Recent Episodes
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568 - In the court of the crimson Klon and everyone has a Tubescreamer, right?
Jun 4, 2025 – 52:45 -
567 - The great JHS Notadumble-fumble humble-bumble and is this a new golden age for guitarists?
May 29, 2025 – 49:39 -
566 - A once-in-a-lifetime experience on a tour bus and do you like gigantic pedalboards?
May 21, 2025 – 51:46 -
565 - Brian reveals a deep dark secret and will robots ever play the blues?
May 14, 2025 – 01:05:23 -
564 - Brian has serious GAS, JHS release the Notadümblë, and the spray bottle returns...
May 7, 2025 – 01:04:04 -
563 - Is the price of new musical gear about to go up...again?
Apr 30, 2025 – 01:00:42 -
562 - Chasing Tone Rewound - Chris Shiflett of the Foo Fighters!
Apr 23, 2025 – 59:02 -
561 - We got roads with Ira Dean and get the lowdown on writing, recording, and touring from a Nashville legend
Apr 16, 2025 – 58:12 -
560 - Brian Wampler has one important tip for Fuzz pedals and what is your biggest ever music regret?
Apr 9, 2025 – 56:47 -
559 - Brian's wife pranks him and this legendary music institution is no more?
Apr 2, 2025 – 55:44 -
558 - Corey Congilio preaches the blues and takes on a great white shark
Mar 26, 2025 – 01:12:06 -
557 - Jack White fuzz kits and Jim Morrison is alive and well and living in Syracuse?
Mar 19, 2025 – 59:07 -
556 - Brian Wampler's freeze dried guitar parts and there's always room for fuzz
Mar 12, 2025 – 54:20 -
555 - The Wampler Cryptid is a beast of a fuzz pedal - and we try a super inexpensive compressor!
Mar 6, 2025 – 49:08 -
554 - Session legend Tim Pierce tells us about his gear choices and his amazing career
Feb 26, 2025 – 01:00:33 -
553 - The state of the pedal industry in 2025 and are guitars getting more expensive?
Feb 19, 2025 – 59:08 -
552 - I never fell in love with a pedal like I fell in love with this one...
Feb 12, 2025 – 01:01:20 -
551 - Tracii Guns tells us about his favorite pedals, plugins, and pajamas!
Feb 5, 2025 – 01:08:50 -
550 - The hardest working podcast in town, the new Rockman, and where is your guitar made?
Jan 29, 2025 – 01:01:44 -
549 - Brian describes the one pedal he would like BOSS to make...
Jan 22, 2025 – 01:00:17 -
548 - Everything you wanted to know about NAMM but were too afraid to ask with John Mlynczak
Jan 15, 2025 – 54:07 -
547 - New year, new gear, someone has been imitating Brian, and the scent of John Petrucci
Jan 8, 2025 – 01:02:10 -
546 - Christmas Bonus episode with Tim Pierce and the Tone Mob
Jan 1, 2025 – 55:09 -
545 - Christmas Bonus episode with Travis Stever and The Tone Mob
Dec 25, 2024 – 01:22:00 -
544 - Christmas Gear of the Year and Brian's last episode...until 2025
Dec 18, 2024 – 01:09:35 -
543 - Is Rock music ready for the nursing home?
Dec 11, 2024 – 53:31 -
542 - The legendary Brent Mason is in the house!
Dec 5, 2024 – 57:08 -
541 - Brian plays with a session legend and is this the worst guitar ever?
Nov 27, 2024 – 01:10:41 -
540 - Crazy looper pedals, the Fuzz Bender wars, and triple transistors
Nov 20, 2024 – 58:27 -
539 - Hello Kitty, the ground-breaking Wampler Catacombs, and how guitars work!
Nov 13, 2024 – 01:02:39 -
538 - Three new Wampler products and look out - it's the Chasing Tone Bandits
Nov 6, 2024 – 01:01:26 -
537 - The Wampler Fearbox, Brian gets kicked off TikTok, and New Guitar Day
Oct 30, 2024 – 01:08:11 -
536 - Roundtable of Chief Guitar Officers with Scott Heydt and Judd Silver
Oct 23, 2024 – 01:08:34 -
535 - Nothing but a good time, how pedals work, and a skateboarding legend
Oct 16, 2024 – 01:02:04 -
534 - Welcome to the chug spectrum and some major pedal hinting
Oct 9, 2024 – 57:15 -
533 - Fuzz news, a summit of guitars, and behold - the Quietening
Oct 2, 2024 – 52:03 -
532 - The Supreme Wah and the Hans Zimmer shimmer
Sep 25, 2024 – 51:52 -
531 - Tube based Pedals, Tuna Fuzz, and On-stage Punch ups
Sep 18, 2024 – 01:02:58 -
530 - Brian checks in with uncle Brad and is this the ultimate portable practice rig?
Sep 11, 2024 – 55:30 -
529 - A legendary Les Paul and the Circle of Wahs
Sep 4, 2024 – 48:53 -
528 - Blake is definitely not mad for it, but Brian is all about the Even Flow
Aug 28, 2024 – 54:47 -
527 - The most important electric guitar performance ever? Also New Guitar Day!
Aug 21, 2024 – 53:10 -
526 - Gabe Dalporto, the new CEO of Guitar Center drops in...
Aug 14, 2024 – 01:01:55 -
525 - Sometimes the right song at the right time can impact you like nothing else...
Aug 7, 2024 – 53:25 -
524 - Mine some more Germanium!
Jul 31, 2024 – 42:38 -
523 - A new pedal and we broke the internet again...
Jul 24, 2024 – 55:19 -
522 - Non Fungible Tones with Ryan Burke from 60 Cycle Hum!
Jul 18, 2024 – 01:03:28 -
521 - Brian invents the greatest guitar app ever and it's all Greek to me...
Jul 10, 2024 – 01:01:01 -
520 - The Birthday Roast of Brian Wampler and new guitar day!
Jul 3, 2024 – 56:26 -
519 - Why you should always record yourself playing...
Jun 27, 2024 – 59:51
Recent Reviews
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robbiusaThanksI’ve listened to the podcast for years on a different platform, so I was never able to leave a rating. Now that I listen on Apple’s Podcast app I’d like to say that I’ve been entertained immensely by Brian, Blake, and Richard (and even before Blake with the old crew- to be fair, I listened to Tone Mob before Blake became a permanent fixture on Chasing Tone, so there’s that :-) ). Thanks guys!
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CalTaylor92Favorite Gear Related PodcastI’ve just completed every episode of this podcast. It’s been extremely fun, interesting, and comforting listening to these. It’s like hanging out with friends. I’d like to hear more about the story behind certain pedals from Brian, but I know he is probably sick of them by the time they come out. Not just how they work, but how he came to the final products and what he likes about them compared to other similar pedals on the market. The Wampler pedals that I have I absolutely love. Keep going!
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PRS6565No thanksAll these guys do is promote their own products.
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JSD$Thanks!I love Wampler pedals! Brian has explained more about guitar tone to me via his YouTube channel than anyone and is down to earth and extremely funny! This show is a must and I recommend it highly! Richard and Blake are great co conspirators! Thanks to the show I know that Jake is awesome thank you Jake, Brian, Richard, Blake, and all the guests and community that makes Wampler a great place to visit online!
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1904 TitoLove this showThe GC CEO interview was my favorite episode so far!! Keep it up guys!
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Edman9These guys are so great!This may be my second review of this show, I don’t know. I am a patreon member also, bc these guys are with the extra…they communicate as naturally as ANY group on here. All 3 are super smart guys with quick wits, and there is no better podcast out there.
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Argh! 77Like hanging out with your buddies!One of my favorite podcasts for a commute home on a Friday. Like shooting the s#!+ with your buddies on the weekend drinking a beer and talking gear!
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i watch it on youtube usuallyCorrection“I’m my own Grandpa”. Was a cover song. The original version was in the 30s or something. My grandparents had a record of it. I’m not angry I’m disappointed.
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Mr. Bear BurzIt’s greatUntil they start talking guitar crap. The best is when something random happens and they joke on it for 20 minutes. I’m not a fan of tone mob. Blake is more entertaining when he hangs out with stupid people like him. Richard is constantly stoned and Brian is always distracted in his web browser. Overall, it’s a well executed train wreck. 5 stars.
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blackandwhitenationUnbelievably annoyingBrian Wampler and the other guy sound like nice dudes. But whoever the over-caffeinated talk hog is needs to get the boot. Anyone who thinks they’re provocative when they preface every statement with “this is probably going to offend a lot of people but..” does not need a podcast megaphone. Dude said that three times before I finally turned off the podcast. I just wanted to hear about guitar wiring mods and circuit boards, not jackass worldviews. No thanks!
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JarrBear206Not For Gear NerdsThis podcast and its hosts are very entertaining, but it being touted as a music oriented podcast is pretty misleading. I tuned in because I wanted a pedals and gear related podcast, and what I got was about 10% that. The rest of the podcast is spent talking about AI constantly, complaining about Elon Musk, talking about social media (which I listen to podcasts to get a break from!), or talking about some other random thing that’s totally unrelated to music in any sense. Hopefully I return to this podcast and find it to be more on topic in the future, ‘Cause I really love Brian, Blake, and Richard’s personalities. I feel like, with just a bit more focus, they could really have a 5-star podcast.
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Jstall7543Great Podcast For Guitar Players!Love The Show Brother! New Sub Too!
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paul buttGood podcastJust 3 guys talking about random stuff, sometimes including guitar pedals
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OneChosen2Used to be betterFun guys… but I liked it better when they talked about guitar stuff. 🤷🏻♂️
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MuilaoAwesome podcastGood gear talk and funnier than any comedy podcast out there.
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nowaydannyoFungible guysThis podcast has slowly grown on me like a fungible infection. They remind me of having friends. Sometimes they talk about guitars, which is even better.
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Andrew in IndianaTop Shelf BullshineBrian, Richard and Blake are the pinnacle of guitar entertainment excellence.
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GitarzzOffensive, off-topic, un-American!OK, my title might be slightly hyperbolic but there’s a grain truth in there. One of the hosts has this thick accent like the people on that Doctor Who show. He talks all the time and nobody else gets a word in edgewise.And you know what he talks about? He talks about black pudding! Yeah, pudding made with pigs blood. Don’t get me started on the defecated coffee. Speaking of shutting up, there’s this other neck beard guy… that dude says Cracker Barrel doesn’t have good food! I’ve never heard a more disgusting, more un-American thing said on a podcast in all my days. There is no finer American culinary institution on any interstate or back highway in this gods country. Heck, we copy Cracker Barrel all the time at my house. Here’s the secret, you make your mashed potatoes, you fry your chicken, put about a shaker full of salt over the whole thing and you’re set! Sometimes you might have to dump a stick of melted butter on top but it always comes out tastin’ like Cracker Barrel in the end. Now there’s one guy on the show that I really would like to see shut up. He’s just a circuit nerd type of guy who’s constantly looking on Google for something and not contributing to the show at all. Literally all this guy does is make circuits to mess up a guitar signal. Like, he doesn’t want the guitar to sound like a guitar. He wants it to sound like this crazy jungle jump heavy metal Satan music. Or sometimes he’s always doing this good old boy impression but I can tell he’s making fun of us. I CAN TELL! So other than those three things it’s really the only podcast you can listen to to get real information on space aliens, military coverups of space aliens, and the legendary Tayter Shwifty. If you want guitar gear info ya’ might want to keep moving along.
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Lostpoet2My favorite guitar podcastGreat podcast, gentlemen. Please bring back Travis more often.
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Glanum3A fun showIf you want to deplay true bypass vs. buffered bypass, this isnt the podcast for you. This is a fun conversation between different characters that often hits on guitar and guitar gear. Just a fun time with people who arent taking themselves too seriously.
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qb1 MoxonGreat podcastI look forward to this every week. They talk an adequate amount.
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jurgen2223Love the Show.I look forward to listening what you guys will discuss next. Always fun even if it’s off the wall and off topic. Enjoy Brian, Richard and Blake’s back and forth U.S.A./UK banter. Always a good time. Thanks for the show. Jeff
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Not bmI really like the guy with the glassesHe’s really… handsome. Wait now they’re all putting glasses on.
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Animalistic182Love the showRecently started listening to the show and love it. Blake’s impersonation of hulk hogan in the latest episode sounds more like beetlejuice. Keep it up guys. Thanks. Also can’t wait to try the metaverse!
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Matt.9001Great Guitar Podcast - very fun listenI love Chasing Tone! Very witty and fun guitar/pedal talk podcast along with standard state of the music industry and funny quips to along. You won’t be disappointed with a listen. NOTE: I’ve seen some negative reviews because there isn’t a whole lot of teaching going on. This is not a tutorial on getting better Tone. If you want to learn how to mic an amp go to a service like Skill Share. Listen here for guitar fun.
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rheldtThese op-amps are makin’ me thirstyAn enjoyable hang with guitar geeks and circuit nerds.
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_ill_mithThanks for the awesome podcast!(Regarding new fuzz ideas on this latest episode- I’d love an octave fuzz factory😅. Fy-6 Supefuzz/ibanez standard, with the extra sputtery chaos of the fuzz factory.. maybe with an additional octave up/Down)
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ilovethewizards⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️I really like the show and that guy with the glasses is… so handsome
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KalidrindarAn essential guitar podcast, with humor for daysImagine listening to a bunch of your friends talk about guitar with all of the normal off-topic wandering and goofing off you’d expect. That’s Chasing Tone in a nutshell. It never feels like you’re listening to a corporate review or a highly paced and sketched out show. It’s just an hour a week of a few guys talking about gear and whatever comes to mind. Great way to pass the time and nerd out, with a few good laughs guaranteed.
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Jake_YoungNew reviewA little nice thing!
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DJ4265Too much nonsenseI subscribed to this channel hoping to learn about guitar tones. Maybe get a review of pedals, amps or guitars. These guys ramble about nonsense so much that you’re lucky if a 50 minute podcast has 10 minutes in it about guitars. It’s also annoying when they talk over each other. Maybe have two guys rambling on and interrupting each other rather than three. After trying to get through three episodes, I’m moving on.
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TopJimmy17Great…SQUIRREL!!!!…showThis podcast has to be one of the BEST and most informative music based podcasts out. Yes, Travis “MAY” have “SQUIRREL!!!” moments at times, but it adds to the show. For a sound geek like myself. These three are the type of guys you’d like to sit down with a beer and exchange stories.
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aferrufino54Thank YouThank you Brian, Richard and Blake for this weekly chat, it truly fills a void, is like looking forward to meet friends every week for a chat. Keep it up and alive!
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Elite_playaBritish dude ruins itI really don’t know why, but I absolutely loved this podcast until the Brit showed up. I just genuinely do not enjoy the energy he brings to the table.
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K-Daddy73WAMPLER!!!Brian Wampler is the David Letterman of the pedal world! 😅👍🏻
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JustinTime077No Context, Not EngagedListened to an episode. There’s potential here I want to think, but these guys talk in a way that excludes listeners. I didn’t feel like I was spoon fed context to what they were referring throughout the subjects they went into. I had no idea what they were on about. As a Rogan fan—he got me into podcasts—you never need to google what he’s talking about. Good luck guys. You seem cool enough. Hope to catch a better episode.
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scuto775Get it togetherGreat idea. But very very confusing and sometimes plain inaccurate info. They’re in goodwill for sure but lacks the ability to pass around the info. If interested in discussing my opinions I can do it in your podcast... here referring to the last gear terms one.
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Rudiger SlateThe Best Guitar Podcast!Guitarist? Gear Enthusiast? This is for you.
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mrmike001Chasing ToneGreat Show…..love the randomness of it all!
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He WinWitty, down-to-earth, educational!Brian and Blake offers their unique perspective on guitar gear, business, and fatherly sartorialism on Chasing Tone. The beauty of it lies in the guys’ ability to have an authentic conversation with each other.
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crockett 145Fantastic, informative and realI can’t miss an episode.
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Rex LoganGreat podcast Chasing ToneBrian Wampler is such a refreshing and informative podcast about the pedal world of which he has been a designer and big influencer in. Thanks Brian thanks for being here for the musicians of all ages.
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Hard40staEntertaining and Informative - Highlight of my weekly commute!With just the right amount of tech savvy discussion, technical advice, and humor, Brian Wampler of Wampler pedals has created an approachable resource for musicians regardless of ability level. Great show!
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DingoWamplerI don’t know why you wouldn’tYou’ve gotten this far, you must be thinking about it. Just do it, it’s great.
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CMfan37Chasing Tone - A Visit with Hayden BakerVery cool interview. Lots of gear head tech talk yet fun banter and interesting stories.
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scottyfatheadUmWould be great if you could get rid of Blake. All that stammering over his words is too much. Um um um
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Millett138Great catalogue of topicsLove this show - Brian and Blake are one of the few banter-based shows I can listen to. I love their low-key, dad joke attitudes. The old episodes are great too. Tons of content! -Chris M.
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DTheAmpGuyAlways look forward to new episodesAlways interesting perspective from Brian and Blake.
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Mark1977ANew ListenerI’ve been following Brian Wampler for about a year on YouTube and have found his content very interesting, informative and inspirational. Now moving into the Chasing Tone podcast and really enjoying the insights on the guitar pedal industry as well as the rapid changes in the YouTube universe. Excellent stuff!
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vanborgenWandering in an interesting wayInteresting stream of conscience conversations that include or are related to guitar gear. A lot like the discussions I have with my gear head friends. Always some interesting information contained in the conversations.
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