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.

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Fretboard Journal: https://fretboardjournal.com
Little H Collective (Steven’s music): https://littlehcollective.bandcamp.com

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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

Timestamps:
00:00:00 Intro
00:00:13 Live at Fretboard Summit 2026
00:01:37 Addison’s Favorite Find: The Quebec Acoustic
00:04:16 Rhett’s Favorite Find: Bartle Amplification Prototype
00:06:50 Hot Take: Vintage Guitars Aren’t Worth the Money
00:10:58 Live Hot Take: The Sound of Rock and Roll Is Amplification
00:13:45 How Technology and Music Move Together
00:14:45 Live Hot Take: Guitar Notation Isn’t Uniquely Hard
00:17:30 Corey Congilio’s Rebuttal
00:19:55 Rig Dip: Steven’s Ambient Backyard Board
00:26:19 Rig Dip: John’s JM & Alessandro Fiore Rig
00:31:31 Rig Dip: Matthew’s Trigger Warning Rig
00:36:22 Rig Dip: Josh Scott’s Expression Board & Redacted JHS Pedals
00:45:30 Should Rig Owners Be Present During the Review?
00:46:50 Jonathan Stout: Gear Is the Least and Most Important Thing

Affiliate Links
Gear Dipped — John’s rig

Gibson Custom Shop SG → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/qWq20O
ProCo RAT 2 → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/aNkWLQ
Benson Amps Preamp Pedal → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/AgDEAD
Catalinbread Belle Epoch Deluxe → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/Gb5ZQB
EHX Deluxe Memory Man 1100-TT → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/VOW6Qk
Universal Audio OX Amp Attenuator → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/ZVDymW

Gear Dipped — Matthew’s rig

Fender Player II Stratocaster → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/X4qXrM
D’Angelico Excel DC → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/B5Q2G4
Blackstar St. James EL34 112 combo → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/WOLG9n
TC Electronic PolyTune 3 Mini → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/2R3WgG
Wampler Belle → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/R0X6Yy
Source Audio Nemesis Delay → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/4aYWRG
Universal Audio UAFX Golden Reverberator → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/dyA73y
JHS 3 Series Fuzz → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/qWq2kO

Gear Dipped — Josh Scott’s rig
Boss JB-2 Angry Driver → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/PzZ6kM
Keeley Octa Psi → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/enGAB6
Eventide H9 Harmonizer Gen 2 → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/aNkW6q
Boss RV-200 Reverb → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/n4z2BR

Gear We Use
Universal Audio Apollo Twin X Duo Gen 2 → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/gRVWQg
Shure SM7B → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/X4qX5G
Universal Audio Volt 2 → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/oNWyao
Mac Mini (M4) → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/B5Q2YB
Sennheiser HD 280 Pro → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/WOLGPJ
Mogami Gold Studio mic cable, 10ft → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/0G3dBO
Gator Elite Series Main Desk, Black → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/n4z2eV

Today we're joined by friend of the show  @coreycongilio  A fantastic guitar player and educator with countless gigs under his belt, we dive into to preparing for early days of gigging. The guys walk through some of things you have to do before and during a gig to help be ready, battle nerves, and being a good hang.

Learn more about Corey's Lessons Here https://workingclassguitar.com/

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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

Timestamps
00:00:00 Intro
00:07:30 Mythos Enclosures
00:08:38 Thanks so much Patrons!
00:12:35 Hot Take
00:16:34 Heritage headstock or Gibson headstock?
00:23:13 Main Topic
00:25:00 The best place to start as a gigging musician
00:27:35 Being prepared
00:30:00 Understanding your gear
00:31:30 Having a pedalboard professionally built
00:33:50 Cable routing
00:35:00 Can you get by with less?
00:37:10 Listen back to your performances
00:42:15 About your attitude
00:45:30 Have fun!
00:47:03 Smile through every mistake
00:48:45 John Osborne mistake
00:50:30 Battling nerves
00:57:28 Rig Dip
01:10:55 Thanks again Patrons!
01:11:05 Big thanks to Corey Congilio!

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. 

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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
00:01:24 Zach’s Update
00:03:00 Mythos 3.0
00:04:25 Dental Talk
00:05:00 Rhett’s Update
00:08:19 Zach got a truck!
00:10:19 Thanks Patrons!
00:10:51 Merch Plug
00:11:28 Hot Take
00:17:58 WE NEED YOUR HOT TAKES & RIGS!
00:18:40 Pearly Gates
00:23:23 Shout out to Reverb
00:26:00 Flipping... who deserves these guitars?
00:27:27 Why does Gibson do this?
00:31:50 Nobody else does this quite as well
00:35:20 On Fender
00:39:20 Spending this amount of money on some else’s guitar
00:42:07 Collings Guitars
00:55:50 Zach is getting a laser cutter!
00:57:00 Rig Dip
01:07:05 Rhett’s Shill

On today's episode, we test out YouTube's new Gemini-powered AI thumbnail generator on a clip of Rhett — and the results are so uncanny that we go on the record: any channel using AI-generated thumbnails or AI B-roll gets an instant "do not recommend" from us. Plus a quick follow-up on the D'Addario/Suno AI controversy, a spicy hot take on whether Stratocasters or Telecasters are more versatile, and an announcement that Fretboard Summit rig-dip submissions are now open to anyone attending in person. Then we get into the real stuff: Addison, Zach, and Rhett each walk through their actual current rigs — Addison's in-ear-monitor church gig board built around a Quad Cortex Mini, Zach's stripped-down Marshall JCM800 and modified Flying V, and Rhett's elaborate Axe-Fx III touring rack built to sound like his records live. We close it out by rating a viewer's wet/dry rig submission from Renan.

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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

00:00:00 Intro
00:00:30 Addison’s Update
00:01:45 Do you like trains?
00:03:53 Rhett’s Update
00:10:18 Thanks Patrons!
00:11:13 Come see us in Chicago at Fretboard Summit
00:11:58 SUBMIT YOUR RIG - dippedintone@gmail.com
00:13:10 AI Thumbnails
00:20:05 D’Addario - let’s move on…
00:23:35 Hot Take
00:34:19 Main Topic
00:35:22 Addison’s Summer Rig
00:51:32 Zach’s Summer Rig
00:58:17 Rhett’s Spring/Summer Touring Rig
01:07:20 Rig Dip
01:20:29 Join us on Patreon!

On today's episode, Rhett gives an update on the AI channel that was impersonating him — it's been taken down, but the bigger story is what's happening across YouTube right now: a cycling channel getting its video ripped off nearly scene-for-scene with AI voiceover, deepfake channels targeting female guitarists, and real creators quietly slipping AI-generated B-roll into otherwise genuine videos. Then a viewer hot take — "guitar culture and music culture aren't the same thing" — kicks off a real, personal conversation about hobbyist vs. professional identity, why we all feel pressure to monetize our passions, and why keeping something just for yourself might be the healthiest thing you can do. Plus a Patreon Q&A on how to find people to jam with if you're not on social media, a round of new music recommendations, an update on our live show at Fretboard Summit in Chicago, and we rate a viewer's genuinely wild daw-less synth-and-guitar rig.

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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

TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00 Intro
00:00:18 Did you know we have Merch - dippedintone.com
00:01:22 Join us at Fretboard Summit!
00:02:11 Addison has a last name?
00:02:31 Thanks to all our Patrons!
00:03:00 AI still sucks, but Rhett’s imposter is gone
00:10:17 Addison’s Update
00:11:17 Zach’s Update
00:16:00 Hot Take
00:28:35 Taking care with our passions/hobbies
00:31:30 Zach’s got a new project coming
00:32:28 Wes Borland Masks
00:36:35 Patron Question - finding people to play music with
00:43:33 A quick conversation about Jazz
00:48:57 Radiohead?
00:50:03 Lyric or Melody?
00:54:09 What we’re listening to right now
01:00:27 Rig Dip!
01:10:35 Thanks again Patrons!
01:10:48 And don’t forget to join us live in person in August at Fretboard Summit
01:11:06 Merch Merch Merch!
01:11:21 What do you want us to talk about in the future? Drop your comment below!

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