Jeff Floro's All About Guitar

Yamaha Guitars return to All About Guitar! Guitarist and Technical Sales Specialist Andy Winston joins me as well as Pat Campolattano from Yamaha's Custom shop as we take a look at Yamaha's new FG Red Label guitars and the newest TransAcoustic models. It's a great night of great guitars!!

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Have you ever felt stuck, in a rut, having a creative block? Carlos Calvo returns to All About Guitar and he is joined by Julie Tan, a guitarist, singer and songwriter. Carlos and Julie have been developing techniques to help you get out of ruts and plateaus, plus other things that can help you become the player you were meant to be. We will also be talking about the guitars they use and why, effects, amps and simulators and much more!!

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Freebo returns to the show and we talk to him about his latest project, producing and performing with guitarist, singer, songwriter Alice Howe. Alice also joins us in studio to talk about her latest release, "Visions." A beautifully crafted album, with great songs and tasty guitar parts, we take a closer look at the creative process, from conception to recording. It's a rare opportunity to take a look at how a great album is made!!

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Systyr Skin-nerd are a group of women that love to play the music of Lynyrd Skynyrd. And they do that well! We talk to the group about the challenges being a tribute band and duplicating the sound of such an iconic group, their recent tour in Europe, their upcoming gigs and, of course, their guitars and gear they used to get the Skynyrd sound!

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Tim Pierce returns to All About Guitar and a lot has happened since we last talked to him! Tim is a perfect example on how musicians are adapting to the changing times and changing technologies and has built quite a prosperous business for himself. Tonight we talk to Tim about his session work, how that has changed and how he has adapted to it, and we also look into his hugely successful online presence, featuring a Youtube channel, online classes and courses, and more!!

I am proud to have Guitar Shorty on the show! A legendary blues rock guitarist, Guitar Shorty was a big influence on Jimi Hendrix. Shorty was the first person Hendrix saw use a wah pedal. Shorty let Jimi borrow his wah and the rest is history. We talk to Guitar Shorty about his playing with such legends as Ray Charles, T-Bone Walker, Big Joe Turner, Little Richard and Sam Cooke, among others. Joining me as guest host is Cathy Lauer, of ToneZone LA and guitarist of Systyr Skin-nerd. Cathy built Shorty's pedal board and we take a look at that too!! It's a night of legendary tone, technique and gear!!

My good friend and amazing guitarist Steve Fister returns to All About Guitar! Fresh off a tour of Europe, we talk to Steve about that tour, the gear he used over there, especially his new signature guitar from DAG. We also take a look at his new release, "Let It Slide," and his participation in the documentery, "Blood, Fret & Tears!" It's a night of gear, great tone, great playing, and great stories!!

Tonight we take a look at Strymon pedals. Strymon is a young company, started in 2009, and offshoot of Damage Control, not that old itself, started in 2004. But within a very short time Strymon has become one of the foremost pedal effects manufacturers. We talk to Ethan Tufts and Pete Celi from Strymon and take a look at their brand new pedal, the Volante, and more!!

I am proud to present the first in a series of shows on Gibson guitars! Gibson is a vital part of our American and global music history and Orville and his company changed music forever!! On our first show we take a look at one of the icons of guitars, the Gibson L-5. This was the first Gibson to feature f-holes and since its debut in 1923 is one of the most valued guitars today! My co-hosts for this show are Sharon and Gregg De Lorto. Guitar historians and producers of an upcoming biography on Orville Gibson, Sharon & Gregg will explore the development of the guitar at Gibson and especially the archtop guitar and the L-5. Also joining us is Wolf Marshall, guitarist, educator (UCLA Jazz Dept.) and author. Joining us via phone is Dr. Tom Van Hoose, clinical psychologist, guitarist, collector and author of the book "The Gibson Super 400: Art Of The Fine Guitar." We will take a look at all the different versions of the L-5 and the back story on how and why they were made!

I approached Chelsea Clark several months ago to have her install my Carlos Juan pickup into my Ovation guitar. The original pickup had failed and I wanted to get that guitar up and running. So I had her work on the guitar and tonight we will check it out and talk to Chelsea what she had to do to get my guitar back in action. She also is bringing some other projects, so it will be a great night looking at guitar repair and restoration and how she has "Remojoificated" my beloved guitar!!