Academy Of Tone 16: Thomas Blug’s signature guitars & pedals plus Avantasia’s Olli Hartmann

Special guest: Oliver Hartman

00:00         Intro
02:55        Welcoming and introduction
03:35        Talking about endorsements
10:31        Thomas’ signature strat
16:23        Talking about the Hendrix project
21:00         The „Summer Of Love“ guitar
26:25        Talking about China
26:55        Xvive - Analog Delay
31:00        Talking about the cooperation with Xvive
32:20        Golden Brownie Overdrive
36:35        Dynarock Overdrive
38:45        Tube Sqasher Overdrive
43:00        Sweet Leo Overdrive
47:05        Xvive Wireless System
51:00        Talking about the cooperation with Xvive again
55:10        How about covering David Gilmour gear and sound?    
56:20        The difference between 50’ and a 60’ strat. Why prefer Thomas the 60’?
59:00        Can you demo the Golden Brownie with humbuckers please?
59:17        What’s Thomas’ prefered setting of neck deflection?
1:00:00    Golden Brownie with the Les Paul
1:03:30    How do Thomas gets his own sound on every amp?
1:11:05    Is the low-frequency output-transformer - speaker resonance modelled in the amp1?
1:12:15    Do you have any experience pairing it with the line 6 HX effects?
1:13:55    The Shadow Echo Delay
1:15:31    Why don’t the Xvive Wireless System work with active pickups?
1:16:21    What kind of volume pots are on Thomas’ strat?
1:17:10    Introducing Oliver Hartman
1:17:35    Are there neck shims on Thomas’ strat?
1:20:00    Welcome Oliver Hartman
1:20:30    Interview
1:57:40    Talking about the Thomas’ Hendrix project
1:58:20    Thomas plays a song which inspired him for his own version of „Purple Haze“
2:01:40    Talking about the Guitar Summit
2:02:02    Goodbye
2:02:10    Outro - Clip from the Guitar Summit one year ago