Guitar Nerds

Hello dear listener, Welcome to another episode of Guitar Nerds! This week, Matt and I are discussing the brand new BOSS XS series of pitch shifting pedals! It might seem like they're a little late to the game to make a Whammy, but it's loaded with the usual ludicrously comprehensive level of customisation-ability! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener, Welcome back to another episode of Guitar Nerds. This week we've got a new guest host in the form of Matt Parker. Matt is a session bassist who specialises in Bass VI. He constantly buys and sells Squier Bass VI's which he mods to a ludicrous degree with an ease that I can only dream of. His taste in gear is eccentric, but functional. He loves taking a punt on something a bit...

Hello dear listener, This week JD and I are taking a look at all the brands heading to this year's London International Guitar Show! We love a classic US style tabletop show. It's always such a great place to get a deal, find weird gear, and make bad decisions! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener, This week I'm joined by the wonderful Phillip Carter of The 40 Watt Podcast! We're talking all about our favourite guitar shops with especial focus on my recent trip to Denmark Street in London to check out some of their weirdest guitars! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener, This week, we're starting the episode with a short commemoration for our dear friend, Eric Hemmer, who passed away last week at the age of 44. I'm very glad to have got the chance to meet Eric and to have had him on this podcast, he was a true guitar nerd. This week, Matt and I are taking a look at the new BOSS PX-1 Plugin/plugout stompbox. We'll also be taking a little trip d...

Hello dear listener, This week Matt's back, and we're continuing with our little look back at the top 20 best selling brands on Reverb.com . This week we're looking at pedal builders/brands, and seeing who from the boutique world rivalled the leviathans of BOSS, MXR and Electro Harmonix! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener, This week, I'm joined by both JD Short and Maarten Cox, and we're talking all about Reverb's best selling brands of 2024! We'll be counting down the most successful guitar brands both from new and preowned sales, and we'll be looking into each brand and what they offer that makes them so successful! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener, Welcome to another episode of Guitar Nerds. This week, JD and I are talking all about our favourite wild guitar brands from the 70's and 80's. With especial focus on Kramer and Steinberger, we'll be going through all our favourite bits, and trying not to talk about bass too much! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener, Welcome to a rather special episode of The Guitar Nerds Podcast. This week, Matt and I are joined by longtime Patreon supporter, and all-round wonderful bloke, dialling in to join us from Dubuque, Iowa, Eric Hemmer! Eric was recently diagnosed with terminal bowel cancer, but he's not about to let that stop him filling his time playing amazing guitars, visiting awesome guitar s...

Hello dear listener, Welcome back! This week I'm joined by the wonderful Phillip Carter from The 40 Watt Podcast! We'll be talking all about my purchase from the Juan Alderete Reverb shop (it's a good one), and also discussing the current guitar community trend for old Peavey amps! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener, This week I'm joined by both Matt Knight and JD Short, and we're chatting all about our favourite things at this year's Brighton Guitar Show! This year we were all forced to work on booths, so we saw a lot less than usual, but that certainly didn't stop us from spending loads of money on gear that we talked each other into buying! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...

Hello dear listener, This week, Matt and I are counting down the 8 new wonderful BOSS stompbox plugins now available through the Roland Cloud. They've gone for a rather retro range of 1 series pedals from 1977 and a bit after. We'll be going through each stompbox and building a track using the bulk of the collection! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener, Welcome back! This week, Matt and I are talking all about Hellfest - a wonderful Heavy Metal festival in the heart of France! I got to go along with Ashdown, ESP and Ernie Ball, and I spent a bunch of time chatting with artists, watching bands, and getting to stand side-of-stage for a few performances, just so I could get a real look at their gear! Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...

Hello dear listener, This week, I'm joined by the wonderful Jonny Dibble of In The Pocket Podcast - the World's leading bass podcast! We're having a bit of a bass deep dive, and discussing all of the many interesting basses that Jonny has showcased on YouTube over the past few years. If you're partial to a bit of low end, and you're not already a listener then check out In The Pocket Podcast where...

Hello dear listener, This week, Matt and I are sort of continuing the discussion from the previous week with Phillip, where we looked at all the little bits and bobs you need to build a pedalboard. This week, Matt and I are running down all the best gigging accessories you need from gigbag to straplocks! Don't forget you get 10% off of the new Shaftesbury Duo Fuzz with discount code NERDS10! Hoste...

Hello dear listener, Welcome to another episode of Guitar Nerds! This week, I'm joined by The 40 Watt Podcast's Phillip Carter for a rather nerdy discussion all about pedalboards! From patch cables to power supplies we'll be counting down all our favourite bits and bobs that make up our effects control stations! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener, This week, Matt and I are talking about our Top 3 favourite things in a whole bunch of categories from Top 3 MXR Pedals, Fender guitars, things to do with a courgette! You name it, we're top 3ing it! If you think we've missed out any essentials make sure you let us know... I'm already regretting no mentioning the Gibson Melody Maker in my top 3 Gibson list! Hosted on Acast. Se...

Hello dear listener, This week, Matt and I are taking a look at two new Duo Fuzz options from the legendary Rose Morris, Denmark Street brand, SHAFTSBURY! Designed by the wonderful Adrian Thorpe of Thorpy FX, these two classic velco fuzzes are absolute sonic wonder-machines! And to top it all off, you can get 10% off either of the Shaftsbury Duo Fuzzes with discount code NERDS10 when purchased dir...

Hello dear listener, Welcome back to another episode of Guitar Nerds! This week, I'm joined by the wonderful Dan Pechacek from Old Blood Noise Endeavors! It's been a few years, but this wonderful man mountain is back! And we're discussing everything from digital multi-effects to analogue fuzz! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener, Welcome to another episode of Guitar Nerds! This week is rather special because Matt and I are going to be live demoing Matt's new amplifier, the TWS 2864-S! We'll be taking this incredible slice of 1947 inspired retroness through its paces all thanks to the BOSS Tube Amp Expander. We'll also be chatting about Vintage Bass Room and my new 1968 Telecaster Bass, along with a lit...

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 a...

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 f...

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'...

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 pr...

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 c...