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Susan Masino - Author of ”Let There Be Rock - The Story of AC/DC” GSP #156 May 21, 2021

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Let There Be Rock is the story of AC/DC written by rock journalist Susan Masino, who met the band during their first American tour in 1977. Over the years, she remained in contact with them, watching AC/DC climb to international stardom.

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'The Pedal Movie' - the full length feature film that is all about effects pedals, produced by music marketplace Reverb.

The Pedal Movie

GSP #154 with The Pedal Movie Directors Michael Lux and Dan Orkin

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Shaun Verreault - GSP #155 May 14, 2021

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Shaun Verreault fuses rock, blues and folk influences into his own unique voice. The Canadian guitarist has held down the frontman role in Wide Mouth Mason for over 25 years writing, singing, playing and touring gold records and major label deals.

Shaun tells of lessons learnt from sharing stages with AC/DC, The Rolling Stones and ZZ Top. He details the development of his mind boggling - yet innately musical - tri slide approach that involves three slides on his fretting hand. Shaun also tells us the story of the NAMM jam with Robert Randolph that has led to an ongoing camaraderie.

Shaun is one those guitarists who is constantly pushing the envelope of his creativity and as such is a super inspiring guest on the podcast!

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'The Pedal Movie' - the full length feature film that is all about effects pedals, produced by music marketplace Reverb.

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GSP #154 with The Pedal Movie Directors Michael Lux and Dan Orkin

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Drew Shirley - Switchfoot - in replay May 12, 2021

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Drew Shirley - of the Grammy award winning Switchfoot - joins us to talk about the making of the band's latest album, Native Tongue, released in January 2019.

Drew digs deep into parts, arrangements, guitars, amps and an unabashed love of fuzz.

This interview was first published in 2019.

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Guitar Speak Podcast #146 - Joe Elliott - ex guitar head of GIT - launches Fretboard Biology

'The Pedal Movie' - the full length feature film that is all about effects pedals, produced by music marketplace Reverb.

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Reverb‘s ‘The Pedal Movie‘ Directors Michael Lux and Dan Orkin May 09, 2021

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The Pedal Movie is over two hours of stompbox love, beautifully produced by Reverb, detailing the history and current state of play in the world of guitar pedals.

We are joined by the film's directors Michael Lux and Dan Orkin to get all the background details about the film.

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'The Pedal Movie' - the full length feature film that is all about effects pedals, produced by music marketplace Reverb.

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Marty Friedman - In Replay May 06, 2021

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The amazing Marty Friedman is in replay from our 2019 conversation.

Marty talks about:

Touring and sharing the spotlight with his killer 'super group'.
An amazing solo career with 15 albums and countless tours under his own name.
Lessons learned after 10 years with Megadeth.
How a move to Japan in the early 2000s made an incredible impact on his career.
Signature gear from Jackson, EMG and Engl.
Composition craft and continually growing as a musician.
His partnership with Jason Becker, including playing on Jason's latest album Triumphant hearts.

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'The Pedal Movie' - the full length feature film that is all about effects pedals, produced by music marketplace Reverb.

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John Norum - Europe May 02, 2021

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We revisit our conversation with Europe's John Norum.

For many of us, John introduced himself through the epic solo on Europe's world wide smash The Final Countdown. That solo - equal parts blazing arpeggios and blues chops - characterised John's style which has graced most of Europe's 25 million album sales.

John spoke to us on the eve of Europe's 2018 Australian tour and discussed his early influences, the inspiration behind that solo and gave an in depth look at Europe's latest album 'Walk the Earth', recorded at the legendary Abbey Road studios.

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'The Pedal Movie' - the full length feature film that is all about effects pedals, produced by music marketplace Reverb.

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Tal Wilkenfeld Apr 26, 2021

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We revisit our conversation with Tal Wilkenfeld.

Tal boasts a remarkable resume having shared the stage or studio with Jeff Beck, Herbie Hancock, Eric Clapton, Prince and The Allman Brothers, just to name a few of the revered artists who have called on the Sydney born bassist.

Tal speaks about her new album - the fantastic "Love Remains" - which finds her fronting material that synthesizes rock, chamber-folk and jazz influences.

We discuss epic 'band solos', what Tal brings into leading her own band, juggling improvisation and parts and much more.

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Jude Gold - Jefferson Starship, Guitar Player Magazine, No Guitar Is Safe Podcast. GSP #153 Apr 19, 2021

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Jude is a longtime friend of the show and it's great to have him back!

Jude plays a ton of guitar in this episode starting out with his incredible "full contact" version of Blue (yes, the Eiffel 65 dancefloor banger) on a massive sounding baritone. We also get an EXCLUSIVE sneak peak of the studio version.

Moving to a Music Man Cutlass, Jude gives us insights into the recording of Jefferson Starship's latest album, Mother of the Sun which includes some killer guitar parts, songwriting and performances.

Jude also demonstrates and talks us through some of his favourite Eddie Van Halen moments, particularly from Jude's favourite VH record, Fair Warning.

It is a great guitar hang! If you haven't already heard it, check out our 2017 interview with Jude which is a deep dive into his legendary sideman gigs, working at GIT, writing for Guitar Player Magazine and much more.

And by the way, we just celebrated our 5th anniversary of The Guitar Speak Podcast - thanks for being part of the journey!

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Zakk Wylde & John 5 Apr 11, 2021

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We revisit our interviews with two of the biggest names in rock & metal - Zakk Wylde and John 5 \m/ \m/ !

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Gil Parris‘ new signature Reverend Guitars model - GSP #152 Apr 05, 2021

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Gil Parris - master of jazz, blues, fusion and more - returns to the podcast to unveil his new Reverend Guitars Signature GPS model.

We get the behind the scenes info on the making of a signature model, the ongoing relationship with Reverend, Gil's upcoming website and teaching resources (he is an amazing teacher) and more.

We hear some excerpts of Gil playing live - albeit with Skype audio - and some professionally produced demos of the GPS in action. Regardless of the bandwidth, Gil is a phenomonal and inspiring player!

Make sure you also check out our 2020 interview with Gil:

Gil Parris - GSP #136

This episode is brought to you by Fretboard Biology - the online guitar college created by Joe Elliott, ex Head of Guitar at GIT and McNally Smith Music College.

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