Episodes
May 23, 2022
Point To Point Art w/ Markus of Reeves Electro
Markus Reeves is the man responsible for some of the most beautifully built guitar pedals I have ever seen. We dive into how he came to dial in his process, the extreme importance of handling the "boring" stuff required in bu...
May 16, 2022
Linkin Park & Other Gateways w/ Stay Metal Ray
My dude Stay Metal Ray came on the show! Ray is a YouTuber guitarist, and all around great dude. He has overcame a wide variety of challenges in his life and is a super inspiring person. On this episode we talked about his st...
May 9, 2022
Guitar Players Are Weird w/ Alex of Science Amps
On today's podcast I'm talking to Alex Gaziano of Science Amps. The dude makes fantastic looking and sounding guitar amplifiers out of Seattle, Washington. We dive into the wacky supply chain that we have these days, the cros...
May 2, 2022
Broken Headstocks Are OK w/ Luke from The Dirty Nil
Luke Bentham is a fellow Les Paul Enthusiast, massive rock'n'roll fan, and one of the principal people behind the band The Dirty Nil. On this episode we talk about why Les Pauls are the best, smashing limos, Alpine White Les ...
April 25, 2022
Music As A Social Scene w/ Old Currents
On this record I'm talking to Joe and Jake from Old Currents. We get heavy into the gear talk, but we also explore the rather unique musical climate that permeated their home town. We get goofy, nerdy, and everywhere in betwe...
April 18, 2022
Recreating Analog w/ Taylor Larson of Mixwave
Can some of my very favorite analog gear be recreated in the digital space? Admittedly, I was very skeptical when my friend Chris Benson released a plug-in. But after experiencing it for myself, I had to get Taylor Larson on ...
April 11, 2022
TikTok???? w/ Jordan.wav
Alright fellow elder Millennials and up. Today I am sitting down with Jordan.wav to discuss social media platforms and how a musician/creative can utilize these outlets to their advantage. I've wanted to get Jordan on for a l...
April 8, 2022
Pick ONE Song w/ Cohen Hartman (Spiralcaster)
The main recurring theme on this podcast (other than pizza) is just making stuff and putting it out there. It is an important thing that I do not think artists can hear enough. Cohen wanted to discuss just that (amongst other...
April 4, 2022
"Everything is hard" w/ Laura B. Whitmore of Positive Grid
Laura Whitmore is the force behind the Women's International Music Network, The She Rocks Awards, and the head of marketing at Positive Grid. She has had a vast amount of experience in many different sectors of the music indu...
March 28, 2022
THE CROOK w/ Jordan Withers of Poison Noises
Jordan is one of the dudes behind Poison Noises, a relatively new company in the pedal world that is gaining favor with a lot of my personal favorite bands. They've also found favor with the crew of Josh Scott's JHS Show. Jor...
March 21, 2022
CHIBSON USA
You read that right. I am talking to Jason USA from the infamous Chibson USA! You will probably be very surprised to hear that the whole Chibson idea came from an in-development documentary film about a very specific Led Zepp...
March 14, 2022
Tube Shortage? w/ Andy Fuchs of Fuchs Audio
Andy Fuchs is a legend in the guitar amplifier game. It was amazing to get him on the podcast to chat about his history, following your passion in an intelligent way, and the big ole elephant in the room... the current state ...
March 11, 2022
Content, Business, and Stuff w/ Dylan Talks Tone
Look at that! It's a bonus episode! Today I'm talking with Dylan Mckerchie about the world of content creation, behind the scenes of the guitar business, putting in a lot of work, knowing your own brain and a whole lot more! ...
March 7, 2022
What Does A Producer Do? w/ Anthony J. Resta
We all hear the word "producer" and I think very few of us really know what that means. Anthony J. Resta has produced records for a huge variety of artists for over three decades, so I feel like he is a perfect person to educ...
Feb. 28, 2022
The Importance of Lights w/ Eric Merrow
Eric Merrow is a fantastic YouTuber, guitarist and general guitar gear fanatic just like yours truly. We take a dive into his backstory and how he began making such high quality demo videos right out the gate. We talk about m...
Feb. 21, 2022
Blood On The Guitar w/ Sean and Mark of Seuf Guitars
Headstock breaks, holes in solidbody guitars, bodily fluids on instruments and a whole lot more. On this episode we get into everything from Green Day to shoegaze to working on your hero's instruments. You are really going to...
Feb. 14, 2022
20 Months To Make A Pie w/ Karen & Grant of BIG EAR pedals
Put a fuzz circuit into a pizza enclosure. That is a simple thing to do right? Well... as it turns out... NO IT IS NOT. Grant & Karen came on the show to chat with me about the development about Slice Of Pie so we could pull ...
Feb. 7, 2022
Big KO!!!!
This episode is on fire! Big KO is a producer, guitarist, DJ and just general renaissance man. We talk about about his rich musical backstory, the merging of cultures, and how he ended up working with one of his musical heroe...
Jan. 31, 2022
Be Inspirational w/ Jason & Tia of Working Class Music
Jason Mays and Tia Bailey are the "on camera" folks for the YouTube channel Working Class Music. They are quickly becoming a "go too" channel in the gear community and the videos that they and the team are producing are fanta...
Jan. 24, 2022
Machine Music w/ Author & Punisher
Time to get NERDY. Tristan Shone is the dude behind the one-man industrial doom act called Author & Punisher. He builds all of his own machines to create MASSIVE sounds that are absolutely unlike anything else. It is genuinel...
Jan. 17, 2022
Mixing Heavy Guitars (and other stuff) w/ Scott of Kowloon Walled City
Scott is a recording engineer, guitarist, and generally brilliant dude. We talk about his origin story, gear overlap in different mediums, refining your techniques, trying stuff, the appropriate time to learn things and a who...
Jan. 10, 2022
Pedals & Cartoons w/ Bram Johnson
How does someone integrate cartoons into pedal demos? Well, my dude Bram has it figured out. He is making some of the most unique and coolest content in the gear world. We had a really epic conversation that spanned from spli...
Jan. 3, 2022
"..we played Maynard Keenan's 50th Birthday" (Ken Andrews of Failure)
We are starting this year off with a BANG! Today I am talking with Ken Andrews from the band Failure. We dive into the rather unique way they recorded their latest release "Wild Type Droid", how a band can play around each ot...
Dec. 27, 2021
Call Me Whatever As Long As You Call Me w/ Nick Diener of Oneder Effects & The Swellers
Pro wrestlers with fuzz pedals, touring the world, recording bands, accidentally becoming a pedal company, how working at a gear company doesn't mean you get to play guitar, and a whole lot more. Nick is a great dude, and thi...