Fret Talk

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...

BudgetPedalChap is joined this week by the man from Man, Mr Matt Quine.  We discuss some of our weeks events, including the trials and  tribulations of DIY pedal building and accidentally starting up a  business. We discuss the pre-NAMM press, which includes new stuff from  PRS, Boss and Fender as well as some mention of Gibson's decision to not  be present at NAMM this ye...

BudgetPedalChap is joined this week by our guest from across the pond,  Josh Wood, who is an absolute guitar monster and good friend, and our  favourite man from Man, Matt Quine. We get to know Josh and take a tour  through some stories from his guitar journey and discuss some of the  questionable gear decisions of the past. We also look to the future in  our modern guitar...

Happy  New Gear!!! It feels good to be back and we are kicking off the New  Year with none other than Matt Quine, our man from Manx, and our  Southern Swear-Monger, Mick Dodd. We discuss the festive period and  catch up on some of the things that we managed to get done as well as  mentioning a shocking confession involving BOSS. We discuss the sudden  rise of populari...

IT'S CHRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIISTMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAS!!!! It is the Christmas  Fret Talk episode featuring Budget Pedal Chap and Matt Quine for our  festive round-up of the year. Discussing the stories that stuck with us  throughout the year, getting all nostalgic over the launch of the  podcast and general festive foolishness. This is an absolute MONSTER of  an episode, so enj...

BudgetPedalChap is joined this week by the man from the Mann, Matt  Quine, as well as Andrew ‘The Guitar Geek’ Ferris to discuss home and  mobile recording in the modern day and how it has changed since we  started playing. We mention the iTrack Pocket speaker system along with  other mobile solutions as well as DAW integrated amp modelling, 3rd  party software and the Lin...

BudgetPedalChap is joined this week by the man, the legend, one of the  most frequent contributors: Mr Matt Quine. We discuss this week’s events  including a little chat about the tremolo we all love to hate (when you  are restringing at least), the bigsby along with a long rambling about  our experience of amplifiers through the ages and what we have finally  settled on n...

BudgetPedalChap is joined this week by the man-titan Matt Quine who  began the podcast freshly off a 24-hour live stream moderation. We  discuss the quality of beginner instruments and range available from  around 10-15 years ago versus what is available today. We regale tales  of our first guitars and the quality standards the shift in quality  standards that we have perc...

BudgetPedalChap is joined this week by the unmistakable man-legend that  is Mick Dodd and the Guitar Geek himself, Andrew Ferris. We discuss the  new TC valve driven pedal as well as discussing topics about signature  guitars and much more. This week’s cast is absolutely wild, and I hope  it is as much listening as it was recording it.  Throw us a 5-star review on Itunes t...

BudgetPedalChap is joined this week by podcast veteran Matt Quine to  discuss this weeks events in the world of guitar. We discuss some  interesting offerings from Mooer, KHDK and Ibanez as well as revisiting  some news released at NAMM. We answer questions on our favourite cheese,  bridge pickups for strats and Laney. Throw us a 5 star review on Itunes  to help us soar up...

BudgetPedalChap is joined this week by podcast pro Paul Mason, as well  as long-time host Matt Quine to discuss the wonder that is ‘Fret Fest’  as well as some of this week’s big news stories, including news from  Wampler and the new PRS SE range. Questions are unfortunately cut short  due to a recording failure beyond our control. Technology is all good  and well until it...

BudgetPedalChap is joined this week by long-time podcast host, Paul  Mason, to discuss this week in the guitar news. We take an indepth look  at the new TC electronic 'Analog Armada' pedal range, which contains 8  new pedals based on some very classic designs. We talk about some recent  offerings from JHS pedals as well as their recent marketing faux pas  and discuss Joe B...

BudgetPedalChap is joined this week by podcast veteran Paul to put a  positive spin on the big G this week after a couple of weeks of  relentless fault-picking. We discuss new offering such as the Axecess  Neon and the 355 black beauty. We also discuss some interesting  introspective questions from our good friend Sy.  Don't forget to have your online on the Fret Talk Podc...

BudgetPedalChap is joined this week by podcast regulars Paul Mason and  Matt Quine as well as a brand-new host, Paul Farrell! We discuss some of  this week’s events, including released from EHX and some topical  stories involving our best-loved guitar giants Gibson. We also discuss  some listener questions about pedal budgets and audio interfaces.  Don't forget to have you...