Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone

641 - A vintage Marshall steals Brian’s heart, Richard’s fuzz hits the big stage, and stop getting Wampler wrong!

Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone

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Brian and Richard are back for episode 641 of Chasing Tone - A vintage Marshall steals Brian’s heart, Richard’s fuzz hits the big stage, and stop getting Wampler wrong! Brian’s George Metropoulos-modded 1974 Marshall JMP has arrived, and he’s so smitten he’s threatening to quit the pedal business. Not really - but it has shaken him and he has consumed his body weight in hotdogs to cope. The guys wonder why battered, well-worn gear suddenly looks better than anything shiny and new, and Brian a...

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