Guitar Nerds

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Guitar Nerds is a weekly show all about guitars. Each episode includes the latest guitar news and releases, reviews, and discussion from the Guitar Nerds Facebook forum. Hosted a team of enthusiasts from the guitar retail and manufacture industries, and supplemented by additional weekly episodes on Patreon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Let's Build A Vintage Guita...

11.29.2023

Hello dear listener, This week, Matt and I are putting the final touches on our LISTENER BUILT Vintage Guitars Pro-Shop Custom build! You've chosen all the features so far, and frankly, you've made a right Homer of the whole thing! ...

Guitar Nerds episodes:

11.29.2023 Let's Build A Vintage Guitars Pro Shop - FINAL TOUCHES Hello dear listener, This week, Matt and I are putting the final touches on our LISTENER BUILT Vintage Guitars Pro-Shop Custom build! You've chosen all the features so far, and frankly, you've made a right Homer of the whole thing! ...
11.22.2023 The London International Guitar Show! Hello dear listeners, This week, I'm joined by JD Short, and we're talking all about our time at the London International Guitar Show, and the wonderful array of guitars and effects that we saw at the show! Also, we're announcing ...
11.15.2023 BOSS BP-1W & The KMA Mandrake! Hello dear listener, This week, Matt and I are back! We're talking all about the exciting new BOSS releases; the BP-1W preamp and the new RV-200, as well as KMA Machines new Octave Fuzz; the Mandrake! We're also talking all ...
11.01.2023 Line 6 HX One! Hello dear listener, This week, I'm joined by my favourite podcast host who isn't me, Phillip Carter of the 40 Watt Podcast. We're talking all about the new Line 6 HX One, the new UA pedals, and of course, we'll ...
10.25.2023 Let's Build A Vintage Guitars Pro Shop Pt.2 Hello dear listener, This week, Matt and I are continuing our new VINTAGE GUITARS PRO-SHOP LISTENER GUITAR BUILD!!! Each week you can vote on a different feature of the guitar, from body, to neck to finish etc. - Matt and ...
10.18.2023 Let's Build A Vintage Guitars Pro Shop! Hello dear listener, This week, Matt and I are introducing our new VINTAGE GUITARS PRO-SHOP LISTENER GUITAR BUILD!!! Each week you can vote on a different feature of the guitar, from body, to neck to finish etc. - Matt and ...
10.11.2023 Amp Modelling 101 Hello dear listener, This week, Matt and I are talking all about amp modelling. We'll run through the new Fender Tone Master Pro, we'll be talking about the Quad Cortex, Native Instruments Guitar Rig 7, and all the things about ...
10.04.2023 Guitar Summit 2023 Hello dear listener, This week, Matt and I are talking all about our favourite guitars, effects and amplifiers from this year's Guitar Summit in Mannheim, Germany. Guitar Summit has fast become the best Guitar Show in Europe. It's packed full ...
09.20.2023 Super Squiers! Hello dear listener, This week, Matt and I are talking all about everyone's favourite affordable guitar brand, Squier. There are some crazy deals over on Thomann, for anyone looking for a cool new affordable Squier, and we'll be talking all ...
09.13.2023 The Dream Telecaster! Hello dear listener, This week, Matt's back from holiday after 3 weeks of being away! We're talking all about my new dream '52 Telecaster that I bought from Rigby Music, the new Guitar Rig 7 software from Native Instruments, and ...
09.06.2023 The Guitar Nerds Accessories Special! Hello dear listener, This week, JD and I are discussing all our favourite guitar accessories! We're talking about cases, straps, pedalboards, and a few new purchases we've made along the way. Don't forget, you have the chance to win a ...
08.30.2023 The Fretboard Summit & Helix Native Hello dear listener, This week, Phillip Carter (40 Watt Podcast) and I are talking all about his trip to Chicago for this year's Fretboard Summit! We're also discussing my rediscovery of Helix Native, my sudden obsession with 1950's Silvertone guitars, ...
08.23.2023 Old Kramers & Clangy P Basses! Hello dear listener, This week, JD and I are talking all about our slew of new bass guitar purchases, your recommendations on a precision bass for me, and the broad range of string options there are out there right now! ...
08.16.2023 Win A Chapman ML1X Hello dear listener! This week, on Guitar Nerds, you have the chance to win a Chapman ML1X simply by telling Chapman what your dream guitar build would be. Simply fill out this form for the chance to win. https://forms.gle/geSQZRQznSeBysFcA (If ...
08.02.2023 We Need More Strats! Hello dear listener, Welcome back! This week, Matt and I are talking all about Stratocasters, and how many Stratocasters is enough Stratocasters. The answer, of course, is one more the X, X being the number of Stratocasters currently owned! We're ...
07.26.2023 Matt's Strat Plus & The Great Eastern FX Focus Fuzz Thanks for tuning in to another episode of Guitar Nerds. This week, Matt and I are talking all about Matt's new Strat Plus, birth year guitars, and the new Great eastern FX Co. Focus Fuzz! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy ...
07.19.2023 The Brighton Guitar Show Hello dear listener, Welcome back to another episode of Guitar Nerds. This week, Matt and I are talking all about The Brighton Guitar Show! We're discussing our favourite guitars and effects from the show, and all the things that JD, ...
07.12.2023 Buzzing Bugs Audio Devices Hello dear wonderful listener, This week, Matt and I are talking all about 2 new lovely fuzz pedals that we've been sent by Buzzing Bugs Audio Devices! We're also discussing a crazy deal on Relish guitars at the moment where ...
07.05.2023 The KMA Cirrus & Music Nomad Frine! Hello dear listener, This week, JD and I are talking all about the KMA CIRRUS! A Delay/Reverb that we have spoken about a bunch of times, but never really demoed on the podcast...so, now we're demoing it! We're also discussing ...
06.28.2023 Matt Demos the BOSS DM-101 Hello dear listener, This week Matt and I are trying something a little different, we're live demoing a pedal using these new fancy BOSS Gigcasters that we've got. Basically it means we can run effects into amp sims live on ...
06.21.2023 The Vintage Pro Shop Custom Build & VVco Afterlife Hello dear listener, Welcome to another episode of Guitar Nerds. This week, I'm joined by JD Short, and we're talking all about Vintage Guitars new Custom Shop, and our plans to build a listener designed masterpiece! We're also discussing JD's ...
06.14.2023 Jet Basses & Thorpy FX Hello dear listener, This week, Matt and I are talking about my new Firemist Gold Jet Bass, my rediscovery of the Thorpy FX Fat General, how to record bass at home, plus Matt and I muse over what the future ...
06.07.2023 Fuzzy Duck Pickups, Kalamazoo Guitars & Two Rock Amps! Hello dear listeners, This week, I'm joined by my favourite guitar podcast host, Phillip Carter! That's right, the Gibson apologist himself is back! We're talking all about his new Two Rock amplifiers (that's right, plural), plus we're discussing 60's Kalamazoo ...
05.31.2023 The BOSS SDE-3000 & Dave Grohl's Epiphone Hello dear listener, Welcome back! This week, Matt and I are talking in depth about the evolution of digital gear throughout the ages, and these brand new digital delay super computers from BOSS. We're also discussing Dave Grohl's cool new ...
05.24.2023 Guitar Setups & Chorus Pedals Hello dear listener, Welcome back! This week, Matt and I are talking all about John Frusciante albums, guitar setups, Warwick basses, vintage Japanese Fairytale guitars, and a wonderful old Guyatone Chorus pedal that I've been sent! Hosted on Acast. See ...
05.17.2023 Every Single BOSS Pedal Ever! Hello dear listener, Welcome to another charming episode of Guitar Nerds! This week, Matt Knight makes a welcome return. We talk all about a recent Facebook Marketplace listing for every single BOSS pedal ever built. Plus, I am literally fresh ...
05.10.2023 Telecasters, Flying V Basses & Brad Page Hello dear listener, Welcome back to another episode of Guitar Nerds. This week I'm joined by, friend of the podcast, Brad Page! We're talking all about the gear that he grew up with in the 70's and his hidden love ...
05.04.2023 Naomi's Big Rig Hello dearest of listeners, This week, JD, Naomi and I are talking all about how she's joined a band with a whole load of super famous people and is now playing massive sell out shows and festivals! We're discussing her ...
04.26.2023 Ashdown, NAMM & IKEA Hello dear listener, This week it's something a little different! On this week's episode I'm joined by my good mate, Dan Gooday from Ashdown Engineering. Dan has spent his entire life at Ashdown; helping his Dad set up NAMM stands ...
04.19.2023 Building A Grez Bass VI Hello dear listener, Matt and I are back for another episode of The Guitar Nerds Podcast. This week Barry Grzebik from Grez Guitars has challenged Matt and I to design our dream Grez Bass VI! We're talking all about our ...
04.12.2023 The Lizard Queen & Earthquaker Devices Hello dear listener, Sorry for the lateness of this week's episode. Matt and I are now back with a whole bunch of NAMM news, demo recordings of the new Earthquaker Aurelius Chorus pedal, and advice on a simple, but effective ...
04.05.2023 The Hamstead Soundworks Comet Hello dear listener! Here we are, it's episode 13 of series 4 of Guitar Nerds! This week I'm joined by the wonderfully knowledgeable Phillip Carter of the fantastic 40 Watt Podcast. We're talking all about my recent tour of the ...
03.29.2023 KMA Machines & The 1991 Pedal Hello dear listener, Welcome back to another episode of Guitar Nerds, the 12th episode in season 4! This week, JD and I revisit the wonderful time we had at this year's The Guitar Show in Birmingham, UK. We also talk ...
03.22.2023 Bispell Audio & Larvik Guitar Festival Hello there dear listener, Welcome back to another episode of Guitar Nerds! This week, Matt and I are talking about his time at Larvik Guitar Festival, plus I'm demoing some lovely Bispell Audio pedals, and spending a bit more time ...
03.15.2023 Bleak District Electric & Mesa Boogie Hello dear listener, This week, Matt and I are talking all about the new Mesa Boogie MkVII amp range, which, frankly, is extremely exciting! We're also taking a listen to the rather wonderful, Bleak District Electric Antistatic Fuzz/Looper, and helping ...
03.08.2023 The Silktone Micronaut, Baum Guitars & The Hiwatt Filter Fuzz Hello dear listener, This week I've lost my voice a bit! But, fear not, Matt and I still had a wonderful time recording this week's episode. Matt's bought a whole bunch of new things. He's got his Silktone Micronaut and ...
03.02.2023 The Guitar Show 2023 Hello dear listener, This week's episode is a bit of a special. On the weekend, JD and I went to The Guitar Show up in Birmingham. It was absolutely wonderful! Filled to the brim with fantastic guitars, interesting effects and ...
02.22.2023 The New TONEX Pedal! Hello dear listener, This week, Phillip Carter from 40 Watt Podcast is back with me for another cross-podcast episode! We're talking all about the new TONEX Kemper Killer, and I'm demoing some absolutely unbelievably good edge-of-breakup tones from some of ...
02.15.2023 ELK, The Guitar Show & Ashdown Guitar Amps Hello dear listener, I'll start this week with an apology. When editing this week's episode, I was mortified to find that our recording platform had defaulted to my internal Macbook mic instead of running through all my lovely preamps and ...
02.08.2023 ES-335's, RE-201's & The Game Changer Plus Pedal Hello dear listener, This week, I'm joined by 40 Watt Podcast's wonderful host, Phillip Carter. We're talking all about his new guitar acquisitions, my setup for my new band, tape echo options, and the Game Changer Plus Pedal. AND you ...
02.01.2023 Orange Effects, Daisy Rock, & Telecaster Options Hello dear listener, It's episode 4, and Matt and I are demoing the lovely big box Orange Phaser, Distortion and Sustain pedals. We're also talking about Matt's need for a Chase Bliss Generation Loss, my new Daisy Rock, and your ...
01.25.2023 Kauffmann Guitars & The Silktone Micronaut! Well, hello there, dear listener! This is episode 3 in the 4th season of Guitar Nerds. This week, Matt and I are discussing Telecasters not made by Fender, the wonderful Kauffmann Guitar Shop in The Netherlands, the amazing amp/drive pedal/preamp ...
01.18.2023 Jeff Beck, Ancoats Guitars, and Goliath FX Hello dear listener, welcome back! Episode 2 of series 4 is here! This week Matt and I have a very packed podcast for you. There's been a lot of forum discussion around what sort of all-rounder guitar I should get. ...
01.11.2023 A Gibson True Historic 1959 Les Paul Hello and welcome to The Guitar Nerds Podcast, Season 4! That's right, it's the 4th season, and the 10th year of Guitar Nerds! Matt and I are back and champing at the bit to get the good old podcast back ...
12.22.2022 Gear Of The Year 2022 \| The Final Episode Hello Dear Listener and welcome to GEAR OF THE YEAR 2022! This year we're mixing things up a bit! Matt and I are joined by The Tone Mob's Blake Wyland and 40 Watt Podcast's Phillip Carter, to make an intercontinental, ...
12.21.2022 Gear Of The Year 2022 \| Best Effects Pedal Hello Dear Listener and welcome to GEAR OF THE YEAR 2022! This year we're mixing things up a bit! Matt and I are joined by The Tone Mob's Blake Wyland and 40 Watt Podcast's Phillip Carter, to make an intercontinental, ...
12.20.2022 Gear Of The Year 2022 \| Best Amplifier/Modeller Hello Dear Listener and welcome to GEAR OF THE YEAR 2022! This year we're mixing things up a bit! Matt and I are joined by The Tone Mob's Blake Wyland and 40 Watt Podcast's Phillip Carter, to make an intercontinental, ...
12.19.2022 Gear Of The Year 2022 \| Best Guitar Hello Dear Listener and welcome to GEAR OF THE YEAR 2022! This year we're mixing things up a bit! Matt and I are joined by The Tone Mob's Blake Wyland and 40 Watt Podcast's Phillip Carter, to make an intercontinental, ...
12.07.2022 Music Man Kaizen & Blackstar St. James! Welcome back to another episode of Guitar Nerds. This week, Matt and I talk all about the new Music Man Kaizen & I am joined by Paul Stevens from Blackstar to talk all about his wonderful St. James lightweight amplifier ...
11.30.2022 The Best Selling Guitar of 2022! Welcome back to another episode of Guitar Nerds. This week, Matt and I talk all about the Reverb Best Sellers Lists! We also discuss my recent tour, and the influx of ampless bands on the small gig ciruit. AND you ...

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Guitar Nerds episodes:

Let's Build A Vintage Guitars Pro Shop - FINAL TOUCHES

The London International Guitar Show!

BOSS BP-1W & The KMA Mandrake!

Line 6 HX One!

Let's Build A Vintage Guitars Pro Shop Pt.2

Let's Build A Vintage Guitars Pro Shop!

Amp Modelling 101

Guitar Summit 2023

Super Squiers!

The Dream Telecaster!

The Guitar Nerds Accessories Special!

The Fretboard Summit & Helix Native

Old Kramers & Clangy P Basses!

Win A Chapman ML1X

We Need More Strats!

Matt's Strat Plus & The Great Eastern FX Focus Fuzz

The Brighton Guitar Show

Buzzing Bugs Audio Devices

The KMA Cirrus & Music Nomad Frine!

Matt Demos the BOSS DM-101

The Vintage Pro Shop Custom Build & VVco Afterlife

Jet Basses & Thorpy FX

Fuzzy Duck Pickups, Kalamazoo Guitars & Two Rock Amps!

The BOSS SDE-3000 & Dave Grohl's Epiphone

Guitar Setups & Chorus Pedals

Every Single BOSS Pedal Ever!

Telecasters, Flying V Basses & Brad Page

Naomi's Big Rig

Ashdown, NAMM & IKEA

Building A Grez Bass VI

The Lizard Queen & Earthquaker Devices

The Hamstead Soundworks Comet

KMA Machines & The 1991 Pedal

Bispell Audio & Larvik Guitar Festival

Bleak District Electric & Mesa Boogie

The Silktone Micronaut, Baum Guitars & The Hiwatt Filter Fuzz

The Guitar Show 2023

The New TONEX Pedal!

ELK, The Guitar Show & Ashdown Guitar Amps

ES-335's, RE-201's & The Game Changer Plus Pedal

Orange Effects, Daisy Rock, & Telecaster Options

Kauffmann Guitars & The Silktone Micronaut!

Jeff Beck, Ancoats Guitars, and Goliath FX

A Gibson True Historic 1959 Les Paul

Gear Of The Year 2022 | The Final Episode

Gear Of The Year 2022 | Best Effects Pedal

Gear Of The Year 2022 | Best Amplifier/Modeller

Gear Of The Year 2022 | Best Guitar

Music Man Kaizen & Blackstar St. James!

The Best Selling Guitar of 2022!