The Tone Control

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The Tone Control is a sometimes side-eyed look at the guitar world and making music! We talk about everything good, bad, smart, stupid, and weird about guitar gear and bring it to you every other Monday. You can join our Discord to talk with us and other gear heads at https://discord.gg/H2xTfm6

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Ep. 005900 - I Almost Said Podcast 29.02.2016 1:06:25

Sorry this took so long, Derek moved again. But how about we talk about candle powered pedals and guitar strings eh?

Ep. 58000 - It’s A Reduction In Decreasing The Decreasing 08.02.2016 1:08:38

It's the NAMM episode! Join us as we run through our highlights from the 2016 NAMM show. Too much cool stuff to list here, just listen!

Ep. 000057 - The er ee er ee 25.01.2016 1:05

Pre-NAMM news! Power supplies by Strymon, a Billy Corgan model from Reverend, Not as much Fallout 4 commentary, and another podcast you should be listening to!

Ep. 000056 - It's 2016 and the internet sucks, cheers. 12.01.2016 1:04:32

Let's review 2015, shall we?

Ep. 000055/41 - The After Show! 30.12.2015 55:37

Sometimes silly things happen after we've wrapped up the show.

Ep. 000054 - Hey Mr. Black, nice job on your reverb or whatever OR Fat and Less Horny 20.12.2015 1:00:06

The telecaster project is complete! New cases from MONO, another looper from EHX, and some really cool looking axes from Yamaha!

Ep. 000053 - You Know What They Say About Tiny Ears 07.12.2015 1:00:32

A new pedal from JHS, some cool baritone models from PRS, and a guitar build update!

Ep. 000052 - You would have called it macaroni or something 17.11.2015 1:14:16

Some new pedals this week from Dr. Z and Caroline guitar company, a couple of cool pedals in from Pedal Genie, and a great question from Drew in Hawaii!

Ep. 000051 - It's warm down here so I took my pants off! 02.11.2015 1:08:30

Guitar project update! A cool speaker shootout from Reverb.com, and a pretty embarrassing tribute model from Fender.

Ep. 000050 - Ton-E 2.0, Australian Edition 19.10.2015 47:33

Despite this one being a little awkward, we have some cool news from PositiveGrid, Fractal, and Orange!

Ep. 000049 - See You In Hell, Ton-E! 05.10.2015 1:00:41

How much would you pay for molecular level analysis? $8500? $8600? Well, you're in luck.

Ep. 000048 - I'm Back, Baby! 21.09.2015 1:04:18

We're back, baby! Time to dive into a couple weeks worth of news stories and talk about building some guitars!

Ep. 000047 - What Is The Captive Nut? 21.08.2015 1:19:51

This week we're breaking it down for all you guitar babies out there. Beginner stuff! Some quick news from Fender and another fuzz from Devi Ever!

Ep. 000046 - Don't Make Fun of My Voice 10.08.2015 56:54

Please welcome our new co-host, Tony the Tone Control Robot! A few fun things from UAD, Singular Sound and.... PlayStation?

Ep. 000045 - You Know It Always Comes Out Good When We Force It 27.07.2015 1:08:41

A bunch of stuff from #SNAMM! New pedals from Boss and Earthquaker Devices, the all new Jazz Chorus from Roland, and a wicked collaboration between JHS and Keeley!

Ep. 000044 - I Just Went Full Lumbar 13.07.2015 1:24:42

Put a polytune on it | Two new delays from MXR and Walrus Audio are up for purchase | Ricky Reilly is here to chat about making music and what kind of guitars we'd buy if we had to start over.

Ep. 000043 - I'm DONE With Little Frets 28.06.2015 1:15:41

"LIVE" From Ohio! This week we live demo some sweet pedals and talk about all the latest from Line 6, TC Electronic, DOD, and Prisma Guitars!

Ep. 000042 - Be Interested Because It's Interesting 16.06.2015 1:15:40

You have to deal with our crappy show notes this week. Who knows if you even read them...

Ep. 000040 - Wake Up, You Piece of Shit! 31.05.2015 1:04:57

AC30! A new (another...) delay from Strymon, A couple of fun pedals from Pedal Genie, and MICROPHONE PLACING ROBOTS!

Ep. 000039 - I'm Givin' Ya The Yeti 18.05.2015 1:12:30

The JHS Colour Box is here. You know how it's gonna go... Other than that, a totally rad pedal from Chase Bliss, and some SWEET teles made from reclaimed wood!

Ep. 000038 - Beer or Gear? 05.05.2015 1:01:51

Orange, no.. Marshall...NO, ORANGE! Some pedals from some amp company... New iOS app from Positive Grid, Some rad pedals from Pedal Genie, and some sexy new amps from Orange..NO! MARSHALL! DAMMIT.

Ep. 000037 - The Today of Then of Over There 21.04.2015 1:02:09

Our dogs should start a band. Cool stuff this week out of Musikmesse! Amps made from old radios, an awesome wearable metronome from Soundbrenner, and a bitchin new amp from Orange!

Ep. 000036 - More Than Zero Knobs 06.04.2015 58:07

What's the name of this show again? Anyway, a sweet wah from Xotic, a new iRig for Android and iOS, some rad pedals from Pedal Genie as always, and you should enter this riff contest!

Ep. 000035 - Don't ask me, ask Carlos Santana 30.03.2015 1:17:04

This week: The Catalinbread ANTICHTHON! A great new guitar from PRS, Valve Jr mods, and some rad pedals from Pedal Genie!

Ep. 000034 - The Phase Controls The Llama 08.03.2015 1:05:25

This is the only way to make digital pedals from now on... Some cool stuff from MXR and IsoAcoustics and a really great web tool to help you demo pedals!