Episode 1

Edge of Breakup

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February 27th, 2022

55 mins 12 secs

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About this Episode

2 cats, 3 dogs, 5 children, and 13 guitars.
Brian and Kalimar are old elementary school buddies who have come back to start Grade 43. Listen in on what they are learning about guitar gear, practice habits, and family life. In today's episode Brian and Kalimar get into a discussion on strings.

Brands and gear we mention and use in the episode
John Nathan Cordy - HX Stomp Patches
Guitar Fetish - Kwikplug system Metal Foil humbuckers
HX Stomp
PRS Custom 24
Ibanez GAX75
Blessed Mother Drive
Firefly FF338
Squier Affinity Telecaster
String Joy
TrueFire
Rock & Roll Marathon

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Episode Links

  • John Nathan Cordy - HX Stomp Patches — Open pretty much any of his videos and you'll find a link to his patches. His patches sound amazing.
  • Guitar Fetish - Kwikplug system Metal Foil Humbuckers — Kalimar put the guitar Fetish wiring harness in his Gio GAX75 and started his pickup education with these fun metal foil humbuckers. They're a lot of fun.
  • HX Stomp — An amazing amp and effect modeler. The center of Kalimar's rig.
  • PRS Custom 24 — A gorgeous guitar.
  • Ibanez GAX75 mid-2000s — Kalimar's budget guitar used for learning about modding. Don't tell anyone but it's an outstanding guitar. The neck is silky smooth.
  • Blessed Mother Drive — Brian' purchased this mid-February 2022. He talks about a je ne se quois it provides to the tone.
  • Firefly FF338 — Kalimar's other budget guitar. This one is a Gibson 335. Kalimar thought he could mod it but turns out hollow bodies are very tricky to noodle with.
  • Squier Affinity Telecaster — Kalimar's squire affinity telecaster rounds out the collection of budget guitars. He got lucky on this purchase because it came with custom Benson hand wound pick ups and locking tuners.
  • Benson Custom Pickups — These are on Kalimar's Affinity Telecaster. They are a really nice bunch of people.
  • Supro Delta King Amp — Brian's killer amp. The Delta King 12 combo captures the vintage Supro amp tone that helped sculpt the sound of early electric Rock & Roll and the British Invasion of the 1960s. Its single-ended Class A tube power amp provides the same raw tonal characteristics and remarkable touch sensitivity features of its mid-century counterparts, all while delivering a full 15 watts of 6L6 tube power through our custom 12-inch DK12 speaker. Features include front-end gain via a 12AX7 tube preamp, a FET-driven boost function, Pigtronix FAT high-gain mode, 3-band EQ, master volume, and custom-made genuine analog spring reverb.
  • Headrush Stage Monitor Speaker — HeadRush FRFR-108 Powered Guitar Cabinet The HeadRush FRFR-108 is a lightweight 2000-watt full-range, flat-response powered cabinet that perfectly complements your HeadRush Pedalboard, Gigboard, or any other multi-FX/amp modeler to give you a realistic room-filling sound with the authentic feel of a speaker pushing air. They built the HeadRush FRFR-108 just for you, the discerning guitarist/bassist. If you’re looking to elevate the performance of your HeadRush Pedalboard, Gigboard or any other FX/Amp Modeler, your search is over. You’ve found the HeadRush FRFR-108! The HeadRush Pedalboard and Gigboard have stormed the market with groundbreaking innovation in FX and Amp modeling. Now that you’ve elevated your rig to the new innovative standards of today’s modelers, don’t rely on the limited frequency response of a traditional amplifier or PA speakers. You need the FRFR-108.
  • Phill Mcknight - Know Your Gear — Amazing YouTube Channel for understanding guitar gear.
  • That Pedal Show — AMAZING resource for learning about guitar tone. Primarily focused on analog pedals and amps.