I was making some modifications to my 8 string guitar (more on that later). I ended up with only one string attached and I thought it would be fun to tune it to B, fire up a drum track and see what kind of riffs I could pull out of…

A common question, especially amongst newer guitar players is this: Will acoustic strings work on an electric guitar? The answer is a bit of a strange one. Mostly it’s a “Yes!” Pretty much all acoustic guitar strings (that aren’t nylon or classical) fall into the phosphor bronze or 80/20 categories.…

The man, the myth, the guitar legend Ariel Posen has returned to the podcast for the third time! On this episode we dissect the idea of what makes up a "real song". Is one method of creation more valid than another? Does improvisation count as songwriting? Does more time spent…

"I think the road ahead is going to be a lot more difficult..." Those were the words that Derek Eastveld said to his family after @RevvAmps very first NAMM show. On this episode of The Tone Mob Podcast, Dan and Derek sat down with me to discuss the history of…

I have seen a handful of folks with the title “AI Music Producer” or “Artificial Intelligence Musician” in their Instagram bios and I really do not get it. I’m not anti-AI necessarily, but it is bizarre to me that this is a title one might give themselves. Isn’t that just…

This is a super rad, and super unique episode of the podcast! I met Gretchen Menn and Daniele Gottardo at the Breedlove booth at Gearfest. All of us being primarily electric guitar players hanging out at the booth of an acoustic guitar manufacturer prompted a question: What is it about…

Summer School Electronics sent me this new fuzz to check out and while he didn’t explicitly say I couldn’t scream into it… He didn’t tell me I couldn’t. So I definitely decided that the best course of action was indeed to scream through the new Pep Rally fuzz! It’s a…

While I was at GearFest, I kept hearing some very respectable guitar players refer to somebody named “Trey”. I wasn’t aware who they meant, until I swung by the Martin Guitars booth and found out for myself. It turns out, Trey Hensley is who they meant and this dude absolutely…

Way back in 2016 when I was very new to podcasting and being a part of the guitar world, I attended my first Winter NAMM show. The very first thing I did was march up to the PRS Guitars booth to have an interview with none other than Paul Reed…

Gunstreet has brought a cult classic pickup back from the grave! The Roadhouse Kingston has been a personal favorite pickup of mine for many years now. The problem was... I felt kind of bad whenever I suggested it because it had not been available for years as well. (Outside of…

The other night I was feeling kinda tired, but the buzzy version of tired. You know what I mean? I plugged in an old favorite compressor pedal, the Ground Control Serpens. And wow. This FUNK came out of me. I didn’t even know I had this kind of thing in…

As the 2023 NAMM Show was closing somebody handed me a few of these picks from Dave and said “Hope you like them!” I have no idea who this person was or what their affiliation with Dave is, but thank you whoever you are! Anyhow, if you are somebody who…

I’m a big fan of drop tuning and heavy riffs, and everyone knows that some heavy gauge guitar strings can help out with that! But not all guitars have tuning pegs that are able to handle the larger guitar strings. Sure, you could partially unwind the string every time you…

Back in the late 90s/early 2000s the band Korn@kornchannel was on top of the world. “Freak On A Leash” was a super heavy single that took rock fans on a wild ride and people everywhere where curious about their guitar tone. It was unlike anything most people had ever heard!…

@joeymusic is a dude with a vast amount of experience in the music industry. He gained notoriety as a very popular producer in the metal community. He has worked with the likes of Asking Alexandria, We Came As Romans, The Devil Wears Prada and a whole lot more. But these…

Yamaha is known for making super high quality products across multiple industries. From pianos, to guitars, to keyboards, jet-skis, motorcycles, and even automotive engines! But not very many people are aware of the line of guitar pedals Yamaha came out with in the 80s. These guitar effects have some rather…

Colt Capperrune is a very successful music producer/recording engineer/content creator with a very inspiring story. He also has some insight into Apple's plans for integrating Dolby Atmos into Apple Music that could have MASSIVE implications for independent artists and their ability to achieve visibility in the same way that we've…

I’ve heard that some people can “see sound”. I am not one of those folks, but there is apparently a way we can all visualize sonic patterns with a few simple tools I poured salt on my resonator guitar and let it feedback massively to see if it would generate…

It’s always super exciting to get that new guitar, amplifier, or effects pedal. And as guitarists, we are always chasing the next “revolutionary tone shaping device.” But the little “boring” bits of gear that we integrate throughout our work flow are the pieces that sometimes make the biggest impact on…

The Orange Amplifiers Rocker 30 is a total forgotten gem in the Orange lineup. The Rockerverb gets all the glory, meanwhile the very capable Rocker gets left out of the conversation. It was made in the UK, features 30 glorious all tube watts, switchable clean/dirty channel, and even better… They…

A popular online guitar store put this guitar pedal out back in the day and it was insanely popular for a while. There were sounds baked into these particular reverb algorithms that most guitarists hadn’t heard before. That, coupled with some of the best guitar pedal demos of the era…

The Mr Black Pedals High Five allows you to add an Octave Up or Down and a Fifth Up or Down to any note that you play. It’s labeled as an “instant power chord” generator in a compact guitar pedal. While it can do that, it’s really more of a…

I recently had the opportunity to check out the Mr. Black Pedals High Five Instant Power Chord Generator. This thing is an absolute blast. My favorite part was using it to fill out full chords and making a gorgeous wall of sound. The sweet, slight warble to the 5th and…

Some folks are Gibson people, some folks are Fender people. But what about people who like to mix things up? The old Gibson Melody Makers are not only fantastic guitars, and the most affordable way to get your hands on a vintage Gibson guitar… But in stock form they live…