Academy Of Tone 295: Special Guest: Thommy Rosenkranz

00:00 Intro 05:00 Welcome Thommy Rosenkranz 08:03 Living in the province vs. big cities 10:38 Thomas’ customer service emergency: Delivering an amp to Luxembourg 14:36 Preparations for NAMM 2025 16:48 Introducing Thommy’s musical style 18:21 From Elvis and Stevie Wonder to John Mayer 20:43 Discussing "spicy" jazz chords and tension in songwriting 21:23 The influence of Tommy Emmanuel 23:24 Robben Ford: The "Talk to Your Daughter" album 24:17 Thommy’s original songwriting and upcoming album 25:00 Live Performance Clip: "Masquerade" 25:49 Live Performance Clip: "Try" 27:28 Thoughts on AI in music vs. human intention and feelings 29:58 The challenge of choice in the modern age of gear and music 33:19 Stevie Ray Vaughan’s legacy 35:29 The genius of David Bowie mixing genres with SRV and Nile Rodgers 38:08 Thomas’ memory of seeing Stevie Ray Vaughan live 39:50 Comparing analog craftsmanship to modern production (Billie Eilish) 41:51 Thommy’s 1963 Refinished Stratocaster 44:48 Modifications: Jumbo frets, compound radius, and Klopman pickups 47:53 The technical benefits of a Treble Bleed circuit 50:44 Comparing vintage Strats to modern replicas and workhorses 54:48 Playing as a sideman for Isak and Fabian Römer 57:19 Thommy playing live with a Gibson 335 1:03:17 Deep dive into Thommy’s pedalboard 1:05:58 The 4-cable method and using the HX Effects with AMP1 1:17:32 Tweaking the AMP1 Mercury for organic country tones 1:22:28 The Yamaha Pacifica as a budget beast 1:35:27 Cleaning sand out of AMP1 switches 1:49:15 Farewell and NAMM Outlook