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Pedal talk with the knobs left loose.
Chasing Tone follows a group of guitar-gear regulars through pedals, amps, bridges, fretboards, cabs, fuzz, and the small buying decisions that become big arguments. It is technical enough for pedal obsessives but loose enough to wander into movies, moving trucks, CB radios, and AI debugging.
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Chasing Tone is a guitar-gear show where pedals, amps, effects, guitars, and tone minutiae get treated with equal parts seriousness and mischief. It is brisk and conversational. The regular voices know the territory well enough to argue about it without turning every point into a lesson. That is the appeal. A discussion can start with a new OliverFX website, drift into AI debugging, and then land on a tremolo system with individual string-locking features that suddenly sounds like an urgent purchase. The gear talk is specific. Recent episodes bring up fuzz pedals, power conditioners, EMGs, LED fretboards, microtonal frets, scalloped frets, vintage cabs, double-neck guitars, Telecaster history, Evertune-style stability, and pedalboards spotted at live shows. The side roads are part of the structure, not a mistake. Movies, sci-fi, Palm Pilots, moving trucks, CB handles, Martinsville jokes, and sponsor chatter all get folded into the same running conversation. It can be ridiculous. It can also be genuinely useful, especially when the group compares practical gear choices from the point of view of people who have actually played, built, bought, modified, or regretted plenty of equipment. The show assumes the listener already understands why a new fuzz pedal name matters. It does not slow down to define every term. That gives it an insider feel, but the mood stays welcoming rather than gatekeeping. Guests sometimes turn the format toward interviews, as with Scott Haidt and Judd Silver from the Chief Guitar Officer Podcast, but the best moments still feel like a roundtable that keeps tripping over its own jokes. Brian, Blake, and Richard give the show a workshop-adjacent texture. Behind the loose delivery is a steady fascination with how gear changes feel, sound, convenience, and stage behavior. A tiny feature can spark a huge tangent. A joke can become a gear point. For players who like their tone talk opinionated, funny, and a little messy, Chasing Tone is built for repeat listening.
Made for: For guitar players, pedal collectors, amp tinkerers, and tone chasers who already enjoy the details: fuzz names, bridge systems, power noise, fret oddities, and live-rig choices. It also suits listeners who like gear talk with banter instead of a polished lecture.
What sets it apart: Chasing Tone stands out because the technical gear conversation is inseparable from the running jokes, small arguments, and long sideways riffs. It feels less like a product roundup and more like overhearing experienced gear friends talk themselves into and out of buying things.
Welcome to the Chasing Tone Podcast! Join Brian Wampler, Blake Wyland, Richard Oliver, and a variety of special guests as they dive into the world of guitars, pedals, amps, and other guitar gear. From answering your burning questions to discussing bands, gigs, and the latest trends in the guitar world, we cover it all. Expect plenty of off-topic banter and a behind-the-scenes look at our work at Wampler Pedals. If you enjoy guitar podcasts that feel like hanging out with your musician friends, you'll love Chasing Tone.
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Chasing Tone connects guitar-gear enthusiasm with practical explanations of how pedals, power systems, bridges, and instrument modifications behave.
Chasing Tone turns guitar gear into a loose, technically informed conversation among Brian Wampler, Blake Wyland, and Richard Oliver. Pedals remain a reliable center of gravity, but the discussion also reaches tremolo systems, power conditioning, unusual fretboards, vintage…
A string-bending tremolo becomes an emergency purchase while you listen.
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Richard's website launch flows into a grounded look at a tremolo system with selective string lockout.
Richard's new OliverFX website sets the pace early, with launch-day excitement sliding into late-night debugging. AI gets a role as well: it helps write code, then adds a status indicator no one asked for and breaks things along the way.
A power-conditioner question slides into Coyote fuzz talk, Martinsville riffs, and a teased UFO detour.
Gear talk here moves best when it lets the room stay loose. A Ricky Bobby exchange and some movie chatter open the door before the episode settles into a practical question about power conditioners, why better units can matter, and why cheaper pedalboard versions may not do much…
A loose guitar chat that wanders from handheld nostalgia to strange instrument ideas.
This episode is an easygoing, affectionate hang built on gear talk, handheld nostalgia, and a few pleasantly strange detours. It moves from Palm Pilot and Blackberry memories into double-neck instruments, microtonal frets, and scalloped frets, and the appeal is in how naturally…
A loose podcast conversation finds its spark in the serious business of inspecting a pedalboard.
Chief Guitar Officer is at its best when the podcast conversation keeps slipping, almost helplessly, into gear talk. Scott Haidt and Judd Silver frame podcasting as a way to learn by talking with interesting people, but the real charge arrives when that premise gives way to…
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.
Guitar gear, banter, and shop-floor obsession.
Chicago critics DeRogatis and Kot pair new-album reviews with deep dives into records like Rumours.
Billboard's Keith Caulfield and Katie Atkinson break down the week's Hot 100 and 200 charts.
Ben Brock Johnson and Amory Sivertson trace viral internet stories from Reddit threads to courtrooms.
The Chasing Tone Podcast hosts discuss guitar practice, new gear courses, and bizarre local sightings.
Brian Wampler hosts Scott Heydt and Judd Silver from the Chief Guitar Officer podcast for a roundtable discussion.
Chasing Tone hosts Richard Oliver, Blake Weiland, and Brian discuss a JHS-teased pedal-industry merger without knowing which company is involved.
Richard and Bri discuss an AI-driven channel that allegedly copied Rhett Shull’s studio, thumbnails, and guitar content, then debate how human personality may retain value as synthetic media spreads.
Richard opens with his new OliverFX website.
Chasing Tone episode 612 features Brian, Richard, and Blake discussing guitar practice, Travis Feaster’s Blues Guitar Method course, and unusual gear ideas.
The hosts open with sci-fi and old-device nostalgia before easing into guitar talk.
The hosts banter about truck driving and moving, with off-topic humor and personal anecdotes.