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194-Interview with Curt Mangan Guitar Strings
The Knobs interview Curt Mangan Guitar Strings founder Mr. Curt Mangan himself! We get the backstory on this legend in the guitar industry as well as new ways he continues to innovate guitar strings.
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Guitar, electric guitar, guitar pedal, pedal effects, pedal fx, guitar amplifier, humbucker, single coil, P90, guitar pickups, guitar setup, fuzz, overdrive, delay, reverb, distortion, guitar player, guitarist, guitar tips, guitar repair, vintage guitar, guitar amp speakers, guitar cabinet, combo amp, guitar amp
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01:31:4205/11/2020
193-Interview with Aion FX
The Knobs interview Kevin VandeKrol founder of Aion FX, a fantastic service for pedal builders including super high-quality DIY build kits as well as loads of different PCB circuit boards to get a pedal started including his takes on many famed pedals.
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Guitar, electric guitar, guitar pedal, pedal effects, pedal fx, guitar amplifier, humbucker, single coil, P90, guitar pickups, guitar setup, fuzz, overdrive, delay, reverb, distortion, guitar player, guitarist, guitar tips, guitar repair, vintage guitar, guitar amp speakers, guitar cabinet, combo amp, guitar amp
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01:21:0929/10/2020
192-Interview with Spruce Effects
The Knobs interview Brian Bicknell, founder of Spruce Effects—outstanding guitar pedals built in the Pacific Northwest.
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Guitar, electric guitar, guitar pedal, pedal effects, pedal fx, guitar amplifier, humbucker, single coil, P90, guitar pickups, guitar setup, fuzz, overdrive, delay, reverb, distortion, guitar player, guitarist, guitar tips, guitar repair, vintage guitar, guitar amp speakers, guitar cabinet, combo amp, guitar amp
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01:20:2621/10/2020
191-Interview With Effects Layouts
The Knobs interview David Gehring founder of Effects Layouts, a DIY effects boards blog and champion of the beginning pedal builder...and...um.. allllll pedal builders!
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Guitar, electric guitar, guitar pedal, pedal effects, pedal fx, guitar amplifier, humbucker, single coil, P90, guitar pickups, guitar setup, fuzz, overdrive, delay, reverb, distortion, guitar player, guitarist, guitar tips, guitar repair, vintage guitar, guitar amp speakers, guitar cabinet, combo amp, guitar amp
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01:19:1913/10/2020
190-Interview with Coppersound Pedals on the release of the Triplegraph pedal
The Knobs welcome back Coppersound Pedals on the eve of their release of the Triplegraph pedal, one they conceived and produced with Jack White and Third Man Records. It is truly an incredible guitar pedal and we are thrilled they asked us to talk with them about it!
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Guitar, electric guitar, guitar pedal, pedal effects, pedal fx, guitar amplifier, humbucker, single coil, P90, guitar pickups, guitar setup, fuzz, overdrive, delay, reverb, distortion, guitar player, guitarist, guitar tips, guitar repair, vintage guitar, guitar amp speakers, guitar cabinet, combo amp, guitar amp
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01:53:2405/10/2020
189-Interview With Echopark Guitars Founder Gabriel Currie
The Knobs are revisited by Echopark Guitars founder Gabriel Currie to discuss new guitar designs as well as new endeavors such as pedals, amplifier designs and more for his brand
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Guitar, electric guitar, guitar pedal, pedal effects, pedal fx, guitar amplifier, humbucker, single coil, P90, guitar pickups, guitar setup, fuzz, overdrive, delay, reverb, distortion, guitar player, guitarist, guitar tips, guitar repair, vintage guitar, guitar amp speakers, guitar cabinet, combo amp, guitar amp
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01:21:1330/09/2020
188-Interview With Tonetuga FX
The Knobs interview Mike Varela founder of Tonetuga FX who has a new pedal out called the Delphine Delay and it blew us away. Mike shares his origin story and the things he considers important in creating his pedals.
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Guitar, electric guitar, guitar pedal, pedal effects, pedal fx, guitar amplifier, humbucker, single coil, P90, guitar pickups, guitar setup, fuzz, overdrive, delay, reverb, distortion, guitar player, guitarist, guitar tips, guitar repair, vintage guitar, guitar amp speakers, guitar cabinet, combo amp, guitar amp
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01:27:1822/09/2020
187-Interview With Caroline Guitar Company
The Knobs FINALLY get to spend some time interviewing Philippe Herndon founder of the renowned Caroline Guitar Company. Philippe makes some of the most coveted pedals in the industry and has had an overwhelming number of his pedals selected for our Four On The Floor Choices over the years. We had a blast and it was an honor for us.
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Guitar, electric guitar, guitar pedal, pedal effects, pedal fx, guitar amplifier, humbucker, single coil, P90, guitar pickups, guitar setup, fuzz, overdrive, delay, reverb, distortion, guitar player, guitarist, guitar tips, guitar repair, vintage guitar, guitar amp speakers, guitar cabinet, combo amp, guitar amp
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01:35:3214/09/2020
186-Interview With Baltimore Sonic Research Institute
The Knobs welcome our new David Gill founder of BSRI which is very short for the Baltimore Sonic Research Institute. David makes some great dirt pedals and shares some thoughtful musings on his approach to guitar pedals.
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Guitar, electric guitar, guitar pedal, pedal effects, pedal fx, guitar amplifier, humbucker, single coil, P90, guitar pickups, guitar setup, fuzz, overdrive, delay, reverb, distortion, guitar player, guitarist, guitar tips, guitar repair, vintage guitar, guitar amp speakers, guitar cabinet, combo amp, guitar amp
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01:21:5807/09/2020
185-Interview With Pedal Of The Day
The Knobs welcome our new friend Mike Berndt creator of Pedal Of The Day a popular platform for effects pedal demo content found on Instagram and YouTube.
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Guitar, electric guitar, guitar pedal, pedal effects, pedal fx, guitar amplifier, humbucker, single coil, P90, guitar pickups, guitar setup, fuzz, overdrive, delay, reverb, distortion, guitar player, guitarist, guitar tips, guitar repair, vintage guitar, guitar amp speakers, guitar cabinet, combo amp, guitar amp Visit us at theguitarknobs.com Support our show on Patreon.com/theguitarknobs
01:12:1127/08/2020
184-Recording Guitar At Home 101
The Knobs welcome back our pal Eric Merrow to discuss a much requested 101 episode discussing recording your guitar and effects at home. We cover the recommended mics, amps, pedals, and recording inputs to get the job done without making too much noise or killing your wallet.
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01:31:4419/08/2020
183-Interview With Sully Guitars
The Knobs welcome our new pal Jon Sullivan of Sully Guitars, maker of killer guitars with edge and personality.
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01:26:3310/08/2020
182-Interview With Municipal Water Pedals
The Knobs welcome our new friend Eddie Serratos founder of Municipal Water Pedals. Eddie makes his unique pedals by hand in Virginia, and yes we ask him about the name.
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01:14:1030/07/2020
181-Interview With TourGear Designs
The Knobs welcome our new friend Marko Vukovic, founder of TourGear Designs who make the impossibly small and incredibly flat patch cables that will change your pedal game.
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01:11:4821/07/2020
180-Interview With Frost Giant Electronics
The Knobs welcome our new friend Eric Calvert founder of Frost Giant Electronics which produces a great line of pedals for making your guitar roar. Also John Esterly had a fistfight with the internet while Jared had a vacation.
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01:09:2816/07/2020
179-Interview With Scero Guitars
The Knobs welcome Scero Guitars founder Louis Scutti to the show to discuss his handmade guitars built out of Colorado. Also, Jared thinks he is Italian
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01:13:5406/07/2020
178-Interview With Zander Circuitry
The Knobs welcome Alex Millar back to the show. Alex is the founder and builder of Zander Circuitry in the UK. His new pedal the Junipero has our attention and he shares the backstory on it.
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01:05:2629/06/2020
177-Interview With Jeff Schroeder of Smashing Pumpkins and Night Dreamer
The Knobs welcome three time champion guest Jeff Schroeder, guitarist for Smashing Pumkins and Night Dreamer as well as guitar gear fanatic. He has now achieved Alec Baldwin status on the Guitar Knobs Podcast!! We discuss the shift of playing gear on a world tour stage to a home rig, and his tonal exploration for his additional band Night Dreamer.
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01:36:0323/06/2020
176-Interview With Pedalboard Of The Day
The Knobs interview Andy Catalano of the fantastic Pedalboard Of The Day channel on Instagram and we discussed lost of guitar pedal and pedalboard stuff!
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01:21:3015/06/2020
175-Interview With Blammo Electronics
The Knobs interview Dan from Blammo Electronics and discuss his new insane fuzz pedal the Fuzz Detonator and his love of good noise.
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01:12:3608/06/2020
174-Interveiw With Joie Calio of 7Horse and dada
The Knobs interview songwriter, professional musician, and former record industry insider Joie Calio to find out how he forced himself to evolve as a guitar player after hitting a plateau.
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01:25:2201/06/2020
173-Interview With Seafoam Pedals
The Knobs, after many previous attempts finally have their interview with Dave Denton founder of Seafoam Pedals out of the gulf shores of Alabama.
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01:15:4020/05/2020
172-Interview With Rude Tech
The Knobs interview Jesse from Rude Tech, maker of a crazy good Fuzz pedal called 3MuF-14... you try to say that!
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01:10:2715/05/2020
171-Interview With Diego Vila Guitars
The Knobs had the pleasure of interviewing Diego Vila, a fantastic guitar builder from Spain with a unique design.
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01:10:4308/05/2020
170-Interview With Dirty Haggard Audio
The Knobs welcome Nick Rogers founder of Dirty Haggard Audio and maker of the some least noisy but—most noisy pedal effects around.
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01:11:0730/04/2020
169-Interview With Foppstar Amps Founder Drew Foppe
The Knobs welcome back our friend Drew Foppe, founder of Foppstar Amps and professional guitar tech for bands such as Smashing Pumpkins, Deftones, Fleetwood Mac, Slipknot, and many more. Plus he's made something special for our listeners!
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01:21:5822/04/2020
168-Interview with Fuzzrocious Pedals
The Knobs interview Ryan Ratajski founder of Fuzzrocious Pedals.
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01:33:4413/04/2020
167-Interview With Treetone Guitars
The Knobs interview Josh Forrest, lover of off-set guitar and founder of Treetone Guitars out of the great state of Connecitcut.
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01:20:3801/04/2020
166-Remote Knobs
The Knobs go remote as we deal with this mega-bummer world crisis. We discuss what we plan to do with our time and share a bunch of other fun guitar related stuff.
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01:14:0125/03/2020
165-Interview With Balaguer Guitars
The Knobs interview Joe Balaguer founder of Balaguer guitars.
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01:18:1816/03/2020
164-Interview With Like My Pedals
The Knobs welcome Joe O'Rourke founder of Like My Pedals. Joe builds individual pedals for individuals! Tony had the day off.
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01:13:1904/03/2020
163-Guitar Set Up 101 With Chase Gullett
The Knobs tackle another great 101 series episode as they are joined by Luthier Chase Gullett to get a better understanding of the key elements of a great guitar set-up and why they are so important.
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01:45:5425/02/2020
162-Interview With Science Amplification
The Knobs spend time with the golden-voiced Science Amplification founder Alex Gaziano to learn about the incredible guitar amps he creates.
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01:29:2817/02/2020
161-Four On The Floor Bonanza!
The Knobs review the pedals our previous guests said they couldn't live without to reveal the best of the best in several categories including fuzz, reverb, overdrive, delay and many many many...many more. Special thanks to listener Reo Carnahan for helping to organize all of this!
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01:27:5810/02/2020
160-Interview with BA Ferguson Guitars
The Knobs share the mic with "Boot" the founder and builder of BA Ferguson Guitars out of El Paso, Texas. We also discuss Winter NAMM 2020, and Traynor Amplifiers.
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01:20:2428/01/2020
159-Interview With Dr. Z Amps - dedicated to Patron Johnathan Jerusik
The Knobs are honored to have the MAN...Dr. Z maker of the famed handbuilt original design Dr. Z Amplifiers. We let him run with it for this one. This episode is also dedicated to our Patreon Grand Poobah Executive Producer Johnathan Jerusik.
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01:23:3120/01/2020
158-Interview With PLX-FX
The Knobs are joined by Paul Litewka founder of PLX-FX who provides a great range of overdrive and distortion effects pedals out of the New England area.
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01:22:2015/01/2020
157-Interview With DeLisle Guitars & Amplifiers
The Knobs are joined by Jer DeLisle founder of DeLisle Guitars, famous for their amplifiers actually. Jer shared lots of great knowledge and stories about his amps and how he got to the level he is at now.
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01:13:0207/01/2020
156-Interview With Loe Sounds
The Knobs interview Aisha Loe of Loe Sounds, who happens to be our first female pedal builder! She is the maker of unique custom to order pedals, as well as some fantastic standards such as her take on the Super Fuzz and the Atari Controller Fuzz.
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01:24:5829/12/2019
155-Interview With The Tone Jerks Dedicated to Cody Foster
The Knobs face The Jerks. No, It's not a Broadway Musical its a podcast! We interview Brian and Kyle of The Tone Jerks Podcast for some great gear talk and fun times. This show is dedicated to our Partreon supporter and Executive Producer Cody Foster
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01:24:2024/12/2019
154-Interview With Demedash Effects
The Knobs spend are joined by Steve Demedash founder of Demedash Effects out of Winnipeg Canada! We discuss his famed T-120 Delay and his 112+ Overdrive while he saves an owl.
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01:17:0016/12/2019
153-Interview With Wren And Cuff
We were honored to have Matt Holl founder of Wren And Cuff hang out with us for this episode. Wren And Cuff produce some of the best drive pedals with exceptional tone on the market and have been on our guest wish list since the beginning of our show. No time like the present!
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01:34:0002/12/2019
152-Interview 2 With John Snyder of Electronic Audio Experiments
Our second time having one of the great forces in the guitar pedal building world, John Snyder of Electronic Audio Experiments on the show. He has new pedals to share with us as well as an updated Four On The Floor.
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01:15:4624/11/2019
151-Interview With Red Noise Pedals
We had a great time talking with Ariel from Red Noise Pedals. He is a super nice dude, a great bass player, and has a passion for pedals.
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01:07:3612/11/2019
150-Interview With Smallsound/Bigsound
The Knobs welcome Brian from Smallsound/Bigsound! The maker of the famed F word overdrive and all-around super chill dude shares his back story and some great announcments!
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01:23:0605/11/2019
149-Interview With Kauer Guitars
The Knobs welcome Doug Kauer founder of Kauer Guitars for a load of guitar talk and one heck of a 'Would You Rather'!
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01:27:3724/10/2019
148-Interview With Mask Audio Electronics
The Knobs in the studio are joined by Alec Breslow founder of Mask Audio Electronics on a stool in his closet. True story. We discuss Alecs pedals and penchant for geekery and FUZZ
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01:22:4816/10/2019
147-Interview With Rare Buzz Effects
The Knobs welcome John Esterly founder of Rare Buzz Effects and Patreon Exec. Producer into our studio to chat about his guitar pedals and loads of other great stuff!
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01:10:1909/10/2019
146-Speaker Replacement 101 With Warehouse Guitar Speakers
The Knobs are joined by John Sanchez and Trevor English of Warehouse Guitar Speakers for a 101 series featuring everything you need to know about replacing the speaker in your favorite amplifier.
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01:20:1201/10/2019
145-Interview With Pine-Box Customs
The Knobs share the mics with Jordan Clayton, founder of Pine-Box Customs. We learn about his discovery for his passion for building and illustrating this line of guitar pedals.
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01:21:0823/09/2019