Ep. 131 - It's Such A Good Idea, It's Stupid

The Tone Control

Ep. 131 - It's Such A Good Idea, It's Stupid We're on Anchor.fm! Download the app and leave us a voicemail! Ernie Ball VP JR Tuner (stab: SD Warp Drive) Tuner built right into your volume pedal! When heel down, tuner engages, but can be set to always on Has a touch screen to change tuning options 1-10 readout for volume level Input, output, tuner in, tuner thru? 9-18v, standard vp jr size and assembly. New stronger cord inside. Comes in black, white, red, and gold! (red is the best) ----- Fender Alternate Reality & Rarities lines (Stab: Wampler Faux Tape Echo) Alternate Reality line is MIM TENOR TELECASTER - $500 It has four strings, tuned (probably) to CGDA 22.75” scale, maple neck and fretboard, 21 frets, 9.5 radius Electric XII - $1000 Same body and headstock as the original 1965 version Redesigned split coil pickups, 3 way selector Powercaster - $900 Jazzmaster-type body, looks a little more squat than a JM Bridge HB, Neck P90 Tuneomatic and stoptail bridge HH Meteora $1000 Meteora came out a while ago and had telecaster guts, this is what the guitar should have been String thru body, tuneomatic bridge Coil taps, and a second push/pull to swap the volume controls so you can do volume swells on either pickup more easily. Confusing? Sixty-Six - $900 Jazz bass guitar HSS configuration, vol/tone plate from a jazz bass, 5-way selector Kind of an offset strat Rarities line is more boutique, higher end stuff. ------ Pedal Genie! Empress Nebulus $300 Alexander Wavelength $200 ----- Gibson is back! (stab: MH Colossus Fuzz) Streamlined, super simplified lineup No more richlite! Back to real woods One confusing thing is the “alternate finishes” models, I don’t get why they didn’t just make all the colors under the single model. Les Pauls SGs Designer (anyone know why they are called that?) ES Custom Shop Prices are still a little high, but I think they’re on the right track. Interviews with new CEO sound very promising --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thetonecontrol/message