Ep. 196 - Radium Nightcap Is My New Band Name

The Tone Control

For episode 200 we’re opening up recording night to ALL members of TTC Discord! No Patreon subscription is needed.

• Fractal Audio FM9 (Stinger: Strymon Volante) 00:17:24
  • Double the processing power of the FM3, but still not as strong as the rack mount Axe FX3
  • The FM3 came out last year and has 3 footswitches so it was often compared to the HX Stomp. The FM9 has 9 switches and looks like the one to get if you don’t want/can’t afford the Axe FX3
  • So it’s got all the stuff, we don’t need to tell you how great Fractal gear is.
  • No built in expression of any kind but of course can receive expression pedals.
  • Personally, I think the FM9 is the one you want. It does all the stuff most people need and includes footswitches so you don’t need the rack unit plus a controller to gig with it.
  • I think Fractal was losing ground to Helix/Kemper/Headrush when it came to pedalboard designed modelers that could be used in all settings.
  • FM3 is $1100, FM9 is $1600, and Axe FX3 MKII is $2300.

• Pedal Genie 00:35:13
  • Orange Omec Teleport $139

• Review Reviews (Stinger: Empress Nebulus) 00:58:31
  • “Been looking for a guitar like this for 8 years!!!”
• Listener questions/topics: Stinger: Earth Quaker Data Corruptor 01:07:45
  • When does a pedalboard get so big or complicated that it ceases to be useful anymore?
  • Collective stress around gigs/concerts with Delta variant growing concerning. Venues requiring proof of vaccination or a negative test.

• Suggestion of the Week (Stinger: Lone Wolf Audio Plague Rat) 01:31:12
  • Get a leatherman
  • Project Hail Mary

• FOREVER THANKFUL TO OUR BEAUTIFUL PATRONS!
  • Carson Ricketts
  • Nick Greenwood
  • Timmy S.
  • Matthew Fenselau (pronounced fence-law)
  • Riesenwolf!
  • Jamie Evans
  • Jeffrey Wright
  • Doug King
  • Doug Gann
  • Righteous Ryan Johnson
  • Steve Huffman
  • Jonas Sabatini
  • Eric Girabaldi
  • Andrew Walsh from Andrew’s Alcove
  • OG Friend of the show Brian Rizzi
  • Doug Christ of Thirty7 FX
  • Sean Wright of Lollygagger FX
  • Brian Gower and Kyle McIntyre of The Tone Jerks Podcast