Good Tone is Killing Your Creativity | S6E12 | Barton McGuire of Cosmodio Instruments

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Website: https://www.cosmod.io/

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Grez Guitars: ⁠https://www.grezguitars.com/⁠

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00:00 – Intro + Sponsors
02:58 – Meet Barton (Cosmodio)
06:13 – How It All Started
10:07 – From Music to Tech
14:18 – Why New Zealand Changed Everything
19:04 – Starting a Pedal Company
23:39 – Tools vs Instruments
27:38 – Inside Gravity Well
34:48 – Designing New Sounds
44:06 – Why “Bad” Sounds Matter
55:50 – Creativity Needs Collaboration
58:49 – The Power of a Team
60:38 – Where to Find Cosmodio
61:20 – Wrap + Patreon