About this episode
Tonight's fun is with George Metropoulos of Metropoulos Amplification. Jump to the following sections in our discussion5:37 - Dr. McGillicuddy's Medicinal Needs8:13 - Scotch Unboxing9:24 - Scotch Details 15:23 - How did George get started building amps?27:27 - NAMM stories32:57 - Bogner Story35:07 - George Pranks Dave at the Amp Show37:46 - Chat Review38:50 - George's Amp Room Rundown45:51 - Audio Precision Analyzer discussion48:20 - Do transformers make the biggest impact on tone?50:38 - TUBES! What do we like?1:05:56 - EVH Tube shoot out story by Dave1:10:00 - EVH Brown Sound Talk1:15:00 - Hiwatt amps1:23:00 - George's Favorite Marshall to Play?1:23:16 - Opinions of Divided by 13 Amps1:24:00 - Attenuators? Power Station by Fryette, Dave's Prototype1:30:15 - Granger Amps?1:31:16 - How does Steve Stevens use his Rockaway pedal by J Rockett 1:32:23 - George discusses the 10,000 series amps 1:34:55 - Van Halen and Metropoulos Amps for best tone1:38:31 - New Metal Zone mod? :) Amp mistakes that sound good1:41:40 - Using Variac's, Steve Stevens, AC/DC, Van Halen 1:46:19 - Van Halen and his use of a Variac, and Dave working with him on tube selection for the 5150 III amps1:53:30 - New pedals by Friedman and Metropoulos 1:59:14 - What is your favorite Van Halen recorded guitar tone?2:04:41 - Friedman Buffer Bay and Pedalboard's released 2:05:05 - What is closest to mustard caps?2:07:14 - Checking in on our drinking progress2:10:04 - Why do old amps sound so good?2:17:07 - Why do amps of the same era sound different?2:21:00 - Different players make an amp sound different2:23:24 - Food! 2:25:39 - Slash and Lunch SIR Amps2:29:34 - Best solid state amps and Boss Katana2:36:51 - Dumble!2:45:00 - What do we do in downtime? TV, George's guest room mattress, Online reviews2:57:35 - Favorite Audio Switcher2:58:52 - Pickups and impact on sound3:06:35 - Will Friedman be coming out with their own pickups to sell? Yes3:08:04 - What causes Marshall hiss?3:09:56 - Rich mod, LarMar Mod and PPIMV discussion3:20:50 - Closing thoughts where to find George Metropoulos, Marc and Dave FriedmanMetropoulos Amplification - www.metopoulos.net Friedman Amplification - www.friedmanamplification.com Tone-Talk - www.tone-talk.com Support the show