The Tone Mob Podcast

There is a first time for everything! Today I'm talking to Chef Brian Tsao about his career in the culinary industry, touring musically around China, the overlaps that the music industry has with the restaurant industry, his new band, his guitar rig and of course SANDWICH SUNDAYS. Make sure you check out his YouTube Channel , follow him on Instagram, and check out his band Loss Becomes! TEXT ME (5...

Starting a pedal (or any other kind of guitar gear) company this day and age can be a very daunting. Scott Marquart has taken on one of the most difficult product categories in the industry and has seen great success with that. Not only that, but he is my partner in practically every business endeavor outside of this podcast. He is a super sharp dude, and I thought he would be the perfect guest to...

Greg Koch has been a force in the guitar world for decades. He has toured all over the world, made a whole variety of different albums, and is one of the original guitar "content creators". The dude is a wealth of knowledge, and just a fantastic conversationalist. This is a truly epic "part 2 but also part 1" podcast conversation. I think you will all really, really enjoy it. Check him out at his...

On this episode, we actually get some real knowledge dropped on us! Scott is an acoustic engineer and podcaster with a deep knowledge of how sound actually functions in the real world. We dive deep into some high level solutions for your average guitarist, or home recording enthusiast. I think you are really going to enjoy this episode. It is an absolute delight. Listen to his podcast HERE Hire hi...

This is a big one! Kevin Dye from Gates came on the podcast to discuss music creation, self employment, exercise, mental health, mixing and a whole lot more. We seriously went all over the place with this one, there is something for everyone on this one. Enjoy! Check out his band Gates TEXT ME (503) 751-8577 Support the show and get extra episodes over at Patreon.com/tonemob. You can also help out...

We have John from Taking Back Sunday on the show this week. We go over his musical back story briefly, along with his gear journey that he took along the way. We also talk about song writing approaches, studio vs road gear, digital vs tube amps, his views and advice for younger artists/bands, and a whole lot more. This is a very fun episode. I think you'll really enjoy it! You can follow John on I...

Brad Tolinski and Chris Gill have been in the guitar media world for decades. Through that, these fellas have had many, many epic conversations with some of the most influential guitarists to ever walk the planet. They had the opportunity to interview Eddie Van Halen multiple times, and the resulting 50+ hours of interviews were compiled into an epic tome called Eruption: Conversations With Eddie...

If you had told me when I started this podcast that I would be sitting down with Buzz Osborne to talk about guitar pedals I would have said you were crazy. But fast forward to today, and that is exactly what is happening! We talked about Sunn Beta Leads, his signature gear with Hilbish Designs & Electrical Guitar Company, how he prefers to set up for performance, his take on recording/listening me...

Do magic diodes exist? Are bucket brigade chips analog? What is the deal with the clipping circuit in the Klon Centaur? John and I get into all of this and more on this very rad episode of the podcast. John Snyder is the main dude behind Electronic Audio Experiments and is responsible for some of the raddest pedals in recent memory. He first came on the podcast in 2017, and the story has only gott...

Alex Hallquist is this week's guest. He is a guitarist in the band Kaonashi and we had a great conversation. We talked about his inspirations, pedalboard, how the band goes about touring, and one SUPER CREEPY GUY IN FLORIDA. As discussed in the intro, the band had most of their gear stolen in Anaheim California recently, and you can find their gear HERE. You can check out more information on the b...

Michael Montoya has had a very interesting career in music. He first cut his teeth as a guitarist in the metal scene with his band Winds Of Plague. Along the way he started creating music as a producer and has made music with Polyphia, JuiceWrld, Bones, and a whole lot more. He's a dang musical chameleon! On this episode we discuss his beginnings, some of his favorite plug-ins for music production...

On this week's podcast I am speaking with Jake Haydn, the guitarist and frontman for the two-piece punk group Glitchers. Like many people, I first became aware of them through the interwebz. Viral videos of their wild street performances have been popping up across social media and I just had to check them out. Jake and I talked about how important it is to just keep creating, grabbing people's at...

Misha Mansoor is here! He is well known as a driving force behind the band Periphery, Horizon Devices, Get Good Drums, Bulb and a whole lot more! I was super stoked to talk with him and I think you are really going to enjoy this. On this episode we discuss some how he has been able to carve out a living as a musician, the difference between Axe-Fx and Kemper, cars, mic'ing up guitar cabinets, know...

Dylan McKerchie has been producing guitar content for a quite some time. Even longer than myself! He has a YouTube channel where he talks about making pickups along with many other things related to the guitar world. He is also the only guitar content creator that I know of that is making his videos/products on the road! We had an excellent chat, and I think you'll find his stuff worthwhile. Check...

Here is another hot one! August is a bassist/guitarist who is currently playing bass in emo-mathcore rippers Kaonashi. He is a great dude, and we had a fantastic chat about his journey in the music industry, his current bass rig, the band's creative process, the difficulty of touring and a whole lot more! Check out the band HERE TEXT ME (503) 751-8577 Support the show and get extra episodes over a...

My buddy Richard Oliver of Wampler Pedals and Amplify Creative is on the show today! Richard has been a co-host on Chasing Tone with Brian Wampler and myself for about six months. I figured it was high time that he and I had a one on one chat to dig a little deeper into his background! This was a fun chat and if you want more, make sure you check out the Chasing Tone Podcast every week wherever yo...

Aaron Marshall is the main dude behind the project known as INTERVALS. He is a ridiculously good guitarist, composer, and just a smart dude. I have been wanting to talk to him for a long time now, and we finally made it happen! I think you'll really enjoy this episode. Have fun! Check out his music HERE TEXT ME (503) 751-8577 Support the show and get extra episodes over at Patreon.com/tonemob. You...

This week, I'm talking with Michael Pack of Sonic Pickups. He's a super rad dude with an extremely interesting history in special makeup effects, and of course guitar pickups. He was also a former Army medic, a triathlete, martial arts practitioner, private security officer, and WE BARELY SCRATCHED THE SURFACE. It was a blast talking to him, and I think you are really going to enjoy it. Check out...

It was a great pleasure to chat with KG on this episode of the podcast! Kyle has played with Jack Black in Tenacious D, his own project The Kyle Gass Band, and a whole lot more! We talked about some his favorite guitarists, the history of the band, show business, potentially going electric and a whole lot more! This one was a great time, and I think you'll really enjoy it! Follow Kyle on Instagram...

Philippe is back and on this episode we discuss his recurring bit Cocaine Man, whether Telecaster's with Bigsbys are like bowling shirts, Larry The Cable Guy, Andrew Dice Clay, KISS, and a whole lot more. This is seriously a riot of an episode. You are in for a real treat! Check out his pedals HERE. TEXT ME (503) 751-8577 Support the show and get extra episodes over at Patreon.com/tonemob. You can...

Welcome to part two of my conversation with Mr. Charles Henry! On the first one, we waded into some pretty heavy territory, but hopefully it was helpful to some folks. On this section it is quite a bit lighter, and we go into a general music geek Nerdfest. It was a blast to have him on again, and I cannot wait until we can do this in person. Check out his amps HERE TEXT ME (503) 751-8577 Support t...

My dude Charles is back for two bonus episodes!! After we hung up our last call, he informed me that there was more to his story than he initially shared. I invited him to come back on and share it with everyone since stories like his have helped others in the past. It was a long chat, and I'm breaking it up into two parts. You can find Part 2 as the next episode in your feed. Check out his amps H...

Bloody guitars, drop tuning, no pedalboard and a Kemper??? Dan Sugarman is a successful guitar player who doesn't do ANYTHING that I (Blake) do as far as gear goes. Is he on to something? Well, he is in a professional touring band with a super dedicated fanbase, and I am alone in the Shred Shed making bleep/bloop noises. So there is that. This was a very fun episode, and I had a great time talking...

Brian Nutter has a HISTORY in the music industry to say the very least. From playing with Keith Urban, Taylor Swift and just about anyone who had a major label deal in Nashville to making extremely cool custom guitars, this dude has done the thing. He has so many stories, insights, and is just a genuinely rad dude. This is such a great episode for literally anybody interested in the music industry...

Mikey Demus has returned to the show! Mikey plays guitar in the band Skindred, and has a great pedal company called Red Beard Effects. We got all caught up on this one and it was WAY overdue. We talk about difficult podcast episodes, how buff Adrian Thorpe is, some of the difficulties that he went through last year, not buying tuner pedals, and a whole lot more. Check out Skindred HERE and Red Bea...