Guitar Gavel

This is episode three with Brian leading into the April 2nd debut of his latest album, "New World Rising".We take a deep dive into the album discussing the first six tracks with regards to the song's inspiration, meaning, and a mini-version of "rig rundown".It's a special conversation hearing from Brian what the songs mean to him, while understanding h

Leading up to the April 2nd debut of Brian's latest album, "New World Rising," this is the second in a three-part conversation with Brian in which we focus on the first half of his career. Brian and I discuss his early musical interests, a blend of pop, R&B, soul, blues and how the culture of New Orleans and southern Louisiana influenced his style. He tells us ab

In this episode I sit down with solo artist, faithful band member, and prominent session guitarist Brian Stoltz.This is the first of a few episodes we’re doing together leading into the debut of his newest album, “New World Rising”, out April 2nd. Like many, Brian’s interest in music began with the Beatles and a beater acoustic guitar. Before he could drive Brian was alread

In this episode I have the honor of sitting down with Falcon Eddy of the Galveston Guitar Lounge. He takes us through his guitar journey that properly began as a teenager at Gibson's department store when he bought a Teisco Del Ray, amp, and case for $29. Falcon Eddy moved up quick... next a Gibson SG and then a Gibson Dove. He even managed to trade a bass for a car!A lot of h

In this episode I have the honor of sitting down with Kevin, straight from his amazing Star Wars guitar room and man cave. Kevin starts with his guitar origin story beginning with his dad's influences, his first guitars as a young kid, and the impact his brother and grandmother had on his musical interests. We talk about extensively about EVH, cracking the code on his guitar p

In this podcast I have the pleasure of hosting a conversation with artist and guitar maker Robert Randall XI, yes the eleventh. He is a fantastic guy, super passionate and articulate, and his stories and lessons make for a great show. If you are a fan of "the process" and how unique artistry intersects guitar, then you don't want to miss this episode. Robert's g

There is so much goodness in this episode with Pete Flynn that I really struggled to write a concise, yet comprehensive summary of his story. At the end of the day what I wrote did not do our conversation justice and nor was it concise, so here’s a “from the gut” synopsis: Pete is a world class nice guy, a world class guitar player (and drummer), guitar tech, and now a world

David’s guitar journey began on a Behringer strat style guitar when he was 13, his foundation being metal and blues (an influence from his dad). The Behringer also became a sacrificial lamb when David decided to explore the guts of an electric guitar. From there, David started building his own guitars as a teenager furthering his home-grown knowledge, and setting the stage for be

In this podcast I sit down with Jerry Cherry- guitarist, singer/songwriter, and guitar instructor extraordinaire.We talk about his guitar journey beginning at age 12 and how was super fortunate to be a member of an incredible band before he could drive and how that set the stage for the rest of his musical career. Key takeaways:At age 17, being one guitar lesson short of really sta

In this episode I have a candid conversation with singer, songwriter, guitar slinger, and guitar dealer Izzy Miller.In Izzy’s own words, “I’ll tell you exactly how I feel about anything”, and that’s exactly how this one goes. If you’ve followed Izzy on social media for any length of time you know he has a huge personality and a great sense of humor. It all shines throug