INTHEBLUES Tone Podcast

I've showcased over 60 guitar stores globally as part of my Guitar Search Saturday's series on YouTube. Here are 11 or so Guitar stores you need to visit! This podcast coves my favorite guitar stores I've visited in Australia, USA, Denmark, and Germany! I hope you enjoy this episode. Check out the video version on my intheblues YouTube channel.

Welcome to the intheblues tone podcast. This is the first new episode of 2026. This video covers some breakthroughs with guitar this year and how my approach to playing guitar has changed. There's also an update on the podcast RSS feed if you manually added the podcast back in the day. I hope you enjoy this brand new episode (March 31, 2026)

Welcome back to the intheblues tone podcast.  In today’s episode we cover a few topics including the brand new Fender Player II range, re-buying guitars you sold, the state of YouTube, and if digital modeling amps have peaked. Watch or listen using Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or at YouTube.com/intheblues

Welcome back to the intheblues tone podcast.  It’s August 3, 2024 and we’re chatting about the price of Fender Tone Master Amps, the death of Solid State amps, and channel updates. Find the video podcast on YouTube.com/intheblues

Welcome to this week’s episode of the intheblues tone podcast! This episode talks about the fall of Peavey and whether or not they can return in triumphant glory!

Welcome to my 8th annual end of year wrap up covering the best and worst music gear of 2024 that I tested.  This is all the best new and used gear I had my hands on in 2024.

This episode of the intheblues tone podcast covers how to get a great guitar tone and what you must focus on to make anything sound great.  This episode was shot in Perth, Western Australia.

This episode of the podcast talks about shifting the channels direction in 2026. I've been doing the same thing for a long time and want to pivot to make it more balanced, fun, and enjoyable...hopefully!

Welcome to my ninth annual end of year wrap up covering the best and worst guitar gear of 2025. This covers the best and worst music gear of the year that I personally tested in 2025. Not all of the gear came out in 2025, but it's the year I tested it in.

In this episode of the INTHEBLUES Tone Podcast, Shane and Dr. Ric share guitar shopping stories from different countries. They discuss Ric’s new Gibson ES-335 purchase and the rabbit hole it led to, a funny experience selling a guitar in the UK, a visit to Andertons Music Co., and an unforgettable Texas guitar store. Listen or watch below! Subscribe to my Youtube channel for more video episodes.

In today’s podcast, Dr. Ric and I discuss his sudden change from using Tube amps to digital effects processor pedals. We discuss how ToneX compares against real amps and loads more stuff!