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Are Guitar Products Just Wrong? (Barry Grzebik of Grez Guitars pt2)
Barry is back on the podcast! Barry builds some of my favorite guitars ever, but he isn’t just an expert luthier. Barry is an real deal acoustician by trade and has a vast array of experience managing, creating, and controlling sound in almost any environment imaginable. On this episode we talk about his transition to…
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“I Don’t Wanna Play Acoustic Guitar Dad…” w/ Spilly Cave
Spilly Cave is a fantastic guitarist, composer, video creator, and as it turns out… an EXCELLENT conversationalist. I met Spilly (Billy) through him becoming a Stringjoy artist, and just loving the music he makes after I discovered it. This dude spent multiple years posting videos EVERYDAY before he actually gained traction publicly, and we discuss…
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Guard Your Eyes! (Eaglebones Falconhawk of The Aquabats part 2)
My dude Ian Fowles is back on the podcast this week! If you are not familiar with The Aquabats, you need to get familiar. (Unless you are allergic to fun. If so, you are going to have a SERIOUS reaction.) Ian and I talk about balancing work life and Dad life while on tour, his…
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“…sell everything you have to be famous.” w/ Colby Acuff
Do you really have to give up ALL of your rights to get attention in the mainstream? Is country music having a Nirvana/Grunge moment? What drives folks to head to Nashville? Is it harder to make it now vs “the good old days”? Colby Acuff is a country music artist from Northern Idaho who is…
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The Baboon Story w/ Dave Hill
This week we have the comedy world’s foremost guitar gear nerd on the podcast! Mr. Dave Hill has managed to pull together a rather fascinating career as a creative person. Dave is a published author, a professional stand-up comedian, a televison writer, a sketch comic, radio host, a musician and as I mentioned…obsessed with guitars.…
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Flying Before Driving w/ Matt Oram of Fidelity Guitars
Matthew Oram is a British luthier who is making some of the most striking, yet classic, designs that I have seen in recent memory. Taking inspiration from an old, forgotten treasure you might have uncovered in your Grandparent’s attic, Matt is making guitars that feel like they should have existed for years, but somehow haven’t.…
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Standing Out In A Crowded Market w/ Blair of Eastside Music Supply
Starting a guitar store is really hard. Keeping a guitar store alive is even harder. Having a SUCCESSFUL guitar store when you are in a hyper-competitive and saturated market like Nashville is an insane task. Blair White is one of the founders of Eastside Music Supply in Nashville, TN and his team has managed to…
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Hunting For ‘Bursts w/ John Shults of True Vintage Guitar
Imagine your are flying to Africa on a hot tip. And that hot tip is that there is The Holy Grail of vintage Gibsons waiting for you there. Thats right. You are flying to Africa to acquire a ‘Burst Les Paul for Joe Bonamassa. For John Shults, that is a part of his reality. John…
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What You Are Really Paying For w/ Matt Holl of Wren & Cuff
On this episode I sat down with my dude Matt Holl from Wren & Cuff to chat about… Well… Big Muffs of course! But we didn’t stop there! We dove deep down the rabbit hole of all things music. Including the somewhat controversial subject of paying for expertise. Whether that be a professional Mastering Engineer,…
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