BudgetPedalChap and Matt Quine shoot the breeze this week and discuss some ridiculously high-output pickups, how Matt didn't know how much of a legend Peter Green is and why guitar thieves are terrible people and should be stopped. We also discuss some of Gibson's most recent efforts as well as some further musical legends. The information for helping out Peach guitars in this episode are already on the group, so if you do know anything or hear anything – let them know. Throw us a 5-star review ...
Mar 19, 2018•1 hr 32 min
BudgetPedalChap is joined this week again with regular host Matt Quine, it is like the natural order is restored, but also joined by one of our past hosts, Ayrton Tracey. We talk about all of the gigging that Matt has been doing as well as some of the fine products BPC has been splashing the cash on. We talk about a number of different pedal board solutions that were showing at UK-NAMM Birmingham two weeks ago by Nexi and Hotone. We also weigh in on the PRS Stratocaster and the John Mayer storm ...
Mar 12, 2018•1 hr 21 min
BudgetPedalChap is not joined by Matt Quine, but rather caught up with Paul Fletcher and two new-to-the-cast-hosts, Adam Yeomans and James Town. We were all lucky enough to visit the Birmingham Guitar Show at the end of last month and we report some of our findings back to you lovely lot. We discuss the new Marshall Origin series as well as efforts from Supro and Yellow Rock. We also get a little bit gushy over our first experiences with the Honey Boy range and, even though we happen to know And...
Mar 05, 2018•1 hr 11 min
BudgetPedalChap and Matt Quine are joined this week by a huge cast of podcasters, including our South-side swear machine Mick Dodd, the one-and-only Paul Farrell and the man who is single-handedly keeping the guitar economy booming Chris Wilson. We catch up with Chris and his many purchases since last he was on the cast as well as discussing the Line 6 Variax, whilst also touching upon the quandary 'do we buy the gear to serve the show or is it to serve ourselves?' We discuss the big G and the f...
Feb 26, 2018•1 hr 10 min
BudgetPedalChap and Matt Quine brave the world of guitar once again this week and talk about some pretty weighty subjects including acoustic gigs, emotional performances and practice tools. Matt is given the soapbox to rant upon with the hefty discussion about modern music and modern music festivals with a focus on the recent release of the Reading Leeds 2018 line up. Matt seems to be convinced that music is officially dead and we discuss why that might be the case. Up front, we apologise for th...
Feb 19, 2018•1 hr 27 min
BudgetPedalChap and Matt Quine are joined this week by another Paul, Mr Paul Fletcher. We give Paul the floor on some NAMM stuff that interested him, because why not eh? We also dive deep into guitar practice across the ages and how it is changing for the modern age. We discuss something called a VHS, which Paul assures is kind of like a DVD, which is apparently some kind of movie on a disc?! Throw us a 5-star review on Itunes to help us soar up the ranks and sharing the cast helps us immensely ...
Feb 12, 2018•1 hr 17 min
BudgetPedalChap and Matt Quine are joined this week by co host from some episodes back, Mr Paul Farrell. We do our duty in mopping up the final bits of the year's Winter NAMM. We discuss all goodly stuff including the newest effort from Vox, which includes some fancy Nutube technology. We also talk about efforts from Schecter and (not technically NAMM related) Gibson. We weigh in on the new Chapman British Standard. Throw us a 5-star review on Itunes to help us soar up the ranks and sharing the ...
Feb 05, 2018•1 hr 9 min
BudgetPedalChap is joined this week by the man from Man, the honoured co-host of the Fret Talk Podcast, Mr Matt Quine. We discuss all things NAMM again this week with the guitar show in full swing. We talk about products from companies including Yamaha, Squier, Victory, Marshall and much more. Join us for some ultimate silliness and great chat about all things guitar! I give my deepest apologies for the coughing throughout, 'tis the season of illness and not even the Budget Pedal Chap is safe fr...
Jan 29, 2018•1 hr 4 min
BudgetPedalChap is joined this week by the man from Man, Mr Matt Quine. We discuss some of our weeks events, including the trials and tribulations of DIY pedal building and accidentally starting up a business. We discuss the pre-NAMM press, which includes new stuff from PRS, Boss and Fender as well as some mention of Gibson's decision to not be present at NAMM this year. We answer a few listener questions from our good friend Ollie Miles. Join us for some ultimate silliness and great chat about ...
Jan 22, 2018•1 hr 26 min
BudgetPedalChap is joined this week by our guest from across the pond, Josh Wood, who is an absolute guitar monster and good friend, and our favourite man from Man, Matt Quine. We get to know Josh and take a tour through some stories from his guitar journey and discuss some of the questionable gear decisions of the past. We also look to the future in our modern guitar special where we discuss the new AZ range from Ibanez and briefly talk about other modern brands and our view on the future of gu...
Jan 15, 2018•1 hr 15 min
Happy New Gear!!! It feels good to be back and we are kicking off the New Year with none other than Matt Quine, our man from Manx, and our Southern Swear-Monger, Mick Dodd. We discuss the festive period and catch up on some of the things that we managed to get done as well as mentioning a shocking confession involving BOSS. We discuss the sudden rise of popularity in the Korg Nutube technology and talk finally about amps that have pleasantly surprised us and some that have not resonated with us ...
Jan 08, 2018•1 hr 5 min
IT'S CHRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIISTMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAS!!!! It is the Christmas Fret Talk episode featuring Budget Pedal Chap and Matt Quine for our festive round-up of the year. Discussing the stories that stuck with us throughout the year, getting all nostalgic over the launch of the podcast and general festive foolishness. This is an absolute MONSTER of an episode, so enjoy! Also, the Fret Talk Podcast crew are most likely going to have a well deserved break over the holiday period and will be back ...
Dec 25, 2017•2 hr
BudgetPedalChap is joined this week by the man from the Mann, Matt Quine, as well as Andrew ‘The Guitar Geek’ Ferris to discuss home and mobile recording in the modern day and how it has changed since we started playing. We mention the iTrack Pocket speaker system along with other mobile solutions as well as DAW integrated amp modelling, 3rd party software and the Line 6 Helix. This cast was a huge amount of fun to record and hopefully just as fun to listen to. Throw us a 5-star review on Itunes...
Dec 18, 2017•1 hr 9 min
BudgetPedalChap is joined this week by the man, the legend, one of the most frequent contributors: Mr Matt Quine. We discuss this week’s events including a little chat about the tremolo we all love to hate (when you are restringing at least), the bigsby along with a long rambling about our experience of amplifiers through the ages and what we have finally settled on now, as well as some top picks at a couple of price ranges. We also talk about the snow!!! Snow is magical and doesn’t come around ...
Dec 10, 2017•1 hr 5 min
BudgetPedalChap is joined this week by the man-titan Matt Quine who began the podcast freshly off a 24-hour live stream moderation. We discuss the quality of beginner instruments and range available from around 10-15 years ago versus what is available today. We regale tales of our first guitars and the quality standards the shift in quality standards that we have perceived over the years. We also answer a question from our good friend Ollie Miles about beginner bass guitars for tracking bass tra...
Dec 03, 2017•49 min
BudgetPedalChap is joined this week by the unmistakable man-legend that is Mick Dodd and the Guitar Geek himself, Andrew Ferris. We discuss the new TC valve driven pedal as well as discussing topics about signature guitars and much more. This week’s cast is absolutely wild, and I hope it is as much listening as it was recording it. Throw us a 5-star review on Itunes to help us soar up the ranks and sharing the cast helps us immensely also. Don't forget to have your online on the Fret Talk Podcas...
Nov 26, 2017•1 hr 11 min
BudgetPedalChap is joined this week by podcast veteran Matt Quine to discuss this weeks events in the world of guitar. We discuss some interesting offerings from Mooer, KHDK and Ibanez as well as revisiting some news released at NAMM. We answer questions on our favourite cheese, bridge pickups for strats and Laney. Throw us a 5 star review on Itunes to help us soar up the ranks and sharing the cast helps us immensely also. Don't forget to have your online on the Fret Talk Podcast group on Facebo...
Nov 19, 2017•1 hr 13 min
BudgetPedalChap is joined this week by podcast pro Paul Mason, as well as long-time host Matt Quine to discuss the wonder that is ‘Fret Fest’ as well as some of this week’s big news stories, including news from Wampler and the new PRS SE range. Questions are unfortunately cut short due to a recording failure beyond our control. Technology is all good and well until it doesn’t work eh? Don’t forget, you can help drum up some more popularity for the cast by shooting us a review on Itunes and subsc...
Nov 12, 2017•56 min
BudgetPedalChap is joined this week by long-time podcast host, Paul Mason, to discuss this week in the guitar news. We take an indepth look at the new TC electronic 'Analog Armada' pedal range, which contains 8 new pedals based on some very classic designs. We talk about some recent offerings from JHS pedals as well as their recent marketing faux pas and discuss Joe Bonamassa and his recent comments in an interview and how it has kicked up a huge storm in the music press. Don't forget to have yo...
Nov 06, 2017•1 hr 9 min
BudgetPedalChap is joined this week by podcast veteran Paul to put a positive spin on the big G this week after a couple of weeks of relentless fault-picking. We discuss new offering such as the Axecess Neon and the 355 black beauty. We also discuss some interesting introspective questions from our good friend Sy. Don't forget to have your online on the Fret Talk Podcast group on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/690366661155328/?ref=bookmarkssay Find your host at: BudgetPedalChap Faceboo...
Oct 30, 2017•1 hr 1 min
BudgetPedalChap is joined this week by podcast regulars Paul Mason and Matt Quine as well as a brand-new host, Paul Farrell! We discuss some of this week’s events, including released from EHX and some topical stories involving our best-loved guitar giants Gibson. We also discuss some listener questions about pedal budgets and audio interfaces. Don't forget to have your online on the Fret Talk Podcast group on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/690366661155328/?ref=bookmarkssay Find your ho...
Oct 23, 2017•1 hr 19 min
BudgetPedalChap is joined this week by good friends and frequent contributors Matt Quine and Andrew 'The Guitar Geek' Ferris. We discuss this rather slow weeks events in the world of guitar, which includes efforts from Epiphone and TC Electronic. BudgetPedalChap also gets ranty over some irksome terminology in the guitar community and we have some general spirited guitar banter. The team also unearth a scam warning about epiphonebuy.com, which I believe since the episode has been recorded, has b...
Oct 15, 2017•1 hr 7 min
BudgetPedalChap is joined this week by long time contributors and comedy duo Matt Quine and Ollie Miles for a round up of this weeks events, which includes news from Blackstar, Gibson, Fender and many more. The dynamic trio tackle such burning questions such as 'what pedal should I buy next?... No, not that one, think of another!','What would be your ideal super group?' and 'Now we've seen and heard it, what do we really think of the new modern double cut by Gibson?'. Also on this weeks cast, Ol...
Oct 08, 2017•1 hr 11 min
BudgetPedalChap is joined for the second in the interview series by our good friend, the Guitar Geek: Andrew Ferris. We discuss his humble starts in the remotest parts of England to an emerging YouTube guitar guru. We deliberate over some of the ups and downs of being a YouTuber, mentioning the most recent triumph with his Gibson Les Paul lite and the disappointment of dream guitars being ruined in transit. I would urge you to go and find his guitar geek stuff online over on his YouTube channel,...
Oct 05, 2017•57 min•Season 1Ep. 2
BudgetPedalChap is joined this week by long-time host, Paul Mason, for a roundup of this week’s events in the world of guitar. We discuss the trials and tribulations of intonating guitars as well as mentioning new products from PRS, TC electronic and more. The hosts tackle some of the issues behind after-market pickups and talk about magnet types and their preconceptions. Don't forget to have your online on the Fret Talk Podcast group on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/690366661155328/?...
Oct 01, 2017•1 hr 7 min
BudgetPedalChap is joined for the first in a new segment by the China Guitar Sceptic. The interview takes us through the starting points of CGS guitar journey and into the beginnings of his YouTube channel, as well as discussing some of the projects he has embarked on during his time doing the channel, including the Milton guitars brand. We have some great fun discussing those guitars that have long gone and some insight into how to become a proficient guitar modder. If you want to hear more fro...
Sep 27, 2017•52 min
BudgetPedalChap is joined this week by new host Ayrton Tracie, one of the younger members of our cohort from Blackpool as well as our long-time contributor, Ollie Miles. We discuss the releases this week from Seymour Duncan, Victory and Fender and dive into some listener questions about lightweight back up axes and non-mainstream dream rigs. *Disclaimer* There are internet connection issues at the start that make voices cut out, but this clears up after a short while - these things happen! Have ...
Sep 25, 2017•1 hr
The intention was fully for this to be Episode 13, however, issues with recording mean that the audio just doesn't meet full podcast standards. Largely though, the conversation is easy enough to make out and I thought that the material covered was absolutely superb and wasn't worth completely scrapping. So here is a free bonus cast! BudgetPedalChap is joined by regular host Paul Mason as well as return of the wisdomous Kiwi, Gavin, for discussion on some not-so recent products and some rather he...
Sep 23, 2017•1 hr 14 min
BudgetPedalChap is joined this week by the lads from up North, Chris and Paul, as well as our Southern classic old-boy Mick. This weeks discussion sees products from Ibanez, Reverend and Strandberg making an appearance as well as answering a question sent in from one of our faithful listeners and more. Don't forget to have your say on the Facebook podcast group at 'Fret Talk Podcast' Find your hosts online at: facebook.com/BudgetPedalChap instagram.com/BudgetPedalChap facebook.com/demolabstudio ...
Sep 15, 2017•1 hr 7 min
BudgetPedalChap is joined this week by none other than the guitar geek himself Andrew Ferris, as well as long standing hosts Matt Quine and Paul Mason to discuss the 2018 line up of guitar giants Gibson as well as touching on efforts from JHS/Boss. This week they dive into a meaty question about the impartiality of gear reviews and demos and much more. Remember that you can have your say at Fret Talk Podcast group on Facebook and find your hosts here: Facebook.com/budgetpedalchap Instagram.com/b...
Sep 09, 2017•1 hr 25 min
