Episodes
March 28, 2022
THE CROOK w/ Jordan Withers of Poison Noises
Jordan is one of the dudes behind Poison Noises, a relatively new company in the pedal world that is gaining favor with a lot of my personal favorite bands. They've also found favor with the crew of Josh Scott's JHS Show. Jo…
March 21, 2022
CHIBSON USA
You read that right. I am talking to Jason USA from the infamous Chibson USA! You will probably be very surprised to hear that the whole Chibson idea came from an in-development documentary film about a very specific Led Zep…
March 14, 2022
Tube Shortage? w/ Andy Fuchs of Fuchs Audio
Andy Fuchs is a legend in the guitar amplifier game. It was amazing to get him on the podcast to chat about his history, following your passion in an intelligent way, and the big ole elephant in the room... the current state…
March 11, 2022
Content, Business, and Stuff w/ Dylan Talks Tone
Look at that! It's a bonus episode! Today I'm talking with Dylan Mckerchie about the world of content creation, behind the scenes of the guitar business, putting in a lot of work, knowing your own brain and a whole lot more!…
March 7, 2022
What Does A Producer Do? w/ Anthony J. Resta
We all hear the word "producer" and I think very few of us really know what that means. Anthony J. Resta has produced records for a huge variety of artists for over three decades, so I feel like he is a perfect person to edu…
Feb. 28, 2022
The Importance of Lights w/ Eric Merrow
Eric Merrow is a fantastic YouTuber, guitarist and general guitar gear fanatic just like yours truly. We take a dive into his backstory and how he began making such high quality demo videos right out the gate. We talk about …
Feb. 21, 2022
Blood On The Guitar w/ Sean and Mark of Seuf Guitars
Headstock breaks, holes in solidbody guitars, bodily fluids on instruments and a whole lot more. On this episode we get into everything from Green Day to shoegaze to working on your hero's instruments. You are really going t…
Feb. 14, 2022
20 Months To Make A Pie w/ Karen & Grant of BIG EAR pedals
Put a fuzz circuit into a pizza enclosure. That is a simple thing to do right? Well... as it turns out... NO IT IS NOT. Grant & Karen came on the show to chat with me about the development about Slice Of Pie so we could pull…
Feb. 7, 2022
Big KO!!!!
This episode is on fire! Big KO is a producer, guitarist, DJ and just general renaissance man. We talk about about his rich musical backstory, the merging of cultures, and how he ended up working with one of his musical hero…
Jan. 31, 2022
Be Inspirational w/ Jason & Tia of Working Class Music
Jason Mays and Tia Bailey are the "on camera" folks for the YouTube channel Working Class Music. They are quickly becoming a "go too" channel in the gear community and the videos that they and the team are producing are fant…
Jan. 24, 2022
Machine Music w/ Author & Punisher
Time to get NERDY. Tristan Shone is the dude behind the one-man industrial doom act called Author & Punisher. He builds all of his own machines to create MASSIVE sounds that are absolutely unlike anything else. It is genuine…
Jan. 17, 2022
Mixing Heavy Guitars (and other stuff) w/ Scott of Kowloon Walled City
Scott is a recording engineer, guitarist, and generally brilliant dude. We talk about his origin story, gear overlap in different mediums, refining your techniques, trying stuff, the appropriate time to learn things and a wh…
Jan. 10, 2022
Pedals & Cartoons w/ Bram Johnson
How does someone integrate cartoons into pedal demos? Well, my dude Bram has it figured out. He is making some of the most unique and coolest content in the gear world. We had a really epic conversation that spanned from spl…
Jan. 3, 2022
"..we played Maynard Keenan's 50th Birthday" (Ken Andrews of Failure)
We are starting this year off with a BANG! Today I am talking with Ken Andrews from the band Failure. We dive into the rather unique way they recorded their latest release "Wild Type Droid", how a band can play around each o…
Dec. 27, 2021
Call Me Whatever As Long As You Call Me w/ Nick Diener of Oneder Effects & The Swellers
Pro wrestlers with fuzz pedals, touring the world, recording bands, accidentally becoming a pedal company, how working at a gear company doesn't mean you get to play guitar, and a whole lot more. Nick is a great dude, and th…
Dec. 20, 2021
Would Modern Tech Ruin The Beatles? w/ Scott Mellinger of ZAO
Scott Mellinger is a guitarist in the band ZAO. I have been a big fan for a very long time, so this was a really big treat for me! We talk in depth about the "Get Back" documentary, their "Ship of Theseus" situation with the…
Dec. 13, 2021
Put It Out There! w/ Megan Lippi
Megan Lippi is this week's guest on the show! Megan is a guitar player and animation student who is just KILLING it on YouTube with her pedal demos. Her unique spin on content coupled with her tasteful playing style is earni…
Dec. 6, 2021
DOES IT DOOM? w/ Steve Reis
Steve Reis is the head dude behind the popular YouTube channel Does It Doom? He has zeroed in on a growing, but wildly underserved niche in the gear world. We talk about how he zeroed in on the content for his channel, the h…
Nov. 29, 2021
The Kauer of Love w/ Doug Kauer
Doug Kauer of Kauer is back!!!! It has been way way way overdue. I am super stoked to get Doug back on the show. On this one we talk about how his business has changed over the years, and how Kauer Guitars navigated the shut…
Nov. 22, 2021
Cooking Up Some Tone w/ Chef Brian Tsao
There is a first time for everything! Today I'm talking to Chef Brian Tsao about his career in the culinary industry, touring musically around China, the overlaps that the music industry has with the restaurant industry, his…
Nov. 15, 2021
The Gear Business w/ Scott from Stringjoy
Starting a pedal (or any other kind of guitar gear) company this day and age can be a very daunting. Scott Marquart has taken on one of the most difficult product categories in the industry and has seen great success with th…
Nov. 8, 2021
The Gristleman Arrives!!! (Greg Koch)
Greg Koch has been a force in the guitar world for decades. He has toured all over the world, made a whole variety of different albums, and is one of the original guitar "content creators". The dude is a wealth of knowledge,…
Nov. 1, 2021
Is Soundproofing Real? w/ Scott Hamilton
On this episode, we actually get some real knowledge dropped on us! Scott is an acoustic engineer and podcaster with a deep knowledge of how sound actually functions in the real world. We dive deep into some high level solut…
Oct. 25, 2021
Physical Health, Mental Health, & Mixing (Kevin Dye of Gates)
This is a big one! Kevin Dye from Gates came on the podcast to discuss music creation, self employment, exercise, mental health, mixing and a whole lot more. We seriously went all over the place with this one, there is somet…