The Guitar Hour Podcast

Latest Episodes:

TGHP 8: Steve Vai Special - s02e02 Sep 05, 2016

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In this episode we get all dewey eyed about Steve Vai's landmark record Passion & Warfare, plus the usual news, beers, jamming and Q&A.

TGHP 7: Staying healthy as a musician - s02e01 Sep 05, 2016

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Welcome back to The Guitar Hour podcast season 2. Sorry for the break, we've been a bit slack getting the audio version uploaded. New workflows are in place however and all being well season 3 should be uploaded the day after we live stream.

Episode 1 is all about staying healthy whilst on the road. Playing, challenges, news, beers Q&A as usual.

TGHP 6: Lots and Lots of Playing - s01e06 Apr 30, 2016

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So we made to the end of season 1. 6 shows seems to have flown by! The finale is all about playing. We diverge from the regular format and blow over some of our favourite backing tracks from season 1 that were not chosen in previous poll jams.

Beers Drunk In This Episode: Brewdog IPA

Tom's new pedalboard - That Pedal Show Feature

Backing Tracks Used

QuistJam Smooth Jazz Am Blues

Joe Satriani Style Backing Track Jam in Bm - My Darn Jam Tracks

Gatton Country Jamtrack Play along Backing - Jam Along Tracks

Sorry I can't find the track for the ethereal e minor jam! Ooops

Thanks so much for watching and listening, we love putting this show together. Stay tuned for season 2, coming very soon, bigger and better than ever!

Tom Quayle - Website Youtube Twitch

Dan Smith - The Swing Commanders Youtube Twitter

Dave Brons - Website Bandcamp Youtube

David Beebee - Website Youtube Facebook Twitter

TGHP 5: Networking - s01e05 Apr 29, 2016

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(Sorry about the audio in this one! We had some technical issues with the live stream)

TGH returns after a brief midseason break. This time we talk about polite and efficient networking. Beebee shows off his brand new Suhr Classic, Dan sets us the challenge of riffing our way through the entire alphabet against clock, followed by some epic jamming and audience QnA. I'm sure the some curry chat too somewhere.

Beers Drunk in this episode - http://cloudwaterbrew.co

Suhr Classic Pro Sonic Blue mmmmm

Soul/RnB Backing Track in F Major - Backing track ninja

Satch Style Backing Am - MyDarnJamTracks

Tom Quayle - Website Youtube Twitch

Dan Smith - The Swing Commanders Youtube Twitter

Dave Brons - Website Bandcamp Youtube

David Beebee - Website Youtube Facebook Twitter

TGHP 4: Is Your Mobile Device Stifling Your Creativity - s01e04 Apr 21, 2016

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This week Tom, Dan, Dave and David question just how much our mobile devices interfere with creativity. Dan sets us the funniest challenge yet, Beebee plays us Selina’s Song, an old tune written back when he wished he was the love child of Satch and Vai. We also have the regular poll jam and audience QnA.

Beers drunk in this episode - Tripple Karmeliet

Musecore.org free score writing software

Bob Reynolds Saxophonist Vlog

Backing track Poll JAM: B dorian funky backing track Luca Mantanovelli

Julian Lage - Arclight

Whit Smith & Matt Munsteri - Hell Among The Hedgehogs

Orchestral software - Spitfire Albion

Tom Quayle - Website Youtube Twitch

Dan Smith - The Swing Commanders Youtube Twitter

Dave Brons - Website Bandcamp Youtube

David Beebee - Website Youtube Facebook Twitter

TGHP 3: Kick starting your guitar career - s01e03 Apr 19, 2016

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Can you believe We’re halfway through season one already!? Well we are really getting the hang of it now and have an awesome episode for you this week. We cover the news, Dan challenges us to phrase with 3 notes and a bend, we jam to some cool backing tracks, and Tom plays live, ‘The Funky Chicken’, a world exclusive preview of a track from his upcoming solo album! We also share some ideas to help get your career as a guitar player moving forward before taking QnA and Beebee solos over the outro theme.

Don't forget you can watch us live at Twitch or catch up with older videos on Youtube

Links:

Beers drunk in this episode - Iron Maiden The Trooper

EHX Pedals - Mel 9 Melotron Pedal

My Music Masterclass - Jonathan Kreisberg Tutorials

Dan’s Challenge backing track - QuistJa, Slow Funk (G)

Poll jam backing track. QuistJam Bb New Orleans Scofield Groove - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4KZ0Prl8s4

Tom Quayle - Website Youtube Twitch

Dan Smith - The Swing Commanders Youtube Twitter

Dave Brons - Website Bandcamp Youtube

David Beebee - Website Youtube Facebook Twitter

TGHP 2: Four Bad Guitar Habits to Avoid - s01e02 Apr 16, 2016

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The Guitar Hour boys are back with episode 2. This episode is all about the bad habits that creep into our improvisation/playing/mindset, and how we try to avoid them. Plus Dan’s challenge, the poll jam, prize giveaways and Dave performs another tune from his album ‘Kai Rohan’. Audience Q&A and then the guys perform the theme tune to finish things off.Tom Quayle - youtube Dan Smith - youtube

Dave Brons - youtube

David Beebee - youtube

TGHP 1: The Thrill Is Gone? - s01e01 Apr 11, 2016

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Season premiere of the Guitar Hour with Tom Quayle, Dan Smith, Dave Brons and David Beebee. In this episode they talk about that awful feeling of losing the mojo for our 6 string friend, and what you can do to try and get it back! We are also introduced to the first of Dan’s challenges! Dave and Tom play the track “Miracle Marker” from Dave’s Album. The guys also jam over backing track chosen by the livestream audience and answer questions from TGH audience.

Beers drunk in this episode: Beavertown

Strymon power supplies: Zuma

Sean Ashe debut album 'Flux': Sean's Bandcamp

G4 inc. The Aristocrats: The Aristocrats join G3!

Stella By Starlight backing track

Dave Brons album track 'Miracle Maker' bandcamp

Poll jam backing track Cm9 - G7alt by QuistJam