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The Tone Mob Podcast The Tone Mob Podcast
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The year was 2015. Show host Blake Wyland intended to start a podcast where he took a deep dive with his guests from the guitar world to explain their rigs. What happened was that, but also a whole lot more. The show quickly evolved into discussions about people's lives. Guitars, pedals, amps, etc. are the central hub of the show, but it really is more about the PEOPLE behind all of it. Both the musicians who use the gear, and the folks that create these magical tools of expression. You can expect chats about songwriting, favorite bands, family, loss, addiction, conspiracy theories, philosophy, and most of all....... food. This podcast goes all over the place. Come take a ride.
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Playing Guitar UPSIDE DOWN? w/ Gina Gleason of Baroness
You are in for a real treat with this episode folks! Today I'm talking with Gina Gleason from the legendary band, Baroness!
We dive straight into her career and how she ended up playing in one of the most iconic bands to ever come out of Philly. But not before we dissect what life was like playing guitar for Cirque Du Soleil. Yes you read that correctly. We are talking about LITERAL guitar acrobatics on this one!
Check out the band on their website HERE: https://yourbaroness.com/
Give Gina a follow HERE: https://www.instagram.com/ginagleasongtr
You can also help out with your gear buying habits by purchasing stuff from Tonemob.com/reverb Tonemob.com/sweetwater or grabbing your guitar/bass strings from Tonemob.com/stringjoy
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Before You Start A Guitar Store, Listen To This! w/ Jeremie & Geoff of Five Star Guitars
"We can't be everything to all people, or we'll end up being not anything to anybody." - Jeremie Murfin
If you EVER thought about starting a guitar or musical instrument store, you really need to listen to this episode. Geoff and Jeremie are two of the partners in an epic independent guitar store called Five Star Guitars here in the Portland, Oregon area. They are celebrating their 25th anniversary as a company, and they have grown tremendously over that time period.
Which flys directly in the face of the general narrative around retail and guitar stores in particular.
Whether you currently own a music store, are thinking about starting one, or just love the experience of going to a guitar store... you need to listen to this episode.
Check them out at https://www.fivestarguitars.com/
You can also help out with your gear buying habits by purchasing stuff from Tonemob.com/reverb Tonemob.com/sweetwater or grabbing your guitar/bass strings from Tonemob.com/stringjoy
Release your music via DistroKid and save 30% by going to Tonemob.com/distrokid
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Digitech Whammy... on Acoustic Guitar? w/ Trey Hensley
On today's episode I sit down with flatpicking phenom Trey Hensley to discuss his story. The dude started out extremely young and almost immediately started performing live. All of these years later, he's not only one of the most sought after pickers in the bluegrass scene, but a wide ranging music enthusiast and super rad dude. You are in for a treat with this conversation!
Check out Trey's website HERE: http://treyhensley.com/
Give him a follow on Instagram HERE: https://www.instagram.com/treyahensley/
You can also help out with your gear buying habits by purchasing stuff from Tonemob.com/reverb Tonemob.com/sweetwater or grabbing your guitar/bass strings from Tonemob.com/stringjoy
Release your music via DistroKid and save 30% by going to Tonemob.com/distrokid
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What Makes A Real Song? w/ Ariel Posen
The man, the myth, the guitar legend Ariel Posen has returned to the podcast for the third time!
On this episode we dissect the idea of what makes up a "real song". Is one method of creation more valid than another? Does improvisation count as songwriting? Does more time spent on a project mean that more people will appreciate it? We dive into a all of this and a whole lot more on this episode of podcast about guitar stuff. Sometimes.
Check out all things Ariel on his website HERE: https://www.arielposen.com/
You can also help out with your gear buying habits by purchasing stuff from Tonemob.com/reverb Tonemob.com/sweetwater or grabbing your guitar/bass strings from Tonemob.com/stringjoy
Release your music via DistroKid and save 30% by going to Tonemob.com/distrokid
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Digital Amp Pranks w/ Andy Marsh of Thy Art Is Murder
Sometimes you have to prank your bandmates into making the right choices!
Andy Marsh from Thy Art Is Murder is on the podcast this week and we are talking about AMPS. Specifically Andy & co's journey through the world of high gain amplifiers and how they landed in the digital world for live use.
We also talk about Andy's "hands-on" approach to running a band/business, and the type of mindset he has had since first picking up the guitar.
Check out the band on their website HERE https://www.thyartismurder.net/
You can also help out with your gear buying habits by purchasing stuff from Tonemob.com/reverb Tonemob.com/sweetwater or grabbing your guitar/bass strings from Tonemob.com/stringjoy
Release your music via DistroKid and save 30% by going to Tonemob.com/distrokid
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The "Difficult Road Ahead" w/ Dan and Derek of Revv Amps
"I think the road ahead is going to be a lot more difficult..." Those were the words that Derek Eastveld said to his family after Revv's very first NAMM show.
On this episode Dan and Derek sat down with me to discuss the history of Revv as a company, and to dissect the challenges associated with running a guitar amplifier company in the modern era. This is a fantastic glimpse into the minds of some of the folks at the top of the guitar amplifier game. You seriously do not want to miss this one!
Check out The Gear & Beer Livestream on the Revv YouTube Channel Here: https://www.youtube.com/@RevvAmps
Check out the killer gear on the Revv website Here: https://revvamplification.com/
Here is the clip of Dan's band Tinnitus at the Winnipeg Zoo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lId7n4caVZw
You can also help out with your gear buying habits by purchasing stuff from Tonemob.com/reverb Tonemob.com/sweetwater or grabbing your guitar/bass strings from Tonemob.com/stringjoy
Release your music via DistroKid and save 30% by going to Tonemob.com/distrokid
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Customer Reviews
Lots of fascinating stuff.
I’m not really a fan of interview shows so I didn’t expect I’d like this as much as I do. I heard Blake on the Chasing Tone podcast that he also cohosts and he talked about some of the people he interviewed. The one that got me really interested was Tom Cram of Digitech pedals. Once I listened to that episode I kind of got a little hooked. He doesn’t just have musicians on that are trying to climb their way up to whatever is considered the top these days. He talks to a lot of people who do are variety of things. Design and build pedals, build professional studios, people who do research and write books, amp builders and of course boring old musicians who sometimes turn out not be so boring. I liked it enough that I signed on to Patreon to get the extra stuff. I wanted to be one of the cool kids. Give it a chance and you will too.
Informative, funny, inspiring interviews!
The Tonemob Podcast has been getting good answers out of people for awhile now, and I look forward to finding out where the good pizza is, what’s the favorite Boss pedal every week. Keep up the good work!
A must listen every week.
Blake has a ton of amazing artists, creators, and stars on each week and the content never fails to entertain. The patreon episodes get even crazier. He even has been known to do giveaways from time to time and my wife won one. First time we’ve ever legit won anything from a show. So that was awesome. Can’t say enough good things!