Marshall amplifiers. The sound of Rock n’ Roll? At the very least, we can certainly say that Marshall has played an important role in defining the sound of the electric guitar, and especially rock guitar. In this episode, we are loo...

It's another Feedback Loop episode! This time around we touch on the drawbacks of the Loud Lounge, a secret weapon for getting that Supernatural sound , the mid-90's rock opus Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, and much more!

What is more classic than a Blackface Fender Amp? A Tweed Fender Amp perhaps? What about the Brown Fenders, which are experiencing a renaissance in popularity?  Few amp companies have more than one classic amplifier design. Incredib...

Put down that soldering iron - it's a new Ground Wire Feedback Loop episode! This time around we chat about the surprising difference a speaker change can make, the benefits of even the smallest of setup tweaks, and a little-known release from ...

How many amps do you need to own to get all the sounds in your head? For some of us, that answer could be many. But what if the biggest difference between amps was not in fact the amps themselves, but the types of speakers and cabinets that...

It's time for another Feedback Loop! This time around we share our final thoughts on the three classic fuzz variations, Nick explains the benefits of his two-amp setup, and we share why Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks' guitar opus Real Emotional ...

Welcome to season 2 of the Ground Wire Podcast. We're kicking off with the Three Pillars of Fuzz. Most modern fuzz pedal circuits are based, at some level, on one of three iconic fuzz designs: the Tonebender, Fuzz Face, and Big Muff Pi (nevermi...

Here's another Feedback Loop episode to close out Season 1! This time we around we both breathe a sign of relief that Wood vs Pickups is finished, Tim tries out a new speaker for his Reverberocket, and we just can't help but worship the rock pe...

Making this episode nearly did us in…This was a serious undertaking, and hopefully it was not for nothing. Trying to tackle the issue of whether the wood itself makes any difference to the sound of an electric guitar is a divisive topic ...

Hope you're ready for another Feedback Loop! This time around we dream of two Deluxe Reverbs in stereo, Tim finds his new overdrive of choice, and Tom Petty takes us down the Crystal River on the self-titled first album by Mudcrutch.Sub...

There are very few “great deals” still left out there in the world of Vintage Guitars. Fender amps from the Silverface era one of those few remaining deals to be had. Maybe it’s because they are pretty easy to find (Fender made a lot of ‘em), o...

It's time for another Feedback Loop! This time around we revisit our comparison of classic overdrives, find the good in an amp/pedal combination that's easily written off as incompatible, and praise the bruising self-titled album from multi-gen...

If you were to examine one hundred guitar players’ pedal collections, you’d likely find there is an abundance of one particular type of pedal. That’s Overdrive, of course, and for good reason. Overdrive pedals react very uniquely to...

As a break from the deep dives on the main Ground Wire episodes, here's another Feedback Loop! On this episode Nick demonstrates a few delay setting tips with his trusty Echoplex, we discuss how switching string gauges affects our playing and s...

Delay is one of the most essential of Guitar Effects, and one of the earliest. In fact, our own Tim Murphy even said on a recent episode that if he could only have one pedal, it would be a delay. Les Paul (R.I.P) and The Edge may agree. 

This is the first of many Feedback Loop episodes, which are more informal and casual discussions across a wide range of guitar topics instead of the deep dives of the main Ground Wire episodes. This time we revisit the fuzz face and their learn...

An introduction to the Ground Wire Podcast - who we are and what to expect.Subscribe to the podcast in your favorite podcast app to be notified of new episodes and follow us at the links below!Youtube:

Ah, the Fuzz Face. We picked a heck of a place to start this series. Not only is the Fuzz Face a polarizing pedal, but the Germanium vs Silicon debate is a whole other layer on this fuzzy cake. Here at the Ground Wire, we love Fuzz Faces of bot...