The Guitar Knobs

The Knobs interview Glyn Evans founder of Mr. Glyn's Pickups in Auckland, New Zealand! What a great time we had learning about his approach to guitar gear and of course pickups. Thanks for listening and enjoy the podcast! Hosted by Todd Novak with Tony Dudzik and Rob Chafe      Guitar, electric guitar, guitar pedal, pedal effects, pedal fx, guitar amplifier, humbucker, single coil, P90, guitar pic...

The Knobs interview Mikey D aka Mike Diluccio a gigging musician, music teacher, massive gear enthusiast, and one of the long-time supporters of our show.  Mikey D is a huge supporter of the guitar community and we are grateful to have him on the show. Thanks for listening and enjoy the podcast! Hosted by Todd Novak with Tony Dudzik and Rob Chafe      Guitar, electric guitar, guitar pedal, pedal e...

The Knobs interview Adam Grimm founder of the famous Satellite Amps out of San Diego, CA. Adam has created a wide range of amps for loads of tone, that have graced stages all over the world. Each one is hand-wired and constructed at Satellite.  He shared some incredible choices for his Four On The Floor too! Thanks for listening and enjoy the podcast! Hosted by Todd Novak with Tony Dudzik and Rob...

The Knobs interview Blake Kaiser founder of Kaisertronics a fantastic pedal builder from San Antonio, TX. Blake has a great eye for detail in every aspect of the build and presentation and his pedals ooze quality. Thanks for listening and enjoy the podcast! Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik      Guitar, electric guitar, guitar pedal, pedal effects, pedal fx, guitar amplifier,...

The Knobs welcome back to the show Alec Breslow of MAE aka Mask Audio Electronics. Alec has been a very busy dude and has really diversified his talents including a pretty epic limited release with Pine Box Customs. Listen to what he's been up to and enjoy the show! Hosted by Todd Novak with Tony Dudzik      Guitar, electric guitar, guitar pedal, pedal effects, pedal fx, guitar amplifier, humbucke...

The Knobs interview Instagram wonderboy, YouTuber, and massive gearhead William John Bennett III. Our friend from Canada regularly delights us all with his wit and great gear demos on his social channels and was a great guest!  Enjoy the show! Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik      Guitar, electric guitar, guitar pedal, pedal effects, pedal fx, guitar amplifier, humbucker, si...

The Knobs interview Grand Poohbah supporter Steve Keyes! Steve is a great supporter of the boutique guitar gear community and a great dude. He shares a great backstory on how he got into guitars and gear.  Enjoy the show! Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik      Guitar, electric guitar, guitar pedal, pedal effects, pedal fx, guitar amplifier, humbucker, single coil, P90, guitar...

The Knobs interview Kyle Wolfe founder of Moon Guitars out of New Jersey. Kyle caught our attention because he is creating some unique guitars for sure and we dive deep into his design choices, craft, and influences. Enjoy the show! Hosted by Todd Novak and Tony Dudzik      Guitar, electric guitar, guitar pedal, pedal effects, pedal fx, guitar amplifier, humbucker, single coil, P90, guitar pickups...

The Knobs interview Chris Jahnle founder of Vaderin Pedals out of Pennsylvania. Chris has several pedals in his product line but is grabbing a lot of attention with his new pedal the pop art influenced HPX - His own take on the harmonic percolator type guitar pedal. Enjoy the show! Hosted by Todd Novak with Tony Dudzik and John Esterly     Guitar, electric guitar, guitar pedal, pedal effects, peda...

The Knobs interview Dave Hunter, lifetime musician and author of the FANTASTIC new book called Fender 75 years. Dave has authored numerous guitar books and is an international guitar magazine content contributor so, let's just say he knows what he is talking about. Dave was a great guest who we will surely hear more from in the future.  Enjoy the show! Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and T...

The Knobs do another great 101 episode about Rickenbacker guitars! Buckle up this is a long one but well worth it! Long time listeners know how much Tony loves Rickenbackers and knows a ton about them but we also have Kenny Howes, who spent many years employed by Rickenbacker and is a HUGE Rick enthusiast and talented musician as well  Enjoy the show! Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and To...

The Knobs interview Bill & Phil the founders of Thimble Wasp Effects, a relatively new pedal effects brand based right here in our hometown of Columbus, Ohio! Bill & Phil make a great team and are making great pedals.  Enjoy the show! Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik     Guitar, electric guitar, guitar pedal, pedal effects, pedal fx, guitar amplifier, humbucker, single coil,...

The Knobs interview Connor Kelly, founder of High Spirit Guitars in San Diego, CA. Connor has found some unique ways to create his own styling for his guitars including his own pickup models and proprietary hardware.  Enjoy the show! Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik     Guitar, electric guitar, guitar pedal, pedal effects, pedal fx, guitar amplifier, humbucker, single coil,...

The Knobs interview Patrick Baldwin, founder of Radio Mule a boutique pedal brand out of Tacoma, WA. Patrick is a great guy making great noise machines. We get to debut his fantastic NEW pedal too! Enjoy the show! Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik     Guitar, electric guitar, guitar pedal, pedal effects, pedal fx, guitar amplifier, humbucker, single coil, P90, guitar pickups,...

The Knobs interview James Sturner founder of Sturner Guitars another great builder out of Philadelphia, PA. James has literally carved a niche in the guitar world with his unique designs. He has a great story to share with us! Enjoy the show! Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik     Guitar, electric guitar, guitar pedal, pedal effects, pedal fx, guitar amplifier, humbucker, sing...

The Knobs interview Brad Tolinski and Chris Gill, authors of the new book "Eruption: Conversations With Eddie Van Halen. This is a special one for us as EVH was a guitar hero to so many of us. Brad and Chris offer a completely new look at guitar legend Eddie Van Halen with this groundbreaking oral history, composed of more than fifty hours of interviews with Eddie himself as well as his family, fr...

The Knobs interview Markus Reeves founder of Reeves Electro, a celebrated pedal effects builder in the UK. Markus is known for handcrafting his unique and frankly stunning suspended electrical layouts inside his pedals, which happen to sound amazing as well.  Enjoy the show! Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik     Guitar, electric guitar, guitar pedal, pedal effects, pedal fx,...

The Knobs interview Keith Horne, founder of Marvin Guitars. Keith is a lifelong musician based in Los Angeles, and has created a strong reputation building every guitar by hand, made to order.  Enjoy the show! Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik     Guitar, electric guitar, guitar pedal, pedal effects, pedal fx, guitar amplifier, humbucker, single coil, P90, guitar pickups, gui...

The Knobs get to spend some time with one of our own Grand Poohbah supporters Cody Foster. Cody is a guitar gear nut and a massive supporter of the guitar community. He also plays in a Cincinnati-based band called Armadeus and hosts That Vinyl Show Podcast.  Enjoy the show! Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik     Guitar, electric guitar, guitar pedal, pedal effects, pedal fx, g...

The Knobs had the absolute pleasure of interviewing Dan Pechacek, who introduces the Sunlight Dynamic Reverb to the guitar world and we are mighty happy about that. Dan is a super interesting fella who shares not only the release but his back story to this build and approach to many other Old Blood Noise projects. Enjoy the podcast! Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik     Guita...

The Knobs asked our listeners to send in guitar amplifier questions of all sorts to ask our very own Rob Chafe to answer and enlighten us. Rob owns Mad Cow Amplification and has over 20 years of experience repairing just about every type and brand of guitar amplifier known to mankind and as a result, we learned a whole bunch of great stuff.  Hosted by Todd Novak with Tony Dudzik, and Rob Chafe    ...

The Knobs interview Tommi Manasco, a Grand Poohbah level Patron and long-time supporter of our show. Tommi has a deep passion for guitar gear and the boutique builders in the guitar community which he is very active. Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon, Tony Dudzik and Rob Chafe     Guitar, electric guitar, guitar pedal, pedal effects, pedal fx, guitar amplifier, humbucker, single coil, P90, g...

The Knobs interview Ian Pritchard founder of Collector//Emitter. Ian loves the noisey side of the sound spectrum has created a sizeable YouTube guitar demo channel with a special focus on the weird and wonderful tones and effects. Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon, and Tony Dudzik     Guitar, electric guitar, guitar pedal, pedal effects, pedal fx, guitar amplifier, humbucker, single coil, P9...

The Knobs interview our very own Tony Dudzik, who is a walking gear encyclopedia, and asked him questions about his life in the guitar industry, and his personal obsession and pursuit of guitar gear. Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon, Tony Dudzik, and Rob Chafe     Guitar, electric guitar, guitar pedal, pedal effects, pedal fx, guitar amplifier, humbucker, single coil, P90, guitar pickups, g...

The Knobs interview Drew Zajicek founder of Weird Noise featuring the What The Fuzz and Fuzz It pedals. Drew has a great backstory and was a blast to talk with! Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon, Tony Dudzik, and Rob Chafe     Guitar, electric guitar, guitar pedal, pedal effects, pedal fx, guitar amplifier, humbucker, single coil, P90, guitar pickups, guitar setup, fuzz, overdrive, delay, re...