Fret Talk

Gibson as Plymouth?! How can you get it so wrong? We have a big ol chat about valvey tubes this week as the worlds supply grinds to a halt. BudgetPedalChap, “Hi” Matt Quine and “Oh my gosh” Josh Castle and Lee “yabadaba” Doom for anther episode of the Fret Talk Podcast. Grand respect to the Patreon boys, you guys are amazing, and for as little as two dollars a month, you can be one of those cool k...

There is only one guitarist you think of when you talk about Ozzy Osbourne, right? Jake E Lee?!  We have a chat about the new GX100 by Boss and try and wrap our heads around what it is all about as well as a nano version of an older big box classic. BudgetPedalChap, Lee Pedabadadoom and Will with the hair for anther episode of the Fret Talk Podcast. Hefty acknowledgement to the Patreon backer...

I mean, there has to be some rules against comparing Iron Maiden to Status Quo, right? We mention the new Thorpy “Multi-Bender” Boneyard and question exactly who the new JHS offering is for. BudgetPedalChap, “Hi” Matt Quine and “Oh my gosh” Josh Castle for anther episode of the Fret Talk Podcast. Hefty acknowledgement to the Patreon backers, you guys are amazing, and for as little as two dollars a...

BudgetPedalChap is joined by Mr Matt Quine and Mr Josh Omigosh Castle to frolic in a care-free way through the wheat fields of guitar news. We discuss the seemingly massive rift in space(echo) time and spend an inordinate amount of time discussing the latter-end of the one of the big four.  Chonky recognition to the Patreon backers, you guys are amazing, and for as little as two dollars a mon...

BudgetPedalChap is joined by Mr Matt Quine and Mr Josh Omigosh Castle to tackle the week of guitar news. We discuss the next step in amps from Line 6 and reason whether this helix has some spider DNA. We talk about a breaking bit of news from Fender. We also catch up on some exciting videos released this week over on PBOD.  Muscular acknowledgement to the Patreon backers, you guys are amazing...

BudgetPedalChap is joined by the man from Man, Mr Matt Quine and fellow Brum-lord Mr Josh Omigosh Castle. We talk get in deep with the worlds most pimp-looking wah pedal and we talk about the serious sleeper hit released out of nowhere by TC. We also seriously consider fully modelling rigs with a release from Harley Benton.  Muscular acknowledgement to the Patreon backers, you guys are amazin...

BudgetPedalChap is partnered this week with oh my gosh, it’s Josh and Yabadabadoom Mr Lee Pedabadadoo. We ride the seven seas of guitar news this week on the good ship guitar journalism. We uproot a Harley Benton offering that could prove quite jimming popular, we also break some rather new news about the new goliath of reverb by Zander Circuitry. Hefty recognition to the Patreon backers, you guys...

BudgetPedalChap is partnered this week with the one and only Mr Matt Quine for a healthy scoop of freshly served guitar news, which this week includes a hefty legal battle between a member of rock and roll royalty and the streaming company that pay him like $40 a year for the privilege of hosting his music. We also look at a new line of affordable pedals from one of the biggest guitar manufacturer...

BudgetPedalChap is joined by Matt Quine, Omigoshids Josh and Lee Pedabadoo for a steaming hot slice of freshly baked guitar news, including a farewell to a legendary amp designer and some rather new, but old, but new pedals from a company that is kind of old, but kind of new, but a bit old... Sizeable acknowledgement to the Patreon backers, you guys are awesome, and for as little as two dollars a...

BudgetPedalChap is joined by Matt Quine and Lee Pedabadoo for a round up of the week, including a wrap up of a certain SE speculation from the previous episode, a return to form for TC as well as our standard guitar-centric chat. Sizeable acknowledgement to the Patreon backers, you guys are awesome, and for as little as two dollars a month, you can be one of those cool kids. Visit www.patreon.com/...

BudgetPedalChap is joined by Josh and a return of the main man Mr Ollie Miles. We discuss Ollies most recent adventures and the differences between old school gigging and how those modern, youngsters do it. We speculate on the most recent PRS SE release and throw our predictions out in the ether. The full release is tomorrow, so we will find out just how close we got. Mahooosive shout out to our p...

BudgetPedalChap and the team are joined by a very special guest this week: long time listener, patreon backer and just generally nice guy, Mr Andrew Bimson. We continue the Christmas party from last week and look forward to what the new year may hold. Mahooosive shout out to our patreon backers, who are awesome and for as little as two dollars a month, you can be one of those cool kids. Visit www....

BudgetPedalChap is joined by a full compliment of hosts this week in the form of Matt, Lee and Josh to round off the year with, what is essentially, our staff Christmas party.  We discuss the year as a whole and talk about the trends we expect to see next year. This episode is split into a two-parter as it was massive and it’ll give us hosts a well deserved Christmas break. Tune in next week...

BudgetPedalChap is joined by a cornucopia of hosts this week in the form of Matt, Lee and Josh to continue the mammoth task of concluding the Guitar Stuff of the Annum . Last week, we locked in the Guitar and Amp selections and this week we are tackling the Pedal category and the overall winner of Guitar Stuff of the Annum. Strap in and enjoy as we hash it out to get to the best stuff that this ye...

The Guitar Gear of the Annum is upon us! This week, we tackle two of the categories discussing some of the greatest and best gear to have been released through the year. We also shoot the breeze and chat about Matt’s new gigantic new amp. We welcome back Oh My Gosh, It’s Josh onto the cast to talk about the aftermath of his computer issues last week. Mahooosive shout out to our patreon backers, wh...

Unsung heroes of the gig are discussed this week as Matt, Lee and BPC tackle another week in guitar news. We have exactly ’51 reasons why this Fender release might not be a big hit and Sheppard our thoughts to mention an intergalactic fuzz monster. Welcome if you are new here, feel free to drop a review wherever you listen. Mahooosive shout out to our patreon backers, who are awesome and for as li...

We get your opinions! Well, maybe not you specifically, but quite a few of the lovely people commenting over at the Budget Pedal Chap insta on this weeks news. Strap in as Matt, Josh and BPC run headlong into the train-station wall of guitar news in hopes to board the magical train of journalism. Mahooosive shout out to our patreon backers, who are awesome and for as little as two dollars a month,...

We are talking about some guitars this week, in fact, we talk about loads of stuff. Budget Pedal Chap and Lee Pedabadadadoo talk guitar this week, we chat about how Lee was asked to go shoot some hookas and much more. Mahooosive shout out to our patreon backers, who are awesome and for as little as two dollars a month, you can be one of those cool kids. Visit www.patreon.com/frettalk to find out m...

Yo, are you a fan of the show? Consider backing on patreon at www.patreon.com/frettalk and big thanks to you current patreon peeps, you rock. This week Matt and BPC chat about the perils of getting old, we also talk about some signature guitars that you may care for, maybe?  We also talk about the virtual jeff, which is a thing. Find out what, get your listen on, you lovely people. Don't forg...

Yo, are you a fan of the show? Consider backing on patreon at www.patreon.com/frettalk and big thanks to you current patreon peeps, you rock. This week Matt, BPC and Lee talk about some stuff, some Boss stuff and a pretty awesome power attenuator for well cheap. We also talk about Metallica for some reason, find out why. Get your listen on, you lovely people. Don't forget to have your online on th...

Visit www.patreon.com/frettalk to back the podcast from as little as $2 per month. Today, we are taking time to have a chat with our new chap over at the PBOD youtube, Mr Josh Castle. We have a good old natter about a little bit more behind the man himself and a little bit about what he has been up to on the channel recently. We also tackle some rat-heavy news this week with two rather LM308 style...

The first time this has ever happened in the history of the 219 episodes of Fret Talk. Could it even be possible? Can we spend an entire episode just talking about fretted instruments!? Matt Quine and Budget Pedal Chap pontificate their way through the week’s guitar news. We chat about some gig related content as, funnily enough, both of us are gigging musicians again! Mahooosive shout out to our...

Yet another Gear of the Year contender is announced this week with a release from Harley Benton, what could it be? You gotta listen to find out. Matt, Lee and Budget Pedal Chap talk about some obscure hits from Lenny Kravitz and Lee and Matt don’t know who Heather Graham is. I mean, really?! Lee tells us about how to play the wrong notes also, yes, actually on purpose… I know, I didn’t understand...

Y’all want a free Orange amp!? Get listening to the podcast, I’ll hook you up. Budget Pedal Chap is joined by Lee Pedabadadoo and Mr Matt Quine for some guitar goodness. We talk about some lovely news from Epiphone, whatcha think they released this week? Yup, you’re probably right. Harley Benton do some absolute work on one of their most fabulous lines and there is a pedal with a dinosaur on it, s...

BudgetPedalChap is joined by Mr Matt Quine, where we both be coughing like crazy fools, but we are bringing you some podcasty goodness regardless. We talk MXR and get deep into the Phase zone, we chat about a wonderful freebie that you can get yourself for free…did I mention it was free? We also talk about a possibility of the most Fret Talk pedal ever, so you gotta go check that out. Gigantic sho...