Jeff Floro's All About Guitar

Ben Woods returns to All About Guitar and on this show we take a closer look at his signature series guitars made by Ortega. These are excellently crafted instruments at a reasonable price, made for the gigging musician. Ben shows us the Flametal series and the BWSM series. Also we take a look at Ben's Nylocaster, a strat modified into an amazing classical/flamenco instrument! And, of course, Ben will be demonstrating these beautiful instruments, so it will be a night of great playing, technique and tone!!

Ben Woods: spanishguitarplayer.com

Ortega Guitars: ortegaguitars.com

As a child, the mention of Christmas always brought to mind toys! And as guitarists, the mention of pedals also brings that twinkle in the eyes of guitarists! Tonight we get to play with toys! My guests are Howie Anderson, of the Strawberry Alarm Clock, and Cathy Lauer, of Systyr Skin-nerd and ToneZoneLA. We take a look at a lot of pedals, some old, some new, some unusual and some just plain cool!! It's a night of cool sounds and tweaking knobs!!

Link for Howie Anderson: strawberryalarmclock.com

Link for Cathy Lauer: tonezonela.com

I am honored to have Michael DeTemple on the show!! A consumate musician, Michael was a renowned session musician, playing guitar on Dave Mason's best selling album "Alone Together." He worked with such noted artists as Eric Clapton, Van Morrison, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Pete Townshend, Ron Wood, Randy California, Booker T., Paul Butterfield, Earl Slick and many, many more. Michael got into instrument building, repair and restoration, which led to him building his world famous DeTemple Guitars. DeTemple guitars are hard to get, they are each hand made, and there is a long waiting list of A-players wanting their hands on these incredible instruments. We talk to Michael, about how he got into making guitars and what makes a DeTemple guitar, as luthier Rick Turner refers to it, as "dream Strat style guitar everybody's chasing after!"

detempleguitars.com

In today's music scene, one has to sometimes wear many hats to thrive and survive as a successful working musician. One such person in is my guest, Jeff Paris. Jeff is a guitarist, but also plays keyboards, mandolin, bass, accordion, harmonica and more! Jeff is also a songwriter, a successful one, having his music performed and recorded by such artists as Lita Ford and Mr. Big. He has worked with celebrated artists including Keb Mo, Coco Montoya, Dan Fogelberg, Stanley Clarke & George Duke, Bill Withers, Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, and many more! We take a look at Jeff's music, his solo records, and the many hats Jeff has to wear in his career!

Link for Jeff Paris: http://www.jeffparis.net/about/

Bands come and go, and many musicians move around in different bands in their careers. Tonight we take a look at two powerhouse musicians, Gary Myrick and Prescott Niles, and get a unique insight into a new venture between both of them. Prescott, who has been on several times on All About Guitar, is one of the demand working bassists, coming from the Knack and regularly gigging with Missing Persons. Gary has been performing as a solo artist and is also a session and touring guitarist, having toured with Jackson Browne, the Eagles, Wilson Pickett, Bonnie Raitt, Todd Rundgren, Brian Wilson, and Stevie Wonder. Both artists are now working together and we talk about how that came to be. It's a night of great music, great tone, and more!!

Link for Prescott Niles: theknack.com/the-band/prescott-niles/

Link for Gary Myrick: facebook.com/motorcyclecrash

Kai Kurosawa joins us tonight on All About Guitar! Kai is most known for playing the Kubo (aka "The Aircraft Carrier"), but also plays bass, guitar, trumpet and trombone. Kai has a Master of Fine Arts degree in music and has released 6 albums and does seminars worldwide. We talk to Kai about his Kubo, how it was developed and the techniques needed to play it. We take a listen to some of his music and more!!

Link for Kai Kurosawa: http://www.happysad.org/english/

Form Factor returns to All About Guitar and they have a lot to talk about! Form Factor has released new basses!! We take a look at these beautiful instruments. And we also take a look at their latest bass amp models. Joining me is Gary Roudenko, from the Bass Exchange Amp Shop. If you are in the market for a new bass and/or amp you need to take a listen to this show!!

Factor: formfactoraudio.com

Gary Roudenko: bassexchange.com

The Gohar & Ovanes Andriassian Guitar Festival & Competition just concluded on November 10th and Satik Andriassian, the festival director, is my guest to talk about the Festival and Competition. Joining Satik are some of the judges and staff of the festival. John M. Kennedy, an accomplished rock and jazz bassist, is a professor at Cal State LA. Sevag Derderian, Festival and Competition Director, is an accomplished baritone, pianist, and organist, founder of the Music Education Department of the Association of Armenian Church Choirs of the Western Diocese. Also joining us is Scott Detweiler, one of the Competition judges and established artist and guitarist, and a previous guest on All About Guitar. And Gerrat Padgorsky, one of the contestants will be joining us. It's a night of incredible musicianship, artistry, and great music!!

Link for Gohar & Ovanes Andriassian Guitar Festival and Competition:

http://www.calstatela.edu/al/music/gohar-and-ovanes-andriassian-classical-guitar-competition

Link for John M. Kennedy: http://www.johnmkennedy.net/index.html

Frank Stallone returns to All About Guitar and tonight we will learn about his new guitar line: Frank Stallone Guitars. Joining Frank will be Gary "GJ" Panepinto, CEO for the company and we will take a closer look at these truly beautiful instruments! Frank and Gary have succeeded in creating a great playing guitar at a very reasonable price!

frankstallone.com

frankstalloneguitars.com

frankstalloneguitars.com

Gary Roudenko from the Amp Shop Bass Exchange returns to All About Guitar to show us a brand new line of guitar effects made by Daredevil Pedals!! The make a whole line of distortion and overdrive pedals. Based and made in Chicago, Daredevil offers original circuit designs to get extraordinary tones! Joining us also is guitarist Steve Fister, another regular to All About Guitar, and he will be demoing the different pedals. It's a night of great tone and cool toys to check out!!

Daredevil Pedals: daredevilpedals.com

Amp Shop Bass Exchange and Gary Roudenko: bassexchange.com

Steve Fister: stevefister.com