

Welcome "back" to the podcast my dude Kareem Denis, otherwise known as Big KO! When KO and I recorded several months ago, I knew that his Patron conversation was going to have to be public at some point. He made some very crucial points that I think someone may need…

I was randomly ill with some weird thing last week. The first sign I was on the mend was when I picked up my Grez Mendocino and felt well enough to noodle around. Here I’m running into the Wampler Pedals Velvet Fuzz and the Benson Chimera Plugin (with a little…

What is this? A guitar announcement on a guitar podcast complete with ACTUAL GUITAR PLAYING??? This madness. Blake must have officially lost his mind. This is Aaron's second appearance on the show, and he is debuting his new signature guitar from Schecter. He does some shreddery, we discuss how impossible…