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

<p><strong>Find Barton and Cosmodio Instruments at:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Website: <a href="https://www.cosmod.io/"><u>https://www.cosmod.io/</u></a></p></li><li><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJWBQsKoVhkma_dCqX6FqCQ"><u>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJWBQsKoVhkma_dCqX6FqCQ</u></a></p></li><li><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/cosmodio.instruments/"><u>https://www.instagram.com/cosmodio.instruments/</u></a></p></li></ul><p><strong>Sponsors</strong></p><ul><li><p>Grez Guitars:<a href="https://www.grezguitars.com/"> <u>⁠https://www.grezguitars.com/⁠</u></a></p></li><li><p>Grez Guitars (Instagram):<a href="https://www.instagram.com/grezguitars/"> <u>⁠https://www.instagram.com/grezguitars/⁠</u></a></p></li><li><p>Madsen Amplification (Website):<a href="https://www.madsenamps.com/"> <u>⁠https://www.madsenamps.com/⁠</u></a></p></li><li><p>Madsen Amplification (Instagram):<a href="https://www.instagram.com/madsenamps/"> <u>⁠https://www.instagram.com/madsenamps/⁠</u></a></p></li><li><p>Fuzz Imp Pedals (Website):<a href="https://www.fuzzimp.com/"> <u>⁠https://www.fuzzimp.com/⁠</u></a></p></li><li><p>Fuzz Imp Pedals (Instagram):<a href="https://www.instagram.com/fuzzimp/"> <u>⁠https://www.instagram.com/fuzzimp/⁠</u></a></p></li></ul><p><strong>Affiliate Links</strong></p><ul><li><p>Sweetwater:<a href="https://sweetwater.sjv.io/qzy9Xj"><u> ⁠sweetwater.sjv.io/qzy9Xj</u></a></p></li><li><p>TrueFire (affiliate link):<a href="https://shorturl.at/bfjGX"> <u>⁠https://shorturl.at/bfjGX⁠</u></a> Get 40% off your first lesson purchase (including the annual pass!) with code <strong>40WATT</strong></p></li><li><p>Reverb (affiliate link):<a href="https://tidd.ly/3zLI32N"> <u>⁠https://tidd.ly/3zLI32N⁠</u></a></p></li></ul><p><strong>Support the show</strong></p><ul><li><p>Patreon:<a href="https://www.patreon.com/40wattpodcast/"> <u>⁠https://www.patreon.com/40wattpodcast/⁠</u></a></p></li></ul><p><strong>Find all of the podcast links at:</strong></p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.linktr.ee/40wattpodcast"><u>⁠https://www.linktr.ee/40wattpodcast⁠</u></a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.40wattpodcast.com/"><u>⁠https://www.40wattpodcast.com/⁠</u></a></p></li></ul><p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>00:00 – Intro + Sponsors<br>02:58 – Meet Barton (Cosmodio)<br>06:13 – How It All Started<br>10:07 – From Music to Tech<br>14:18 – Why New Zealand Changed Everything<br>19:04 – Starting a Pedal Company<br>23:39 – Tools vs Instruments<br>27:38 – Inside Gravity Well<br>34:48 – Designing New Sounds<br>44:06 – Why “Bad” Sounds Matter<br>55:50 – Creativity Needs Collaboration<br>58:49 – The Power of a Team<br>60:38 – Where to Find Cosmodio<br>61:20 – Wrap + Patreon</p><p><br></p>