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Guitar Smarts
Guitar Smarts is a podcast for guitarists and working musicians from the everyday walk of life, pro and amateur alike. Matt and Kiran are self professed 'non-professional' guitarists. With years of gigging experience behind them as function/session guitarists and on the pub and club blues circuit in the UK, join Kiran and Matt as they discuss everything guitar and music related, nerd out on gear talk, have a laugh about their experiences playing live and lament on the fact that they will never have enough guitars! Reach out to us at our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Guitarsmarts And follow us on Instagram too https://www.instagram.com/guitar_smarts/
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Greetings! Welcome back to the podcast!
It's been quite some time since we released an episode of the show, due to a unplanned break. Our wonderful host and friend Kiran had to take a break to recover from a very unexpected health issue but we are so glad to say he is recovering well. Whilst he takes the time to concentrate on his recovery, our good friend Damo Lodrick has stepped into his rather large shoes, to help us bring the show back for regular service in 2025.
In this episode we talk about modelling, valve amps, tone in general, modern music and the social media generation, and much more! Hope you enjoy and see you on the next one!
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WE MADE IT! 100 Episodes!!
We can't thank you enough for sticking with us for these last 3 and a half years, it's been utterly fantastic fun to do this podcast for you and ourselves. The best thing to come out of this podcast, for us, has been the connections we've made and the community YOU have built around it. We are so grateful. And to celebrate, we decided to dedicate our 100th episode to answering YOUR questions to us, as a thank you for the connections we've made with our listeners.
Enjoy the show, we hope you enjoy the conversation - HERE'S TO THE NEXT 100!
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Agency for Change : A Podcast from KidGlov
Stories of changemakers and how their actions are driving positive impact in the world.
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
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Welcome to the podcast! This week, Kiran and Matt mull over some recent news in the guitar world. From the hilariously ridiculous litigation battles between PRS and Gibson, to the intrigue around Nuno Bettencourt's involvement with the Positive Grid Spark II amp, culminating with Matt's realisation that he's DONE with Wedding gigs for GOOD! We hope you like this week's episode!
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Agency for Change : A Podcast from KidGlov
Stories of changemakers and how their actions are driving positive impact in the world.
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
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Welcome back to the pod! This week, we talk about a good few things but mostly we welcome another new Tokai to Kiran's family of guitars. It's another Les Paul, but what was it about this guitar that made Kiran part with his pennies?
We also discuss the tantalising possibility of a Murphy Lab Red Special, and a great and good value way to get Brian's tone thanks to the folks at Catalinbread pedals.
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Some links from todays podcast...
https://catalinbread.com/products/galileo
https://www.musicradar.com/news/brian-may-on-prospect-of-gibson-made-red-specials
https://www.whitstableguitars.co.uk/
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Summer is here! And what could be better on a sweet summers day, thank grabbing your acoustic and sitting outside to serenade the world with your favourite tunes. But, which tunes? This week Kiran and Matt reel off their go to acoustic hits to listen to and to play when the time is right!
Listen to a playlist of the songs here!
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/25SYpyj3GMm1wBocox9muq?si=b777ead6e0134cd3
And as Matt mentions in the pod, here is a link to that fantastic performance of Somewhere Over The Rainbow by Tommy Emmanuel:
https://youtu.be/0cHeNscKZN0?si=Qk39HYHkgao_R5-w
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Welcome back! This week we are looking at a couple of things, the most popular songs googled by guitarists around the world, and also Kiran takes us through the second part of his recent London Guitar Safari, where he falls for another Strat! Will he buy it? Find out in this weeks podcast..
https://woodandfirestudio.com/en/most-played-songs-and-riffs/
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Welcome back! On this episode of the Guitar Smarts podcast, Kiran has tagged in our good friend and previous guest Mr Damo Lodrick to provide some valuable insight on the importance of training your ears. Music is something we experience in many ways, and often we find ourselves moved by things we hear but do not necessarily understand. Matt & Damo are here today to help you understand why it is a valuable endeavour to learn more about why music does this, and to train our ears to better understand the relationship between what we hear, how it makes us feel, and what is really happening in the nitty gritty of music theory.
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Greetings! This week we take a look at some of the finest new gear released by some of the biggest names in the industry. Line6 has released a new version of the POD, Keeley have once again innovated with their new drive pedals and Gibson have done exactly what Gibson do, revisit the past.
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On this week’s podcast Kiran recalls his recent visit to the brand new UK Gibson Garage, a guitar store built and operated by Gibson guitars in London’s West End. This new store has got all the Gibson products you could wish to see, and is not just meant to be a high quality guitar store, but a shrine if you will, to the history and impact of Gibson guitars. You can head here to try out some of the finest Murphy lab guitars, Mesa amps, Epiphones and even Kramer guitars as they all now fall under Gibson ownership. What is it like to be there? Kiran will tell us in this podcast.
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On this week’s podcast Kiran and Matt are discussing some of the new releases from this years NAMM show in the US. What caught our eye though was Yamaha's re-release of the Pacifica model. Listeners of the show will know that we love the old Pacifica model, which was seminal guitar back in the 90’s whose build quality and playability changed the expectation of what your 200 pound or dollar learner electric guitar was capable of. Now though, Yamaha have taken aim at the premium, professional guitar market with the same brand name, which is equally exciting and also mind boggling, and Kiran & Matt discuss that to great length in this podcast.
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**We are kicking off 2024 by celebrating 60 years of Eric Clapton. Back in October 2023, Eric celebrated 60 years as a professional musician and artist. Arguably one of if not the most celebrated and revered guitarists of all time, it’s hard not to understate his contribution to the world of guitar playing and music making. Over on the Eric Clapton website, there was a fantastic article celebrating this milestone, that included a long list of achievements and considerations that reinforce Eric’s position as a living music and guitar legend. This week, Kiran and Matt dissect that list, and find themselves rediscovering their admiration for Eric’s contribution not just to the world, but to their own lives as guitarists.
Find the article we spoke about here:**https://whereseric.com/eric-clapton-news/303-eric-clapton-celebrates-60-years-as-a-professional-musician/
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This week we have our final episode of 2023. I want to start by thanking each and everyone of you who have joined us and listened to the show throughout the year, it’s really a great pleasure for Kiran and I to share these conversations with you and we have great plans to bring you even more in 2024, so keep those subscriptions active and look out for more as we get into January. This week we talk about 2 new guitars, one for Kiran and one for me. I recently purchased an old Fernandes superstrat that came up for an absolute steal on Reverb, and Kiran talks us through the special purchase he made at the London International Guitar show. It’s fair to say we have both ended 2023 on a high as far as our guitar collections are concerned, but lastly we also talk about what we hope for in 2024. Reach out to us and let us know what your guitar plans are for 2024, are you looking to buy that guitar you;ve always wanted, are you going to sell some stuff, or like me are you going to find a renewed motivation to practice and improve. Let us know over on the Guitar Geek Hangout on Facebook.
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This week we have a short episode for you - shorter than usual at least. We had the pleasure of sitting down with Guitar Breaks founder, Ian Edwards, at the London International Guitar Show in late October. Guitar Breaks are a company that specialise in all-inclusive guitar workshops offering you the opportunity to get away from it all, explore different techniques and skills, discover new styles, hone your own playing style and experiment with great equipment. All in the presence of some Pro Guitar Players, and top educators. Their list of pro player guest hosts speaks volumes, recently including people like Matt Schofield, Josh Smith, Ariel Posen, Joel Landreth, Jack Rush, Pete Friesen, Charlotte Hatherley, Chris Buck, Rabea Massaad, Mike Goodman and many more. Ian has a real passion for the musician community and the opportunities he creates to connect guitarists with the professional community are second to none, these events and clinics are not to be missed.https://www.guitar-breaks.com/
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Its been a while, but we are finally back! After a few weeks of downtime due to some illnesses, work trips and general business we are finally able to bring to you our first episode from the London International Guitar Show 2023.
It was a fantastic show, we met many people, introduced the show to a lot of new listeners, spent a little bit of money and enjoyed looking at some truly wonderful guitars and amplifiers from some of the UK’s finest luthiers. I think it’s fair to say that we learned you don’t have to travel far in this country to find someone building absolutely world class instruments and amps, and we spoke to some wonderful guitar builders that you will hear from in this episode. There was Rich from JWJ guitars who quite frankly is making the most stunning acoustics I have ever seen and played, we also spent some time with Karl from Karl Longbottom Custom Guitars, who’s carpentry roots helped to launch him into a new career as a guitar builder and it was very clear to us that he’s got the gift for it, his guitars were some of the most stunning on show for sure, and somebody else who’s flair for design and quality of work really caught our eye was Nick Burman from Burman Guitars, not many people manage to develop their own unique guitar designs that work but Nick’s models are absolutely stunning, and they are constructed to absolute perfection. So, enjoy our rambling today on this show, and enjoy the interviews with Rich, Karl and NIck, and please go and check them out on their websites, social media pages and join their mailing lists, you will not be disappointed!
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**We are here with another episode of the pod, this week Kiran and Matt are talking about their desert island discs. Each of them have chosen the 5 albums that they would be happy to listen to for the rest of eternity, knowing that they could listen to nothing else. Play along, make your own list, and head on down to the Guitar Geek hangout to let us know what albums you would have chosen for your personal stay on a desert island for the rest of eternity.
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Welcome! This week we dissect a great night playing at Damo Lodrick's local Jam night, where we let loose and rocked out in celebration of Damo's birthday. Matt can't make his mind up about a possible Esquire mod or a new guitar build whilst Kiran feels the need to buy a new guitar. Finally, we finish off with a discussion about using Midi to control Matt's Line 6 Catalyst 100 guitar amp as a get out of jail rig for if and when his Helix decides to crash.
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This week we are grateful for the suggestions of our friends over on the Guitar Geek Hangout page on Facebook. We asked what you might like to hear us talk about, and you spoke! This week we are taking inspiration from our listeners Fred Simpson and Olly Browning who both asked similar questions related to tone. Of all the famous guitar rigs there are, who’s would we choose to play through if we could, and along with that we talk about tone philosophy, is it good to chase the tone of someone else or does finding your own voice go hand in hand with creating your own sound? Is there a more tantalising topic for guitarists than that which speaks about our beloved guitar tone? I fear not, so, please come along to the Guitar Geek Hangout page on Facebook to have your say, and to see what the other listeners of the Guitar Smarts podcast think all about it.
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We are back...again! This week we discuss Matt's strange preference for relaxing after a long day gigging, we talk about the careful but accessible method that Matt took to finally level the frets of his much beloved Epiphone Les Paul that has been screaming out for this work for years, and we talk about the recent news brought to light by KDH about Lee Anderton and his personal involvement in some well known brands and the complicated relationship between this information and his retail business at Anderton's Music Store.
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This week, We talk about the use of in ear monitors without having a guitar amp on stage following Kirans first ever experience of this. This seems to be the way that a lot of pro gigs are these days so how does that experience play out for a guitarist like Kiran who is only used to having blaring amp on stage behind him? We also talk briefly about the first ever Guitar Smarts Guitar Solo Challenge and how that played out, and we revisit the recent controversy of the Nuno Bettencourt interview regarding the Rihanna gig and the news all around that.
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This week, we are asking the question, if you had 3000 pounds to spend on a new guitar, what would you buy? We asked our listeners on the Guitar Geek hangout what they would like us to talk about on the podcast, and we had a plethora of excellent suggestions, many of which we will most certainly do but this week we are thanking you Mr KingFredward Simpson for your excellent suggestion. Kiran and I have got 3000 of our finest well earned imaginary English pounds in our pockets and we have gone out and chosen two guitars, something available off the shelf, and something custom built. Listen in to find out what we chose. Links to our choices are also below:John Suhr Classic SMB GuitarsGibson ES339James Collins Guitars For links to all our important stuff, check out our LinkTree...
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**We are once again back with you for another episode of the podcast. Thanks as always for listening in. This week, we discuss the meteoric rise of the brand Sire, whose star has been lifted by Marcus Miller and Larry Carlton, two of music’s most revered ever session musicians. But what is it about Sire guitars that are turning the heads of these guys? Commercial interests aside, there has to be something about these guitars worth looking into, but is it also exacerbated by a decline in the quality of instruments produced by the bigger and older names in the business.
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Welcome back to the show! This week, we look at some of the best songs in rock history that prominently used guitar effects to punctuate the guitar tone. This episode is accompanied by another great Spotify playlist that you can find in the links below!
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So, recent Eric Bibb gigs, Helix programming Skills for wedding gigs, Fret Dressing Anxiety, Luthiery dreams and much more, this week is a mixed bag conversation of many things but nothing in particular! Hope you enjoy it.
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Bluetooth toggle switches and Fancy Pickups, Ibanez making the best guitars and T-Rex spending 8 years to create an echo unit that already existed? This week we are lining up the best in news from NAMM 2023 and telling you what we think about it all! Remember to come and tell us what you think on the Guitar Geek Hangout!
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Welcome Back! This week on the podcast we are celebrating everything female with a list of our favourite ever female guitarists. Some of the most important contributions in the guitar world have come from incredibly talented and capable women who continue to create and inspire the next generation of guitarists, so here we are celebrating their contribution.
Here's a link to the playlist:
https://open.spotify.com/track/5z9YuyOeX4RPKk0dIAJWle?si=7d687b93ec9d489b
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This week we look at some of the pre-NAMM news nuggets dropped by manufacturers to see what exciting new products and developments are going to soon be available. We also discuss Matt's process upgrading and improving his Les Paul. What have you been up to in the last few weeks? Come and let us know at the Guitar Geek Hangout on Facebook.
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This week, we ask ourselves one of the most asked questions in the history of guitar playing - does an expensive guitar make you play better? This may not be as straightforward as you think, an inexpensive guitar setup perfectly will feel better to play than an expensive guitar that has been neglected and left to warp, bend and dry out. Is there musical inspiration to be found in the craftmanship of a custom instrument? Lets find out...
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This week, Kiran and Matt take a look at the recently released list of top selling guitars, amps and pedals as released by Reverb.com to see if we could see any interesting surprises. Turns out the list does indeed have some interesting conversation points, but many of us will be less than surprised to know which guitar came in at number 1. Can you guess it already?https://www.guitarworld.com/news/reverb-best-selling-electric-guitars-2022 For links to all our important stuff, check out our LinkTree...
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The final episode of our 3 part journey to fine tuning your guitar action like a pro guitar tech! This week we take a look at what you can do to make sure your top nut is properly installed and setup, how to measure it and how to adjust it.
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This week we continue our 3 part look at the best way to fine tune your action on your guitar. Last week Kiran took us on a deep dive through adjusting the truss rod, this is the device in the the guitar neck that allows us to set the relief, or curvature of the next, allowing enough space for the strings to vibrate above the frets. Step 2, and this weeks topic, is the guitar’s bridge. This is where the strings pass over the saddles and are then stretched across to the nut. How do we set the saddle height correctly, what can we do to adjust them and what types of bridge are there and how are they adjusted? As well as all this we have our usual drawn out catch up on the week passed, and I have a little rant about the Silver Sky guitar from PRS, again. Anyway…
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Welcome back! This week we discuss recent gigs, a pending rig change for Matt that will open up a plethora of new possibilities, Kiran's new pedal board configuration following his delivery from Santa, and most importantly, Kiran puts his Guitar Tech hat on and talks us through the proper process for adjusting your truss rod to allow for the best possible guitar action.
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Greetings! This week, we get together for the first time in 2023 to discus various things including what the man in the red jacket and white beard brought us, some near-miss Guitar Safari action from Kiran and of course we talk about the key habits we want to instil in our playing in 2023.
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Greetings! Welcome to the final episode of the year 2022. This week we are talking about the past year gone by and the new year ahead of us. We think back and talk about he best new gear of 2022, money we have spent, new songs we have learned, Gigs we’ve been to and what we want and hope for in 2023. Come and see us on the Guitar Geek hangout on Facebook, and tell us what your hopes and desires are for your guitar endeavours in the coming year, we’d love to hear from you.
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Seasons Greetings! We are looking forward to a restful and cosy Christmas this year, and to kick it off we are discussing all the cool new things we want Santa to bring us this Christmas, and that maybe should be on your Christmas list this year too!
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This week we close out on our final thoughts from the London 2022 International Guitar show and Kiran laments on a missed opportunity to buy a guitar he connected with just moments before the show closed its doors! Also this week, Kiran gives us his field report, after finally getting a chance to play a brand new PRS Silver Sky John Mayer signature guitar, was it everything he hoped it would be or was he left disappointed?
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This week we give you our very first ever face to face recording! Kiran and Matt visited the 2022 London International Guitar Show to see the latest from the UK's (and further afield) finest guitar stores, luthiers, distributors and other... We saw some £300K Gibson Les Paul's, and some of the newest in inexpensive guitars from Fairclough guitars.
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Welcome back to the podcast! This week Kiran and Matt discuss the King King show they attended at the Southampton venue the 1865 on the 20th October. King King are an utterly superb rock band, and you should check them out, they may just be the best live act in the UK right now in their genre.
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Following on from episode #63, this week Kiran and Matt look at more recent history to choose guitar riffs that may just go on to be the classic guitar riffs of the future.
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Welcome back to the show! This week, we talk about some of the finest ever classic guitar riffs to grace our ears. Enjoy this episode, you might just hear of a new guitar riff that you didn't know about before! You can find a Spotify Playlist of the Riffs we chose in the Linktree below.
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Boutique pedal makers from all over the world have been having huge success for many year and continue to do so, but with the closure of Fulltone Pedals, one of the originals in the market, does this indicate that the time for boutique pedals has come to an end? We discuss this, and also we talk about the next 3 things we want to try out on our next visit to a Guitar Store.
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We are back and this week we are talking all about our favourite YouTube channels and creators, why we love them and why you MUST follow them too.
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Greetings listeners! Have you ever felt like your guitar playing is stuck somewhere, unable to improve or get better, and lacking the motivation and drive to push it in the right direction? What have you done about it? How do you deal with a lack of motivation and what can you do to help put the train back on the rails?
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The Age Old Question: A Podcast for Music Fans
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After our recent episode talking about why you should join a band, we had a great question from Josh Chudley on Facebook, asking us HOW you join a band. It's easier said than done, however if you want to increase your chances of getting a spot in a band or finding a band who are looking for someone like you, then listen in carefully...
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We all love playing guitar - whether that's jamming to tracks, along with songs we love or practicing licks BUT nothing quite makes you a better musician more than joining a band and playing with PEOPLE! That's just one reason to join a band, listen in for more.
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Greetings Guitar Smarts listeners! Have you ever had to quickly learn a song you didn't know for a gig at short notice? If you have, you'll know how stressful it can be getting familiar with new music quickly enough to play it confidently. This week we talk about our experiences with this problem, and how we deal with the process of learning new music.
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Welcome back to the show! This week we are spending more fake money in a dreamland of Guitar Stores as we talk about how we would spend £5K if we had to buy a full gigging Guitar Rig. How would you do it?
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Welcome back! This week, Kiran and Matt are debating the age old question, is Vintage Gear really better than modern or do we fetishize the use of old equipment because of it's heritage and history? Objectively speaking, what is truly the best?
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Greetings Guitar Smarts listeners! Welcome back to the show and thanks for sticking with us. This week, we celebrate a rare event - MATT Has bought a new guitar! In fact, he has bought two. Come an listen to the lowdown on what happened and what the guitars were!
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Greetings from the Guitar Smarts Team! This week, Kiran and Matt are pretending that their pockets are flush with about $1000 or about £800 of cash, and they need to put together a rig for their first ever pub gig.
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We are guitarists, and we love tone! But how do we get more and better tone than we had before? What can we do to maximise the sound that we produce from our instrument and out rig? Where can gains be made and what simple changes can we make to ourselves and our setup to really get to Tone Heaven!
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This week the guys take a philosophical view of Guitar Ownership and what it really means to own instruments that in some case have incredible sentimental meaning. Are guitars frivolous things, are they needless purchases only justified by a desire to own them rather than a real requirement, or are they genuine investments for the cash-savvy guitarist looking to make their money work for them?
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Welcome back Listeners! This week Kiran and Matt discuss old guitar magazines, GAS, and Cheap Guitar Amps! Are you looking for a great budget amp to use for gigging or jams? Have a listen and check out the amps the guys chose!
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This week Guitar Smarts are super pleased to see the return of our regular guest, Damo Lodrick. This week Damo joins us to impart his experience upon us and to help us become better studio musicians.
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T**his week we are considering what the future looks like for the Guitar, for amps and manufacturers and all things to do with this instrument that we love. Will we see the instrument change as it devours new innovations and technology or will we remain as we have for a quite some time now, loyal to 1950’s and 1960’s design with a distrust of new technology? Should we even mention robot tuners? What do you think the next 1, 2 or even 10 years holds for guitarists?
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Welcome! This week we are doing a Guitar based Pub Quiz night and you are all invited! get yourself a pint of your favourite, a packet of Pickled Onion Monster Munch, a pen and paper and settle down for the first ever Guitar Smarts Pub Quiz!
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**Now its been a couple of weeks since Paul Reed Smith Guitars released their much anticipated and highly publicised SE model of the John Mayer Signature Guitar, the Silver Sky. Being John Mayer fans Kiran and I had been talking about this guitar for sometime and were interested to see what the SE model would be like in comparison, safe to say the specs of this new guitar and its apparent performance left us itching to have a good old chat about it so that's exactly what we have done this week.
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Welcome to 2022! We are kicking off the New Year with a light hearted look at the songs we love gigging and the ones we don't quite enjoy as much!
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As we reach the end of another year, and the first year in Guitar Smarts history, Kiran and Matt look back at what have been important milestones for them in 2021, and also look forward to 2022 with new resolutions and hopes for how things might improve and change for the better in their guitar and music worlds!
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This week, we are extremely privileged to welcome Richard Shaw on to the podcast. Richard is one of the guitarists in legendary UK Extreme Metal Band, Cradle of Filth and his career over the past 20 years is the product of many years of dedication and hard work. This conversation was a gem, and Richard recounted many experiences from his life as a musician to us, some cherished memories and some horizon expanding philosophies to help us grow not only as musicians, but people too!
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This week on the podcast, we talk about some guitar brands that you may not know about, but you NEED to know about! There are some luthiers out there who are knocking it out of the part and this week we are pointing the spotlight their way.
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This week on the Guitar Smarts podcast, Matt gives us the lowdown on his new rig. If you've been following the show, you'll know that Matt recently took the plunge and decided to sell all his amps, pedals and kit in favour of a Line 6 Helix based rig with FRFR cabinet. Lets find out how this has gone so far.
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Greetings and welcome back to the Guitar Smarts podcast! This week, the guys have a hypothetical £300 (about $400) budget to create a fully working pedal board out of new equipment. No homemade pedal boards here! And the guys did surprisingly well!
Here are links to the equipment:
Matt's Board
https://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/product/181228336832008--tourtech-ttpb-5s-b-pedal-board-with-bag
https://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/product/210405367978025--mooer-9v-stage-power-supply
https://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/product/210405367977025--mooer-5-angled-plug-daisy-chain-cable
https://www.andertons.co.uk/tc-electronic-spark-mini-booster
https://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/product/200217355982008--nobels-odr-mini-overdrive
https://www.andertons.co.uk/tc-electronic-blood-moon-phaser
https://www.andertons.co.uk/tc-electronic-afterglow-chorus
https://www.andertons.co.uk/mooer-reecho-mini-delay-pedal
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Asmuse-Guitar-Shielded-Pedalboard-Instrument/dp/B085Q3XBLP/ref=sr_1_60?keywords=guitar+patch+cable&qid=1638139673&sr=8-60
Kiran's Board
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ksodgun-Booster-Switching-Electro-acoustic-Products/dp/B09GJGVJT3/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=BP+Booster&qid=1638139752&sr=8-1
https://www.amazon.co.uk/tc-electronic-MojoMojo-Overdrive-Pedal/dp/B004OK1G64/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=mojomojo&qid=1638139786&sr=8-1&th=1
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Caline-CP-15-Tantrum-Guitar-Effect/dp/B01ERE7DVS/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=caline+distortion&qid=1638139830&sr=8-5
https://www.andertons.co.uk/electro-harmonix-wailer-wah
https://www.wish.com/feed/tabbed_feed_latest/product/56e4bd4e0635375fd299a363?source=tabbed_feed_latest&position=2&share=web
https://www.amazon.co.uk/KOKKO-Guitar-Effects-Pedal-Tuner/dp/B07ZJBWY5C/ref=sr_1_21?keywords=pedal+tuner&qid=1638140046&sr=8-21
https://www.andertons.co.uk/behringer-uc200-ultra-stereo-chorus-
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OK, maybe not the hottest guitar news out there but we enjoyed it! What do you think about the topics discussed today? We discuss some big manufacturer news, new products, budget equipment that is new on the market and a unique justification for buying something cheap.
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Greetings! This week we are making another list - this time its our favourite guitar solos, from each sub genre of Rock, Blues, Jazz, Metal, Country and Pop. What are your favourites?
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Every guitarist loves a great guitar based intro to a song. Sometimes it's better than a good solo, and the best of all of these songs are defined and recognised most by their amazing guitar introductions. They set the tone, create the vibe and leave you feeling ready for more. This week, Kiran and Matt have listed their favourite guitar intros, find out what they are in this weeks podcast!
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This week, we are revisiting our conversation from an early episode of the podcast around guitar practice and music theory and specifically the things we have learned about how to get better at guitar practice.
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This week, we conclude our discussion on the things you can do to improve your live sound at your gigs for your band. You would be surprised how much of an improvement you could make simply buy reading up on some basic sound engineer skills and applying them to even the most basic setup. Go for it!
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Getting good live sound at your gigs can be a challenge. Taking a simple approach is often the taken path for most bands, opting to use a PA to amplify vocals only and rely on backline for everything else. But taking that extra step to invest in some equipment, and more importantly, some knowledge and skills to improve your experience won’t just improve the gig for your audience but for your experience on stage also.Rate and Review the Guitar Smarts podcast here:
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Once again, Matt has rebuilt his entire pedal board which means that this year, every gig he has played has had a different rig. Does Matt have a problem? You decide...
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Streaming music is undoubtedly convenient and how we all consume music these days. However has this ability to listen to any track instantly or let Spotify choose your playlist actually resulted in the death of the “album experience”? Does anyone craft an album the way they used to or is the industry geared to just produce a collection of “singles in one place”?
Today we are going to discuss the different listening experiences, the art of the album and recognise some of the great guitar albums that we love to listen to from start to finish!
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Everyone loves a good live performance, but when an artist captures a live performance and releases it as a live album, you get to relive that performance forever. Some live albums have gone on to be revered as classic albums to be remembered and enjoyed for all of time, regardless of their origin. Which ones are our favourites, which ones do we find the most inspiring, and who do we recommend you go and listen to yourself?
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Recently we spoke about getting ourselves prepared for gigging on a technical level, maintaining our instruments and getting our equipment ready for the rigours of gigging and rehearsing. But what do we need to consider when it comes to being a member of a band and ensuring that we are pulling in the right direction? How do we be a good band member, what do we need to do on a personal level to help ensure success as a band and what are the DO’S and DON’TS.
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Ever wondered what it takes to be a modern day session musician? Gone are the days of driving from studio to studio, taking calls from the hot producers and working with artists to give them your sound. Now is the age of remote recording, dropboxing your stems and getting ideas down over Zoom calls, and the competition is high!
This week we speak to Rory Harvey, who is making a real name for himself as a session guitarist and bassist in the new remote session scene, but his talents don't end there. Performing, singing, multi-instrumentalist, producer and composer are also titles that exist on hisrésumé. Rory gives us an insight into his working life, how he has got there and where he intends to go, with some fun stories along the way.
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For quite a few decades now, many guitar manufacturers have honoured some of their more famous users with signature instruments. Arguably the oldest signature instrument is the Gibson Les Paul, which has evolved into a whole range of guitars. For some guitarists, a signature guitar is a representation of what they prefer in a standard instrument and for some, it is more of a custom designed tool, made to give them the functionality they need.
Are they a marketing tool or a cash cow for the manufacturers or do they represent a genuine option on the path to sonic freedom for the average joe guitarist? Which signature guitars do we rate as bonafide usable guitars, and which signature guitars offer little in value to the buyer?
Finally, for those players who cannot stretch to buy their favourite guitarist’s instruments, what alternatives are there that provide a suitable and comparative option?
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This week we conclude our conversation on the best mods you can do to your guitars to make them better!
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Welcome back! This week we give you part 1 of our Guitar Modifications conversation. There are many things you can do to add incremental capability to your guitar, from simple guitar string choice to rewiring. We take a look at the best ways to add more tone to your guitar!
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Buying a used guitar can be a difficult process, especially when it involves you parting ways with lots of your hard earned cash. What can you do to be more prepared, better informed and increasingly confident about the decision you make? This week, Kiran & Matt discuss the process of buying used guitars and the steps you can take to prepare.
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Welcome back Guitar Smarts listeners! Here in the UK, Covid restrictions are beginning to lift and gigging is back on the agenda! The prospect had us both thinking, what have been our best and worst gigging experiences over our years of gigging?
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Welcome back! This week Kiran and Matt are talking about the songs that changed or affected their guitar playing the most throughout their lives as guitarists. What songs can you think of that you consider to be watershed moments in your playing career?
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Welcome back! This week the boys are lamenting about a guitarists worst enemy and best friend, Gear Acquisition Syndrome! Why is it that guitarists are never happy with what they have, and are always trying to find a reason to spend more and more on equipment that they may or may not need? This week we try and find out!
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If you are new to the podcast and haven't listened to us yet, this is the episode to listen too. Here you will find some of the best bits of the first 20 episodes, where we introduce ourselves, talk about our influences, guitars, desert island rigs, challenge each other, speak to musicians and genuine rock stars too!
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The Guitar Smarts team are incredibly happy to share with you our conversation with British Blues Rock Giant-to-be, Matt Long. Matt is the front man and leader of international touring blues rock powerhouse Catfish, who are making waves on the music scene in the UK and Europe.
Matt joins us after winning the 2021 UK Blues Award for Instrumentalist of the Year, a prize that has been virtually presented to him by Joe Bonamassa, arguably the genre's current most important artist. Congratulations to Matt for his deserved award and our thanks again for joining us today on the podcast!
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This week, Matt & Kiran scrape through the deepest depths of their gigging experience as non-pro musicians to bring you the definitive Boy Scouts guide to gigging! Learn everything you need to know to be prepared for your weekend gig, from the tools you should carry with you to the gig, the the planning and preparation you do before hand.
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Guitar Smarts are once again proud and happy to be joined by the immensely talented and hard-working Damiain Lodrick. If you are a musician who enjoys playing live but isn't ready to make the step to joining a band, or even in a band but not gigging enough, you probably have been to a Jam night at a local pub. This week, Damo takes us through his experiences running Jam nights as a host, and gives us his tips on what to prepare for, what to avoid, etiquette and making the most out of a good Jam.
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This week, Kiran and Matt are joined by Mat Lake, one of the hardest working and most in-demand guitar teachers in the South East of the UK. Mat talks us through his early life as a student, how he got into teaching guitar and how he manages his bursting diary of guitar related activities such as teaching in schools, privately, gigging, educational events and performances, recording & rehearsing and even the paperwork! How he finds the time, we will never understand!
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Welcome back! This week we are discussing our guitar idols and influences, who they are and why they mean so much to them as guitarists. Also, we have a fairly sizeable rant and discussion about the new Gibson Murphy Lab guitars.
What do you think about them?
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Welcome back! This week Guitar Smarts brings you the continuation of our Pedal Boards Basics discussion and this time we actually do tell you what the mystery pedal is that Kiran has fallen head over heels in love with!
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Everyone loves guitar pedals, and we are no exception to that. Maybe you've never really built a proper pedal board before or you find it difficult to get a good sound from your pedals - maybe you need to build a board that carries all your pedals, keeps them powered and connected and maintains consistency in your sound.
This week is part 1 of our discussion on building your first pedal board. Remember to come back next week to listen to part 2!
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Kiran & Matt are delighted to welcome Damiain Lodrick as a guest on the Guitar Smarts podcast. Damiain has lived the dream as a working musician and has literally travelled the world as a music student, studio engineer, multi-instrumentalist and musical director of his own outfit, The Damiain Lodrick band.
Damiain joins us today to talk about his life in music, his experience and learned wisdom, and to share with us his future plans and aspirations. What a privilege!
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This week we discuss Matt's efforts to setup and upgrade his Strat at home, and how much difference it made to the playability. We also have a chat about guitar strings and using them as a tone shaping tool.
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Greetings Guitar Smarts listeners!
So here is the deal: You’ve got a covers gig at a local wedding and you need to put a band together. Your phonebook is an endless collection of the world’s finest session musicians & famous rock stars. All of them owe you a favour, and will say yes to the gig. Who do you call?
Join Matt & Kiran as they put their band of legends together!
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Greetings Guitar Smarts listeners!
This week, Kiran and Matt are talking about guitar practice, setting goals for getting better at playing guitar, reminiscing about past teachers and who our favourite online guitar personalities are. Do you need a guitar teacher, is it good to have a defined practice schedule and how do you set goals for improvement?
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Greetings Guitar Smarts listeners!
This week Kiran and Matt are competing in the £300 Gigging Guitar challenge. Here is the rub:
You've just had a tax rebate to the tune of £4,500! Unfortunately, the car needed an MOT, the lounge needed new carpets and there was a water leak under the orangery. After all is fixed and a family holiday is booked, you're left with just £300 to spend on a new axe good enough for gigging. But what can you get? You have chosen 2 possible routes:
- Find a brand new bargain axe for less than £300.
- Buy something second hand, and spend the change making some upgrades to improve it.
Come and listen to find out how the lads did! For our US listeners, at the time of writing £300 is equal to about $420, so give this a go yourself with that budget.
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Greetings lovely listeners! Thanks for coming along. This week Matt & Kiran are speaking to old bandmate and friend, Andy Rudd.
Andy was the front man and band leader for South East UK band Roadrunner blues for more than 20 years. During his time fronting the band he learned all the best ways to run a covers act whilst also becoming a formidable front man famed for his audience participation. As the Roadrunner website used to say, Andy had more 'front' than Harrods! In this episode we discuss with him his passion for music, performing and the secret to his success.
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Whether you are a seasoned pro guitarist or a bedroom rock star, Guitar Smarts resident guitar health guru Kiran Amliwala believes that there are 8 things every guitarist should be able to do to maintain the playability and health of their guitars. Some are simple, some more complex, but all are essential.
This week we round up the final tasks we should all be able to complete, covering the electronics, lubrication and cleanliness!
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Whether you are a seasoned pro guitarist or a bedroom rock star, Guitar Smarts resident guitar health guru Kiran Amliwala believes that there are 8 things you should be able to do to maintain the playability and health of your guitars.
In Part 1, we look at the changing the strings and fretboard/neck care.
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Greetings Guitarist Friends!
This week we shoot the breeze over all things guitar, particularly the things on our mind right not such as Kiran's ever swelling guitar collection and struggles with GAS, Matt's neglect of his Fender Strat and it's urgent maintenance needs and also his inherent inability to spend money on equipment!
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Greetings once again! Remember that Desert Island challenge from last week? This is part 2, and this week we select our pedals, amps, albums and wildcards!
This was great fun, and recommend you do this yourself! Remember, nothing you own already is allowed!
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Greetings! This week Kiran and Matt have challenged themselves to define their desert island rig of choice, with a few extras thrown in. This wasn't an easy task, but goodness me was it fun! This is part 1 of a two part topic, so look out next week for part 2.
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This week we continue our conversation on cheap kit (it was a long one!) Kiran makes a shocking Ibanez Tube screamer confession (SRV fans cover your ears) and Matt discusses his love for a simple guitar rig controlled from the volume pot on the guitar, Joe Bonamassa style.
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Welcome to episode #1 of the Guitar Smarts Podcast.
On our first ever podcast, we are talking about our love for a bargain! Everyone covets the most desirable pieces of gear but one thing that we have both learned over the years is that 'inexpensive' equipment really does have a place in the gigging guitarist's arsenal. Join us as we discuss our favourite bargain buys.
What do you have in your kit that was a bargain and how do you use it? What are your thoughts on affordable equipment in the professional and semi-pro gigging world?
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