{"podcast":{"title":"The Tone Mob Podcast","slug":"the-tone-mob-podcast-215925","podcast_index_feed_id":215925,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/JJW6988910524","website_url":"https://tonemob.com/podcast","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/01c47b2a-a252-11e9-b1d5-a38415fcbf67/image/avatars-000165784037-5n0a6f-original.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Blake Wyland & Sound Talent Media","episode_count":516,"summary":"The year was 2015. Show host Blake Wyland intended to start a podcast where he took a deep dive with his guests from the guitar world to explain their rigs. What happened was that, but also a whole lot more. The show quickly evolved into discussions about people's lives. Guitars, pedals, amps, etc. are the central hub of the show, but it really is more about the PEOPLE behind all of it. Both the musicians who use the gear, and the folks that create these magical tools of expression. You can expect chats about songwriting, favorite bands, family, loss, addiction, conspiracy theories, philosophy, and most of all....... food. This podcast goes all over the place. Come take a ride.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tone-mob-podcast-215925"},"episode":{"title":"What It Takes to Survive in the Guitar Industry w/ Danny Songhurst (The Rock Slide)","slug":"what-it-takes-to-survive-in-the-guitar-industry-w-danny-songhurst-the-rock-slide","published_at":"2026-04-20T17:54:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tone-mob-podcast-215925/what-it-takes-to-survive-in-the-guitar-industry-w-danny-songhurst-the-rock-slide","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tone-mob-podcast-215925","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/FPMN2953094912.mp3?updated=1776707262","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/FPMN2953094912.mp3?updated=1776707262","summary":"What do you get when you mix a family legacy, a near business collapse, and a piece of gear most people treat like an afterthought? Something that refuses to disappear. This week, I’m talking with Danny Songhurst, the man behind The Rock Slide, a company that didn’t just survive but quietly carved out its own lane in the guitar world. We get into how a simple idea, fixing the sloppy feel of traditional slides, turned into a real business and how Danny ended up carrying it forward after losing the person who started it all. Along the way, we cover growing up in the shadow of grunge, early guitar obsession, building and nearly destroying a custom guitar business, and what it actually takes to stay alive in an industry where most things don’t make it past year one. There’s also talk of cold calling every guitar shop he could find, why most entrepreneurs spread themselves too thin, and how sometimes the smartest move is sticking to your lane and doing it better than anyone else. Plus cars, dad life, NAMM chaos, and the kind of perspective you only get after 15 plus years in the trenches. If you’ve ever tried to build something from scratch or wondered what it really takes to keep it going, this one’s for you. Check out the stuff on Danny's website HERE https://therockslide.com/ Support The Show And Connect! The Text Chat is back! Hit me up at (503) 751-8577 You can also help out with your gear buying habits by purchasing stuff from ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tonemob.com/reverb⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tonemob.com/sweetwater⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or grabbing your guitar/bass strings from ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tonemob.com/stringjoy⁠⁠…","meta_description":"What do you get when you mix a family legacy, a near business collapse, and a piece of gear most people treat like an afterthought? Something that refuses…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4083,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-tone-mob-podcast-215925/episodes/what-it-takes-to-survive-in-the-guitar-industry-w-danny-songhurst-the-rock-slide/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tone-mob-podcast-215925/what-it-takes-to-survive-in-the-guitar-industry-w-danny-songhurst-the-rock-slide.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}