Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone

612 - Travis Feaster plays the blues, LED fretboards, and there is fuzz on the internet

·1 hr 1 min·5 clips

Brian Wampler launches Blues Guitar Method with Travis Feaster, offering licks and tricks for playing blues.

The episode opens with casual banter about movies and personal updates, including Brian playing more guitar recently. The conversation shifts to guitar education, with Brian announcing the launch of Blues Guitar Method, a course by Travis Feaster focused on blues licks and tricks. Richard shares a personal story about nearly buying a rare orange Charvel guitar but missing the opportunity, leading to a discussion on fate versus determination in gear acquisition. Technical issues arise as Richard describes severe feedback problems during a band rehearsal in an old UK venue, prompting advice on single-coil pickups and power conditioning. The hosts then touch on new gear, including the JHS Coyote fuzz pedal, which Richard jokingly claims royalties for due to the name. A humorous segment follows with Brian recounting a sighting in Martinsville of a mobility scooter being towed behind a truck, highlighting the podcast's off-topic humor. Listener questions are addressed regarding feedback solutions and power conditioners. The episode also covers April Fool's jokes in the guitar world, such as Marshall protein powder and amp-scented air fresheners. Richard discusses his experience making a YouTube video with a spinning pedal and receiving constructive criticism. The hosts explore innovative guitar tech, including a LED fretboard guitar that lights up scale patterns, debating its value as a learning tool. The conversation wraps with Easter holiday reflections and acknowledgments of executive producers.

As heard by us

A loose guitar chat where power noise, Martinsville lore, and the Coyote fuzz pedal all get their moment.

Chasing Tone is at its best when its loose, gear-literate chemistry takes over, and this episode lets that happen naturally. The talk moves from movie riffing into power noise, conditioning, generators, and the possibility that EMGs might be the cleaner answer.

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Want fuzz-pedal gossip, power-conditioner rabbit holes, and Martinsville mythology with movie confusion on the side?

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