The Tone Control

• Podcast suggestion: Hit Parade (stab: Sea Foam)
• New Guitar Day: Fender Special Edition Custom FMT Telecaster (stab: WA Descent)
  • Derek got it on scratch and dent at the local guitar shop! It’s awesome! 
• Relish Guitars - https://relish.swiss/guitars/ (stab: Seymour Duncan 805)
  • If Elon Musk started making guitars, this would be it. 
  • These are extremely expensive but super futuristic guitars...

• Righteous Tele update (stab: Red Witch Factotum)
• Instagram questions (stab: Stone Deaf Warp Drive)
  • How many drives is too many? 
  • Channel bound fingerboards, yes or no? From Alex at coppersound 
  • Humbucker or single coil? From Ryan 
• Played a ton of gigs recently, two of which with a band called Sleepspirit. They’re using Kemper rigs! Let’s talk about that...

• J forgot something (stab: Earthquaker Rainbow machine)
• Pick 5 pedals from one builder, what 5? (Stab: PitchGrinder)
• Fractal Audio FM3 (Stab: SG Electroman)
  • Fractal amp and effect processing at $1000. 
  • 3 footswitches 
  • All the I/O
    https://www.gearnews.com/fractal-audio-shoots-for-line-6-helix-with-fm3-floor-based-amp-modelling-and-fx/ 
• Pedal Genie 
  • Strymon Deco https://www.strymon...

• BEER OR GEAR?!?!?! (stab: Mr Black Dark Star Reverb)
• (Special note: if you’re bored by this segment skip to 18:55 when we wrap it up)
• Richter Double Guitar Strap (stab: MH Colossus Fuzz)
  • Matt Heafy of Trivium has released a strap that goes over both shoulders 
  • Ergonomics are important for career musicians, especially with heavy guitars
  • However, is there anything dorkier than this? 
• Kentucky Hot Brown pedalboards (from...

THE TONE JERKS ARE HERE!
They’re here! The Tone Jerks run a killer weekly podcast that we’re big fans of and we think you should check them out 

• Give us a rundown on Jerk history...

GO CHECK OUT THE TONE JERKS! 

Show notes coming soon!

To skip past our computer talk and get to the goods, skip to 10:19. 

• Hit Anchor.fm/shuffleall to hear Derek's new podcast! 
• Questions from the components! (stab: OBNE Dark Star Reverb)
• TC Electronic June-60 Chorus (stab: Bogner Uberschall)
  • Vintage chorus based on the Roland Juno 60
  • Bypass switch, mono/stereo slider, and two buttons for modes 
  • Y-cable for stereo 
  • Mode 1: slow, warm chorus...

Ep. 131 - It's Such A Good Idea, It's StupidWe're on Anchor.fm! Download the app and leave us a voicemail!  

• Ernie Ball VP JR Tuner(stab: SD Warp Drive)
• Tuner built right into your volume pedal! 
• When heel down, tuner engages, but can be set to always on
• Has a touch screen to change tuning options
• 1-10 readout for volume level 
• Input, output, tuner in, tuner thru? 
• 9-18v, standard vp jr size and assembly...

Ep. 130 - It’s a Rat With Robot Legs! It Can Learn Tricks!

• EarthQuaker Devices Swiss Things (stab: SG Electroman)
  • 2 Effects loops, with an a/b/y switcher, boost, tuner out, expression input… everything 
    • Loop 1: unbuffered. Ideal for distortions, overdrives, vintage pedals.
    • Loop 2: buffered, after loop 1. Ideal for modulation and time based stuff
  • Amps: This lets you run stereo in a A, B, or Both setup...