The Tone Control

By The Tone Control

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 Mond... more

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How many episodes does The Tone Control have?

The podcast currently has 330 episodes available.

The Tone Control episodes:

November 01, 2021 Ep. 200 - It's Just Some Schmuck Named Joe Walsh (Feat. Doug Kauer of Kauer Guitars!)
EPISODE 200 IS HERE, BABY!
HUGE thank you to everyone supporting the show, whether it be from Patreon, casual listeners, dedicated fans, friends of friends - we love you all and owe you a tremendous debt of gratitude for making the show what it is today.
This week we sit down with California based luthier Doug Kauer of Kauer Guitars to talk about guitar building! Many thanks to Doug for joining us to celebrate episode 200.
Unfortunately we lost the audio from Doug part way through the episode, but we'll be sure to have him back another time to discuss the segment we had to cut out. More details about that in the episode.
Lastly, if you are not a Patreon supporter and would like to purchase a Tone Control care package, send us a note and we'll get you sorted out!
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1h 27min
October 18, 2021Ep. 199 - It's A Fun Hip Party When Alex is in Bed (feat. Coppersound Pedals!)
You know the drill. Episode 200 is in TWO WEEKS. Come hang in Discord and listen live. NO PATREON REQUIRED!
Pedal Genie at the beginning! 00:03:31
Hudson Broadcast Demo!

Coppersound is here celebrating the 1 year anniversary of the Triplegraph! 00:09:19
Obviously, whatcha working on?

The people want to know: will there be a coppersound delay?

Any upgrades to existing pedals? V2?

Will you be doing any exclusive colors for shops like CME?

Is there an expectation to come up with something even crazier than the triplegraph?

How has the Third Man collab changed the business for them. Do you feel you are better known as a company to non-gearheads now?

What recent piece of gear has you really excited?

Can you introduce us all to Jack White?

Tone Jerks bang marry kill: brian, kyle, johnny two gunz
Suggestion of the week (Stab Big Ear Loaf) 01:21:04
Reverb.com Collections page

Qwirkle
Thank you to our Patreon supporters! Now “THE ROYAL WE” in Discord :D
Carson Ricketts

Nick Greenwood

Timmy S.

Matthew Fenselau (pronounced fence-law)

Riesenwolf!

Jamie Evans

Jeffrey Wright

Doug King

Doug Gann

Righteous Ryan Johnson

Steve Huffman

Jonas Sabatini

Eric Girabaldi (Cindy Clawford)

Andrew Walsh from Andrew’s Alcove

OG Friend of the show Brian Rizzi

Doug Christ of Thirty7 FX

Sean Wright of Lollygagger FX

Brian Gower and Kyle McIntyre of The Tone Jerks Podcast
...more
1h 35min
October 04, 2021Ep. 198 - It’s Like Rushing A Fraternity
For episode 200 we’re opening up recording night to ALL members of TTC Discord! No Patreon subscription is needed. Please update your pledge with your mailing address if you haven’t already!
Joyo Moist Reverb (Lollygagger Canaglia) 00:16:41
If I’m being honest, I put this here because of the name.

Looks like a pretty solid reverb

3 sounds, church, plate, and studio

32-bit DSP

No price yet but Joyo is very affordable. I’m guessing under $100 for this.
Pedal Genie 00:24:43
Hudson Electronics Broadcast Dual Switch $280 if you can find one

J.Rockett Audio Designs Monkeyman (discontinued, $130 to $180 used)
Questions from listeners: (Hungry Robot Borderland Lite) 01:00:14

By the way, we’re always taking questions from listeners. If you’re curious about something, get at us!

From Timmy S: Is it worth having a computer interface for an instrument to record directly into your music software? Or should one simply have a nice mic and a speaker?

From J Pain: What gear do I use in a multi-guitar band? If a band member uses a single coil guitar to play said thing then maybe I need to use a humbucker guitar to cover the other frequencies/sound/effects to accompany the single coil. Should I use effects that accompany the other players, etc?
Suggestion of the week (JHS Bonsai) 01:26:32
Cairn board game

Slurping Coffee

Thank you to our Patreon supporters! Now “THE ROYAL WE” in Discord :D
Carson Ricketts

Nick Greenwood

Timmy S.

Matthew Fenselau (pronounced fence-law)

Riesenwolf!

Jamie Evans

Jeffrey Wright

Doug King

Doug Gann

Righteous Ryan Johnson

Steve Huffman

Jonas Sabatini

Eric Girabaldi

Andrew Walsh from Andrew’s Alcove

OG Friend of the show Brian Rizzi

Doug Christ of Thirty7 FX

Sean Wright of Lollygagger FX

Brian Gower and Kyle McIntyre of The Tone Jerks Podcast
...more
1h 45min
September 20, 2021Ep. 197 - Get Off My Back, I Went To College
For episode 200 we’re opening up recording night to ALL members of TTC Discord! No Patreon subscription is needed. Please update your pledge with your mailing address if you haven’t already!
Derek went to see Ariel Posen and it was killer. Sting: Deepspace Devices Golem 00:18:45
Some new stuff from Coppersound! Sting: Strymon Deco 00:28:08
Active ABY box $99
Turns one input into two separate outputs OR two separate inputs to a single output.

Great for stereo setups, multiple instruments, or even can use as a mute switch.

Features two independent JFET buffers

Footswitch washers are color coordinated with their respective output jacks

Passive ABY Box $55
Same as above but doesn’t have the buffers

Dual Tap is back in stock $49
Tap tempo switch with two outputs to sync up multiple tap tempo equipped devices. No power required!

Has internal dip switches for “normally closed” and “normally open” so it works with a ton of things.

Buffer! $69
Helps with long cable runs and such.

Has a 9V courtesy power output so it doesn’t cannibalize an output on your power supply. Great!

Also some flashlights, telegraph stutters, and other ABY boxes available in the small batch and one-offs section. Get on it!

Pedal Genie 00:34:46
Trying to get live streams going again. Walrus Audio Bellwether is up on youtube now!

JHS Bonsai
Boss IR-200 Sting: Bondi Sick As 00:55:54
Boss has entered the fray!

Seems to be a direct competitor to things like the Strymon Iridium or the Walrus Audio ACS-1

128 user IR slots with support for mono or stereo

144 Boss IRs with 10 Celestion IRs

8 guitar amps, 3 bass amps

Can run 2 IRs at once in mono or stereo!

Built in “Ambience” types, which seem to be reverbs

Effects loop with mono send and stereo return with selectable pre-cab or post-EQ positioning…!

$399
Thank you to our Patreon supporters! Now “THE ROYAL WE” in Discord :D
Carson Ricketts

Nick Greenwood

Timmy S.

Matthew Fenselau (pronounced fence-law)

Riesenwolf!

Jamie Evans

Jeffrey Wright

Doug King

Doug Gann

Righteous Ryan Johnson

Steve Huffman

Jonas Sabatini

Eric Girabaldi

Andrew Walsh from Andrew’s Alcove

OG Friend of the show Brian Rizzi

Doug Christ of Thirty7 FX

Sean Wright of Lollygagger FX

Brian Gower and Kyle McIntyre of The Tone Jerks Podcast
...more
1h 20min
September 06, 2021Ep. 196 - Radium Nightcap Is My New Band Name
For episode 200 we’re opening up recording night to ALL members of TTC Discord! No Patreon subscription is needed.
Fractal Audio FM9 (Stinger: Strymon Volante) 00:17:24
Double the processing power of the FM3, but still not as strong as the rack mount Axe FX3

The FM3 came out last year and has 3 footswitches so it was often compared to the HX Stomp. The FM9 has 9 switches and looks like the one to get if you don’t want/can’t afford the Axe FX3

So it’s got all the stuff, we don’t need to tell you how great Fractal gear is.

No built in expression of any kind but of course can receive expression pedals.

Personally, I think the FM9 is the one you want. It does all the stuff most people need and includes footswitches so you don’t need the rack unit plus a controller to gig with it.

I think Fractal was losing ground to Helix/Kemper/Headrush when it came to pedalboard designed modelers that could be used in all settings.

FM3 is $1100, FM9 is $1600, and Axe FX3 MKII is $2300.
Pedal Genie 00:35:13
Orange Omec Teleport $139
Review Reviews (Stinger: Empress Nebulus) 00:58:31
“Been looking for a guitar like this for 8 years!!!”

Listener questions/topics: Stinger: Earth Quaker Data Corruptor 01:07:45
When does a pedalboard get so big or complicated that it ceases to be useful anymore?

Collective stress around gigs/concerts with Delta variant growing concerning. Venues requiring proof of vaccination or a negative test.
Suggestion of the Week (Stinger: Lone Wolf Audio Plague Rat) 01:31:12
Get a leatherman

Project Hail Mary
FOREVER THANKFUL TO OUR BEAUTIFUL PATRONS!
Carson Ricketts

Nick Greenwood

Timmy S.

Matthew Fenselau (pronounced fence-law)

Riesenwolf!

Jamie Evans

Jeffrey Wright

Doug King

Doug Gann

Righteous Ryan Johnson

Steve Huffman

Jonas Sabatini

Eric Girabaldi

Andrew Walsh from Andrew’s Alcove

OG Friend of the show Brian Rizzi

Doug Christ of Thirty7 FX

Sean Wright of Lollygagger FX

Brian Gower and Kyle McIntyre of The Tone Jerks Podcast
...more
1h 40min
August 23, 2021Ep. 195 - On The Fourteenth Day They Tone Controlled
For episode 200 we’re opening up recording night to ALL members of TTC Discord! No patreon subscription needed. Stab: Ampeg SCR-DI 00:14:29

Derek’s first show since October 2019 is this weekend! Stab: EQ Hoof Reaper 00:19:53

Mythos Oracle Analog Delay $259 Stab: Montreal Assembly Count to Five 00:27:20
I got one!

Inspired by Japanese echo pedals but isn’t a direct clone of anything

Super simple layout, time, feedback, mix.

600ms, but tap tempo lets you go longer!

External tap jack

Fender Cory Wong Stratocaster Stab: Boss DC-2w 00:37:14
If you don’t know Cory Wong, you’re blowing it.

Slightly redesigned body and headstock! I can’t believe Fender let him do that.

Seymour Duncan Cory Wong “Clean Machine” pickups. Two single coils and a stacked bridge pickup.

Modern D shape neck with a compound radius fingerboard 10-14”

Satin Sapphire Blue lacquer finish

Locking tuners

Standard 5 way blade switch but the second tone pot is push/push to go immediately to 4th position (neck/middle)

$2000

Pedal Genie 00:49:24
Walrus Audio Bellweather reverb link because I think it’s discontinued!

Electro-Harmonix Bass Soul Food - what the fuck?... $108.90

Suggestions of the week: Stab: Beetronix OctaHive 01:15:48
Shut Up and Sit Down youtube channel

Patreon
Carson Ricketts

Nick Greenwood

Timmy S.

Matthew Fenselau (pronounced fence-law)

Riesenwolf!

Jamie Evans

Jeffrey Wright

Doug King

Doug Gann

Righteous Ryan Johnson

Steve Huffman

Jonas Sabatini

Eric Girabaldi

Andrew Walsh from Andrew’s Alcove

OG Friend of the show Brian Rizzi

Doug Christ of Thirty7 FX

Sean Wright of Lollygagger FX

Brian Gower and Kyle McIntyre of The Tone Jerks Podcast
...more
1h 29min
August 09, 2021Ep. 194 - It's an S-Hole, Which Is New!
this person straight up peed on your couch.
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thank you to our Patreon supporters!
Carson Ricketts

Nick Greenwood

Timmy S.

Matthew Fenselau

Riesenwolf!

Jamie Evans

Jeffrey Wright

Doug King

Doug Gann

Righteous Ryan Johnson

Steve Huffman

Jonas Sabatini

Eric Girabaldi (currently Enrico Girabilbo)

Andrew Walsh from Andrew’s Alcove

OG Friend of the show Brian Rizzi

Doug Christ of Thirty7 FX

Sean Wright of Lollygagger FX

Brian Gower and Kyle McIntyre of The Tone Jerks Podcast
...more
1h 21min
July 26, 2021Ep. 193 - I Punch My Mind In The Face
Kevin Suhr got back to us on the Discovery Delay (DG Alpha Omicron)

EVH 5150 Iconic (Jackson Prism) 00:24:42
New affordable version of the classic 5150 circuit.

Saving money by using MDF + plywood instead of baltic birch

1x12 40W combo and an 80W head + 4x12 cab

Combo uses 2 JJ 6L6s and 2 12AX7s, head uses 4 6L6s

Two channels, built in noise gate, footswitchable 10db boost

Head is $900, combo is $800, cab is $500.

Pedal Genie 00:37:09
Agular DB 599 $169

Thirty7 FX Tombstone Treble Boost (OE Revival Drive) 00:47:46
Classic treble boost with some added functionality that makes it more than a one trick pony

Boost level with toggle switch for 3 modes:
Daisy if ya do: classic treble boost mode

Smoke wagon: Fat mode 1

Street Howitzer: Fat mode 2

Both fat modes add low end back into the signal while still boosting the highs.

$135, new batch coming soon!

Cab AB experiment 00:58:31

Suggestion of the week (JHS Unicorn) 01:11:48
The Pomodoro technique

Non-Euclidean Geometry

Shout out to our Patreon supporters who make our world go 'round:
Carson Ricketts

Nick Greenwood

Timmy S.

Matthew Fenselau

Riesenwolf!

Jamie Evans

Jeffrey Wright

Doug King

Doug Gann

Righteous Ryan Johnson

Steve Huffman

Jonas Sabatini

Eric Girabaldi

Andrew Walsh from Andrew’s Alcove

OG Friend of the show Brian Rizzi

Doug Christ of Thirty7 FX

Sean Wright of Lollygagger FX

Brian Gower and Kyle McIntyre of The Tone Jerks Podcast
...more
1h 34min
July 12, 2021Ep. 192 - I Don't Think It's a Bad Pedal, but it Sounds Bad
Derek’s Helix band rig with IEMs (stab: 1981 DRV)
Using the sends and returns as inputs and outputs, I’m able to get click track, backing tracks, and a monitor mix in IEMs.

This allows to send Helix to the PA and lets the sound guy manage levels for monitoring just like with a floor wedge

Also can apply any blocks on my monitor feed if I want, like EQ, compression, etc.

DI box recommendations?

Gamechanger Audio Bigsby Pedal (Coppersound Tribblegraph)
Partnered with Fender and Bigsby

Bigsby vibrato pitch bending pedal with Bigsby hardware on the top.

Can do the subtle bigsby thing, but the DSP allows for more extreme Whammy style sounds too

Spring loaded hardware can be pitched down or up by pressing on the either side of the spring.

Pedal Genie
Fairfield Circuitry Randy’s Revenge Ring Modulator $389 CAD ~310 US

Becos CompIQ TWAIN Dual Band/Stacked Compressor $359

Suhr Discovery Analog Delay (Caroline Parabola)
Built with 4 reissue MN3005 bucket brigade chips = lots of customization

127 preset banks!

Tap tempo control averages your last 4 taps

Subdivision control for all the good ones

Screen shows preset bank, BPM, or MS in delay time, 40-1100ms delay time

High and low cut controls as well as modulation with three waves to choose from

Every parameter can be controlled by midi and/or expression pedal

Switchable true or buffered bypass

18V power supply included

$550!!!!
$100 more than Strymon TImeline

$150 more than Bondi Art Van Delay

$250 more than Source Audio Nemesis Delay

Suggestion of the week:
Under desk foot rest!

Take care of yourselves

BIG SHOUT OUT TO OUR PATRONS!
Matthew Fenselau (pronounced fence-law)

Riesenwolf!

Jamie Evans

Jeffrey Wright

Doug King

Doug Gann

Righteous Ryan Johnson

Steve Huffman

Jonas Sabatini

Eric Girabaldi (currently Enrico Girabilbo)

Andrew Walsh from Andrew’s Alcove

OG Friend of the show Brian Rizzi

Doug Christ of Thirty7 FX

Sean Wright of Lollygagger FX

Brian Gower and Kyle McIntyre of The Tone Jerks Podcast
The Tone Control has a Discord server! If you like the show and enjoy talking about everything from new gear to music theory to video games, come hang out and chat with us. Discord is open and free to all fans of The Tone Control!
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1h 34min
June 28, 2021Ep. 191 - I've Done Shrek Like Eighteen Times
Eric Giribaldi joins Derek as a guest host this week! We talk about gigs and Shrek mostly.
Suggestions of the week:
Mike Boyd on YouTube

Lore Podcast
The Tone Control has a Discord server! If you like the show and enjoy talking about everything from new gear to music theory to video games, come hang out and chat with us. Discord is open and free to all fans of The Tone Control!
We’re also now on Patreon! For $1 per month, you get a shout out in every episode and our unconditional love. For a mere $2 per month, you’ll get exclusive access to the Recording Booth in Discord where you can listen to us record the show LIVE in all its unedited glory and chat with us about the show, during the show, every other Thursday at 8 pm. Bring your best gifs for the ad break!
The Tone Control is sponsored by Pedal Genie. Head to PedalGenie.com to start your wishlist today and tell them you heard about it on The Tone Control!
Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter: @thetonecontrol
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1h 28min

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How many episodes does The Tone Control have?

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