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Gretsch 140th Anniversary Platinum Jet and Centre Block Review Jul 05, 2023

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What is better than reviewing one Gretsch? Reviewing two...

In this episode Matt takes the Gretsch 140th Anniversary Platinum Jet and Centre Block guitars for a spin in the studio and road tests them on stage. These guitars comprise part of the rad new Gretsch range celebrating 140 years of Gretsch history. Special guests Paul Brouwer and Jem Magtibay offer sage Filtertron wisdom.

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Iconic Albums - Van Halen ’Fair Warning’ Jun 27, 2023

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Matt, Rob & Gabor check out Van Halen's fourth album, 'Fair Warning'.

This album realised more of Eddie Van Halen's vision of the band in 1981. The resulting tracks showed a darker, edgier side of the band and, although the album was a relatively slow burner, became many a guitar player's favourite VH record.

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Iconic RIFFS!! GSP #228 Jun 18, 2023

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RIFFS!! The Guitar Speak Podcast 'Iconic Series' team of Matt, Rob & Gabor assemble to talk through the greatest guitar riffs ever...or at least, our favourites. We also have a crack at naming good riffs lurking in not so great songs. Good times!

GSP #228 Riffs Playlist

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Glyn Evans - Mr Glyns Pickups - GSP #227 Jun 07, 2023

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Glyn Evans of Mr Glyn’s Pickups joins us for a fascinating conversation. Glyn’s pickups are handmade on the west coast of New Zealand and are played all over the world.

Glyn’s passion for pickups, guitars and playing is infectious and his insights sharp - it’s a great guitar hang!

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Joe Satriani - Classic Episode May 31, 2023

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Satch in replay!

It's our 200th episode and we are doing it in style with the one and only Joe Satriani.

Satriani joins us to talk about his 19th solo album The Elephants of Mars, how he pushes himself to mine new depths of creativity, the types of bandmates he seeks out, an addition to the Ibanez JS range of guitars and more.

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Gear Review: Charvel So-Cal Pro-Mod 2023 Model - GSP #226 May 24, 2023

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Charvel is taking their So-Cal line of guitars to the next level with the Pro-Mod series. Inspired by the hot-rodded shred machines of the '80s, the Pro-Mod is all about high performance.

In a fun shift from normal programming, Matt plugs in and turns up...and takes the Pro-Mod to a couple of loud, live gigs to test drive it in the real world.

Thanks to Fender Australia.

Charvel Pro-Mod So-Cal 2023 range

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Fender Pickup Guru Tim Shaw - GSP #225 May 10, 2023

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Tim Shaw is an undisputed pickup guru. He spent time at both Gibson and Heritage Guitars before joining Fender in 1996. Today, he is Fender's Chief Engineer - Guitars, in the R & D Innovations department. Tim joins us today to share about a 'once in a lifetime' project at Fender reinventing and reinvigorating Fender's Wide Range humbuckers into a stunning new range. This episode dives into the process of building your own 'unobtainium', Seth Lover's links with Fender and much more.

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Adam Miller GSP #224 Apr 30, 2023

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Adam Miller is back with a fantastic new record and we hear all about it on the Guitar Speak Podcast!

In Adam's words "Beyond Reason is a Guitarist / Songwriter album, if there was such a genre! I began to take note, that most of my guitar playing time was spent writing and creating, rather than practising. This led to me writing multiple albums worth of material the past few years whilst off the road for a while.”

The 8 song album contains elements of blues, jazz, funk, rock, folk, and country and features Miller on electric, archtop, acoustic, resonator, and nylon string guitar. The bass & drums were recorded in Los Angeles by Miller’s now long time collaborators, drummer / engineer / producer Justin Glasco, and bass player Joel Gottschalk. Miller then worked up the tracks through 2022 in his home of Newcastle Australia, between his return to performing and touring dates.

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Randall Waller GSP #223 Apr 24, 2023

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Randall Waller returns to the podcast to discuss his much anticipated solo album, "More". Randall's guitar chops are on display from brutal drop C riffs and killer solos to beautiful acoustic moments. A star studded lineup of guests feature, including the Budapest Scoring Orchestra, Richard Fortus, Joel McDonald, Irwin Thomas and Chris Kamzelas to name but a few. And...Randall is one of Australia's finest rock vocalists by the way...

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Randall Waller GSP #23

Randall Waller GSP #24

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Iconic News Vol 2: NAMM 2023! GSP#222 Apr 19, 2023

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Emergency podcast!! The GSP 'Iconic' roundtable team of Matt Wakeling, Rob Rhodes & Gabor Josika assemble to discuss their favourite new stuff to emerge from NAMM 2023.

Guitars, amps, pedals and crazy gadgets abound!

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