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The Guitar Hour Podcast

The Guitar Hour Podcast is a weekly, long-form discussion hosted by David Beebee, Tom Quayle, Dan Smith & Jake Willson. Together, and in conversation with today’s top players, they explore different approaches for improvising, theory, technique, practising, teaching and share the humorous ups and downs of being professional guitarists in the modern age.

Latest Episodes:

58: Ant Law: Studying At Berklee, New Album, 4ths Tuning, Beat It Solo Horror Stories Dec 13, 2018

Show notes

This week Smith and Beebee sit in the virtual arm chairs with UK modern jazz monster Ant Law, for one of the most banterful episodes yet.

They discuss Ant's career, new album 'Life I Know', and his experience studying at Berklee. The guys trade Beat It Solo horror stories and of course, Ant's unorthodox 4ths tuning (yes different to TQ!) results in Beebs dragging up THE question...

Despite no alcohol being involved, things all get a bit Stella Artois' By Starlight…Ant takes over the 3 Questions We Ask Everyone turning things into a game of Snog, Marry, Avoid...tune in to find out who Beebee would lock headstocks with.

Episode Links

Ant's Warez

www.antlaw.co.uk

Ant Law Bandcamp

Ant on Instagram

Ant's Recommended Players

Show Links

Live stream on Tom's YT channel

www.theguitarhour.com

TGHP Facebook discussion group

TGHP on Twitter

TGHP on Instagram

Rogue Links

Beebs

www.davidbeebee.com

Beebee - Instagram

Beebee - YouTube

Fibenare Guitars

Smith

www.dansmithguitarist.co.uk

Fibenare Guitars

57: Phil Short Interview: Guitar Idol, Guthrie Controversy, 'Lick Creep' Dec 06, 2018

Show notes

This week Dan and Beebs are joined by fellow guitar bro Phil Short. The boys discuss Phil's Guitar Idol 1st place win in 2016 including the process of getting the final and jamming with the Quayle on the night. The chat also turns to the inevitable 'Guthrie' comments online, teachint at BIMM, what is a lick and having that eureka moment when it comes to playing changes. Enjoy!

Phil Short

https://philshort.com

https://www.licklibrary.com/store/phil-short/57492/51-modern-jazz-funk-rock-licks

http://www.guitaridol.tv

Beebs

www.davidbeebee.com

Beebee - Instagram

Beebee - YouTube

Fibenare Guitars

Smith

www.dansmithguitarist.co.uk

Fibenare Guitars

https://www.licklibrary.com/tutors/dan-smith

56: Hardcore Harmony Huge Follow Up, Line 6 HX Stomp & Dan's Purple Helmet (w/Tom Quayle) Nov 29, 2018

Show notes

TL:DL - Hardcore Harmony Reflections. Dan handles something terrible and has a fancy new purple helmet. Beebee busts his string and stomps on a model. Tom buys a house and also a graphics card lit enough to power Pixar productions.

Together however, the guys combine to reflect on the difficulties of politely & robustly discussing ideas in public.

Tom then takes us even deeper down the theory hole for another massive episode discussing the organisation of jazz harmony both in the mind and on the fretboard.

Have they stumbled across the most compact answer to the "HOW DUZ I JASS?" equation?

Btw. Don't be fooled if things occasionally sound heated, this is an intellectual pleasure playground for all. The real heat starts at TGH curry evenings when politics and religion are the usual debate! 😂

Once more, a big old disclaimer, this is NOT a lesson! Just friends mulling over ideas and differing opinions, but if you want to follow along with the nonsense, check out the charts to the tunes the guys use as examples.

So strap in and fill your earholes with more TGHP goodness.

Episode Links

Last weeks show with the awesome Jens Larsen

Dan's Purple Helme t

Line 6 HX Stomp

Tom's Harmony & Modal Tutorials

Beebee's Pathways To Jazz Tutorials

Girl From Ipanema

Isn't She Lovely

Autumn Leaves

Mark Levine - The Jazz Theory Book

The Berklee Book of Jazz Harmony - Joe Mulholland & Tom Hojnacki

Chord Scale Theory - Barry Nettles & Richard Graff

Show Links

TGHP Facebook discussion group

www.theguitarhour.com

TGHP on Twitter

TGHP on Instagram

Live stream on Tom's YT channel

Rogue Links

Beebs

www.davidbeebee.com

Beebee - Instagram

Beebee - YouTube

Fibenare Guitars

Smith

www.dansmithguitarist.co.uk

Fibenare Guitars

Quayle

www.tomquayle.co.uk

Tom - Instagram

Tom's Signature Ibanez Guitar

55: Jens Larsen - Harmonic Analysis & Chord Scale Theory (with Tom Quayle) Nov 22, 2018

Show notes

This week Beebs, Smith and Quayle welcome back YouTube jazz educator Jens Larsen to discuss their approaches to harmonic analysis, chord scale theory and tonal centres.

This episode is not a lesson, much more of a discussion of ideas and gets pretty heavy into the weeds with the considerations of jazz harmony - but we know you guys love this deep nerd stuff!

So grab yourselves a massive coffee, a chart for the standard There Will Never Be Another You (if you want to follow along with some of the back and forth) and smash that play button!

Episode Links & Pictures:

Jens' Warez

www.jenslarsen.nl

YT Jazz Guitar Insiders Facebook Group

Modern Jazz Guitar Concepts - Jens' New Book

Useful Links

Tom's Jazz Harmony Tutorial

Beebee's Pathways To Jazz Tutorial

The Jazz Theory Book - Levine

Berklee book of Jazz Harmony - Mulholland & Hojnacki

Chord Scale Theory - Graf & Nettles

Show Links

Live stream on Tom's YT channel

www.theguitarhour.com

TGHP Facebook discussion group

TGHP on Twitter

TGHP on Instagram

Rogue Links

Beebs

www.davidbeebee.com

Beebee - Instagram

Beebee - YouTube

Fibenare Guitars

Smith

www.dansmithguitarist.co.uk

Fibenare Guitars

Quayle

www.tomquayle.co.uk

Tom - Instagram

Tom's Signature Ibanez Guitar

54: Ben Eunson Interview - New York Jazz Scene, New Album Crowdfunder, Modern vs Traditional Jazz Language Nov 15, 2018

Show notes

This Week the boys sit down with cheerful Aussie and monster jazz guitarist Ben Eunson. Ben grew up in Melbourne Australia but moved to New York to study jazz and as a result has become a household name in the New York jazz scene. We chat about his move from down under to the US and the educational differences, about his upcoming album and its current kickstarter crowdfunding project as well as discussing how to find your voice in modern jazz versus walking the traditional path to obtaining jazz language.

Ben also answers a few listener questions as well as 'the 3 questions we ask everyone but have only asked Andy Wood'. Big thanks to Ben for coming on and there is still time to contribute to his Kickstarter. The link is below. Lets get his music out there!

Enjoy guys!

Ben Eunson

ACE Album Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/beneunson/ben-eunson-ace

Website: http://www.beneunson.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beneunsonmusic

FB Artist Page: https://www.facebook.com/beneunsonmusic

Show Links

Live stream on Tom's YT channel

www.theguitarhour.com

TGHP Facebook discussion group

TGHP on Twitter

TGHP on Instagram

Rogue Links

Beebs

www.davidbeebee.com

Beebee - Instagram

Beebee - YouTube

Fibenare Guitars

Smith

www.dansmithguitarist.co.uk

Fibenare Guitars

53: Mark Lettieri Interview - Solo Albums, Snarky Puppy, Instagram Fame, The Cracks Between Rock and Jazz Nov 08, 2018

Show notes

This week Beebs and Smith catch up with the incredible Mark Lettieri.

Funk, jazz, rock, (baritone even!) you name it Mark pulls from a diverse range of influences, bringing his own unique voice on the instrument to grammy award winning super group Snarky Puppy, a whole host of session credits and of course his fantastic solo albums.

Mark's also a lovely chap to boot and the guys had a great time chewing the six string fat for an hour or so. They get into the weeds about writing, working out parts, fretboard visualisation, instagram, identity and living in the cracks between rock and jazz.

Enjoy Guys!

Episode Links

www.marklettieri.com

www.snarkypuppy.com

Mark's Instagram

Mark's Soundslice Lessons

The Fearless Flyers

Show Links

Live stream on Tom's YT channel

www.theguitarhour.com

TGHP Facebook discussion group

TGHP on Twitter

TGHP on Instagram

Rogue Links

Beebs

www.davidbeebee.com

Beebee - Instagram

Beebee - YouTube

Fibenare Guitars

Smith

www.dansmithguitarist.co.uk

Fibenare Guitars

52: Mental Health and Guitar Identity, Beebee's Journey, Dan Boss Katana Convert Nov 01, 2018

Show notes

This week the guys get deep and personal, discussing some of the mental health issues that can affect musicians and their guitar playing identities.

Beebs candidly shares his experience of the last several years dealing with depression and anxiety and how it relates to his musical history and guitar playing. He also reflects on how he met and got involved with TGH boys, falling back in love with guitar and how after strongly resisting for 13 years, he finally caught the jazz bug.

They also talk about confidence, ego, the importance of community, musical friendships and seeing people IRL, not just online.

Other stuff: Dan has joined the Boss Katana club, and they also tweak the show format rounding off answering listener questions from Instagram.

Show Links

Live stream on Tom's YT channel

www.theguitarhour.com

TGHP Facebook discussion group

TGHP on Twitter

TGHP on Instagram

Rogue Links

Beebs

www.davidbeebee.com

Beebee - Instagram

Beebee - YouTube

Fibenare Guitars

Smith

www.dansmithguitarist.co.uk

Fibenare Guitars

51: Crowdfunding Journey/Etiquette, CAGED Round Up, Dave Brons' 2nd Album, Jake Willson Phrasing Masterclass Oct 25, 2018

Show notes

This week Beebs and Dan are joined by recurring characters and good friends of the podcast Dave Brons and Jake Willson. The guys discuss the process of crowdfunding an album and the triumphs and pitfalls along the way. After a 3 week journey down the CAGED rabbit hole Beebs and Dan reflect on what they have learned and put the subject to bed… for now. Jake reveals his brand new self-produced phrasing masterclass for JTC, and talks us through what it's like taking on the role of cameraman/producer.

Episode Links

Dave Brons - Album #2 Campaign

Jake Willson - JTC New Release

Show Links

Live stream on Tom's YT channel

www.theguitarhour.com

TGHP Facebook discussion group

TGHP on Twitter

TGHP on Instagram

Rogue Links

Beebs

www.davidbeebee.com

Beebee - Instagram

Beebee - YouTube

Fibenare Guitars

Smith

www.dansmithguitarist.co.uk

Fibenare Guitars

Jake Willson

www.jakewillson.co.uk

Fibenare Guitars

Jake Willson - JTC

Bronsy

www.davebrons.com

Indiegogo Crowdfunder

50: Guitar Trade Shows, Beebs In China, Gear & Creativity Oct 18, 2018

Show notes

Beebs is on location in Shanghai at the China Music 2018 show.

After day two, and a night of eating Hairy Shanghai Crab Sperm, Beebs sits down with Smith to record an intercontinental episode.

The guys talk about the guitar/trade show experience and then how gear can inspire creativity.

Excuse the somewhat muffled whisper in Beebs' sound quality. This was recorded in a hotel room at 3am Shanghai time!

Show Links

Live stream on Tom's YT channel

www.theguitarhour.com

TGHP Facebook discussion group

TGHP on Twitter

TGHP on Instagram

Rogue Links BEEBEE

www.davidbeebee.com

Fibenare Guitars

SMITH

www.dansmithguitarist.co.uk

Fibenare Guitars

49: Martin Miller Interview, CAGED Epic Finale, Improvisation and Audiation Oct 11, 2018

Show notes

While Dan is away gigging Beebee catches up with Tom Quayle and Martin Miller in the midst of their UK run of Ibanez Clinics.

They discuss the touring life and Martin's upcoming projects before delving into the differences and similarities between their visualisation methods, in what is the epic conclusion to the recent run of episodes on CAGED and fretboard visualisation.

Episode Links

Martin's Improvisational Masterclass

Tom Quayle's Visualising the Fretboard Tutorial

Beebee's - Pathways to Jazz - Tools For (re)Learning the Fretboard

Martin's Warez

www.martinmillerguitar.com

Jamtrack Central Products

Youtube Live Band Session Videos

Ibanez Martin Miller MM1 Signature Guitar

Show Links

Live stream on Tom's YT channel

www.theguitarhour.com

TGHP Facebook discussion group

TGHP on Twitter

TGHP on Instagram

Rogue Links

Beebs

www.davidbeebee.com

Beebee - Instagram

Beebee - YouTube

Fibenare Guitars

Tom

www.tomquayle.co.uk

Tom - Instagram

Tom's Signature Ibanez Guitar

Smith

www.dansmithguitarist.co.uk

Fibenare Guitars

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