Author Archive for Marc Johnson
Marc published his first novel Becoming in 2010. It’s a kick-ass book with monsters and dreams and stuff, and you should buy it. Since then, he’s written thousands of articles for TheToneKing.com, many of which have been picked up for circulation by manufacturers and other news outlets. His next book, Drugs and Pancakes, should be available early 2014 if his alcoholic editor can find time to work on it in-between destroying his liver and screaming about punctuation. He graduated from Roosevelt University with honors, which means that he’s not as dumb as he looks. He’s been playing guitar for over 25 years, which is almost twice as long as most of his students have been alive.
Evolution: The Tone King compares Maxon’s VOP9 and OD820
There are many Tube Screamer-style pedals out there, but, when you want a Tube Screamer-style pedal, why not check out the guys who built the damn thing in the first place? Here’s a quick history lesson …
Line 6 M5 Stompbox Modeler
The M5 gives you access to over 100 vintage and modern stompbox effects. Boasting it as the “Swiss Army Knife” of pedals, Line 6 seeks to give players an alternative to inundating their signal path with a long line of one-trick ponies. What’s under the hood?
Viva Las Vegas: The Tone King checks out ModTone’s Coliseum Reverb Pedal
Want a sound as big as Vegas’ own Cesar’s palace? Or The King’s own ‘30 Pedals in 30 Days’? Well, you can blast out your own version of “Viva Las Vegas” when you check out the Coliseum.
Goetic Circle
What Are You Doing With Your Gear? TTK checks out long time viewer, Tony93666’s Goetic Circle and their new EP “Night of the Goatess”
More For Less: TheToneKing.com Checks Out the Cort CR250
With Cort’s introduction of their Classic Rock 250, they want to show the world that you don’t need to pay four figures to get a five-star guitar. Is it better than a Gibson Les Paul ?
The MOD Squad: Orin Portnoy Talks About MOD Kits DIY
Individuality. As a musician, nothing says ‘individuality’ like gear that’s built with your own bare hands. Just ask Eddie Van Halen or Brian May. Building your own gear gives you knowledge about tone that you otherwise wouldn’t have. Not only that, but, as Orin Portnoy of MOD Kits DIY pointed out in a recent interview with TheToneKing.com, “It’s fun.” Orin went on talk about how the build-it-yourself pedal and amp kits by MOD Kits DIY help inspire musicians to make their own tone.
Extreme Guitars ~ Minarik Guitars
So, where to go when you’re looking to plunge into something that’s wildly exciting? Well, there’s a company that’s been marching to its own beat, doing it’s own thing while everyone else is imitating old Fender and Gibson designs. When it comes to fresh and original, Minarik Guitars is the way to go.
Marching Into a New Infinium: TheToneKing.com checks out Bugera’s new tube technology.
Bugera Infinium, what is it, and what models will it be on? Trirec and Magician?
Verticoli – Winner April 2011 – King’s Feast Talent Search
Verticoli : “We are all huge Will Ferrell fans. When we were thinking of a band name we wanted something that was one word, ambiguous, and had a tinge of mafia flavor.”
Making a Connection: TTK talks with Paul Koski About His Custom Cables
Speaker cables running from your head to your cabinet, and the patch cables in your pedal board cost the most! Read to find out why …
