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Dipped In Tone

Rhett Shull and Zach Broyles combine their music and gear industry knowledge for this weekly podcast. Together they discuss news, talk gear, debunk myths, and much more.

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Julian Lage: There Are No "Bad" Guitar Sounds

Rhett and Zach are joined on this episode of Dipped In Tone by soft-spoken jazz guitar master Julian Lage. After Zach shares some last-minute production headaches with Mythos? new Herculean Deluxe, Lage sits in for fascinating, spirited dive into how he thinks about tone, composition, and his new record, Speak To Me.

The gang unpacks just about every aspect of Lage?s playing and sound. They touch on Lage?s relationships with his amps and dynamics (?I have to get overstimulated by an amplifier,? says Lage) and get the details on his Collings signature model?plus, of course, what ?good? or ?bad? guitar sounds mean. ?No sound is empirically good or bad,? says Lage. ?It?s just how it fits into the narrative.?

Did you know that Lage gets to know his guitars by doing direct into his DAW, and that effects pedals kinda terrify him? He doesn?t like transcribing, either?he?s got a unique take on studying Robben Ford solos. Listen in to find out why, and hear about the best guitar lesson his father ever taught him.

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Zach Broyles / Mythos Pedals  https://mythospedals.com

Premier Guitar https://www.premierguitar.com/

2024-03-11
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The Airing of the NAMM Grievances

Our battle-weary hosts have returned from the scorched trenches and badge-strewn wastelands in Anaheim, California, and they?re ready to recount what they saw. Welcome to the NAMM 2024 airing of the grievances.

Zach and Rhett are coming at this from two different angles: Zach as a vendor with Mythos Pedals, and Rhett as an attendee and noted YouTuber-about-town. This year marked Zach?s first on the vendor side, an experience he calls ?trial by fire on the show floor.? It ain?t cheap to showcase at NAMM, and Zack has some ideas for how to give participants more bang for their buck. The worst feeling in the world, after all, is dropping a mountain of cash to travel to the show, only to stand alone at your booth for four days. (By the way, three days might be a better fit.)

Rhett and Zach share their horror stories?from pushy salesmen in suits to awkward physical confrontations?and forecast some possible solutions before they turn to the auction of a Mark Knopfler guitar for an insane sum. Why are vintage guitar prices shooting up, and how are scalpers screwing up the gear market? Tune in for the juice.

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2024-02-12
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How Tom Murphy Restores And Ages Gibson's Most Expensive Guitars

Rhett and Zach kick off the new year with renewed commitment to an old habit: making a daily to-do list, or as Rhett calls it, ?the shit list.? The guys debate the finer points of which stationary makes the best to-do list backdrop before they?re joined by Tom Murphy, the preeminent craftsman of guitar-aging and namesake of Gibson?s high-end Murphy Lab.

Murphy, who has been with Gibson for 25 years, takes Rhett and Zach back to the starting line, when he and his friends would buy, trade, mod, poke, and prod any guitars they could get their hands on?Murphy quips that his entire career is in part penance for an early botched attempt at refinishing a ?68 Les Paul. Murphy eventually found his niche in aging: ?Who else is gonna take a razor blade and make a bunch of lines on a guitar they just refinished??

Along the way, Murphy digs into the labor and pricing considerations with heavily aged instruments, including when a third-party guitar sale made him realize he had to raise his rates. His aging and restoration work involves balancing considerations of aesthetic, tone, and playability all at once, which he likens to ?the spinning plates guy at the circus.? ?Which one can you afford to let fall?? Murphy says. The magic of his work, he explains, is in accentuating the natural properties of the guitars: ?Our finish doesn?t make them sound better, it lets them sound better.?

Murphy?s story involves soaring highs, like catching ZZ Top in a tiny club in Houston in the early ?70s, watching Billy Gibbons thrash the very guitar model he would later spend his days working on. But stick around to hear about the dramatic lows, too, like when he witnessed a guitar?s finish shatter before his eyes after a freezing, snowed-in night in Boulder, Colorado.

Murphy doesn?t have plans to retire at the moment, but he has one caveat: ?I just don?t wanna be found slumped over a guitar,? he chuckles.

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Premier Guitar https://www.premierguitar.com/

2024-01-08
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Intervals? Aaron Marshall On How To Survive, DIY-Style

Intervals bandleader Aaron Marshall joins Rhett and Zach for this installment of Dipped In Tone, which is essentially a crash-course in touring, merch design, road-ready rig planning, and keeping your head above water as an unsigned act.

The trio start off with a deep dive into Intervals? focus on high-quality merch, and Marshall outlines his design and marketing philosophies. Increasingly, these elements are the lifeblood of any band that wants to make a living in music: ?A touring band is just a traveling T-shirt shop that gets to play music for 40 minutes,? Marshall quips.Marshall expands on his DIY expertise?Intervals has self-released all four of their full-length records, and still managed to thrive and build a name for themselves. Obviously, that requires a lot of hard work before outsourcing things like management and booking. ?You have to take it to your wit?s end,? says Marshall.

Marshall explains how Intervals has managed to maintain a top-level live production without label backing, and why, after literally tucking his tube amps in to a tour van bunk bed, he won?t take them on the road anymore. (?Glass is crazy to be touring with,? he says.) Part of the band?s low-frills magic is a ?go along to get along? attitude as an opening act, which includes foregoing specific pieces of gear to make their lives?and the lives of everyone involved in a tour production?more easy.

While Intervals leans toward the gnarlier side of the rock spectrum, Marshall connects his playing back to the classics, and shares why he thinks it?s important to keep a healthy, back-to-basics musical diet: ?Playing the blues and learning how to play rock is like eating broccoli at every meal.?

Stay tuned til the end to get the details on Intervals? upcoming 2024 release.

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Premier Guitar https://www.premierguitar.com/

2023-12-18
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Rhett And Zach Pick The Year?s Top (And Bottom) Gear

It?s the most wonderful time of year: the ?year in gear? season is finally upon us, and we?re celebrating with this special in-person episode of Dipped In Tone. Zach and Rhett gang up at Zach?s place to rundown the best of the best of musical excellence and oddities in 2023.

The guys start in with their favorite stompboxes. Rhett tips his hat to Old Blood Noise Endeavors? Beam Splitter, Hologram?s Chroma Console, and Universal Audio?s 1176 pedal, which he runs as a hard-clipped overdrive. Some might say it sounds shitty, but as Zach notes, ?Shitty is pretty in the mix!? Zach?s ?boring? picks include the Nobels ODR-1, his collection of new Tube Screamer variants, and the Poly Beebo. Along the way, they talk about the magic of going back to old gear they?d written off in their younger days, and dig into the root causes of Zach?s discomfort with more experimental playing approaches.

Rhett sings praises for the new Orange OR30 and remembers its early 2000s predecessor, the AD30, and he and Zach agree on the superior, ?8K? quality of Two-Rock?s current offerings over nearly every other amp on the market. Out of this year?s axes, Rhett favors both Fender?s Vintera II ?60s Bass VI and the Mexican-made Jason Isbell Custom Telecaster, plus the Collings 470 JL?Julian Lage?s signature. Zach spotlights his PRS SE Silver Sky, and a gorgeous Gibson Custom Shop 1959 ES-335 Reissue.

Be sure to stick around for the end, when the duo call out the year?s biggest disappointment in gear, which Zach describes as ?baby?s first modeler.?

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00:00 Introduction and In-Person Episode

01:21 Year in Gear Discussion

03:15 Shifting Focus to Patreon

04:14 Sponsorship and Gift Ideas

05:34 Tube Screamers

06:02 Old Blood Noise Beam Splitter

08:28 Reevaluating Gear

10:36 Nobels ODR-1

12:57 Hologram Chroma Console

16:23 UA 1176 Pedal

19:45 Poly Beebo

25:06 JHS NOTAKLÖN

26:05 Two-Rock Classic Reverb

45:40 Discussion about the quality and vision of boutique amps

46:10 The appeal of vintage-style amps and custom builds

47:35 The Orange OR30 amp and its unique characteristics

48:30 The versatility and appeal of amp modeling plugins

49:53 The Fender Bass 6 and its unique features

52:39 The PRS Silver Sky SE and its value for the price

56:29 The Collings 470 JL and its exceptional sound and playability

01:01:16 The Gibson 1959 reissue custom shop 335 and its quality

01:02:46 The Fender Jason Isbell Telecaster

01:05:42 Disappointment with the Fender Tone Master Pro amp

2023-12-04
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Oz Noy: ?Go Out Of Your House And Play Live?

This episode of Dipped In Tone features Rhett flying solo with veteran jazz guitarist Oz Noy. Born in Israel, Noy started gigging at age 13, and 37 years later, he?s still going strong as a celebrated live musician?including a 17-year run at New York City club The Bitter End.

Noy explains that he grew up with a foot in both jazz and rock music worlds. The former taught him intricate playing, while the latter schooled him on tone and sound. ?I was playing heavy metal on one hand,? he says. ?On the other, I had a hollowbody guitar and I was playing bebop.? When he moved to New York, he was ?shellshocked? by how advanced and impressive the jazz music scene was. Noy played in a trio, so to fill out his sonic palette, he began leaning on effects as ?almost another instrument.? Not all of it has been intentional?he found a signature sound thanks to a happy accident with a tremolo pedal while gigging in Japan.

While he still loves old, loud Marshalls, Noy says Two-Rock amplifiers have radically changed his approach, and he even uses Fender combos on the road. But aside from running his amps into a Universal Audio OX, Noy explains why he?s still not impressed with digital amp solutions.

Noy?s most important advice for players? ?You gotta go out of your house and play live,? he says, explaining why it doesn?t cut it to just home-record clips for Instagram or YouTube. And while he sings the praises of his favorite modern jazz players, he tells Rhett why he thinks that rock and blues guitar-playing haven?t evolved much since the ?70s: ?There?s nobody that took it to the next level or invented something new.?

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2023-11-15
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Going on A Guitar Fast with Adam Levy

On this week?s Dipped In Tone, Rhett and Zack are joined by contemporary jazz guitar legend Adam Levy, the thoughtful, soft-spoken accompanist known for his work with Norah Jones and his own jazz trios. Levy?s new book, String Theories, which he co-authored with fellow sideman-to-the-stars Ethan Sherman, collects a series of tips, challenges, and reflections for guitarists to deepen their playing.

?I need it to sound like Solomon Burke is singing,? Levy says of his style and philosophy, centered on leads and mid-register tones. His formative playing experiences were on a Gibson ES-335, and Zack and Rhett wonder why the semi-hollow remains Levy?s go-to over, say, a Les Paul or T-style guitar. ?[We] kind of put guitars in buckets: ?This guitar does this, this guitar does that,?? says Levy. ?But a lot of it is just what you do with your hands anyway. I feel like the instrument itself is maybe just a third of all that stuff.?

Levy says that as the years go on, he gets ?more like myself? when playing. A piece of that, he says, is stepping back from guitar music altogether. ?Go on a guitar fast for a month,? he says. Levy says that removing the distractions of analyzing for specific tones and gear can create a clearer relationship to music. ?All you can really notice is, ?What?s the mood? How does it make me feel??? Similarly, Levy warns of the dangers of overanalyzing your playing: ?A little bit of reflection can go a long way,? he says, but ?you don?t want to get so reflective that you shut yourself down.?

Finally, the trio dips a high-class vintage rig complete with a Gibson ES-125 with a floating wooden bridge?which shocks a sense-memory out of Levy. ?It?s beyond, ?I can hear that guitar,?? laughs Levy. ?I can smell that guitar.?

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Zach Broyles / Mythos Pedals  https://mythospedals.com

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2023-10-23
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Playing From the Heart with Tim Pierce | Dipped in Tone

Zach goes it alone on this episode to interview session guitarist, 6-string storyteller, and prominent YouTuber and online guitar instructor Tim Pierce. As a player, Pierce?s guitar has spent decades at the top of the charts by way of songs by Bon Jovi, Goo Goo Dolls, Phil Collins, Madonna, Dave Matthews Band, Bob Dylan?whose recent Shadow Kingdom features the guitarist holding down the rhythm?and so many others.

Pierce discusses his biggest influences and favorite guitar sounds, seeing ZZ Top in their early stages ?at their finest???I was floored??and tells how he learned how to play rhythm guitar ?on the job.? He also shares advice for crafting excellent guitar parts.

These days, Pierce says his session work is mostly for friends and family. Instead, he focuses on his popular YouTube channel, where he posts interviews, tips, and more. It?s a passion for the guitarist, and he and Zach get deep into the nuts and bolts of his YouTube life?from how many thumbnails can he makes for each episode (a whole lot) to how he comes up with his ideas for videos.

?I did one thing for decades,? Pierce says of his life as a guitarist for hire. ?That I knew I could do ? I just wanted to be a recording guitar player.? About 15 years ago, he says he reevaluated his goals and says he ?discovered some people who were doing business online? who inspired him to give YouTube a go. ?It just seemed like something, with all my limitations, that I could pull off.? After a decade doing full-time sessions and building his online presence, Pierce eventually switched to becoming a full-time YouTuber.

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2023-10-09
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What's the "Two-Rock" Sound? with Eli Lester

Rhett and Zack kick off the episode with a chat about which video games they?re loving and Rhett?s cross-country adventures with his wife before Eli Lester, owner of Two-Rock Amplification, joins them for an in-depth exploration of his amp-building philosophies.

Lester walks Rhett and Zack through his origins in amp-building, repairing instruments and amps in the back room of the shop where he gave guitar lessons. He played in rockabilly bands and had an affinity for old ?50s and ?60s Cadillacs that needed work, but he couldn?t afford to pay someone to fix them up, so he had to learn to do it himself. In his freshman year of college, he?d buy old amps and rent books from the library to figure out how to repair and mod them. Eventually, his voracious fandom of Two-Rock amplifiers helped him connect with the brand?s founder, Bill Krinard.

On Two-Rock?s building philosophy now, Lester says his approach is more about feel more than sound. ?We build them for the artist, not the audience,? he says. Two-Rock?s obsession with delivering high-fidelity sound goes into every piece of the amp; Lester says each part is manufactured to spec in California, and part of the brand?s high price tags is thanks to how well they treat their employees. ?We?re all tinkerers and geeks,? Lester grins.

Later, Lester explains how they design high-wattage amps that don?t blow your eardrums, and how Two-Rock is ?tipping their hat? to Dumble-style amps. Building amps for a job is indeed hard work, but Lester wouldn?t have it any other way: ?I just get to build my dream guitar rig, that?s all I do.?

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Zach Broyles / Mythos Pedals https://mythospedals.com

Premier Guitar https://www.premierguitar.com/

2023-09-25
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"Every Pedal Has a Story" with Josh Scott of JHS Pedals

Josh Scott drops in to chat about all things JHS, going back to his early days doing debunking deep-dives into vintage gear??I love the mythbusting element of this stuff,? he says. ?I love telling people ? this is not witchcraft?. The tech of a Big Muff is from the ?50s.?

He continues: ?I know that we need to feel magic. I like it too.? But I love that element of proving simplicity of all this stuff and making it digestible to younger players and taking the chaos out of decisions. So, for me, that?s where the collecting started happening. Everything I?d ever heard anyone say about a pedal, I immediately needed to find the pedal and see if it was true.?

And while the trio have plenty of inside-baseball stuff to cover, from how they?ve approached their YouTube content to how they tackle endorsement cold calls to branding??products are not that important in the long term. Brand is more important than products.? But Josh is here to talk about his relaunch of the Ross brand and his YouTube documentary about the brand. The story, he says, is ?more important than the pedals even. I just love the stories and stuff. The pedal circuits were the easiest part of the whole thing. It?s awesome to have worked so hard and to see the impact that just a good story has. We got inundated with messages ? saying, ?Man, I cried about pedals.??

?I just really love the history element,? he says later, ?so much that it feels like this really natural piece of being able to tell those stories and then move the story forward ? One of my favorite things to do is taking some classic thing and replicating it perfectly. Like, I love the science of that.?

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2023-09-12
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Alt-Tuning Curious with Ariel Posen

Zach and Rhett kick things off with a catch-up on recent projects. Rhett celebrates his new 100 watt Two Rock Classic Reverb Signature, which recently terrorized a couple sitting in the front row of one of his gigs. Then guitarist Ariel Posen logs on to, first and foremost, clear up how to pronounce his name. He gives a quick tutorial: just say guitar, add ?ee? and ?ell,? then take out the ?guit? sound.

Posen and Rhett swap horror stories from working on film sets, where they were expected to do way more than their job descriptions covered. Both agree that the film life is infinitely worse than touring. ?I don?t know shit!? protests Posen. ?I?m just a guitar player, dude!?

Posen discusses how he got into playing slide in standard tuning by learning George Harrison leads (blues slide guitar was never his thing), but Canadian guitarist Kevin Breit inspired him to try open tunings, a process with ?a lot of trial by fire, lots of, ?oops, sorry!?? Blake Mills? 2014 record Heigh Ho prompted Posen to chase lower tunings, although Korn, Limp Bizkit, and Big Wreck lit that same candle years earlier. For the open tuning-curious, Posen suggests starting in open E.

Posen talks about how he wrote his new record, and the honesty and simplicity behind his favorite lyricists like Jason Isbell. Finally, the trio dig into how to stack and squeeze the best sounds from your fuzz pedals. (Is a mini version of the Mythos Argo fuzz pedal coming? Zach doesn?t say yes?but he doesn?t say no, either.) Finally, the crew dips a slick Americana rig that draws a trio of impressive scores.

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Premier Guitar https://www.premierguitar.com/

2023-09-05
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Warren Haynes on the Art of the Sit-In

On this episode of Dipped In Tone, Rhett and Zach chat with special guest Warren Haynes. The Gov?t Mule leader talks about the band?s latest, Peace? Like a River. This record of originals was recorded simultaneously with 2021?s Heavy Load Blues, in the same studio, using a completely different set of gear. ?We setup all our normal Mule toys in the big room with the high ceiling, we setup a bunch of vintage gear, small amps, and old guitars ? in the small room,? Haynes shares, as he details the differences in each rig and talks about his go-to blues rig, which includes vintage Gibson amps??they were flying by the seat of their pants, a lot of it was experimental,? he says on why they?re some of his favorites?a Supro, Alessandro, and more, plus a slew of vintage guitars, including Danelectros and Gibsons. ?The surprise factor was part of it,? Haynes says. In the course of talking amps, Haynes might have let the cat out of the bag about a special project.

What does it take to be effective when sitting in? ?A lot of times,? Haynes explains, ?I?m just trying to find something that fits and stay out of everybody?s way.? Pragmatically, he later adds, ?Really, the most important thing to remember is that the song?s gonna be fine without your part, so there?s no reason to feel like you have to do anything. When it comes time to solo, that?s a little bit of a different story.? He later reminisces about sitting in with Bob Dylan, and, during his time as a member of the Allmans, having Eric Clapton join the band onstage.

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Rhett Shull  https://www.rhettshull.com/

Zach Broyles / Mythos Pedals  https://mythospedals.com

Premier Guitar https://www.premierguitar.com/

2023-08-01
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Always Meet Your Heroes with Nathaniel Murphy

This episode starts off with Zach and Rhett catching each other up on their 4th of July festivities. Rhett?s was classic: he treated some visiting European friends to fireworks off a dock, barbecue, smoked wings, more fireworks, and a bunch of beer. Zach, meanwhile, was knocking on doors to tell neighbors to knock off the mortar shelling in the middle of the night. To each their own.

Then they?re joined by Nathaniel Murphy, the Chicago-based guitarist who has racked up nearly 400,000 followers on Instagram with jaw-dropping videos of solo guitar work. Rhett doesn?t mince words?he says Murphy is ?one of the best players out there.? Murphy?s videos break people?s brains, they say: no one can work out how he?s playing all the parts by himself at the same time. Plus, Murphy works full-time now with Chicago Music Exchange, where he brushed shoulders with Noel Gallagher and Carlos Santana within a few days of one another this summer.

Murphy shares how he came to the U.S. to coach soccer for nearly a decade before being hired to do video demos for CME. He was busking downtown Chicago, too, and within a few years, CME brought him on full-time to cut videos. When it came time to join Instagram, he registered with his infamous handle, @ZeppelinBarnatra. Murphy breaks down how the moniker came to be when he entered a contest to win tickets to Led Zeppelin?s 2007 reunion concert.

Murphy names his favorite all-time guitar?Noel Gallagher?s Gibson J-150, which Gallagher recently signed for him?before the crew reflects on how to behave when meeting your guitar heroes. That leads to a discussion of U2?s The Edge, whom Rhett and Murphy defend from detractors. They also agree that Teles are the most versatile guitars out there, but Zach, ever the contrarian, dissents: ?To me, there?s a reason why all the dudes that played Teles back in the day switched to Les Pauls,? he shrugs. Murphy talks about his current favorite players, like Justin Derrico, Stephen Taranto, and Michael Romeo, then the trio dissect different picking techniques and go long on Blue Chip pick manufacturing processes.

Rhett, who groans that he has the touch of a blacksmith when it comes to guitar playing, praises Murphy?s sensitive playing. But even Murphy, with his prodigious playing, says he gets overwhelmed watching other players? styles. In guitar playing, as in life, the grass is always greener.

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2023-07-18
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Eric Johnson Shares How To Find Your Sound

After Rhett shares his childhood trauma of riding an immersive horror coaster at Tomorrowland and Zach recovers from the emotional experience of viewing the Millennium Falcon in person on a family vacation, Texas-born guitarist Eric Johnson joins them for a revelatory discussion on tone, gear, and the never-ending hunt for creative inspiration.

Rhett starts by noting that Johnson?s DNA isn?t just in his playing and composition, but his sound, too. How does one sculpt a signature tone? ?It starts with your intention and your design of your vision,? Johnson starts. He says that when he was young, he learned that there was great guitar playing to be found in nearly every style of music, and calls his sound a ?hodge-podge? of all the styles he loved, name-checking the Beatles, the Yardbirds, Jimi Hendrix, and Wes Montgomery as stylistic signposts.

Rhett and Zack wonder how important Johnson?s rig is to him nowadays. He?s a classic man?a Stratocaster into an old Marshall is his little slice of paradise?but he warns young guitarists from focusing too much on the sizzle and forgetting about the steak. ?I always say to anybody chasing [gear], ?Don?t go so deep in the rabbit hole that you just analyze too much,?? he says. ?It?s part of the thing, but it?s not the main thing.? Plus, Johnson hints that he finds inspiration in instruments? oddities?and even their defects.

Johnson reveals that he?s experimenting with a Neural DSP, but the new tech might be too polished for his liking. He explains that when he tried designing a signature Fuzz Face with Dunlop, he only got close once they swapped out the high-quality wiring and pots for older, degraded materials. ?It?s just a mystery,? he grins.

Ultimately, Johnson says it doesn?t matter what tool artists use, they have to learn to ?negotiate the medium.? Whether it?s a particular amplifier?s quirks or ?the horse hairs on the paintbrush,? Johnson says it?s up to the individual to make something special with what they?ve got.

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2023-06-26
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Looking For Inspiration? Try Getting Some New Gear

On this episode, Rhett and Zach discuss the relationship that they each have with the guitar at this point in their careers. Making a living doing the thing you love is great?in fact, it?s something that so many players aspire to. But it changes the relationship between player and instrument when the instrument is a source of work. How do they stay excited about their work? And how do they get excited when they?re in a lull? What keeps their creativity flowing? These are big questions, but our hosts are both having their own renaissances with their guitars. And?surprise!?it?s because they?ve both come into some new key pieces of gear.

Zach reports that he has been rippin? totally sweet Metallica licks on his sick new ESP LTD Kirk Hammett Signature Series KH-602. He?s a longtime fan of the band?and has conveniently fallen back in love with Kill ?Em All and Ride the Lightning?and says he?s wanted a Hammett signature guitar for his entire guitar-playing life. When he saw this one at Nashville?s Guitars To Be Played, he fell in love with everything, from the skull and crossbones fret markers to the Floyd Rose. And you know what? The Floyd Rose isn?t hard to set up. This guitar, Zach says, is kickstarting his ?love of the guitar again.?

Meanwhile, Rhett has been enjoying his new Soldano SLO-100 head and matching 4x12 cabinet, even if he does keep the cab a few flights below his control room. He?s stoked about the story of Soldano, who he admires for being one of the early boutique amp builders, and has been playing this new 100-watter all week.

When it?s time to dip a rig, it?s hard to find any faults. No spoilers, but it?s a nice one (and an easy gig load).And in the shill zone, Zach talks about the importance of running a brown box for owners of older amps and talks briefly about the difference between the Brown Box and a Variac.

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2023-06-05
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Andy Powers' Lessons in Tonewoods

The new DIT episode kicks off as Rhett and Zack celebrate Zack?s close encounter with special effects mogul Adam Savage, of Star Wars, Ghostbusters, Matrix, and Tested fame. (Nerd alert: Zack and his wife have Ghostbusters uniforms?which they wore that day. There?s a photo. Take a screenshot it in case you need to blackmail him later.) Rhett talks about the first single from his latest band, Good Trouble, who now have a YouTube channel. The dynamic duo also gives a seasonal warning about guitar maintenance. And then it?s time for the main event: Andy Powers, CEO and chief guitar designer of Taylor Guitars.

The SoCal native?and surfer?Powers provides his backstory in guitar design and building, starting with his hobbyist-musician parents and their friends. His first build ? exploded, but he?s done considerably better since! By the time he was a teenager, he was building and selling guitars on his own, as well as doing repairs for local music shops. But even before that, he?d gotten in trouble with the IRS for making too much money as a luthier. Later, van life, as a touring player, didn?t satisfy him, but after he graduated college he already had a two-to-three-year waiting list of guitar orders. From there, it was a short twist of luck?and multiple encounters with company founder Bob Taylor?that brought him to Taylor Guitars.

Powers also addresses conservatism in guitar design, and how to break the cycle while participating in the tradition. And yes, he dives into the tonewood controversy ?. and tells a ?basic truth? about guitars: neck woods and shapes do matter. As do personal touches, including the occasional crack in a top ? and the bumper sticker covering it! Andy also comments on the difference between acoustic and electric players, and notes that ?some of the best acoustic guitar sounds I?ve ever heard start with a microphone.? Powers observes: ?It?s pretty easy to go down those rabbit holes.? And these guys do! Especially when they talk how to get to best live acoustic guitar tone. And the grand finale: Andy, Rhett, and Zack dip a rig ? and explain duplex scaling.

00:18 Zach Met Adam Savage

04:37 Noah Guthrie and Good Trouble Update

10:36 Andy Powers joins the show!

12:38 How did Andy Powers get started building guitars?

24:18 Advice to people starting their careers

30:22 How do you design something new?

35:07 Tonewoods. You knew it was coming.

41:15 A story about tonewoods

44:46 What are you missing in your acoustic rig?

53:05 Tips for getting a good live acoustic sound

58:41 Will Taylor ever make a pedal?

1:06:27 Andy dips a rig

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2023-05-22
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Are Today's Pedals Too Weird?

Rhett and Zach are rolling old school. No guests today, just our two hosts, chatting about all things gear and tone. Today, the guys are talking about modern pedals.

These days, pedals are getting weirder and more complicated than we could have ever imagined, even just a few years ago, as loads of new models draw inspiration from modular synthesis, drum machines, and big leaps in technology.

Some pedals make things more complicated?with buttons on buttons, operating systems that need updates, and user interfaces that are both unique and sometimes confusing?while others may help you simplify your rig?imagine a distortion pedal with an LFO that might replace your need for a separate tremolo unit. Basically, there are few limits on what you can do with a pedalboard if you?re willing to do a deep dive. And if you can?t find a pedal that does what you want, it might be on the way.

But our hosts have differing opinions. Rhett is down to do a deep dive on options, while Zach likes to keep things a little simpler. They suss out their differences and share their own takes, with shout-outs to Chase Bliss, Beetronics, Acorn, and Intensive Care Audio. They also discuss what they think is coming next in pedal and guitar design, and what they?d like to see come along (guitars using control voltage, please).

Later, they dip a rig based around a cool Eastman that catches Rhett?s eye, and a Line 6 HX Effects. With key pieces from Fender, Gibson, Boss, and more, what could be improved?

In shill mode, Zach hypes his Two-Rock Joey Landreth head, and Rhett is all-in on his Chase Bliss Mood.

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01:12 Zach Gets to Met His Hero

02:49 Positron Collider

03:52 Update on Rhett's Studio Build and New Music

05:05 A Challenge?

06:45 Are Guitar Pedals Getting Too Weird?

09:10 Mythos' New Chorus Prototype

09:41 Josh Smith's POLY Overdrive

11:42 Empress ZOIA

31:45 Chase Bliss Mood MkII

39:14 Beetronics

40:02 Acord Solid State

41:50 Intensive Care Audio Fideleater

42:10 Westerland Boost

42:57 Final Thoughts on Weird Pedals

47:55 Time to Dip a Rig

58:07 Shill of the Week

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2023-05-08
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NAMM 2023 Recap with Danish Pete Honoré

"There's no money in non-diatonic notes!"?a validating cheeky word to the minor-pentatonic shredder guests at NAMM. In this ep, Rhett and Zach sit down with "Danish Pete" Honoré to talk NAMM highlights, geek out on Pete's new Chapman T-style signature guitar?it has a neck profile based on a 3D scan of his favorite?and discuss maintaining integrity in gear review videos.

One of the best parts of NAMM is the industry community it assembles, and in the absence of the full-fledged convention the past few years, that sure has been missed.

Danish Pete's puckish personality adds to the fun as the three guys get into other topics like Zounds Industries' acquirement of Marshall, various amp favorites, and the sea of purple guitars found at the convention. That's all after Pete shares that he no longer cries in the shower over the demands of his 25-year touring career (sometimes, he wishes he played more non-diatonic notes). Stay positive, Pete!

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2023-04-21
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Sadler Vaden vs. Tube Screamers

Rhett returns from Europe to chat with ?guitar player?s guitar player? Sadler Vaden of Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit. The trio jump right into their takes on the whole Bad Monkey saga, then dig into a detailed interview about how a Crazy Horse concert changed Sadler?s life, some tips for guitarists (spoiler alert: rhythm guitar is important!), and they discuss the band?s upcoming release, Weathervanes, unpacking the writing and recording process.

When the conversation turns to gear (you knew it was coming), Sadler answers questions about his gig rig, shouts out his favorite guitar stores to hit up on tour, and then it?s time to dip a rig (cue the Tube Screamer Talk).

Along the way, we find out if Oasis is really Sadler?s favorite band and what kind of U2 concert he really wants to see (hey Bono and Edge, you guys listening?), and talks about what it was like to see Prince live (and how far he drove).

Finally, Rhett shares the improbable story of his newest acquisition, a Tascam 388.

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2023-04-03
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Mick Taylor Goes Digital?

Mick Taylor, cohost of That Pedal Show, joins Zach on this episode, where they cover a whole lot of ground talking pedals, mental health, and more. The two discuss what it's like to have Mick's level of influence on the industry and how to overcome various forms of stage fright, before dipping a rig where some "shots" are fired.

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2023-03-20
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A Slide of Life with Joey Landreth (Where's Rhett??)

Zach flies Rhett-less on this episode that features an interview with Joey Landreth. Joey shares on his Grammy award-winning success with Bonnie Raitt, how the amp he released with Two-Rock came about, and how parenting has informed his guitar playing. You'll also hear about a rig that gets quite a high Shoyles rating, thanks in part to its envelope filter.

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2023-03-06
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Taking Flight with Mark Lettieri

One of the guitarists of "little-known" jazz-fusion outfit Snarky Puppy, Mark Lettieri, joins the guys on this episode of Dipped in Tone. They talk scheduling committed creative time for songwriting, Lettieri's basic preferences on setting up baritone tones, and how he approaches dirt as a mostly clean player.

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2023-02-20
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How to Get the Gig!

Wondering how to join a band and get some sweet gigs? Then this ep?s for you. Rhett and Zach share their advice, from how to get in front of audiences and make more connections?if it?s all about who you know, how do you get to know the right people? And how do you impress them enough to hire you??to the skills you?ll need to hone to get the job done. Sure, knowing your way around your instrument is really important, but it?s not just about scales, arpeggios, and chord voicings. And different gigs?cover bands, wedding bands, singer/songwriters?require different skills. (Hint: Know how to get a good sound out of the gear you already have!) Bad gig stories?from unappreciative wedding guests, to festivals who serve all beer and no water, to playing in the rain and getting all your stuff covered in mud?are just part of the fun, because all experience is valuable, at least in the beginning, and Rhett tells the story of how a single bad gig led to a wealth of connections and opportunity that landed him here today.

Along the way, the duo dip Patreon supporter Ryan Paterson?s vintage plus Strymon rig?dig that 1959 Gibson ES-345?and they pay their respects to the recently departed Jeff Beck and David Crosby. Plus, Rhett shows off the mystery amp (?a tweed amp on steroids?) he just bought, but he needs your help to figure out where it came from. Who built this thing? If you know, drop him a line!

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2023-01-30
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Dipped in Gristle with Greg Koch!

Blues-rock guitarist and gearhead Greg Koch steps into Rhett and Zach's virtual studio to talk all things tone, including part of his personal amp journey?from solid-state to the Fender Super Reverb?the makeup of his current rig, and the power of the Strat middle pickup.

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2023-01-16
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Chris Shiflett Strikes Back!

?This edition of Dipped In Tone has a great guest?Foo Fighters? Chris Shiflett, but ? wait! There?s more! Hosts Rhett Shull and Zach Broyles tackle a pressing question: What band has recorded the most songs that you?and they?first learned on guitar? The Beatles, Foo Fighters, Metallica, Nirvana, Zeppelin, the Stones....? Who gets your vote? Also, Zach opens the mail, and it?s a box of Hotwound Dual-Rail single-coil-sized humbuckers for his 1982 Strat (with a vintage Floyd Rose) from Dipped In Tone sponsors Stew-Mac. (If you?re looking to update, mod, or build a pedal, guitar, or amp, check out stewmac.com/dippedintone for a 10-percent discount.) More important, Shiflett steps up to the plate to respond to Rhett and Zach?s ?aggressive critique? of his recent Premier Guitar Rig Rundown. But before that, he joins the host in dipping a rig?submitted by courageous DIT Patreon member Rob F., who has been playing a little over a year. His rig: a hot-rodded and Plecked Squier Affinity, an Orange Dark Micro 20, two 2x12 Zilla cabs, and a pedalboard with a JHSJ Series Fuzz, a Wampler Tumnus Deluxe, a PolyTune, and a Lehle splitter to switch between Orange and Joyo heads, plus a JHS attenuator. The verdict? Listen to find out. What else? Chris tells a story about his older brother?s full stack, which became his first band?s PA. Then it?s time for him to share his thoughts on Zach and Rhett?s critique. And to talk about the new Foo Fighters rig he?s having developed?with MIDI-triggered scene changes, an off-stage switcher, and more goodies. He also talks about his current 4x12 Vox cabinets, and how one got a hole burned in its grille cloth by the Foos? stage lasers. He also discusses about his trust issues, the Strymon Deco, his classic Les Paul Custom, vintage gear, his solo rig, and his upcoming solo album recorded in Nashville ? and takes questions from listeners. Be on the watch for the next DIT in early January.

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2022-12-19
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Our Gear of the Year!

A Boss RE-202 Space Echo ? on a vocal mix? A hot pink overdrive, treble boost, and echo in one pedal named SusMaryOsep?a word Filipino mothers shout at troublesome children? An Artificial Blonde?with hat?s off to Madison Cunningham?that?s a slightly pitched vibrato? Line 6?s Catalyst modeling amp?sexy or not? Amp plugins from Neural DSP and Line 6? Tone King?s royal-sounding Imperial MkII and Soldano?s SLO-30? Metallica in a box (Caroline Guitar Company?s Crom)? A Pigtronix Star Eater fuzz that looks like a wild berry Pop Tart? And have you seen the new Empress Para EQ and Origin Effects? M-EQ Driver? Hosts Rhett Shull and Zach Broyles run down their top gear of the year. Plus, dueling Les Pauls and the eternal question: to refret or not to refret. And is a bone nut really better than nylon? And what?s a Dutchburst, anyway? Tired of questions? Well, Rhett and Zach also talk post-Thanksgiving turkey. And Zack tells about his 6-string family reunion with his first guitar and flashes the new Mythos Pedals Hephaestus, named for the Greek god of blacksmithing. What else? (Sorry, that?s another question!) Rhett opens up a box of spankin? new pickups from Stew-Mac, and they discuss the online screeds and screeches trailing their conversation about tone woods with Paull Reed Smith in the previous episode. And yes, they do dip a rig, submitted for dissection by ?Dipped in Tone? listener Kenny, whose ?90s rock setup?with stitched-rose guitar straps?sparks yet another argument about the merits of the Tube Screamer and the virtues of the Phase 90 and Phase 45 versus the Small Stone.

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2022-12-05
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Paul Reed Smith Ends the Tonewood Debate

Paul Reed Smith drops in to dip a rig and unpack the facets of tone?and why he unwound?and destroyed?a set of $10k vintage Fender pickups. Plus, all the fun stuff: What?s it like working with John Mayer? Does Santana?s guitar sound like a tenor sax? Why does David Grissom need every PRS on a music-store wall to play great? And the dudes argue over the big question: What?s better a cheap guitar and an expensive amp, or an expensive guitar and a cheap amp?

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8:20 Shill of the Week

14:49 Paul Reed Smith Interview

16:59 Paul Dips a Rig (Kinda)

29:04 I Can't Afford a Real Marshall, Paul

32:27 The HDRX Amp and Old Marshalls

38:44 Seriously, do tonewoods even matter?

47:35 What does Paul look for in a piece of wood?

50:56 How do you make a good guitar great?

53:20 Paul talks about how PRS is making saddles better

59:18 The Silver Sky SE

1:04:58 The magic of a 1963 Stratocaster

1:10:30 Expensive guitar or expensive amp?

1:20:28 We get the PRS nod

1:22:07 What PRS should you start with?

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2022-11-21
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Sweetwater vs. Reverb

Rhett and Zach unpack the big news for secondhand guitar sellers and buyers: Sweetwater has launched their new Gear Exchange. How does it compare to Reverb, Craigslist, and Marketplace? To find out, Zach takes the site for a spin and buys a pedal. He calls the process both ?very easy? and ?normal.? They discuss the pros and cons of the various used-gear outlets and share tips for not getting got when buying gear. Plus, Zach grew a mustache, Mythos Pedals is moving, and he talks about his forthcoming line of Strat pickups inspired by Hendrix?s reverse-stagger setup. 

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10:27 Dipping Phillip?s Rig

25:04 Reverb vs. Sweetwater

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2022-11-07
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Dipped in Nerdville with Joe Bonamassa

10:19 We Dip Chris Shiflett?s Rig!

25:00 Zach?s New Pedal

28:29 Joe Bonamassa Live from Nerdville

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 Dipped In Tone begins its partnership with Premier Guitar with Rhett Shull and Zack Broyles visiting Joe Bonamassa in Nerdville East, his Nashville home and museum. They talk vintage gear, guitar obsession, innovation versus tradition, and Dumbles. Many Dumbles ? including a rare?even among these ultra-rare custom-built amps?example with a DI port for acoustic guitar made for the late songwriter Hoyt Axton. Bonamassa also explains his philosophy about taking guitars worth hundreds of thousands of dollars on the road and to local gigs, and what the future holds in store for his collection of 500 instruments?every one with a story. Also, our hosts ?dip? Chris Shiflett?s rig, offering the Foo Fighters guitarist a few ?pointers? on rebuilding his massive pedalboard while ogling his refinished 1957 Les Paul and his custom-built Telecaster called ?the Cleaver.? But before they dive deep, Schull shows off his recently acquired 1989 R9 Les Paul from Norm?s Rare Guitars, and Broyles shows off the new super-Muff style Positron Cascading Amplifier Distortion.

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2022-10-31
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We Have an Announcement

We have an announcement. Dipped in Tone is partnering with Premier Guitar! PG will be helping us on all fronts to help us deliver a better and more consistent DIT experience. Watch the video for all the details!

Next episode drops on October 31st!

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2022-10-10
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We Dip Each Other's Rig

24:00 Main Topic

In this episode of the Dipped in Tone podcast Rhett Shull and Zach Broyles talk about some big changes for the podcast, we dip an amp-less rig, and then dip each other's rigs and even play a little guitar!

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2022-10-03
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Do YouTubers Deserve Signature Guitars?

33:30 Main Topic

In this episode of the Dipped in Tone podcast Rhett Shull and Zach Broyles talk about Zach getting BBD Chips (this is a big deal), Rhett gets the run around on a new truck, we dip an awesome rig, and talk about YouTubers getting signature guitars and the importance of the YouTube guitar world.

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2022-09-22
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What's Going on at Fender?

25:30 Main Topic

In this episode of the Dipped in Tone podcast Rhett Shull and Zach Broyles talk about Rhett opening with Noah for Willie Nelson and Zach's Dr. Z KT-45 coming back to life, we dip an rig, and we talk about Fender laying off 300 people and some how we talk about Gibson again.

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2022-08-16
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Yes or NOS

34:12 Main Topic

In this episode of the Dipped in Tone podcast Rhett Shull and Zach Broyles talk last minute plans, we dip an rig, coil split/tap discussion, more plugin talk, and talk about the crazy Instagram fuzz trends.

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2022-08-09
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Back from the Road

28:15 Main Topic

In this episode of the Dipped in Tone podcast Rhett Shull and Zach Broyles talk a little about HOA pains, we dip an rig, and talk about the Sweetwater GearFest, Zach's JHS trip, and more!

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2022-07-25
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Dipped in Universal Audio with James Santiago

Live from the Sweetwater Gearfest floor! Zach hangs and talks with James Santiago of Universal Audio. James is the man behind so many fantastic products from Universal Audio, the OX and the latest line of pedals being the most recent releases. We talk about design philosophies, approaches to tone and much more in this interview. You even get to hear us play guitar!

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2022-07-15
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Dipped in Tone Live from Sweetwater GearFest

In this episode of the Dipped in Tone podcast Rhett Shull and Zach Broyles are joined with some of the most well known faces from the guitar community. Pete Thorn, Tim Pierce, Ryan Burke, Corey Congilio and Phillip McKnight join us as we talk about Sweetwater GearFest, go deep with viewer questions, and figure out what Tim Pierce smells like. 

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2022-07-11
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Don't Get Got, Go Get.

20:35 Main Topic

In this episode of the Dipped in Tone podcast Rhett Shull and Zach Broyles talk a little about home repair, we dip an rig, and hear a cautionary tale from Zach about amp trading.

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2022-06-27
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Our Thoughts on NAMM 2022

23:00 Main Topic

In this episode of the Dipped in Tone podcast Rhett Shull and Zach Broyles talk about the dangers of energy drinks, we dip an INCREDIBLE RIG, and discuss 2022 NAMM. 

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2022-06-18
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Universal Audio Vs. The World.

25:30 Main Topic

In this episode of the Dipped in Tone podcast Rhett Shull and Zach Broyles talk about photoshop consent and Rhett's amazing roadtrip. The main topic is about amp in a box pedals vs modelers. Does it make sense to go for something like one of the new UA Pedals or stick to your Helix style modeler?

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2022-06-06
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Rhett & Zach Almost Break Up

40:00 Main Topic

In this episode of the Dipped in Tone podcast Rhett Shull and Zach Broyles don't pull any punches and go head to head about pedals and fingerboard wood. The main topic is letting go of gear but we fight a lot in this one so buckle up!

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2022-05-09
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Let's Save Gibson

39:00 Main Topic

In this episode of the Dipped in Tone podcast Rhett Shull and Zach Broyles talk about the new Yamaha Revstar, we dip a rig, discuss Zach's new .strandberg* Plini model and get into the meat of the podcast talking about what Gibson needs to do to be popular with younger guitar players.

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2022-05-02
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Our Favorite Guitar Stores

29:30 Main Topic

In this episode of the Dipped in Tone podcast Rhett Shull and Zach Broyles talk about breaking bones and avoid sweet jumps, dip a rig, and talk about the best guitar stores (in their opinion). 

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2022-04-11
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Tubes In The USA

27:10 Main Topic

In this episode of the Dipped in Tone podcast Rhett Shull and Zach Broyles talk about Rhett's jet setting and distaste for the beach, dip a rig, and talk about how HOPEFULLY tubes will be made in America once more but will we be able to afford them?!

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2022-04-04
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How to buy your first guitar.

25:30 Main Topic

In this episode of the Dipped in Tone podcast Rhett Shull and Zach Broyles talk about the Shoyles Fuzz Prototype, dip a rig, and talk about how to go about buying your first guitar.

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2022-03-21
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The Tonewood Debate.

22:00 Main Topic

In this episode of the Dipped in Tone podcast Rhett Shull and Zach Broyles talk about impatience commenters and our overall attitudes, we dip a rig, and talk about a video that is reigniting the tonewood debate across the web.

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2022-02-28
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A Herculean Task.

28:00 Main Topic

In this episode of the Dipped in Tone podcast Rhett Shull and Zach Broyles discuss the importance of a good Waffle House, we dip a great rig, and talk about the journey of creating a great overdrive. 

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2022-02-21
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Putting Yourself Out There

29:30 Main Topic

In this episode of the Dipped in Tone podcast Rhett Shull and Zach Broyles talk about some new pedals, Dipped a Rig our friends rig, and respond to a very kind letter about taking a chance and putting yourself out there. We go deep on this one everyone, so buckle up!

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2022-02-14
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Let's talk about amps, Baby.

28:00 Main Topic

In this episode of the Dipped in Tone podcast Rhett Shull and Zach Broyles talk about Adam Savage, Ghostbuster Lights, Dipped a Rig, and have a spirited amp discussion about wattage and boxiness.

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2022-01-25
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Whatcha Trying To Do in 2022?

39:00 Main Topic

In this episode of the Dipped in Tone podcast Rhett Shull and Zach Broyles catch up, dip a rig and discuss what we hope to accomplish in this new year!

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2022-01-16
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