The Tone Control

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  • Ep. 217 - The Regular Duper Club

    PATREON UPDATES COMING SOON! 00:16:17

    Derek got a new guitar! 00:30:45

    PRS SE Hollowbody II 

    Free helix preset for the week (stab: LG Canaglia) 00:39:23

    Pedal genie 00:48:42

    DOD Carcosa

    EHX String 9 (stab: WA Monument) 01:03:50

    • Features 9 different string ensemble and string synthesizer sounds
    • Some are pretty convincing, but others mimic things that mimic strings like Melotron, Juno, PCM Keyboard, and more
    • Uses the familiar “9” series pedal layout
    • Effect and dry output, controls for dry and effect volume as well as control knobs for each sound.
    • $259

      • Thing of the week (stab: Meris Enzo) 01:05:58

      Emily Hopkins https://www.youtube.com/c/EmilyHopkins

      Patrons 01:09:52

      • 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
      • CLON SENTAR
      • MaCo Guitars (like the shark)
      • 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
        • 1 hr 14 min
      • Ep. 216 - I Think I Might Have Loose Jacks

        NAMM is going down! Cool! 00:09:56

        • Abasi Concepts has two new models, but then Tosin Abasi gets an artist model from EBMM? (stab: hoof reaper) 00:15:10
          • New double cut shapes from Abasi Concepts. A strat style and a dual HB style.
          • Then, as if from nowhere, Ernie Ball Music Man drops the Tosin Abasi artist model.
          • Clearly borrows design language from other EBMM guitars, so that’s cool. Looks wild. 7 string drops first, 6 string next year.

            • TwoNotes ReVolt Analog Amp Sim (stab: moog ring) 00:21:55

            • More and more gear blurring the line between modeling and analog! I love it!
            • 3-channel preamp with a high voltage 12ax7. 200V!
            • American clean, british crunch, and modern lead. Based on a Fender deluxe, Marshall plexi, and a Soldano SLO-100
            • There is no amp modeling inside this thing! Does have cabinet sim.
            • Can add a boost to all 3 channels.
            • Has an effects loop to insert pedals into as well as a 4CM switch to insert the premp into any amp with an effects loop
            • $399, up for preorder

              • Pedal Genie 00:39:04

              • Antichthon demo 00:45:52
              • Catalinbread / Moseley Colab “FuzzRite” 00:50:08

                • Free Helix Preset! (stab: OBNE Black Fountain) 00:55:40

                • Derek’s going to try making fun helix things now and then using the Helix and will give the presets away to those who want them.
                • Only catch, gotta be in Discord!

                  • Thing of the Week (stab: EQD Ghost Echo) 01:06:14

                  • How I Built This
                  • The Expanse

                    • Thank you to our Patreon supporters! 01:16:56

                    • 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
                    • Weemus Lee Mulligan
                    • MaCo Guitars
                    • 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
                      • 1 hr 21 min
                    • Ep. 215 - Yamaha Custom Shop 11 String

                      Steve from Gear Stuff and Things is joining us!

                      • Gearstuffandthings.com
                      • Check out the youtube channel

                        • We now have a Linktree in our instagram profile, so go there for everything including merch! (stab: Deepspace Devices Golem) 00:41:04

                        • Email about picks from Jason in California!

                          • Pedal Genie 0045:13

                          • Catalinbread Antichthon 
                          • Super Conductor from Crazy Tube Circuits (stab: Bogner Oxford) 00:54:40

                            • 4 single knob boost pedals in one

                            • Rotary controller for selecting from:
                              • a silicon interpretation of the range master
                              • A JFET EP booster style boost
                              • An op-amp in the style of the EHX Micro amp
                              • And the MOSFET “SHO” (or super hard on) from Zvex
                              • On the range master and EP booster you can add a Fat switch
                              • On the Micro amp and SHO side you can change it from 9-18v (pedal itself runs on 9v)
                              • All analog design, different input/output impedance and internal voltage changes for each setting.

                                • Thing of the week (stab: Strymon Volante) 01:02:21

                                • Ember heated coffee mug
                                • You Can Beat Video Games
                                • Kwikplug from Guitar Fetish

                                  • Thank you to our Patreon supporters! 01:19:02

                                  • 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
                                  • Guita R. P. Lectrum
                                  • MaCo Guitars
                                  • 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
                                    • 1 hr 22 min
                                  • Ep. 214 - I Have So Much to Say and So Little to Talk About

                                    DISCORD:  https://discord.io/ToneControl

                                    PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/thetonecontrol

                                    TTC MERCH: https://the-tone-control-podcast-shop.creator-spring.com/

                                    Seat of our pants!

                                    Derek went to some concerts (stab: snow white) 00:12:43

                                    Demo from the Black Fountain delay? (stab: Keeley Aria) 00:33:56

                                    Pedal Genie (00:36:16)

                                    • LongAmp Ultra Dist https://reverb.com/item/3094960-longamp-ultra-dist

                                      • Picks! (stab: Hudson Broadcast) 00:53:24

                                      • Discord has been blowing up about picks lately and the conversation is cool. People are checking out all kinds of things.
                                      • https://www.honey-picks.com/

                                        • Thing of the week (stab: Caroline Olympia) 01:14:37

                                        • Retroid Pocket 2+
                                        • Adam Savage- Every Tool’s A Hammer: Life is what you make it

                                          • Thank you to our Patreon supporters! 01:25:10

                                          • 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
                                          • Guita R. P. Lectrum
                                          • MaCo Guitars
                                          • 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
                                            • 1 hr 31 min
                                          • Ep. 213 - As An Exercise in Hubris I also use a Metal Zone

                                            TTC Merch! https://the-tone-control-podcast-shop.creator-spring.com

                                            Alex from Coppersound is writing for Premier Guitar’s “State of the Stomp” column! (OBNE Haunt Fuzz) 00:14:34

                                            • This month’s post is on sharing trade secrets in the guitar community.

                                              • I put the request out for show topics in Discord and got this: (stab: CMAT Butah) 00:23:22

                                              • Joe Dart II bass from Ernie Ball Music Man (stab: EQ Bit Commander) 00:24:48
                                                • Kind of the Jazz bass adaptation of his other model
                                                • First 100 are a limited edition. Assuming that means more eventually?
                                                • Ash body, flame maple neck. Two volume knobs. No muss no fuss.
                                                • $2700
                                                • “When to buy new gear and/or how to be happy with the stuff you already have”
                                                  • (stab: Caroline Olympia) 00:28:26
                                                  • “Boutique guitars vs not” This has been asked before and I still don’t know what the question is! (stab: Dispatch Master) 00:37:20

                                                    • Pedal Genie 00:50:47

                                                    • Derek still has the pedal from last time, still plans to demo… eventually.
                                                    • Justin has a new pedal https://www.aguilaramp.com/effect-pedals/db925/

                                                      • Back to questions

                                                      • “It'll come out on Monday, which is the beginning of Mental Health Awareness Month, so something about guitar being good for your mental well-being. I'm sure there are science articles that can be referenced” (Stab: DLS) 01:01:06
                                                      • “THE GENE SIMMONS SIGNATURE FIREBIRD BASS” (stab: Green Rhino) 01:06:26
                                                      • Instagram post from GuitarsDaily “Let’s start a thread of toxic guitar advice. The absolute worst guitar or music advice you ever heard.” (stab: Caroline Kilobyte) 01:07:42
                                                      • Review reviews (stab: Mayflower) 01:16:50

                                                        • Amazon review of the Boss DS-1 

                                                        Suggestions of the week 01:24:52

                                                        • Songsterr.com

                                                          • Thank you to our Patreon supporters! 01:29:44

                                                          • 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
                                                          • Tu Bamp
                                                          • MaCo Guitars
                                                          • 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
                                                            • 1 hr 34 min
                                                          • Ep. 212 - NOW You Need To Retube Your Amp?!

                                                            Derek’s Novo is in production! (stab: Hudson Broadcast) 00:08:32

                                                            • Serus J in Candy Apple Red
                                                            • Kind of like this guitar but in red with matching headstock

                                                              • Reviews From Last Year! (stab: Keeley Aria) 00:13:18

                                                              • Both from 2021 because we never check this crap
                                                              • Five stars from Oaties77: I like a lot of guitar and music podcasts and this one is different from the others. It has all of the things I like about most podcasts with news and reviews and stuff but there is a lot more interesting and funny stuff in the banter.
                                                              • Five stars from Mattxyzed: If, like me , you love the Guitar Nerds or 60 Cycle hum, you may find this podcast jarring because the hosts appear to actually have some professional level knowledge of how effects work, and what recording music is like. However, don’t let that turn you off because if you slog through all the useful information, you will eventually get to the butt related jokes and other nonsense, and everything will be all right.

                                                                • Mythos and Novo team up for the Air Lane Drive (stab: Bogner Ecstacy Red) 00:19:23

                                                                • Derek got one! Wheeee!
                                                                • Dual overdrive of the same circuit but with different voicings
                                                                • Simple gain controls. Level controls on are on trim pots inside
                                                                • Single transistor topology with hard clipping. Can add a little extra sparkle or get really fuzzy
                                                                • Suite 8, the Novo side is medium gain with full bass and top end clarity. Asymmetrical clipping
                                                                • Suite 9, the Mythos side is more aggressive with a bass cut and smoother top end. Symmetrical clipping
                                                                • $260, I splurged. Sold out. Batch 2 coming later this year.
                                                                • The people want us to talk about pedal scalping

                                                                  • Pedal Genie 00:28:02

                                                                  • Old Blood Noise Endeavors Black Fountain Delay

                                                                    • Pedal Scalping 00:42:17

                                                                    We keep forgetting suggestions of the week! (stab: Strymon Deco) 01:09:20

                                                                    • Gameplay - Podcast
                                                                    • Hanayama Mechanical Puzzles

                                                                      • Thank you to our Patreon supporters!

                                                                      • 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
                                                                      • George Geef
                                                                      • MaCo Guitars
                                                                      • 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
                                                                        • 1 hr 18 min
                                                                      • Ep. 211 - A Pile of Tape
                                                                        • Derek went to a bluegrass concert at a retirement home (stab: Wampler Dual Fusion) 00:11:54
                                                                        • Boss RE-2 is $250, also there’s the RE-202 now (stab: Big Ear Loaf) 00:20:02
                                                                          • Larger, 3 button version of the space echo replacing the 201
                                                                          • Has more controls, presets, MIDI, and USB.
                                                                          • $400
                                                                          • Line 6 DL4 MKII (stab: Mr Black Supermoon) 00:26:40
                                                                            • The original DL4 dropped in 1999!
                                                                            • This is brilliant because it has all the original DL4 sounds as well as the new Helix delay sounds available!
                                                                            • Many looper people (see Reggie Watts) use the DL4 for their vocal layering, so Line6 included an XLR input on the back! Could use it for a vocal mic, or even for micing up an acoustic. Works with any dynamic mic and has an input gain control
                                                                            • Micro SD card slot for the looper to pull from
                                                                            • Expression input which can also be footswitches 4 and 5.
                                                                            • Still contains the looper, stereo in/out, MIDI in/out,  but with twice as many delays and now has SECRET REVERBS
                                                                            • Looks like the Helix footswitch hardware
                                                                            • $299. $50 more than the original.
                                                                            • Pedal Genie 00:38:43
                                                                              • Death By Audio - Deep Animation!!!! $270
                                                                              • Entry amp under 1000? (stab: guitalele) 00:53:15
                                                                                • Yes, Derek sold the AC30 to get the Revv
                                                                                • Derek’s pick is obviously the Revv D20 (or G20!)
                                                                                • Tone Control Merch Store! (link) 01:12:00
                                                                                • Thank you to our Patreon supporters! 01:18:17
                                                                                  • 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
                                                                                  • Obi-Wan Catnobi
                                                                                  • Andrew Walsh from Andrew’s Alcove
                                                                                  • OG Friend of the show Brian Rizzi
                                                                                  • Doug Christ of Thirty7 FX
                                                                                    • 1 hr 22 min
                                                                                  • Ep. 210 - The Tone Control Jerks: Episode 2

                                                                                    The Tone Jerks are here 00:02:46

                                                                                    • How’s it going, guys?
                                                                                    • What is ripping off? 00:28:58

                                                                                      • Pedal Genie 00:44:31

                                                                                      • No pedals

                                                                                        • “My First Tube Amp” under ~$1000 00:47:57

                                                                                        • Brain’s pick: Vox AC 15 / AC 30
                                                                                        • Kyle’s pick: Ampeg V4B

                                                                                          • Recording Talk? 01:07:40

                                                                                          • The Tone Jerks
                                                                                          • Kyle’s youtube

                                                                                            • Thank you to our Patreon supporters! 01:21:40

                                                                                            • Carson Ricketts
                                                                                            • Nick Greenwood
                                                                                            • Timmy S.
                                                                                            • Matthew Fenselau
                                                                                            • Riesenwolf!
                                                                                            • Jamie Evans
                                                                                            • Jeffrey Wright
                                                                                            • Doug King
                                                                                            • Doug Gann
                                                                                            • Righteous Ryan Johnson
                                                                                            • Steve Huffman
                                                                                            • Jonas Sabatini
                                                                                            • OVer
                                                                                            • 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
                                                                                              • 1 hr 26 min
                                                                                            • Ep. 209 - Ham Is The Input

                                                                                              That Boss Space Echo is real. (Stab: KHDK Abyss) 00:19:26

                                                                                              TC Electronic IR Loader $129 (stab: WA Monuments) 00:21:21

                                                                                              • Mini IR loader for cheap!
                                                                                              • 25 built in IRs and 74 empty slots for adding your own. Of those 25, 12 are official Celestion IRs, 8 from TC, and 5 acoustic IRs
                                                                                              • Footswitch can do A/B mode to switch between two IRs instantly.
                                                                                              • Level control, previous/next IR buttons. Push them at the same time to access global EQ

                                                                                                • Pedal Genie 00:31:01

                                                                                                • JHS Unicron V2 00:35:01
                                                                                                  • I don’t believe this pedal is real
                                                                                                  • Caroline Hawaiian Pizza 00:44:48

                                                                                                    • First tube amps? $1000 budget chat.

                                                                                                    Thank you to our Patreon supporters!

                                                                                                    • 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
                                                                                                    • OVer
                                                                                                    • 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
                                                                                                      • 1 hr 1 min
                                                                                                    • Ep. 208 - Half Man, Half Analog
                                                                                                      • Curling Story 00:12:58
                                                                                                      • Derek went to a concert 00:15:42
                                                                                                        • The guitarist from Volbeat plays weird
                                                                                                        • There wasn’t a guitar amp to be seen all night

                                                                                                          • New Boss RE-2 Space Echo leak?? (stab: WA Bellwether) 00:22:36

                                                                                                          • We don’t really dig in with pedal leaks on this show, but I so want this to be real.
                                                                                                          • The RE-201 Space Echo is one of the famed tape echo units, they sound great. Super cool. Tons of mojo.
                                                                                                          • The RE-20 has been out for years. One of those old Boss double wide pedals. Still very cool
                                                                                                          • But the RE-2? Put that shit in a regular boss enclosure? Let’s do it.

                                                                                                            • Pedal Genie 00:29:09

                                                                                                            • Analogman Sun Face $195
                                                                                                            • Becos TS8-JZ Ziffer Jordan Ziff Signature Overdrive €149

                                                                                                              • GTRS Guitars (stab: MS Holy Dove) 00:52:38

                                                                                                              • S-style guitars with effects by Mooer
                                                                                                              • The second tone pot has a push/push that contains effects combos, amp sim, cab sim, etc.
                                                                                                              • You can go into a PA with it, straight into headphones, or into a regular amp, or you can turn it off entirely and have a regular guitar
                                                                                                              • Runs on a battery that charges over USB-C
                                                                                                              • There’s an app to change effects and parameters and simple operation on the guitar itself. Push to change effects, turn the knob to increase the amount of effect.
                                                                                                              • Can also get a small four button controller to change effects like a pedal.
                                                                                                              • Do we need this? Is this cool? Is the controller thing antithetical to the whole idea?

                                                                                                                • Suggestion of the Week (stab: Hungry Robot Borderland) 01:13:49

                                                                                                                • Ghost of Tsushima

                                                                                                                  • Thank you to our Patreon supporters!

                                                                                                                  • 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
                                                                                                                  • Eliza Douche Canoe
                                                                                                                  • 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
                                                                                                                    • 1 hr 22 min

                                                                                                                  About The Tone Control

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                                                                                                                  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 Monday.