Toto are back touring the globe in 2025 and Matt has tickets for the Sydney show! What better time to revisit Toto's smash hit fourth album?

Matt, Rob & Gabor investigate the record featuring Steve Lukather at the top of his game. We bless the rains!

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The Guitar Speak Podcast is produced and hosted by Matt Wakeling in Sydney, Australia. The show features deep dive interviews with amazing guitarists from around the globe, occasional gear reviews and the Iconic Albums team where Matt is joined by Rob Rhodes and Gabor Josika for guitar roundtable good times. 

Rob Rhodes - www.rhodetripent.com

Rob is full time working musician, booking and playing hundreds of gigs each year. Rob knows his stuff - equally shredding on vocals, music business and of course, guitar. To learn more about Rob, check out Guitar Speak Podcast #190.

Gabor Josika - SuperFunAwesomeHappyTime Pedal Show

Gabor, alongside Alex Rottier, co-hosts the SuperFunAwesomeHappyTimePedalShow. This is a brilliant YouTube channel! Gabor is a working musician who believes the whammy pedal can be an always on device. To learn more about Gabor, check out Guitar Speak Podcast #218.

This episode is brought to you by Fretboard Biology 

Fretboard Biology - the online guitar college created by Joe Elliott, ex Head of Guitar at GIT and McNally Smith Music College.

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Guitar Speak Podcast #146 - Joe Elliott - ex guitar head of GIT - launches Fretboard Biology

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NAMM 2025 - all the hits!! And a couple of misses...

Matt, Gabor and Rob give their take on the biggest music trade show on planet Earth.

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The Guitar Speak Podcast is produced and hosted by Matt Wakeling in Sydney, Australia. The show features deep dive interviews with amazing guitarists from around the globe, occasional gear reviews and the Iconic Albums team where Matt is joined by Rob Rhodes and Gabor Josika for guitar roundtable good times. 

Rob Rhodes - www.rhodetripent.com

Rob is full time working musician, booking and playing hundreds of gigs each year. Rob knows his stuff - equally shredding on vocals, music business and of course, guitar. To learn more about Rob, check out Guitar Speak Podcast #190.

Gabor Josika - SuperFunAwesomeHappyTime Pedal Show

Gabor, alongside Alex Rottier, co-hosts the SuperFunAwesomeHappyTimePedalShow. This is a brilliant YouTube channel! Gabor is a working musician who believes the whammy pedal can be an always on device. To learn more about Gabor, check out Guitar Speak Podcast #218.

This episode is brought to you by Fretboard Biology 

Fretboard Biology - the online guitar college created by Joe Elliott, ex Head of Guitar at GIT and McNally Smith Music College.

www.fretboardbiology.com

Guitar Speak Podcast #146 - Joe Elliott - ex guitar head of GIT - launches Fretboard Biology

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Glyn Evans, of Mr Glyn's Pickups New Zealand, returns to answer your questions. After 30 years of full time pickup design and production, Glyn has a fantastic ability to decipher the science of pickups in distinctly musical terms. It's a fascinating Q & A!

mrglynspickups.com

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The Guitar Speak Podcast , launched in 2016, is produced and hosted by Matt Wakeling in Sydney, Australia. The show features deep dive interviews with amazing guitarists from around the globe, occasional gear reviews and the Iconic Albums series where Matt is joined by Rob Rhodes and Gabor Josika for guitar roundtable good times. 

This episode is brought to you by Fretboard Biology 

Fretboard Biology - the online guitar college created by Joe Elliott, ex Head of Guitar at GIT and McNally Smith Music College.

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Guitar Speak Podcast #146 - Joe Elliott - ex guitar head of GIT - launches Fretboard Biology

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Jerry Garcia's unique "Alligator Strat" holds legend status in Grateful Dead lore - and is arguably one of the first heavily modded Strat's to grace the stage of a high profile band.

Ace Nashville guitar tech, Chad Winn, joins us to go deep on the history of this guitar from it's hybrid vintage heritage through to the extensive mods Garcia and the Dead techs performed on it. Chad also discusses his own Alligator inspired guitars and the guitar community forming around "Jerry-tone".

Chad, who has worked for Gibson and Novo Guitars, first appeared on the Guitar Speak Podcast on episode #206 to talk about the polarising Gibson Firebird X - a guitar he worked on in the Gibson factory.

Check out Chad's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cwinnstrings/

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The Guitar Speak Podcast , launched in 2016, is produced and hosted by Matt Wakeling in Sydney, Australia. The show features deep dive interviews with amazing guitarists from around the globe, occasional gear reviews and the Iconic Albums series where Matt is joined by Rob Rhodes and Gabor Josika for guitar roundtable good times. 

This episode is brought to you by Fretboard Biology 

Fretboard Biology - the online guitar college created by Joe Elliott, ex Head of Guitar at GIT and McNally Smith Music College.

www.fretboardbiology.com

Guitar Speak Podcast #146 - Joe Elliott - ex guitar head of GIT - launches Fretboard Biology

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Andy Scott has spent over 50 years - and counting - rocking as the lead guitarist of Sweet. The UK band has enjoyed phenomenal international chart success with hits like "Ballroom Blitz", "Fox on the Run" and "Love is Like Oxygen". Sweet influenced bands like Def Leppard, Kiss and the Scorpions to name but a few. Andy joins us to talk guitars, recording, tours, hangs with Jeff Beck and much more in this interview.

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The Guitar Speak Podcast , launched in 2016, is produced and hosted by Matt Wakeling in Sydney, Australia. The show features deep dive interviews with amazing guitarists from around the globe, occasional gear reviews and the Iconic Albums team where Matt is joined by Rob Rhodes and Gabor Josika for guitar roundtable good times. 

This episode is brought to you by Fretboard Biology 

Fretboard Biology - the online guitar college created by Joe Elliott, ex Head of Guitar at GIT and McNally Smith Music College.

www.fretboardbiology.com

Guitar Speak Podcast #146 - Joe Elliott - ex guitar head of GIT - launches Fretboard Biology

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2024 - what a year for guitar! The Iconic Albums team assemble to talk through all the good stuff.

Matt, Rob & Gabor discuss favourite albums, gear, gigs, podcasts, books and more and debut the impromtu "what Rob said" segment \m/

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The Guitar Speak Podcast is produced and hosted by Matt Wakeling in Sydney, Australia. The show features deep dive interviews with amazing guitarists from around the globe, occasional gear reviews and the Iconic Albums team where Matt is joined by Rob Rhodes and Gabor Josika for guitar roundtable good times. 

Rob Rhodes - www.rhodetripent.com

Rob is full time working musician, booking and playing hundreds of gigs each year. Rob knows his stuff - equally shredding on vocals, music business and of course, guitar. To learn more about Rob, check out Guitar Speak Podcast #190.

Gabor Josika - SuperFunAwesomeHappyTime Pedal Show

Gabor, alongside Alex Rottier, co-hosts the SuperFunAwesomeHappyTimePedalShow. This is a brilliant YouTube channel! Gabor is a working musician who believes the whammy pedal can be an always on device. To learn more about Gabor, check out Guitar Speak Podcast #218.

This episode is brought to you by Fretboard Biology 

Fretboard Biology - the online guitar college created by Joe Elliott, ex Head of Guitar at GIT and McNally Smith Music College.

www.fretboardbiology.com

Guitar Speak Podcast #146 - Joe Elliott - ex guitar head of GIT - launches Fretboard Biology

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Matt Bruck started working as Eddie Van Halen’s guitar tech in 1990, and was Eddie’s business partner at the inception of EVH Gear in 2004. After Eddie’s untimely passing in 2020 it was announced that Matt and Wolfgang Van Halen would be running the company, continuing its legacy and looking to the future.

Matt joins us to talk about the launch of the long awaited SA126 - Wolfgang’s own model. The guitar holds a special place in the EVH Gear lineup being the first from-the-ground-up design in some time and is a unique blend of vintage and modern themes.

Matt thoughtfully fills us in on the journey of the guitar from inception to launch, what it means to continue the legacy of EVH Gear and why genius runs in the Van Halen family.

This episode is brought to you by Fretboard Biology 

Fretboard Biology - the online guitar college created by Joe Elliott, ex Head of Guitar at GIT and McNally Smith Music College.

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There is jamming and then there is collaboration. The Iconic Series Team assemble to discuss their favourite collaborative projects. Some are massive, others more intimate. Many of these projects were inspired by a greater cause. One in particular will require all the hairspray you can find and all the notes you can play! All of them feature amazing guitar playing and musical synergy. We had fun making this one!

Featured Collabs:

Jason Becker - Some Assembly Required 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iU_Oq-DM-0

Hear ‘N Aid - Stars 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5H94GHb-10

Buddy Miller - Buddy Miller’s Majestic Silver Strings

Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Hero’s - Going Home (Theme From Local Hero) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBGm7gJtSZE

Honourable Mentions:

Ry Cooder & Manuel Galbán - Mambo Sinuendo 

Paul Rodgers - Muddy Waters Blues

Slash - all of the collabs!

Donation Links:

The Jason Becker Special Needs Trust

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=NUUSS6J5RWUYC

Teenage Cancer Trust

https://donate.teenagecancertrust.org/

Teen Cancer America

https://teencanceramerica.org/donate/

Buy Going Home (A portion of proceeds donated to Teen Cancer Trust and Teen Cancer America)

https://markknopfler.lnk.to/download

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Rob Rhodes - www.rhodetripent.com

Gabor Josika - SuperFunAwesomeHappyTime Pedal Show

This episode is brought to you by Fretboard Biology 

Fretboard Biology - the online guitar college created by Joe Elliott, ex Head of Guitar at GIT and McNally Smith Music College.

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Guitar Speak Podcast #146 - Joe Elliott - ex guitar head of GIT - launches Fretboard Biology

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Matt reviews the Artist AT73, test driving it in the studio and live on stage. This modern flavoured T-style six string features top end specs at a very friendly price. Is it too good to be true?

https://www.artistguitars.com.au/

This episode is brought to you by Fretboard Biology 

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In this episode, we dive deep into rock 'n' roll history with none other than Tim Shaw, Chief Engineer Guitar at Fender, as our guide. Celebrating the 70th anniversary of the legendary Fender Stratocaster guitar, Shaw takes us on a journey through seven decades of Strat goodness.

Drawing on decades of experience, Tim is warm and knowledgeable - a favourite here at the Guitar Speak Podcast.

Want more Shaw? Check out Guitar Speak Podcast episode #225 

This episode is brought to you by Fretboard Biology 

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