Object Worship

Today our hosts discuss experiments in gear: those times where you buy something, experience or learn something new with it, then realize it is no longer for you. They revisit one of Dan's objects of the past, take a lot of calls, and analyze a lot of common thoughts around what drives a gear purchase and, eventually, a gear sale. Buy some Old Blood: https://oldbloodnoise.com/ Join the conversatio...

Today our hosts are joined by Scott Harper, aka Knobs. Scott is a quiet figure who's had great influence in the world of effects pedal demos, bringing depth, fun, and true knowledge of the product to his presentations. He's also been creatively involved in bringing to light some modern classics from Chase Bliss, like MOOD and Blooper. Today we talk about the weirdo delay microlooper that marks a t...

Today, our hosts welcome Emily Hopkins and Russ back to the show to discuss the newest Old Blood Noise Endeavors pedal, Parting! They were the creative force behind it, and have a lot of tales to tell about working with Dan to create, hone, and fully realize the vision of this glitchy and wondrous object. There's a lot of behind the scenes product development talk, and then some voicemails for goo...

Today, our hosts discuss the Spin Semiconductor FV-1, the chip at the heart of many digital pedals from the boutique pedal boom. They talk about what makes it special, both in strengths and weaknesses, and how key it was to Dan's arc as a pedal creator. Listen, enjoy, and ask yourself: is this really cool pedal made with an FV-1? Buy yourself some OBNE: http://www.oldbloodnoise.com Join the conver...

Today, our hosts are joined by Tom Cosm, electronic musician and technical director of Telepathic Instruments. We talk about the beauty of music composed on the highly limited computing devices of yesteryear, and ways those workflows are still inspiring to this day. We get a bit of insight into the musician, producer, and tinkerer that is Tom Cosm, as well as the device he's been developing over t...

Today, our hosts try to fend off the December doldrums, the cold weather sleepies, the fog of too many video conferences, by thinking broadly about the year that was and the year to come. It's the last episode of the year, so let's be honest: they're taking voicemails and chitchatting. Come be a fly on the wall! Buy yourself some OBNE: http://www.oldbloodnoise.com Join the conversation in Discord:...

For episode 50, Andy (who wants to be "the guy who doesn't know what we're talking about") presents Dan (who wants to "feel prepared") with the ultimate surprise: LIVE HOMEWORK. Deep down the rabbit hole, this week is no voicemails and all surprises. Dive in with us. Buy yourself some OBNE: http://www.oldbloodnoise.com Join the conversation in Discord: https://discord.com/invite/PhpA5MbN5u Follow...

Today we're talking talking talking loopers! Andy presents the Boomerang III Phrase Sampler, his trusted loop pedal for over a decade. They talk about what features set it apart, some other favorite loopers, where a looper should go in your signal chain (spoiler alert: everywhere), the difference in attitudes between a looper and a microlooper, and of course take some calls on the hogline. Buy you...

In today's episode, Dan wants to talk about flangers, and the turning point in his own journey that was the Ibanez SF10 Swell Flanger. He also asks Andy all about the OBNE Custom Shop, currently live for the 2025 Black Friday shopping event. Buy yourself some OBNE: http://www.oldbloodnoise.com Join the conversation in Discord: https://discord.com/invite/PhpA5MbN5u Follow us all on the socials: @da...

In today's episode, two people who barely understand modular synth discuss modular synth! Dan recently got himself a Pittsburgh Modular Taiga Keyboard, and is in the discovery stage of a potential journey with analog synthesis. Our hosts talk happy accidents, ephemera-inspiring workflows, and when and why you should read the manual! Buy yourself some OBNE: http://www.oldbloodnoise.com Join the con...

Today our hosts discuss the rack setup Andy has been working on throughout the year, with special attention to the Boss Micro Rack series. We're talking new creativity from old tech, and why we should all be more stoked on patch bays. Buy yourself some OBNE: http://www.oldbloodnoise.com Join the conversation in Discord: https://discord.com/invite/PhpA5MbN5u Follow us all on the socials: @danfromds...

The Object Worship boys are really back this time! Today they're talking about the new Old Blood Noise Endeavors Sunlight, the future of the show, and honestly I don't know what else you're just gonna have to tune in and find out. Buy yourself some OBNE: http://www.oldbloodnoise.com Join the conversation in Discord: https://discord.com/invite/PhpA5MbN5u Follow us all on the socials: @danfromdsf, @...

The Object Worship boys are back! Today they're here to talk all about the discontinued Dweller Phase Repeater and its brand new spiritual successor, the Bathing Liminal Delay. Video calls from past guests Andy Pitcher, Dave Jordan, and Alec Breslow, calls from the hogline, and lots of chat about what it means to make a truly new pedal in this day and age. They're really exploiting algorithmic sim...

Today's Object Worship is a chit-chat among hosts about pedals that do "the thing." Andy has a new song he's obsessed with, there's a bit of recent pedal news discussed, but mostly they take voicemails and ponder the question: what is the thing? Buy yourself some OBNE: http://www.oldbloodnoise.com Join the conversation in Discord: https://discord.com/invite/PhpA5MbN5u Follow us all on the socials:...

Today Object Worship is joined by Angelo Mazzocco and Terry Burton of Meris! Many a Meris pedal has come up in conversation on the cast, so the hosts were glad to welcome two of the company's founders to talk about their music gear journeys. We begin with Terry's Marshall 6100 amp, then discuss Angelo's Ibanez RG570 guitar, and trace various parallels of their development as musicians, tinkerers,...

Today our hosts are joined again by Andy Pitcher! Longtime listeners may remember his first appearance discussing the DL-4, and today he returns to discuss his second place object: The Mutt (How To Skateboard And Not Kill Yourself) by Rodney Mullen and Sean Mortimer. They talk about its influence in Andy's adolescence and the new lessons it holds in adult life, many of which manifest in his recent...

Object Worship is BACK! After an unplanned hiatus (make your own pun about being delayed), your hosts return to report on the new Black Fountain Oil Can Delay, which we also call Black Fountain V4, Black Fountain Stereo, or The Final Black Fountain. We're joined again by Brady Smith, cofounder of Old Blood Noise Endeavors, to give some more insight into the delay pedal that even people who don't l...

Your hosts with the most return from a trip to California where many discussions were had about Old Blood's future plans, lunch was had with Wes Borland, and all ended in the Effector Market Anaheim popup. So, they wanted to catch you up and also catch up with you: this one's full of listener voicemails and all about the year ahead. Buy yourself some OBNE: http://www.oldbloodnoise.com Join the con...

We return from our holiday break with Tyler Gilmore, who you may know as BlankFor.ms! Tyler is most known as an electronic artist, using tape loops, pedals, synths, and other textural elements to create evocative slow-moving songs. It may surprise the listener, then, that his object is the trumpet! It's the instrument that started it all for him, and we all learn about his journey with it, then aw...

Today we're joined by Sean Mackowski of Tallon Electric. Before the episode, we thought his object was going to be an amp, but as we get into it, we realize it's all about The Noise, his new pedal collaboration with the band Alpha Wolf. We talk about pedal usage in modern medal and heavy music in general, and various approaches to gain, octaves, and momentary bursts of sound. This one's inspired b...

Today’s all about Dark Star! After many cagey teasers, we reveal all about the new pedal and what it means for Old Blood. We take your voicemails, we tell tales of what it took to make the thing, and we get consistently distracted. Hope you like your hosts as much as you like our latest lofi reverb instrument! Buy yourself some OBNE: http://www.oldbloodnoise.com Join the conversation in Discord: h...

That's right, this week it's just your hosts with the mosts talkin ghosts. Just kidding, this episode's pretty low on tricks and treats and frights and whatnot, but we did get some voicemails about spooky gear and we go off on some tangents from there. We're pretty confident this is the only podcast in the world that links discussion of what makes for a scary sound with the specifics of the treadl...

Today we're joined by Chris Benson of Benson Amps. We're catching up with him after a busy year of releases and Benson Fest, and talking with him about the Bogen Challenger PA that became the first Monarch. This one's a casual conversation, where we take roughly an hour before we get to the object, distracted along the way by discussion of how we interact with the internet, breaking assumptions ab...

Ok wow, what an episode for you here. Hope you're not easily spooked!! Anyway, Dan is in Europe, so in lieu of the normal format we will be listening to voice messages dispatched from Dan himself during his travels to Guitar Summit in Germany. A few very special guests are featured! Andy is joined by our first returning guest, Jeremy SH Griffith. Jeremy talked about a TEAC reel-to-reel on a previo...

Today we're joined by one of the founders of Old Blood Noise Endeavors: Brady Smith! You may know his history with Keeley, Walrus, and Old Blood, but today we're here to talk about his history with a particular amp you may know as Marsnall: the Marshall JMP that's been his mainstay for decades. We start with a lot of discussion of the Eastside Music Supply 10 Year Anniversary party and the fun peo...