This week, we interview Alex Hall, a Nashville Country Artist whose debut EP Six Strings featured guitar heroes such as Vince Gill, Brad Paisley, and John Osborne. In the interview, we'll talk about his upcoming album, Side Effects of The Heart, and Alex's favorite gear to get his signature tone! Check out our website here ..read more

This week, Hailey and I talk about some of our favorite, weirdest effects pedals and how to use them to make a unique sound for you! Check out our website here ..read more

This week, we'll sit down and discuss whether boutique overdrives are really worth all the hype. One piece of sage advice constantly given on the internet is that your favorite overdrive coupled with a quality EQ pedal can sound like nearly any other overdrive out there, so we put that to the test by pitting seven boutique overdrives against a single TS9 with an MXR 6 Band EQ. Play along and see if you can tell which is which! Check out our website here ..read more

This week, Hailey and I will talk about giving some older pedal's a chance, like the Rocktek chorus my coworker picked up for me in Taiwan, as well as the new announcement by Sunn of their revived product line including amplifiers and speaker cabinets. Check out our website here ..read more

This week, we're getting back into the swing of things after being gone, so Hailey and I talk about the process of building a new pedalboard from the ground up. We'll go over everything from the purpose of the board, pedalboard sizing, cabling, mounting, modules, and take you all the way through actually putting your board together! Check out our website here, where I'll put a blog post in deeper detail with photos describing every step of the process ..read more

This week we'll take a look at pedal, amplifier, and tube manufacturer extraordinaire Mike Matthews and his company Electro-Harmonix. Afterwards, we'll recreate the tone of Smashing Pumpkins guitarist and frontman Billy Corgan on the song "Cherub Rock" off their album Siamese Dream. Check out The Pedals and Pickups Podcast website! www.pedalsandpickups.com Need podcast merch? I got you covered: www.pedalsandpickups.creator-spring.com ..read more

This week, we explore everything buffers and buffered bypass pedals can do for you. After that, we'll take a look at one of, if not my personal favorite band of all time, A Day To Remember, then we'll talk about using stereo effects and multiple setups to accomplish wet/dry and wet/dry/wet rigs ..read more

This week we'll use a DeLorean powered by NOS tubes and mojo to take a trip through each big era of Fender's history with amplifiers. After our escapade, we'll come back to the present to recreate the tone of Chris Stapleton on "You Should Probably Leave", and we'll discuss how country artists are unique in the way they use compressors ..read more

This week we look at the history and most popular models of Japanese effects company BOSS, then we recreate the tones of Colson Baker, a.k.a. Machine Gun Kelly on his song "I Think I'm Okay". After this, we'll talk about tips and tricks for getting the best mic placement on your acoustic guitar ..read more

This week, we look at the history of Vox Amplifiers and their distinct, chimey voice. Then, we'll go into the tones of John Lennon on The Beatles' hit song "Come Together", rounding the episode off with a look at different types of EQ units and how to use them ..read more