We are delighted to announce that this, the fourth episode of What Goes On, has arrived on time and without any technical faults. Thanks for sticking with us, we knew this day would come eventually.

In today's episode, we are delighted to be joined by the very model of a modern major stompbox manufacturer, Adrian Thorpe MBE. Known by the mononym 'Thorpy', Adrian is the brains behind ThorpyFX, a well-known maker of some of the finest guitar effects pedals the industry has to offer.
Check out Thorpy's wares at: https://www.thorpyfx.com.
Follow him on instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/thorpyfx/

What goes on is a podcast/video series about life in the music industry. Through a series of interviews with some rather spectacular human beings, we want to provide you with an insight into what it means to live and work in the music industry. Each of our guests have contributed their immense talents to this industry, and we are delighted to help share their stories, insights and words of wisdom.

This is a long video, so -although we wouldn't recommend missing a second of it- we've outlined some of the best places to dip in and out:

We get distracted by Podcast recording software 0:33
Who are you, where did you come from 2:00
Where did your passion for -and knowledge of- electronics come from? 6:50
Thorpy's first pedal build 10:50
We find out what electronics, fishing and bison hunting have in common 12:54
The merits of failure 16:55
The beginner's guide to eating an elephant (don't worry, none of us have ever harmed elephants) 20:06
How did ThorpyFX start? (and a very interesting conversation about pedal design) 22:42
Why do your pedals have holes in? 28:54
What does a day in the life of Thorpy look like? 35:30
A chat about the realities of running a business 38:10
SPRINGS!!! 45:05
Thorpy reveals the one negative thing about his pedals 47:06
The importance of presentation and customer experience 49:45
The difficulties in separating personal life from business life 1:02:00
Thorpy's journey with physical injuries and recovery 1:07:00
Apparently your body can fix itself by eating itself. Lovely 1:10:47
A brief chat about competition, friends and doing what you know 1:20:55
Designing The Dane (and how Thorpy met Danish Pete in the first place) 1:22:50
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish 1:32:30

We hope you enjoy/enjoyed the video. Please feel free like and/or subscribe and, should you ever be in West London, we would delighted for you to drop in and say hi at either Monty's or Audio Kitchen (or both).