Podcasts
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 13
In this 13th edition, Paul interviews guitar tech Mark Newman. Mark has worked with ZZ Top, Ozzy, Soundgarden, Smashing Pumpkins, Ted Nugent and many others. Check out the crazy things that happen in a day in the life of a guitar tech.
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Mark tells us about his adventures as a guitar tech for major acts.
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More stories about touring with Ozzy, ZZ Top, Smashing Pumkins and other bands.
Edition 12
There’s plenty of shredding in this 12th edition. Paul Hanson and Rob Marcello, both BOSS specialists, discuss “going direct” with COSM amp models and effects. The show is chocked full of audio examples of their favorite amp models and tricks on how they use them.
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Paul talks about getting great tone with COSM amp models. Rob shows off his favorite amp model, plays excerpts from his new album and shreds over the phone.
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Rob 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.
Edition 11
World-famous Will Ray from the Hellecasters is on the line. Few guitar pickers can out-slide, out-bend or out-torture a Telecaster the way Will Ray can.
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Will 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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Will 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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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.
Edition 10
Scott Henderson, legendary Jazz/Blues guitarist, is on the line.
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Scott talks about music, his amplifiers, his book on Jazz Chords and more.
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Scott talks about string gauges, his musical influences and his favorite pedals, including the RC-2 Loop Station.
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More about Scott’s gear, including his secrets of how he records his guitar tone.
Edition 9
Michael Ward, guitarist for the Wallflowers, John Hiatt, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals and School of Fish is on the line from his home in the Hollywood Hills.
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Michael 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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More about playing on those big stages and tips on gear and tuning.
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Topics include bands, session work, Michael's baritone guitar, his favorite effects and his home studio.
Edition 8
Paul interviews super country and jazz guitar picker Steve Trovato. Steve is the author of over 20 instructional books, and can be heard on countless recordings.
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Lots of excerpts from Steve's new album, "Country Jazz Master." Steve gives tips on writing instructional books, and talks about his favorite gear.
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Steve 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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Tips about practicing and playing "in time." Steve 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.
Edition 7
In this 7th Edition, Paul Hanson interviews Paul Gilbert who is regarded internationally as one of the greatest players in the industry.
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The Pauls talk about Mr. Big, amps, gear and pedals. Also, they discuss playing techniques with lots of music excerpts from Paul Gilbert's new album "Get Out Of My Yard."
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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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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.
Edition 6
In this Sixth Edition, Paul Hanson interviews two-hand tapping master Steve Lynch from Autograph. Steve shows us lots of cool licks, talks about his gear and life on the road and in the studio.
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Steve talks about his new Music School, his band Autograph and touring with Van Halen, Ozzy, and Motley Crue.
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Steve 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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Steve talks more about gear, plays more two-handed licks and explains the guitar solo from Autograph's hit song "Turn up the Radio."
Edition 5
On the line is Rafael Moreira: Lead guitarist of the House Band from the hit CBS TV series Rock Star: Super Nova.
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Rafael talks about CBS TV show Rockstar: Super Nova, what gear he uses and a typical day on the set.
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Rafael talks about his Loop Station, and shows sweeping and tapping licks over the phone.
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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.
Edition 4
This fourth edition is all about looping and the BOSS Loop Stations.
Paul demonstrates building a tune with loops and interviews the amazing looping artist Philip Stendek from Las Vegas, NV. Philip shows his signature looping tricks using three RC-20 loop stations, along with the Roland GR-20 guitar synth, and the DD-20 Giga Delay.
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Paul explains looping and creates a tune building loops with the RC-50 Loop Station.
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On the line: Paul interviews Looping Master Philip Stendek from Las Vegas.
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Continued interview with Philip as he builds loops over the phone.
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Philip shows some of his signature looping moves and explains how he uses multiple BOSS Loop Stations to perform live.
Edition 3
In this edition Paul interviews the Swedish Shred-Meister Robert Marcello. Robert plays with the band Danger Danger, is recording a solo album called Marcello, and is one of the latest additions to the BOSS and Roland Guitar team.
This Edition is chocked full of insane shredding guitar licks! There are also tips on becoming a better player by practicing with the BOSS Doctor Beat Metronomes. And also lots of info about how you can record with the BOSS BR recorders.
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Robert Marcello shows some shredding licks and talks about recording with BOSS BR Recorders.
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Lydian sweeps, other hot licks and more on how to record with BOSS BR recorders.
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More hot licks and secrets about how to practice with the DB "Doctor Beat" metronomes.
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Robert records a song over the phone with his BR-900CD then emails it to Paul.
Edition 2
An interview with Ernesto Homeyer from Musician’s Institute in Hollywood, CA.
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Ernesto talks about BOSS gear, GIT Life, and licks.
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Ernesto talks about drum machines and tuners.
Edition 1
This radio talk show is all about squeezing the best guitar tones out of your gear and it's packed full of music examples. Paul covers some of the killer tones you can get with different distortion and overdrive pedals, digital delay and EQ.
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Tricks and tips with the MT-2 Metal Zone, doubling guitars and sweeping frequencies to dial in tone.
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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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Blues tones with the BD-2 Blues Driver and overdriving an already distorted signal for endless sustain.
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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.
Guitar Effects Guide Book, Vol. 19
Ever wonder what that BOSS pedal sounds like? Here are some audio demos of our most popular pedals.
*Be sure to show album artwork in iTunes for extra tips!