Guitar Speak Podcast
We speak guitar! Interviews with leading guitarists, luthiers and gear manufacturers. Home of the Iconic Albums series. Guitar Speak Podcast is brought to you by Fretboard Biology.
Episodes
There is jamming and then there is collaboration. The Iconic Series Team assemble to discuss their favourite collaborative projects. Some are massive, others more intimate. Many of these projects were inspired by a greater cause. One in particular will require all the hairspray you can find and all the notes you can play! All of them feature amazing guitar playing and musical synergy. We had fun making this one!
Featured Collabs:
...Matt reviews the Artist AT73, test driving it in the studio and live on stage. This modern flavoured T-style six string features top end specs at a very friendly price. Is it too good to be true?
https://www.artistguitars.com.au/
This episode is brought to you by Fretboard Biology
Fretboard Biology - the online guitar college created by Joe Elliott, ex Head of Guitar at GIT and McNally Smith Music College.
In this episode, we dive deep into rock 'n' roll history with none other than Tim Shaw, Chief Engineer Guitar at Fender, as our guide. Celebrating the 70th anniversary of the legendary Fender Stratocaster guitar, Shaw takes us on a journey through seven decades of Strat goodness.
Drawing on decades of experience, Tim is warm and knowledgeable - a favourite here at the Guitar Speak Podcast.
Want more Shaw? Check out Guitar Speak Pod...
Happy May the Fourth!! Are there guitars in a galaxy far, far away? The answer is yes! Gabe Bott - musician, composer and co-host of the Blastpoints Podcast - joins us to talk about the use of guitars in the Star Wars cinematic and streaming releases, bands reinventing the classic John Williams themes, his own arrangements and compositions for Blastpoints and heaps of cool Star Wars guitar gear. The Christmas Special gets a shoutou...
From Ace to Zorn and Adams to Zeppelin we check out our favorite 11 live albums with killer guitar playing...plus bonus Neil Diamond!
Rob Rhodes - www.rhodetripent.com
Gabor Josika - SuperFunAwesomeHappyTime Pedal Show
This episode is brought to you by Fretboard Biology
Fretboard Biology - the online guitar college created by Joe Elliott, ex Head of Guitar at GIT and McNally Smith Music College.
Fretboard Biology
Guitar Spea...
The Guitar Speak Podcast's 'Iconic Series' roundtable names the top nine motion pictures featuring cool guitar stuff. Good times!
Please note - Matt's audio is a little sketchy at first but rapidly improves, Rob and Gabor sound delightful throughout as usual!
Originally published Oct 2021.
Iconic Series Co-Hosts:
Rob Rhodes www.rhodetripent.com
Gabor Josika SuperFunAwesomeHappyTime Pedal Show
This episode is brought to you by F...
This is the plugged in review of the new Gretsch Broadkaster Jr Chris Rocha Model! Matt reports back from the studio and live arena with the rundown of this new Gretsch signature guitar.
Also check out our interview with Chris himself, talking us through the process of working with Gretsch:
https://www.guitarspeakpodcast.com/e/chris-rocha-interview-his-new-signature-gretsch-gsp-244/
Matt's 2023 review of the Gretsch 140th Anniver...
Chris Rocha is an American Christian producer, Guitarist, Entrepreneur and pioneer in the Spanish Christian music industry. He is a two-time Dove Award winner, worked on two Grammy Award-winning albums and numerous Grammy nominated projects.
Gretsch has just released the Chris Rocha Signature Broadkaster Jr and we hear all about it from Chris.
This episode is brought to you by Fretboard Biology
Fretboard Biology - the online guita...
What albums surprised you with unexpected yet glorious guitars?!
Matt, Rob and Gabor name their favourite three (accidental) Iconic Guitar Albums...starring Harry Connick Jr, The Chicks and Jamiroquai.
Rob Rhodes - www.rhodetripent.com
Gabor Josika - SuperFunAwesomeHappyTime Pedal Show
This episode is brought to you by Fretboard Biology
Fretboard Biology - the online guitar college created by Joe Elliott, ex Head of Guitar at GI...
Alrighty, who doesn't love a good spinoff? Introducing 'The Guitar Quiz Podcast', a rapid fire 20 question quiz about guitar stuff. Good times!
The Guitar Quiz Podcast is produced by the Guitar Speak Podcast. The quiz has it's own podcast platform to follow and subscribe to, but we will also publish some episodes here at GSP to start with.
All of the regular Guitar Speak Podcast content - interviews, the Iconic roundtable and gear ...
Bud Cole, Fender's President for the Asia Pacific region, takes us inside the company's first ever 'flagship' store, launched in Tokyo.
The store boasts four levels of Fender goodness, from merch to custom shop and all points in between.
Bud also explains Fender Japan's unique position in the organisation's picture and how this allows autonomy in creating the super cool instruments MIJ Fenders are known for.
This episode is broug...
NAMM 2024 was massive! Matt is joined by Rob Rhodes and Gabor Josika in another 'Iconic Series' roundtable discussing the biggest hits at NAMM, honourable mentions and couple of recent 'not exactly NAMM releases'.
Rob Rhodes - www.rhodetripent.com
Gabor Josika - SuperFunAwesomeHappyTime Pedal Show
This episode is brought to you by Fretboard Biology
Fretboard Biology - the online guitar college created by Joe Elliott, ex Head of Gu...
On this Iconic Series episode Matt, Rob & Gabor choose six guitarists known for crafting unique tones. Zappa, The Edge, Santana, Stevens, Knopfler and May all get a run with honourable mentions to Young, Slash and an excellent list of suggestions from GSP listeners.
Rob Rhodes - www.rhodetripent.com
Gabor Josika - SuperFunAwesomeHappyTime Pedal Show
This episode is brought to you by Fretboard Biology
Fretboard Biology - the o...
Matt takes Fender's Player series Jazzmaster for a spin on stage and in the studio for this Guitar Speak Podcast review.
Thanks to Fender Australia, we are giving away this very guitar. Entries close Jan 30 AEST.
This episode is brought to you by Fretboard Biology
Fretboard Biology - the online guitar college created by Joe Elliott, ex Head of Guitar at GIT and McNally Smith Music College.
The GSP Iconic Series team of Matt, Rob and Gabor are back with a sprawling look back over 2023. We're talking favorite albums, gigs, gear, The Rollings Stones (the band and the similarly named publication), gig disasters, 'new' Beatles, Satriani jamming EVH, Notaklon, new and old school musical AI and much more. We outraged at the outrage!
Rob Rhodes - www.rhodetripent.com
Gabor Josika - SuperFunAwesomeHappyTime Pedal Show
This e...
Fender's California Series of acoustic guitars marries Leo Fender's early '60s acoustic designs with modern features. Does this 'back to the future' plan work out? Matt test drives a couple of models live and in the studio to find out.
This episode is brought to you by Fretboard Biology
Fretboard Biology - the online guitar college created by Joe Elliott, ex Head of Guitar at GIT and McNally Smith Music College.
The 'Iconic Series' team assemble to talk about those who have influenced guitar gear trends in a massive way. We're not talking about the YouTube or Instagram cats. We are talking PLAYERS who through the force of their style and tonecraft have made a lasting and ongoing impression on the world of guitar gear.
Rob Rhodes - www.rhodetripent.com
Gabor Josika - SuperFunAwesomeHappyTime Pedal Show
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Fender is taking on the digital modelling floorboard heavyweights with the launch of its Tone Master Pro.
Fender spent over four years in development and the final product boasts over 100 amps, cabs and effects, touchscreen, integrated rotary footswitches/parameter controls and extensive IO.
Matt, leaves his beloved pedalboard at home and gives the Tone Master Pro a run live and in the studio - what is the verdict?
The GSP plugged-in review of Jackson's latest USA made offering - the Virtuoso.
Matt test drives the guitar live and in the studio. Can it play more than metal? Spoiler alert...yes!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cymOD8mT-8U
Marty Friedman Sept 2023 GSP interview - episode #232
This episode i...
Marty Friedman is back on the show!
Marty talks us through his involvement in Jackson's killer new US made 'Virtuoso', working alongside Misha Mansoor, playing with orchestras, why Japanese music of all genres is so open to heavy guitars and more.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cymOD8mT-8U
Marty Friedman 2019 GSP interview - episode #122
https://www.guitarspeakpodcast.com/e/marty-friedman-gsp-122/
This ...
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