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Golden Age of Gear - hosted by Joey Landreth & Derek from Revv Amps
by Joey Landreth & Derek Eastveld
This is the golden age of guitar gear! With so many awesome options available for players, it’s a thrilling time for musicians of all styles. Join Joey Landreth and Derek Eastveld as they hang out and geek out over the gear that’s inspiring them right now. From killer pedals to amazing guitars, they’ll showcase the tools inspire and excite them, helping to fuel their creativity as guitarists.
Episodes
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You've NEVER seen a Fuzz pedal like this!
This week we’re checking out a fuzz that’s been on Joe’s radar for a while — the Isle of Tone Haze 67, a boutique, late-’60s-inspired Fuzz Face-style pedal from our buddies at Isle of Tone in Austria. If you’ve ever wondered what happens when vintage-nerd obsession meets “let’s build it…
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Is This The Most Musical Guitar Ever Created?
If you’ve ever gone down the rabbit hole of elite session guitar tones, you’ve definitely heard a James Tyler guitar — even if you didn’t know it. Built by master luthier James Tyler, James Tyler Guitars have earned a near-mythical reputation among professional players. These instruments aren’t...
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Do We REALLY Need Another Speaker?
In this episode of The Golden Age of Gear, we’re diving deep into the world of guitar speakers with the launch of the new Revv Amplification Classic Series speakers. Join us as we discuss the extensive prototyping process behind the RV90 and RV30, developed in collaboration with WGS to capture…
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Vintage Gretsch vs White Falcon: Which One Wins?
In this episode of The Golden Age of Gear, we go deep into Gretsch land. Joey pulls out his vintage 1964 Chet Atkins Tennessean—a family heirloom from his dad, who modded it with TV Jones pickups, different wiring, and those famously cheesy-but-awesome painted-on F-holes. Derek brings in his…
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My 1998 Peavey Wolfgang: The Dream Guitar That Actually Delivered
In this episode we’re talking dream guitars: the ones we obsessed over as teenagers, the ones we finally managed to buy, and the ones that still haunt our wishlists. We dig into a 1998 USA Peavey Wolfgang that served as a number one guitar for years, how it compares to the Ernie Ball/Music Man…
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Why Joey Landreth Needed the Dirt Dog Overdrive
In this episode of Golden Age of Gear, Derek and Joey break down their latest collaboration: the Dirt Dog overdrive — a pedal designed to capture the amp-like overdrive tones Joey used while recording Dog Ear, and recreate them reliably on a pedalboard. What started as a conversation about…
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Dumble Tones Without the $250,000 Amp!
DSM Humboldt Dumblifier | Golden Age of Gear Ep. 55 In this episode of Golden Age of Gear, Derek and Joey check out a brand-new release from DSM Humboldt — an analog Dumble-style amp simulator designed to capture classic ODS tones in a compact, pedalboard-friendly format. Known for their…
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This Vintage Compressor Started Everything!
Dan Armstrong Orange Squeezer | Golden Age of Gear Ep. 54 In this episode of Golden Age of Gear, Derek and Joey go deep on one of the most divisive effects in guitar history: compression. Starting with the famously weird Dan Armstrong Orange Squeezer (yes, the Lego-looking one), the conversation...
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The Pickup We Ignored for Years!
P90 Pickups | Golden Age of Gear Ep. 53 In this week’s episode of Golden Age of Gear, we go all-in on P90 pickups — why they feel so good, why they sit in that perfect middle ground between single coils and humbuckers, and why so many players (including us) have slept on them for way too long. We...
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Why I Stopped Chasing the “Perfect” Pedalboard
Joey's New Board | Golden Age of Gear Ep. 52 In this week’s episode of Golden Age of Gear, Joey walks Derek through a brand-new pedalboard build — not just what’s on it, but why it’s there, what’s likely to change, and how his approach to gear has evolved. This isn’t a “perfect Instagram board.”...
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A Modern Amp With Shockingly Vintage Feel!
Revv Dynamis D40 | Golden Age of Gear Ep. 51 What’s up, friends? We’re back this week with a proper look at the Revv D40 — an amp that’s been part of the Revv lineup for a while now, but one Joey hasn’t really spent meaningful time with since the early prototype days. After hearing how incredible...
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We Found a Distortion Pedal You’ve NEVER Heard Of!
Bob Burt Gr8t Distortion Pedal | Golden Age of Gear Ep. 50 Welcome back, friends! Today we’re diving into a seriously cool piece of boutique distortion history — the Bob Burt Gr9t Distortion, a pedal from one of the OG custom cabinet builders turned pedal-maker. This thing looks wild, sounds…
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Why Isn’t Everyone Talking About These Pedals?!
Kernom Pedals | Golden Age of Gear Ep. 49 In this episode of The Golden Age of Gear, Derek and Joey dive into some truly wild sonic territory with three next-level pedals from Kernom — the Ridge, the Moho, and the Ellipse. These French wizards have been making a quiet but VERY loud splash in the...
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Vintage Deluxe Reverb vs D25 JL — What’s the Difference?
65' Deluxe Reverb vs D25JL | Golden Age of Gear Ep. 47 This week on Golden Age of Gear, Derek & Joey nerd out on vintage Fender amps and put a 1965 Deluxe Reverb (blackface) up against Joey’s Revv D25 JL. We dig into what makes tweed / brownface / blackface / silverface circuits feel different…
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Does Vintage Gear Really Sound Better… or Are We Lying to Ourselves?
Fuzz Faces | Golden Age of Gear Ep. 46 This week on Golden Age of Gear, Derek & Joey get fuzzy with a table full of legendary and boutique fuzz face pedals — from an original Arbiter England Fuzz Face to custom builds from Dominion Fuzz and DanDrive. They talk about why old carbon-zinc batteries...
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We Found the ‘Scrungiest’ Klon Ever Made!
This week, Joey and Derek dive into one of their favorite pedal brands — Mythos Pedals — and talk about the story, the sounds, and the friendship behind them. Joey shares how his connection with Zach Broyles (founder of Mythos) goes all the way back to the very first Brothers Landreth show in...
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The Secret Weapon You’ve Been Ignoring!
EQ Pedal Shootout | Golden Age of Gear Ep. 44 This week, Joey and Derek go deep on one of the most underrated tools on your board — EQ pedals. What started as a “clean boost side quest” turned into a full-blown shootout between classics, mods, and a few surprises. The guys compare the legendary...
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Slide Guitar Secrets You Were NEVER Told (Until Now)!
The Rock Slide | Golden Age of Gear Ep. 43 This week, Joey and Derek dive deep into the world of slide guitar — and if you’ve ever wanted to learn how to actually play slide in tune, this is the episode for you. Joey breaks down everything from basic open E tuning and muting technique to vibrato...
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Why Guitarists Are Obsessed with THESE Pedals!
Fairfield Circuitry | Golden Age of Gear Ep. 42 This week we’re diving into some truly weird and wonderful pedals — including a Fairfield Circuitry ring modulator, tilt EQ, and more. These Canadian-made pedals have a cult following for good reason, and we’re putting them to the test to see just…
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This MIGHT Be the [COOLEST] Guitar You’ve Never Played 🎸
Veritas Portlander | Golden Age of Gear Ep. 40 This week on Golden Age of Gear, Derek & Joey sit down with a stunning Veritas Portlander custom build — a guitar that blends boutique craftsmanship with unique player-focused specs. From a wenge neck and custom burst finish to the kind of details…
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Our Best-Selling Amp Just Got Better | D20 MK2 & JL
Revv D20MK2 & D20JL | Golden Age of Gear Ep. 40 It’s new amp day! Derek and Joey plug straight into the brand-new Revv D20 MK2 and the D20 Joey Landreth Edition — no pedals, no frills, just pure amp tone. Both amps take everything players loved about the original D20 and make it even better…
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Why Does This Pedal Sound BETTER Than Modern Gear?!
Mutron 3 Plus | Golden Age of Gear Ep. 39 What happens when Joey plugs into a real Mutron 3 Plus? You get legendary envelope filter tones that shaped Jerry Garcia, John Mayer & beyond—plus plenty of unexpected laughs along the way. From funky low-pass sweeps to high-pass half-cocked wah tones…
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This Guitar Might Be TOO Good…Collings I-35
Collings I-35 LC | Golden Age of Gear Ep. 38 Welcome back to The Golden Age of Gear! 🎸 This week Joey and Derek take a deep dive into one of Joey’s most played and most beloved guitars—the Collings I-35 LC. From its stunning figured top and unique finish checking, to its upgraded Ron Ellis…
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The ULTIMATE Clean Boost Pedal Showdown – 7 Go Head-to-Head!
Boost Shootout | Golden Age of Gear Ep. 37 Looking for the best clean boost pedal? We lined up some of the most talked-about boosts — Mythos Luxury Drive, Keeley Katana, Revv Tilt Boost, Heuristic Tilt EQ, Non-Human Audio Roughcast, XTS GE-7 Mod, and NRG Pumper — and put them through a good...
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The WEIRDEST Pedals We’ve Ever Played!
This week on Golden Age of Gear, Joey and Derek check out some of the most creative and unusual pedals we’ve ever come across — all hand-built by Pete’s Pedals. What looks like vintage gear pulled from a basement? Actually brilliant pedal designs. We’re talking: 📞 A rotary phone turned dual...
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This AMP [Might] Out-Tone My Vintage Fenders!
McNeil B100 Amplifier | Golden Age of Gear Ep. 35 This week on Golden Age of Gear, Joey and Derek dive into something truly unique from Joey’s collection — a hand-built McNeil B100 amplifier from Boston-based builder Brian McNeil. What starts as a story about two new dads bonding over amps…
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Is This $5K PRS [REALLY] 5x Better Than the $1K PRS?
PRS DGT Core Model VS PRS DGT SE | Golden Age of Gear Ep. 34 It’s the most goldenest day on Golden Age of Gear — we’re putting the legendary PRS DGT Core Gold Top up against its budget-friendly sibling, the PRS DGT SE Gold Top. Both look stunning, both play great… but one costs five times more…
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Why Are Guitarists Paying $1,000 For [THIS] Delay Pedal?
Memory Man | Golden Age of Gear Ep. 33 This week on The Golden Age of Gear, Joey dives headfirst into analog delay heaven with the vintage Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man — modded by none other than Analog Man. Sent over by Evan of Pedals to Metal, this iconic delay quickly goes from “loaner”…
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Mark Sampson’s Final Amp Design — A True Masterpiece
Badcat Era 30 | Golden Age of Gear Ep. 32 This week on Golden Age of Gear, we’re diving into something truly special — the Bad Cat Era 30. Designed by the legendary Mark Sampson (Matchless, Badcat), this EL84-powered amp is his final masterpiece before his passing, and it absolutely rips. Derek…
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Is This the Coolest Tele You’ve Never Heard Of?
This week, Derek and Joey take a deep dive into Joey’s newest Lumiere Tele-style guitar, handcrafted in Buenos Aires, Argentina. From its minimalist blackguard-inspired look to its incredibly resonant yellow pine body, this guitar has a vibe all its own — even if the headstock sparks some strong...
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This $90 Pedal BLEW Away My Tube Screamer!
Maxon OSD9 | Golden Age of Gear Ep. 30 This week on the Golden Age of Gear, Joey and Derek go down the rabbit hole with a vintage sleeper: the Maxon OSD9 Overdrive Soft Distortion. Fresh from the same Toronto trip that turned up the legendary MXR Blue Box, Joey picked up this oddball overdrive...
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Is This the Ultimate Forever Guitar?
Tom Anderson Raven | Golden Age of Gear Ep. 29 This week on the Golden Age of Gear, Joey and Derek dive into a custom-made masterpiece: the Tom Anderson Raven. Derek walks us through the story behind this stunning silver sparkle Raven, built to his specs after Tom Anderson reached out for a trade...
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This Vintage Guitar Store Find Was Too Good to Be True!
Vintage MXR Blue Box Fuzz | Golden Age of Gear Ep. 28 In this episode of Golden Age of Gear, Joey takes us on a trip to one of Canada’s most legendary guitar shops, Capsule Music in Toronto, for a day of crate digging and unexpected discoveries. Fresh off a Soul Coughing show (hence the now...
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The Best-Sounding JCM800 We’ve Ever Heard?
Marshall JCM800 50W CSA Edition | Golden Age of Gear Ep. 27 This week on The Golden Age of Gear, we’re cranking up one of the most iconic amps of all time — a 1986 Marshall JCM800 50-watt CSA edition — and asking the important question: Is this the JCM800 that could convert the haters? This...
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The Reverb & Tremolo Pedal That Surprised Us!
Keeley Zoma | Golden Age of Gear Ep. 26 This week on The Golden Age of Gear, we’re diving into the brand new Keeley Zoma—a reverb and tremolo unit that might just be a sleeper hit. Joey and Derek (or should we say Doey and Jarek?) sit down to explore what makes this deceptively simple pedal so...
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We Built the JHS NotaDumble – Is It Actually Any Good?
JHS - NotaDumble | Golden Age of Gear Ep. 25 We hopped on the hype train and put together two JHS NotaDumbles to see what this IKEA-style DIY overdrive is really all about. Spoiler: It sounds surprisingly good—and it’s one of the easiest kits we’ve ever assembled. In this episode, Derek and Joey...
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The Impossible-to-Find Fuzz Pedal Everyone Wants!
Chicago Iron Octavian | Ep. 24 - Golden Age of Gear This week on Golden Age of Gear, Derek and Joey dive deep into one of Joey's most prized pedals: the Chicago Iron Octavian. It’s not just a killer sounding fuzz—this was the first expensive pedal Joey ever bought, and it's been with him ever...
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Dann Huffs Session Secret Weapons
James Tyler Studio Elite with Dann Huff | Ep. 23 - Golden Age of Gear This week on The Golden Age of Gear, we’re thrilled to welcome a truly legendary guest — guitarist, producer, and friend, Dann Huff. With a career that spans decades and includes work on some of the biggest records in the…
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This Guitar Would EASILY Be Your Number 1!
Schecter Nick Johnston - USA Custom | Ep. 22 - Golden Age of Gear In this episode of Golden Age of Gear, Derek and Joey sit down for a deep dive into one of Derek’s most treasured guitars: his Schecter Nick Johnston USA Custom Shop. From its stunning wenge neck to the killer tone and rock-solid...
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This is [ABSOLUTELY] the Weirdest Fuzz Pedal We've Ever Seen!
Giudis Pedals | Ep. 21 - Golden Age of Gear This week on The Golden Age of Gear, Derek and Joey take a first look at one of the most unique pedals to ever grace the show—a wild Italian fuzz unit from Giudis Pedals, built into a repurposed military control box. Sent to Joey by Giulio from Italy,...
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This 1950s Guitar Changed My LIFE – And It Belonged to a LEGEND!
Harmony Stratotone | Ep. 20 - Golden Age of Gear In this episode of Golden Age of Gear, Joey shares the story behind one of the most meaningful guitars in his collection — a vintage Harmony Stratotone once owned by his hero, the legendary Kevin Breit. From slide inspiration and gear trades to...
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This Is An EXTREMELY Misunderstood Pedal!
Revv G2 V2 | Ep. 19 - Golden Age of Gear In this episode, Derek and Joey take a deep dive into the brand-new REVV G2 V2—an updated version of one of REVV’s most versatile pedals. While it might be green, it’s definitely not a Tube Screamer. The guys walk through what’s changed between the…
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We (Literally) Could NOT Afford These Tones......Until NOW!
Crazy Tube Circuits - Unobtanium | Ep. 18 - Golden Age of Gear This week, Joey and Derek dig into one of the most talked-about dual overdrives out there: the Unobtainium by Crazy Tube Circuits. On one side, you get a Klon-style circuit. On the other? A Dumble-inspired drive with a switch to…
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Is This The Most Misunderstood Fuzz Ever? The Zonk Machine | Ep. 17 - Golden Age of Gear
Welcome back! In this episode of Golden Age of Gear, we dive deep into one of the most polarizing fuzz pedals out there – the Zonk Machine. Joe and Derek explore the raw, gated glory of this vintage fuzz, famously revived in popularity by Doyle Bramhall. We compare an original Zonk Machine (on…
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How One Pedal Changed My Mind About Fuzz – The Automat Triplegänger | Ep. 16 - Golden Age of Gear
Come hang out with us this week as we dive into a brand new pedal from a brand new company — the Triplegänger by Automat Audio Devices! Automat Audio is the brainchild of our good friend Peter Arends — a brilliant designer with an impressive track record, having worked on legendary gear for...
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A Killer Overdrive Pedal That’s Huge and Sounds Even Bigger! The Love Bomb | Ep. 15 - Golden Age of Gear
The Ultimate Studio-Grade Overdrive Pedal? This week on Golden Age of Gear, Joey and Derek take a look at one of the most powerful and unique overdrive pedals ever built—a massive, tube-driven unit designed with studio-quality precision. Built by Gareth from Stand Alone Productions and Simon from...
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The Flux Capacitor Delay: A Time Machine for Your Guitar? | Ep. 14 - Golden Age of Gear
What happens when you combine Back to the Future nostalgia with a high-quality delay pedal? You get the Flux Capacitor Delay from 4114 Custom Effects. In this episode of Golden Age of Gear, Joey and Derek take an in-depth look at this rare and uniquely designed analog delay—one of only 25 ever...
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The Joey Landreth D25 – The Story Behind This Incredible Amp! | Ep. 13 - Golden Age of Gear
Some things just come together naturally—like Joey Landreth and Revv Amps. It all started in 2015, when Derek had Joey try out the entire Revv lineup for his first solo record, Whiskey. That moment sparked a friendship and a professional relationship that’s been going strong ever since. From the...
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Catlinbread Topanga Reverb – A Must-Have for Your Board? | Ep. 12 - Golden Age of Gear
Joey gets his hands on the Catlinbread Topanga Spring Reverb for the first time, sharing his thoughts and first impressions after hearing it on a recent session. Meanwhile, Derek is utterly ashamed that Joey didn’t know what an ODR was… because how can you be a true Canadian and not know about…
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A Guitar That Gives Back—Wait Until You Hear Why! | Ep. 11 - Golden Age of Gear
Incredible guitars with an even more incredible mission. My good friend Daniel Blom, a master luthier, builds these amazing instruments in Tennessee. He started the company with his son, who tragically passed away after battling addiction. To honor his son’s memory, Dan created ‘Guitars That...
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This is the golden age of guitar gear! With so many awesome options available for players, it’s a thrilling time for musicians of all styles. Join Joey Landreth and Derek Eastveld as they hang out and geek out over the gear that’s inspiring them right now. From killer pedals to amazing guitars, they’ll showcase the tools inspire and excite them, helping to fuel their creativity as guitarists.
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