595 - Brian gets a new pedal and what advice got you through your first gig?

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🗓️ 10 December 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for Episode 595 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - Brian gets a new pedal and what advice got you through your first gig? Richard is about to play his first real guitar gig and he is somewhat nervous, so the guys give him advice on how to make it though like a pro. There is plenty of actual advice for a gig novice and there are also amusing stories and many red herrings. Somehow a new pedal is invented. Speaking of pedals, Brian has got a new pedal that he has ne...

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0:00.0	How you all done out there, bud?
0:07.0	I am what you might refer to as incredibly nervous, Brie.
0:14.0	What?
0:15.0	You know, I'm sweating bullets.
0:17.0	I've been thinking about this, Richard.
0:19.0	So you're getting ready to gig this weekend. Yes. Oh. And if I remember right, it's your first gig ever. It is my first real gig ever. Ever? I've played to some people who turned up to our practice hall once when I was 17. I counted that, but really, it doesn't count. So I remember my first gig, and it can be terrifying.
0:40.5	Just remember, you're going to be, you're going to probably be like hyper-focused on what you're doing, how you're moving, what you're playing, where your feet are at.
0:49.2	What do I look like? What's my face look like? Just play.
0:54.5	Solid advice.
0:55.3	Actually, another bit of advice you gave me yesterday has been resonating.
0:59.8	But I should point out that...
1:01.5	Hold on.
1:01.8	I was joking.
1:03.5	Leave your pants on.
1:04.6	Oh, what?
1:06.3	You said it was guaranteed.
1:07.8	I was joking.
1:09.4	Leave your pants on.
1:10.4	I've made a terrible error of judgment with my costume. I mean, you do want people to laugh at you, but that's not the way. I mean, unless it's breakaway pants. And breakaway pants, that does work. If you do a breakaway pants, then it's okay. Yeah, that's part of the show. Just a reminder in this country that we use the word pants for underwear.
1:29.7	So if you have breakaway pants, you also have an arrest record.
1:33.2	What do you call them drawers?
1:34.4	What do you call your actual trousers?
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