The Gear Podcast

Troy's playing stadiums, Leon's playing stadiums and Line 6 is releasing the Helix Stadium!

The one, the only - Tommy Emmanuel joins The Gear Podcast.

The one and only Brett Garsed!

Load boxes that is...

Troy is cooking up some captures!

Troy & Leon reflect on a week on the tools

R.I.P John Sykes

We're back for 2025! Lots of fun new tones to discuss and products to look forward to.

A bonus episode where Leon reflects on the gear he used the most in 2024.

The lost episode 10 arises!

The boys are back! Troy runs us through all the rigs he's used this year and Leon makes grand plans for his new place.

The gear Podcast welcomes Grammy Award winning guitarist Larry Mitchell.

It's the spookiest time of the year!

A lot has been going on!

Seriously

Leon & Troy survey a big week in gear announcements

Who doesn't love a good semi?

It's been a big week here in Perth!

Leon & Troy chat about new gear releases from Synergy and MXR, Leon's new pedalboard and Troy's current obsessions. They also dive into the MXR Distortion+ and why the Randy Rhoads Distortion+ release feels so strange.

Leon is back and Troy has some sweet new toys for the studio - is there anything better?

It's been a few weeks but the boys are back having absorbed many gear related adventures.

Jason from Headfirst Amps returns to the podcast to discuss his new production amp, becoming a full time amp builder and his trips to the USA.

Is the ES335 secretly Gibson's greatest guitar?

What's the deal with impulse responses (IR's) anyway?

Troy has been playing with Tone-X and while there's some great sounds, there are also some rant-worthy flaws.

A glut of new gear comes under the TGP microscope

Old Marshalls. New Marshalls. Cooking Courses. Gear inheritance. It's all happening today.

Chris Baseford is a producer, engineer, & mixer who has worked with some of the top names in the music world such as Nickelback, Shinedown, Daughtry, Rob Zombie, Tommy Lee/Motley Crue, Avril Lavigne, Meghan Patrick, and several world-renowned producers and songwriters.

Chris shares his secrets for huge guitar tones!

Troy wants new pickups. Leon is back from NZ. It's all happening!

Troy and Leon discuss some near gear releases and whether live looping is awesome or kinda lame.

FRFR? Real Cabs? IEM?

Do we really know more about how to make great guitar noises these days?

The post NAMM wrap, from two non-attendees.

Ryan from Plague Scythe Studios joins us for an in depth chat about music, amp modelling and geartube.

Are the best days!

The Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier. Love it? Hate it? There's no denying it's a classic.

Welcome to season 2 of the gear podcast!

GAS is never ending. Here's what we're excited about in 2024.

Leon & Troy discuss their favourite gear of 2023.

We're not talking about metal zones either!

Happy thanksgiving! Today we're talking Australian made guitars, from Maton, Ormsby, Cole Clark, Belman and beyond.

Who can match their fretboard magic with vocal prestige, and who should stick to their day job?

Troy & Leon are back discussing all the latest gear releases, gigging and their favourite Dream theater albums.

Troy and Leon catch up after a short break, talking all the latest gear news.

Leon and Troy discuss new modeling devices, string choices and the AFL trade season.

AKA the great gear glut of 2023

Leon & Troy discuss all the fun new gear they've picked up recently.

Tone fiend Warren Mendonsa discusses his unique approach to blues rock, his upbringing in India and how he builds iconic guitar sounds for his original music and Bollywood sessions.

We're joined by NZ session ace Nick Granville to talk inspiration, essential gear and why reading is an essential skill for guitarists.