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Podcast with Tom Sands!
Tom Sands not only is one of the worlds finest luthiers, he also (among many other things) runs a regular guitar based podcast alongside his apprentice, Daisy Tempest. The Podcast has featured some inspiring guests since it's beginnings, and it's one I've enjoyed as a listener for some time now. Well, somehow I have found myself now featured on the podcast as a guest! Tom & Daisy traveled down from Yorkshire for my Coffee & Guitars charity event, and were kind enough to hang around and record this podcast with me along with making a fantastic video here inside the Home of Tone too.
It was such good fun, I find both Tom & Daisy very inspiring in my journey and am grateful for their support and friendship, so it was a genuine honour to record this with them. Hope you enjoy listening to a little about my story!
It was such good fun, I find both Tom & Daisy very inspiring in my journey and am grateful for their support and friendship, so it was a genuine honour to record this with them. Hope you enjoy listening to a little about my story!
Coffee & Guitars helps raise £604 for Mind Charity!
What a wonderful get-together! Thank to everyone who made it down to our Mind Charity event today, such a lovely atmosphere, lots of friendly faces.
A huge thank you to family and friends that helped make it all come together!
I barely had chance to leave the kitchen to grab photos, but luckily my wife Emma took charge of the camera and grabbed lots of photos to share along with luthier, Daisy Tempest too.
A huge thank you to family and friends that helped make it all come together!
I barely had chance to leave the kitchen to grab photos, but luckily my wife Emma took charge of the camera and grabbed lots of photos to share along with luthier, Daisy Tempest too.
Workshop Spotlight - Diamond Bottlenecks glass guitar slides with Ian McWee
I have known Ian McWee of Diamond Bottlenecks for many years. When I first became interested in slide guitar, I was reading an issue of Guitarist Magazine and a review of some beautiful glass slides caught my eye. After reading I realised these were made local to me, and knew I had to pay a visit. This must have been over 15 years ago now, and Ian was as enthusiastic about his slides and slide guitar in general as he is today.
Coffee.Guitars - The Home of Tone 2019 Mind Charity fundraiser
Each year I have tried to organise a fundraiser, for Mind Charity, a cause which has proved to mean as much to my customers as it has to myself. This year I wanted to organise a relaxed get-together and what better way to do that than over some coffee. So I'm going to be your barista for the day, apologies though, my 'latte art' leaves a lot to be desired, but it should taste good! (Other warm and cold drinks will be available of course, as well as some nibbles of which I'll do my best to ensure a mixture of foods to cater for a variety of dietary requirements).
Yellowcake PSYCHOTROPIA demo by the awesome Living Room Gear Demos!
Well this was a rather pleasant surprise! LRGD is one of my favourite guitar channels on YouTube, his demo work is always creative and that really suits the new Psychotropia! Great to hear the pedal in action on his channel, and don't forget, I am a UK representative of Yellowcake Pedals and handle UK orders of this awesome pedal!
New shirts!
This shirt idea came about for a few reasons. Firstly, I love those late 90s Independent Trucks brand skateboard shirts, and this design started life as an idea to capture some of the vibes from those awesome designs I loved so much.
Dipswitch Demos takes on the challenge of demo-ing a compressor! The Ground Control Audio Serpens
I must admit, approaching a demo channel with the intention of asking them to demo a compressor pedal is daunting. But luckily for me, Jackson knows a thing or two about pedal demos and compressors so he was able to lay down this fantastic run through of our beloved Ground Control Audio Serpens!
A huge thank you to jackson for taking the time to demo the Serpens and the other GCA pedals he worked on for us, I know both myself and Seb at GCA are very grateful of his work. Be sure to check out his channel and subscribe!
A huge thank you to jackson for taking the time to demo the Serpens and the other GCA pedals he worked on for us, I know both myself and Seb at GCA are very grateful of his work. Be sure to check out his channel and subscribe!
Dipswitch Demos at it again! This time with the Ground Control Audio, Blood Oath!
I love this pedal, I own one and it sits proudly on my personal pedal board. For me it feels like two drives in one with the drive side and the pre-amp side capturing two vibes and dynamic response. Jackson has captured and described this very well indeed in his video but ultimately, demonstrates it brilliantly too!
A huge thank you to jackson for taking the time to demo the Blood Oath, I know both myself and Seb at GCA are very grateful of his work. Be sure to check out his channel and subscribe!
A huge thank you to jackson for taking the time to demo the Blood Oath, I know both myself and Seb at GCA are very grateful of his work. Be sure to check out his channel and subscribe!
Dipswitch Demos feature the Ground Control Audio 'Locust'!
If you've visited the friends page on my website, you'll see that I'm a fan of Jackson's great work over on his Dipswitch Demos YouTube channel and other medias. Well, I'm very honoured to say he featured the brilliant Ground Control Audio 'Locust' pedal for us and has done a superb job of both describing the functionality and design of the pedal along with an in-depth demo too!
Huge thanks to Jackson!
Huge thanks to Jackson!
Back doing what it loves most!
You may remember that recently I was helping my Dad advertise his late 70s Gibson Les Paul Custom for sale. Letting this guitar go to a new home was a huge decision and it very much had to be the right person it went to. Well, it's safe to say the new owner, Neil, is that right person. I can only say from my perspective, but something didn't feel right about this guitar sitting in a case rarely being played let alone gigged like it did for many years with my Dad. Neil gigs on a very regular basis with some superb venues with his band, Blue Nation and really favours Gibson guitars in his rig.
Home of Tone x Mother Mary Co Collab #2!
The second of my collaborations with the brilliant Mother Mary Company is here! I worked alongside Anthony at MMco to personally choose this fabric design as a Home of Tone exclusive, so you won't find this MMco strap at any other dealer worldwide and is a limited edition item.
Guitar.com Magazine review Ground Control Audio!
A huge thanks yet again to the great people at Guitar.com and Richard in taking the time to get to know our much loved Ground Control Audio Tsukuyomi & Amaterasu pedals! The reviews are now up on their website to enjoy, even with an editor’s choice badge! I’ll take that!
Check out the full review HERE
Check out the full review HERE