Fret Talk

 BudgetPedalChap and Matt ‘the man from Man’ Quine pull out their  machetes and chop down the brush whilst bravely traversing the jungles  of guitar news. We discuss a huge bunch of guitary stuff we have played  this week and there is some immense news regarding the telecaster that  almost wasn’t. We use a listener question as a great excuse to do some  research into...

BudgetPedalChap and Matt hop into the space craft of news and explore  the vast expanses of guitar space. We talk about a new effort by the  good people at Mad Professor pedals, who may or may not be the same as  T-Rex pedals, or I may just be getting things mixed up. Gibson also drop  some pretty sharp news about a bit of a throwback, which may or may not  have been inten...

BudgetPedalChap  and Matt hang 10 on the waves of guitar news this week. Mr BPC gets  self-indulgent with all of the stuff that he has done this week, which  includes playing a bunch of guitars that are bloody expensive. If you  are curious about some actual playing experience of the PRS Silver Sky  rather than just wild speculation (as we tend to do ourselves quite a &nbs...

BudgetPedalChap is joined by Andrzej from the DaveRage Instagram channel today to bring you a v ...

BudgetPedalChap, Matt and Ayrton polish up the hood, stick the keys in  the ignition and fire up the V8 on the good vehicle Fret Talk as we  leave tyre tracks on the guitar news highway and head towards the sunset  of journalism. We speed right into some news about a new collaboration  between Riche Kotzen and DiMarzio pickups, Hotone throwing their hat  into the ring of t...

BudgetPedalChap  and Mr Matty ‘the man from Man’ Quine gallop head long on a horse made  of guitar news into another thrilling episode of the Fret Talk Podcast.  We get knee deep into a barrel of fine guitar pedal news and kick it off  with a bit of a massive oversight and a hugely exciting release from  our buddy at Tate FX. We also mention that a certain Nordic pedal &nb...

BudgetPedalChap and Matt tackle the guitar news head on like an  unwavering army of guitar journalism. We discuss tubescreamers, because  tubescreamers are awesome if you didn’t already know… oh, you did? Well,  Mr BPC has a little shootout going on between 6 different tubescreamers  If that’s your thing. We clear up the speculation of the BOSS drop last  week and share ou...

BudgetPedalChap is joined by Matt and Ayrton again this week for another  round up of the week’s news. We chat about the suggestibility of Matt  and how after listening to the latest interview, he has been considering  a new pedal. We discuss the new Headrush Gigboard and where it sits in  the current modelling climate. Gibson sneak out a lovely bit of news in  regards to...

BudgetPedalChap is joined for this fantastic interview by Joe from Hello Sailor Effects. Do you ...

BudgetPedalChap  is joined by the dream team (Matt Quine and Ayrton Tracey) for another  exciting round up of the week’s events in the guitar world. This week we  tackle such hot news topics, such as a wonderful price drop on the old  ’18 stock of the Gibson range as well as an exciting new release from  Seymour Duncan and a sneaky exclusive pedal from KHDK. We also talk &...

BudgetPedalChap  is beside Matt ‘wrastlin’ Quine and Ayrton ‘The Sin Circuis’ Tracey for  some of the highlights of the week in guitar. This week is a very  Gibson centric episode, with two signature offerings from Epiphone and  some talk of the recent events involving the big G financial saga. We  discuss a few new additions to the new fender line of pedals and bring &nbs...

BudgetPedalChap is reunited with the one and only Matt Quine of the Isle  of Man fame. We catch up on the happenings of the week and get right  into a juicy bucket of guitar news because things actually happened this  week. We talk about the recent drop by EHX, you guessed it, another  muff. Exciting stuff, no really, I’m not being sarcastic. We talk about  Gibson and the...

BudgetPedalChap is joined by none other than Ollie bloody Miles from way  back in the day! If I remember rightly, he is on episode number 1, so  real old school host here. He tells us of all of his exploits since  then, like passing uni (clever chap eh!), buying plenty of lovely stuff  including a bit of a tasty PRS and his journey through the land of  modelling units. We...

DISCLAIMER: There are some technical issues with the audio, which make it a little crackly. The ...

 BudgetPedalChap and Matt Quine get super down to clown with all things  guitar this week. They talk about the trials and tribulations of being a  gigging guitarist as well as giving some super helpful tips about what  to do when playing an outdoor event in a rainy climate. We discuss the  variax technology again because we like it, it is pretty damn awesome  and you...

BudgetPedalChap  and Matt Quine barely even mention the Variax this week! It is a  miracle… well, kind of. Mr BudgetPedalChap gets all nostalgic over one  of the guitar brands he has a massive soft spot for and decides to dip  into their current catalogue to see what is going on. We discuss the  ubiquitous Fulltone OCD and get all working-manly by talking about  woodw...

STRAIGHT UP WARNING – the audio on the first five minutes is super  crappy, I can only apologise and tell you it gets better, honestly.  BudgetPedalChap and Matt Quine get a little bit gushy about the Variax  again, don’t worry, it isn’t as much as last week. They honestly do  sound good though and are hugely inspiring when being able to switch  quickly between massively d...

BudgetPedalChap and Matt Quine go on a bit of a journey this week.  Warning up front: this week’s cast is Variax as fuck. We delve super  deep into the history and inner-workings of the Line6 Variax, so if it  isn’t of any interest, I suggest skipping until about 50 minutes in. As  we did get a bit carried away with this, this week’s cast is super long  and full of news, w...

 BudgetPedalChap is joined this week by Ayrton Tracey and Matt Quine for  another week in guitar news. We discuss the trials and tribulations of  being a sound engineer on the Isle of Man as well as talking about  frequency and quality of band rehearsals. We talk about the new Gibson  Billy Joe Armstrong and how, quite frankly, it looks like a guitar hero  controller....

BudgetPedalChap is joined by Mr Simon Andrews of JSA effects. We discuss one of my most favoure ...

BudgetPedalChap is joined once again by the Man from Man, Matt Quine,  but also a super surprise guest who we have missed dearly on the cast,  Mr Paul Mason! We dip into the stuff what has gone on in and around this  week (well, last week, remember Holibobs) which includes the latest  from our friends over at Gibson guitars. We discuss the new offerings  from MXR, which ma...

BudgetPedalChap is joined this week by the man who can, Mr Ayrton Tracey  for our metal special. We discuss some pretty sweet free plug-ins for  you budding home studio nuts as well as some other cool stuff. We get  into the meat and bones of metal week with a special run by PRS as well  as discussing the lines by Solar guitars by Ola Englund. We chat about  the potential...

BudgetPedalChap and Matt Quine take a nostalgic look back on our first  year of podcasting by taking a stroll down the memory lane of the 'Year  in Gear'. We talk about some of the years highlights, some of the  lowlights and some of the other lights in between. Matt also gives us a  run down of his Vintage SG copy and how he is getting on finally with  his Fletcher blends...

BudgetPedalChap and Matt and Ayrton jump into a deep blue ocean of news  this week venturing into the news of SNAMM. We discuss some of our  favourite picks from the Nashville event, featuring news from Squier and  Charvel.  We take a look at some of the strange decisions that Vox have  made with one of their flagship ampilfier ranges and tackle another  question for...

BudgetPedalChap and Matt Quine tackle the weeks guitar news like  absolute bosses on the Fret Talk Podcast and manage to dodge any SNAMM  news for this week. They discuss a particular Gibson signature mentioned  at the start of the year, which is rearing it's head and it is good –  seriously good. They discuss new offerings from Mooer in the form of  another truck-inspired...