The Guitar Hour Podcast

We're on a role with the guest episodes this month! The guys sit down with Nick Johnston to discuss writing, recording, technique maintenance & breaking from the social media treadmill.

The incredible Jonathan Kreisberg returns to TGHP to talk improvisation, writing, acquiring language/vocab, creativity and of course practising guitar. Jonathan is a long time friend of the podcast and it was a total pleasure to (virtually) catch up in this multi-hour mega hang! Jonathan was actually the very first guest way back on the old live streams circa 2016. You can check out those video interviews on Tom’s youtube channel via the links below.

Wayne Krantz returns to the show, catching us up on the latest record, his improviers OS instructional book, what he’s currently working on and much more. There’s some heavy wisdom on the art of pure practise and creativity in this one! Apologies for the mini-break/delay, technical difficulties at TGHP towers.

This week the guys talk about getting stuck in a playing or creative rut, and what you can potentially do to clamber out of it. (Warning: the words ‘rut’ and ‘rutting’ become rather humorous the more said out loud. Banterbus is full this episode).

Cheeky extra bonus episode for you this week! In addition, those of you supporting us on Patreon will get access to the pdf materials and the video version (‘extra minutes’ + above). Tom and Beebee broadly chat chord scale theory, and then zoom in on some questions and points raised by previous episodes and on the facebook discussion group. Stay safe everybody! TGHP crew.

This week Beebee, Quayle and Smith chat to Ross Campbell about his conscious, early decision to move from studying music at university to crafting an online guitar business. Topics include using YouTube as the primary audience builder, workflows and generating ideas, avoiding burnout, balancing practise with ‘work’ and of course, how Ross visualises the fretboard.

Tom Quayle & David Beebee are joined by Levi Clay for a robust back-n-forth on building the chordal sound of a mode. Yes we’re back into hardcore harmony territory again, so grab your emotional support animal and favorite whiskey - it’s gonna get nerdy! Despite the click baity titles (a subject we discuss in the episode) this is fun, civilised discussion. Thanks to Levi for coming on and playing along!

Tom Quayle, Jake Willson & David Beebee sit down for a virtual hang with modern master Tim Miller. They discuss Tim's background and musical histroy, technique, sound, composition, ear training, teaching and fretboard visualisation. This might be the smoothest, most legatoee podcast episode ever!

Jake returns with some things on his mind! He looks back on the last 3 years of professionally playing in the high pressure show world of London’s West End and talks to Dan (and half of a Beebee) about what he’s learned and how the experience has shaped his playing, confidence and match-fitness. The guys discuss ways to over prepare for the task at hand and raise your overall game in the process. 

Tom Quayle & Beebs are joined by the Lee Wrathe to talk about his unique career in the guitar industry. Lee is currently marketing director and head demonstrator for Ibanez UK and Laney with Headstock distribution, but was working in the UK Police force just 6 short years ago. There's a lot of wisdom in this episode for anyone thinking about changing careers later in life or just getting into the product demonstration world.

Modelling! Beebs steps boldly into 2012 getting an Axe FX II - just as Fractal finally starts to ship the FM3!

They boys briefly discuss technique, posture and health problems before pivoting into a difficult discussion on the unique problems of guitar education, and what it takes to be an effective guitar teacher.

Tom, Beebs & Jake are in Santa Monica after NAMM 2020. In this beer and nahcho fueled episode the guys recount the Steve Vai PIA guitar press and the mind blowing accompanying gig! They also report back with hands-on experience with the upcoming Neural DSP Quad Cortex and tour the Ibanez LA Custom Shop. Back to the hardcore harmony and fretboard nonsense next week!

Hi guys, apologies for the mini-break these last couple of weeks. Circumstances beyond our control meant a bit of a gap, but we're back and catching up! This week Quayle & Beebee are in the car, airport bound chewing over the upcoming big gear announcements. In part 2 over on the Patreon feed, they discuss harmonic minor and melodic minor over a minor II-V-I and parallel and derivative thinking when playing changes.

This week Beebs, Tom and Dan chat with Jake about his debut album, ‘A Piece Of The Action’. They play clips from the record and get behind the music, digging deep into Jake’s compositional process.