Dipped In Tone

Dipped in Tone goes live for the first time at Fretboard Summit 2026 at the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago. Rhett, Zach, and Addison open with the most interesting things they’ve found at the show: Addison is carrying a limited edition acoustic from a Quebec builder — only 15 made, Adirondack spruce top, maple back and sides, slotted headstock — and it plays warmer and more balanced than it has any right to. Rhett found a fully analog speaker cabinet emulator prototype at the Bartle Amplification booth that looks like it came out of an Abbey Road session circa 1964. Then comes the hot takes — John O’Keefe argues vintage guitars aren’t worth the premium over modern alternatives, a live audience member makes the compelling case that the true sound of rock and roll is amplification rather than guitar or drums, and a second live take on whether music notation is uniquely hard for guitarists gets a detailed rebuttal from Corey Congilio that actually settles it. Four rigs get dipped live: an ambient backyard board with vintage classroom projector cabs, a pristine JM and Alessandro Fiore combo that earns a rare ten, a “trigger warning” rig stuffed with headless guitars and a switcher, and Josh Scott’s expression-pedal-controlled monster board — built during mountain bike crash recovery — with two redacted upcoming JHS releases hiding in plain sight. Jonathan Stout closes the show with the best single take of the day: gear is simultaneously the least and most important thing. Submit your hot takes: [email protected] Journal: https://fretboardjournal.comLittle H Collective (Steven’s music): https://littlehcollective.bandcamp.com JOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/dippedintone MERCH: https://www.dippedintone.com/merch 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.comProduced & Edited by Addison! https://www.instagram.com/addisonsauvan Timestamps:00:00:00 Intro00:00:13 Live at Fretboard Summit 202600:01:37 Addison’s Favorite Find: The Quebec Acoustic00:04:16 Rhett’s Favorite Find: Bartle Amplification Prototype00:06:50 Hot Take: Vintage Guitars Aren’t Worth the Money00:10:58 Live Hot Take: The Sound of Rock and Roll Is Amplification00:13:45 How Technology and Music Move Together00:14:45 Live Hot Take: Guitar Notation Isn’t Uniquely Hard00:17:30 Corey Congilio’s Rebuttal00:19:55 Rig Dip: Steven’s Ambient Backyard Board00:26:19 Rig Dip: John’s JM & Alessandro Fiore Rig00:31:31 Rig Dip: Matthew’s Trigger Warning Rig00:36:22 Rig Dip: Josh Scott’s Expression Board & Redacted JHS Pedals00:45:30 Should Rig Owners Be Present During the Review?00:46:50 Jonathan Stout: Gear Is the Least and Most Important Thing Affiliate LinksGear Dipped — John’s rig Gibson Custom Shop SG → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/qWq20OProCo RAT 2 → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/aNkWLQBenson Amps Preamp Pedal → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/AgDEADCatalinbread Belle Epoch Deluxe → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/Gb5ZQBEHX Deluxe Memory Man 1100-TT → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/VOW6QkUniversal Audio OX Amp Attenuator → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/ZVDymW Gear Dipped — Matthew’s rig Fender Player II Stratocaster → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/X4qXrMD’Angelico Excel DC → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/B5Q2G4Blackstar St. James EL34 112 combo → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/WOLG9nTC Electronic PolyTune 3 Mini → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/2R3WgGWampler Belle → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/R0X6YySource Audio Nemesis Delay → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/4aYWRGUniversal Audio UAFX Golden Reverberator → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/dyA73yJHS 3 Series Fuzz → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/qWq2kO Gear Dipped — Josh Scott’s rigBoss JB-2 Angry Driver → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/PzZ6kMKeeley Octa Psi → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/enGAB6Eventide H9 Harmonizer Gen 2 → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/aNkW6qBoss RV-200 Reverb → https://sw

Rhett and Zach catch up while Rhett is on tour with The Midnight. We dive into all that's going on and go deep on why Zach want's a Pearly Gates Les Paul now that they are coming back. We touch on why Collings are some of the best guitars in the world and much more. JOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/dippedintone MERCH: https://www.dippedintone.com/merch 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.comProduced & Edited by Addison! https://www.instagram.com/addisonsauvan Time Stamps00:01:24 Zach’s Update00:03:00 Mythos 3.000:04:25 Dental Talk00:05:00 Rhett’s Update00:08:19 Zach got a truck!00:10:19 Thanks Patrons!00:10:51 Merch Plug00:11:28 Hot Take00:17:58 WE NEED YOUR HOT TAKES & RIGS!00:18:40 Pearly Gates00:23:23 Shout out to Reverb00:26:00 Flipping... who deserves these guitars?00:27:27 Why does Gibson do this?00:31:50 Nobody else does this quite as well00:35:20 On Fender00:39:20 Spending this amount of money on some else’s guitar00:42:07 Collings Guitars00:55:50 Zach is getting a laser cutter!00:57:00 Rig Dip01:07:05 Rhett’s Shill

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.comSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dippedintoneFollow 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 STAMPS00:00 Intro00:33 Life long skillz02:26 A real bush league move04:23 Kids, don’t fight04:44 Rhett’s update07:33 Zach’s update09:06 Addison’s update10:18 Bread knife talk11:48 THANKS SWEETWATER!!12:31 Hot take21:45 The latest Fractal Release35:23 JHS Kilt 10th Anniversary42:37 JHS & Third Man Troika47:40 Gibson Dave Grohl Signature01:02:15 Rig Dip01:13:08 Shills01:18:46 Thanks again, Sweetwater! Affiliate Links:JHS Kilt 10: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/o4EnzWVolt 876 Affiliate Link: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/jeko9M

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.comSupport us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/dippedintoneFollow 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/ Timestamps00:00 Intro1:00 - Zach got a new phone2:30 - Addison is acoustic shopping4:37 - 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 new26:56 - Better UI than the Quad Cortex?29:30 - A few drawbacks of the unit35:02 - Dynamic Ambience37:17 - Rhett finding his sound with The Midnight39:52 - The future of guitar modeling43:15 - Is Line 6 more than just high gain?44:52 - Rhett’s live rig for The Midnight47:52 - Rig Dip57:07 - Zach’s Shill1:00:00 - Rhett’s Shill1:01:10 - Thanks again Sweetwater! OUR FAVORITE GEAR (Sweetwater Affiliate Links):D’Addario Strings: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/raroKjUniversal Audio SD-1: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/55EPNbUniversal Audio Apollo x8p: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/e1XPW1Shure SM7B: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/DyGzNbStrymon Flint: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/9LDaYELine 6 HX One: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/55EPN1Ibanez TS9: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/aOVQXY