LIVE Viewer Comments & Questions - Mick Only Today - 27 February 2023 

Bi-focal contacts are available and work better than framed spectacles.

Is he stuck at home self oscillating?

Dan, is down under, sydny opera house, rocking it up!! live aid style 🤙because he's a very generous musician

Has Dan been “Delayed”

Paul reed Smith made Dan head of research and development so he's moved to America

Dan wasn't on due to his annual Aussie accent and slang check. He has to be able to recite the phrases "no worries" "thanks mate" "you're shitting me" "bugger that" "get that in ya" and a random secret phrase with sufficient believability and correct tone or have his passport marked suspect and be subject to extra costs on visa entry to our fair land. However, if he succeeds on following checks, these restrictions will be lifted. Tough but fair.

Daniel is currently working with Neural DSP on his signature plugin: Archetype Dan.

He played with McCartney, he played with Mayer. YES! We need Robbie McIntosh on the show! Dang, that would be epic...

Dan is simply just out of phase and that’s why we can’t see or hear him in this Q&A ;)

Gandalf came back to the shire to tell Dan about one tele to rule them all. Dan is now off on an adventure to find said tele. Not to worry, Dan has been in contact and said he will call his new telecaster....my precious.

54:25 “we’re not very organised and we say what we think” ❤😂🎉 you’re honest and kind and march to the beat of your own drums and that’s why we love you. ❤

Dan lost track of time while browsing through photos of his 1961 Vox AC30.

Too late but Dan wasn't in today as that pesky Andertons delivery driver hit his car on the way into work and Lee has given him £1000 pounds to spend on a new rig.

OK one more, Dan is... temporarily working for D.A.R.P.A. consequently after an experiment on dual delays and stereo amping also frfr and 3000watt active monitors, a parallel dimension opened up, accidentally, creating a wormhole portal via a double dotted eight/triplet/quarter note demo on a well known U2 song, later reports say he shook hands with God through the portal and was given the "Golden pick of destiny!" However it may have be Jean luc picard or janeway, it's a guessing game with baldness, Reports by a private investigator said... "After an anonymous phone call from what I believe to be the dolstrum device thingy, (£29.99 off reverb) I was given GPS coordinates to Dan's location, when I got there I heard a loud twangy telecaster lush type noise that was for lack if words!... infinite!! As it had no beat as eternity has no time so it was more like swells and the whole city blocks power supply was cut out total blackout, apart from the pedal shed, which was later determined but not confirmed entirely to be an effect of the boss dd3t pedal drawing vacuum energy directly from the other dimension space portal at zero point decay rate due to an anomaly in the pedals buffer, as I approached, rather reluctantly, yet overcome by curiosity, drawn to this angelic tone from the heavens! I shuffled along to the shed but as i got closer time changed from 4/4 to 3/4 then before i could get a peep in side i was met with men in orange hazmat suits and then only to be drugged and a black bag put over my head hands zip tied and woke up naked in andertons music store curled up on the floor straddling a harley benton strat, and the receipt, funnily enough in Dan's name??!? to be greeted by the captain, who could neither confirm nor deny these events" but was still kind enough to do a speedy cash refund. Neighbours of the pedal show shed, location classified, later gave testimonies saying they also heard a noise and witnessed Dan being taken away by "officail looking types" Also a huge 500 foot tall sea monster was reported to be seen off the coast of Japan and came out of nowhere at the exact same time of said incident, and mass ufo sightings accross the west coast of Ireland have been increasingly reported specifically from residents of a town called cloverfied. Later covered up and everybody in connection to this event witnesses and colleagues were all given extra covid boosters for unkown reasons. The official story was huge methane gas leak in small horse town- residents relocated to unknown locations! The Sun newspaper. It was said that no one knows how this was done but speculation from pro musicians and quantum mechanic physicists all align, they all say " it is entirely possible that Dan also used an additional delay pedal that no one was aware of at the time but Dan and that the feedback at full may have caused spacial anomalies or it might just be that someone dmt laced the water supply. Joe Rogan.

He's purchased another pre CBS telecaster and had to travel immediately as it was a deal that expired in 24 hours. Or he's in Thailand

But if we don't feed our perfectionist tendencies they may very well fade. The question then, is should we view our attraction to perfectionism as a negative trait? I pose this as I incessantly reposition a (rarely used) remote control lying next to my keyboard.

Challenge for the Andertones:- Do the whole show without Pete doing a double entendre 😁

An open back cab is noticeably affected by the proximity, angle and quality of a rear sound reflective surface. This is almost always an advantage due to adding character over the less adaptable closed back cab.

Someone knew in the 90's said he got a silver 25th anniversary Fender Strat, essentially un-played. it was in a case under the bed of someone who had died. I offered to buy it from him and never even got a price.

Mick, I would be happy to loan you my Moogerfooger. I have no idea if that’s what Guthrie used but it’ll be good to have on a ring mod show!

"True Dat" - as our neighbors to the east say. It may take me somewhat more than 5 minutes to, once again, realize I really don't "need" much of anything.

Its interesting to me that your solution to the neck dive of the SG is the same as I have applied to my Strat. A slippery strap distracted my playing as I was having to wrangle the instrument back into position repeatedly.

Mick - John Layton was Biggles. Famous for the Joe Meek produced hit 'Johnny Remember Me'

Dan bought a farm and he's off filming his farming reality show???

That "system" includes activation, EQ, and distribution.

We often hear about the "transparent" overdrive but we need also to discuss the 'transparent" guitar - or amp.

If the universe could speak it would have to refer you to its creator for any reliable response.

Dan was not on because he was busy filming that VERY concise video about the external G3 unit where he only had to take out a handful of screws :) :) Only a few less than the 66 in a 201x series MacBook Pro keyboard swap....terrible engineering, ask me how i know

I think Dan was at a production meeting (binge)with Rainger fx, designing a dual fluid pedal, minibar+oil can delay.

In the late 90's I pickup a used 40th anniversary and still have it.

To answer your question Mick as to where Dan is I think Dan is making a Video for TPS possibly overseas.

Those three categories remain true with or without electricity.

The two rock knobs need less shine and more contrast to read easily.

um can we talk about that brace of goats behind u mick?

Dan isn't there because his tortoise is having its shell waxed.

Thanks Mick for taking time out of your day, great show and I hope someday that Thorpy makes a pedal called "The Mick" as a tribute to the Dane...different colours though for the knobs. If you guys ever are in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ever...I'd definitely buy you guys a round!

If I were hit with a pedal I'd be tempted to get loud, as well.

I think Dan is out due to explosive diarrhea

Hanging out with Zach?! Is Mick FINALLY gonna get a novo?!

Dan is subbing for Pete Thorn in the Classic Rock show, because Pete's superglued finger has fallen apart again. Either that, or he went out to get some more Internet, because the old lot ran out. Am I close?

Dan is working on his entry to British Rally Championship circuit and making sure his car is entered in all events on the 2023 calendar. Dan is also procuring a set of maps for Mick who will be riding shotgun. The TPS team theme song for this season - which will be played loudly on several occasions - is Jeff Beck’s Starcycle.

I reckon that Peter Frampton phoned and said, "I need my pedalboard sorted out, and while you're here, want to play the Royal Albert Hall with me?"

Definitely need Lee and Pete to play both your rigs as the way you would have them set up for a live gig! Cheers loved this one. Your one of my favs Mick tell Dan to wear whatever hat he wants when he wants. My Philosophy is don’t care. 🤟🎸

The Waine Krantz ringmodulator is a EHX Frequency Analyser. I know this because he turned his than bassist Tim Lefebvre on to them, and he used one for many years. 😉

Dan has been recalled to the Mother Ship for a brief reorientation.

Dan is on a secret mission for MI6 to find the best tone a guitar and amp can produce :)

Dan was unable to attend because he is on an intense week long training session for his new moonlighting gig, as an haberdashery salesman

just listening to Q and A.....excellent as usual but STOP IT...Thomson Holidays became Tui, Thomas Cook went backrupt

Mick , (Glasses ) right there with ya . I have a few pairs of " Readers" . Distance is perfect without them , On and off all day . Love the 70' strat ,and the new SG . I too am looking for a used 64 era SG . The 61's are everywhere but not the 64.

You dealing with your glasses isn't a bother at all Mick. People shouldn't be annoyed by this. I find your developed technique with them actually pretty impressive ;-)

Nothing like abit of Luther

Dear Mick, please go play in a few bands! You need it, quality time 😉. And, you work too much. Go and have some fun, live the good old times: play. We’ll be here... 😄

One of the things I enjoy about having a variety of guitar styles is that each seems to require a slightly different touch to bring out its best and that is what leads to a change of feel in playing style. So, While a listener may not detect a difference, my sense of satisfaction may increase at the end of a familiar piece.

I did miss Dan, but Mick, you really did a great job tonight 🙏. Cheers! (I’ll be reading the papers tomorrow and be listening to the radio: a voice in my head tells me Dan might be off to be crowned the first real King of the Aussies in the morning... 😉)

My guess is Dan ran into Jimmy page and is currently at the Crowley house having a seance communing with Jimi Hendrix. Haha

For anyone interested in more information about Jack White's SNL tone... Jack's signature sound is a 1960's Silvertone Twin Twelve 1484 paired with a Fender Twin Reverb. Jack once mentioned in an interview that he uses the Silvertone because it has great overdrive and the Fender for the reverb. Both cranked. I've seen different amps here and there over the years, but that's been his go-to rig since the White Stripes debut album in 1999. One of my favorite albums of all time. Looks like he paired the Silvertone with a smaller Fender amp at SNL this time. Probably a Deluxe Reverb. Same concept. One gritty, low-headroom amp and one Fender blackpanel style amp with a ton of fuzz and pitch effects. A simpler option could be a Jackson Audio Twin Twelve overdrive pedal or a JHS Twin Twelve overdrive pedal (discontinued) with a POG pedal and a Big Muff into a Fender amp. Or just grab Jack's Third Man fuzz pedals. That's what he uses live.

46:11 I went to Musicians Institute in Los Angeles when Allen Hinds was teaching there. Fun fact, all of his picking was upstrokes (at least at the time ~2007, 2008)

Dan couldn't pass up the chance to play trumpet in a BTO/ Metallica tribute band in Thunder Bay, Ontario. I was there. I bought him a Blue.

The challenge for an all tube pedalboard could easily be met by 10 pedals from Effectrode alone. But then there is the additional board of preamp and overdrives from Kingsley, Vox, AMT, Two Note, deLisle (EF86), BK Butler…

Hi TPS. I was wondering if the hudson broadcast could do the job of a klon? Or is the klon more specific?

inevitably one member of the band wants a solo career. Sad Day. Dan will be missed.

Beautiful show Mick. I enjoy the solo gigs.

Recommending the Vibro Champ Reverb for a bedroom tube amp. 5 watts, reasonable volume, verb/trem, takes pedals well. It will still get loud if you crank it but you can attenuate if needed.

Hey mick I love the show. Fred from Brooklyn NY

Source Audio were the first whose layout, features and controllability were sufficient to attract me to the price range. I have a Sondblox2 Orbital modulator permanently on my pedal board, along with, a three position overdrive and four preset EQ.

Dan isn’t there because his rig got gigged! In Americaneese that means his car got skewered!

Dan got a bit drunk after a gig on the weekend and drove his car into a swimming pool?

Too late but Dan is having his beard trimmed and inspected. Noo Joisee is having it's best winter since I moved hers.... No Snow at all, 50 degree s outside. Best, Mick, Pete.

I Stopped wearing a watch years ago because they never fit right and discovered I didn't need one. I had somehow developed the ability to know the time of day within a minute or two (confirming it by looking at a room clock). I also woke up just before an alarm clock would confirm the time was right to rise. Now, I can even mentally snooze and know what time it is when I awake the second time. I have several watches tucked away in a box. I had previously been interested in the design aspects of many items, including watches.

Hi Mick - full marks for holding the fort without Dan. I'd be grateful if you could you ask Lee & Pete what their favourite amps are to pair individually with a Tele, Strat and LP e.g. does Pete think a Les Paul through a JCM800 is unbeatable but a Strat is only at its best into a Fender Twin etc.

I prefer to think what I say before saying what I think and never preface the comments.. It'll either stick or smear, but I'll being informed in the process.

I agree that the Blue Vlogs are great videos and I often rewatch them just for the talks around, thought processes and all of that.

Andy Timmons showed up on his door step, asked for shelter for the evening and Dan hasn't stopped crying over Andy's tone . . . I should add that his eyes will be red and puffy for sometime. Definitely not available for on camera work until further notice.

He's field testing a G4.

You almost convinced me that an SG was viable, with the suede strap, but I'm a shortarse as well...

Line 6 Catalyst is interesting because it does not have any models of other brand amplifiers. It contains a range of 6 amplifier choices all fully designed by the Line 6 folks after studying the hundreds of amplifiers that have measured.

I missed most of this live due to dog walking in a gale. IQ test? Did catch the last bit, including you regarding your "herd", Mick. Immediately reminded me of Tom Bukovac's episode at Vince Gill's house/studio, where he asked Vince to rank his guitars and also choose which he'd save from a fire. Vince's choices were all sentimental. His first guitars or precious gifts. After hearing so often that guitars are "just tools", Vince's words made me feel much better about my own deep sentimentality. It's almost as though my guitars are like records themselves, which never fail to conjure memories and mark life events. Very few would argue a song is just a fungible thing, as is frequently said about some (not all, of course) instruments. No less than the utterly unique and soulful Uncle Larry has bought and sold many guitars but I'm grateful to Vince for making me feel better about holding on to mine. Everyone's motivation/decision making is their own; one no "better" than another.

a) Not the baseball cap b) Lee and Pete decide which of your guitars they like the most - which one would they takeaway if they could have one for free

Tthe cherry red ages toward a more rich look with less detectable color shift because of the addition yellowing on the basic color range.

Lee & Pete should choose 3 items each from TPS collection that if they could keep they would

Awesome upload Mick. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

I know it’s a bit late, but did Dan go on a tour of a hat factory to power the coming weeks and months of VCQ?

He's stuck somewhere in a super slow blues jam, and his solo just began

I think Dan is negotiating a deal with PRS to sell gig rig...

I think Dan might be busy with his GigRig business maybe something big coming our way

Mick, do you still have the Collings on order, or did you cancel that when the vintage strats came into the picture?

Hey Mick, Wayne Krantz uses EHX Frequency Analyzer. He shows it in a recent Rig Rundown.

Is Dans hat in the wash?

You guys should trade off solo QNA’s

Ideas for the TPS takes over Anderton's: either a show on amps you guys don't have (Magnatone / Maggie's vs Maggie based pedals) or a show on guitars you don't have easy access to

I guess Dan is off to Australia visiting family and friends.

click this 44:17 to give Mick a little stroke

Dan, you're too classy for a trucker cap

Have you tried a Fender Player Lead III?

Dan, which hat sounds best?

I just wanna hear Pete through Mick's Two Rock's for 2 hours. End of show.. :)

That SG looks super cool on you Mick.

I’ve got a bit of Custom Shop SG fever myself, but shallow U, or oval neck shapes are one of the few I don’t love and at $3500 + I’m going to really want to love that guitar

Mike Dawes, hell yes

Too late i know but i think Dan had been kidnapped by the Australian mafia. Don Whitey Boss-o’s daughter is getting married and after seeing the recent wedding gig challenge just had to have Dan playing at the reception.