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- The $2K Guitar Rig Survival Challenge | S6E14 | Adam Johnson from Cover Band Confidential
Phillip’s Rig:
Epiphone Double Cut Les Paul: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/PzKEnRFender George Benson Hot Rod Deluxe: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/Agme5aIbanez TS9: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/2Rjz7ABoss Cables: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/X4djE3Fender Locking Strap: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/B5xakJD’Addario Headstock Tuner: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/E091AD
Adam’s Rig:HX Stomp: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/QYJdoYOn Stage Board: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/k4z2eMDimarzio Strap: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/GbndeEShure GLXD16+: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/gRDXj5Fender Standard Strat HSS: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/zzymEm Hosa Cable: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/E09dmXIbanez PS60: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/R01dB7Squier Strat: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/yZy60D NJ Schecter: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/qWA6bn
Find Adam and Cover Band Confidential at:
Website: https://www.coverbandconfidential.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/coverbandconfidential
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coverbandconfidential/
Sponsors
Grez Guitars: https://www.grezguitars.com/
Grez Guitars (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/grezguitars/
Madsen Amplification (Website): https://www.madsenamps.com/
Madsen Amplification (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/madsenamps/
Fuzz Imp Pedals (Website): https://www.fuzzimp.com/
Fuzz Imp Pedals (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/fuzzimp/
Affiliate Links
Sweetwater: sweetwater.sjv.io/qzy9Xj
TrueFire (affiliate link): https://shorturl.at/bfjGX Get 40% off your first lesson purchase (including the annual pass!) with code 40WATT
Reverb (affiliate link): https://tidd.ly/3zLI32N
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1 hr - You’re Learning Guitar Wrong | S6E13 | w/ Levi Clay
Find Levi Clay at:
Website: https://leviclay.com/
Lessons: https://guidedpracticeroutines.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/LeviClay
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leviclaylessons/
Sponsors
Grez Guitars: https://www.grezguitars.com/
Grez Guitars (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/grezguitars/
Madsen Amplification (Website): https://www.madsenamps.com/
Madsen Amplification (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/madsenamps/
Fuzz Imp Pedals (Website): https://www.fuzzimp.com/
Fuzz Imp Pedals (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/fuzzimp/
Affiliate Links
Sweetwater: sweetwater.sjv.io/qzy9Xj
TrueFire (affiliate link): https://shorturl.at/bfjGX Get 40% off your first lesson purchase (including the annual pass!) with code 40WATT
Reverb (affiliate link): https://tidd.ly/3zLI32N
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3:30 Meet Levi Clay6:45 Getting Started on Guitar10:45 Transcribing Without a Guitar12:45 Memorizing vs Learning16:10 Why Ear Training Fails21:45 Theory vs Music26:15 Guitar Systems33:15 Tone & Expression42:45 Improvisation vs Memorization51:00 Why Bass Players Matter58:30 Gospel & Real Ear Training1 hr 7 min - Good Tone is Killing Your Creativity | S6E12 | Barton McGuire of Cosmodio Instruments
Find Barton and Cosmodio Instruments at:
Website: https://www.cosmod.io/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJWBQsKoVhkma_dCqX6FqCQ
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cosmodio.instruments/
Sponsors
Grez Guitars: https://www.grezguitars.com/
Grez Guitars (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/grezguitars/
Madsen Amplification (Website): https://www.madsenamps.com/
Madsen Amplification (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/madsenamps/
Fuzz Imp Pedals (Website): https://www.fuzzimp.com/
Fuzz Imp Pedals (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/fuzzimp/
Affiliate Links
Sweetwater: sweetwater.sjv.io/qzy9Xj
TrueFire (affiliate link): https://shorturl.at/bfjGX Get 40% off your first lesson purchase (including the annual pass!) with code 40WATT
Reverb (affiliate link): https://tidd.ly/3zLI32N
Support the show
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00:00 – Intro + Sponsors
02:58 – Meet Barton (Cosmodio)
06:13 – How It All Started
10:07 – From Music to Tech
14:18 – Why New Zealand Changed Everything
19:04 – Starting a Pedal Company
23:39 – Tools vs Instruments
27:38 – Inside Gravity Well
34:48 – Designing New Sounds
44:06 – Why “Bad” Sounds Matter
55:50 – Creativity Needs Collaboration
58:49 – The Power of a Team
60:38 – Where to Find Cosmodio
61:20 – Wrap + Patreon1 hr 2 min - Blues, Improvisation, and the Art of Playing Live | S6E11 | Matt Schofield
Find Matt Schofield at:
Website: https://www.mattschofield.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClGlqmabj4YSCvzQMquaDDw
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattschofieldmusic/
Sponsors
Grez Guitars: https://www.grezguitars.com/
Grez Guitars (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/grezguitars/
Madsen Amplification (Website): https://www.madsenamps.com/
Madsen Amplification (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/madsenamps/
Fuzz Imp Pedals (Website): https://www.fuzzimp.com/
Fuzz Imp Pedals (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/fuzzimp/
Affiliate Links
Sweetwater: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/qzy9Xj
TrueFire (affiliate link): https://shorturl.at/bfjGX Get 40% off your first lesson purchase (including the annual pass!) with code 40WATT
Reverb (affiliate link): https://tidd.ly/3zLI32N
Support the show
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1 hr 5 min - We Built Our DREAM Guitar Rigs From 25 Years Ago | S6E10 | w/ Mark Turley
Find Mark and Summer School Electronics at:
Website: https://www.summerschoolelectronics.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtUyF-gc4W2H7ieeQsNGqTQ
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/summerschoolelectronics/
Sponsors
Grez Guitars: https://www.grezguitars.com/
Grez Guitars (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/grezguitars/
Madsen Amplification (Website): https://www.madsenamps.com/
Madsen Amplification (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/madsenamps/
Fuzz Imp Pedals (Website): https://www.fuzzimp.com/
Fuzz Imp Pedals (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/fuzzimp/
Affiliate Links
Sweetwater: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/qzy9Xj
TrueFire (affiliate link): https://shorturl.at/bfjGX Get 40% off your first lesson purchase (including the annual pass!) with code 40WATT
Reverb (affiliate link): https://tidd.ly/3zLI32N
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1 hr 7 min - “If Everyone Loves It… I’ve Failed.” | S6E9 | Markus Reeves on Fuzz, Identity & Gatekeeping
Find Markus, Izzy, and Reeves Electro at:
Reeves Electro (Website): https://reeveselectro.co.uk/
Reeves Electro (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/@reeveselectro
Reeves Electro (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/reeveselectro/
Sponsors
Grez Guitars: https://www.grezguitars.com/
Grez Guitars (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/grezguitars/
Madsen Amplification (Website): https://www.madsenamps.com/
Madsen Amplification (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/madsenamps/
Fuzz Imp Pedals (Website): https://www.fuzzimp.com/
Fuzz Imp Pedals (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/fuzzimp/
Affiliate Links
Sweetwater: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/qzy9Xj
TrueFire (affiliate link): https://shorturl.at/bfjGX Get 40% off your first lesson purchase (including the annual pass!) with code 40WATT
Reverb (affiliate link): https://tidd.ly/3zLI32N
Support the show
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1 hr - Passion isn't a Business Plan | S6E8 w/ Zach Broyles
Find Zach, Mythos Pedals, and High Voltage Guitars at:
- Mythos Pedals (Website): https://www.mythospedals.com/
- High Voltage Guitars (Website): https://www.highvoltageguitars.com/
- Mythos Pedals (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/c/MythosPedals
- Mythos Pedals (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/mythospedals/
- High Voltage Guitars (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/highvoltageguitars
Sponsors
- Grez Guitars: https://www.grezguitars.com/
- Grez Guitars (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/grezguitars/
- Madsen Amplification (Website): https://www.madsenamps.com/
- Madsen Amplification (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/madsenamps/
- Fuzz Imp Pedals (Website): https://www.fuzzimp.com/
- Fuzz Imp Pedals (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/fuzzimp/
Affiliate Links
- Sweetwater: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/qzy9Xj
- TrueFire (affiliate link): https://shorturl.at/bfjGX
Get 40% off your first lesson purchase (including the annual pass!) with code 40WATT - Reverb (affiliate link): https://tidd.ly/3zLI32N
Support the show
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1 hr 2 min - From Classical Music to Stadium Stages [Part 1] | S6E7 Angus Clark from Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Send a text
Enter to win a Fender Player II Jaguar from Sweetwater! Contest ends February 22, 2026: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/xLARvO
Find Angus on:
Internet: https://www.angusclarkgtr.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8uJyfNOhgNRCYuvE8EqMDg
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/angusclarkgtr/Sponsors
Grez Guitars: https://www.grezguitars.com/
Grez Guitars (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/grezguitars/
Madsen Amplification (Internet): https://www.madsenamps.com/
Madsen Amplification (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/madsenamps/Fuzz Imp Pedals (Internet): https://www.fuzzimp.com/
Fuzz Imp Pedals (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/fuzzimp/Support the show
Affiliate Links
Sweetwater: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/qzy9XjTrueFire (affiliate link): https://shorturl.at/bfjGX
Get 40% off your first lesson purchase (including the annual pass!) with code 40WATT
Reverb (affiliate link): https://tidd.ly/3zLI32N
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/40wattpodcast/
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Enter to win a Fender Player II Jaguar from Sweetwater! Contest ends February 22, 2026: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/xLARvO
Find Shelby and Black Bobbin on:
Internet: https://blackbobbin.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BlackBobbin
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackbobbinchicago/Find Wade and 3Bender on:
Internet: https://www.3bender.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@3Bender
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/3_bender/Find my video on the SteelMaster at: https://youtu.be/Xr8QwS6Mshs
Sponsors
Grez Guitars: https://www.grezguitars.com/
Grez Guitars (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/grezguitars/
Madsen Amplification (Internet): https://www.madsenamps.com/
Madsen Amplification (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/madsenamps/Fuzz Imp Pedals (Internet): https://www.fuzzimp.com/
Fuzz Imp Pedals (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/fuzzimp/Support the show
Affiliate Links
Sweetwater: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/qzy9XjTrueFire (affiliate link): https://shorturl.at/bfjGX
Get 40% off your first lesson purchase (including the annual pass!) with code 40WATT
Reverb (affiliate link): https://tidd.ly/3zLI32N
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/40wattpodcast/
Find all of the podcast links at:
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Send us a text
Enter to win a Fender Player II Jaguar from Sweetwater! Contest ends February 22, 2026: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/xLARvO
Find Jeff McErlain on:
Internet: https://www.jeffmcerlain.com/
Lessons: https://jmguitarlessons.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/jeffmcerlain
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeffmcerlain/Sponsors
Grez Guitars: https://www.grezguitars.com/
Grez Guitars (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/grezguitars/
Madsen Amplification (Internet): https://www.madsenamps.com/
Madsen Amplification (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/madsenamps/Fuzz Imp Pedals (Internet): https://www.fuzzimp.com/
Fuzz Imp Pedals (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/fuzzimp/Support the show
Affiliate Links
Sweetwater: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/qzy9XjTrueFire (affiliate link): https://shorturl.at/bfjGX
Get 40% off your first lesson purchase (including the annual pass!) with code 40WATT
Reverb (affiliate link): https://tidd.ly/3zLI32N
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/40wattpodcast/
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About 40 Watt Podcast
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In 40 Watt Podcast you can find commentary, interviews, and news in the music world. We'll discuss guitars, amps, effects and how they are used and influence the music around us and the music of…
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