The Guitar Podcast

Is there another way you may make money with your music than playing in smoky bars or stiff restaurants? Possibly through getting your music published and licensed. This episode I offer my opinions and takeaways from articles I read in the April 2015 Guitar Player and July 2015 Vintage Guitar Magazines.

Yes, another listener feedback show. Well partially because the second half is all about the rebirth of The Indiana Guitar Show! Super happy it's back and I had a great time! Listen up and hear about the experience. I do answer some questions about 70s Gibson guitars and attenuators.

I love listener feedback shows because I never know where they will take me. I get a question or comment from a listener and I think I know what I'm going to say for the most part but sometimes something comes out I didn't expect. I like these shows too because I know it's what you guys are wanting to hear about!

Adam tells us all about how he started, what's going on with his company and his new pickup design; the "Tuned Aperture Pickup." It's a nice talk and you'll get a good bit of information about the cool new design of his pickups. Check out his website and kickstarter.

Listener Feedback - silent sister and a small church, sanding a neck, wah distortion, boutique gutiars and the Indiana Guitar Show!

Facebook Feedback about Blue Steel Strings, playing with other guitarists, holiday wish list, Anna asks about playing in a band for the first time, PRS Guitars, my Mariah Carey rant and why all pedals are NOT created equal.

This week we talk about an article I read from Vintage Guitar Magazine by George Gruhn about Ivory and the CITES Treaty, Lower priced amps and cool stuff found in the annual Sweetwater catalog and Taylor's efforts for sustainable Ebony.

This week we get feedback and questions. Tone, Cigar Box Guitars, Tipping Mariachi Bands, Giving Back, Blackstar Amp.

So here's the real episode about doing a Tele Build or a Strat Build for that matter. Telecasters and Stratocasters are great guitars to mix and match and customize. This show is all about building your own parts guitar, just the way you want.

I got an email asking about building a parts Telecaster. Before that I talk a bit about pedalboard signal chain as in where the wah goes in the chain. Before or after... (after). Also, I am stringing up my Les Paul slightly different. ALSO... I talk about other ways to make your guitar play and maybe sound better.