The Guitar Knobs

The Knobs welcome our new friend Jesse Honig the founder of 29 Pedals and Believable Audio. Jesse has extensive knowledge of all things audio as a result of his professional background and has created one of the most unique and talked about pedals out there—the EUNA... and we get to hear all about its origin.    Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik     Guitar, electric guitar, g...

The Knobs celebrate the 200th episode of the podcast with a great 101 show featuring guest host and amp master Rob Chafe to discuss ways to get around the volume plus experience problem many of us guitar players face at home with the gear we all love to play. Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon, Tony Dudzik and Rob Chafe     Guitar, electric guitar, guitar pedal, pedal effects, pedal fx, guita...

The Knobs interview our friend Brian Nutter, founder of Nutter Guitars, professional tour guitarist, and thankfully very alive after months of struggling to survive in the hospital. Glad to have you back amongst the loud Brian. Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik     Guitar, electric guitar, guitar pedal, pedal effects, pedal fx, guitar amplifier, humbucker, single coil, P90, g...

The Knobs interview Dan Minner founder of Audio Disruption Devices or more commonly known as A.D.D Pedals. Dan shares how he turned to this great guitar community of ours to begin his pedal endeavors and also what drives his discovery of new sounds. Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik     Guitar, electric guitar, guitar pedal, pedal effects, pedal fx, guitar amplifier, humbucke...

The Knobs interview one of our first Grand Poohbah patrons and founder of Bardic Audio Devices. We spent some time discussing Tim's perspective as a guitar enthusiast and how he started his pedal company.  Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik     Guitar, electric guitar, guitar pedal, pedal effects, pedal fx, guitar amplifier, humbucker, single coil, P90, guitar pickups, guitar...

The Knobs interview Andy Babiuk, rock historian, author, guitar collector, touring musician, and owner of Andy's Fab Gear in New York. This guy knows gear! Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik     Guitar, electric guitar, guitar pedal, pedal effects, pedal fx, guitar amplifier, humbucker, single coil, P90, guitar pickups, guitar setup, fuzz, overdrive, delay, reverb, distortion,...

The Knobs interview Croatian pedal builder Darko Vajda founder of Polar Bear Effects. We learn all about his fantastic new pedal the Young Hearts, a Lo-fi echo delay pedal plus we find out about the guitar gear scene in europe. Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik     Guitar, electric guitar, guitar pedal, pedal effects, pedal fx, guitar amplifier, humbucker, single coil, P90, g...

The Knobs interview Curt Mangan Guitar Strings founder Mr. Curt Mangan himself! We get the backstory on this legend in the guitar industry as well as new ways he continues to innovate guitar strings.   Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik     Guitar, electric guitar, guitar pedal, pedal effects, pedal fx, guitar amplifier, humbucker, single coil, P90, guitar pickups, guitar setu...

The Knobs interview Kevin VandeKrol founder of Aion FX, a fantastic service for pedal builders including super high-quality DIY build kits as well as loads of different PCB circuit boards to get a pedal started including his takes on many famed pedals.  Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik     Guitar, electric guitar, guitar pedal, pedal effects, pedal fx, guitar amplifier, humb...

The Knobs interview Brian Bicknell, founder of Spruce Effects—outstanding  guitar pedals built in the Pacific Northwest.  Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik     Guitar, electric guitar, guitar pedal, pedal effects, pedal fx, guitar amplifier, humbucker, single coil, P90, guitar pickups, guitar setup, fuzz, overdrive, delay, reverb, distortion, guitar player, guitarist, guitar...

The Knobs interview David Gehring founder of Effects Layouts, a DIY effects boards blog and champion of the beginning pedal builder...and...um.. allllll pedal builders! Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik     Guitar, electric guitar, guitar pedal, pedal effects, pedal fx, guitar amplifier, humbucker, single coil, P90, guitar pickups, guitar setup, fuzz, overdrive, delay, reverb...

The Knobs welcome back Coppersound Pedals on the eve of their release of the Triplegraph pedal, one they conceived and produced with Jack White and Third Man Records. It is truly an incredible guitar pedal and we are thrilled they asked us to talk with them about it!  Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik     Guitar, electric guitar, guitar pedal, pedal effects, pedal fx, guitar...

The Knobs are revisited by Echopark Guitars founder Gabriel Currie to discuss new guitar designs as well as new endeavors such as pedals, amplifier designs and more for his brand Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik     Guitar, electric guitar, guitar pedal, pedal effects, pedal fx, guitar amplifier, humbucker, single coil, P90, guitar pickups, guitar setup, fuzz, overdrive, del...

The Knobs interview Mike Varela founder of Tonetuga FX who has a new pedal out called the Delphine Delay and it blew us away. Mike shares his origin story and the things he considers important in creating his pedals. Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik     Guitar, electric guitar, guitar pedal, pedal effects, pedal fx, guitar amplifier, humbucker, single coil, P90, guitar picku...

The Knobs FINALLY get to spend some time interviewing Philippe Herndon founder of the renowned Caroline Guitar Company. Philippe makes some of the most coveted pedals in the industry and has had an overwhelming number of his pedals selected for our Four On The Floor Choices over the years. We had a blast and it was an honor for us.  Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik     Guita...

The Knobs welcome our new David Gill founder of BSRI which is very short for the Baltimore Sonic Research Institute. David makes some great dirt pedals and shares some thoughtful musings on his approach to guitar pedals.   Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik   Guitar, electric guitar, guitar pedal, pedal effects, pedal fx, guitar amplifier, humbucker, single coil, P90, guitar p...

The Knobs welcome our new friend Mike Berndt creator of Pedal Of The Day a popular platform for effects pedal demo content found on Instagram and YouTube.    Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik   Guitar, electric guitar, guitar pedal, pedal effects, pedal fx, guitar amplifier, humbucker, single coil, P90, guitar pickups, guitar setup, fuzz, overdrive, delay, reverb, distortion,...

The Knobs welcome back our pal Eric Merrow to discuss a much requested 101 episode discussing recording your guitar and effects at home. We cover the recommended mics, amps, pedals, and recording inputs to get the job done without making too much noise or killing your wallet.    Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik   Visit our  website Connect with us and view our  blog   Visit...

The Knobs welcome our new pal Jon Sullivan of Sully Guitars, maker of killer guitars with edge and personality.    Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik   Visit our  website Connect with us and view our  blog   Visit our Instagram feed:  @guitarknobs Join the conversation on our  Facebook

The Knobs welcome our new friend Eddie Serratos founder of Municipal Water Pedals. Eddie makes his unique pedals by hand in Virginia, and yes we ask him about the name.    Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik   Visit our  website Connect with us and view our  blog   Visit our Instagram feed:  @guitarknobs Join the conversation on our  Facebook

The Knobs welcome our new friend Marko Vukovic, founder of TourGear Designs who make the impossibly small and incredibly flat patch cables that will change your pedal game.    Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik   Visit our  website Connect with us and view our  blog   Visit our Instagram feed:  @guitarknobs Join the conversation on our  Facebook

The Knobs welcome our new friend Eric Calvert founder of Frost Giant Electronics which produces a great line of pedals for making your guitar roar. Also John Esterly had a fistfight with the internet while Jared had a vacation. Hosted by Todd Novak with Tony Dudzik and John Esterly   Visit our  website Connect with us and view our  blog   Visit our Instagram feed:  @guitarknobs Join the conversati...

The Knobs welcome Scero Guitars founder Louis Scutti to the show to discuss his handmade guitars built out of Colorado.  Also, Jared thinks he is Italian Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik.   Visit our  website Connect with us and view our  blog   Visit our Instagram feed:  @guitarknobs Join the conversation on our  Facebook

The Knobs welcome Alex Millar back to the show. Alex is the founder and builder of Zander Circuitry in the UK. His new pedal the Junipero has our attention and he shares the backstory on it.   Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik.   Visit our  website Connect with us and view our  blog   Visit our Instagram feed:  @guitarknobs Join the conversation on our  Facebook

The Knobs welcome three time champion guest Jeff Schroeder, guitarist for Smashing Pumkins and Night Dreamer as well as guitar gear fanatic. He has now achieved Alec Baldwin status on the Guitar Knobs Podcast!! We discuss the shift of playing gear on a world tour stage to a home rig, and his tonal exploration for his additional band Night Dreamer.  Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony...