Podcasts by The Guitar Hour Podcast

109: Turning Pro After College&Loneliness Of A Guitar Teacher from 2019-12-19T17:31:33

Jake’s stressed, Dan’s damaged a rib and Beebee lets slip a dirty secret from his past.

The guys talk turning pro af...

108: Ultimate Legato Practise&A Pathway To Jazz from 2019-12-13T22:47:50

Release the beasts! Beebee has finally finished Pathways To Jazz Volume 2, and Tom has released the Ultimate Legato Practise Toolkit. The guys chat through their ...

107: 1hr A Day, What Should I Practise? + Other Q&A from 2019-12-05T19:00

This week the guys take questions and threads sent in and discuss what to do with a 1 hour window of practise per day.

Other things: Tom teases news about his upcoming new master legato p...

106: Rabea Massaad Interview from 2019-11-28T19:00

With Beebee & Tom away, Jake and Dan take the keys to the podcast machine and interview Rabea Massaad. The guys talk with Bea about his background, what it’s like touring, YouTubing, developing ...

105: Rhett Shull - Guitars, YouTube&Bourbon In The Age Of The Algorithm from 2019-11-21T19:00

This week the guys chat with the awesome Rhett Shull. Rhett is a hired gun session player with a successful and rapidly growing YT channel documenting his guitar life. Rhett also works closely w...

104: Absorbing Licks&Starting A Guitar YouTube Channel In 2019 from 2019-11-14T19:00

Tom Quayle looks back on over 10 years being on YouTube and how the landscape of online guitar has changed.

With Jake putting more time into his channel and Beebs contemplating doing the ...

103: ShallowFakes - Mimed GuitarPro, Sped Up Videos&'Improvised' Jams from 2019-11-07T18:59:20

Everything is fake these days. In the 90s all we had to worry about was Thom Yorke and his plastic trees, but today it’s the news, the deep...and now, worst of all...we’ve got fake guitar playin...

102: Expanding Your Harmony Beyond The 7 Diatonic Chords (With Quayle, Beebee&Lots Of Whiskey) from 2019-10-31T19:25:37

Tom and Beebee are away drinking all the whisky on the Scottish island of Islay, BUT…still find time (and sobriety) to sit down with guitars and nerd out on a special episode.

This week t...

101: Getting Paid Gigs&Comparing Successes from 2019-10-24T19:18:13

With nothing short of a Herculean effort 3 of the 4 guys convene for an emergency episode.

Putting the exam shenanigans on hold for a while they discuss getting their first paid gigs, whi...

100: Controversial Grade Content - m7b9 Chords?! Say What? from 2019-10-18T08:00

Happy 100 everybody!

After a cursory overview of their experience of all things ‘graded’, the boys dive in head first and discuss some potentially controversial material from various guit...

99: Guitar Exam Grades&The Album In 2019 from 2019-10-10T18:22:09

In this monster episode the guys ponder the prickly subject of graded guitar examinations. This kicks off a theme of episodes discussing the history, variety, quirks, positives, negatives and th...

98: Lightbulb Moments&Personal Breakthroughs from 2019-10-03T18:44:39

TGHP follows up on the big tone episode before picking up on a discussion group thread re: lightbulb ‘aha’ moments. The guys recall and probe their paradigm shifts in musical understanding, play...

97: The Great Tone Debate from 2019-09-26T19:39:10

Despite being exhausted from their trip to London, Tom, Beebee and Jake take on the topic of tone!

Tom also reflects on his recent hang with the legend that is Paul Gilbert and his new al...

96: Our Social Media Mishaps Plus Musical Gatekeeping from 2019-09-19T19:00

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The boys take a break from modes, legato and practise to share so...

95: Practise Strategies - One Thing Intensively Or Many Things Moderately from 2019-09-12T18:19:27

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The podigal son returns! After several months away from the mic, Dan Smith re...

94: Legato&Improvisation - Speed&Mental Processes (Patreon Launch) from 2019-09-05T19:00:34

Huge week as the guys launch the Podcast Patreon! They also follow up on the FBDG poll and Beebs reports back on his first use of the Laney FRFR cab in the wild.

Deep dive this week comes...

93: When Is Modal Harmony Not Modal Harmony? (Email) from 2019-08-29T20:11:57

The team convene deep down the harmony hole to discuss a listener email about modal harmony. They discuss a specific example to do with Phrygian and answer the question when is modal harmony, no...

92: 3 Albums&3 Players That Changed Our Lives from 2019-08-22T19:12:39

After a few weeks of high emotions and even higher music theory, Beebs, Quayle and Willson attempt to take things easy talking about the 3 albums and 3 players that have shaped their lives.

91: Rick Beato Interview - Ear Training, Million Subs, The Beato Book from 2019-08-15T20:20:29

Tom Quayle & Beebee sit in the virtual armchairs for a chat with one of our most requested podcast guests - Rick Beato. They discuss Rick’s incredibly diverse skill set, musical background and r...

90: Berklee Harmony - Interview With Joe Mulholland&Tom Hojnacki from 2019-08-08T18:00

Beebee’s lost in the Italian mountains, Tom is releasing his fire hydrant of harmony in Spain and Jake, well we don’t know what Jake’s up to this week...but for someone who’s not a Northerner he...

89: Jack Gardiner Interview&Mental Health Revisited from 2019-08-01T18:00

Beebs & Quayle welcome the incredible Jack Gardiner to the podcast to talk about playing Satch-n-Vai songs on tour with Stu Hamm, China Crisis, his current projects and upcoming E.P.

Ther...

88: Measuring Your Guitar Progress&The Edge Of Ability from 2019-07-25T22:17:59

Quayle, Willson & Beebee reconvene for a follow up on playing consistency, which, quickly turns into a discussion on how to measure ones guitar progress in a healthy objective manner.

Bee...

87: Achieving Consistency In Your Playing (Tom Quayle&Jake Willson Onboard) from 2019-07-18T23:40:39

Changes afoot at TGHQ. Beebs sits-in on The Book of Mormon show. Tom, Jake and Beebs answer listener email before diving into a deep discussion on achieving consistency of performance.

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86: Tommy Emmerton - Book Of Mormon, Guildhall&Shredding 'Beat It’ For Quincy Jones from 2019-07-11T18:00

Beebs & Jake are joined by the immensely talented Tommy Emmerton.

They discuss Tommy’s working life as a professional guitarist on The Book Of Mormon in the West End of London. They also ...

85: Podcast Authentic, Or Else! from 2019-07-04T22:59:22

The guys take a break from ear training, crack a open some orthentik Brewdogs and get ranting about the Gibson 'Play Authentic' video, it's backlash, latest response and most importantly, the sw...

84: Martin Miller Returns - On Audiation&Ear Training from 2019-06-27T18:30

Beebs and Tom welcome back Martin Miller to give his thoughts on audiation, playing what you hear and the ear training beast of recent episodes.

Tom and Martin compare and contrast differ...

83: Overcoming Practise Slumps&Guitar Setups from 2019-06-21T19:00

Beebs returns from Budapest and talks to Jake Willson about getting out of practise slumps. They discuss some of the positive and negative mindsets that can set in when working through practise ...

82: Beebs' Wife's Ears&Amp Modellers At Gig Volume from 2019-06-13T19:00

Beebs recovers from an inner ear infection (irony?). Dan dances in Denmark. Do amp modellers struggle at gig volume? And why does Beebs' wife have good ears?! Short but sweet this week!

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81: FBD Group Q and A w/ Jake Willson from 2019-06-07T08:41:58

With our beloved David Beebee away sick this week, Dan and Jake have a breif catch up and then answer your questions from the Guitar Hour Facebook Discussion Group. Questions include, sightreadi...

80: Solfeggio&More Ear Discoveries (With Jake Willson) from 2019-05-30T20:53:23

The guys are joined by recurring rogue, Jake Willson to drill deeper into solfeggio ear training and effective practise. Beebs reports on some breakthroughs and Jake has a new JTC masterclass ou...

79: Dan Gets Revenge&Tom Quayle On Ear Training from 2019-05-23T19:00

Dan gets brutal revenge on Beebs with a surprise test & Tom Quayle returns to give his thoughts on ear training.

The guys follow up on last week's show - probing the wax filled mess that ...

78: Ear Training Practise&Playing What Your Hear from 2019-05-16T19:00

The boys answer listener email - and in the process, start a new run of episodes exploring ear training, connecting the ear to the fretboard, improvisation and playing what you hear.

They...

77: Pro Touring Gigs w/ Bobby Harrison&Phil Short from 2019-05-09T19:00

This Week The boys are joined by friends of the show Bobby Harrison and Phil Short. Its Bobby's first time on the show and he tells us all about his current gig playing guitar for Cliff Richard ...

76: Levi Clay Returns&More Vai Book Follow Up from 2019-05-02T19:00

The guys cross the streams and conjure one half of the #Guitarsoles podcast - Levi Clay back to the show.

They discuss Levi’s recent video review of the Steve Vai book Vaideology, critiqu...

75: Effective Practise - Motivating The Hard Stuff&Fractal Audio FM3 from 2019-04-25T19:50:57

Beebs & Smith follow up on last week's Vaideology episode before discussing the latest big announcement from Fractal Audio.

This weeks deep dive chat is on ways to practise guitar effecti...

74: Conflicting Vaideologies And The Modes Revisited from 2019-04-18T19:00

This week the boys are back with a an emotionally charged and confusing discussion about a particular section in Steve Vai's long awaiting music theory book for guitar titled 'Vaideology'. They ...

73: YouTube Copyright Madness&Dep Sub Gig Culture from 2019-04-11T19:00

YouTube are enforcing some pretty awful (and sketchy) copyright restrictions on big guitar and music channels. The guys chat this over, and muse on what a good thing it is that there’s no ‘YouTu...

72: Inside Tracks w/ Andy Wood And Ben Eller On Junktown from 2019-04-04T19:00

With the boys still trying to put their mind holes back together after the last inspiring visit from Andy Wood, he returns and this time brings with his his good buddy and partner in crime 'Uncl...

71: Legato Nerd Road Trip (with Tom Quayle) from 2019-03-28T19:00

(Beware: This episode contains hardcore legato nerdery!)

Beebee and Tom Quayle are enroute to the Jonathan Kreisberg/Nelson Veras gig and turn on the mics to pass the time. They discuss, ...

70: Role Of The Guitar Teacher In 2019&Picking Technique Influencing Vocabulary (with Greg Stott) from 2019-03-21T19:00

This week the guys are joined by Australian guitarist Greg Stoff. They discuss how the role of the in-person guitar teacher has changed during the online/YouTube age and how picking technique ca...

69: Josh Smith Interview - Modern Blues Touring&New Pedalboard from 2019-03-14T19:00

Beebee, Smith and Tom Quayle catch up with the phenomenal modern blues player Josh Smith during his 2019 UK tour.

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68: Norwegian In Nashville Shredding A Strandberg - Keven Eknes from 2019-03-07T20:28:26

This week the guys catch up with Keven Eknes to talk about Berklee, LIPA, Instagram, social media, Strandberg and the Nashville scene for guitarists.

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67: UK Jazz Conservatoire, Sky TV Guitar Star Competition, Cruise Ship Work (w/Gabriel Wareing) from 2019-02-28T19:00

In their final leg of the trip Smith and Beebs catch up with Gabriel Wareing. They talk about his recent move to NY, studying jazz at the Royal Conservatoire Scotland, cruise ship guitar work an...

66: Wayne Krantz Interview - An Improviser's OS update, 55 Bar Home, New Record and More - New York Part 2 from 2019-02-21T20:41:09

Beebee & Smith sit down in an empty (yet noisy!) NY coffee shop with the legendary Wayne Krantz to dig into practise, improvisation, artistry, ears and more. They...

65B: Tone Thrown, Fly Rigs, Performing On Unfamiliar Gear, Rudy's Clinic Follow Up from 2019-02-14T19:00

Beebee, Smith and Willson reconvene to discuss how tone can positivley and negativley affect performance and the difficulties being ‘on it’ when playing unfamiliar or rental gear. They also pond...

65: Time Feel, Subdivisions, Picking Technique, NAMM FU - New York Part 1 (w/Jake Willson) from 2019-02-07T21:07:08

Casual check in from a sub-zero New York City. It’s post namm, pre-Fibenare clinic and Beebs, Smith and Jake huddle together on a sofa (for platonic body warmth) to chat through the namm show an...

64: Podcasting On A Plane - The Ultimate Air Guitar Hour, NAMM Diaries (w/Willson&Quayle) from 2019-01-25T08:48:40

This week is another 'experimental' episode as the guys attempt to record an episode of the show at 37'000 feet on the way to California for the namm show. Inevitably the audio is poorer than us...

63: Practising Habits, Pre-NAMM, New York Fibenare Clinic, Hamilton, Music Films (w/Jake Willson) from 2019-01-17T19:00:07

Friend of the show Jake Willson returns for a reet banga!

Smith and Beebs have nothing planned so they call in the big guns: Jake ‘2 L’s in Hell’ Willson. They talk about the hit musical ...

62: Seth Rosenbloom - New Album, Improvised And Sketched Out Soloing In Blues, Innovation And Tradition from 2019-01-10T19:00

In the first guest episode of 2019 the boys get their January Blues on with the outstanding blues guitarist, Seth Rosenbloom. They talk about Seth’s career so far, working with Josh Smith, and h...

61: A Brief History Of The Podcast, Looking Back At 2018, 2019 Guitar Resolutions from 2019-01-04T19:11:09

Happy New Year! A groggy start to the new year for the boys as life quickly kicks off again after the holiday season. The boys give you a little history of how the podcast came to life, as well ...

60: Christmas Special - Wayne Krantz Masterclass Video w/guest Neil Jones, Tom Qualye, Dave Brons from 2018-12-27T18:54:46

Ho ho ho it’s TGHP Christmas special! Well, when we say special, we mean a casual show where we invite a bunch of friends around for beers and turn the microphones on.

Apologies for weake...

59: CST Article, Jazz Elitism, Methodology w/ Tom Quayle from 2018-12-20T19:00

Following a hot potato of a Jazz article written by Ethan Iverson Dan, Beebs and friend of the show Tom Quayle sit down aroudn the microphones to have a good old jazz rant.... ahem... discussion...

58: Ant Law: Studying At Berklee, New Album, 4ths Tuning, Beat It Solo Horror Stories from 2018-12-13T19:03:25

This week Smith and Beebee sit in the virtual arm chairs with UK modern jazz monster Ant Law, for one of the most banterful episodes yet.

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57: Phil Short Interview: Guitar Idol, Guthrie Controversy, 'Lick Creep' from 2018-12-06T19:00

This week Dan and Beebs are joined by fellow guitar bro Phil Short. The boys discuss Phil's Guitar Idol 1st place win in 2016 including the process of getting the final and jamming with the Quay...

56: Hardcore Harmony Huge Follow Up, Line 6 HX Stomp&Dan’s Purple Helmet (w/Tom Quayle) from 2018-11-29T19:39:47

TL:DL - Hardcore Harmony Reflections. Dan handles something terrible and has a fancy new purple helmet. Beebee busts his string and stomps on a model. Tom buys a house and also a graphics card l...

55: Jens Larsen - Harmonic Analysis&Chord Scale Theory (with Tom Quayle) from 2018-11-22T19:00

This week Beebs, Smith and Quayle welcome back YouTube jazz educator Jens Larsen to discuss their approaches to harmonic analysis, chord scale theory and tonal centres.

This episode is no...

54: Ben Eunson Interview - New York Jazz Scene, New Album Crowdfunder, Modern vs Traditional Jazz Language from 2018-11-15T19:00

This Week the boys sit down with cheerful Aussie and monster jazz guitarist Ben Eunson. Ben grew up in Melbourne Australia but moved to New York to study jazz and as a result has become a househ...

53: Mark Lettieri Interview - Solo Albums, Snarky Puppy, Instagram Fame, The Cracks Between Rock and Jazz from 2018-11-08T20:00:35

This week Beebs and Smith catch up with the incredible Mark Lettieri.

Funk, jazz, rock, (baritone even!) you name it Mark pulls from a diverse range of influences, bringing his own unique...

52: Mental Health and Guitar Identity, Beebee's Journey, Dan Boss Katana Convert from 2018-11-01T21:18:12

This week the guys get deep and personal, discussing some of the mental health issues that can affect musicians and their guitar playing identities.

Beebs candidly shares his experience o...

51: Crowdfunding Journey/Etiquette, CAGED Round Up, Dave Brons' 2nd Album, Jake Willson Phrasing Masterclass from 2018-10-25T19:00

This week Beebs and Dan are joined by recurring characters and good friends of the podcast Dave Brons and Jake Willson. The guys discuss the process of crowdfunding an album and the triumphs and...

50: Guitar Trade Shows, Beebs In China, Gear&Creativity from 2018-10-18T19:00

Beebs is on location in Shanghai at the China Music 2018 show.

After day two, and a night of eating Hairy Shanghai Crab Sperm, Beebs sits down with Smith to record an intercontinental epi...

49: Martin Miller Interview, CAGED Epic Finale, Improvisation and Audiation from 2018-10-11T19:00

While Dan is away gigging Beebee catches up with Tom Quayle and Martin Miller in the midst of their UK run of Ibanez Clinics.

They discuss the touring life and Martin’s upcoming projects ...

48: Levi Clay Interview - Epic CAGED Fretboard Visualisation Discussion from 2018-10-04T19:00

This week the boys sit down with Levi Clay to chat about his work as a professional transcriber, and also continue the CAGED discussion. They attempt to find the differences and similarities bet...

47: Time Management/Plate Spinning, Learning Tunes, CAGED System Ponderings, Ears, Teaching Ethic from 2018-09-27T19:00

Another early morning podcast recording the the boys. So much so that we discuss time management and the plate spinning of being a self employed guitarist working in multiple fields. There's a d...

46: What Makes An Artist? with Tom Quayle (Andy Wood Episode FU) from 2018-09-20T19:00

Tom, Smith and Beebs follow up some of the points raised in Andy Wood episode with a deep (and at times very personal) discussion about what makes an artist today. Oh yea..and the problems of ma...

45: Legato Technique Troubles, Bigsby T-Type, Boss Katana 50, Deciding What To Practice? from 2018-09-13T19:00

Beebs & Smith break their rule again and briefly talk about gear before Beebs shares a specific legato technique problem accidentally discovered since the Everest break.

This weeks trip d...

44: Andy Wood Interview - Crafting A Musical Story And The Internet GuitCoin Arms Race from 2018-09-06T18:43:55

Strap in guys, this might be the longest, deepest and best show yet!

Beebs & Smith sit down with the face and heart melting Andy Wood to discuss his musical journey, mandolin vs guitar fr...

43: Fighting The Piano Player, Old vs New Vocab, Putting Music Theory In An Order? from 2018-08-30T17:43:32

This week the guys experiment recording whilst on instagram live. What could possibly go wrong?!

Content wise, they finally make sense of the podcast numbering system, Dan has a new axe o...

42: Taking A Break From Playing? Practising Standards&Dan's Upside Down Rants 1 - Extra Minutes e22 from 2018-08-23T18:07:43

With a very hairy Beebs returning from Mt. Everest the guys talk about taking a break from playing guitar. Can it be a useful thing to get space, recharge ideas and rebuild enthusiam?

Thi...

41: Danny Short Interview - Education, Sight Reading, Typical Reading Gigs, Approaching Charts/Parts, Gear, Getting Work And Staying Working - Extra Minutes E21 from 2018-08-16T19:00

Hi Guys. Dan here truly wearing the Daddy pants as Beebee is finishing up his mountain retreat but the team will reunited next week. This week however I invited my good friend Mr. Danny Short on...

40: Beebs NGD, Dan Does Dusty, Working For Free?, Passion To Pound Ratio, Stylistic Work Ethic - Extra Minutes e20 from 2018-08-09T19:00

After the excitement of the Michael Dolce interview just minutes before, and the looming departure of Beebee’s mountain holiday... Dan and Beebee meander through some loose ends and talk about B...

39: Michael Dolce Interview - The Voice, Work Ethic, Improvisation Psychology, Original Music + THE THUNDERBOOM! Extra Minutes E19 from 2018-08-02T19:00

Dan and Beebs sit down (remotely) with Aussie guitarist Michael Dolce to talk all things guitar. Michael is an incredible tasy and melodic player with various guitar projects in the works. Perha...

38: Core Minimal Skill Set - Jazz, Jamming, Session Work, Gigging (w/ Tom Quayle) from 2018-07-26T19:46:56

Dan, Beebs and TQ sit down to discuss the idea of a core minimal skill set that's been floated briefly on previous episodes.

What it is, why it might be important to be aware of, and then...

37: Fretboard Visualisation, Jens Larsen Interview (w/Tom Quayle) - Extra Minutes e17 from 2018-07-19T19:00

Up this week: Beebs, Smith and Quayle are joined by YouTube educator and jazz guitarist Jens Larsen to talk about the success of his channel and.his musical background.

They then de...

36: Sam Bell Interview, WaterBear New Commercial Music Uni - Extra Minutes e17 from 2018-07-12T19:00

This week the boys are joined by super talented Sam Bell to discuss his life as a session guitarist, solo artist, educator and work in the tech metal band Mask of Judas. They wade deeper into th...

35: Berklee Harmony, Coltrane's Lost Album, Imposter Syndrome, Q&A - e15 from 2018-07-05T18:02:59

This week Dan pulls Beebee out of the theory thunderdome to talk about the 'new' John Coltrane lost album: Both Directions At Once, Beebs' big Fibenare travel news and dealing with imposter synr...

34: How We Record The Podcast and Create Online Guitar Content - Extra Minutes e14 from 2018-06-28T19:00

This week Smith n Beebs get meta sharing how they create online guitar content and how they record and produce the podcast. Apologies for the lack of chapters and show notes this week guys. Back...

33: Can You Be an 'Authentic' Guitarist in Many Styles? Setting Up Guitars (w/Jake Willson) - Extra Minutes e13 from 2018-06-21T17:47:54

Dan returns this week bringing our good friend Jake Willson with him. Topics on the table: Can you be an ‘authentic’ or ‘legit’ guitarist in many or all styles? Setting up guitars, Updates on Ja...

32: Tom Quayle European Tour, Core Minimal Skillset For Jazz&The Salieri Effect Part 1 from 2018-06-14T18:10:54

Beebs sits down with Tom Quayle to chat about his upcoming European tour with Martin Miller, the core minimal skillset required for any given job/gig, and the potential difficulties of living be...

31: Massive Modes Follow Up With Tom Quayle (Live Stream Episode) from 2018-06-07T19:00

Beebs is away in Budapest at the Fibenare workshop designing dream guitars and drinking far too much Palinka. So this week we have an audio rip from a recent TGH Live Stream. The guys follow up ...

30: Are Guitarists Less Musical Than Other Musos? from 2018-05-31T19:30

Together in person @ the Cat Cave the guys discuss Beebs' newfound love for Hobbycraft, Ikea blackout blinds and filming a new guitar tutorial.

More on the Facebook discussion group and s...

29: Blackmore on Satriani&Bruce Forman's List of 10 Tunes Follow Up from 2018-05-24T19:00

After sharing the obligatory weekly gig woes, Beebs and Smith follow up on Bruce Forman's mother tunes list and reacc to jam sesssion horror stories.

We're also celebrating 10 shows with ...

28: Gigs, Learning Jazz Standards&the Jam Session from 2018-05-17T19:00

We're back to duo format! The boys catch up on recent gigs, hangs and jams before pre-announcing (is that a thing?) a giveaway competition to help build a TGH community.

The big topic thi...

27: Gibson Going Under? Nita Strauss Crowdfunding&Jake Willson on Composition from 2018-05-10T19:00

Ever expanding, the boys bring back Bronsy and add special guest Jake Willson for an in-depth discussion on the compositional process. They also wax sentimental over Gibson and chapter 11, Brons...

26: Flying With Guitars and Dave Brons' Guitar Institute Experience from 2018-05-03T19:30

Smith n Beebs go deeper down the shred hole and catch up with Dave Brons. They ask him about his experience learning at the Guitar Institute in London. The guys also discuss flying with guitars,...

25: Epic Modes Discussion and Amp Modelling FU from 2018-04-26T19:30

Beebs and Dan follow up on their experiences this week with different amp modellers. Yes it's MORE gear chat, what on earth is going on here?

However all that pales in comparisson to the ...

24: It's Like a Politically Incorrect Grandma - Amp Modellers, Guitar Education FU from 2018-04-19T19:30

Yet again NOT waking up at the crack of noon, Beebs and Smith talk guitar gear, GAS, and Dan's desire to get great recorded guitar tone.

We also discover why David was playing gigs in sur...

23: The Ross and Rachael of guitar lovin' - Extra Minutes e04 from 2018-04-12T19:30

Good morning guitar geeks. We’re coming at you bright and early this week!

Smith and Beebs follow up on the creativity discussion from last week.

They also find peace with question...

22: It Snowballed into a 3-Way from 2018-04-05T19:30

Dan and Beebs are joined by a familiar voice and recount their tehcnical woes of starting a podcast.

More TGHQ updates before the big discussions on...

Content creation and quality...

21: Jazz Cabbage Hotel California - Extra Minutes e02 from 2018-03-29T19:30

Beebs and Smith attempt there first double-ender from across the Pennines. They ask who are the guitar heroes of today? Debate the pros and cons of the UK grade exam system and how to balance te...

TGHP 20: It's like a Peter Andre biography - Extra Minutes e01 from 2018-03-22T19:30

Long time no speak! Beebs and Smith sit down to catch you up with TGH in this new, off the cuff Extra Minutes podcast.

They briefly argue the merits of cats before going behind TGH scenes...

TGHP 19: Bonus Content - Gilad Hekselman Interview from 2017-03-23T21:30

Another bonus episode. Here, Dan and Beebee interview the truly amazing modern Jazz guitarist Gilad Hekselman.

TGHP 18: Desert Island Rigs&Image - s04e02 from 2017-03-23T16:02:03

Season 4 episode 2. This week Tom tapes up our fingers and set the challenge. We discuss our desert island rigs and gear we can't get passed the look of. Moar jamming and Q&A. It's The Guitar Ho...

TGHP 17: Bonus Content - Allen Hinds Interview NAMM '17 from 2017-03-16T21:00

TGH guys got to interview the phenomenal guitar player Allen Hinds whilst on a recent trip to winter NAMM 17.

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TGHP 16: Time Management - s04e01 from 2017-03-16T11:10:41

The boys are back for season 4 with upgraded voice and guitar audio!

• Namm updates
• Jonathan Kreisberg gig/masterclass
• Tom's Challenge (broke his elbow so takes over...
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TGHP 15: Our Early Influences - s03e01 from 2016-09-16T16:32:52

We're back! We kick season 3 off with a summer catchup and discussion on our earliest influences. Dan challenges us as ever, and we do lot's of jamming and answer Q&A.

Please support us o...

TGHP 14: That Pedal Show Interview with Daniel and Mick s02e06 from 2016-09-08T18:00

(Audio starts at 3m28s - sorry about that!) For the season 2 finale we interview Daniel Steinheardt and Mick Taylor, the awesome duo from the hit youtube channel 'That Pedal Show'. Not much time...

TGHP 13: Week in the life of a guitar player - s02e05 from 2016-09-07T18:00

(Audio starts at 5m52s sorry about the error!) This week we talk about what we get up to in a typical week as a working guitar player, plus all the usual news, beers, jams and QnA. 

TGHP 12: Practising Part 2 - s02e04 from 2016-09-06T18:00

In this week's episode we continue the discussion on practising, plus the news, beers, jams and QnA.

TGHP 11: (Special Content) Jonathan Kreisberg Interview - Part 2 from 2016-09-05T20:35:58

Here's the second part of our interview with mind melting jazz guitarist Jonathan Kreisberg. Enjoy :)

TGHP 10: (Special Content) Jonathan Kreisberg Interview - Part 1 from 2016-09-05T20:23:44

Bonus episode of TGHP: First part of our interview with the truly incredible jazz guitarist Jonathan Kreisberg

TGHP 9: Jonathan Kreisberg and Practising (Part 1) - s02e03 from 2016-09-05T20:10:06

In this episode we get deep on practising, and play out some clips from out interview with jazz guitarist Jonathan Kreisberg on the subject. Plus all the usual news, beers, jamming, Q&A.

TGHP 8: Steve Vai Special - s02e02 from 2016-09-05T19:41:12

In this episode we get all dewey eyed about Steve Vai's landmark record Passion & Warfare, plus the usual news, beers, jamming and Q&A. 

TGHP 7: Staying healthy as a musician - s02e01 from 2016-09-05T19:22:11

Welcome back to The Guitar Hour podcast season 2. Sorry for the break, we've been a bit slack getting the audio version uploaded. New workflows are in place however and all being well season 3 s...

TGHP 6: Lots and Lots of Playing - s01e06 from 2016-04-30T18:17:20

So we made to the end of season 1. 6 shows seems to have flown by! The finale is all about playing. We diverge from the regular format and blow over some of our favourite backing tracks from sea...

TGHP 5: Networking - s01e05 from 2016-04-29T11:19:43

(Sorry about the audio in this one! We had some technical issues with the live stream)

TGH returns after a brief midseason break. This time we talk about polite and efficient networking. ...

TGHP 4: Is Your Mobile Device Stifling Your Creativity - s01e04 from 2016-04-21T16:33:52

This week Tom, Dan, Dave and David question just how much our mobile devices interfere with creativity. Dan sets us the funniest challenge yet, Beebee plays us Selina’s Song, an old tune written...

TGHP 3: Kick starting your guitar career - s01e03 from 2016-04-19T13:16:11

Can you believe We’re halfway through season one already!? Well we are really getting the hang of it now and have an awesome episode for you this week. We cover the news, Dan challenges us to ph...

TGHP 2: Four Bad Guitar Habits to Avoid - s01e02 from 2016-04-16T15:32:55

The Guitar Hour boys are back with episode 2. This episode is all about the bad habits that creep into our improvisation/playing/mindset, and how we try to avoid them. Plus Dan’s challenge, the ...

TGHP 1: The Thrill Is Gone? - s01e01 from 2016-04-11T17:52:57

Season premiere of the Guitar Hour with Tom Quayle, Dan Smith, Listen