On this week’s episode, I talk to my friend Jon Gates, who has been playing guitar for about 20 years. We talk about practice and musicianship, his time in a church band, and the time he got to play a $45k guitar. We also talk about musical influences and muse over the distinguishing features and significance of certain bands and genres of rock music.

BONUS: the episode ends with a recording of Jon covering an Elliott Smith song.

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Keywords: Bright Eyes, AC/DC, Elliott Smith, Dashboard Confessional, Ozzy, Glam Rock, Guns N' Roses, Blink-182, Future, Meshuggah