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

Find Barton and Cosmodio Instruments at:Website: https://www.cosmod.io/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJWBQsKoVhkma_dCqX6FqCQInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/cosmodio.instruments/SponsorsGrez Guitars: ⁠https://www.grezguitars.com/⁠Grez Guitars (Instagram): ⁠https://www.instagram.com/grezguitars/⁠Madsen Amplification (Website): ⁠https://www.madsenamps.com/⁠Madsen Amplification (Instagram): ⁠https://www.instagram.com/madsenamps/⁠Fuzz Imp Pedals (Website): ⁠https://www.fuzzimp.com/⁠Fuzz Imp Pedals (Instagram): ⁠https://www.instagram.com/fuzzimp/⁠Affiliate LinksSweetwater: ⁠sweetwater.sjv.io/qzy9XjTrueFire (affiliate link): ⁠https://shorturl.at/bfjGX⁠ Get 40% off your first lesson purchase (including the annual pass!) with code 40WATTReverb (affiliate link): ⁠https://tidd.ly/3zLI32N⁠Support the showPatreon: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/40wattpodcast/⁠Find all of the podcast links at:⁠https://www.linktr.ee/40wattpodcast⁠⁠https://www.40wattpodcast.com/⁠Subscribe to the channel and give a like — also find us in audio format wherever you listen to podcasts, leave us a review, and share us with your friends.00:00 – Intro + Sponsors02:58 – Meet Barton (Cosmodio)06:13 – How It All Started10:07 – From Music to Tech14:18 – Why New Zealand Changed Everything19:04 – Starting a Pedal Company23:39 – Tools vs Instruments27:38 – Inside Gravity Well34:48 – Designing New Sounds44:06 – Why “Bad” Sounds Matter55:50 – Creativity Needs Collaboration58:49 – The Power of a Team60:38 – Where to Find Cosmodio61:20 – Wrap + Patreon