The Guitar Knobs

The Knobs interview Luis Munoz, known as The Modern Guitar Tech out of Los Angeles, CA. We discuss what exactly he does and the interesting people and guitars he comes across. Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon

The Knobs interview Drew Swindle, founder of Swindler Effects out of Birmingham, Alabama. Drew shares some of the advanced electrical design he has put into his pedal line-up and an upcoming new build release. Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Chris Graham

The Knobs interview Red Rocket Guitars founder and luthier Matt Nowicki who hand crafts some truly outstanding custom made guitars out of North Carolina. Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon

The Knobs interview The Pickguardian - Tony Dudzik, the foremost maker of quality custom handmade pickguards. Tony has seen just about everything in the guitar world, and built something custom for it. We also get a call from Johnny Balmer of Alchemy Audio who shares an exciting new product announcement with us all.   Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon

The Knobs interview Red House Electronics founder Mike Trombley, maker of a really smart line of pedals out of Troy, Ohio. Plus our Four On The Floor and Would You Rather segments. Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Keith Jenkins

The Knobs interview Smashing Pumpkins guitarist extraordinaire Jeff Schroeder and dive deep into the gear he uses, how he creates his sound, and the challenges he faces as a guitarist when he joined one of the greatest alt rock bands of all time. Plus we introduce two new segments- FOUR ON THE FLOOR! and Would you Rather. Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Chris Graham

The Knobs interview Mattoverse Electronics founder Matt Olson who has gained a ton of attention from his Instagram posts as of late, and of course for his unique approach to making some pretty nifty pedals. New segment! Would You Rather: be a famous no talent hack or an unknown genius Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon & Chris Graham

The Knobs discuss the experiences of attending guitar shows and the importance of attending the local shows. TOP 4: What we would have bought at the last show with a big pile of money. Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Chris Graham

The Knobs interview Florian Schneider, founder of the very unique Millimetric Instruments in Montreal, Quebéc, Canada. TOP 4: Favorite guitar social feed at the moment Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Chris Graham

The Knobs interview Nick Jaffe of the monster YouTube channel JustNickMusic. Nick is a cornerstone of the online guitar world having created a gigantic library of videos for us all. We cover everythingthing from his first guitar, how he started and where his channel is going, to his tips for writing songs.  Top 4: used guitar of choice for under $150 Hosted by Todd Novak with Jeff Fischer and Jare...

The Knobs Interview veteran guitar enthusiast, player and teacher John Losco. John shares a lifetime of learning, experience, great guitar stories and some great advice. He also shares his prized custom '68 Jazzmaster. Its a long episode but well worth it.  TOP 4: practice technique we would most like to improve. Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon

The Knobs share what they would like from Santa. Also an in depth discussion and comparison of capos. TOP 4: Guitar gift we would least like to recieve Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Chris Graham

The Knobs Discuss what essential items make it into their gig bags and some other nonsense. TOP 4: Live pick reservoir of choice Hosted by Todd Novak with Jeff Fischer, Jared Brandon and Chris Graham

The Knobs give mastering engineer Chris Graham the floor to discuss the use of compression as a tool for guitar in live and recording uses. TOP 4: Non traditional guitar body shape of choice Hosted by Todd Novak with Jeff Fischer, Jared Brandon and Chris Graham

The Knobs wrap up our Pickups 101 series with a grab bag style discussion touching on P90's, wide-range pickups, blades, rails and more. Also Jared shows a wrench into the speed of light. TOP 4: Female guitarist of choice Hosted by Todd Novak with Jeff Fischer, Jared Brandon and Chris Graham

The Knobs interview Cincinnati pedal builder badass Jimmy Nielsen, founder of  El Rey FX a genuinely great hombre and nuevo amigo.  TOP 4: favorite signature effect of a known guitarist. Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Chris Graham.

The Knobs Interview Chicago's own guitar pedal modding master Johnny Balmer of Alchemy Audio. And Jared makes some strange noises.  Top 4: Guitar pedal cable connection placement of choice.  Hosted by Todd Novak with Jeff Fischer and Jared Brandon

The Knobs discuss the craziness behind the body styles of the various versions of the Gibson Melody Maker, and a whole bunch of other randomness. TOP 4: Finger slide type of choice Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon

The Knobs get deep into Humbucker knowledge land in what we are calling our pickups 101 series.  TOP 4: Humbucker pickup style of choice Hosted by Todd Novak with Jeff Fischer and Jared Brandon

The Knobs welcome Jared Brandon to the crew as a new Knob. As an expert in pickups, Jared begins a 101 course in understanding pickups beginning with single coils.  TOP 4: Single coil pickup style of choice Hosted by Todd Novak with Jeff Fischer and Jared Brandon

The Knobs discuss the first of several episodes about dialing in tone on amps, EQ pedals and the like. Also we say adios to Aaron for a little while. Top 4: Trick of choice while playing Hosted by Todd Novak with Jay Donovan, Aaron Cook and Jeff Fischer

The Knobs Interview Lincoln Guitars founder and builder Derek Asuan-O’Brien, plus bonus knob Jared Brandon of Brandonwound Pickups returns as a guest host with space echo!  Top 4: Guitar knob style of choice Hosted by Todd Novak with Jay Donovan and Jeff Fischer

The Knobs interview custom pickup winder Jared Brandon, founder of Brandonwound Pickups.  TOP 4: favorite pickup position

The Knobs interview a very talented bass luthier and full time musician Tim Seisser, owner of Low Down Bass, who shares his approach to making some truly outstanding bass guitars.  TOP 4: favorite bass pickup configuration.

The Knobs discuss goals and acquisitions we hope to make over the next few months. TOP 4: Choice one of four very well know, but very polarizing bass guitars.... if we had too! Hosted by Todd Novak with Aaron Cook, Jay Donovan and The Ghost of Jeff Fischer