Guitar Players Are Weird w/ Alex of Science Amps

Blake

The Tone Mob Podcast
The Tone Mob Podcast
Guitar Players Are Weird w/ Alex of Science Amps
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On today’s podcast I’m talking to Alex Gaziano of Science Amps. The dude makes fantastic looking and sounding guitar amplifiers out of Seattle, Washington. We dive into the wacky supply chain that we have these days, the crossover of classic amp designs, the BOSS line selector, his own personal amplifier journey, Neil Young’s amp knob turning robot and a whole …

Broken Headstocks Are OK w/ Luke from The Dirty Nil

Blake

The Tone Mob Podcast
The Tone Mob Podcast
Broken Headstocks Are OK w/ Luke from The Dirty Nil
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Luke Bentham is a fellow Les Paul Enthusiast, massive rock’n’roll fan, and one of the principal people behind the band The Dirty Nil. On this episode we talk about why Les Pauls are the best, smashing limos, Alpine White Les Paul Customs, playing with The Who, Foo Fighters and a whole lot more!! Check out his band HERE TEXT ME …

Pick ONE Song w/ Cohen Hartman (Spiralcaster)

Blake

The Tone Mob Podcast
The Tone Mob Podcast
Pick ONE Song w/ Cohen Hartman (Spiralcaster)
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The main recurring theme on this podcast (other than pizza) is just making stuff and putting it out there. It is an important thing that I do not think artists can hear enough. Cohen wanted to discuss just that (amongst other things) and I really have a lot of admiration for what he does as a creator, so of course …

Big KO!!!

Blake

The Tone Mob Podcast
The Tone Mob Podcast
Big KO!!!
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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 heroes, Darryl “DMC” McDaniels. This is one of the best episodes I have done in quite a while. I think …

Mixing Heavy Guitars (and other stuff) w/ Scott of Kowloon Walled City

Blake

The Tone Mob Podcast
The Tone Mob Podcast
Mixing Heavy Guitars (and other stuff) w/ Scott of Kowloon Walled City
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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 whole lot more. Keep up with Scott at Antisleep.com Follow him on Instagram TEXT ME (503) 751-8577 Support the show and get extra episodes over at …

“..we played Maynard Keenan’s 50th Birthday” (Ken Andrews of Failure)

Blake

The Tone Mob Podcast
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"..we played Maynard Keenan's 50th Birthday" (Ken Andrews of Failure)
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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 other instead of with each other, their reunion, his dive into a fully digital guitar rig, and a …

The Gristleman Arrives!!! (Greg Koch)

Blake

The Tone Mob Podcast
The Tone Mob Podcast
The Gristleman Arrives!!! (Greg Koch)
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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, and just a fantastic conversationalist. This is a truly epic “part 2 but also part 1” podcast conversation. …

John Nolan of Taking Back Sunday

Blake

The Tone Mob Podcast
The Tone Mob Podcast
John Nolan of Taking Back Sunday
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We have John from Taking Back Sunday on the show this week. We go over his musical back story briefly, along with his gear journey that he took along the way. We also talk about song writing approaches, studio vs road gear, digital vs tube amps, his views and advice for younger artists/bands, and a whole lot more. This is …

Eruption: Conversations w/ Eddie Van Halen (Brad Tolinski & Chris Gill)

Blake

The Tone Mob Podcast
The Tone Mob Podcast
Eruption: Conversations w/ Eddie Van Halen (Brad Tolinski & Chris Gill)
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Brad Tolinski and Chris Gill have been in the guitar media world for decades. Through that, these fellas have had many, many epic conversations with some of the most influential guitarists to ever walk the planet. They had the opportunity to interview Eddie Van Halen multiple times, and the resulting 50+ hours of interviews were compiled into an epic tome …

Why Do You Play Guitar In The First Place? (w/ Dylan McKerchie)

Blake

The Tone Mob Podcast
The Tone Mob Podcast
Why Do You Play Guitar In The First Place? (w/ Dylan McKerchie)
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Dylan McKerchie has been producing guitar content for a quite some time. Even longer than myself! He has a YouTube channel where he talks about making pickups along with many other things related to the guitar world. He is also the only guitar content creator that I know of that is making his videos/products on the road! We had an …