Pros and Cons of playing like your heroes: So the Cons first – you obviously get “pigeon-holed” as a clone/ copy of your heroes. To some people this is a bad thing – as just about every guitar wants to be original. While to other’s playing just like their favorite...
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Plexi-Drive Deluxe Demos!
Lots of demos of the Plexi Drive Deluxe have been released!! Check them out! http://youtu.be/pf_Kv3b5qVI http://youtu.be/NeLq3Y39OQw http://youtu.be/D9pmJx4PuKk
Chasing Tone 36/ Which is Better: Nice Amps or Nice Pedals?
It’s Monday again – which means another episode of Chasing Tone! Here are the short notes: First up: Should you put your money on amps or pedals? So the big question is - do you 1.) buy nice pedals – but use a solid state digital amp? Or 2.) buy a nice tube amp and...
Chasing Tone Podcast 35
This week we are continuing on with the 2 shorter podcasts a week format. So for those of you who still want the "meat and potatoes" of the show, with out all the goofy shenanigans - here are the highlights. Humidity and guitars: Winter, especially here in Indiana,...
Podcast Episode 34
Starting this week on the Chasing Tone Podcast, we decided to try out doing 2 shorter podcasts through out the week instead of 1 large one. Let us know what you think! This week, to my surprise – and probably to a lot of other listeners out there – we actually did a...
Chasing Tone Podcast Episode 33
So it's Monday once again - which means another episode of the Chasing Tone podcast! For those of you who want the abbreviated version - here it is. For those of you that have watched this podcast on YouTube – we started out this podcast with me cracking up at the...
NAMM Quest Part 2/ NAMMthrax’s revenge!
So we made it back in one piece. (This time we didn't miss any flights.) Between unveiling our all new Plexidrive Deluxe (available Feb. 27th), seeing old friends and meeting new ones (cough cough Marc Ford), blowing out of voice talking over super drum cymbals (I'll...
Chasing Tone Podcast 31 in Review
This week we wanted to try something just a little bit different. If you want to catch up on the podcast but don’t necessarily want to sit through 30 plus minutes, or don’t have the time to, – you can read the highlights below. Guitarists vs audience perceived tone....
Chasing Podcast 26
After odd frame rate occurrences on the camera and a freak incident where it was deleted all together -the video for Chasing Tone Podcast 26 is finally back up and running! In between talking about beer pairings, keeping track of Brian's Germ-X use, my fleeting...
Tone Report with Brian!
This past week The Tone Report caught up with Brian to discuss his modest beginnings in pedal building and some great insight into his pedal building process. BONUS: Check out the great ad for the Cranked OD on page 23! You can read the full interview here: The...