The Guitar Knobs

Tallon Electric's co-founders Sean Mackowski and Luke Shomo join us in The Guitar Knobs studio for this episode. They brought two of their latest pedals for us to dive into: The Champ octave overdrive and The Banshee octave fuzz. We love a good twist on an effect and these come well equipped to make some serious noise. 

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IT'S TIME!! The GREAT Dr. No and The Guitar Knobs have joined forces to select 5 Patrons from our paid support levels on Patreon to collaborate with us as a creative HIVE on a completely NEW pedal creation to honor our 10th Anniversary! We want your skulls...I mean ideas, to shape what this insane pedal will become! Listen to find out how!! MMMWWAAAaHHHHHAAAAA HHHHHHHAAA HHHHAAAAA HAAAAAAAAAA!

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Our third <strong>FOUR AT THE DOOR</strong> series episode features Matt Hart. We took our original FOUR ON THE FLOOR podcast segment to a completely new level! Each Patreon Patrons at the Grand Poohbah level get to choose <strong>FOUR PEDALS</strong> from our library of pedals, consisting mostly of our podcast guests' pedals. We send them out, they get played and returned, and then we discuss ...

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Tone Ranger Guitars' Jeff Leavitt drops in again with his pal Ben of Resto-Wraps to discuss a special creation they've been working on. We didn't know we needed a matched guitar & amp set from Tone Ranger, but it turns out we ALL do!  These are rare builds and will go fast, but we have the full story on them.

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It's been a long time coming, but this week we are joined by Matt Hoopes, founder of 1981 Inventions and longtime guitarist for Relient K. Matt talks about launching the brand with the DRV, the inspiration behind it, and how it was received by the guitar community. He also digs into the follow-up LVL boost pedal and how versatile it is across a wide range of guitar rig setups.

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All Them Witches guitarist Ben McLeod joins us as he gears up for their 2026 tour. Ben conjures atmospheric, almost meditative riffs one moment and unleashes soaring leads the next. His tone shifts constantly within a single song, from delicate and spacious to heavy and searing, but what really sets him apart is his timing and balance with the drums and bass. 

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Guitar builder Lazer Tyree joins us from Kobe, Japan, to share his story. We had lots of double-takes on this one because Lazer's California-based guitar journey is pretty remarkable, especially because of some truly top-shelf mentors. He is in Japan now, following his own path and putting his knowledge to work, and trying to learn the language ;-)

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Alex Guaraldi of Coppersound Pedals stops in again to share their newest edition in the DIY Cir-Kit series. The Boost-a-Drive-a-Fuzz, as seen on JHS’ Short Circuit with Josh Scott, is an incredibly fun build kit that covers sounds from Electra Distortion, the RAT, and the Fuzz Face. On top of that, the Coppersound team has probably spent even more time on a thorough and thoughtful step-by-step guide and accompanying videos. B...

It's time for FOUR AT THE DOOR #2 in our new supporter reward program, based on our FOUR ON THE FLOOR segment of the podcast. Steve Keyes is a Grand Poohbah-level supporter on our Patreon and is the lucky one this time because he picked four AWESOME pedals!

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As long as Chris Gill keeps writing guitar books and doing cool things, we're going to keep having him on the show. Chris' latest project — a writing partnership with industry veteran Brad Tolinski — is Blow By Blow: The Jeff Beck Story. As a personal friend of Jeff Beck, Chris got to hear all the great stories straight from the man himself, and now he's passing them on to you.

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Jack Bates of The Smashing Pumpkins and Peter Hook & The Light joins us for his 'Hat Trick' 3rd episode. As he is about to launch into dual US tours, Jack shares some of the interesting moments of the touring process from a seasoned bassist's perspective. 

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Randy King of King Electric Guitars joins us from Georgia to discuss his line of handmade guitars and the inspiration behind his original designs. 

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"THE" John Snyder of Electronic Audio Experiments joins us again to discuss the upcoming release of his new pedal. John is well known in the guitar gear industry for his high bar of excellence and imagination, but his generosity in helping other builders of all levels achieve their technical goals just may start to overshadow that. Oh yeah, and he is an actual quantum physicist, so he has that going for him.

Max Lord of Reflective Digital joins us to discuss his upcoming guitar pedal release of Chambers C2. Max shared the prototype, which he calls a 'Portable Resonant Environment,' with us, and we couldn't stop playing it. He has a pretty incredible backstory too, and we hope you like it as much as we did.  

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James Beardmore of Normal Devices joins us this week to talk about his fantastic Decay Cascade pedal, which he describes as a 'Layering Reverb Distorter'. James is another innovative Canadian builder with a unique approach to pedal design, creating effects that inspire guitarists to think—and play—a little differently.

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Zak Sherman of Audio Cultivation Project joins us to discuss his new highly versatile drive pedal FOURTH, as well as his decision to wipe the slate clean and rebrand. Spoiler alert—it worked very well!

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We are thrilled to announce our first FOUR AT THE DOOR series episode featuring our first recipient, Michael Vanzandt. We took our original FOUR ON THE FLOOR podcast segment to a completely new level! Each Patreon Patrons at the Grand Poohbah level get to choose FOUR from our library of pedals, consisting mostly of our podcast guests' pedals. We send them out, they get played and returned, and then we discuss the expe...

Tom Butler joins us to talk about his incredible career in rock radio, the story behind his vinyl record store, and, of course, the guitar gear that he has obsessed over since he first picked up the instrument as a kid. At the radio microphone, Tom has spent decades not only living rock and roll but helping countless bands get their first shot and find their audience—my band included. Thank you Tom!

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