Podcast 329: Sam Plecker (Vista Kicks)

Podcast 329: Sam Plecker (Vista Kicks)

A "labor of love." That's how Sam Plecker (Vista Kicks) describes Pulga Jams, the unlikely Beatles and power pop-inspired EP that he recorded during the pandemic while holed up in a resurrected California ghost town.

During this week's conversation, Sam describes his one-of-a-kind quarantine situation (and how it came to be), the gear he lugged into the historic Pulga, California school house that he converted into a recording studio (including a Silvertone Jupiter guitar, a 1961 Fender Deluxe, and a vintage Tascam 388 eight-track machine), his musical upbringing in Roseville, California and a lot more. It's a fascinating chat with a young musician on the rise.

Check out Sam's EP here: https://withkoji.com/@SamPlecker?fbclid=IwAR0gjB7mC1uRYj6TWx1KpHr-GbP8Ab3VW56dYpEyJHZQxLklqAghNkXLjqk

Brought to you by Calton Cases and Martin Guitars. Subscribe to the Fretboard Journal magazine here. Don't forget, we now host an entire family of podcasts, about everything from lutherie to home recording: Luthier on Luthier; The Truth About Vintage Amps; The Truth About Recording & Mixing;Acoustic Voices; and Sweep the Floor.

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Podcast 538: The Story of Micro-Frets Guitars with Seth Lorinczi

Podcast 538: The Story of Micro-Frets Guitars with Seth Lorinczi

Fretboard Journal contributor Seth Lorinczi joins us this week to talk about the rise and fall of Micro-Frets, the upstart electric guitar brand launched in the late 1960s. Seth penned a lengthy story...

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Podcast 537: The 2025 Fretboard Summit Guitar Repair Panel

Podcast 537: The 2025 Fretboard Summit Guitar Repair Panel

In what has become an annual tradition, Evan Gluck (NY Guitar Repair) hosted a guitar repair roundtable at the 2025 Fretboard Summit. This year, he brought Ceil Thompson (StewMac); TJ Thompson (Pro Lu...

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Podcast 536: Sam Skinner

Podcast 536: Sam Skinner

Sam Skinner (Pinegrove) joins us this week to talk about his work as a guitarist, producer and engineer.  https://www.samskinner.com We also get Fretboard Journal and Fretboard Summit updates!  Our 58...

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Podcast 535: John Stropes

Podcast 535: John Stropes

Fingerstyle guitar authority John Stropes joins us this week to talk all about his new two-volume book featuring transcriptions of every track on Leo Kottke's monumental '6 & 12 String Guitar' album! ...

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Podcast 534: Philip Weinrobe

Podcast 534: Philip Weinrobe

The Fretboard Journal's Sofia Wolfson interviews musician, producer, and recording and mixing engineer Philip Weinrobe. Over the years, Weinrobe has worked with a wide array of artists, including Big ...

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Podcast 533: Shane Parish

Podcast 533: Shane Parish

Guitarist/composer/improviser Shane Parish is about to release a truly astounding project, Autechre Guitar. The Athens, Georgia-based guitarist has transcribed and recorded an entire album of acoustic...

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Podcast 532: Author John Stubbings Returns

Podcast 532: Author John Stubbings Returns

On this week's podcast, UK-based author and guitar fanatic John Stubbings returns to tell us all about his new book, 'The Guitar Detective.' The follow-up to his monumental 'The Devil Is In It' publis...

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Podcast 531: The Fretboard Journal's Year-End Wrap Up

Podcast 531: The Fretboard Journal's Year-End Wrap Up

To wrap up this year, Fretboard Journal editors Jason Verlinde and Sofia Wolfson talk about some of their favorite moments from 2025. We discuss the inner workings of the magazine, our favorite articl...

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