606 - The Art of the Stompbox, Blake has ghosts, and Brian falls down another rabbit hole

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

Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
606 - The Art of the Stompbox, Blake has ghosts, and Brian falls down another rabbit hole
Feb 25, 2026
Wampler Pedals

Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for Episode 606 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - The Art of the Stompbox, Blake has ghosts, and Brian falls down another rabbit hole.

The guys open with cartoon-based nonsense, plenty of questions, and an update from the British King of Fuzz. Meanwhile, a book celebrating the art behind some of the world's most iconic pedals has just been released - and it features a section on Wampler, which left Richard simultaneously proud and bemused. Brian has been deep down the Mandela Effect rabbit hole.

Have you ever had a rehearsal where you thought everything went badly? Some rookie errors led to a situation and raised some new questions. Wampler released the Golden Jubilee last week and the guys discuss why it is absolutely not a Tube Screamer - despite being green. Brian also goes a bit too far with the medical stories. Again.

Rush has announced a new European tour and the guys debate it, somehow dragging Lars Ulrich into the conversation along the way. Wampler has won an award for the greatest Klon clone of 2026 and the guys are too legit to quit. Meanwhile, Brian gets very angry at Richard, who is thinking about going to see some country music.

Captain Caveman, The Matrix, Nefarian 11, Tone King, Scratch-'n'-Sniff pedals... it's all in this week's Chasing Tone!

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Episode Artwork 606 - The Art of the Stompbox, Blake has ghosts, and Brian falls down another rabbit hole 1:03:20 Episode Artwork 605 - We are the weird ones and is this the ultimate collection of gear ever? 1:01:52 Episode Artwork 604 - Brian drops some more big hints, confuses everyone, and is a kind of chilled out entertainer 59:38 Episode Artwork 603 - A royal declaration, a new guitar is needed, and Brian is a workaholic 37:57 Episode Artwork 602 - More Pedalhead talk, NAMM is snow joke, and you cannot resist the power of the Dork Side! 50:19 Episode Artwork 601 - Brian reveals the all new Wampler Pedalhead power amp and another pedal is leaked! 43:11 Episode Artwork 600 - The legend of goat mountain, Brian wants a new Les Paul, and behold - the Human Riff! 49:10 Episode Artwork 599 - Blake's cougar encounter and the ultimate tune-able tube screamers 58:19 Episode Artwork 598 - Get off the stage, pedalboy - it's the New Year's Eve Special 2025! 49:05 Episode Artwork 597 - It's the Most Wonderful Gear of the Year! 1:13:06 Episode Artwork 596 - I could fall asleep at night as a Rock and Roll star...and JHS make history 48:58 Episode Artwork 595 - Brian gets a new pedal and what advice got you through your first gig? 50:06 Episode Artwork 594 - Brian breaks the Internet as Wampler debut The Compulsion Drive 44:39 Episode Artwork 593 - Terrible analogies, Dirty-T, and Brian teases a new pedal release! 56:24 Episode Artwork 592 - What's happening to the price of US guitars, the rise of the robots, and Brian's goth phase 44:56 Episode Artwork 591 - Did JHS just break a pedal paradigm and has Brian invented a new type of electric guitar? 54:13 Episode Artwork 590 - Brian wrecks another guitar and ponders what it is like to be knobyfied! 51:52 Episode Artwork 589 - Brian's ears are burning and introducing the Wampler Mini EGO 76 1:07:41 Episode Artwork 588 - It's a Trapp! We talk tone, tunes, and teaching with Nashville legend Guthrie Trapp 1:07:54 Episode Artwork 587 - Indiana Tones and the Pedalboard of Doom, and Brian has amp advice 41:48 Episode Artwork 586 - New Guitar Day, Reverse Headstocks, and the End of Creativity? 48:19 Episode Artwork 585 - Brian modifies a new pedal live on air and shares his Metaverse based exit strategy 46:12 Episode Artwork 584 - Brian is not a fan of Spotify's Ai suggestions and partially destroys a vehicle 58:00 Episode Artwork 583 - This one goes to eleven...and what do guitarists really want? 42:23 Episode Artwork 582 - Brian is learning to play the guitar again, Blake has a new guitar, and we are all hypocrites 59:42