Blood, Sweat & Tone Podcast ModernGuitarTech

This week we had the pleasure of welcoming our friend and a real master of his craft, Gio Loria of Black Volt Amplification. Tune in as Luis learns what a decade substitution box is, discuss the journey Gio has taken to bring Black Volt where it is now, and some cheers along the way.
Gio's work is truly impressive with sharp attention to every detail, as each Black Volt Amplifier is completely handmade and carved out of the raw materials one at a time, then signed by Gio. His knowledge in the craft is second-to-none, and it truly shows in the work he and his small crew do in East Los Angeles. It doesn't stop at amplifiers though. Black Volt also creates handcrafted electric guitars, and pedals too!

Contacting Black Volt Amplification / Gio:
blackvoltamplification.com
https://www.instagram.com/blackvoltam...

Stay tuned to hear all the tone tails!
Enjoy, and as always, subscribe to our channel if you like what you hear.

Blood, Sweat, and Tone Podcast is Produced by Chris Nicoloff. Questions, concerns over at MGTpodcast@gmail.com

This week we had the pleasure of welcoming our friend and a real master of
his craft, Gio Loria of Black Volt Amplification. Tune in as Luis learns
what a decade substitution box is, discuss the journey Gio has taken to
bring Black Volt where it is now, and some cheers along the way. Gio's work
is truly impressive with sharp attention to every detail, as each Black
Volt Amplifier is completely handmade and carved out of the raw materials
one at a time, then signed by Gio. His knowledge in the craft is
second-to-none, and it truly shows in the work he and his small crew do in
East Los Angeles. It doesn't stop at amplifiers though. Black Volt also
creates handcrafted electric guitars, and pedals too! Contacting Black Volt
Amplification / Gio: blackvoltamplification.com
https://www.instagram.com/blackvoltam... Stay tuned to hear all the tone
tails! Enjoy, and as always, subscribe to our channel if you like what you
hear. Blood, Sweat, and Tone Podcast is Produced by Chris Nicoloff.
Questions, concerns over at MGTpodcast@gmail.com

What do you get when you get two techs chattin' away? Some killer tone tales. This week we had the great pleasure of having Brian K. Diaz in the house! Brian's not only an experienced tech for names like Fall Out Boy, Guns N' Roses, and many more, he's also an incredible photographer. Not to mention the great work he's done with his band, ҟղìƒҽʂ. Tune in and listen to some real fun stories Brian shares with us ranging from his upbringing into the game, life advice, and a fun tale about jamming with Slash in a stadium!

Check out more of Brian's work at:
https://www.briandiazphoto.com/
https://www.instagram.com/briankeithdiaz/

Enjoy, and as always, subscribe to our channel if you like what you hear.


Blood, Sweat, and Tone Podcast is Produced by Chris Nicoloff. Questions, concerns over at MGTpodcast@gmail.com

We have the great pleasure of welcoming our good friend, Rod Castro, to the show for this week! Rod is truly one of those guitar players that when you hear him play, you know what a true professional sounds like. He has a very long resume of gigs ranging from Beyonce, Disney, to his most recent work with Bootsy Collins. Being a loving father and a very sought after guitarist isn't easy, but we love watching him pull it off! We chat about topics such as gig advice, endorsements, balancing it all, and many more tone tails!

Enjoy, and as always, subscribe to our channel if you like what you hear.


Blood, Sweat, and Tone Podcast is Produced by Chris Nicoloff. Questions, concerns over at MGTpodcast@gmail.com

For our second episode, we welcome a good friend, pedal pusher, and funky guitar player, Johnny Gomez. As founder and dean of Cute Rigs, custom guitar rigs, Johnny has a maestro's understanding of what it takes to achieve that good tone! He's an entrepreneur with an advantage.. killer guitar licks! Listen in for some great advice, tone tails, and hangin'. Go check him out for more of his projects.

For our first episode, we hit the Insta for any and all types of questions for Luis, AKA Modern Guitar Tech, to answer. We got some great questions and some curveballs that we can't wait to share with y'all! Being that it is our first episode, let's celebrate with a... Hail Tone!