The Guitar Knobs

The Knobs interview Patrick Baldwin, founder of Radio Mule a boutique pedal brand out of Tacoma, WA. Patrick is a great guy making great noise machines. We get to debut his fantastic NEW pedal too! Enjoy the show! 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,...

The Knobs interview James Sturner founder of Sturner Guitars another great builder out of Philadelphia, PA. James has literally carved a niche in the guitar world with his unique designs. He has a great story to share with us! Enjoy the show! Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik     Guitar, electric guitar, guitar pedal, pedal effects, pedal fx, guitar amplifier, humbucker, sing...

The Knobs interview Brad Tolinski and Chris Gill, authors of the new book "Eruption: Conversations With Eddie Van Halen. This is a special one for us as EVH was a guitar hero to so many of us. Brad and Chris offer a completely new look at guitar legend Eddie Van Halen with this groundbreaking oral history, composed of more than fifty hours of interviews with Eddie himself as well as his family, fr...

The Knobs interview Markus Reeves founder of Reeves Electro, a celebrated pedal effects builder in the UK. Markus is known for handcrafting his unique and frankly stunning suspended electrical layouts inside his pedals, which happen to sound amazing as well.  Enjoy the show! Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik     Guitar, electric guitar, guitar pedal, pedal effects, pedal fx,...

The Knobs interview Keith Horne, founder of Marvin Guitars. Keith is a lifelong musician based in Los Angeles, and has created a strong reputation building every guitar by hand, made to order.  Enjoy the show! 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, gui...

The Knobs get to spend some time with one of our own Grand Poohbah supporters Cody Foster. Cody is a guitar gear nut and a massive supporter of the guitar community. He also plays in a Cincinnati-based band called Armadeus and hosts That Vinyl Show Podcast.  Enjoy the show! Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik     Guitar, electric guitar, guitar pedal, pedal effects, pedal fx, g...

The Knobs had the absolute pleasure of interviewing Dan Pechacek, who introduces the Sunlight Dynamic Reverb to the guitar world and we are mighty happy about that. Dan is a super interesting fella who shares not only the release but his back story to this build and approach to many other Old Blood Noise projects. Enjoy the podcast! Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik     Guita...

The Knobs asked our listeners to send in guitar amplifier questions of all sorts to ask our very own Rob Chafe to answer and enlighten us. Rob owns Mad Cow Amplification and has over 20 years of experience repairing just about every type and brand of guitar amplifier known to mankind and as a result, we learned a whole bunch of great stuff.  Hosted by Todd Novak with Tony Dudzik, and Rob Chafe    ...

The Knobs interview Tommi Manasco, a Grand Poohbah level Patron and long-time supporter of our show. Tommi has a deep passion for guitar gear and the boutique builders in the guitar community which he is very active. Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon, Tony Dudzik and Rob Chafe     Guitar, electric guitar, guitar pedal, pedal effects, pedal fx, guitar amplifier, humbucker, single coil, P90, g...

The Knobs interview Ian Pritchard founder of Collector//Emitter. Ian loves the noisey side of the sound spectrum has created a sizeable YouTube guitar demo channel with a special focus on the weird and wonderful tones and effects. Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon, and Tony Dudzik     Guitar, electric guitar, guitar pedal, pedal effects, pedal fx, guitar amplifier, humbucker, single coil, P9...

The Knobs interview our very own Tony Dudzik, who is a walking gear encyclopedia, and asked him questions about his life in the guitar industry, and his personal obsession and pursuit of guitar gear. Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon, Tony Dudzik, and Rob Chafe     Guitar, electric guitar, guitar pedal, pedal effects, pedal fx, guitar amplifier, humbucker, single coil, P90, guitar pickups, g...

The Knobs interview Drew Zajicek founder of Weird Noise featuring the What The Fuzz and Fuzz It pedals. Drew has a great backstory and was a blast to talk with! Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon, Tony Dudzik, and Rob Chafe     Guitar, electric guitar, guitar pedal, pedal effects, pedal fx, guitar amplifier, humbucker, single coil, P90, guitar pickups, guitar setup, fuzz, overdrive, delay, re...

The Knobs interview one of the most unique guitar builders out there, Mr. Michael King founder of Cowbrand Design Guitars. Michael has a great background story which led to the innovative designs that have grabbed the attention of some very accomplished professional guitarists. He was a great guy to talk with! Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon,  Tony Dudzik and Rob Chafe     Guitar, electric...

The Knobs interview long-time supporter of our show and Patreon Grand Poohbah David Kamminga. David has a deep passion for music and guitar gear especially when it comes to supporting the builders and members of the guitar community. We sincerely thank David for his support all around.  Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik     Guitar, electric guitar, guitar pedal, pedal effects...

The Knobs interview Steve Stine who is considered the world’s top instructor because his students see noticeable improvements in their playing, fast. Steve made his mark on the guitar world from his hundreds of YouTube instructional videos and exclusive GuitarZoom.com lessons.   He’s also a featured guest instructor at Guitar World Magazine and the former professor of Modern Guitar Studies at Nort...

The Knobs interview Silktone Amps founder Charles Henry. Silktone is a relatively new amplifier brand and Charles has built a very interesting circuit producing a fantastic sounding amp. Also Tony is coming in hot! Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon, Tony Dudzik and Rob Chafe     Guitar, electric guitar, guitar pedal, pedal effects, pedal fx, guitar amplifier, humbucker, single coil, P90, gui...

The Knobs interview Ryan Plewacki founder of Demos In The Dark and the music gear distributor MAS Distro. Man oh man did we have a great time. Ryan shared the origin story for each of these as well as lots of his personal choices in gear. And our buddy Rob Chafe of Mad Cow Amplification joined us too! Enjoy the podcast!  Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon, Tony Dudzik, and Rob Chafe     Guita...

The Knobs interview Johnathan Jerusik. Aside from being a Grand Poohbah level supporter and one of our longest-running supporters on Patreon, Johnathan owns 12th Hour Devices where he is building guitar pedals to order. Johnathan is a great supporter of our guitar community and we truly appreciate him. Enjoy the podcast! Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik     Guitar, electric...

The Knobs interview Erich Hochstrasser founder of Hochstrasser Electronics out of Massachusetts. Besides making some great guitar pedals he is constantly pushing himself to venture into new creative elements. Enjoy the podcast! 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 Jon Armellino founder of Very Good Amp Co an emerging pedal effects builder out of Colorado. John has a new pedal on the market and goes through the decision process in making this mighty fine drive pedal. 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, gui...

The Knobs interview one of our awesome Grand Poohbah Patreon supporters Mr. Cody Lane! Aside from being a massive part of our guitar community Cody runs Science of Sound, a new endeavor devoted to sound and effects exploration.  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,...

The Knobs chat with Eric Klein and Ben Adrian, creators of the famed Line 6 HX Stomp,  and our friend Jeff Schroeder of The Smashing Pumpkins. We discuss the story behind the creation of the HX Stomp, how to better understand it, and how our guitar pedal-loving audience can integrate the HX Stomp into their pedalboard, as well as many other uses! Also... Velvet! Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Bra...

The Knobs took questions about guitar pickups from our listeners and we sling them directly at Jared Brandon's big ol' brain. Jared is the founder of Brandonwound Pickups and knows just about anything if it has to do with pickups—Tony picks up some of the crumbs too. Todd learned way more than he knew, naturally. Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik     Guitar, electric guitar,...

The Knobs welcome one of our earliest supporters and Grand Poohbah Patreon Supporter Corey Nigro. A great friend to the guitar community, Corey is passionate about guitar gear and supporting boutique builders..oh and he is from Boston so there is that.   Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik     Guitar, electric guitar, guitar pedal, pedal effects, pedal fx, guitar amplifier, hum...

The Knobs welcome Sheldon Ens founder of True North Pedals, another great Canadian builder, and a super nice guy! Sheldon shares his path from not knowing how to solder to his current lineup of great drive 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 pickups...