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.

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.

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 

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.

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:

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: