Guitar Nerds

Hello dear listener,This week on Guitar Nerds, JD and I talk about a few old pedals that we've dusted off and plugged back in, only to discover that they're great!Although, to be honest, we get totally side tracked by my hunt for a modern guitar for guitar demo videos and talk about that for the bulk of the podcast! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener,This week, I'm joined by 40 Watt Podcast's Phillip Carter, and we're talking all about his awesome new Mulecaster! That's right, I know what you're thinking... another new guitar for Phillip! When will he stop!We also chat Partscaster builds, and Motander Guitars new Sci-Fi invention! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener,In the wake of the arrival of the new Tom Delonge signature Starcaster from Fender, I hooked up with Tom from House 95 Guitars (a guitar builder who exclusively builds copies of the instruments Blink 182 have played throughout the years) to discuss all things Starcaster, Tom Delonge, and custom shop! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener,This week, Matt and I are taking a look at this gorgeous new Reverend Double Agent that we're going to be giving away to one lucky listener in the coming weeks.We're also revisiting the BOSS ME-90B, and Matt Knight's success participating in a Guitar Gear Giveaway! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener,This week, Matt and I are discussing the small slew of new bass products released by none other than the wonderful BOSS!!!We'll be deep diving with a live demo of the ME-90B, which is ABSOLUTELY my gear of the year for 2024 so far!Don't forget to enter our competition to giveaway the listener designed Vintage Pro Shop Guitar! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener,Welcome back to another episode of Guitar Nerds. This week, Matt and I are talking all about the new Grez Bass VI that I recently acquired, and Matt's new Eventide H90!We'll also be reviewing your entires into the Vintage Guitars Pro Shop Giveaway, and demoing the wonderful giveaway guitar!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener, This week I'm joined by Matt Knight, and we're going to tell you about how you can win the listener built Vintage Pro Shop guitar! Look out for the competition post on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and Patreon.We're also talking about Matt's new gear acquisition... that he didn't even tell me about, and answering some questions from the Guitar Nerds Facebook Group. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener,This week, I'm joined by the one and only Phillip Carter from The 40 Watt Podcast! We'll be chatting all about the Nashville Guitar Show and all the brilliant vintage instruments that Phillip saw there. We'll also be taking a look at the new KMA Machines ENDGAME - a stereo Doubler with an awful lot of cool features packed in under the hood! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener,This week, I'm joined by Matt Knight AND JD Short for some Guitar Show recapping! Plus, we're discussing Matt's new Chapman, JD's new BOSS pedalboard, and why the GT-1000 is an extremely good modelling solution! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dearest of listeners, This week on Guitar Nerds, I'm joined by The Tone Mob's, Blake Wyland. We'll be discussing a handful of the wonderful pedals that I've been checking out at this year's Stompbox Deli in London.We're also delving deep on two pedals in particular; firstly, the Meris Mercury X, which Blake has been a huge fan of since its release, but I didn't realise just how good it really is until this week.Secondly, we're having another look at the Great eastern FX Co. XO Pedal...still currently unreleased, but Blake has one, and he's having a great time with his, so we thought we'd continue our embargo breaking trend and make some sound samples with one! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener, This week on the podcast, JD and I are running down all his best bits from this year's Birmingham Guitar Show! We'll be discussing Fredric Effects, Thorpy FX, Ritual Devices, and a new, currently unreleased wonderbox from Great Eastern FX Co. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener, Welcome to another episode of Guitar Nerds! This week, Matt and I are recounting our escapades from this year's The Guitar Show in Birmingham, UK! We had an amazing time, the show was packed, and there was so much great gear! We're splitting this one into a two parter with the conclusion on next week's episode with JD Short. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener, This week, Matt and I are discussing the art of downsizing one's guitar rig/collection to the essentials! We'll be reviewing the Guitar Nerds Group Facebook Poll to see what ONE guitar you would keep over everything else, and we'll be discussing how Matt can downsize his pedalboard to a selection of essential tones!(On a side note; apologies for any sync issues between Matt's audio and my own this week. We were trialling a new platform that was so bad we had to abandon the video, and I had to spend hours trying to deal with near constant audio glitching and drift. Normal service will resume next week.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener, This week, Matt Knight is back from his fortnight long hiatus, and we're talking all about our favourite little effects pedal builders and all the wonderful gear that they make!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener, Welcome to this week's episode of the Guitar Nerds Podcast! This week, I'm joined by 40 Watt Podcast's Phillip Carter, marking his return to the podcast for 2024! We'll be discussing his favourite amplifiers from The NAMM Show 2024, as well as my recent hunt for a cool new pedalboard.Our Sound Sample for this week is the Diamond Pedals Tremolo and Bass Compressor, and I think they sound extremely lovely!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener, This week on Guitar Nerds, I'm joined by JD Short! We'll be discussing all our favourite clones and copies, from Tube Screamers, to Mutron Octavers!Inspired by the release of the new Behringer Eurorack Reverb unit, we're taking a look at all their cool copies, as well as Warm Audio's range of awesome clones, and a little audio demo from the Earthquaker Devices BLUMES! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener, This week, on Guitar Nerds, Matt and I are taking another look at this year's NAMM Show releases! We'll be discussing the new Game Changer Audio Mod pedal series, the Dave Grohl Epiphone, Rabea's new Music Man, and the rather random slew of Jack White pedals.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener, Welcome back to another episode of The Guitar Nerds Podcast! This week, Matt and I are discussing all the big announcements ahead of this year's NAMM Show. We'll be talking about all the new Fender and Squier releases, the big news around Gibson's first amplifier range since the 1960's, and PRS' new tuner buttons... I know, that last one sounds well boring, and it is. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener and welcome back! It''s Season 5 of The Guitar Nerds Podcast, and Matt and I are kicking things off this week with a little look back at 2023, and the gear that we loved most. We'll take another look at our GOTY picks now that the dust has settled, and work out whether we made the right choices. We'll be looking at the gear you've bought over Christmas (if you've shared it with us on The Guitar Nerds Group on Facebook), and we'll take a look at some of the hottest new releases over the last fortnight as we all gear up of NAMM 2024! If you're looking for more Guitar Nerds stuff, then check out our YouTube, Instagram, and join the Facebook Group for our weekly podcast chatter!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello and welcome to another year (the 10th year) of Gear of the Year Podcasts!This year, Guitar Nerds have teamed up with Blake Wyland from The Tone Mob Podcast, and Phillip Carter from 40 Watt Podcast!Together, we will be debating 4 categories: Best Guitar, Best Effects Pedal, Best Amplifier/Modeller, and Best Overall Guitar Product of 2023.We’ll also be discussing the Listeners' Choice awards for each category as voted for on the Guitar Nerds Patreon and Facebook Group.We have a massive list of releases from this year that we have boiled down to the Top 11 in each category, so we'll be discussing the merits of each product and then debate a top 3! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello and welcome to another year (the 10th year) of Gear of the Year Podcasts!This year, Guitar Nerds have teamed up with Blake Wyland from The Tone Mob Podcast, and Phillip Carter from 40 Watt Podcast!Together, we will be debating 4 categories: Best Guitar, Best Effects Pedal, Best Amplifier/Modeller, and Best Overall Guitar Product of 2023.We’ll also be discussing the Listeners' Choice awards for each category as voted for on the Guitar Nerds Patreon and Facebook Group.We have a massive list of releases from this year that we have boiled down to the Top 11 in each category, so we'll be discussing the merits of each product and then debate a top 3! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello and welcome to another year (the 10th year) of Gear of the Year Podcasts!This year, Guitar Nerds have teamed up with Blake Wyland from The Tone Mob Podcast, and Phillip Carter from 40 Watt Podcast!Together, we will be debating 4 categories: Best Guitar, Best Effects Pedal, Best Amplifier/Modeller, and Best Overall Guitar Product of 2023.We’ll also be discussing the Listeners' Choice awards for each category as voted for on the Guitar Nerds Patreon and Facebook Group.We have a massive list of releases from this year that we have boiled down to the Top 11 in each category, so we'll be discussing the merits of each product and then debate a top 3! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello and welcome to another year (the 10th year) of Gear of the Year Podcasts! This year, Guitar Nerds have teamed up with Blake Wyland from The Tone Mob Podcast, and Phillip Carter from 40 Watt Podcast! Together, we will be debating 4 categories: Best Guitar, Best Effects Pedal, Best Amplifier/Modeller, and Best Overall Guitar Product of 2023. We’ll also be discussing the Listeners' Choice awards for each category as voted for on the Guitar Nerds Patreon and Facebook Group. We have a massive list of releases from this year that we have boiled down to the Top 11 in each category, so we'll be discussing the merits of each product and then debate a top 3!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dearest of dear listeners! Apologies for the late release of this week's episode, but we're finally here! This is the season finale of Season 4 of The Guitar Nerds Podcast, and Matt and I are going to top off the year by discussing all the Reverb.com best sellers of 2023! From the incredibly popular Strymon Cloudburst, to the Fender killing PRS SE Silver Sky!We'll also be discussing the Lewitt LCT-440 Pure VIDA microphone, which I personally believe to be the best microphone for the money on planet earth! I've recorded a track this week, using only the VIDA, and you can hear just how fabulous it sounds! Have a wonderful Christmas! The Guitar Nerds GEAR OF THE YEAR is coming soon! PREPARE YOURSELF!!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear wonderful listeners! Welcome back to another episode of the Guitar Nerds Podcast! This week, JD and I are talking all about the perfect stocking fillers for guitarists......we'll be covering Music Nomad Guitar Maintenance Kits, Honey Picks, String Joy Strings, Openhagen Guitar Hangers, G7th Capos, and Peterson Clip-on Tuners! Plus, a whole bunch more in this week's Patreon Episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener, This week, Matt and I are putting the final touches on our LISTENER BUILT  Vintage Guitars Pro-Shop Custom build! You've chosen all the features so far, and frankly, you've made a right Homer of the whole thing! So, for this final episode Matt and I are taking back control! We'll be deciding on all the finer points, such as matching headstock, relic'ing, plate, controls, bridge, hardware etc.Matt and I will also be discussing the lates HELIX update, and all the wonderful new amps and effects they've added to their already market leading digital amp modelling product! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listeners, This week, I'm joined by JD Short, and we're talking all about our time at the London International Guitar Show, and the wonderful array of guitars and effects that we saw at the show!Also, we're announcing the winning pickup configuration for our Vintage Pro Shop Guitar Build and introducing the next category, 'Neck Choice'. This week, we're showcasing the new Buzzing Bugs Audio Lo-Fi Chorus, and announcing a new competition to WIN a one-of-a-kind Buzzing Bugs pedal! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener, This week, Matt and I are back! We're talking all about the exciting new BOSS releases; the BP-1W preamp and the new RV-200, as well as KMA Machines new Octave Fuzz; the Mandrake! We're also talking all about Honey Picks, Openhagen, and we're announcing the winning colour for our Guitar Nerds Pro Shop Build Vintage Guitar! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener,This week, I'm joined by my favourite podcast host who isn't me, Phillip Carter of the 40 Watt Podcast. We're talking all about the new Line 6 HX One, the new UA pedals, and of course, we'll be discussing all these terrible colours that you lot have been suggesting for the Vintage Pro Shop build! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener,This week, Matt and I are continuing our new VINTAGE GUITARS PRO-SHOP LISTENER GUITAR BUILD!!! Each week you can vote on a different feature of the guitar, from body, to neck to finish etc. - Matt and I will work out what the most popular suggestions are, and eventually we'll end up with a Guitar Nerds Listener team designed Vintage Pro Shop Custom Built guitar!Vintage have then agreed to make this monstrosity and then we can give it away on the podcast!For week two, we just want your suggestions on the guitar finish. You can choose any colour you like in the whole wide world!You can let us know your suggestions any way you like - DM us, email us, message on the Facebook Group, post pictures on Instagram and tag us. We'll collate the findings and work it all out next week! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener, This week, Matt and I are introducing our new VINTAGE GUITARS PRO-SHOP LISTENER GUITAR BUILD!!! Each week you can vote on a different feature of the guitar, from body, to neck to finish etc. - Matt and I will work out what the most popular suggestions are, and eventually we'll end up with a Guitar Nerds Listener team designed Vintage Pro Shop Custom Built guitar!Vintage have then agreed to make this monstrosity and then we can give it away on the podcast!For week one, we just want your suggestions on the guitar body. You have to choose from Vintage's standard guitar line. All the models can be found on their website. You can let us know your suggestions any way you like - DM us, email us, message on the Facebook Group, post pictures on Instagram and tag us. We'll collate the findings and work it all out next week! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener, This week, Matt and I are talking all about amp modelling. We'll run through the new Fender Tone Master Pro, we'll be talking about the Quad Cortex, Native Instruments Guitar Rig 7, and all the things about Helix that make it so absolutely brilliant! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener, This week, Matt and I are talking all about our favourite guitars, effects and amplifiers from this year's Guitar Summit in Mannheim, Germany. Guitar Summit has fast become the best Guitar Show in Europe. It's packed full of interesting, new, and exciting brands and luthiers. Mannheim is a lovely town with some great bars and restaurants. And, Matt and I had an absolute blast getting to hang out with all our friends and play loads of really exciting new gear! In this episode, we'll be running through our favourite things in different categories; from Best Accessory to Craziest Guitars, there's plenty of great stuff in this episode that you should be checking out. Hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as I enjoyed recording it!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener, This week, Matt and I are talking all about everyone's favourite affordable guitar brand, Squier. There are some crazy deals over on Thomann, for anyone looking for a cool new affordable Squier, and we'll be talking all about the new Fender web exclusives too. As well as taking a look and a listen to Izotope & Native Instrument's new plugin Guitar Rig 7! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener, This week, Matt's back from holiday after 3 weeks of being away! We're talking all about my new dream '52 Telecaster that I bought from Rigby Music, the new Guitar Rig 7 software from Native Instruments, and the wonderful Chapman Guitars ML1X that you can win right now!Win a Chapman ML1X simply by telling Chapman what your dream guitar build would be.Simply fill out this form for the chance to win.https://forms.gle/geSQZRQznSeBysFcA(If you're reading this on a platform that doesn't support external links, just visit Guitar Nerds on Instagram or Facebook for info on how to enter.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener, This week, JD and I are discussing all our favourite guitar accessories! We're talking about cases, straps, pedalboards, and a few new purchases we've made along the way. Don't forget, you have the chance to win a Chapman ML1X simply by telling Chapman what your dream guitar build would be.Simply fill out this form for the chance to win.https://forms.gle/geSQZRQznSeBysFcA(If you're reading this on a platform that doesn't support external links, just visit Guitar Nerds on Instagram or Facebook for info on how to enter.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener, This week, Phillip Carter (40 Watt Podcast) and I are talking all about his trip to Chicago for this year's Fretboard Summit! We're also discussing my rediscovery of Helix Native, my sudden obsession with 1950's Silvertone guitars, and Phillip's new Line 6 POD Go!Don't forget, you have the chance to win a Chapman ML1X simply by telling Chapman what your dream guitar build would be.Simply fill out this form for the chance to win.https://forms.gle/geSQZRQznSeBysFcA(If you're reading this on a platform that doesn't support external links, just visit Guitar Nerds on Instagram or Facebook for info on how to enter.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener, This week, JD and I are talking all about our slew of new bass guitar purchases, your recommendations on a precision bass for me, and the broad range of string options there are out there right now!Don't forget, you have the chance to win a Chapman ML1X simply by telling Chapman what your dream guitar build would be.Simply fill out this form for the chance to win.https://forms.gle/geSQZRQznSeBysFcA(If you're reading this on a platform that doesn't support external links, just visit Guitar Nerds on Instagram or Facebook for info on how to enter.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener! This week, on Guitar Nerds, you have the chance to win a Chapman ML1X simply by telling Chapman what your dream guitar build would be. Simply fill out this form for the chance to win. https://forms.gle/geSQZRQznSeBysFcA (If you're reading this on a platform that doesn't support external links, just visit Guitar Nerds on Instagram or Facebook for info on how to enter.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener, Welcome back! This week, Matt and I are talking all about Stratocasters, and how many Stratocasters is enough Stratocasters. The answer, of course, is one more the X, X being the number of Stratocasters currently owned! We're also talking about the new Fender Tom Delonge, the Fender Japan Mega-Store, and buying raffle tickets online! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Thanks for tuning in to another episode of Guitar Nerds. This week, Matt and I are talking all about Matt's new Strat Plus, birth year guitars, and the new Great eastern FX Co. Focus Fuzz! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener, Welcome back to another episode of Guitar Nerds. This week, Matt and I are talking all about The Brighton Guitar Show! We're discussing our favourite guitars and effects from the show, and all the things that JD, Matt, and I checked out whilst we were there! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear wonderful listener,This week, Matt and I are talking all about 2 new lovely fuzz pedals that we've been sent by Buzzing Bugs Audio Devices! We're also discussing a crazy deal on Relish guitars at the moment where you can essentially purchase a £1,500 guitar for £349! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener,This week, JD and I are talking all about the KMA CIRRUS! A Delay/Reverb that we have spoken about a bunch of times, but never really demoed on the podcast...so, now we're demoing it!We're also discussing JD's time at Glastonbury, and my experience repairing an old Japanese P-Bass. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener,This week Matt and I are trying something a little different, we're live demoing a pedal using these new fancy BOSS Gigcasters that we've got. Basically it means we can run effects into amp sims live on the podcast with very little faffing around.Let us know what you think, if you like it, or if you prefer us to do the prerecorded sound samples (I'll probably still do those, anyway).We're also talking about some of the wonderful gear at Glastonbury, and recommending hollow body guitars for heavy music! 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 JD Short, and we're talking all about Vintage Guitars new Custom Shop, and our plans to build a listener designed masterpiece!We're also discussing JD's new Kramer, and my new incredible VVco Pedals Afterlife Fuzz/Distortion! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener,This week, Matt and I are talking about my new Firemist Gold Jet Bass, my rediscovery of the Thorpy FX Fat General, how to record bass at home, plus Matt and I muse over what the future holds for growing boutique brands! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listeners,This week, I'm joined by my favourite guitar podcast host, Phillip Carter! That's right, the Gibson apologist himself is back!We're talking all about his new Two Rock amplifiers (that's right, plural), plus we're discussing 60's Kalamazoo guitars, Glass Harmonicas, Fuzzy Duck Silver90 pickups, and Great Eastern FX Co.'s rather charming Small Speaker Overdrive! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener,Welcome back! This week, Matt and I are talking in depth about the evolution of digital gear throughout the ages, and these brand new digital delay super computers from BOSS. We're also discussing Dave Grohl's cool new Epiphone, my Guild Bisonic loaded Warwick, and my trip to Hanks and Wunjo on Denmark Street. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener,Welcome back! This week, Matt and I are talking all about John Frusciante albums, guitar setups, Warwick basses, vintage Japanese Fairytale guitars, and a wonderful old Guyatone Chorus pedal that I've been sent! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.