New Year, New Goals!

Don't forget to like, subscribe and leave us a comment! 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 Produced & Edited by Addison! https://www.instagram.com/addisonsauvan TIME STAMPS 00:00 Intro 00:30 What’s New 09:02 The Winner of the UA Volt Giveaway! 10:13 Hot Take 17:15 The most underrated guitar sound ever 18:13 What’s 2026 looks like for the Dipped fellas? 56:50 Rig Dip! 01:08:00 Shills Some of our favorite gear from 2025 (Affiliate Links): Universal Audio Enigmatic - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/o42Mve Fender Triple Caster - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/qzRMvq Suhr Classic S Antique - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/DyEomG Benson Delay - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/jeEb4b Boss Roland DM-101 - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/K0Nj5A TC 2290 - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/e1oz26 Universal Audio Volt 876 - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/jeko9M Boss Katana 50 Gen3 - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/DyEom5 Shure 545 (new production) - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/ravMyj Echo Fix EFX3 - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/APzZMK Helix Stadium - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/LKVnJa

On today's episode, we're joined by Reverb.com's Cyril Nigg for our annual gear market trends breakdown. Thanks to Reverb for sponsoring today's episode! Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more content like this.  Guitar.com article: https://guitar.com/features/opinion-analysis/scalpers-are-ruining-the-fun-for-real-guitarists/ 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 Produced & Edited by Addison! https://www.instagram.com/addisonsauvan TIME STAMPS 00:00 Intro 01:21 HUGE thanks to today’s Sponsor - reverb.com 02:45 Life updates 05:49 Hot Take 13:44 Cyril’s role at Reverb 14:55 Main Topic 18:45 Best selling pedals of 2025 24:09 Best selling pedals: New Releases 30:48 Best selling brands 33:32 Best selling modulation pedals 35:38 Guitars! 38:58 Best selling new release (guitars) 41:33 Scalpers gonna scalp 48:45 The most popular guitar models of 2025 54:22 Best selling amps + modelers 58:24 Are modelers or amps selling better on Reverb? 01:06:22 Most watched gear on reverb.com 01:10:48 This year’s takeaways 01:12:28 Reverb Price Index - Guitars 01:16:16 Guitar Price Index broken down by brands 01:18:23 The state of the pedal market  01:20:55 Pedal Price Index by category 01:24:32 Rig Dip

Don't forget to like, subscribe and leave us a comment! Will AI take over the music industry? Will EHX harness the power of the magnetosphere? Will Rhett ever get a haircut? Will Fender take over the guitar universe? All this and more on today's episode.  Thanks so much 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 (last chance to enter!) 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 Produced & Edited by Addison! https://www.instagram.com/addisonsauvan TIME STAMPS 00:00 Intro 00:22 What’s new Zach? 01:19 Did Addison die? 01:28 Rhett needs a haircut 03:36 Rhett also got a new puppy 05:41 Inception 09:21 Thanks so much Sweetwater! 11:07 Shoutout Patrons! 11:53 Hot Take 24:27 Tom Morello Partscaster 32:00 Fender is killing right now! 33:16 EHX by JHS - The Big Muff 2 36:55 Pre-Order Josh & Daniel’s new book! 38:20 Harnessing power from the earth 41:55 Buckle up for some AI talk 59:29 “Hip Hop isn’t real music” 1:00:17 Rig Dip 1:08:25 Thanks again Sweetwater! Some of our favorite gear from 2025 (Affiliate Links): Universal Audio Enigmatic - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/o42Mve Fender Triple Caster - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/qzRMvq Suhr Classic S Antique - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/DyEomG Benson Delay - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/jeEb4b Boss Roland DM-101 - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/K0Nj5A TC 2290 - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/e1oz26 Universal Audio Volt 876 - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/jeko9M Boss Katana 50 Gen3 - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/DyEom5 Shure 545 (new production) - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/ravMyj Echo Fix EFX3 - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/APzZMK Helix Stadium - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/LKVnJa

Don't forget to like, subscribe and leave us a comment! Who doesn't love an entire episode dedicated to some of the best and brightest gear that we've acquired this year? Don't forget to watch all the way to the end to see the winner of our first annual "Shoyles Award" for this year's favorite release - awarded by our Patrons.  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 (and only two weeks left to enter!) 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 Produced & Edited by Addison! https://www.instagram.com/addisonsauvan TIME STAMPS 00:00 Intro 00:20 This is Rhett’s favorite episode to do 01:14 Addison’s life update 01:54 A quick story about Gregory Koch 02:55 Nashville doesn’t have very good BBQ 04:34 Zach’s life update 05:45 Rhett’s life update 07:58 Thank you Sweetwater (today’s sponsor) 09:43 Thanks to all our Patrons! 09:58 Hot Take! 17:39 Gear Of The Year 19:08 Amp Category 24:50 Digital Amp Category 29:20 Instrument Category 37:45 Pedal Category 45:12 Budget Friendly 53:11 Wildcard 1:01:19 Our Picks for Best Release of 2025 1:07:15 And the winner is…. 1:08:22 Thanks again Sweetwater! Affiliate Links: Fender Panoverb - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/e1oz56 Universal Audio Enigmatic - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/o42Mve Yamaha THR30 - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/Wyj5zO Fender Triple Caster - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/qzRMvq Suhr Classic S Antique - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/DyEomG Benson Delay - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/jeEb4b Boss Roland DM-101 - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/K0Nj5A TC 2290 - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/e1oz26 Universal Audio Volt 876 - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/jeko9M Boss Katana 50 Gen3 - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/DyEom5 Shure 545 (new production) - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/ravMyj Echo Fix EFX3 - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/APzZMK Helix Stadium - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/LKVnJa

Don't forget to like, subscribe and leave us a comment! 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

Don't forget to like, subscribe and leave us a comment! 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

Subscribe, like, and leave us a comment! 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

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

Subscribe, like, and leave us a comment! 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 - [email protected] 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

Subscribe, like, and leave us a comment! 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