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August Axcelson of Kaonashi
Here is another hot one! August is a bassist/guitarist who is currently playing bass in emo-mathcore rippers Kaonashi. He is a great dude, and we had a fantastic chat about his journey in the music industry, his current bass rig, the band’s creative process, the difficulty of touring and a whole lot more! Check out…
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Richard Oliver of Wampler Pedals
My buddy Richard Oliver of Wampler Pedals and Amplify Creative is on the show today! Richard has been a co-host on Chasing Tone with Brian Wampler and myself for about six months. I figured it was high time that he and I had a one on one chat to dig a little deeper into his…
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From Hollywood to Pickups w/ Michael Pack
This week, I’m talking with Michael Pack of Sonic Pickups. He’s a super rad dude with an extremely interesting history in special makeup effects, and of course guitar pickups. He was also a former Army medic, a triathlete, martial arts practitioner, private security officer, and WE BARELY SCRATCHED THE SURFACE. It was a blast talking…
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Kyle Gass of Tenacious D
It was a great pleasure to chat with KG on this episode of the podcast! Kyle has played with Jack Black in Tenacious D, his own project The Kyle Gass Band, and a whole lot more! We talked about some his favorite guitarists, the history of the band, show business, potentially going electric and a…
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COCAINE MAN w/ Philippe Herndon of Caroline Guitar Co.
Philippe is back and on this episode we discuss his recurring bit Cocaine Man, whether Telecaster’s with Bigsbys are like bowling shirts, Larry The Cable Guy, Andrew Dice Clay, KISS, and a whole lot more. This is seriously a riot of an episode. You are in for a real treat! Check out his pedals HERE.…
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Digging Deeper w/ Charles from Silktone Amps (pt 2)
Welcome to part two of my conversation with Mr. Charles Henry! On the first one, we waded into some pretty heavy territory, but hopefully it was helpful to some folks. On this section it is quite a bit lighter, and we go into a general music geek Nerdfest. It was a blast to have him…
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Diving Deeper w/ Charles from Silktone Amps (pt 1)
My dude Charles is back for two bonus episodes!! After we hung up our last call, he informed me that there was more to his story than he initially shared. I invited him to come back on and share it with everyone since stories like his have helped others in the past. It was a…
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Going Digital w/ Dan Sugarman of Ice Nine Kills
Bloody guitars, drop tuning, no pedalboard and a Kemper??? Dan Sugarman is a successful guitar player who doesn’t do ANYTHING that I (Blake) do as far as gear goes. Is he on to something? Well, he is in a professional touring band with a super dedicated fanbase, and I am alone in the Shred Shed…
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The Wildest Ride w/ Brian Nutter
Brian Nutter has a HISTORY in the music industry to say the very least. From playing with Keith Urban, Taylor Swift and just about anyone who had a major label deal in Nashville to making extremely cool custom guitars, this dude has done the thing. He has so many stories, insights, and is just a…
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