Episodes

  • Latest & Greatest
    Dec 1 2025

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    There aren't enough days in the week to cover all the newest gear, but in today's episode, we hit a handful of the most interesting new releases from the last couple of weeks. Leave a comment below and tell us about your favorite new gear from November.

    Big ole thanks to the sponsor of today's episode, Sweetwater! Make sure to check out all the gear we use here and more: https://www.sweetwater.com/shop/dipped-in-tone/

    GIVEAWAY! Enter for your chance to win a UA Volt 876 Interface: https://kingsumo.com/g/mn588vm/universal-audio-x-dipped-in-tone-volt-v876-giveaway

    Check out our website & merch: https://www.dippedintone.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dippedintone Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/dippedintone

    Dipped In Tone is: Rhett Shull https://www.rhettshull.com/ Zach Broyles / Mythos Pedals https://mythospedals.com & https://highvoltageguitars.com/ Edited by Addison! https://www.instagram.com/addisonsauvan/

    TIME STAMPS 00:00 Intro 00:33 Life long skillz 02:26 A real bush league move 04:23 Kids, don’t fight 04:44 Rhett’s update 07:33 Zach’s update 09:06 Addison’s update 10:18 Bread knife talk 11:48 THANKS SWEETWATER!! 12:31 Hot take 21:45 The latest Fractal Release 35:23 JHS Kilt 10th Anniversary 42:37 JHS & Third Man Troika 47:40 Gibson Dave Grohl Signature 01:02:15 Rig Dip 01:13:08 Shills 01:18:46 Thanks again, Sweetwater!

    Affiliate Links: JHS Kilt 10: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/o4EnzW Volt 876 Affiliate Link: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/jeko9M

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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • Producing Guitar at Home w/ James Santiago
    Dec 1 2025

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    On this episode of Dipped In Tone, the fellas catch up with James Santiago about his approach to capturing great guitar tone at home. Spoiler: it doesn't take very much to get great sounds these days! One thing we know for sure, it's a great time to be alive and play guitar.

    HUGE thanks to the sponsor of today's episode, Universal Audio!

    Enter for your chance to win a UA Volt 876 Interface: https://kingsumo.com/g/mn588vm/universal-audio-x-dipped-in-tone-volt-v876-giveaway

    Volt 876 Affiliate Link: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/jeko9M

    Check out our website & merch: https://www.dippedintone.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dippedintone Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/dippedintone

    Dipped In Tone is: Rhett Shull https://www.rhettshull.com/ Zach Broyles / Mythos Pedals https://mythospedals.com & https://highvoltageguitars.com/ Edited by Addison! https://www.instagram.com/addisonsauvan/

    TIME STAMPS 00:00 Intro 00:46 Zach’s update 02:00 Addison’s Update 05:38 Rhett’s Update 07:42 Thanks to today’s sponsor - Universal Audio! 07:51 UA has a new interface - the Volt 876 10:04 GIVEAWAY!! 10:21 James Santiago ladies and gentlemen 11:18 James’ cool other studio spot 15:25 Main Topic 25:00 James’ Preferred way of recoding guitars at home 32:35 Starting from square one 40:27 Other key parts to getting good guitar tone 43:20 You don’t have to spend a lot of money to get good sounds 48:33 The actual microphones used in the Ox Box 58:50 You don’t have to be a millionaire to record good music! 1:00:40 James’ first converters 01:05:10 The barrier to entry is low! 01:07:00 James tells a cool studio story 01:09:55 The magic in tape, embrace imperfection 01:11:38 Today’s challenge with recording at home 01:16:34 Rig Dip 01:28:46 UA has added MIDI to their pedals! 01:33:35 CONGRATS to UAFX giveaway winner! 01:34:35 Luna 2.0 is out with lots of awesome updates 01:35:03 Don’t forget to enter the giveaway 01:36:13 Shills

    Affiliate Links: Universal Audio Enigmatic: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/qzdyxj Universal Audio Knuckles: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/radXDy Universal Audio Anti: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/7agMOd Universal Audio Ruby: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/xLdZ5R Universal Audio Dream: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/LKk2mo Universal Audio Woodrow: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/55JnZ3 Universal Audio Lion: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/xLdZ5d

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    1 hr and 41 mins
  • This is the new standard.
    Nov 18 2025

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    On this episode of Dipped in Tone, the guys talk about Rhett joining The Midnight and his decision to use the new Line 6 Helix Stadium (which launches today) https://www.sweetwater.com/shop/dipped-in-tone/ Check all the gear we use here and more!

    Check out our new site & merch https://www.dippedintone.com Support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/dippedintone Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/dippedintone

    Dipped in Tone is: Rhett Shull https://www.rhettshull.com/ Zach Broyles / Mythos Pedals https://mythospedals.com & https://highvoltageguitars.com/ Edited by Addison! https://www.instagram.com/addisonsauvan/

    Timestamps 00:00 Intro 1:00 - Zach got a new phone 2:30 - Addison is acoustic shopping 4:37 - Rhett is joining The Midnight! 6:45 - Thank you Sweetwater (today’s sponsor) 9:43 - Hot Take (thanks John Mayer) 20:37 - The Helix Stadium! 23:56 - Comparing the old to the new 26:56 - Better UI than the Quad Cortex? 29:30 - A few drawbacks of the unit 35:02 - Dynamic Ambience 37:17 - Rhett finding his sound with The Midnight 39:52 - The future of guitar modeling 43:15 - Is Line 6 more than just high gain? 44:52 - Rhett’s live rig for The Midnight 47:52 - Rig Dip 57:07 - Zach’s Shill 1:00:00 - Rhett’s Shill 1:01:10 - Thanks again Sweetwater!

    OUR FAVORITE GEAR (Sweetwater Affiliate Links): D’Addario Strings: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/raroKj Universal Audio SD-1: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/55EPNb Universal Audio Apollo x8p: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/e1XPW1 Shure SM7B: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/DyGzNb Strymon Flint: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/9LDaYE Line 6 HX One: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/55EPN1 Ibanez TS9: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/aOVQXY

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • We answer your questions!
    Nov 6 2025

    Like, comment, and subscribe! On this episode of Dipped In Tone, Rhett, Zach and Addison touch on some gear new and answer listener questions! Check out our new site & merch: https://www.dippedintone.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dippedintone Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/dippedintone Dipped In Tone is: Rhett Shull https://www.rhettshull.com/ Zach Broyles / Mythos Pedals https://mythospedals.com & https://highvoltageguitars.com/ Edited by Addison! https://www.instagram.com/addisonsauvan/ 00:00 - Intro 00:45 - We have merch! 1:44 - Zach’s life update 3:37 - The problem with today’s movies 4:36 - Addison’s life update 7:18 - Rhett’s life update 13:06 - New segment! GEAR NEWS 14:08 - Is Fender innovating anymore? 16:20 - We’re pro bag 26:10 - Is Strymon struggling to stay relevant? 35:50 - Hot Take 42:58 - Q&A’s! 1:06:15 - Rig Dip 1:15:25 - Zach’s Shill 1:17:18 - Rhett’s Shill #dippedintone #guitarpodcast #podcast

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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • Crafting Feel w/ James Santiago of Universal Audio
    Oct 6 2025

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    On this episode of Dipped in Tone, Rhett, Zach and Addison chat with James Santiago of UA about all creating pedals that capture the nuance of classic amps. We also dive into the secrets of circuits, tone of picks and more!

    Huge Thanks to sponsor of this episode, Universal Audio.

    UAD Showtime ’64 (FREE for the month of October):

    https://www.uaudio.com/products/showtime-64-tube-amp?

    srsltid=AfmBOooE8PGtJDv93PPu1qs52Pan63QqGMU2vLdBuh3BZkUC7KKOs0Im

    Enter below for your chance to win any UA Amp Simulator Pedal (Winner will be announced in

    November):

    https://kingsumo.com/g/m7ggklm

    Check out our new site & merch https://www.dippedintone.com

    Support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/dippedintone

    Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/dippedintone

    Dipped in Tone is:

    Rhett Shull https://www.rhettshull.com/

    Zach Broyles / Mythos Pedals https://mythospedals.com & https://highvoltageguitars.com/

    Edited by Addison! https://www.instagram.com/addisonsauvan/

    Timestamps

    00:28 - High Voltage is 1 year old!

    00:44 - Rhett thought High Voltage was a bad idea

    00:55 - He was wrong

    01:22 - Zach is exercising again

    03:14 - Addison is tired, but promises he hasn’t been crying

    03:41 - He listens to books, a lot

    04:21 - The Shull family’s last road trip of 2025

    05:17 - Gen Z brain rot shorts, brought to you by Will

    05:59 - HOT TAKE

    12:18 - Submit your HOT TAKE - dippedintone@gmail.com

    12:24 - Today’s Sponsor - Universal Audio!

    12:32 - FREE STUFF - The Showtime ‘64

    14:22 - Our Conversation with James Santiago

    23:41 - What James has been up to

    28:52 - Main Topic (UA Amp Pedals)

    34:55 - James’ crazy tone-chasing behavior

    37:40 - You have to do the homework

    40:26 - “Amp in the room” vs “amp on the record”

    51:38 - The tonal difference between two different picks

    55:32 - James is truly a musical anthropologist

    57:24 - There are no bad tones

    1:00:30 - How UA decides on features

    1:02:12 - Another shout out to the Showtime ’64

    1:05:40 - Guitar should be fun

    1:12:36 - A common thread among the greats

    1:19:30 - Zach’s Shill

    1:21:13 - Rhett’s Shill

    1:24:53 - Thank you Universal Audio!

    1:24:58 - Download the Showtime ’64 for FREE

    1:25:13 - Thank you James!

    1:25:27 - Check out our merch - www.dippedintone.com

    AFFILIATE LINKS

    Universal Audio Enigmatic: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/qzdyxj

    Universal Audio Knuckles: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/radXDy

    Universal Audio Anti: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/7agMOd

    Universal Audio Ruby: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/xLdZ5R

    Universal Audio Dream: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/LKk2mo

    Universal Audio Woodrow: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/55JnZ3

    Universal Audio Lion: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/xLdZ5d

    Kirk Wah: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/JKP227

    Strandberg Boden NX6 Standard: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/6yZEdb

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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • We Rate Each Other’s Rigs!
    Sep 25 2025

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    On this episode of Dipped in Tone, Rhett and Zach dip each others rigs! We break down Zach's Hetfield Circa 1986 obsession, Rhett's wild pedalboard and more. What do you rate our rigs?

    Huge Thanks to sponsor of this episode, Sweetwater. https://www.sweetwater.com/shop/dipped-in-tone/ Check all the gear we use here and more!

    Check out our new site & merch https://www.dippedintone.com

    Support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/dippedintone

    Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/dippedintone

    Dipped in Tone is:

    Rhett Shull https://www.rhettshull.com/

    Zach Broyles / Mythos Pedals https://mythospedals.com & https://highvoltageguitars.com/

    Edited by Addison! https://www.instagram.com/addisonsauvan/

    Timestamps

    00:00 Intro

    00:53 - Addison’s Life Update

    2:41 - Rhett’s Life Update

    5:46 - Zach’s Life Update

    7:12 - We have merch!

    8:18 - Big ole thanks to our Patrons

    8:40 - Big ole thanks to today’s sponsor - Sweetwater!

    11:15 - HOT TAKE

    18:23 - Main Topic

    1:00:20 - Rig Dip

    1:07:55 - Thanks again Sweetwater!

    1:08:12 - Shills

    OUR FAVORITE GEAR (Sweetwater Affiliate Links):

    D’Addario Strings: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/raroKj

    Universal Audio SD-1: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/55EPNb

    Universal Audio Apollo x8p: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/e1XPW1

    Shure SM7B: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/DyGzNb

    Strymon Flint: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/9LDaYE

    Line 6 HX One: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/55EPN1

    Ibanez TS9: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/aOVQXY

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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • The Future of Guitar Effects?!
    Sep 15 2025

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    On this episode of Dipped in Tone, the guys dive into the Boss Plugout and what products like this mean for the future of guitar effects. Huge Thanks to sponsor of this episode, Sweetwater. https://www.sweetwater.com/shop/dipped-in-tone/ Check all the gear we use here and more!

    Check out our new site & merch https://www.dippedintone.com

    Support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/dippedintone

    Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/dippedintone

    Dipped in Tone is:

    Rhett Shull https://www.rhettshull.com/

    Zach Broyles / Mythos Pedals https://mythospedals.com & https://highvoltageguitars.com/

    Edited by Addison! https://www.instagram.com/addisonsauvan/

    Timestamps

    00:00 Intro

    00:22 - Buy our merch!

    01:25 - Gross

    03:33 - Nerdy Hobby Updates

    12:00 - Thank you Sweetwater!

    13:29 - Hot Take

    18:55 - Main Topic

    55:05 - Rig Dip

    1:11:49 - Shills

    1:15:41 - Sweetwater has the best prices

    OUR FAVORITE GEAR (Sweetwater Affiliate Links):

    D’Addario Strings: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/raroKj

    Universal Audio SD-1: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/55EPNb

    Universal Audio Apollo x8p: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/e1XPW1

    Shure SM7B: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/DyGzNb

    Strymon Flint: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/9LDaYE

    Line 6 HX One: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/55EPN1

    Ibanez TS9: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/aOVQXY

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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • One of us doesn’t get it!
    Sep 2 2025

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    On this episode of Dipped in Tone, the guys discuss the new 424 pedal from JHS and the related Tascam madness. How the guys feel about this new wave of non-guitar amp related guitar sounds. Buckle up!

    Check out our new site & merch https://www.dippedintone.com

    Support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/dippedintone

    Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/dippedintone

    Dipped in Tone is:

    Rhett Shull https://www.rhettshull.com/

    Zach Broyles / Mythos Pedals https://mythospedals.com & https://highvoltageguitars.com/

    Edited by Addison! https://www.instagram.com/addisonsauvan/

    2:22 - Rhett is losing sleep over plastic

    4:15 - Zach’s next Proton Pack

    5:28 - We have timestamps now

    7:52 - Thank you Patrons!

    8:38 - Hot Take

    15:00 - Main Topic: 424 Madness

    32:00 - The next JHS pedal (top secret)

    50:40 - The night Rhett met Gearmandude

    55:13 - Rig Dip

    1:05:50 - Shills

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    1 hr and 11 mins