The Tone Control

The Tone Control

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  • Ep. 000014 - Sick Bro

    NEWS:

    • Ovation Guitars ceases US production

      • Ovation factory in New Hartford, CT is closing it’s doors after 47 years

      • Fender purchased the company in ‘07

      • Citing “current market conditions and insufficient volume levels”

      • Same factory currently makes Fender Acoustic Custom Shop, and Guild models

      • http://bit.ly/1f3zi4s

    • Mr. Black Eterna Gold Modified Reverb

      • Updated version of the Eterna Shimmer Reverb

      • Increased midrange in decay

      • Over 60 seconds of decay time, spanning 4 octaves (original had 40 seconds and 2 octaves)

      • Completely new modulation and reverb algorithm adds early reflections in the Millisecond range

      • $179.95

      • http://bit.ly/QFiqW9

    • Gibson Memory Cable

      • microSD recorder in a guitar cable

      • Works as a regular cable with no power

      • AA Battery 8 hour recorder life and a standby battery for real time keeping (metadata)

      • auto-record mode records only when you’re playing.

      • http://www2.gibson.com/Memory-Cable.aspx

    • Pedal Genie

      • Create a wish list of pedals you want to try out

      • TONS of gear from a great list of manufacturers

        • Keely Electronics, Red Witch, MXR, Mad Professor, Blackstar, to name a select few

      • They send you one at a time, and you keep it as long as you like

      • $34.95/mo but the first month is only a buck!

    • reverb.com

      • Not really “news” but I thought worth mentioning

      • reverb.com is an online marketplace for all things music gear

      • trusted professional shops and individuals

      • Sale and auction style listings

      • Like eBay but better and more focused to music

      • Cool “Price Guide” feature helps with gear research

      • Great place for rare/vintage gear

    • Bob Roback appointed President of Fender

      • Most recently CEO of Dashbox, cloud based workflow management system for music licensing

      • Founder of LAUNCH Media, Inc

      • Roback is establishing a new L.A. office to “expand the company’s consumer marketing and digital capabilities”

      • http://bit.ly/1ltlPDa

    1 hr 1 min

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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.