Episodes
Playing Guitar UPSIDE DOWN? w/ Gina Gleason of Baroness
Sept. 18, 2023
You are in for a real treat with this episode folks! Today I'm talking with Gina Gleason from the legendary band, Baroness! We dive straight into her career and how she ended up playing in one of the most iconic bands to eve…
Before You Start A Guitar Store, Listen To This! w/ Jeremie & Geoff of Five Star Guitars
Sept. 11, 2023
"We can't be everything to all people, or we'll end up being not anything to anybody." - Jeremie Murfin If you EVER thought about starting a guitar or musical instrument store, you really need to listen to this episode. Geof…
Digitech Whammy... on Acoustic Guitar? w/ Trey Hensley
Sept. 4, 2023
On today's episode I sit down with flatpicking phenom Trey Hensley to discuss his story. The dude started out extremely young and almost immediately started performing live. All of these years later, he's not only one of the…
What Makes A Real Song? w/ Ariel Posen
Aug. 28, 2023
The man, the myth, the guitar legend Ariel Posen has returned to the podcast for the third time! On this episode we dissect the idea of what makes up a "real song". Is one method of creation more valid than another? Does imp…
Digital Amp Pranks w/ Andy Marsh of Thy Art Is Murder
Aug. 21, 2023
Sometimes you have to prank your bandmates into making the right choices! Andy Marsh from Thy Art Is Murder is on the podcast this week and we are talking about AMPS. Specifically Andy & co's journey through the world of hig…
The "Difficult Road Ahead" w/ Dan and Derek of Revv Amps
Aug. 15, 2023
"I think the road ahead is going to be a lot more difficult..." Those were the words that Derek Eastveld said to his family after Revv's very first NAMM show. On this episode Dan and Derek sat down with me to discuss the his…
From 0 to World Tour in 3 Months w/ Nicole Papastavrou of Kallias
Aug. 7, 2023
Nicole Papastavrou has been a part of the hardcore/death metal/progessive metal/heavy music community since she was a teenager. She is currently playing guitar and fronting the band Kallias. She has had a pretty wild musical…
British Bass Amps w/ Mark & Dan of Ashdown Engineering
July 31, 2023
This one has been over a year in the making! I had the opportunity to sit down with Mark and Dan Gooday of Ashdown Engineering to chat at GearFest and we had an absolutely incredible chat! Ashdown is a UK based amplifier com…
Does Country of Origin Matter? w/ Kyle Bull
July 25, 2023
Kyle Bull, the High-Gain Chugmeister of YouTube fame, is on the podcast this week! We dive headfirst into his backstory, and he explains how he got into the content creation game in the first place. We also explore what he h…
"Failure Was NOT An Option." w/ Scott Rivera of Scottie's Pizza Parlor
July 17, 2023
On this episode I sit down in person in The Shred Shed with local legend Scott Rivera of Scotties Pizza Parlor. Scott is not only a Portland pizza mainstay, but a dude straight out of the music scene that I came up in during…
Death & Applesauce w/ Ryan of Fuzzrocious Pedals
July 14, 2023
Has a human body ever been implemented into guitar pedal design? Does Josh Scott have an enclosure made of bones in his collection? Can volleyball save your life? Should fuzz pedals be integrated into chorus effects? When yo…
Why Do You Need An Acoustic Guitar? w/ Gretchen Menn and Daniele Gottardo
July 10, 2023
This is a super rad, and super unique episode of the podcast! I met Gretchen Menn and Daniele Gottardo at the Breedlove booth at Gearfest. All of us being primarily electric guitar players hanging out at the booth of an acou…
Paul Reed Smith Tried To Escape This Interview (But I Wouldn't Let Him!)
July 7, 2023
Way back in 2016 when I was very new to podcasting and being a part of the guitar world, I attended my first Winter NAMM show. The very first thing I did was march up to the PRS Guitars booth to have an interview with none o…
Free Guitars For Kids (Ben Dudley)
July 3, 2023
I think you can probably figure out what this episode is about. It is all right there in the title. Ben Dudley is the director of Free Guitars For Kids which is a non-profit that, you guessed it, provides free guitars for ki…
From 'War Dogs' to Guitar Pedals w/ David Packouz of Singular Sound
June 26, 2023
Not very many people get into international arms dealing, get busted by the Government, have a BIG Hollywood movie made about their life, and THEN start a successful effects pedal company. But that is exactly what happened t…
How To Not Get Stabbed By Nazis w/ Eyal Levi
June 19, 2023
Hello everyone! On this episode, I present to you one of the wildest stories I've ever heard on the podcast. You listeners know that there have been some crazy tales told on this show, but this one ranks up there with the sc…
Out Of The Comfort Zone w/ Daniel G Harmann
June 13, 2023
This is a pretty special episode of the podcast! Today I'm talking to my friend Daniel G. Harmann, who I actually collaborated on a song with! Daniel is a singer-songwriter out of Seattle, WA who came up in the punk scene an…
BIG Pedals = BIG Money $$$ w/ Matt Knight of Guitar Nerds
June 5, 2023
Is it possible to predict what guitars are going to explode in value? Is it possible to "time" the guitar gear market as you might the stock market? What pedals/amps/guitars are going to appreciate in value in the future? Ma…
Social Skills are SKILLS w/ Chris Wiseman of Currents
May 30, 2023
On this episode I am talking to Chris Wiseman of the band's Currents and Shadow of Intent. We dive in headfirst to talk about what it is like building a band in a very "Ship Of Theseus" type of way, and how that occurred wit…
Jeromes Dream
May 22, 2023
If you are anything like me, you might be a former Warped Tour kid. We grew up with emo, "screamo", and very abrasive, emotionally charged forms of hardcore tinged punk rock influenced music. What most of us didn't realize a…
Les Pauls Are HOME w/ Rob from Incendiary
May 16, 2023
Rob Nobile is one of the founding members of NYC hardcore stalwarts Incendiary. On this episode we talk about how powerful it can be to support yourself OUTSIDE of doing music, while still taking your musical project very se…
Casey Cavaliere of The Wonder Years
May 8, 2023
I love it when I get to have fellow podcasters on the show, but it is even better when that podcaster happens to be in a successful band! Casey has been a member of The Wonder Years for almost 20 years. In that time he's dev…
Guitar Legend, Pete Anderson
May 1, 2023
From being told he was "too small to play guitar", to leading one of the most popular musical acts on the planet, Pete Anderson has seen almost every angle of the music industry. Pete and I go over his career from the moment…
Unlimited TOANZZZ w/ JB Brubaker of August Burns Red
April 24, 2023
This is a MUST listen for August Burns Red fans. We get into the weeds on the gear! Just a few short weeks prior to the recording of this episode, I was actually watching JB play live on the current 20th anniversary tour. So…