Fret Talk

BudgetPedalChap is joined for this special guest this week, none other than Stuart Tate of Tate ...

BudgetPedalChap and Matt Quine wade through this week in guitar news  together. They discuss how BPC can't actually manage time and starts so  many bloody projects and takes far too long to finish them because of  it. We talk about all things YouTube and highlight the beginner  guitarists view channel and talk about the online jam that BPC  participated in this week with J...

BudgetPedalChap and Matt Quine kick off into the week with some more on  the TT week as it wraps up. BudgetPedalChap rediscovers the YouTube  guitar titan that is Rick Graham and talk about a really interesting  video he shared about string tension and how much it can really alter  your playing. We introduce the new segment titled 'You's Views' and  rattle around some inte...

BudgetPedalChap and Matt Quine springboard from the interview released  last week with Chris from Boult guitars and discuss some of the new and  exciting lines coming up: including a shipment of the origin series, the  new signature 'Preacher' and more. We discuss how awesome gigging is  and Matt tells of his musical conquests at the TT this year. We dip into  some news in...

BudgetPedalChap and Matt Quine team up with Ayrton Tracie once again to  embrace the world of guitar news. We discuss the frustrations of the TT  event organisation for our main Matt, the trials and tribulations of  modding an SG. Ayrton brings the strat love this week and also brings  along the spirit of drunk Matt. We discuss a rather sensitive topic in  such vague detai...

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BudgetPedalChap and Matt Quine face up against the titan that is guitar  news this week.  We discuss guitar maintenance in all its forms and some  cheap DIY solutions, as well as talking about a bit of guitar setup  advice. We discuss the next steps in Matt's SG journey and why you  should never listen to him for modding advice ever. What else did we  talk about this...

BudgetPedalChap and Matt Quine tackle this week in guitar. This week, we talk about stereo rigs ...

 BudgetPedalChap is joined by Matt Quine for a decent chin-wag about all  things guitar. We touch upon ridiculously elaborate and expensive  solutions to a stereo rig, as well as the importance of keeping one good  guitar available at all times. Mr BPC mentions how he might be turning  into a Strat guy via a very odd route and the joys of playing in a verby  space. We...

BudgetPedalChap  is joined by his good friend Matt Quine for another week of talking  Fret. We discuss the trials and tribulations of buying gear and how  giving up a good deal comes with downsides also. We discuss the things  you need to consider when slamming in an awesome set of pickups into  your guitar. We talk about the fact we interviewed Mr Adrian blody  Thorp...

BudgetPedalChap is joined for a little chat by none other than Adrian Thorpe of ThorpyFX. We ar ...

BudgetPedalChap  is joined by my main man, Matt Quine, and as well joined by none other  than the Guitar Geek himself, Mr Andrew Ferris. This week, we grill Mr  Geek about his busy, busy life since we all last spoke. We recap the  GermaNAMM that is Musikmesse because Andrew was only bloody there  weren't he!! We discuss some interesting exclusives going on over at the &nbs...

BudgetPedalChap  is joined this week by the rowdy crew of Mick Dodd, Paul Fletcher and  James Town to discuss the happenings of the week. We discuss some deep  love for the guitar company Reverend and talk amps, lots and lots of  amps. We talk about some pretty legendary guitarists and how they have  inspired us and why buying and selling guitar stuff on the internet is a...

BudgetPedalChap and Matt Quine are joined by Ayrton this week as we  break down the walls of podcastly guitar banter. We discuss the Great  British Build off and talk guitar practice as well as discussing some of  the bands we love that may not have the notoriety that they deserve. We  discuss Nita Strauss and here foray into live wrestling theme songs and  weigh in why we...

BudgetPedalChap and Matt Quine ride the waves of podcastdom with our oft  mentioned honorary third, Mr Moog Gravett! We discuss innuendo-laden  tales of guitar through this episode, mentioning the recent events of  Moog's fantastic band Rapscallion. The week sees the Stratocaster  Telecaster hybrid, which we dissect and discuss our guitar care regimes.  The internet connec...

BudgetPedalChap and Matty Quine catch up on the weeks events together  and chat about the aftermath of the drunkenness last week. In the guitar  world, it has been a slow news week, so we discuss our favourite   guitars and what we would change about them and we discuss the new  Fender JoBo 59 twin, as well as talking about trends in amplifiers in  general. We tackle...

BudgetPedalChap is joined for the first time in the studio this week by  Mr Adam Yeomans! We also have our podcast regular, Mr Ayrton Tracie and  by our special guest host this week: Drunk Matt! This week, we discuss  the art of modding guitars and some of the recent mods we have made to  some of our instruments. We also discuss listener question from Stuart  about string...

BudgetPedalChap  and Matt Quine shoot the breeze this week and discuss some ridiculously  high-output pickups, how Matt didn't know how much of a legend Peter  Green is and why guitar thieves are terrible people and should be  stopped. We also discuss some of Gibson's most recent efforts as well as  some further musical legends. The information for helping out Peach  ...

BudgetPedalChap is joined this week again with regular host Matt Quine,  it is like the natural order is restored, but also joined by one of our  past hosts, Ayrton Tracey. We talk about all of the gigging that Matt  has been doing as well as some of the fine products BPC has been  splashing the cash on. We talk about a number of different pedal board  solutions that were...

BudgetPedalChap is not joined by Matt Quine, but rather caught up with  Paul Fletcher and two new-to-the-cast-hosts, Adam Yeomans and James  Town. We were all lucky enough to visit the Birmingham Guitar Show at  the end of last month and we report some of our findings back to you  lovely lot. We discuss the new Marshall Origin series as well as efforts  from Supro and Yell...

BudgetPedalChap and Matt Quine  are joined this week by a huge cast of  podcasters, including our South-side swear machine Mick Dodd, the  one-and-only Paul Farrell and the man who is single-handedly keeping the  guitar economy booming Chris Wilson. We catch up with Chris and his  many purchases since last he was on the cast as well as discussing the  Line 6 Variax, w...

BudgetPedalChap and Matt Quine brave the world of guitar once again this  week and talk about some pretty weighty subjects including acoustic  gigs, emotional performances and practice tools. Matt is given the  soapbox to rant upon with the hefty discussion about modern music and  modern music festivals with a focus on the recent release of the Reading  Leeds 2018 line up....

BudgetPedalChap  and Matt Quine are joined this week by another Paul, Mr Paul Fletcher.  We give Paul the floor on some NAMM stuff that interested him, because  why not eh? We also dive deep into guitar practice across the ages and  how it is changing for the modern age. We discuss something called a  VHS, which Paul assures is kind of like a DVD, which is apparently some...

BudgetPedalChap and Matt Quine are joined this week by co host from some episodes back, Mr Paul Farrell. We do our duty in mopping up the final  bits of the year's Winter NAMM. We discuss all goodly stuff including  the newest effort from Vox, which includes some fancy Nutube technology.  We also talk about efforts from Schecter and (not technically NAMM  related) Gibson. We we...

BudgetPedalChap  is joined this week by the man from Man, the honoured co-host of the  Fret Talk Podcast, Mr Matt Quine. We discuss all things NAMM again this  week with the guitar show in full swing. We talk about products from  companies including Yamaha, Squier, Victory, Marshall and much more.  Join us for some ultimate silliness and great chat about all things  g...