Academy Of Tone 151: Tone is in your hands & Dimebag Darrell with Manuel Kettenring

Special guest: Manuel Kettenring

00:00:00 - Intro - Thomas and Manuel play Pantera 
00:04:57 - What happened to Manuel?
00:06:45 - Thomas little trick with magnets?
00:08:54 - So where does “tone” actually come from?
00:14:46 - Who was Dimebag Darrell
00:17:40 - Innovation, have a guidance
00:19:23 - Pick choice and technique is important.
00:23:05 - What happens if you change the pick for your style?
00:27:33 - Acoustic resonance from the guitar
00:30:27 - Thomas’s theory about Metal downtuned guitars
00:33:30 - A/B Between guitars with Pantera - Cowboys from Hell
00:35:56 - Manuel’s and Thomas’s message about tone
00:43:35 - Thomas’s video on how he gets the AC/DC tone (Plexi vs Mercury)
00:45:35 - The Storm, the replica of the famous wireless of Angus Young
00:46:40 - What about the metal world
00:46:40 - Thomas shows dynamics and picks on his Stratocaster
00:55:01 - The combination of all to get the right tone, and the right headspace
01:01:39 - Even transistor amps could be the right choice for you
01:06:14 - Dunlop Gator picks and more picks comparisons
01:09:35 - Question from Chat: Teambuild vs Masterbuild Fender  guitars
01:16:31 - Thomas’s Gibson ES 335
01:23:06 - Reverb helps the tone under the right circumstances.
01:28:38 - FX and Modulation.
01:29:55 - Thomas wanting to do an episode about Clapton tones….but youtube….being youtube…..
01:32:03 - Maybe sometimes You have to ask not involved people how you sound to them...
01:34:40 - Thomas plays the ES 335 some more
01:36:52 - Thomas plays the Telecaster
01:39:48 - The Blugipedia and knowledge base!
01:44:00 - Fretbuzz is ok!
01:49:43 - Question from Chat:how high do you believe the strings should be on a strat to have a good warm sound and still be able to play "fast / easy". What is your optimal setting?
01:53:31 - Question from Chat: What strings brand and gauge do you prefer?
01:57:00 - Thomas got a phonecall from his hero Ray Gomez, who is he?
02:05:00 - Question from Chat: Will your IR’s be on sale?
02:13:46 - The summary of the episode
02:18:30 - Outro