The Great Canadian Gear Guide: Recent Episodes
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Host Jonathan Beals highlights some cool gear and has conversations with cool people involved in the music gear industry in Canada. Luthiers, amp builders, pedal makers, pickup designers, and more. Brought to you by Next Gen Musical Ltd., Canada's #1 parts source for DIY musicians and boutique gear builders!
Ian is a high-end pro guitar tech in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. We talked about his background, how he got his start, how his shop grew, Plek Machines, business, and much more. We will be happy to do more work with him doing in depth repair videos some day!
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Calvin is musician, live engineer, studio engineer, touring tech, stage manager, builder of awesome analog gear, and much more. He started humbly doing small repairs for himself and some friends. In barely more than 5 years, he's gone from a small town guy from St Catherine's to touring the world. We talk about how he got his start, how you can get started in the industry, and relive some stories from the road.
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Mark is a psychologist by trade who has developed a bit of a legendary status among pedal-makers. RG Keen once pronounced him "perhaps the best thinker about how people relate to effects and how to use them." We talk about how he got his start into circuit design, how it relates to his psychology training, things he's working on now, important tools for beginners, and of course, his legendary snazzy coveralls!
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