Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
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.
Episodes
641 episodes
637 - The worst time to start a pedal company, a Guitar Summit gear haul, and Fender cancels hum
Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for Episode 637 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - The worst time to start a pedal company, a Guitar Summit gear haul, and Fender cancels humCould you realistically start a pedal company and clear $50...
636 - Brian meets one of his guitar heroes, the YouTube drama llama, and a groundhog the size of a dog
Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for Episode 636 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - Brian meets one of his guitar heroes, the YouTube drama llama, and a groundhog the size of a dogNever meet your heroes - unless you're Brian, who fin...
635 - Killer guitar songs, app overload, and the mixing trick that shouldn't work
Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for Episode 635 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - Killer guitar songs, app overload, and the mixing trick that shouldn't workThe guys kick off with the hardest songs they've ever had to learn as Richard's ...
634 - Marcus King melting faces, the great acoustic guitar rabbit hole, and Ola Englund's Pedalhead preview
Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for Episode 634 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - Marcus King melting faces, the great acoustic guitar rabbit hole, and Ola Englund's Pedalhead previewBrian's hair may have entered a new era, so natu...
633 - Nashville Bound: Boot Scootin' Boogie, Musical Deepfakes, and Eternal Glitter
Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for Episode 633 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - Nashville Bound: Brooks and Dunn, Musical Deepfakes and Eternal Glitter Brian is Nashville-bound to record his debut album, hang out at a Brook...
632 - Brian gets attacked by a country legend, bats in the belfry, and a sad farewell
Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for Episode 632 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - Brian gets attacked by a country legend, bats in the belfry, and a sad farewellBlake returns from the Fretboard Summit in Chicago which may have beco...
631 - The cheat code for tonechasers and Brian gets heated and drops an f-bomb
Brian and Richard are back for Episode 631 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - The cheat code for tonechasers and Brian get's heated and drops an f-bombWith Blake away eating pizza at the Fretboard Summit, Brian and Richard are left hol...
630 - Why do some people fake playing guitar, AI stupidity, and That Pedal Show made us do it
Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for Episode 630 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - Why do some people fake playing guitar, AI stupidity, and That Pedal Show made us do itThe heat is on, Brian may or may not have melted into a puddle...
629 - Oh, it's just another Tube Screamer, and do vintage parts make a difference or do we just want to believe in magic?
Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for Episode 629 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - Oh, it's just another Tube Screamer, and do vintage parts make a difference or do we just want to believe in magic?Blake opens up with a traffic repo...
628 - AI ad scandals, Hot pink Les Pauls, and silent camping confessions
Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for Episode 628 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - AI ad scandals, Hot pink Les Pauls, and silent camping confessions A big manufacturer may have landed themselves in hot water by allegedly usi...
627 - Experimental backing tracks, Fender vs the entire planet, and robot rock stars
Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for Episode 627 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - Experimental backing tracks, Fender vs the entire planet, and robot rock starsBrian has been experimenting in his secret laboratory and reveals that ...
626 - We were wrong, Blake has beef, and the world's greatest nonsense show ever
Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for Episode 626 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - We were wrong, Blake has beef, and the world's greatest nonsense show everWe were wrong about who the first great 2026 pedal merger participants were...
625 - Hot industry gossip, scary British villains, and Strymon level up.
Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for Episode 625 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - Hot industry gossip, scary British villains, and Strymon level up.We are coming in hot this week with scurrilous gossip about a new industry merger a...
624 - Two decades in the pedal trenches, pitch-shifters, and the JHS Dumble nut crumble
Brian and Richard are back for Episode 624 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - Two decades in the pedal trenches, pitch-shifters, and the JHS Dumble nut crumbleBlake is playing with dune buggies and Brian is feeling invincible so the gu...
623 - Brian's birthday flamethrower bonanza and Stratgate continues.
Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for Episode 623 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - Brian's birthday flamethrower bonanza and Stratgate continues.It's Brian's birthday as we record this and the chaps sing "Happy Birthday" in two diff...
622 - So you want to be a guitar YouTuber? Start here...
Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for Episode 622 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - So you want to be a guitar YouTuber? Start here...Blake dreams of marketing, lycra, and broken tables in what is probably the most unhinged introduc...
621 - String secrets, Brian gets a surprise gift, and sniffing out the fakers
Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for Episode 621 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - String secrets, Brian gets a surprise gift, and sniffing out the fakersBrian goes all ASMR and Richard and Blake experience some potentially extrater...
620 - New guitar day, Seymour Duncan's Telecaster, and the story that just won't quit...
Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for Episode 620 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - New guitar day, Seymour Duncan's Telecaster, and the story that just won't quit...We cannot avoid a further dip into the Fender C&D shenanigans a...
619 - 40 Watts of Fender dilemma and do you have to be rich to start a band?
Brian and Richard are joined by Phillip Carter of the 40 Watt Podcast for Episode 619 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - 40 Watts of Fender dilemma and do you have to be rich to start a band?Blake has caught a dose of the quattro forma...
618 - The all new Fender agenda and will the real Josh Scott please stand up?
Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for Episode 618 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - The all new Fender agenda and will the real Josh Scott please stand up?Brian has got some things to say about AI slop following a great reactio...
617 - The maple-topped Martin Dragnet, Hellbent for Denim, and songs of death in the key of A
Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for Episode 617 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - The maple-topped Martin Dragnet, Hellbent for Denim, and songs of death in the key of AWe come in banging with some definitions from the old country ...
616 - Taste the Pain with special guest Michael Beinhorn - a look into the production of some absolutely massive albums
Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for Episode 616 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - Taste the Pain with special guest Michael Beinhorn - a look into the production of some absolutely massive albums The guys are joined by a true ...
615 - Random amp joy, the great Kindle swindle, and Telecaster heresy
Blake and Richard are back for Episode 615 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - Random amp joy, the great Kindle swindle, and Telecaster heresyBrian is somewhat unexpectedly out of town on business so Blake and Richard take the helm - ap...
614 - Are two heads better than one? The great stereo amp debate and the magic number of knobs!
Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for Episode 614 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - Are two heads better than one? The great stereo amp debate and the magic number of knobs!Brian opens up with some multilingual greetings while Richar...
613 - Who is the world's smallest pedal builder, and has Blake finally submitted to the dark side?
Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for Episode 613 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - who is the world's smallest pedal builder, and has Blake finally submitted to the dark side? We open with a tribute from Brian and some sausage ...