Everyone Loves Guitar

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The "Right" Way to Practice Guitar - ELG#31 Sep 30, 2017

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An unusual and unconventional approach to practicing and playing guitar

The right things... and the wrong things to spend your time practicing and paying attention to

And, why do these things over other, more conventional exercises

Matt Nowicki Interview - Red Rocket Custom Guitars - Everyone Loves Guitar #30 Sep 29, 2017

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Why Matt gives a lifetime guarantee on all of his custom built guitars…

How he got into his unusual retro style guitar designs…

The amazing benefits of stainless steel frets over nickel frets, and why steel-fretted guitars make playing SO easy...

Matt's custom builds have unusual and incredibly beautiful purfling borders. He explains how he applies the purfling and the unusual material it's made of…

Why Matt builds with unconventional and exotic woods like Mahogany and Walnut and how they impact the sound of the guitar…

Matt's relationship with pickup makers like Lollar, TV Jones, and Frailin…

The one component that impacts sound, which I have NEVER heard anyone discuss before…

Don Kirshner's Rock Concert - ELG#29 Sep 28, 2017

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The history of Don Kirshner's late-night show

Guest artists who appeared on the show

Some memorable shows, and a slice of nostalgia

Klaus Luchs Interview - Guitarist & SYNC licensing - Everyone Loves Guitar #28 Sep 27, 2017

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We'll talk about the making of Klaus' latest album, Z Sessions…

Klaus explains how SYNC licensing works, including the relationships between music supervisors, licensing reps, and artists…

You'll discover the incredibly demanding schedule of SYNC artists, and how Klaus and his partner write, play, arrange, produce and engineer 2 or more songs, every single day - and why they happily do this…

Klaus shares the biggest mistakes he made early on in his career…

The most important thing he's learned from his business…

What Direction Are You Looking In? - ELG#27 Sep 26, 2017

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"Neck time" is the only thing that's going to make you a better player

How to have more fun in your next guitar practice

Where to look when thinking about your guitar playing skills

John Capito Interview - The "Secret Tone Weapon" of Nashville - Everyone Loves Guitar #26 Sep 25, 2017

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John's lived all over the country and he shares his perspective on living in these places, and how this compares to the scene in Nashville…

The allure and mystique of electricity and how it "called" John…

The one component of getting a great tone that most amp techs overlook…

Interested in getting John to build you a custom amp? Better make sure your language skills are in sync with your amp-builder…

Surprisingly, one of the new Fender Re-Issue amplifiers is one of the most consistently awesome-sounding amps John comes across nowadays. John reveals which amp it is…

John's experience with the mythical Dumble amps - it's not what you are thinking...

Holy Crap, I'm in the Wrong Business - EveryoneLovesGuitar #25 Sep 24, 2017

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Why the top 10 DJ's earn over $300 Million dollars a year, in total…

Nick DiMaria Interview - Devin Dawson - Everyone Loves Guitar #24 Sep 23, 2017

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What it's like recording in the studio with a top-shelf producer like Jay Joyce, versus a producer with lesser experience…

Growing up in the San Francisco Bay area and how he wound up getting turned on to country music…

He also does a great job sharing his feelings about the transition from being a rookie session guitarist to playing a major tour, playing on Seth Myers show, and recording in the studio with a heavy duty major label producer…

And, how signing boobs isn't all it's cracked up to be...

I wish I learned this lesson a long time ago - EveryoneLovesGuitar #23 Sep 22, 2017

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The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon, and what I learned from it…

Life isn't like a pregnancy…

How to confidently take more chances on yourself...

Jerry McPherson Interview - Nashville First Call Session Guitarist, Part 3 - Everyone Loves Guitar #22 Sep 21, 2017

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Jerry's son Miles is also an A-List First Call Session player - a drummer. Jerry talks about how cool it's been to play with Miles on sessions together…

Jerry's best childhood memory…

His favorite music to play…

What he's be doing instead, if he wasn't playing music…

His biggest business and personal win…

His favorite, and least favorite parts of his job…

And a really cool road story about Vince Gill, another class act…