ThroBak Guitar Lounge

Upgrade your guitar with ThroBak Pickups. https://www.throbak.com/
Sit down with ThroBak's master P.A.F. pickup winder Paul Hudson and hear him reveal the inside secret details of P.A.F. pickup winding through a series 20 questions asked by Jon Gundry. All in the ThroBak Guitar Lounge Podcast Episode 012.

The show starts with an introduction of ThroBak's perpetual employee of the month, Paul Hudson. Paul talks about his 15 plus years of experience working at ThroBak Electronics and becoming the world's most qualified and experienced operator of the most complete collection of vintage Gibson 50's golden era pickup winders owned by ThroBak.

In the tools and tips segment Jon Gundry shows the guitar spanner wrench that is essential for work on Gibson guitars with a Switchcraft 3 way toggle switch.

Can you play the bass guitar with no prior experience? Paul Hudson, pickup winding master of ThroBak Electronics, will put this question to the test. Jon Gundry and Paul Hudson of ThroBak Electronics deal with this hard question in the Guitargument. Paul will follow up in the Cooldown by playing the bass guitar with no prior playing experience.

In the Pickup Precision with Paul segment Paul Hudson gives a master class in the fine details of what it takes for ThroBak to wind the most accurate vintage P.A.F. repro pickup coils on the planet.

In the Guitar Regrets segment Jon Gundry shows his once mold infested vintage 1952/57 Gibson Les Paul.

Make sure to watch the ThroBak Guitar Lounge Podcast each Saturday on YouTube.

ThroBak Electronics is a world leader in classic reproduction guitar pickups. To learn more visit.:
https://www.throbak.com/p90-pickup.html
https://www.throbak.com/paf-pickups.html
https://www.throbak.com/stratocaster-...
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Upgrade your guitar with ThroBak Pickups. https://www.throbak.com/
Can the quest for perfect guitar tone create fallout that affects your relationships? Is the pursuit of all things guitar a pointless waste of time? Jon Gundry and Matthew Quail deal with these hard questions in ThroBak Guitar Lounge Podcast Episode 011.

Hear ThroBak SLE-101 MXV pickups in a 1989 Gibson ES-335 through a 1979 Fender Deluxe Reverb and a Nobels ODR-1 pedal. ThroBak SLE-101 MXV guitar pickups are the world standard for accurate reproductions of vintage P.A.F. pickups from the 1950's.

In the tools and tips segment Jon Gundry shows a great way to remove light scuff marks from a guitar.

In the Guitar Regrets segment Jon Gundry shows his unplayable 1964 Epiphone Casino.

Make sure to watch the ThroBak Guitar Lounge Podcast each Saturday on YouTube.

ThroBak Electronics is a world leader in classic reproduction guitar pickups. To learn more visit.:
https://www.throbak.com/p90-pickup.html
https://www.throbak.com/paf-pickups.html
https://www.throbak.com/stratocaster-pickups.html
https://www.throbak.com/telecaster-pickups.html
https://www.throbak.com/pedals.html
https://www.throbak.com/strings.html

Upgrade your guitar with ThroBak Pickups. https://www.throbak.com/
Are vintage guitars and amps better than new guitars and amps? Find out in today's Guitargument! All ahead in episode 010 of the ThroBak Guitar Lounge Podcast.

See and hear a vintage 1964 Gibson Sg through a 1979 Fender Deluxe Reverb and a vintage 1964 Epiphone Newport Deluxe bass and decide for yourself if vintage guitars and amps are better. 

In ThroBak news we reveal the largest unboxing in guitar history, a vintage Leesona 102 coil winding machine!

In the tools and tips segment Jon Gundry a tool that allows for safe adjustment of an amp bias trim pot.

Matthew Quail shows some celebrity guitar picks and he later shows a guitar regret he wishes he could take back.

Make sure to watch the ThroBak Guitar Lounge Podcast each Saturday on YouTube.

ThroBak Electronics is a world leader in classic reproduction guitar pickups. To learn more visit.:
https://www.throbak.com/p90-pickup.html
https://www.throbak.com/paf-pickups.html
https://www.throbak.com/stratocaster-pickups.html
https://www.throbak.com/telecaster-pickups.html
https://www.throbak.com/pedals.html
https://www.throbak.com/strings.html

ThroBak Electronics, located in Grand Rapids Michigan, was established in 2002 to bring the best of vintage tone back to the guitar player of today.​ThroBak Electronics, located in Grand Rapids Michigan, was established in 2002 to bring the best of vintage tone back to the guitar player of today.

Upgrade your guitar with ThroBak Pickups. https://www.throbak.com/
Is it impossible to reproduce the 1959 Vintage P.A.F. guitar pickup today in 2025? Did Collings just improve the Telecaster with the new Collings 71 guitar? Find out in episode 009 of the ThroBak Guitar Lounge Podcast.

See and hear the new Collings 71 guitar with factory upgrade ThroBak Nocaster A3 Classic pickups, before the Guitargument.

In the tools and tips segment Matthew shows how to manage your guitar picks and Jon Gundry shows his favorite tuner for intonating an electric guitar.

Matthew gives his strategy for a free concert experience in the Matthew's Musical Musings segment.

Make sure to watch the ThroBak Guitar Lounge Podcast each Saturday on YouTube.

ThroBak Electronics is a world leader in classic reproduction guitar pickups. To learn more visit.:
https://www.throbak.com/p90-pickup.html
https://www.throbak.com/paf-pickups.html
https://www.throbak.com/stratocaster-pickups.html
https://www.throbak.com/telecaster-pickups.html
https://www.throbak.com/pedals.html
https://www.throbak.com/strings.html

Upgrade your guitar with ThroBak Pickups. https://www.throbak.com/

Can you have too many guitar effect pedals? Jon Gundry and Matthew Quail discuss if too many guitar pedals can ultimately ruin your tone and distract from advancing your guitar skills in this episode 008 of the ThroBak Guitar Lounge Podcast. Jon shows his first edition Matchless Hot Box as an example of the pitfalls of relying on an effect pedal purchase for inspiration as a guitar player.

In the tools and tips segment Matthew shows the perfect clip on tuner for bass guitar and Jon Gundry shows the uses of the Stew Mac Micromesh touch-up stick.

In the guitar regrets segment of the podcast Jon Gundry reveals his 1967 Gibson B-25 that had a broken headstock that the seller did not disclose when the guitar was purchased online.

Make sure to watch the ThroBak Guitar Lounge Podcast each Saturday on YouTube.
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ThroBak Electronics is a world leader in classic reproduction guitar pickups. To learn more visit.:
https://www.throbak.com/p90-pickup.html
https://www.throbak.com/paf-pickups.html
https://www.throbak.com/stratocaster-pickups.html
https://www.throbak.com/telecaster-pickups.html
https://www.throbak.com/pedals.html
https://www.throbak.com/strings.html

Upgrade your guitar with ThroBak Pickups. https://www.throbak.com/
Join us in the ThroBak Guitar Lounge for Podcast episode 007. Jon Gundry and Matthew Quail of ThroBak debate whether it is possible to have too many guitars in this episode's guitargument. Also learn about a great choice for a complete guitar nut file set. Matthew shows and interesting book of Blues guitar legends. Finally Matthew talks about his first electric guitar purchase in the Guitar Regrets segment.
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ThroBak Electronics is a world leader in classic reproduction guitar pickups. To learn more visit.:
https://www.throbak.com/p90-pickup.html
https://www.throbak.com/paf-pickups.html
https://www.throbak.com/stratocaster-pickups.html
https://www.throbak.com/telecaster-pickups.html
https://www.throbak.com/pedals.html
https://www.throbak.com/strings.html

Upgrade your guitar with ThroBak Pickups. https://www.throbak.com/
Join us in the ThroBak Guitar Lounge Podcast episode 006. Jon Gundry and Matthew Quail of ThroBak questions the myth that tube guitar amplifiers are superior to their solid state guitar amplifier counterpart in this episodes guitargument. Also learn about the perfect ruler for measuring guitar string action. There is a cautionary letter from the ThroBak mailbox as well as commentary from Matthew about the Norman's Rare Guitars Netflix documentary. Finally Jon Gundry talks about his unfortunate purchase of a vintage 1955 Gibson Les Paul Standard in the Guitar Regrets segment of this podcast.
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ThroBak Electronics is a world leader in classic reproduction guitar pickups. To learn more visit.:
https://www.throbak.com/p90-pickup.html
https://www.throbak.com/paf-pickups.html
https://www.throbak.com/stratocaster-pickups.html
https://www.throbak.com/telecaster-pickups.html
https://www.throbak.com/pedals.html
https://www.throbak.com/strings.html

Join us in the ThroBak Guitar Lounge Podcast episode 005. Jon Gundry and Matthew Quail of ThroBak explore the dark side of vintage guitar collecting, STOLEN GUITARS. Ethics, celebrity owned stolen guitars and much more revealed in a heated guitar argument.

Announcements:
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Phillip McKnight unedited interview with Jon Gundry of ThroBak.
https://youtu.be/EDYdPdUN4Tw?si=9UDDdvNO8OzHS-75

The tools and tips segment explains the advantage of Fretboard Finishing Oil.
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Vintage 1986 '57 Fender AVRI Stratocaster shown.
Matthew gives a movie review of Sinners. Followed by a Back To Future movie guitar regret.

ThroBak Electronics is a world leader in classic reproduction guitar pickups. To learn more visit.:
https://www.throbak.com/p90-pickup.html
https://www.throbak.com/paf-pickups.html
https://www.throbak.com/stratocaster-pickups.html
https://www.throbak.com/telecaster-pickups.html
https://www.throbak.com/pedals.html
https://www.throbak.com/strings.html

Join us in the ThroBak Guitar Lounge Podcast episode 004. Jon Gundry and Matthew Quail of ThroBak point the finger back at themselves when they debate whether or not boutique guitar pickups are a scam. 

Follow along with the conversation that starts with news about the 10 year anniversary of the historic ThroBak KZ/LP-115 pickup winder. A machine once owned by Les Paul himself after he rescued the winder from the Gibson Kalamazoo factory where the machine was used to wind P.A.F. pickups and P90 guitar pickups in the 1950's. Perhaps the most documented pickup winder of the P.A.F. era.

The tools and tips segment shows a must have nut driver for all guitar players followed by a guitar string tip that might just save you from re-fretting your guitar.

Matthew also gives a book review of the Mike Campbell Heartbreaker book. Matthew then talks about his guitar regret, a baritone guitar he wishes he never sold.

ThroBak Electronics is a world leader in classic reproduction guitar pickups. To learn more visit.:
https://www.throbak.com/p90-pickup.html
https://www.throbak.com/paf-pickups.html
https://www.throbak.com/stratocaster-pickups.html
https://www.throbak.com/telecaster-pickups.html
https://www.throbak.com/pedals.html
https://www.throbak.com/strings.html

Join us on the ThroBak Guitar Lounge Podcast episode 003 as we discuss whether guitars made in the 1980s are now considered vintage. Tune in to learn more about this new wave of vintage guitars in the Guitargument segment of episode 003. See the new Epiphone 1960 Les Paul Reissue unboxing. Plus a Victoria Amps 35115 guitar amplifier unboxing.

Five Watt World P.A.F. History Video

https://youtu.be/RpM9u2LH_ds?si=tQqdEOntc5E5F9W8

ThroBak Electronics is a world leader in classic reproduction guitar pickups. To learn more visit.:
https://www.throbak.com/p90-pickup.html
https://www.throbak.com/paf-pickups.html
https://www.throbak.com/stratocaster-pickups.html
https://www.throbak.com/telecaster-pickups.html
https://www.throbak.com/pedals.html
https://www.throbak.com/strings.html