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Podcast 218: Tyler Grant Sep 25, 2018

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National Flatpicking Champion and Grant Farm founder Tyler Grant joins us on the Fretboard Journal Podcast this week. We chat about the fascinating world of flatpicking guitar competitions and the strategies Tyler employed to win them, the formation of Grant Farm and his new duo record with Robin Kessinger, Kanawha County Flatpicking.

This episode is sponsored by Retrofret Vintage Guitars.

Podcast 217: John Pizzarelli Sep 20, 2018

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Jazz icon John Pizzarelli joins us to talk about Nat King Cole, his dad (Bucky Pizzarelli), his Radio Deluxe show and much more! This episode is sponsored by Lee Valley Tools and Retrofret Vintage Guitars.

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Podcast 216: Guitarist Corey Congilio Sep 12, 2018

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On today's Fretboard Journal Podcast, we talk to one of the most popular guitar instructors around, Corey Congilio. In addition to Corey's contributions at TrueFire (where he has online lessons on soloing, blues licks and a lot more), we hear about his work representing makers like Martin Guitars and Fishman, the life of a session musician and much more.

This episode is sponsored by Retrofret and Lee Valley tools.

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Podcast 215: Guitarist Miles Okazaki Sep 05, 2018

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On this week's podcast, we talk to jazz guitarist Miles Okazaki about his epic new project, Work: The Complete Compositions of Thelonious Monk. On it, he transcribes and performs the 70 known Monk compositions for solo guitar. We learn about his arrangement process, the guitar he used for the recordings and the rules he gave himself before tackling this huge undertaking. https://okazakiwork.bandcamp.com/releases

Podcast 214: Ryan "Fluff" Bruce of Riffs, Beards & Gear Aug 28, 2018

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On today's Fretboard Journal Guitar Podcast, we're talking to YouTube sensation Ryan "Fluff" Bruce. With his Riffs, Beards & Gear channel, Fluff has conducted deep dives into all sorts of gear questions, unboxed the cheapest guitars imaginable on Amazon and, most importantly, had a ton of fun. Along the way, he's garnered over 250,000 YouTube subscribers.

We talk to Fluff about the unlikely career of a professional YouTuber (including the even more unlikely training he received as an editor of adult films!), his band Rest, Repose, and his signature model guitar built by Balaguer Guitars. Plus a lot more…

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This week's episode is sponsored by Lee Valley Tools and Retrofret Vintage Guitars.

Podcast 213: Joe Henry Aug 20, 2018

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Acclaimed singer-songwriter/producer Joe Henry joins us to talk about his latest recording projects, his writing habits and more!

This episode is sponsored by Lee Valley and Retrofret Vintage Guitars.

Podcast 212: Guitarist Gwenifer Raymond Aug 13, 2018

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Brighton, England's Gwenifer Raymond joins us on this week's podcast. Raymond started playing guitar and drumming in punk and rock bands, but eventually stumbled upon Appalachian music, pre-war blues and John Fahey. Since then, she picked up a PhD, became a video game programmer and has just released her first album of Fahey-inspired American Primitive music, You Never Were Much of a Dancer (Tompkins Square). It's a fascinating journey that we cover on today's podcast, as well as her choice in gear and much more.

This episode is sponsored by Lee Valley, Retrofret Vintage Guitars and Dying Breed Music.

Podcast 211: Tom Ellis Aug 06, 2018

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Austin-based Tom Ellis is one of the world's most respected mandolin makers. On this week's podcast, we talk to him about how he got his start building instruments, the fateful day he showed Ricky Skaggs his second-ever mandolin and about the inlay work he does at Precision Pearl, Inc. today. We also chat about how Tom shared his shop with Bill Collings in the early '80s, talk about torrefied wood, discuss the merits of using CNCs in a high-end build and a lot more.

This episode is brought to you by Lee Valley and Retrofret.

Podcast 210: Reverb.com's Dan Orkin Jul 30, 2018

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This week, we talk to Reverb.com's Dan Orkin. Dan recounts the company's early days, its explosive growth, some current marketplace trends when it come to guitars (including what's hot right now and what isn't) and a lot more.

This episode is sponsored by Lee Valley and Retrofret.

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Podcast 209: Bruce VanWart of Collings Guitars Jul 20, 2018

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This week, we talk to one of the unsung heroes in the world of boutique guitars, Bruce VanWart of Collings Guitars. Bruce is the first official Collings employee and the one person who has touched nearly every instrument the company has produced since the late '80s (almost 30,000 instruments). He reflects upon working alongside Bill Collings during the company's earliest days, talks about his process evaluating wood for the company's instruments and describes the 2018 re-launch of the Collings C-100. The C-100 was the brainchild of Bill Collings, a guitar with a dreadnought-sized lower bout with a skinnier upper bout and waist. Around 20 original C-100s were made in the mid-'90s. They were reintroduced at the 2018 NAMM Show.

Here's a video featuring Bob Minner playing one of the first Collings C-100s made in 2018: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3d7izbaBZE

This episode is sponsored by Dying Breed Music, where there is an ever-growing inventory of vintage Martin and Gibson flattop guitars from the golden era.

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