Academy Of Tone 292: X-MAS Edition

Special guests: Emanuel Knorr, Valeska Eng, Lukas Friedrich, Andreas Usner

00:00 Welcome to the X-MAS Special Episode 01:33 Looking back and the BlueGuitar team 02:28 Behind the scenes and AmpX Beta Testing news 03:30 10 years of BlueGuitar and Amp1 success 05:33 Effects and sound quality philosophy 07:06 Thomas’s life as a musician and stage testing 08:56 The metal expert of the team 09:56 Community Jam 10:29 Thomas plays over the Community Jam backing track 20:00 Feedback on the virtual Community Jam format 22:24 The BlueGuitar team hangout 24:26 Small, passionate and musician-driven 25:58 New gigs and product developments 26:59 German Christmas song performance 29:18 The "Academy of Shred" round table introduction 31:36 Shred vs. Tone: Different playing styles within the team 32:27 Lucas’s Star Wars obsession and ugly sweaters 35:50 Personal Christmas plans of the team members 47:50 Lucas on family traditions and musical upbringing 50:27 Emanuel’s first Christmas experiences with his daughter 53:19 A visit to the R&D department 54:55 The "Americana" Cabinet 57:36 The "Toilet Seat" design and the magic recipe for tone 1:04:14 Thomas’s memories of meeting Stevie Ray Vaughan 1:05:30 Software and reliability 1:11:39 What to expect at the NAMM Show 1:22:11 The Jerry Donahue "The Claw" Challenge discussion 1:43:07 The radio station on the hill and Connie Plank 1:47:48 The Great Chocolate Pudding 1:53:05 Closing words and final holiday wishes 1:55:00 Xmas challenges