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The High Gain Podcast

@thehighgainTracked since May 2026

creating a funny, profane, historical podcast about guitars..

Observed Aug 15, 2026 · stalePublic earnings
Paid members
6
0% · 30-day rate from 13 observed days
Total audience
36
incl. free followers
Observed monthly earnings
$24
Starting price
$5/mo
5 membership tiers

Where the 34 observed tier members sit

Membership tiers
$088.2%

Largest observed tier is $0 Free. Tier totals include free-tier members and come from the Aug 15, 2026 public snapshot, so they do not reconcile to the paid-member total.

$0/moFree3088.2% of observed tier members
$5/moHumbucker38.8% of observed tier members
$10/moP9012.9% of observed tier members
$25/moGold Foil00% of observed tier members
$40/moFiltertron00% of observed tier members
Growth signals: The High Gain Podcast
0%

6 paid members · 30-day rate from 13 observed days

Membership
776
May 202617 weeks trackedNow
The High Gain Podcast6 members · $24/mo

The chart only uses The High Gain Podcast's observed public history. Comparison peers are listed below, but comparable trend series are not available yet.

Where The High Gain Podcast ranks

Creator comparisons
5 creators shown
#5of 7 measured
Estimated gross in Recommended cohort

Semantic matches are not ready, so this fixed cohort uses the best available category, audience, pricing, and cadence evidence.

Ranking data · includes stale rows
The High Gain Podcast's estimated gross rank in Recommended cohort
RankCreator and why includedEstimated grossGap vs The High Gain PodcastFreshness
#3
The BucketheadsPodcastsCategory, audience, pricing & cadence
$59$35 moreAug 15, 2026
#4
The Best Supporting PatreonPodcastsCategory, audience, pricing & cadence
$25$1 moreAug 15, 2026
#5
The High Gain PodcastProfilePodcastsEstimated gross position in Recommended cohort
$24ReferenceAug 15, 2026Stale
#6
Bill BryanPodcastsCategory, audience, pricing & cadence
$17$7 fewerAug 15, 2026
#7
Cabull86PodcastsCategory, audience, pricing & cadence
$15$9 fewerAug 15, 2026

The rank uses the full fixed cohort. This table shows up to five creators around The High Gain Podcast; the coverage summary above still counts everyone.

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What they publish
112Profile posts1 postLast month66.7%Members-only

Previews available for 25 of 112 posts

Article Latest post$5 tier & upBonus Episode - This is Spinal Tap

John and Ed discuss the 1984 film, This is Spinal Tap. It's got a lot of cool guitars, cool haircuts and cool cameos. None More Black...

May 24, 2024 1 like 6 comments
Bonus Episode! Talking Movies.This week John and Ed discuss what kinda nonsense we can get up to on these bonus episodes. Planning to watch a Guitar movie or two and disc...ArticleMay 11, 2024$5 tier & up 1 3Bonus Ep 2 - Vibing with a TeleWe're back, this week we ramble about Ed's '74 Tele. It's ugly, it's beat up, the selector tip is gone and Ed loves it. We also talk about p...ArticleApr 29, 2024$5 tier & up 0 0Talkin' AcousticsShould everyone have at least one acoustic guitar? Spoiler: Yes!...ArticleApr 22, 2024$5 tier & up 0 0John Roderick loves our pedalsWe recently had John Roderick from The Long Winters on the show, and he tried our pedal board...ArticleSep 12, 2023$5 tier & up 0 0Gear and PracticeJun 12, 2023ArticleJun 12, 2023Public 0 0A little bit of grunge historyWorking in a guitar shop as I do, I recently had the chance to photograph a piece of grunge history. This is the Washburn bass that Mike Starr played in the early days of Alice In Chains. Our pals at The Bass Shop here in West Seattle bought this instrument for permanent display in the shop. -JohnImageJun 7, 2023Public 0 0Grey matches everythingRan across these more-or-less identical sonic grey Telecasters today. I guess if I had to pick one, it'd be the one on the right, because everyone knows lefties are witches, and generally more clever than I am. Still, symmetry is a thing, and I like noting it when I see it.Articletoday at Aug 15 crawlPublic 0 0Who likes fuzz?We are super into the Beetronics Swarm pedal. Check out our newest video demo: no talking, no superfluous guitar flexing, no exhaustive explanation. Just a brief idea of what this thing does!VideoNov 21, 2022Public 0 0Unedited just for you! 1966 Fender StratocasterWanna hear how the sausage gets made? Raw and unedited episode!...ArticleApr 11, 2022$5 tier & up 2 4Bonus Episode 0010 - Terrible Vintage Guitar AdsMar 22, 2021ArticleMar 22, 2021$5 tier & up 4 3Bonus Episode 009 - Terrible Internets and Ethics in Guitar JournalismNo public preview was captured for this post.ArticleMar 16, 2021$5 tier & up 0 0
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