Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for Episode 511 of the Chasing Tone Podcast Brian makes a case for playing with his toys and not throwing them out of his sandbox - and gives us a sneaky listen into a new product he is working on. In completely unrelated news, our good buddy Jordan over at Poison Noises has made a new Reverb and Delay pedal and Richard loves the finish he picked for it. This leads Brian to reminisce wistfully. Richard asks an important question about knob labeling and the...

Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for Episode 510 of the Chasing Tone Podcast Brian is in a special new place...or not...and apologies are made for his button pressing as a world record is set and we talk about the world's crankiest Englishman. Said Englishman has questions about IEMs and he asks for a reasoned debate and he gets some, and some unreasoned debate.  Someone threw terrible boomer based accusations and Richard has familial drum machine excitement. Brian and Richard found a...

Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for Episode 509 of the Chasing Tone Podcast Martinsville Lulu meets Portland Grunge and it is all the fault of solar activity as Brian experiences totality and Richard experiences Indianapolis live. The guys discuss their various eclipse experiences and there is some general foolishness all round. Oh boy, it's a wild episode I warn you now. Brian shows off his cool guitar slide which makes for some unique and riveting audio material and Richard had his...

Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for Episode 508 of the Chasing Tone Podcast It's podcast day, and Brian has avoided being sucked into a funnel cloud, so we start the episode of with an extra dose of frivolity and nonsensical mutterings. There is camping talk and weather talk and Richard campaigns for moderate weather conditions. Wampler Pedals made a social media post involving Brian's take on the infamous Rockman and the guys chat about how it was created. There were some great April...

Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for episode 507 of the Chasing Tone Podcast Brian opens up in his own inimitable yet peanut buttery smooth manner and a certain guitarist makes a telephone call to the studio as we open up with some low brow shenanigans and hot takes. Richard has been bowled over by a famous guitarist and gushes lovingly about them before talking about an extreme case of buyers remorse. Can you listen to instrumental guitar music while working? The guys discuss the fact...

Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for episode 506 of the Chasing Tone Podcast! There  is an unharmonious introduction to this episode and Richard finds the weirdest thing to be envious of and Brian admits to ramping up his plugging. Richard was surprised to learn that one of his favorite bands didn't make it big in the US during the lifespan of their lead singer and this leads onto a debate about awesome tones. And Guinness. And Blake's weird sausage based memories. Brian has been doing a...

Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for episode 505 of the Chasing Tone Podcast!   Brian questions Richard's commitment, and Richard questions Brian's fashion choices before regaling us with more royal tales of DIY pedal construction. Brian teaches Richard about what he made without making him feel more stupid than he already does. Kinda. He also tells us about how he made the enclosure and broke a rule but he is very happy with the result. Brian has a genius hack. Richard was on the Guitar...

Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for episode 504 of the Chasing Tone Podcast! Blake has been drinking from the special cabinet again and Richard is contemplating a new hobby and thinks he saw one of the best demos he has ever seen for the new Ego 76. Brian learns a new technique for equipment usage and it shatters his mind. Richard tells us of how he recently reconnected with someone who was also making DIY pedals and reflects upon legendary tales of yore. You don't need a bicycle if you...

Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for episode 503 of the Chasing Tone Podcast! Richard has seen a film about the history of Amplifiers recently and he is dumbstruck that he is the only one of the trio that has even heard of it whilst Brian criticizes his accent. Richard also discusses a large legal issue facing Tik Tok and the use of certain music in their fun data mining social app. This turns into a discussion about AI video creation and a very poor Wonka based experience in Scotland....

Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for episode 502 of the Chasing Tone Podcast! It's DIY Tues.. (checks notes) Wednesday! Brian is recovering from an industrial strength sinus infection but braves the slings and arrows of his co-hosts as he brings us all the latest news from Martinsville and the pedal world! He also lays into Richard pretty hard and tells us about a musical wedding he recently attended that involved him having to dress up in "normal" clothes. Richard tries to fool Brian but...

Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for episode 501 of the Chasing Tone Podcast! Brian and Blake question Richard's genetics and open up discussing the spectacular 500th episode and Travis gets the blame for everything as we take a fascinating (not) look into the world of podcast production. Richard has DIY questions so Blake take a nap and Brian gives us all some tips on safety at the soldering station. He's very happy with his latest enclosure and the guys talk about different ways of...

Brian, Blake, and Richard are joined by the legends that are Max Jeffrey and Travis Feaster for this special 500th episode of the Chasing Tone Podcast! In this celebratory episode of the Chasing Tone Podcast we are joined by the very two fellers that started this journey off with Brian - Travis Feaster and Max Jeffrey. This is a podcast first for Chasing Tone but fair warning - things get out of hand real quick as we catch up with these two titans of tone.  There are revelations and...

Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for episode 499 of the Chasing Tone Podcast! Blake is back with us after an extended stint at NAMM and his voice is registering somewhere between Bane and Batman. Richard makes his feelings known much to Brian's amusement. Was this the best NAMM for several years? It sounds like it might have been and the guys chat about what this means for the guitar industry in general. Richard talks about some of the things he spotted including what he believes to be one...

Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for episode 498 of the Chasing Tone Podcast! We start off with some talk about the genetics of weightlifters and Ozzy Osbourne and somehow the two are related. Brian is looking forward to a week off from the world as he is not going to NAMM and Richard laments his lack of popularity.  His eye was turned by the new Keeley Muse Driver and completely fails to understand how it works. But he loves it. Richard purchased the new EHX Golden Big Muff but is...

Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for episode 497 of the Chasing Tone Podcast! Brian's recorded a new theme tune for the show and the guys are excited to share it with everyone before looking at some artificial unintelligence developments. Richard is not impressed with the underlying robotic signature or something. Whatever. He also tries to add some structure to the show with a special feature and it falls a little flat. Maybe. What do you do with an LED with three legs? Richard needs...

Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for episode 496 of the Chasing Tone Podcast! Richard has created a monster and has recorded 7 podcast episodes in 7 days and issues a formal apology before professing immense respect and love for Chibson and their body of work. Some gushing may occur. This leads on to a discussion about the new Schecter Machine Gun Kelly signature guitar and Brian refuses to believe it - and much to Richard's chagrin he also refuses to put his money where his mouth is. This...

Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for episode 495 of the Chasing Tone Podcast! The guys are back with a whole bunch of random views on what's going on in the gear world, and start off with some discussion about the Germanium Tumnus, gear flippers, and financial advice from Brian.  Richard's made a guitar error and he is not afraid to confess to his heinous crime and there is some talk about a new type of string bending mechanism that Brian probably needs.  Blake and the fine folk over at...

Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for episode 494 of the Chasing Tone Podcast! Richard has been suffering badly with the Covids and opens up with some interesting confessions about the worst crimes he has committed. He is a terrible man. Brian and Blake also 'fess up and all the guys may - or may not - be in serious trouble as a result.  Richard tells us some guitar based tales of his family, of wandering minstrels, and the resultant jamming that occurred and his tonal observations...

Brian and Richard are joined by infamous Youtube creator KDH for a special episode of the Chasing Tone Podcast! Brian invited Youtube creator and fellow gear nerd KDH onto the show and both he and Richard are astonished by how young he is - and by extension how old they are. He tells us about his earliest memories and the early inspirations that got him into playing, nerding out over gear, and making Youtube content. He tells us about his  band Walker and his 1980's Hard Rock influences...

Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for an all-new episode of the Chasing Tone Podcast! Brian has a new piece of gear and he is very happy with it so tells us all about it - could it mean the introduction of a new form factor for Wampler gear? Meanwhile Richard isn't feeling himself (turns out he had Covid brewing but didn't realise it) and Blake has a guitar mystery. Do you hang your guitars or put them on a stand? The guys discuss the pros and cons before Brian makes a cannibalistic...

Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for an all-new episode of the Chasing Tone Podcast! Brian welcomes us with tales of the sheer mania that occurred when we released a limited edition pedal that sold out instantly and he now wants to start manufacturing diodes for a living. There is some chatter about the technology inside the new Germanium Tumnus, the guys try to dispel a few common myths, and Richard tells us how he managed to break Google - and then invents something completely useless. ...

Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for an all-new episode of the Chasing Tone Podcast! We are joined today by Blake's manifestation of Maria Carey before Brian confounds his cohosts and we repeat the rules of Whamageddon for the benefit of the hard of thinking. Is Blake predicting the future and is Brian aware of the present? Almost. There is big pedal news too! Brian is releasing a very special pedal and he tells us all about it in this episode and it is sure to sell out quick - so this is...

Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for an all-new episode of the Chasing Tone Podcast! Welcome, listeners, to some serious guitar talk! This week the biggest subject has to be the new Notaklon pedal construction set from the fine folk at JHS and we look at the sheer marketing genius that went into this release. Richard is impressed and dismayed in equal measure and predicts the future of internet memes. Brian has ideas and Blake postulates that guitarists shouldn't own soldering irons before...

Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for an all-new episode of the Chasing Tone Podcast! Brian has had orders from the very top to create a certain new type of pedal and he has been burning the midnight oil to achieve this so we start off by listening to his merry tales. Blake channels his inner royalty and Richard questions the levels of surveillance and espionage that Brian is currently engaged in. Another Kickstarter guitar has surfaced, promising to change the world as we know it, and...