S2E14 - Silas Caldwell of Caldwell Guitars Nashville
Send us a text Silas Caldwell is a guitarist/singer/songwriter and the co-owner of burgeoning new guitar store in the guitar city, Nashville, TN ... and he's 15 years old. In this episode I talk to Silas about his adventures in starting a virtual music store during the pandemic, transitioning to a brick and mortar store, and the world of Nashville guitar selling. We also find time to talk about Silas' musical ventures, his musical influences, some of his favorite gear, and how he ...
12 Juli 20221h 17min
S2E13 - Barry Grzebik of Grez Guitars
Send us a text Barry Grzebik is a guitar builder out of Petaluma, CA. With a background in electronics and acoustical design Barry found himself fascinated with the idea of building guitars building everything from acoustic, archtops, solid body electrics, and even basses. His Mendocino has been so popular he's got five variations of it available for order! In this episode we talk about how he got into music and guitar building and we talk about his journey building his company. I hope you en...
5 Juli 20221h 4min
S2E12 - David Ishizaka of The Timber Owls
Send us a text David Ishizaka is a singer/guitarist/songwriter based in Los Angeles, CA. He's recorded under both The Timber Owls and as Viator. As I was unable to attend NAMM this year, David volunteered to go in my stead and in this episode we find out about David's musical experiences, how he found that musical spark that made him want to be a musician, and what he thought about NAMM this year! Find David and The Timber Owls on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_timber_owls/ ...
19 Juni 20221h 7min
Looking back: Grammy winner Christone "Kingfish" Ingram
Send us a text This week I wanted reshare this episode from season one of the podcast with recent Grammy award winner Christone "Kingfish" Ingram. Kingfish and I are both from Clarksdale and grew up playing guitar around the same blues men and where I just ended up talking about guitar, Christone ended up making a living out of it and he's tearing it up on the road. I really hope y'all enjoy this podcast from the early days of phone call interviews (forgive the audio!) and I'll see y'all wi...
12 Juni 20221h 3min
S2E11 - Nick Diener of Oneder Effects
Send us a text Nick Diener has a super fun story! From signed artist in the band The Swellers, touring the world to running his own studio, Oneder Studios, to now making his own brand of effects pedals - he's done it all in the music industry. I loved this conversation with Nick about his experiences finding his own confidence to start trying new things and how that led to building effects pedals and a new burgeoning company. Find Nick and Oneder Effects on: Instagram: https://www.ins...
25 Maj 20221h 23min
S2E10 - Kirk Fletcher
Send us a text Kirk Fletcher is a monster blues and gospel guitarist/singer/songwriter with the kind of soulful playing that many of us only dream of having. His style of music evokes legendary players of the past while being fresh and definitively his own voice. His shows are a can't miss experience and I was so excited to have him on the podcast! Support the show at: https://www.patreon.com/40wattpodcast/ Find guitar lessons on TrueFire (remember to use code 40WATT): https://bit.ly/3t0v1Z...
16 Maj 20221h 7min
S2E9 - Spencer Lull of Mike Lull Custom Guitars
Send us a text Spencer Lull is the President of Mike Lull Custom Guitars and is carrying on his father's legacy of creating incredibly high quality guitars and basses for players that demand the very best. In our conversation we talk about building quality, creating relationships with customers, employees, and the guitar community at large. I really loved my conversation with Spencer and I think you will to! Support the show at: https://www.patreon.com/40wattpodcast/ Find all of the podca...
8 Maj 20221h 21min
S2E8 - Markus Reeves of Reeves Electro
Send us a text Markus Reeves is an artist who happens to use guitar pedal circuits as his canvas. His pedals have been touted by pedal builders like Brian Wampler and Guitar Guru Influences Mick and Dan from That Pedal Show. In this episode we talk about the convergence of art and pedal design, what makes a great design, and the importance of attention to details. Support the show at: https://www.patreon.com/40wattpodcast/ Find all of the podcast links at: https://www.linktr.ee/40wattpodc...
29 Mars 20221h 25min
