Podcast 149: Tom Nechville of Nechville Banjos
Minnesota's Tom Nechville may very well be the closest thing the banjo world has to Leo Fender. For the last 30 years, he's innovated the five-string banjo with revolutionary products like the Heli-Mo...
25 Touko 201753min
Podcast 148: Nic Delisle of Island Instruments
"I've always been into the older, cheaper Sears' catalog-type guitars," Nic Delisle of Island Instruments explains on this week's podcast. That influence is clearly apparent when one looks at Island's...
18 Touko 201736min
Podcast 147: Luthier Bryan Galloup
Want to become a professional luthier or repair person? Are you already a working in the field but want to up your game? If so, you'll love this week's podcast episode. We're talking to luthier Bryan ...
11 Touko 201731min
Podcast 146: Matt Hampton of the Hampton Brothers
The first time Matt Hampton sought out to harvest Red spruce for guitar tops, he, quite simply, "searched Google Earth for dark patches on top of tall mountains." Matt and his brother Nate are now con...
4 Touko 201749min
Podcast 145: Ben Harper
Today we're talking to the one-and-only Ben Harper. Ben tells us about a very special guitar he just received from luthier John Monteleone. It's the first lap steel guitar that Monteleone has ever mad...
26 Huhti 201753min
Podcast 144: Luthiers Linda Manzer, David Wren and Tony Duggan-Smith
On today's podcast, acclaimed luthiers Linda Manzer, David Wren and Tony Duggan-Smith gather around Manzer's kitchen table to talk to us about their new Group of Seven guitar project. The Group of Se...
20 Huhti 201749min
Podcast 143: Andy Powers of Taylor Guitars
Andy Powers is a force of nature. He's a gifted musician, an avid surfer and, of course, a stellar guitarmaker. As Andy tells us on this week's podcast, he's always had the guitarmaking bug. In fact, ...
7 Huhti 20171h 23min
Podcast 142: Chris Shiflett (Foo Fighters)
On today's podcast, we talk to Foo Fighters guitarist Chris Shiflett. Chris tells us about growing up in Santa Barbara; starting out on guitar; his early love for metal; how he landed the Foo Fighters...
6 Huhti 201739min
