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Episode 15 Michael Dolce Masterclass and Charles Cilia Guitars Aug 02, 2016

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Hey, welcome to episode 15!

This week we sit in on a Michael Dolce Masterclass - held at Charles Cilia Guitars' showroom. We talk with some of the guys who attended the clinic and then hang out with Michael and Charles, who have been working together for almost 20 years. Michael owns 14 Cilia guitars...including an amazing signature model.

If you're in Melbourne, check out the Cilia Guitars stand at the Melbourne Guitar Show (Aug 6-7, 2016) or one of the two Michael Dolce masterclasses the following week.

Good times!

Episode 14 Jeff Bober and Mick Marcellino from Amps and Axes Podcast Jul 19, 2016

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Welcome to Episode 14!

This week's episode is with Jeff Bober and Mick Marcellino who host the excellent Amps and Axes podcast from Baltimore, USA. It's a different kind of episode - more of a dual interview.

These guys really know their stuff. Jeff was the mastermind behind the legendary Budda amps and we find out about his new company, East Amplification.

It was great meeting these guys and talking guitars...

Episode 13 Sarah Lipstate Jul 12, 2016

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Sarah Lipstate performs mesmerising solo guitar soundscapes - using a slew of pedals, a boomerang looper and a Jazzmaster or Jaguar - under the name of Noveller.

We caught up with Sarah to discuss an amazing year in which she has opened shows for Iggy Pop across the US and Europe, hung out with Josh Homme and Troy Van Leeuwan, wrapped up a new solo album, played the NY Guitar Festival and scored a residency in the too cool for words Monkey Town LA pop-up. And bought a new pedal or two...

Episode 12 Joce Dominger Jul 05, 2016

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Episode 12!

Today we speak to Joce Dominger of Dominger Pickups in Carolina, USA.

Joce and his wife Tammie are passionate boutique builders working closely with luthiers and players alike. Joce builds and designs, whilst Tammie takes care of the pickup winding and creates unique finishes.

Episode 11 Jack Thammarat Jun 27, 2016

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Welcome to The Guitar Speak podcast.

Today we give a shout out to two of our past guests - Michael Dolce and Peter Northcote - who have upcoming events in Sydney, Australia.

Our special guest this week is melodic rock instrumentalist Jack Tharammat. Jack is a phenomenal guitarist from Thailand who is in constant demand as a Yamaha and Laney clinician.

We speak about his development, from teaching himself Dream Theatre songs by ear as a teen, through to his winning of the international Guitar Idol competition in London in 2009 and beyond.

Jack has a huge worldwide following and we are very proud to present his first interview in English. Jack's English is much better than my Thai...

Episode 10 Daniel Steinhardt Jun 20, 2016

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Welcome to episode 10 of The Guitar Speak Podcast!

This week we speak to ex-pat Aussie, Daniel Steinhardt who runs The Gig Rig in Swindon, UK.

The Gig Rig creates state of the art effects switching equipment that has been used by Andy Timmons, Steve Vai, Guthrie Govan, Ed O'Brien, Al DiMeola and Reeves Gabrels - to name just a handful. Dan is becoming increasingly hands on in building his customers pedal boards.

Daniel is an excellent guitarist in his own right and plays with former XTC guitarist, Dave Gregory in the band Tin Spirits.

Daniel also co-hosts That Pedal Show with Mick Taylor, a YouTube pedal show that has around 30K subscribers tuning in each week...not bad!

Episode 9 Bob Spencer Jun 13, 2016

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This week we meet Bob Spencer, a guitarist who has played with not one, but two very prominent Australian bands - Skyhooks and The Angels. Bob has also been inducted into the ARIA hall of fame.

We discuss Bob's career from his first notes up to his solo album due out later this year.

Episode 8 Peter Northcote Part II and The Melbourne Guitar Show 2016 Jun 06, 2016

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Thanks for joining us.

Today we conclude our interview with Peter Northcote, one of the most in demand guitarists in Australia. Also, we catch up with Rob Walker, creative director of the Melbourne Guitar Show 2016.

Episode 7 Peter Northcote May 30, 2016

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Peter Northcote is in all likelyhood one of the most recorded guitarists in Australian history.

On top of countless session appearances, Peter has played with some major Australian acts including Dragon, Richard Clapton, Stevie Wright, Doc Neeson's Angels and Daryl Braithwaite to name a few.

We spent some time in Peter's home studio in Sydney to discuss his career, fantastic guitar collection and why he will never buy an amp again.

Episode 6 Michael Ross May 23, 2016

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Welcome to Episode 6 of the Guitar Speak Podcast.

In this episode we speak to Michael Ross from Nashville TN. Michael is a guitarist/author/journalist with a long and varied career, stradling both conventional and experimental musics.

He writes for Guitar Player and Premier Guitar in addition to authoring several books on playing and crafting tones.

Utilizing a hybrid iOS/laptop guitar rig, Michael writes and performs guitar based ambience pieces under the name of Prehab Nashville.

Michael curates the excellent guitarmoderne.com site, spotlighting avante garde and experimental guitarists.

We also feature listener Jason King, who jammed some tasty licks over our backing track. Thanks Jason, great playing!

You can hear more of Jason at https://soundcloud.com/jason-king-6/sunday-morning-strat-session-1

You can download our backing track here, solo over it and send it to us at guitarspeakpodcast@gmail.com...we would love to hear from you.

Thanks for listening in!

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