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S2E10 - Kirk Fletcher May 16, 2022

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Kirk Fletcher is a monster blues and gospel guitarist/singer/songwriter with the kind of soulful playing that many of us only dream of having. His style of music evokes legendary players of the past while being fresh and definitively his own voice. His shows are a can't miss experience and I was so excited to have him on the podcast!
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S2E9 - Spencer Lull of Mike Lull Custom Guitars May 08, 2022

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Spencer Lull is the President of Mike Lull Custom Guitars and is carrying on his father's legacy of creating incredibly high quality guitars and basses for players that demand the very best. In our conversation we talk about building quality, creating relationships with customers, employees, and the guitar community at large. I really loved my conversation with Spencer and I think you will to!
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S2E8 - Markus Reeves of Reeves Electro Mar 29, 2022

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Markus Reeves is an artist who happens to use guitar pedal circuits as his canvas. His pedals have been touted by pedal builders like Brian Wampler and Guitar Guru Influences Mick and Dan from That Pedal Show. In this episode we talk about the convergence of art and pedal design, what makes a great design, and the importance of attention to details.
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S2E7 - Elad M from Gear Ant Mar 21, 2022

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Elad has been making custom enclosures for pedal companies for years and has finally come out with his own pedal, the Yellowjacket. In this episode we talk about our favorite pedals, Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey, new pedals coming up, and other pedal shenanigans!
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S2E6 - Blake Kaiser of Kaisertronics Mar 13, 2022

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Blake started building pedals long before the development of Kaisertronics back when he was a Nashville guitarist playing with blues acts in and around the Music City as well as touring with his own band. In this episode we talk about his inspirations in pedal design, how he got started as a young Blues guitarist, and what lead him to begin working in studios and making pedals instead of staying on the road.
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S2E5 - Trey Bourgeois of Rectroactive Pedals Mar 06, 2022

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Trey is a pedal designer and maker out of Nashville. He's been on the road with bands from The Afghan Wigs to the Raconteurs. When 2020 hit, he settled in and focused on building and designing pedals and his pedals are incredibly unique and expressive. I hope you enjoy this episode as we talk about his various pedals, his inspirations, and how he got into music.
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S2E4 - Glyn Evans of Mr. Glyn Pickups Feb 10, 2022

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Glyn Evans is a New Zealand based guitar luthier and pickup winder with more than 25 years of experience. Glyn studied under legendary guitar repairman Ted Lee where he learned the fine art of guitar repair and pickup winding while studying the City of Leeds College of Music in the North of England.
In 2020 Glyn decided to stop repairing guitars and pursue pickup building full-time. In today's episode we talk about finding the right pickups for me to make my Stratocaster sound like I want it to sound and how the pickup can be so important for the tone of the guitar overall.
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S2E3 - R.J. Ronquillio Jan 30, 2022

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R.J. Ronquillio is a Nashville-based session and tour guitarist who made the decision to get off the road and focus on providing gear demos of gear from his home studio. His depth as a guitarist in several styles makes him an in demand demo artist with a personality that provides a fun approach to the instrument.
In this conversation we talk about his roots as a Blues guitarist, how he got to Nashville, and what it was like transitioning to doing demos on YouTube!
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S2E2 - Will Bennett Jan 20, 2022

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Will Bennett is a Canadian guitarist and effects pedal demo artist on Instagram. In this episode we talk about how he got started making Instagram demos, the challenges in creating short demos, and why I am just not interested in PRS Silver Sky guitars.
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S2E1 - Adam Shoenfeld Jan 13, 2022

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Adam Shoenfeld is a Nashville guitarist who has appeared on well over 200 albums, written a #1 hit song, toured with Tim McGraw and now has recorded his debut album All the Birds Sing in which he flexes all of his non-country roots and influences. You're going to love this conversation!
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