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Dipped in Tone goes live for the first time at Fretboard Summit 2026 at the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago. Rhett, Zach, and Addison open with the most interesting things they’ve found at the show: Addison is carrying a limited edition acoustic from a Quebec builder — only 15 made, Adirondack spruce top, maple back and sides, slotted headstock — and it plays warmer and more balanced than it has any right to. Rhett found a fully analog speaker cabinet emulator prototype at the Bartle Amplification booth that looks like it came out of an Abbey Road session circa 1964. Then comes the hot takes — John O’Keefe argues vintage guitars aren’t worth the premium over modern alternatives, a live audience member makes the compelling case that the true sound of rock and roll is amplification rather than guitar or drums, and a second live take on whether music notation is uniquely hard for guitarists gets a detailed rebuttal from Corey Congilio that actually settles it. Four rigs get dipped live: an ambient backyard board with vintage classroom projector cabs, a pristine JM and Alessandro Fiore combo that earns a rare ten, a “trigger warning” rig stuffed with headless guitars and a switcher, and Josh Scott’s expression-pedal-controlled monster board — built during mountain bike crash recovery — with two redacted upcoming JHS releases hiding in plain sight. Jonathan Stout closes the show with the best single take of the day: gear is simultaneously the least and most important thing. Submit your hot takes: [email protected] Journal: https://fretboardjournal.comLittle H Collective (Steven’s music): https://littlehcollective.bandcamp.com JOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/dippedintone MERCH: https://www.dippedintone.com/merch FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/dippedintone DIPPED IN TONE IS: Rhett Shull https://www.rhettshull.com Zach Broyles / Mythos Pedals https://mythospedals.com & https://highvoltageguitars.comProduced & Edited by Addison! https://www.instagram.com/addisonsauvan Timestamps:00:00:00 Intro00:00:13 Live at Fretboard Summit 202600:01:37 Addison’s Favorite Find: The Quebec Acoustic00:04:16 Rhett’s Favorite Find: Bartle Amplification Prototype00:06:50 Hot Take: Vintage Guitars Aren’t Worth the Money00:10:58 Live Hot Take: The Sound of Rock and Roll Is Amplification00:13:45 How Technology and Music Move Together00:14:45 Live Hot Take: Guitar Notation Isn’t Uniquely Hard00:17:30 Corey Congilio’s Rebuttal00:19:55 Rig Dip: Steven’s Ambient Backyard Board00:26:19 Rig Dip: John’s JM & Alessandro Fiore Rig00:31:31 Rig Dip: Matthew’s Trigger Warning Rig00:36:22 Rig Dip: Josh Scott’s Expression Board & Redacted JHS Pedals00:45:30 Should Rig Owners Be Present During the Review?00:46:50 Jonathan Stout: Gear Is the Least and Most Important Thing Affiliate LinksGear Dipped — John’s rig Gibson Custom Shop SG → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/qWq20OProCo RAT 2 → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/aNkWLQBenson Amps Preamp Pedal → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/AgDEADCatalinbread Belle Epoch Deluxe → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/Gb5ZQBEHX Deluxe Memory Man 1100-TT → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/VOW6QkUniversal Audio OX Amp Attenuator → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/ZVDymW Gear Dipped — Matthew’s rig Fender Player II Stratocaster → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/X4qXrMD’Angelico Excel DC → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/B5Q2G4Blackstar St. James EL34 112 combo → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/WOLG9nTC Electronic PolyTune 3 Mini → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/2R3WgGWampler Belle → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/R0X6YySource Audio Nemesis Delay → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/4aYWRGUniversal Audio UAFX Golden Reverberator → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/dyA73yJHS 3 Series Fuzz → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/qWq2kO Gear Dipped — Josh Scott’s rigBoss JB-2 Angry Driver → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/PzZ6kMKeeley Octa Psi → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/enGAB6Eventide H9 Harmonizer Gen 2 → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/aNkW6qBoss RV-200 Reverb → https://sw

Today we're joined by friend of the show @coreycongilio A fantastic guitar player and educator with countless gigs under his belt, we dive into to preparing for early days of gigging. The guys walk through some of things you have to do before and during a gig to help be ready, battle nerves, and being a good hang. Learn more about Corey's Lessons Here https://workingclassguitar.com/ JOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/dippedintone MERCH: https://www.dippedintone.com/merch FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/dippedintone DIPPED IN TONE IS: Rhett Shull https://www.rhettshull.com Zach Broyles / Mythos Pedals https://mythospedals.com & https://highvoltageguitars.comProduced & Edited by Addison! https://www.instagram.com/addisonsauvan Timestamps00:00:00 Intro00:07:30 Mythos Enclosures00:08:38 Thanks so much Patrons!00:12:35 Hot Take00:16:34 Heritage headstock or Gibson headstock?00:23:13 Main Topic00:25:00 The best place to start as a gigging musician00:27:35 Being prepared00:30:00 Understanding your gear00:31:30 Having a pedalboard professionally built00:33:50 Cable routing00:35:00 Can you get by with less?00:37:10 Listen back to your performances00:42:15 About your attitude00:45:30 Have fun!00:47:03 Smile through every mistake00:48:45 John Osborne mistake00:50:30 Battling nerves00:57:28 Rig Dip01:10:55 Thanks again Patrons!01:11:05 Big thanks to Corey Congilio!

Rhett and Zach catch up while Rhett is on tour with The Midnight. We dive into all that's going on and go deep on why Zach want's a Pearly Gates Les Paul now that they are coming back. We touch on why Collings are some of the best guitars in the world and much more. JOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/dippedintone MERCH: https://www.dippedintone.com/merch FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/dippedintone DIPPED IN TONE IS: Rhett Shull https://www.rhettshull.com Zach Broyles / Mythos Pedals https://mythospedals.com & https://highvoltageguitars.comProduced & Edited by Addison! https://www.instagram.com/addisonsauvan Time Stamps00:01:24 Zach’s Update00:03:00 Mythos 3.000:04:25 Dental Talk00:05:00 Rhett’s Update00:08:19 Zach got a truck!00:10:19 Thanks Patrons!00:10:51 Merch Plug00:11:28 Hot Take00:17:58 WE NEED YOUR HOT TAKES & RIGS!00:18:40 Pearly Gates00:23:23 Shout out to Reverb00:26:00 Flipping... who deserves these guitars?00:27:27 Why does Gibson do this?00:31:50 Nobody else does this quite as well00:35:20 On Fender00:39:20 Spending this amount of money on some else’s guitar00:42:07 Collings Guitars00:55:50 Zach is getting a laser cutter!00:57:00 Rig Dip01:07:05 Rhett’s Shill

On today's episode, we test out YouTube's new Gemini-powered AI thumbnail generator on a clip of Rhett — and the results are so uncanny that we go on the record: any channel using AI-generated thumbnails or AI B-roll gets an instant "do not recommend" from us. Plus a quick follow-up on the D'Addario/Suno AI controversy, a spicy hot take on whether Stratocasters or Telecasters are more versatile, and an announcement that Fretboard Summit rig-dip submissions are now open to anyone attending in person. Then we get into the real stuff: Addison, Zach, and Rhett each walk through their actual current rigs — Addison's in-ear-monitor church gig board built around a Quad Cortex Mini, Zach's stripped-down Marshall JCM800 and modified Flying V, and Rhett's elaborate Axe-Fx III touring rack built to sound like his records live. We close it out by rating a viewer's wet/dry rig submission from Renan. JOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/dippedintone MERCH: https://www.dippedintone.com/merch FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/dippedintone DIPPED IN TONE IS: Rhett Shull https://www.rhettshull.com Zach Broyles / Mythos Pedals https://mythospedals.com & https://highvoltageguitars.comProduced & Edited by Addison! https://www.instagram.com/addisonsauvan 00:00:00 Intro00:00:30 Addison’s Update00:01:45 Do you like trains?00:03:53 Rhett’s Update00:10:18 Thanks Patrons!00:11:13 Come see us in Chicago at Fretboard Summit00:11:58 SUBMIT YOUR RIG - [email protected]:13:10 AI Thumbnails00:20:05 D’Addario - let’s move on…00:23:35 Hot Take00:34:19 Main Topic00:35:22 Addison’s Summer Rig00:51:32 Zach’s Summer Rig00:58:17 Rhett’s Spring/Summer Touring Rig01:07:20 Rig Dip01:20:29 Join us on Patreon!

On today's episode, Rhett gives an update on the AI channel that was impersonating him — it's been taken down, but the bigger story is what's happening across YouTube right now: a cycling channel getting its video ripped off nearly scene-for-scene with AI voiceover, deepfake channels targeting female guitarists, and real creators quietly slipping AI-generated B-roll into otherwise genuine videos. Then a viewer hot take — "guitar culture and music culture aren't the same thing" — kicks off a real, personal conversation about hobbyist vs. professional identity, why we all feel pressure to monetize our passions, and why keeping something just for yourself might be the healthiest thing you can do. Plus a Patreon Q&A on how to find people to jam with if you're not on social media, a round of new music recommendations, an update on our live show at Fretboard Summit in Chicago, and we rate a viewer's genuinely wild daw-less synth-and-guitar rig. JOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/dippedintoneMERCH: https://www.dippedintone.com/merchFOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/dippedintone DIPPED IN TONE IS:Rhett Shull https://www.rhettshull.comZach Broyles / Mythos Pedals https://mythospedals.com & https://highvoltageguitars.comProduced & Edited by Addison! https://www.instagram.com/addisonsauvan TIMESTAMPS00:00:00 Intro00:00:18 Did you know we have Merch - dippedintone.com00:01:22 Join us at Fretboard Summit!00:02:11 Addison has a last name?00:02:31 Thanks to all our Patrons!00:03:00 AI still sucks, but Rhett’s imposter is gone00:10:17 Addison’s Update00:11:17 Zach’s Update00:16:00 Hot Take00:28:35 Taking care with our passions/hobbies00:31:30 Zach’s got a new project coming00:32:28 Wes Borland Masks00:36:35 Patron Question - finding people to play music with00:43:33 A quick conversation about Jazz00:48:57 Radiohead?00:50:03 Lyric or Melody?00:54:09 What we’re listening to right now01:00:27 Rig Dip!01:10:35 Thanks again Patrons!01:10:48 And don’t forget to join us live in person in August at Fretboard Summit01:11:06 Merch Merch Merch!01:11:21 What do you want us to talk about in the future? Drop your comment below! BUY COOL GEAR (Affiliate Links):Universal Audio Enigmatic - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/o42MveFender Triple Caster - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/qzRMvqSuhr Classic S Antique - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/DyEomGBenson Delay - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/jeEb4bBoss Roland DM-101 - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/K0Nj5ATC 2290 - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/e1oz26Universal Audio Volt 876 - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/jeko9MBoss Katana 50 Gen3 - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/DyEom5Shure 545 (new production) - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/ravMyjEcho Fix EFX3 - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/APzZMKHelix Stadium - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/LKVnJa