We welcome England's Miles Gilderdale back to the Just Picks Podcast.  In this, my second part of our conversation, Miles geeks out on his acoustic and electric signal chain and the instruments he uses to get his signature sound in Acoustic Alchemy

This episode is Part 1 of my conversation with Acoustic Alchemy wizard Miles Gilderdale.  In this first of our two part conversation I think you will hear Miles talk about his earliest days as a guitarist and what styles and players caught his ear.  Miles is a joy to speak with and I'm sure you'll love these two episodes!

We conducted this interview during the COVID lockdown

In this episode Just Picks talks about our Picks from the current 2021 NAMM show in Nashville.  We visited the newly opened Gibson Garage (https://www.gibson.com/Garage) and talk about our experience at this amazing facility.  

Some of the other Picks we discuss from the NAMM show include:

Fender's updates to the Squier Affinity Line - really amazing performance, aesthetics and price! https://www.fender.com/en-US/squier-electric-guitars/

From the other side of the road ... Gibson / Epiphone extend their Slash Collection to a whole bunch of folks looking for the Slash moniker with a lower price point.  Check out the G&N's guitarist's Epiphone line at: https://www.epiphone.com/Guitars/Collection/Slash

For our Tone seekers, Kemper has made amazing workflow improvements by adding their iOS front end called Profiler Rig Editor. For more information: https://www.kemper-amps.com/rig-manager

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I can't say enough about how excited I am to bring to you my interview with Colorado's amazing musician Randy Brant.  This guy can do just about anything on any instrument.  His energy and enthusiasm is infectious and his playing is inspirational.  In this, our opening conversation, we talk about Randy's early development as a listener and player, what albums influenced him, and some of the legendary teachers that molded his appreciation for learning and skills development.  Every guitar player will identify and be inspired by Randy's development into the master he is today.  

Enjoy Just Picks Podcast #356!

Welcome to the Just Picks Podcast #355.  In this episode, we are in conversation with nylon fingerstyle master Eric Hansen.  Eric returns for his third part of our conversation  And again, .... what a show it is! Eric discusses his approach to arranging for the guitar and jazz ensemble.

**Audio Disclaimer** Apologies in advance for the terrible audio quality in my voice.  Fortunately Eric's audio is great, but for some reason the audio quality in my voice was distorted beyond my ability to repair very well.  What you are hearing is the best I was able to make it listenable.  Again, apologies!

For more Information about Eric Hansen, visit his website at: https://www.nuevo-flamenco.com/

-or- his: Eric Hansen YouTube Channel

We welcome back nylon fingerstyle master Eric Hansen in today's show.  And .... what a show it is!  Eric goes track by track through the recording, arranging and inspiration for his newest release Transcendence (click on the Album name to go directly to the Transcendence if you have a Spotify account!). We get very detailed into Eric's pristine signal chain for recording the classical guitar and for getting impeccable tone live.

This is the second of three installments of conversations with the amazing Eric Hansen.  Whether you are a rock shredding fan or a Bach Lute player, Eric covers all of the bases about the guitar.

**Audio Disclaimer** Apologies in advance for the terrible audio quality in my voice.  Fortunately Eric's audio is great, but for some reason the audio quality in my voice was distorted beyond my ability to repair very well.  What you are hearing is the best I was able to make it listenable.  Again, apologies!

For more Information about Eric Hansen, visit his website at: https://www.nuevo-flamenco.com/

-or- his: Eric Hansen YouTube Channel

I am really excited to bring this show to you.  We are just coming out of the 2020/2021 pandemic - some venues are opening and artists are back playing live!  In this show, we bring you news about the guitar world and the first installation of my interview with the incredible Eric Hansen.

Eric will talk about his musical roots, we get very techie about his technique and learn about the equipment that brings his incredible tone to the live and recorded nylon guitar. This is a show you can't miss!

**Audio Disclaimer** Apologies in advance for the terrible audio quality in my voice.  Fortunately Eric's audio is great, but for some reason the audio quality in my voice was distorted beyond my ability to repair very well.  What you are hearing is the best I was able to make it listenable.  Again, apologies!

Here are some links to find out more about Eric Hansen!

https://www.nuevo-flamenco.com/

And if you are a Spotify Subscriber, here is a link to Eric's Spring 2021 Album - Transcendence

https://open.spotify.com/album/5Zh0dSsWUMhUKJQARlvNhi

Welcome to the Just Picks Podcast!  In this episode you will hear all about the podcast.  Listen for details on upcoming shows featuring: 

Paul Richards, from the California Guitar Trio – an amazing grammy nominated player who grew up in Utah and is now a California native.  Also coming up on the show is legendary multi-instrumentalist John Jorgenson. What can be said about an artist of this stature, he has played with just about everyone, he has crossed every boundary in music from Rock, R&B, Country, Bluegrass, Gypsy Jazz, Classical, Folk, and on and on.  Also Joining us in the show with be nylon guitar master and composer Florida’s Eric Hansen.  Grammy Nominee Miles Gilderdale of the Blueflies and legendary band Acoustic Alchemy is on the show.  Joining us from Waterton Massachusetts will be arch top virtuoso Noel Borthwick. Joining the show from Colorado is former east coast stratacaster monster Randy Brant.  Brandon Lehman joins us from my hometown here in Pittsburgh. Brandon is on the A-Team of guitarists in the ‘burg. Another local boy joining us will be Tim Bazzone. Tim is the lead guitarist for The Rust Project.  The list goes on and on, guitarists, gear, stories, inside the tone.  If it's about guitars its on The Just Picks Podcast.