Dipped In Tone

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Will AI take over the music industry? Will EHX harness the power of the magnetosphere? Will Rhett ever get a haircut? Will Fender take over the guitar universe? All this and more on today's episode. 
Thanks so much to the sponsor of today's episode, Sweetwater! Make sure to check out all the gear we use here and more:  https://www.sweetwater.com/shop/dipped-in-tone/
GIVEAWAY (last chance to enter!)Enter for your chance to win a UA Volt 876 Interface: https://kingsumo.com/g/mn588vm/universal-audio-x-dipped-in-tone-volt-v876-giveaway
Check out our website & merch: https://www.dippedintone.comSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dippedintoneFollow 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
TIME STAMPS00:00 Intro00:22 What’s new Zach?01:19 Did Addison die?01:28 Rhett needs a haircut03:36 Rhett also got a new puppy05:41 Inception09:21 Thanks so much Sweetwater!11:07 Shoutout Patrons!11:53 Hot Take24:27 Tom Morello Partscaster32:00 Fender is killing right now!33:16 EHX by JHS - The Big Muff 236:55 Pre-Order Josh & Daniel’s new book!38:20 Harnessing power from the earth41:55 Buckle up for some AI talk59:29 “Hip Hop isn’t real music”1:00:17 Rig Dip1:08:25 Thanks again Sweetwater!
Some of our favorite gear from 2025 (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

Our Gear of the Year!

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Who doesn't love an entire episode dedicated to some of the best and brightest gear that we've acquired this year? Don't forget to watch all the way to the end to see the winner of our first annual "Shoyles Award" for this year's favorite release - awarded by our Patrons. 
Big ole thanks to the sponsor of today's episode, Sweetwater! Make sure to check out all the gear we use here and more:  https://www.sweetwater.com/shop/dipped-in-tone/
GIVEAWAY (and only two weeks left to enter!)Enter for your chance to win a UA Volt 876 Interface: https://kingsumo.com/g/mn588vm/universal-audio-x-dipped-in-tone-volt-v876-giveaway
Check out our website & merch: https://www.dippedintone.comSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dippedintoneFollow 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
TIME STAMPS00:00 Intro00:20 This is Rhett’s favorite episode to do01:14 Addison’s life update01:54 A quick story about Gregory Koch02:55 Nashville doesn’t have very good BBQ04:34 Zach’s life update05:45 Rhett’s life update07:58 Thank you Sweetwater (today’s sponsor)09:43 Thanks to all our Patrons!09:58 Hot Take!17:39 Gear Of The Year19:08 Amp Category24:50 Digital Amp Category29:20 Instrument Category37:45 Pedal Category45:12 Budget Friendly53:11 Wildcard1:01:19 Our Picks for Best Release of 20251:07:15 And the winner is….1:08:22 Thanks again Sweetwater!
Affiliate Links:Fender Panoverb - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/e1oz56Universal Audio Enigmatic - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/o42MveYamaha THR30 - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/Wyj5zOFender 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

Latest & Greatest

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There aren't enough days in the week to cover all the newest gear, but in today's episode, we hit a handful of the most interesting new releases from the last couple of weeks. Leave a comment below and tell us about your favorite new gear from November.
Big ole thanks to the sponsor of today's episode, Sweetwater! Make sure to check out all the gear we use here and more:  https://www.sweetwater.com/shop/dipped-in-tone/
GIVEAWAY!Enter for your chance to win a UA Volt 876 Interface: https://kingsumo.com/g/mn588vm/universal-audio-x-dipped-in-tone-volt-v876-giveaway
Check out our website & merch: https://www.dippedintone.comSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dippedintoneFollow 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.com/Edited by Addison! https://www.instagram.com/addisonsauvan/
TIME STAMPS00:00 Intro00:33 Life long skillz02:26 A real bush league move04:23 Kids, don’t fight04:44 Rhett’s update07:33 Zach’s update09:06 Addison’s update10:18 Bread knife talk11:48 THANKS SWEETWATER!!12:31 Hot take21:45 The latest Fractal Release35:23 JHS Kilt 10th Anniversary42:37 JHS & Third Man Troika47:40 Gibson Dave Grohl Signature01:02:15 Rig Dip01:13:08 Shills01:18:46 Thanks again, Sweetwater!
Affiliate Links:JHS Kilt 10: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/o4EnzWVolt 876 Affiliate Link: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/jeko9M

Producing Guitar at Home w/ James Santiago

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On this episode of Dipped In Tone, the fellas catch up with James Santiago about his approach to capturing great guitar tone at home. Spoiler: it doesn't take very much to get great sounds these days! One thing we know for sure, it's a great time to be alive and play guitar. 
HUGE thanks to the sponsor of today's episode, Universal Audio! 
Enter for your chance to win a UA Volt 876 Interface: https://kingsumo.com/g/mn588vm/universal-audio-x-dipped-in-tone-volt-v876-giveaway
Volt 876 Affiliate Link: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/jeko9M
Check out our website & merch: https://www.dippedintone.comSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dippedintoneFollow 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.com/Edited by Addison! https://www.instagram.com/addisonsauvan/
TIME STAMPS00:00 Intro00:46 Zach’s update02:00 Addison’s Update05:38 Rhett’s Update07:42 Thanks to today’s sponsor - Universal Audio!07:51 UA has a new interface - the Volt 87610:04 GIVEAWAY!!10:21 James Santiago ladies and gentlemen11:18 James’ cool other studio spot15:25 Main Topic25:00 James’ Preferred way of recoding guitars at home32:35 Starting from square one40:27 Other key parts to getting good guitar tone43:20 You don’t have to spend a lot of money to get good sounds48:33 The actual microphones used in the Ox Box58:50 You don’t have to be a millionaire to record good music!1:00:40 James’ first converters01:05:10 The barrier to entry is low!01:07:00 James tells a cool studio story01:09:55 The magic in tape, embrace imperfection01:11:38 Today’s challenge with recording at home01:16:34 Rig Dip01:28:46 UA has added MIDI to their pedals!01:33:35 CONGRATS to UAFX giveaway winner!01:34:35 Luna 2.0 is out with lots of awesome updates01:35:03 Don’t forget to enter the giveaway01:36:13 Shills
Affiliate Links:Universal Audio Enigmatic: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/qzdyxjUniversal Audio Knuckles: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/radXDyUniversal Audio Anti: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/7agMOdUniversal Audio Ruby: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/xLdZ5RUniversal Audio Dream: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/LKk2moUniversal Audio Woodrow: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/55JnZ3Universal Audio Lion: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/xLdZ5d

This is the new standard.

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On this episode of Dipped in Tone, the guys talk about Rhett joining The Midnight and his decision to use the new Line 6 Helix Stadium (which launches today)https://www.sweetwater.com/shop/dipped-in-tone/ Check all the gear we use here and more! 
Check out our new site & merch https://www.dippedintone.comSupport us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/dippedintoneFollow 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.com/Edited by Addison! https://www.instagram.com/addisonsauvan/
Timestamps00:00 Intro1:00 - Zach got a new phone2:30 - Addison is acoustic shopping4:37 - Rhett is joining The Midnight!6:45 - Thank you Sweetwater (today’s sponsor)9:43 - Hot Take (thanks John Mayer)20:37 - The Helix Stadium!23:56 - Comparing the old to the new26:56 - Better UI than the Quad Cortex?29:30 - A few drawbacks of the unit35:02 - Dynamic Ambience37:17 - Rhett finding his sound with The Midnight39:52 - The future of guitar modeling43:15 - Is Line 6 more than just high gain?44:52 - Rhett’s live rig for The Midnight47:52 - Rig Dip57:07 - Zach’s Shill1:00:00 - Rhett’s Shill1:01:10 - Thanks again Sweetwater!
OUR FAVORITE GEAR (Sweetwater Affiliate Links):D’Addario Strings: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/raroKjUniversal Audio SD-1: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/55EPNbUniversal Audio Apollo x8p: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/e1XPW1Shure SM7B: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/DyGzNbStrymon Flint: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/9LDaYELine 6 HX One: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/55EPN1Ibanez TS9: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/aOVQXY

We answer your questions!

Like, comment, and subscribe! On this episode of Dipped In Tone, Rhett, Zach and Addison touch on some gear new and answer listener questions! Check out our new site & merch: https://www.dippedintone.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dippedintone 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.com/ Edited by Addison! https://www.instagram.com/addisonsauvan/ 00:00 - Intro 00:45 - We have merch! 1:44 - Zach’s life update 3:37 - The problem with today’s movies 4:36 - Addison’s life update 7:18 - Rhett’s life update 13:06 - New segment! GEAR NEWS 14:08 - Is Fender innovating anymore? 16:20 - We’re pro bag 26:10 - Is Strymon struggling to stay relevant? 35:50 - Hot Take 42:58 - Q&A’s! 1:06:15 - Rig Dip 1:15:25 - Zach’s Shill 1:17:18 - Rhett’s Shill #dippedintone #guitarpodcast #podcast

Crafting Feel w/ James Santiago of Universal Audio

Subscribe, like, and leave us a comment!On this episode of Dipped in Tone, Rhett, Zach and Addison chat with James Santiago of UA about all creating pedals that capture the nuance of classic amps. We also dive into the secrets of circuits, tone of picks and more!Huge Thanks to sponsor of this episode, Universal Audio. UAD Showtime ’64 (FREE for the month of October):https://www.uaudio.com/products/showtime-64-tube-amp?srsltid=AfmBOooE8PGtJDv93PPu1qs52Pan63QqGMU2vLdBuh3BZkUC7KKOs0ImEnter below for your chance to win any UA Amp Simulator Pedal (Winner will be announced inNovember):https://kingsumo.com/g/m7ggklmCheck out our new site & merch https://www.dippedintone.comSupport us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/dippedintoneFollow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/dippedintoneDipped in Tone is:Rhett Shull https://www.rhettshull.com/Zach Broyles / Mythos Pedals https://mythospedals.com & https://highvoltageguitars.com/Edited by Addison! https://www.instagram.com/addisonsauvan/Timestamps00:28 - High Voltage is 1 year old!00:44 - Rhett thought High Voltage was a bad idea00:55 - He was wrong01:22 - Zach is exercising again03:14 - Addison is tired, but promises he hasn’t been crying03:41 - He listens to books, a lot04:21 - The Shull family’s last road trip of 202505:17 - Gen Z brain rot shorts, brought to you by Will05:59 - HOT TAKE12:18 - Submit your HOT TAKE - dippedintone@gmail.com12:24 - Today’s Sponsor - Universal Audio!12:32 - FREE STUFF - The Showtime ‘6414:22 - Our Conversation with James Santiago23:41 - What James has been up to28:52 - Main Topic (UA Amp Pedals)34:55 - James’ crazy tone-chasing behavior37:40 - You have to do the homework40:26 - “Amp in the room” vs “amp on the record”51:38 - The tonal difference between two different picks55:32 - James is truly a musical anthropologist57:24 - There are no bad tones1:00:30 - How UA decides on features1:02:12 - Another shout out to the Showtime ’641:05:40 - Guitar should be fun1:12:36 - A common thread among the greats1:19:30 - Zach’s Shill1:21:13 - Rhett’s Shill1:24:53 - Thank you Universal Audio!1:24:58 - Download the Showtime ’64 for FREE1:25:13 - Thank you James!1:25:27 - Check out our merch - www.dippedintone.comAFFILIATE LINKSUniversal Audio Enigmatic: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/qzdyxjUniversal Audio Knuckles: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/radXDyUniversal Audio Anti: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/7agMOdUniversal Audio Ruby: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/xLdZ5RUniversal Audio Dream: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/LKk2moUniversal Audio Woodrow: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/55JnZ3Universal Audio Lion: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/xLdZ5dKirk Wah: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/JKP227Strandberg Boden NX6 Standard: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/6yZEdb

We Rate Each Other’s Rigs!

Subscribe, like, and leave us a comment!On this episode of Dipped in Tone, Rhett and Zach dip each others rigs! We break down Zach's Hetfield Circa 1986 obsession, Rhett's wild pedalboard and more. What do you rate our rigs?Huge Thanks to sponsor of this episode, Sweetwater. https://www.sweetwater.com/shop/dipped-in-tone/ Check all the gear we use here and more! Check out our new site & merch https://www.dippedintone.comSupport us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/dippedintoneFollow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/dippedintoneDipped in Tone is:Rhett Shull https://www.rhettshull.com/Zach Broyles / Mythos Pedals https://mythospedals.com & https://highvoltageguitars.com/Edited by Addison! https://www.instagram.com/addisonsauvan/Timestamps00:00 Intro00:53 - Addison’s Life Update2:41 - Rhett’s Life Update5:46 - Zach’s Life Update7:12 - We have merch!8:18 - Big ole thanks to our Patrons8:40 - Big ole thanks to today’s sponsor - Sweetwater!11:15 - HOT TAKE18:23 - Main Topic1:00:20 - Rig Dip1:07:55 - Thanks again Sweetwater!1:08:12 - ShillsOUR FAVORITE GEAR (Sweetwater Affiliate Links):D’Addario Strings: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/raroKjUniversal Audio SD-1: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/55EPNbUniversal Audio Apollo x8p: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/e1XPW1Shure SM7B: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/DyGzNbStrymon Flint: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/9LDaYELine 6 HX One: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/55EPN1Ibanez TS9: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/aOVQXY

The Future of Guitar Effects?!

Subscribe, like, and leave us a comment!On this episode of Dipped in Tone, the guys dive into the Boss Plugout and what products like this mean for the future of guitar effects. Huge Thanks to sponsor of this episode, Sweetwater. https://www.sweetwater.com/shop/dipped-in-tone/ Check all the gear we use here and more! Check out our new site & merch https://www.dippedintone.comSupport us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/dippedintoneFollow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/dippedintoneDipped in Tone is:Rhett Shull https://www.rhettshull.com/Zach Broyles / Mythos Pedals https://mythospedals.com & https://highvoltageguitars.com/Edited by Addison! https://www.instagram.com/addisonsauvan/Timestamps00:00 Intro00:22 - Buy our merch!01:25 - Gross03:33 - Nerdy Hobby Updates12:00 - Thank you Sweetwater!13:29 - Hot Take18:55 - Main Topic55:05 - Rig Dip1:11:49 - Shills1:15:41 - Sweetwater has the best pricesOUR FAVORITE GEAR (Sweetwater Affiliate Links):D’Addario Strings: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/raroKjUniversal Audio SD-1: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/55EPNbUniversal Audio Apollo x8p: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/e1XPW1Shure SM7B: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/DyGzNbStrymon Flint: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/9LDaYELine 6 HX One: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/55EPN1Ibanez TS9: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/aOVQXY

One of us doesn’t get it!

Subscribe, like, and leave us a comment!On this episode of Dipped in Tone, the guys discuss the new 424 pedal from JHS and the related Tascam madness. How the guys feel about this new wave of non-guitar amp related guitar sounds. Buckle up!Check out our new site & merch https://www.dippedintone.comSupport us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/dippedintoneFollow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/dippedintoneDipped in Tone is:Rhett Shull https://www.rhettshull.com/Zach Broyles / Mythos Pedals https://mythospedals.com & https://highvoltageguitars.com/Edited by Addison! https://www.instagram.com/addisonsauvan/2:22 - Rhett is losing sleep over plastic4:15 - Zach’s next Proton Pack5:28 - We have timestamps now7:52 - Thank you Patrons!8:38 - Hot Take15:00 - Main Topic: 424 Madness32:00 - The next JHS pedal (top secret)50:40 - The night Rhett met Gearmandude55:13 - Rig Dip1:05:50 - Shills