BOSS Tone Radio
Hosted by Paul Hanson: BOSS Specialist and author of the best-selling book and CD set “Shred Guitar” from Warner Brothers.
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Edition 32: Segment 1 - Eric Johnson
Friday, May 04, 2012
Eric Johnson talks about how he’s used Roland’s guitar synthesizers through the years, and how he’s now integrating the latest, the GR-55, with his vintage and modern analog gear.
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Edition 31: Segment 1 - JB Brubaker
Thursday, March 15, 2012
JB Brubaker talks about the formation of August Burns Red and working with today’s top metal producers. He also takes us through the band’s unusual recording process, and discusses his guitar rig and favorite BOSS effects.
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Edition 30: Segment 1 - Andy Summers
Wednesday, January 04, 2012
Andy Summers discusses his approach to guitars and gear, as well as his philosophy on playing. He also covers many other topics, including the creation of his signature sound with The Police, tape echo, using Roland guitar synths, his favorite pedals, and his affection for the Roland VG-99.
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Edition 29: Segment 1 - Steve Lukather
Monday, October 03, 2011
Steve Lukather talks about his start in music, playing the piano his mom won on The Hollywood Squares TV show. He also discusses working on recording sessions for countless hits, his long history with Toto. In addition, Steve tells about growing up as a Beatles fan and his later relationship with George Harrison.
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Edition 28: Segment 1 - Bruce Bouillet
Tuesday, August 02, 2011
Bruce Bouillet describes moving from Indiana to Los Angeles in the 1980s, and then goes behind teaming up with Paul Gilbert to form an amazing shred-guitar duo in the band Racer X.
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Edition 28: Segment 2 - Bruce Bouillet
Tuesday, August 02, 2011
More talk about Bruce Bouillet’s experiences with Racer X, plus playing with The Scream and Epidemic. We also discuss his participation on the 2007 G3 tour with Paul Gilbert, John Petrucci, and Joe Satriani.
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Edition 27: Segment 1 - Rick Derringer
Wednesday, June 01, 2011
Rick Derringer talks about his early days with The McCoys and his years producing and playing with Johnny and Edgar Winter. He also discusses his solo career and many hit songs, as well as the 2010 tour with Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band.
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Edition 26: Segment 1 - Mike Scaccia
Wednesday, February 02, 2011
Mike Scaccia talks about his early days in Texas and his legendary metal band Rigor Mortis. He also discusses his longtime partnership with Al Jourgensen, the founder of Ministry, and the tragic death of his friend Dimebag Darrell of Pantera.
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Edition 26: Segment 2 - Mike Scaccia
Wednesday, February 02, 2011
Mike Scaccia discusses the recording of Ministry’s platinum-selling Psalm 69 album and how they came up with the formula of combining sampling and metal. He also talks about gear, guitars, amps, BOSS pedals, and more.
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Edition 25: Segment 1 - Nick Nolan
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Nick Nolan describes his early career as a session guitarist and details how he landed the composing gig for a top-rated TV series.
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Edition 25: Segment 2 - Nick Nolan
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Nick Nolan outlines an average week writing music for the Emmy®-winning series Curious George. He also talks about his biggest musical influence, The Beatles, and discusses his favorite guitar gear and pedals.
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Edition 24: Segment 1 - Jeff Loomis
Friday, August 13, 2010
Jeff Loomis talks about growing up in Wisconsin, winning Wisconsin’s Guitar Wars contest, and being influenced by Yngwie Malmsteen.
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Edition 24: Segment 2 - Jeff Loomis
Friday, August 13, 2010
Paul Hanson and Jeff Loomis discuss picking technique, practice, songwriting, and the recording of the recent Nevermore record. Jeff also describes his signature-model seven-string guitar.
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Edition 24: Segment 3 - Jeff Loomis
Friday, August 13, 2010
Jeff Loomis talks about auditioning for Megadeth at the age of 16, and goes into his gear and how he started playing seven-string guitars. He also offers some helpful advice for young guitarists.
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Edition 23: Segment 1 - Steve Stevens & Billy Morrison
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Steve tells stories about recording with Billy Idol and playing guitar on the GRAMMY®-winning song “Top Gun Anthem,†while Billy talks about playing in The Cult and how the supergroup Camp Freddy came together. Both guitarists also discuss their twin-guitar approach with Billy Idol.
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Edition 23: Segment 2 - Steve Stevens & Billy Morrison
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Billy talks about his many fascinating projects through the years, and both guys go deep into the guitars, amps, and effects they use. They also offer some advice for up-and-coming guitar players.
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Edition 22: Segment 1 - Jon Gutwillig
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Jon Gutwillig explains what the term “jam band†means, and describes the Disco Biscuits’ philosophical approach to their stage show.
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Edition 22: Segment 2 - Jon Gutwillig
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Jon Gutwillig talks about guitars, amps, and his pedal board, which is filled with a vast array of effects. He also reveals many of his secrets about tone and discusses the Biscuits’ recording process.
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Edition 20: Segment 1 - Rusty Anderson
Thursday, January 07, 2010
Rusty Anderson talks about his playing history and the many gigs leading up to his current position in Paul McCartney’s band. We also check out some excerpts from Born on Earth, Rusty’s new solo album.
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Edition 20: Segment 2 - Rusty Anderson
Thursday, January 07, 2010
Rusty Anderson talks about playing huge shows with Paul McCartney, and more about his album Born on Earth. He also offers some tips about releasing an independent album and gives some advice to up-and-coming guitarists.
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Edition 19: Segment 1 - Tim Bogert
Thursday, October 01, 2009
Tim Bogert shares stories about his amazing early years with the bands Vanilla Fudge, Beck, Bogert & Appice, and Cactus.
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Edition 19: Segment 2 - Tim Bogert
Thursday, October 01, 2009
Tim Bogert discusses his gear, reveals how he records bass, and offers some great advice for bass players.
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Edition 18: Segment 1 - Marty Friedman
Monday, August 17, 2009
In this first segment, Marty Friedman discusses the Shrapnel Records days, playing with Jason Becker, and getting the gig with Megadeth.
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Edition 18: Segment 2 - Marty Friedman
Monday, August 17, 2009
Marty Friedman talks about playing different guitars, his picking technique, his amps and pedals, and his amazing solo career and life in Japan.
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Edition 17: Segment 1 - Jeff “Skunk†Baxter
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Jeff “Skunk†Baxter discusses playing and recording with Steely Dan, playing rhythm guitar, practicing, and playing with a metronome.
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Edition 17: Segment 2 - Jeff “Skunk†Baxter
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Jeff “Skunk†Baxter talks about playing with the Doobie Brothers, the art of leaving space when recording in the studio, and much more.
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Edition 16: Segment 1 - Keith Wyatt
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Keith Wyatt discusses his books, DVDs, touring with the Blasters, and his gear, as well as elusive subjects such as ear training. This segment includes lots of examples of Keith’s playing.
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Edition 16: Segment 2 - Keith Wyatt
Thursday, February 19, 2009
With more audio excerpts from the Blasters, Keith Wyatt talks about his BOSS pedals and classic effects such as tremolo and slap delay. Keith also discusses teaching at MI and practicing along with metronomes and drum machines.
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Edition 15: Segment 1 - Dave Navarro
Thursday, November 13, 2008
From his cell phone, Dave Navarro discusses his many projects including his band Camp Freddie, and past bands such as Jane’s Addiction and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Lots of Dave’s musical examples too.
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Edition 15: Segment 2 - Dave Navarro
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Dave Navarro, still on his cell phone, moves from his house to his car and then navigates through Hollywood. Dave talks about his favorite guitar gear including BOSS pedals, his band The Panic Channel, and his new Internet series Spread TV.
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Edition 14: Segment 1 - Frank Gambale
Thursday, August 07, 2008
Frank Gambale discusses his sweep picking technique, his new tuning and several other topics including lots of audio excerpts of his playing.
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Edition 14: Segment 2 - Frank Gambale
Thursday, August 07, 2008
Frank Gambale gives words of wisdom and discuses more about sweep picking, practicing, his BOSS pedals, growing up in Australia playing guitar, and much more.
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Edition 13: Segment 1 - Mark Newman
Thursday, May 01, 2008
Mark Newman tells us about his adventures as a guitar tech for major acts.
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Edition 13: Segment 2 - Mark Newman
Thursday, May 01, 2008
More stories from Mark Newman about touring with Ozzy, ZZ Top, Smashing Pumkins and other bands.
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Edition 12: Segment 1 - Paul Hanson & Rob Marcello
Monday, February 25, 2008
Paul Hanson talks about getting great tone with COSM amp models. Rob Marcello shows off his favorite amp model, plays excerpts from his new album and shreds over the phone.
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Edition 12: Segment 2 - Paul Hanson & Rob Marcello
Monday, February 25, 2008
Rob Marcello shows some shredding licks over the phone and plays excerpts from his new album. Paul and Rob discuss getting great guitar tone while going direct and play lots of examples.
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Edition 11: Segment 1 - Will Ray
Friday, October 05, 2007
Will Ray talks about his band the Hellecasters, his instructional videos and his albums. Also, some tips on using B-Benders and slides.
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Edition 11: Segment 2 - Will Ray
Friday, October 05, 2007
Will Ray talks about his gear and reveals secrets on how he uses pedals. Will also discusses his favorite pedals from his massive BOSS pedal collection.
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Edition 11: Segment 3 - Will Ray
Friday, October 05, 2007
Will talks about his early influences and how he ended up playing country. He also talks about how he tries to emulate pedal steel, and gives tips on recording techniques and practicing with rhythm tracks and drum machines.
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Edition 10: Segment 1 - Scott Henderson
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Scott Henderson, legendary Jazz/Blues guitarist, talks about music, his amplifiers, his book on Jazz Chords and more.
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Edition 10: Segment 2 - Scott Henderson
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Scott Henderson talks about string gauges, his musical influences and his favorite pedals, including the RC-2 Loop Station.
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Edition 10: Segment 3 - Scott Henderson
Thursday, August 16, 2007
More about Scott Henderson’s gear, including his secrets of how he records his guitar tone.
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Edition 9: Segment 1 - Michael Ward
Thursday, June 07, 2007
Michael Ward talks about getting gigs, playing with the Wallflowers, School of Fish and other bands. Also, Paul and Michael discuss recording backwards guitar parts.
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Edition 9: Segment 2 - Michael Ward
Thursday, June 07, 2007
More from Michael Ward about playing on those big stages and tips on gear and tuning.
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Edition 9: Segment 3 - Michael Ward
Thursday, June 07, 2007
Topics include bands, session work, Michael Ward’s baritone guitar, his favorite effects and his home studio.
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Edition 8: Segment 1 - Steve Trovato
Friday, March 23, 2007
Lots of excerpts from Steve Trovato’s new album, "Country Jazz Master." Steve gives tips on writing instructional books, and talks about his favorite gear.
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Edition 8: Segment 2 - Steve Trovato
Friday, March 23, 2007
Steve Trovato talks about cool echo tricks, hybrid picking-which he shows over the phone-and lots more about gear. Also, there are more excerpts from his album "Country Jazz Master."
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Edition 8: Segment 3 - Steve Trovato
Friday, March 23, 2007
Tips about practicing and playing "in time." Steve Trovato talks about guitarschool.net and about using a motion-capture suit to record a guitar performance for teaching. More from Steve’s new album, some talk about tone, his favorite pedals, and an excerpt from a classical piece on which Steve played a guitar synth.
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Edition 7: Segment 1 - Paul Gilbert
Thursday, November 30, 2006
Paul Gilbert talks to Paul Hanson about Mr. Big, amps, gear and pedals. They also discuss playing techniques with lots of musical excerpts from Paul Gilbert’s new album "Get Out of My Yard."
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Edition 7: Segment 2 - Paul Gilbert
Thursday, November 30, 2006
More about Paul Gilbert’s guitar playing with lots of excerpts from Paul’s "Get Out of My Yard" CD. Also Paul’s cool trick with the BOSS DD-3.
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Edition 7: Segment 3 - Paul Gilbert
Thursday, November 30, 2006
Paul Gilbert describes how he recorded the amazing unaccompanied solo "Get Out of My Yard," and other tunes. Paul also gives advice for practicing and getting better on the guitar.
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Edition 6: Segment 1 - Steve Lynch
Friday, October 13, 2006
Steve Lynch talks about his new Music School, his band Autograph and touring with Van Halen, Ozzy, and Motley Crue.
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Edition 6: Segment 2 - Steve Lynch
Friday, October 13, 2006
Steve Lynch explains how to play his two-handed solos "Hammerhead," "Liquid Eyes" and other signature two-handed licks. Also, more about his recording and live gear.
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Edition 6: Segment 3 - Steve Lynch
Friday, October 13, 2006
Steve Lynch talks more about gear, plays more two-handed licks and explains the guitar solo from Autograph’s hit song "Turn up the Radio."
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Edition 5: Segment 1 - Rafael Moreira
Friday, September 08, 2006
Rafael Moreira talks about CBS TV show Rockstar: Super Nova, what gear he uses and a typical day on the set.
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Edition 5: Segment 2 - Rafael Moreira
Friday, September 08, 2006
Rafael Moreira talks about his Loop Station, and shows sweeping and tapping licks over the phone
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Edition 5: Segment 3 - Rafael Moreira
Friday, September 08, 2006
Rafael Moreira talks a bit about touring with big stars Pink, Christina Agulara and about his band Magnetico. He also shows more cool licks including fast picking.
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Edition 4: Segment 1 - Paul Hanson
Friday, August 25, 2006
Paul Hanson explains looping and creates a tune building loops with the RC-50 Loop Station.
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Edition 4: Segment 2 - Philip Stendek
Friday, August 25, 2006
On the line: Paul Hanson interviews Looping Master Philip Stendek from Las Vegas.
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Edition 4: Segment 3 - Philip Stendek
Friday, August 25, 2006
Continued interview with Philip as he builds loops over the phone.
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Edition 4: Segment 4 - Philip Stendek
Friday, August 25, 2006
Philip shows some of his signature looping moves and explains how he uses multiple BOSS Loop Stations to perform live.
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Edition 3: Segment 1 - Robert Marcello
Thursday, June 29, 2006
Robert Marcello shows some shredding licks and talks about recording with BOSS BR Recorders.
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Edition 3: Segment 2 - Robert Marcello
Thursday, June 29, 2006
Lydian sweeps, other hot licks and more on how to record with BOSS BR recorders.
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Edition 3: Segment 3 - Robert Marcello
Thursday, June 29, 2006
More hot licks and secrets about how to practice with the DB "Doctor Beat" metronomes.
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Edition 3: Segment 4 - Robert Marcello
Thursday, June 29, 2006
Robert records a song over the phone with his BR-900CD then emails it to Paul.
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Edition 2: Segment 1 - Ernesto Homeyer
Thursday, April 13, 2006
An interview with Ernesto Homeyer from Musicians Institute in Hollywood, CA.
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Edition 2: Segment 2 - Ernesto Homeyer
Thursday, April 13, 2006
A continued interview with Ernesto Homeyer from Musicians Institute in Hollywood, CA including talk about drum machines and tuners.
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Edition 1: Segment 1 - Paul Hanson
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
Tricks and tips with the MT-2 Metal Zone, doubling guitars and sweeping frequencies to dial in tone.
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Edition 1: Segment 2 - Paul Hanson
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
Adding delay with the DD-3 Digital Delay Pedal for fattening rhythms, smoothing out solos and also old time slap back echo.
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Edition 1: Segment 3 - Paul Hanson
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
Blues tones with the BD-2 Blues Driver and overdriving an already distorted signal for endless sustain.
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Edition 1: Segment 4 - Paul Hanson
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
Monster Fat tones with the MD-2 Mega Distortion and tips for tuning your guitar down low. Also adding the GE-7 Graphic EQ pedal for variations.
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