626 - We were wrong, Blake has beef, and the world's greatest nonsense show ever

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

Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
626 - We were wrong, Blake has beef, and the world's greatest nonsense show ever
Jul 15, 2026
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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 ever

We were wrong about who the first great 2026 pedal merger participants were - it was Ernie Ball and Source Audio - and Blake has beef with a pedal legend. Do you use a volume pedal in your rig? It used to be critical, but Richard is pondering why he no longer feels the need to use one.

Richard tries to explain the World Cup to Brian and Blake and fails miserably. He is also very upset with streamers. There was a new "drop" of UFO material from the Pentagon and the guys consider whether it is more of a drip. Meanwhile, Richard has discovered a new alien-related TV show thanks to a recommendation from a listener.

Brian has been editing theme tunes and a listener has picked up on it. Let him have his fun! Do you ever use a string conditioner on your guitar? The guys discuss why perfectly clean strings and fingers aren't always optimal. Blake has borrowed a vintage guitar and tells us all about it.

People Get a Little Weird, Buc-ees, Secret Basil, Richard Is a Serial Killer, Fingerease... it's all in this week's Chasing Tone!

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Episode Artwork 626 - We were wrong, Blake has beef, and the world's greatest nonsense show ever 41:20 Episode Artwork 625 - Hot industry gossip, scary British villains, and Strymon level up. 53:27 Episode Artwork 624 - Two decades in the pedal trenches, pitch-shifters, and the JHS Dumble nut crumble 1:05:22 Episode Artwork 623 - Brian's birthday flamethrower bonanza and Stratgate continues. 54:49 Episode Artwork 622 - So you want to be a guitar YouTuber? Start here... 45:49 Episode Artwork 621 - String secrets, Brian gets a surprise gift, and sniffing out the fakers 1:06:18 Episode Artwork 620 - New guitar day, Seymour Duncan's Telecaster, and the story that just won't quit... 1:05:27 Episode Artwork 619 - 40 Watts of Fender dilemma and do you have to be rich to start a band? 1:18:19 Episode Artwork 618 - The all new Fender agenda and will the real Josh Scott please stand up? 1:06:42 Episode Artwork 617 - The maple-topped Martin Dragnet, Hellbent for Denim, and songs of death in the key of A 1:02:16 Episode Artwork 616 - Taste the Pain with special guest Michael Beinhorn - a look into the production of some absolutely massive albums 59:41 Episode Artwork 615 - Random amp joy, the great Kindle swindle, and Telecaster heresy 50:33 Episode Artwork 614 - Are two heads better than one? The great stereo amp debate and the magic number of knobs! 52:19 Episode Artwork 613 - Who is the world's smallest pedal builder, and has Blake finally submitted to the dark side? 1:07:00 Episode Artwork 612 - Travis Feaster plays the blues, LED fretboards, and there is fuzz on the internet 1:01:04 Episode Artwork 611 - Pointy-headed guitars, vintage cabs, and German ambient weirdness. 52:07 Episode Artwork 610 - Are gigantic pedalboards back in fashion and what is the cure for a bad band practice? 1:08:51 Episode Artwork 609 - You can't put handlebars on an amplifier, the world's most expensive guitar, and happy birthday to the Telecaster! 1:05:17 Episode Artwork 608 - Vintage amps, Wooden samplers, and Fender's bender agenda 1:01:42 Episode Artwork 607 - Brian invents a new form of reverb and are guitar magazines dead? 1:04:54 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