The Tone Lounge Podcast

The Tone Lounge Podcast

By Frank Fleckenstein, Jonathan GuillemetteMusic
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The Tone Lounge Podcast episodes

  • The Tone Lounge Podcast #6: The year in gear & our Top5 products of 2023

    In this episode, Frank and Jonathan discuss their top MI gear releases of 2023. They cover a range of products, including Q Pickups, Fender Tone Master Pro, Surfy Bear Fuzz, Two Notes Revolt, B&G Bender, and Soldano Astro 20. They also mention the T-Bone BC500 microphone as a surprising find for podcasting. They conclude by sharing their plans for the podcast in the coming year, including more guest interviews and a weekly release schedule.

    #geartalk #podcast #videopodcast #guitartalk #pedal #guitar #guitarsdaily #yearinreview #fxpedals #fxpedals #guitargear #guitargeek #pedalboard #tonelounge
    If you are currently looking for gear and would like to support us making the podcast, consider making your purchase at Thomann through the following affiliate links:
    https://www.thomann.de/de/index.html?offid=1&affid=197
    https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=67144&awinaffid=!!!id
    All the links to products we talked about in this podcast:
    https://www.thomann.de/de/the_t.bone_bc_500.htm?offid=1&affid=197
    https://qpickups.com/qshop/
    https://www.thomann.de/de/soldano_astro_20_head.htm?offid=1&affid=197
    https://www.thomann.de/de/friedman_ir_x_preamp.htm?offid=1&affid=197
    https://www.thomann.de/de/surfy_industries_surfyfuzz.htm?offid=1&affid=197
    https://www.thomann.de/de/two_notes_revolt_guitar_preamp.htm?offid=1&affid=197
    https://www.thomann.de/de/fender_tone_master_pro.htm?offid=1&affid=197
    https://www.48ers-guitars.de/
    https://www.thomann.de/de/klark_teknik_mic_booster_ct1.htm?offid=1&affid=197
    https://www.apollomusicparts.com/
    https://www.shnobeltone.com/product-page/optical-compressor?offid=1&affid=197
    https://www.thomann.de/de/joyo_r_28_double_thruster_bass_od.htm?offid=1&affid=197

    1 hr 46 min
  • The Tone Lounge Podcast #5: José from Thermion Amps&FX

    In this episode Frank and Jonathan are talking with José Martinez from Thermion, a boutique amp & pedal company based in Albacete, Spain. José is a studied electronic engineer, who came to designing his first pedal almost by accident, as he will explain in the first half of the podcast.

    Other topics are:
    - Reverb's list of best selling pedals and amps 2023
    - Guitar Summit versus NAMM Show
    - How to stay relevant as a small manufacturer
    - Why big companies are still not close enough to their community
    - Spain's difficult music scene
    - ...and Thermion's amazing products of course!
    If you are currently looking for gear and would like to support us making the podcast, consider making your purchase at Thomann through the following affiliate links:
    https://www.thomann.de/de/index.html?offid=1&affid=197
    https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=67144&awinaffid=!!!id
    #geartalk #podcast #videopodcast #guitartalk #pedal #guitar #guitarsdaily #thermion #fxpedals #gearnerds #guitargear #guitargeek #pedalboard #tonelounge

    2 hr 7 min
  • The Tone Lounge Podcast #4: Chris Jupiter from JPTR FX

    In this episode Frank and Jonathan welcome their first ever podcast guest: Chris from JPTR FX. He started making pedals a long time ago, but really gained traction after he started selling internationally via  @Reverb 

    JPTR FX is currently the biggest German boutique pedal manufacturer and recently expanded their portfolio with very high-powered amps, as he will explain in this episode.
    If you are currently looking for gear and would like to support us making the podcast, consider making your purchase at Thomann through the following affiliate link: https://www.thomann.de/de/index.html?offid=1&affid=197
    #geartalk #podcast #videopodcast #guitartalk #pedal #guitar #guitarsdaily #jptrfx #fxpedals #gearnerds #guitargear #guitargeek #pedalboard #tonelounge

    2 hr 20 min
  • The Tone Lounge Podcast #3: What is it about VOX Amps?

    In this episode, Frank and Jonathan discuss new pedals and amps, including the Wampler Tumnus, Boss IR-2, Soldano Astro 20, Alex Lifeson's Mojotone Amps, and Jimmy Page's SunDragon Amps.

    They then delve into the main topic of the episode: Vox Amps and their enduring popularity. Frank and Jonathan share their differing opinions on Vox Amps and discuss their unique sound and features. This conversation explores personal experiences with Vox amps, the history of the brand, changes in ownership, innovation and branching out, consumer expectations, reliability issues, and Brian May's rig and the use of Vox amps in modern times.
    #geartalk #podcast #videopodcast #guitartalk #pedal #guitar #guitarsdaily #voxamps #soldano #gearnerds #guitargear #guitargeek #becausetone #tonelounge
    If you are currently looking for gear and would like to support us making the podcast, consider making your purchase at Thomann through the following affiliate link: https://www.thomann.de/de/index.html?offid=1&affid=197

    2 hr 8 min
  • The Tone Lounge Podcast #2: The current state of the MI industry!

    Talking about music gear is always fun! But we also need to take a closer look at the state of the MI industry from time to time. Frank and Jonathan are talking in depth about it in this episode, touching some of these points:

    - How is the MI industry doing, looking at it from 3 different angles (gear youtuber, pedal builder, MI professional with 26 years of experience)
    - How did we get into the current situation?
    - What's the scenario like post-pandemic?
    - People's decision basis for gear purchases
    We're also talking about some recent news stories:
    - Harley Benton's new guitar DIY packs
    - Never using amps again for live playing
    - Playing before practising
    - Mike Matthews (EHX) weird music video, that got taken down 24 hours later
    If you are currently looking for gear and would like to support us making the podcast, consider making your purchase at Thomann through the following affiliate link: https://www.thomann.de/de/index.html?offid=1&affid=197
    #podcast #geartalk #videopodcast #guitartalk #toneloungepodcast #thomann #ehx #electroharmonix #harleybenton #pedal #pedalboard #guitars #guitarsdaily #becausetone

    2 hr 12 min
  • The Tone Lounge Podcast #1: Let's do this!

    In this very first episode of the Tone Lounge Podcast, Frank & Jonathan talk about their recent music gear experiences and touch a few other topics around guitar players, recording at home. Among the topics are:

    - VOX Amps AC50
    - Klark Teknik CT-1 Mic Booster
    - Two Notes Torpedo Captor series
    - Impuls responses versus micing a real cab
    - Treated recording rooms
    - Gear that was not working properly, but sounded amazing
    - Fender Tone Master Pro
    - FFX Pedals Ark of Tone giveaway
    - Ceriatone JM50 Head
    - New planned video on our channels
    - Takeaways from this year's Guitar Summit
    Reference links to some of the things we talked about today:
    VOX AC50 article:
    https://www.voxshowroom.com/uk/amp/ac50bb1.html
    Klark Teknik CT-1 Mic Booster:
    https://www.thomann.de/de/klark_teknik_mic_booster_ct1.htm?offid=1&affid=197
    CAPTOR X 8ohms: https://www.thomann.de/de/two_notes_torpedo_captor_x.htm?offid=1&affid=197
    CAPTOR X 16ohms:
    https://www.thomann.de/de/two_notes_torpedo_captor_x_16.htm?offid=1&affid=197
    Ceriatone JM50: https://ceriatone.com/overtone-joyful-music-50/
    Guitar Summit: https://www.guitarsummit.de/

    1 hr 49 min

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Frank Fleckenstein and Jonathan Guillemette talk about all things music gear, industry trends & chatter as well as music industry related topics.