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The Guitar Knobs

Join our talk about guitars, pedals, amps, and other gear. Guest interviews with boutique builders and contributors to our guitar world.
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Episodes

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. Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik 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, gui...

Sep 22, 20201 hr 27 minEp. 160

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. Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik Guitar, electric guitar, guitar pedal, pedal effects, pedal fx, guitar amplifier, humbucker, single coil, P90,...

Sep 14, 20201 hr 36 minEp. 159

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. Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik 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,...

Sep 07, 20201 hr 22 minEp. 158

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. Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik 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 cabine...

Aug 27, 20201 hr 12 minEp. 157

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. Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik Visit our website Connect with us and view our blog Visit our Instagram feed: @guitarknobs Join the conversation on our Facebook...

Aug 19, 20201 hr 32 minEp. 156

183-Interview With Sully Guitars

The Knobs welcome our new pal Jon Sullivan of Sully Guitars, maker of killer guitars with edge and personality. Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik Visit our website Connect with us and view our blog Visit our Instagram feed: @guitarknobs Join the conversation on our Facebook...

Aug 10, 20201 hr 27 minEp. 155

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. Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik Visit our website Connect with us and view our blog Visit our Instagram feed: @guitarknobs Join the conversation on our Facebook...

Jul 30, 20201 hr 14 minEp. 154

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. Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik Visit our website Connect with us and view our blog Visit our Instagram feed: @guitarknobs Join the conversation on our Facebook...

Jul 21, 20201 hr 12 minEp. 153

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. Hosted by Todd Novak with Tony Dudzik and John Esterly Visit our website Connect with us and view our blog Visit our Instagram feed: @guitarknobs Join the conversation on our Facebook...

Jul 16, 20201 hr 9 minEp. 152

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 Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik. Visit our website Connect with us and view our blog Visit our Instagram feed: @guitarknobs Join the conversation on our Facebook...

Jul 06, 20201 hr 14 minEp. 151

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. Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik. Visit our website Connect with us and view our blog Visit our Instagram feed: @guitarknobs Join the conversation on our Facebook...

Jun 29, 20201 hr 5 minEp. 150

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. Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik. Visit our website Connect with us and view our blog Visit our Instagram feed: @guitarknobs Jo...

Jun 23, 20201 hr 36 minEp. 149

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! Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik Visit our website Connect with us and view our blog Visit our Instagram feed: @guitarknobs Join the conversation on our Facebook...

Jun 15, 20201 hr 22 minEp. 148

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. Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik Visit our website Connect with us and view our blog Visit our Instagram feed: @guitarknobs Join the conversation on our Facebook...

Jun 08, 20201 hr 13 minEp. 147

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. Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik Visit our website Connect with us and view our blog Visit our Instagram feed: @guitarknobs Join the conversation on our Facebook...

Jun 01, 20201 hr 25 minEp. 146

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. Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik Visit our website Connect with us and view our blog Visit our Instagram feed: @guitarknobs Join the conversation on our Facebook...

May 20, 20201 hr 16 minEp. 145

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! Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik Visit our website Connect with us and view our blog Visit our Instagram feed: @guitarknobs Join the conversation on our Facebook...

May 15, 20201 hr 10 minEp. 144

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. Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik Visit our website Connect with us and view our blog Visit our Instagram feed: @guitarknobs Join the conversation on our Facebook...

May 08, 20201 hr 11 minEp. 143

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. Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik Visit our website Connect with us and view our blog Visit our Instagram feed: @guitarknobs Join the conversation on our Facebook...

Apr 30, 20201 hr 11 minEp. 142

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! Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik Visit our website Connect with us and view our blog Visit our Instagram feed: @guitarknobs Join the conversation on our Facebook...

Apr 22, 20201 hr 22 minEp. 141

168-Interview with Fuzzrocious Pedals

The Knobs interview Ryan Ratajski founder of Fuzzrocious Pedals. Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik Visit our website Connect with us and view our blog Visit our Instagram feed: @guitarknobs Join the conversation on our Facebook...

Apr 13, 20201 hr 34 minEp. 140

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. Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik Visit our website Connect with us and view our blog Visit our Instagram feed: @guitarknobs Join the conversation on our Facebook...

Apr 01, 20201 hr 21 minEp. 139

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. Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik Visit our website Connect with us and view our blog Visit our Instagram feed: @guitarknobs Join the conversation on our Facebook...

Mar 25, 20201 hr 14 minEp. 138

165-Interview With Balaguer Guitars

The Knobs interview Joe Balaguer founder of Balaguer guitars. Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik Visit our website Connect with us and view our blog Visit our Instagram feed: @guitarknobs Join the conversation on our Facebook...

Mar 16, 20201 hr 18 minEp. 137

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. Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and John Esterly Visit our website Connect with us and view our blog Visit our Instagram feed: @guitarknobs Join the conversation on our Facebook...

Mar 04, 20201 hr 13 minEp. 136

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. Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik Visit our website Connect with us and view our blog Visit our Instagram feed: @guitarknobs Join the conversation on our Facebook...

Feb 25, 20201 hr 46 minEp. 135

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. Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik Visit our website Connect with us and view our blog Visit our Instagram feed: @guitarknobs Join the conversation on our Facebook...

Feb 17, 20201 hr 29 minEp. 134

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! Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon, Tony Dudzik, and John Esterly Visit our website Connect with us and view our blog Visit our Instagram feed: @guitarknobs Join the conversation on our Facebook...

Feb 10, 20201 hr 28 minEp. 133

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. Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik Visit our website Connect with us and view our blog Visit our Instagram feed: @guitarknobs Join the conversation on our Facebook...

Jan 28, 20201 hr 20 minEp. 132

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. Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon, Tony Dudzik, and Rob Chafe Visit our website Connect with us and view our blog Visit our Instagram feed: @guitarknobs Join the conversation on our Facebook...

Jan 20, 20201 hr 24 minEp. 131
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