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Richard Oliver
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I host the Chasing tone podcast with Brian Wampler and Blake Wyland. I run a small creative agency, Amplify Creative Marketing, that specialises in music equipment and software design and marketing. Play guitar averagely.
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Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for Episode 595 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - Brian gets a new pedal and what advice got you through your first gig?

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595 - Brian gets a new pedal and what advice got you through your first gig? - Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for Episode 595 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - Brian gets a new pedal and what advice got you through your first gig?Richard is about to play his first real guitar gi...
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December 10, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for Episode 594 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - Brian breaks the Internet as Wampler debut The Compulsion Drive

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594 - Brian breaks the Internet as Wampler debut The Compulsion Drive - Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for Episode 594 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - Brian breaks the Internet as Wampler debut The Compulsion DriveBrian has turned into Pedal Santa and Richard has been m...
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December 3, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for Episode 593 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - Terrible analogies, Dirty-T, and Brian teases a new pedal release!

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593 - Terrible analogies, Dirty-T, and Brian teases a new pedal release! - Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for Episode 593 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - Terrible analogies, Dirty-T, and Brian teases a new pedal release!   Blake opens up with a revelation about a...
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November 27, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for Episode 592 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - What's happening to the price of US guitars, the rise of the robots, and Brian's goth phase . Available here, or wherever you cast your pods:

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592 - What's happening to the price of US guitars, the rise of the robots, and Brian's goth phase - Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for Episode 592 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - What's happening to the price of US guitars, the rise of the robots, and Brian's goth phase  Blake has a wallet bu...
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November 19, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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@mrjamesob.bsky.social original Star Wars figures - currently peaking in value but those of us who care are dying out and my daughters generation will see them as junk
November 14, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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Brian and Richard are back for Episode 591 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - Did JHS just break a pedal paradigm and has Brian invented a new type of electric guitar?

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591 - Did JHS just break a pedal paradigm and has Brian invented a new type of electric guitar? - Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
Brian and Richard are back for Episode 591 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - Did JHS just break a pedal paradigm and has Brian invented a new type of electric guitar?Blake has traveled back in time to the...
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November 12, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for Episode 590 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - Brian wrecks another guitar and ponders what it is like to be knobyfied!

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590 - Brian wrecks another guitar and ponders what it is like to be knobyfied! - Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for Episode 590 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - Brian wrecks another guitar and ponders what it is like to be knobyfied!   Brian once again eschews the unifo...
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November 5, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Grok is telling people they the BNP is not a fat right party over at the other place. Much like @aiannucci.bsky.social I am done with it there now
November 3, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for Episode 589 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - Brian's ears are burning and introducing the Wampler Mini EGO 76

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589 - Brian's ears are burning and introducing the Wampler Mini EGO 76 - Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for Episode 589 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - Brian's ears are burning and introducing the Wampler Mini EGO 76Brian discovers someone has been talking about him and ...
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October 29, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Brian, Blake, and Richard are joined by a true Six String Legend for Episode 588 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - It's a Trapp! We talk tone, tunes, and teaching with Nashville legend Guthrie Trapp 

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588 - It's a Trapp! We talk tone, tunes, and teaching with Nashville legend Guthrie Trapp - Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
Brian, Blake, and Richard are joined by a true Six String Legend for Episode 588 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - It's a Trapp! We talk tone, tunes, and teaching with Nashville legend Guthrie Trapp ...
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October 22, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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The NEW Mini Ego 76 compressor is now avaialble!

Studio soul. Miniature form. Legendary tone.

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October 17, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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Brian and Richard are back for Episode 587 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - Indiana Tones and the Pedalboard of Doom, and Brian has amp advice

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587 - Indiana Tones and the Pedalboard of Doom, and Brian has amp advice - Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
Brian and Richard are back for Episode 587 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - Indiana Tones and the Pedalboard of Doom, and Brian has amp adviceBlake has left for a short vacation so Brian and Richard brin...
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October 16, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for Episode 586 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - New Guitar Day, Reverse Headstocks, and the End of Creativity?

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October 8, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for Episode 585 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - Brian modifies a new pedal live on air and shares his Metaverse based exit strategy

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585 - Brian modifies a new pedal live on air and shares his Metaverse based exit strategy - Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for Episode 585 of the Chasing Tone Podcast  - Brian modifies a new pedal live on air and shares his Metaverse based exit strategyBrian has been checking out a ...
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October 1, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for Episode 585 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - Brian modifies a new pedal live on air and shares his Metaverse based exit strategy

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585 - Brian modifies a new pedal live on air and shares his Metaverse based exit strategy - Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for Episode 585 of the Chasing Tone Podcast  - Brian modifies a new pedal live on air and shares his Metaverse based exit strategyBrian has been checking out a ...
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October 1, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for Episode 584 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - Brian is not a fan of Spotify's Ai suggestions and partially destroys a vehicle

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584 - Brian is not a fan of Spotify's Ai suggestions and partially destroys a vehicle - Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for Episode 584 of the Chasing Tone Podcast  - Brian is not a fan of Spotify's Ai suggestions and partially destroys a vehicle Brian has been re-enacting o...
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September 24, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for Episode 583 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - This one goes to eleven...and what do guitarists really want?

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583 - This one goes to eleven...and what do guitarists really want? - Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for Episode 583 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - This one goes to eleven...and what do guitarists really want?We start off with the only new story in town - Blake has m...
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September 17, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for Episode 582 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - Brian is learning to play the guitar again, Blake has a new guitar, and we are all hypocrites

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582 - Brian is learning to play the guitar again, Blake has a new guitar, and we are all hypocrites - Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for Episode 582 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - Brian is learning to play the guitar again, Blake has a new guitar, and we are all hypocritesBrian has been stimulating...
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September 10, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for Episode 581 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - Brian's video with Rick Beato, Exploding tubes, and the BOSS PX-1

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581 - Brian's video with Rick Beato, Exploding tubes, and the BOSS PX-1 - Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for Episode 581 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - Brian's video with Rick Beato, Exploding tubes, and the BOSS PX-1Richard is feverish with excitement about the new Rick...
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September 5, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for Episode 580 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - The greatest guitar gear deal ever and is Brian working with the military?  

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580 - The greatest guitar gear deal ever and is Brian working with the military? - Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for Episode 580 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - The greatest guitar gear deal ever and is Brian working with the military?  Blake is cursing at his air conditioni...
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August 27, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Elons off again, supporting racist criminals and the NF, sorry BNP, sorry “Advance U.K.”

I will never buy a Tesla product after today's
August 26, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for Episode 579 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - Brian's number one guitar buying tip and California dreaming with Tracii Guns and Norman's Rare Guitars

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579 - Brian's number one guitar buying tip and California dreaming with Tracii Guns and Norman's Rare Guitars - Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for Episode 579 of the Chasing Tone Podcast -  Brian's number one guitar buying tip and California dreaming with Tracii Guns and Norman's Rare Guitars Rich...
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August 22, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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I’m sorry, but grown adults who get excited by flags are morons
August 19, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for Episode 578 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - Tascam style pre-amp pedals, the future of guitar gear, and the guys set a new record

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578 - Tascam style pre-amp pedals, the future of guitar gear, and the guys set a new record - Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone
Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for Episode 578 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - Tascam style pre-amp pedals, the future of guitar gear, and the guys set a new recordBrian open's the episode with a li...
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August 13, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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the list of things that scared me as a a kid:

2. Pictures of Wildebeest
August 12, 2025 at 7:47 AM