It's a rare thing for us to have back to back episodes on the same topic, but we couldn't resist. It was time to put Reg through his guessing paces and see if he could get his overall GTB score up. He's been watching the other episodes, and honing his questioning skills. Can he do it this time? He really needs it to get his average up, and Jet's ea…

Another day, another bass to for Reg to try to identify...without seeing it. 20 questions plus 5 guesses is all he gets, as always. Jet answers the questions and plays the bass for him, but can Reg come up with the right questions? Can he do it this time? He's 1 for 3 so far in the series, can he get his average up to 50%? A lovely dinette set, and…

Overdrive and boost in the same pedal is really useful. Awesome in fact. Being able to switch the order of them is even better. Way better. Having some famous folks associated with the pedal is icing on the cake. Today Jet and Jason compare and contrast 2 different Signature drive/boost pedals, the D&M Drive from Keeley, co-designed and endorsed by…

OK, this one is a trippy, drippy, does-more-than-you-would-think sorta guitar pedal. Jet and Reg take the All-Pedal Macrodose to task with a Huber Krautster II and an Amplified Nation Wonderland Overdrive amp, and the results are fanstastic! It's hard to believe one pedal can create all these sounds. Phasery, filtery, laser-fight goodness . . . the…

Jet and Reg are at it again, this time with a new pedalboard in their sights. Question is, what to put on it? It's gonna take more than one show to figure that out! But they gotta start somewhere, so it was off to the pedal shelves to find some contenders. Two distortions, a phaser and a polyphonic octave machine with bonus goodies sounds like a gr…

The VVCO pedal reviews we've done on Gear 'n Gigs have been some of our favorites. Then Reg had an idea... A parking lot made from VVCO guitar pedals. It took a while, but Jet and his daughter managed to pull it off. A usable, practical floor board of sonic goodness that looks like a Hollywood vehicle reunion. . . the world's first pedal board park…

If you're into guitar effects, you probably already know that JAM pedals are all hand built and painted in Greece, from top notch components. They are also all analog, with amazing quality and incredible capabilities. Jet and Reggie have a JAM Multipedal in the studio today, with 10...count them, 10 (!) ....of these supreme tone twisting machines b…

Jet and Reggie pit 3 heavy hitting but light weight bass amp heads against each other in this low frequency shootout to determine which one steals the show. Will it be the Mesa Boogie Subway D-800, the Aguilar Tone Hammer 500, or the Euphonic Audio iAmp Micro? Each has plenty of volume, with the wattage to move some serious air (the power range for…

Can Reg finally do it? Can he guess the bass Jet is playing without seeing it in under 20 questions? He's tried a couple of times without any luck, he's listened to himself in frustration afterwards, wishing he'd asked the right questions. Is today the day he pulls it off? We bring another unusual bass guitar to the game for you to guess along with…

Jet gets the rare opportunity to interview his favorite amp designer, Taylor Cox, owner and founder of Amplified Nation. With 2 new AN amps in the studio, Jet is fired up about telling you, and showing you, why these are his new "go-go" guitar amplifiers. Taylor tells us about all the amps in his lineup, his build philosophies, his origins in the m…

Here comes the fuzz! (and the clean boost) It's a flashback 70's show for Jet and Reg as they check out three of VVco's pedals, all clad in die cast crime fighting costumes. Two Rat style fuzz circuits, one in the ever recognizable Starsky & Hutch Gran Torino, the other in the famous Batmobile from the animated series. As if that wasn't enough for …

Our very first guest comes back for another visit, this time to tell us about his band's new album, "The New Exhibit". Three years ago, Travis Larson gave us the pleasure of an exclusive interview, and as it happened it was our very first YouTube video too! Now he returns to give us an update on what he and the band have been up to over those 3 yea…

There is a reason why the TC SCF is a favorite effect for many famous players. It's candy for your ears! Jet and Reg find that it doesn't really sound like other pedals that produce these types of effects, it's definitely its own thing. The guys play a Strat and a Les Paul in stereo and show us what this limited gold edition unit can do. If you lik…

Earthquaker always has something tasty up their sleeve. And fans of our show know we like a lot of Earthquaker pedals. Today's box of guitar goodness, the Special Cranker, offers more tone on the bone than you might think. Sure, it's a boost/overdrive sort of an effect...and yet the inspiration and joy that it put through the strings is extremely a…

Time for part three in the Trilogy of Twisting Tone. This time Reg takes the reins and drives his bass guitar into the land of the unknown. Using his newest pedalboard recipe, he's out to add atmosphere, gravitas, and a downright leviathan presence to his 4 string thing. Can he make Jet a believer in his newfound love for wild pedals like the Earth…

We had to do it! It was so much fun the first time, we had to do another dive into the deep end of tone twisting guitar pedals and techniques to see what atmospheric and amazing sounds we could make with our 6 string counterparts. If you're looking for ways to make your axe sound unearthly, unusual, or un-guitary (its a word), this is another show …

VVco, makers of the Delayrean, the Mystery Machine Chorus, and the Ghostbuster Reverb pedals has come through for us again! This time, it's a couple of real Action Heroes, the famous "A-Team" van, and the Bandit's Trans Am from "Smokey and the Bandit". Inside, we have an amazing optical vibe and a killer overdrive that truly take our tones to anoth…

Guitar is really awesome. Except when you want something different. But you don't necessarily have to go to a another instrument, there are a lot of great ways to get more sounds from your axe! Take inspiration from our experimentation as we try all kinds of methods to change our tones to something more otherworldly, ways that you might be able to …

So many wah pedals, so many choices. Which is our favorite, and which is yours? Jet, Tyler and Jason put 11 pedals to the test in our first ever bracketed competition to determine the best wah! Using a Strat, a Les Paul, and 2 Mesa Boogie amps, the guys take the time to carefully listen and test each pedal. They give 'em the beans, the biscuits, th…

VVCO has done it again! This time the gang is in the famous Mystery Machine... A killer chorus in a die cast vehicle? They've successfully merged pop culture and awesome tone into another great offering from VVCO. Jet and Reg take this well known van, and 2 of the most famous cartoon characters ever, into the world of guitar. You don't want to miss…

Reg and Jet have a Show 'n Tell for you that goes 0 to Epic in under 30 minutes. Using 2 of his favorite pedals, Reg shows us what the always amazing Electro Harmonix SuperEgo Plus can do when it's got an Alexander Calavera Phaser in it's loop. Spoiler alert . . . it's big, fat, huge and atmospheric. Both pedals have some surprises up their sleeve,…

Trust ol' Reg to come up with a great Show 'n Tell for us. . . a bass extravaganza with only 2 pedals, but it's more than enough! Compression, ADSR Envelope, Distortion, Phaser, Envelope Filter, Tremelo, Swell, Fade. . . it's crazy how these two boxes can conjure up so much inspiration and expressiveness. Whether you're a seasoned pro looking for s…

Reg is back to make the guesses that make our day! It's time for another GUESS THE BASS episode. Reg pulls out every possible hint, extension, and extra (dubiously argued) guess that he can to try to improve his record. The self professed bass expert himself faces off against Jet with 25 questions to get it right. Will he do it? What bass has Jet t…

The mysterious, swirling, atmospheric flanger. Anything but humble, this staple of pedalboards is used to flavor everything from The Police and Rush to The Eagles, Pink Floyd, Robin Trower . . . the list goes on and on. And most would agree, the Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress is the Granddaddy of them all. The one to beat. But what if you put 3…

Clipping or overloading a signal will bring out hot spots. It will exacerbate mud and make chords on a bass often sound messy or flubby. Enter the Source Audio Multiwave Bass Distortion! By dividing up the bass signal into 10 distinct frequency bands and distorting each of those independently, and then recombining them, you get real clarity and eve…

"Search ending", "easy to use", "simple to understand", "adjustable on the fly" . . . . these are the pedal mantras that many guitar players live by. We've discovered a pedal combination that might just be the perfect small and flexible solution for gigs, practices, worship performances and recording. The Friedman Dirty Shirley overdrive/amp sim an…

In a world of box shaped guitar pedals, VVco stands out like a 50 foot marshmallow man. Everything they do is from another world, and the version of the Ecto-1 pedal we're trying today is absolutely no exception. It looks exactly like a diecast Ghostbusters ambulance, because it's made from one. Lights, doors, it all works and when you plug in your…

OK, you don't want to miss this one. It's crass. It's ridiculous. You might laugh out loud. But it's all true. Jet and Reg bare their souls to tell stories from their (checkered) musical past. It's the Gameshow of Bad Decisions, made up just for you! If you ever wanted to hear about Jet's worst gig....or Reggie's idea of a terrible band name...or h…

When it comes to tape delays of legend, there are really only a couple of contenders. Without doubt, one of the most revered is the Roland RE-201 Space Echo, a multi-head tape delay with EQ and Spring Reverb. It was a game changer in 1974, and to this day remains a favorite of echo connoisseurs. Many have tried to replicate the magic of these incre…

The Strymon DECO is not trying to be a guitar pedal, not exactly. It's trying to be 2 reel to reel tape decks at the same time. Not to record, but to get overdrive, flange, chorus, slapback, and modulated short-repeat delays. (huh?) I know, it's a bit hard to explain but it has a sound that is pretty darn amazing. Super natural and organic in it's …

Chorus is coming back! At least Jet thinks so. So it's time to do the big comparison. Which analog chorus from back in the day rules the pedalboard? Is it the original Roland Boss CE-1? Is it the sequel, the CE-3? Or did MXR have it right from the get go? Does JAM's more modern take on this effect, the Waterfall, keep up with the veterans? Let's do…

Sometimes guitar and bass pedals are tools. And sometimes they are song idea machines, giving you inspiring sounds you don't expect, tones you wouldn't normally experience, sonicscapes that are otherworldly and provocative. Enter the Soundblox2 Manta. This super clean hi-end digital pedal deals out some incredibly funky and dirty analog-sounding to…

What could be better than playing through a vintage Roland DC-50 bucket brigade delay/chorus unit? Playing a vintage Paul Stanley Signature Iceman through it! We take a ride through Tone Heaven as we check out these beauties from the 1970's. It's an all analog session that only says "digital" lol. Is the DC-50 delay the bomb? Is the chorus as good …

OK, we've tested a lot of pedals. We've owned and used hundreds. We've also worked in music stores for many years so we kinda thought we'd seen it all. And yet. . . no. No we hadn't. The FX Tracker by Backline Engineering. A tour de force for a pedal manufacturer for sure. We've never looked forward to hearing the next preset more in our lives. Thi…

It's a pretty unbelievable package. VVco has produced a Delorean shaped delay pedal...literally, a real time machine! But is the sound it makes a good one? Jet blows Reg's mind with this one. Come along for the ride. You don't want to miss it. If you are interested in buying a Delayrean pedal from VVco, feel free to use our exclusive Gear 'n Gigs D…

A new game for Gear 'n Gigs--Guess the Bass! Reg has 20 questions to guess what bass Jet is playing. (hint: It's something special) He can hear it but he can't see it. Can he come up with the answer or is he doomed to mockery and finger pointing? Can you guess it before he does? Play along and have some fun with us as Reggie digs for the truth befo…

Harmonic Trems are being talked about a lot lately, and for good reason. By splitting frequencies and using them to push and pull on the signal, an organic and pleasing tremelo can be had. Earthquaker Devices, one of our favorite pedal brands, offers the Night Wire, so we give it a chance to shine. It has the harmonic trem, but also an envelope fea…

Straight from the Late Late Show with James Corden, Senior VP Late Night Programs West Coast CBS, Nick Bernstein, sits down for a full-length, informative chat with our own Jet Stone. Nick has one of the most amazing Late Night TV backgrounds you'll find, having worked on everything from Saturday Night Live and Leno to Conan, Pete Holmes, Jimmy Fal…

Used by guitar heroes like Andy Summers, Alex Lifeson, David Gilmour and many others, the Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress analog flanger is a classic among classic pedals. Known for it's "halo" type modulation sound, it has been a staple of rock and roll since it came out in 1976. Now Longamp, a company out of Poland, has recreated the circuit, …

Bass player and singer for Billboard superstars Dada, amazing guitar player for Hollywood soundtrack kings 7Horse, Joie Calio has left his mark on the music world. His tones are unique and compelling, and his incredible experience both in the studio and on the stage gives him a veteran's insight into what works, what doesn't, and what's really impo…

Time for Some Serious Music Industry Knowledge - Olivier Chastan brings his incredible experience to the table and is willing to share! Former owner of the famed Sound City studios, Olivier went from session player in New York's biggest studios to Producer, Record Labels, and now is partners with one of the most influential veterans of the entire m…

Brian Porter of Porter Guitars visits via Zoom from his workshop in Idaho to talk boutique guitars and pickups. His may run the world's first Custom Shop for both guitars AND pickups! Hear him discuss the history and philosophy of his pioneering company, his unique methods and thought processes, his great team, and his unbelievably cool pickup desi…

Jet & Reggie are in the studio (Unearthly Sound, Dallas) testing 3 Marshall all tube combo amplifiers, with the only rule being they have to stay under 20 watts. The Class 5, the handwired 1974X, and the Slash Signature SL5c are the chosen loudboxes for today's event. Clean, dirty, and all the in-betweens are contrasted and compared over these fine…

Jet and Reg are in the studio with the Moog Little Phatty analog synth to talk about some common useful analog synthesis techniques. In this, part 1 of our short-form Analog Synthesis Basics series, Reggie demonstrates how pulse width modulation, or PWM, is a great way to add life and movement to your analog synth tones, and Reggie gives us his tak…

Guitar Guru Extraordinaire Doug Kauer of Kauer and Titan Guitars takes some time out of his busy building schedule to tell us how he makes the magic he's famous for worldwide. Instrument maker to the stars, Kauer's guitars continually grace many tour stages and pro recordings. Join us for a journey with one of the nicest and most talented guitar bu…

Jet and Reg are at it again . . . another wild and undeniably ridiculous episode of fun, merriment and general nonsense in this, "The Gameshow of Analogies". What is that, you say? Sit back and relax as Jet explains the new and novel concept to an equally dubious and fearful Reggie as they embark on a journey of comparison and contrast--what amp is…

Only one of us was smart enough to bring a beer to this epic late night discussion...guitar player Bryan Freymuth of DRIVINGSLOWMOTION. But the rest of us had fun anyway! Bryan and his bandmate, textural guitarist Nick Valdez, spend some of their valuable time with Trey and Jet talking about their inspirations, shows, incredible cinematic songs and…

A deep dive and Top 5's with a 3 time Grammy Award Winner. We got to hang with modern guitar legend Mark Lettieri of Snarky Puppy for a great conversation about . . . well, everything. Spinal Tap's got nothing on this guy--he's taken a chicken to the face! Known for his incredibly rhythmic and innovative chops, this top session cat has played on mo…

Trey joins Jet in a virtual one-on-one to list out his Top 5 modern offset guitars and defend his choices. Jet learns about the origin of Trey's love for these iconic instruments, the status of today's many offerings, and Trey's personal top selections from in-demand boutique builders. Tons of photos, comparisons and personal experience make this o…

Joie Calio and Phil Leavitt from the phenomenal band 7Horse roll into Gear 'n Gigs for a virtual visit, and show you why they have survived in today's super competitive music climate. They give us the skinny on their days in Dada, touring with the likes of Sting and Depeche Mode, and on to their new methods of making and promoting music for their c…