Guitar Nerds

Hello dear listener, Welcome back to another episode of Guitar Nerds! This week, I'm joined by JD Short and The 40 Watt Podcast's Phillip Carter. We're talking all about the Tube Amp Expander and new Two Notes offering and how these products are helping to breath life back into valve amplification at a time when digital gear is so convenient and so good! Also.... for no explicable reason we talk about sports a lot... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener, Welcome to another episode of Guitar Nerds. This week, we're discussing alternatives to the big two! We previously asked you, over on Discord and Facebook, what your favourite Fender and Gibson alternatives are. AND further to that, whether Fender and Gibson are still making the best versions of their own gear. We'll also be unboxing a little gift from DMI Guitar Labs! Don't forget, you can join us for a whole bunch of nerdy chatter over on Discord: https://discord.gg/mVC3wK6UtS AND, get 30% off Neural DSP's excellent range of amplifier and effects plugins with discount code: GUITARNERDS Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener, Welcome to another episode of Guitar Nerds. This week I'm joined by Matt Knight and JD Short for a little ménage à trois. With the recent announcement of the Chase Bliss/Analog Man collaboration we thought it was as good a time as any to count down all our favourite weird and whacky pedals! In addition we'll be discussing Matt's new TWS Amplifier, and JD's new Poly Beebo! Don't forget, you can join us for a whole bunch of nerdy chatter over on Discord: https://discord.gg/mVC3wK6UtS AND, get 30% off Neural DSP's excellent range of amplifier and effects plugins with discount code: GUITARNERDS Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener, Welcome to another episode of Guitar Nerds! This week, I'm joined by a new guest host, Maarten Cox. He's been a longtime listener, and someone I've kept in contact with to chat all things about guitar! Recently, we've been talking about how there is very little European mainland representation in guitar podcasting, so we thought we'd have Maarten on to chat gear from a self professed bedroom player and home gear collector. This week we sort of talk about home studio setups, but it's more of a 'get to know you' with a spattering of Tonex and BOSS discussion. Don't forget to join the Guitar Nerds Discord channel: https://discord.gg/7qCsAM6a Enter the new Great Eastern FX Co. giveaway on our Instagram, and take advantage of 30% off Neural DSP Plugins with discount code, GUITARNERDS. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener, This week on the Guitar Nerds Podcast, I'm joined by both Matt Knight and JD Short for a wonderful threesome of an episode! We'll be discussing our top 3 pedal picks for a BOSS BCB-30 pedalboard, the best buys on reverb.com right now, Sterling by Music Man's 2025 lineup, and we'll be taking a listen to the new Stargazy from Buzzing Bugs Audio Devices! Don't forget, you can get 30% off Neural DSP plugins direct from neuraldsp.com with discount code, GUITARNERDS, and we're also giving away serial number 1 of the new Great Eastern FX Co. Focus Fuzz Deluxe! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener,Welcome to another episode of the Guitar Nerds Podcast! This week, Matt Knight and I are recanting our time at this year's London Synth & Pedal Expo! We'll be talking all about our favourite things from the show.In addition we'll be unboxing a whole bunch of guitar maintenance goodies from Axe Wax, and we'll be introducing and demoing the new FOCUS FUZZ DELUXE from Great Eastern FX Co., as well as telling you all about the new Nerds giveaway to win serial number 1 of this wonderful new pedal!Don't forget, you can get 30% off Nerual DSP plugins with discount code GUITARNERDS. They're the best guitar plugins out there, and they're well worth a go! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listeners, Welcome to a very special extra episode of Guitar Nerds!Last week, we had an issue with our Patreon Episode, so I decided to record an extra full episode this week to make up for it. I'm joined by In The Pocket Podcast host, Chris Horrocks, for a deep dive on the wonderful Neural DSP Quad Cortex.We're going to be discussing just what a fantastic tool it is for bassists, whether you're making super aggressive metal or classic flatwound blues. The Quad Cortex is an extremely high quality recording and live tool that I think is slightly underrated amongst the more classic guitar and bassist, but in this episode we'll be listening to sound samples and talking through patch building for this brilliant one-stop-shop solution!Don't forget, you can get 30% of Neural DSP Plugins with discount code: GUITARNERDS Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear nerds,This week, I'm joined by 40 Watt Podcast's Phillip Carter, and we're talking all about buying and selling gear, best practice, and some helpful tips on why and what we buy and sell!In other news, there is a fake Guitar Nerds account selling people fake giveaway tickets. Please help us out by reporting them on Facebook, so we can actually run some legitimate competitions of our own...Report these lifeless scumbags:https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61572622011558 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener, This week on The Guitar Nerds Podcast, Matt Knight is making his return after a week off. He's ready and brimming to tell us all about his favourite stands at this year's Birmingham Guitar Show! We'll also be discussing my awesome new Fidelity Stellarosa LITE II, that I finally picked up at the show! Don't forget, you all get 30% off Neural DSP's broad range of plugins with discount code GUITARNERDS Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener,Welcome back!This week, JD and I are regaling our weekend at The Guitar Show in Birmingham, UK. We had an absolute blast! And, we'll be counting down all the best bits of this year's show, and crowning Best Stand and Best Guitar! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener, Welcome to another episode of The Guitar Nerds Podcast! This week, Matt and I are talking all about overdrive and its rich history over the decades. What makes a classic overdrive so popular? What are your favourites? What are ours? We'll be discussing it all! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener,Welcome back! This week, Matt and I are talking all about his wonderful custom built mod of a mod of a Tube Screamer from NRG Effects! We're also discussing Mystery Boxes as a concept, Chase Bliss, Wren & Cuff, and we're introducing our new Shergold Guitars Giveaway! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener,Welcome to another episode of Guitar Nerds. This week, Matt is staring down the barrel of 38, so we'll be taking a look back at all the wonderful guitars that he's owned across his decades of playing and collecting gear! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener,Welcome to the 4th episode in season 6 of Guitar Nerds!This week I'm joined by the wonderful Phillip Carter from The 40 Watt Podcast, and we're talking all about the new Obsolete Devices OC201 Preamp from Great Eastern FX Co.We're also running down a handful of Phillip's favourite oddball releases from this year's NAMM!Don't forget you can get 30% off Nerual DSP plugins at neuraldsp.com with discount code GUITARNERDS. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oh well hello there nerds! Welcome back!This week, Matt and I are talking all about the best bits from NAMM 2025! And my goodness, there have been a lot of best bits! What a year! So much awesome guitar stuff! New Fenders, new Gibsons, new Marshalls, new Peaveys... it's like it's 1992 all over again!We're also taking a deep dive look at the Neural DSP Morgan plugin suite, and by golly, it's extremely good!Don't forget you can get some wonderful super discount deals on Neural DSP Plugins with discount code, GUITARNERDS, and get a massive 30% off all their wonderful guitar amps! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener, Welcome back! It's episode 2, it's season 6, it's 10 years-ish of Nerdery! This week Matt and I are lamenting not being at NAMM and taking a look at some of the best new releases so far. First up, we'll be taking a look at and a listen to the new Kernom Elipse - a multi-modulation pedal with some unique controls and fun effect mashing options! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener, Welcome back to another season of the Guitar Nerds Podcast! This year marks the 10th year of Guitar Nerds (12 years if you count it's origin series as The GAK Guitar Shop Podcast). This week, I am joined by Matt Knight to give you all a little refresher on Guitar Nerds, and to take a look at some of the new releases for 2025, and a few things that we've picked up during the holiday break. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener! Welcome back to the final episode of GEAR OF THE YEAR 2024! Another year has passed, and we're ready to count down the best bits from the world of guitars, effects and amplifiers from the last 12 months! This year, Guitar Nerds is joined by Blake Wyland from The Tone Mob and Chasing Tone Podcasts, and Phillip Carter from The 40 Watt Podcast. In this, the finale of the series, we're counting down Listeners' Choice, plus we'll be crowning GuitarNerds/Tone Mob/40 Watt Podcast's Top 3 releases of 2024! Thank you all for listening! It's been a wild year, we'll be back sooner than you think! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to the 3rd episode of GEAR OF THE YEAR 2024! Another year has passed, and we're ready to count down the best bits from the world of guitars, effects and amplifiers from the last 12 months! This year, Guitar Nerds is joined by Blake Wyland from The Tone Mob and Chasing Tone Podcasts, and Phillip Carter from The 40 Watt Podcast. In this, the 3rd episode in the series, we're counting down our favourite Effects Pedals released in 2024! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener! Welcome back to the 2nd episode of GEAR OF THE YEAR 2024! Another year has passed, and we're ready to count down the best bits from the world of guitars, effects and amplifiers from the last 12 months! This year, Guitar Nerds is joined by Blake Wyland from The Tone Mob and Chasing Tone Podcasts, and Phillip Carter from The 40 Watt Podcast.In this, the second episode in the series, we're counting down our favourite Amplifiers and Amp Sims released in 2024! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener! Welcome to GEAR OF THE YEAR 2024! Another year has passed, and we're ready to count down the best bits from the world of guitars, effects and amplifiers from the last 12 months! This year, Guitar Nerds is joined by Blake Wyland from The Tone Mob and Chasing Tone Podcasts, and Phillip Carter from The 40 Watt Podcast.In this, the first episode in the series, we're counting down our favourite guitars released in 2024! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener! Welcome to the final episode in Season 5 of The Guitar Nerds Podcast! This week, Matt and I are talking about my trip to the Gibson Garage, Matt's trip to Third Man Records, and we're taking a little look at what we think might make the final lists for the Gear of the Year Finals! Gear of the Year 2024 will air from 13th December (that's the 12th of the 13th month for the Americans) - we have much to discuss! Don't forget to tell us your favourites on the Listeners' Choice poll on Patreon and Facebook! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener, Welcome back to the penultimate episode in season 5 of Guitar Nerds. This week, Matt and I are talking all about his Hello Kitty Fender purchases, the Chase Bliss and Wren & Cuff Mystery Boxes, and the new Boss Katana Mini X! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener, This week on Guitar Nerds, I'm joined by The 40 Watt Podcast's Phillip Carter to talk all about his wonderful new Grez Grand Tour! Barry at Grez guitars has such a consistent record of building top notch instruments, I was extremely happy to hear about another new addition to his wonderful range! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener! This week, Matt and I are announcing a new Zilla Cab giveaway! All you have to do to enter is find the pinned post on our Instagram profile, tag a friend and tell us what cab type you'd go for! Bonus points if you share a screenshot of your build on the Guitar Nerds Facebook Group! BUILD YOUR OWN ZILLA CAB HERE: https://www.zillacabs.com/cab-customizer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener, This week, Matt and I are talking all about my massive tour mess up, the $20k Frusciante Strat, and the wonderful Audio Kitchen Fake Plastic Trees! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener, This week, on Guitar Nerds, JD and I are rounding up all the best bits of this year's London International Guitar Show! We'll be taking an especial look at Goliath FX and their new Hornburg and Funny Little Boxes DIRT! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener, This week, I'm joined for the 40th episode of Season 5 of Guitar Nerds by the host of the 40 Watt Podcast, Phillip Carter! We're discussing his new love for 40 year old Peavey gear, and my new acquisition; the new Fender Tonemaster '59 Bassman! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener,This week, Matt and I are live demoing our boards as we deep dive on how our pedalboards are put together and compare Matt's crazy, rather oversized collection to my tour ready, compact creation! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener,Welcome to this week's episode of Guitar Nerds! This week, Matt and I are discussing some of my favourite weird pedals discovered at this year's Wassup Nerds Guitar & Pedal show in Bristol, UK.We'll also be talking about Chorus pedals with volume controls, Music Nomad's new Fret Dressing tool kit, and the new Joe Bonamassa signature model from Epiphone! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listeners,This week, Matt and I are talking all about delay pedals! We've created a list of what we think are the best, most important, and most impactful analogue and digital delay pedals in history, and we're going to round up the ones that we reckon are the greatest of all time!There is/will be a poll available on Patreon/Facebook Group for you to vote too, so let us know what you think are the best delay pedals that have ever been, been, been been, been, been! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener,This week, there have been a whole bunch of exciting new releases from brands like Fender, Neural DSP, Warm Audio, and Universal Audio!Matt and I will be excitedly discussing all our favourite things, from Jack White's crazy new heavy weight amplifier, to Neural's new Nano Cortex! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listeners,Welcome to another episode of Guitar Nerds! This week, I'm joined by the wonderful Blake Wyland from Chasing Tone and The Tone Mob podcasts. We'll be discussing Summer School electronics new boost, the new Gibson Victory reimagining, and our favourite Balaguer guitar models! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener,Welcome to another episode of Guitar Nerds! This week, Phillip from The 40 Watt Podcast is back with us, and we're discussing The Fretboard Summit, and building our dream guitar cabinet on the new Zilla Cab Builder!Check the cab builder out here:https://www.zillacabs.com/cab-customizer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener,This week, I am going to tell you all about the new Ashdown SX line of guitar amps. I just went off and filmed the commercial for the new range of amps, and I had an absolute blast!We're also talking about how good the Lewitt Connect 2 interface is, Shergold guitars, the new MXR Layers, and the Love Drops Epiphone Hendrix Flying V! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener, This week on Guitar Nerds, JD and I are taking a look at a few new effects pedals! Including Good Fuzzy Sounds, Goliath FX, Hello Sailor, and Fredric Effects! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener,This week, we're joined by the enigmatic Ken Haas of Reverend Guitars! He's spilling beans all over the place, breaking embargoes like they're twigs and generally telling us all about what Reverend have planned for the rest of 2024! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener,Welcome to the 30th episode in season 5 of Guitar Nerds!This week, JD and I are discussing Lo-Fi effects pedals, and doing a little blind taste test of a few of my favourites, including the Earthquaker Devices Aurelius, the Bleak District Electric Rec Head, and the Buzzing Bugs Audio Devices BB03. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Guitar Nerds Podcast!This week, Matt and I are talking about the new incredibly expensive POG III, Blanch Flower Guitars, Fender Bullets, and FRFR cabinets! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener, and welcome to another episode of Guitar Nerds!This week I'm joined by the 40 Watt Podcast's Phillip Carter for a deep dive on Fuzz Faces, a chat about Gibson acoustics, a sound sample of the Mike Rivers Space Invaders Fuzz, and a reminder that we're running a Reverend Guitars Giveaway at the moment over on our Instagram. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener,This week, Matt and I are rounding up all our favourite finds at this year's Brighton Guitar Show!We're also showcasing the new Blanch Flower guitars and a rather wonderful Abbey Road Fuzz from Hello Sailor Effects! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener,Welcome back! We were away for a week, but now we have returned, and Matt and I are discussing Hellfest, The Brighton Guitar Show, and the incredible pedal offerings from Kernom! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener,This week, I am joined by Pedal Patch and Brighton Guitar Show founder, Phil Steere. Phil is a wonderful chap and super human gear enthusiast, and we're going to be talking all about the Brighton Guitar Show and all the wonderful things you can expect to see there if you're planning on attending.If you're not in the UK or don't fancy the show, then fear not, we're mostly just talking about great guitar brands and cool accessories!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener,This week, Matt and I are joined by the unstoppable, Joe Korte. The mastermind behind the world's most adventurous and extravagant effects pedals brand, Chase Bliss.Strap in for an hour and a half of incredible stories, little known facts, and a lot of pedal worship! Matt Knight even wrote an ambient track to close this week's episode featuring only Chase Bliss pedals! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener,This week, JD is back and we're delving deep into the world of bass guitars, effects and amplification!As many of you regular listeners will be aware, JD has some pretty major heart surgery over the next week. So, we thought we'd do a big fat JD special as he'll be out for a few podcasts until he's properly recovered.Get ready for maximum bass! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener,This week, I am joined by the wonderful Philip Carter from The 40 Watt Podcast!We're taking on the well trodden topic of the best Gibson alternatives around the globe. We'll be discussing budget offerings from Epiphone and Vintage, mid-priced options from Maybach and Orville, and a few premium offerings as well! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener, This week, Matt and I are taking a look at those effects pedals that slightly defy categorisation. The weird delay, the pitch shifting modulator, the lo-fi tape whats-it, the fuzzy synth combobulator - we'll be playing a few sound samples and discussing which ones we think you should add to your collection! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear nerds,This week I've got a little special episode for you featuring the the wonderful Richard Pratt from Gone Fishing Effects!We'll be talking all about 'Chard's super busy and totally awesome day job as a guitar tech, and his wonderful side hustle building awesome effects for awesome artists! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener,This week, Matt Knight and I are deep diving and live demoing the new Gen3 BOSS Katana 50! We'll be talking about the origins of this wonderful amplifier, and Matt will be letting us know a few behind the curtain facts about its creation! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener,This week Matt is back! And we're discussing all the wonderful new releases from the last couple of weeks, including the Chase Bliss Outward, and the slew of new Beach Boys gear from JHS, Kelley and Benson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.