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Join Leon Todd and Troy Nababan as they discuss guitar gear, music and more.

The Gear Podcast


    • Apr 9, 2026 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 4m AVG DURATION
    • 102 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from The Gear Podcast

    The Telecaster Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2026 48:51


    There really is nothing else like a good Tele!

    tele telecasters
    Back on the Horse

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2026 45:28


    Leon's back from tour, Troy's back with the Dockers.

    horses dockers
    Talking Tone with Stefan Hauk || BONUS Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2026 30:47


    Leon got to hang with Aussie blues legend Stefan Hauk while in Adelaide.

    aussie tone hauk
    Icons of Tone

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2026 46:43


    The golden age of plugins is upon us

    tone icons
    Dumb Rigs of Our Youth

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2026 41:17


    We've all been there, surfing the rarefied air between expectation and reality.

    youth rigs
    The Future is Now || Namm 2026 Highlights Pt.2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2026 45:16


    What caught our eye at NAMM 2026

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    The NAMM 2026 Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2026 53:15


    The Gear Podcast is back for 2026!

    namm
    The Most Normcore Rig Possible

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2025 47:21


    Leon and Troy dissect Reverb's annual "best selling" list.

    reverb normcore
    Just Like Paradise

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2025 54:28


    Plugins et. al

    paradise plugins
    The Ashes of Tone

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2025 50:12


    Reflecting on a few weeks of great gigs and new gear.

    reflecting ashes tone
    Metallica, Whitesnake & Gigging Real Amps

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2025 47:41


    All the latest from sunny Perth, Western Australia

    metallica perth western australia whitesnake amps gigging
    Ace Frehley, Japanese Guitars & Middle Pickup Syndrome

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2025 47:25


    Leon & Troy catch up after an eventful week!

    japanese syndrome guitar pickup ace frehley
    The Package

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2025 61:59


    A mysterious package greets Troy

    package
    In the Flesh

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2025 43:04


    Nababan and Todd, together at last!

    flesh
    Scaling the Summit of Tone

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2025 57:17


    While we weren't at guitar summit we did spot some tasty gear from afar!

    summit scaling tone
    Archetype : Leon & Troy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2025 54:53


    What would YOU want in a guitar plugin?

    archetypes
    Rock's Greatest Wigs

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2025 58:26


    Plus Tiny Amps, Ibanez, 100 Guitars & more.

    rock guitar wigs ibanez
    Fringe & Finals

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2025 44:42


    After a month and a half of touring, recording & footy finals, we're back!

    finals fringe
    Ozzy, Ozzy, Ozzy (OI OI OI)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2025 43:35


    R.I.P Ozzy

    ozzy oi oi
    Unobtainium

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2025 64:20


    Who are these expensive pieces really for?

    Electric Funeral

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2025 65:04


    Reflecting on the Black Sabbath farewell show.

    reflecting black sabbath electric funeral
    Steals & Deals

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2025 46:56


    Leon & Troy reminisce about some of the best used gear bargains they've come across.

    deals steals
    Divisive Guitar Designs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2025 62:47


    Not everything looks like a Strat or a Les Paul, for better or worse!

    guitar designs strat divisive les paul
    How Long Does it Take to Get GOOD at Guitar?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2025 60:54


    5 minutes? 5 lifetimes? Somewhere in between?

    guitar get good
    The Stadium Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2025 51:23


    Troy's playing stadiums, Leon's playing stadiums and Line 6 is releasing the Helix Stadium!

    stadiums
    Tommy Emmanuel

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025 55:30


    The one, the only - Tommy Emmanuel joins The Gear Podcast.

    tommy emmanuel
    The Brett Garsed Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 113:48


    The one and only Brett Garsed!

    brett garsed
    Gigantic Loads

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025 56:52


    Load boxes that is...

    load loads gigantic
    Captures & Profiles | ToneX, NAM, Kemper, QC & More

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 59:53


    Troy is cooking up some captures!

    profiles captures kemper tonex
    The Curious Case of the Disappearing Guitar Tone

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 74:02


    Troy & Leon reflect on a week on the tools

    curious case disappearing guitar tone
    John Sykes Tribute

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2025 62:32


    R.I.P John Sykes

    tribute john sykes
    VHT, Recto's & Big Dirty Bass

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2025 52:22


    We're back for 2025! Lots of fun new tones to discuss and products to look forward to.

    bass recto big dirty
    TGP Bonus Episode | Leon's Most Used Gear in 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 20:31


    A bonus episode where Leon reflects on the gear he used the most in 2024.

    gear
    Les Pauls, Comps & Cracking Cleans

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 42:32


    The lost episode 10 arises!

    cracking cleans comps les pauls
    A Rig For Every Occasion

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2024 50:02


    The boys are back! Troy runs us through all the rigs he's used this year and Leon makes grand plans for his new place.

    every occasion
    Larry Mitchell | A Career in Gear

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 68:01


    The gear Podcast welcomes Grammy Award winning guitarist Larry Mitchell.

    career gear grammy awards larry mitchell
    The Gear Podcast Halloween Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 52:21


    It's the spookiest time of the year!

    gear halloween edition
    Leon's USA Tour de Gear

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2024 50:59


    A lot has been going on!

    united states gear usa tour
    The Coffee Theory of Distortion

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2024 56:11


    Seriously

    coffee theory distortion
    Everything is a "Gamechanger" Now

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2024 54:33


    Leon & Troy survey a big week in gear announcements

    Crackin' a Semi

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2024 56:38


    Who doesn't love a good semi?

    semi crackin
    Iron Maiden, 8 Strings & Gain Staging

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2024 64:47


    It's been a big week here in Perth!

    perth strings iron maiden staging
    Limited Edition Pedals? Why?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 53:18


    Leon & Troy chat about new gear releases from Synergy and MXR, Leon's new pedalboard and Troy's current obsessions. They also dive into the MXR Distortion+ and why the Randy Rhoads Distortion+ release feels so strange.

    synergy limited edition pedals mxr
    Tales from the Road (and New Gear)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2024 48:50


    Leon is back and Troy has some sweet new toys for the studio - is there anything better?

    tales new gear
    Guitar Is a Good Time, Most of the Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2024 59:31


    It's been a few weeks but the boys are back having absorbed many gear related adventures.

    guitar good time
    Amp Nerds Unite feat. Headfirst Amps

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 123:29


    Jason from Headfirst Amps returns to the podcast to discuss his new production amp, becoming a full time amp builder and his trips to the USA.

    united states nerds unite amps head first
    The Pirate MIDI Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2024 68:57


    Sam & Simon from Pirate MIDI join Leon & Troy to discuss MIDI, manufacturing and new products. https://www.piratemidi.comhttps://tonesandtechnology.comDiscount Code: TGP

    pirate midi
    A Love Letter to the ES335

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2024 57:08


    Is the ES335 secretly Gibson's greatest guitar?

    love letters
    The IR Rabbit Hole

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2024 46:45


    What's the deal with impulse responses (IR's) anyway?

    ir rabbit hole
    Tone-X - The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2024 49:31


    Troy has been playing with Tone-X and while there's some great sounds, there are also some rant-worthy flaws.

    good the bad bad the ugly tonex
    D-Rect Solutions

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2024 51:50


    A glut of new gear comes under the TGP microscope

    tgp rect

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