Off The Record with John Bohlinger

The Foo Fighters' stage-right riffer shares his winding journey that starts bumpy as high-school dropout but ends as a stadium-filling rockstar. In between those mile markers, Chris Shiflett fills in his past with an honest, open perspective that fondly remembers his time with No Use For a Name in the 90s alongside songsmith Tony Sly, recalls having fun with the punk-rock, cover-song circus that w...

It all started with a two-knob compressor 25 year ago. Robert Keeley and his innovative team have sold over 1-million pedals developing a legendary brand that continues to influence and inspire stompbox builders and guitar players alike. Watch the full episode: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/off-the-record/robert-keeley-25-years-of-changing-the-guitar-pedal-game

The checkerboard-loving collector sheds over 300 memorabilia pieces from his Cheap Trick archive including 60+ instruments and 30+ amps. Plus, Rick Nielsen jokes about why he hasn't practiced since 1967, shares the one guitar sale he regrets, and details why he had to have a 5-neck behemoth. Watch the full episode: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/off-the-record/rick-nielsen-has-700-guitars-he...

The Nashville fixture shares his long journey from a bluegrasser in Mississippi to Music City fixture that's included studio time alongside Lainey Wilson, Luke Combs, and Carrie Underwood, touring in bands fronted by Vince Gill & Dierks Bentley. He tells John Bohlinger about his struggle from band m... Watch the full episode: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/off-the-record/charlie-worsham-from...

The longtime QOTSA multi-instrumentalist details and demos his new signature Squier Paranormal Troy Telecaster XII that's modeled after a Paul Waller Masterbuilt 12 he's had for a decade. Watch the full episode: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/off-the-record/queens-of-the-stone-age

The longtime luthier and influential industry staple Jim DeCola, sits down with John Bohlinger to discuss his repairman beginings (including an impactful fix for Randy Rhoads), to designing the Peavey EVH Wolfgang for Eddie Van Halen, and his lengthy career that includes both guitar giants -- Fender and Gibson. Watch the full episode: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/off-the-record/jim-decola

The blues-rock guitar star sits down with PG's Nikos Arvanitis discussing his growth as a player (including prioritizing time away from the instrument), finding inspiration in figures outside of music, engaging with the social-media phenoms for a motivational challenge, and explaining why his partnership with Kiesel is a perfect fit. Watch the full episode: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/off...

Join the smooth string bender from Estonia as he shares his journey from the Baltic to Broadway, touring with legends and recording his solo album. Watch the full episode: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/off-the-record/laur-joamets

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Duane Betts has been surrounded by music his whole life. And he's been in the shadow of his father -- a music force of nature. But during his hang with John Bohlinger, Betts explains he's come to terms with his family's legacy now standing from a place of pride. Watch the full episode: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/off-the-record/duane-betts

Known for his shredding ways, Paul Gilbert shows PG host John Bohlinger his robust musical vocabulary that hinges on hummable melodies and creative chord progressions. Oh, and then there's the whole thing where he wrote his latest album, WROC,around George Washington’s Rules of Civility and Decent B... Watch the full episode: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/off-the-record/paul-gilbert

Renowned amp builder and pickup designer (holding three patents), Dylana Nova Scott speaks with John Bohlinger about her pursuits of creating responsive systems of guitar tone that inspire music, explains that a circuit is never perfect or complete, recalls being in the hair-metal scene when the Nir... Watch the full episode: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/off-the-record/3rd-power-amps

PG host John Bohlinger explores all this in Sadler's journey while also picking his brain about slide guitar. Watch the full episode: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/off-the-record/his-guitar-was-stolen-this-one-became-his-signature

Bohlinger finally gets to meet one of his favorite guitarists, Nathaniel Murphy of Chicago Music Exchange fame. Watch the full episode: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/off-the-record/nathaniel-murphy-pop-music-arrangements

It's no slag to pin Rich Robinson as a rhythm-guitar master. He actually prefers that lane of rock. His musical heartbeat pulses on complex chord changes and moving, harmonious melodies that you can hum. If big brother and Black Crowes' lead singer Chris Robinson is the driver, Rich is the rumbling Hemi motor. Watch the full episode: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/off-the-record/black-crowes

"Jingle" John Osborne is a certified twangin' telemaster. His main squeeze for nearly the Brothers Osborne decade-plus run has been a '68 Tele he bought for $700 when he first moved to Nashville. It already had the B-bender in the body, but Osborne but enough staink and groovy grease on it to wipe away any of the previous owners' DNA. Watch the full episode: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/of...

The Lamb of God shred king sits down to discuss making LoG's 10th album Into Oblivion, designing his new signature Gibson Les Paul, writing his memoir Desolation, and he offers three hot takes on guitar culture. Watch the full episode: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/off-the-record/lamb-of-god

Vibey, musical, melody maker Mark Speer details Khruangbin's implausible rise from lonely cover band to festival headliners, explains his approach to guitar that leans more keyboardist and harpist than shredder, and he even shares a secret (that he still employs today) from the band's earliest gigs to trick the audience into acceptance and applause. Watch the full episode: https://www.premierguita...

The velvet-voiced, smooth-slide-playing solo artist details his journey from sideman to frontman, shares the his approach to designing a fresh Strat model, explains how a forced reset reshaped his career path, of course, he and host John Bohlinger share a few jams. Watch the full episode: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/off-the-record/why-ariel-posen-chose-freedom-over-fame

The versatile, venerable guitar star sits down with PG contributor Nikos Arvanitis to discuss his thoughts on why streaming is for kids, the impacts of AI on music, how home studios dilute albums, reducing the PRS McCarty to its core, and what's on the horizon. Watch the full episode: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/off-the-record/robben-ford

At just 26, the guitar-playing phenom has already netted a Grammy, earned a signature Telecaster, started his own label, and we think this is just the beginning. Watch the full episode: https://www.premierguitar.com/kingfish-bohlinger-jam?draft=1

She's already earned Mandolin Player of the Year six times. She's been nominated for five Grammys (including four praising her 2025 album A Tip Toe High Wire). And now she's earned a pair of fantastic F-style Gibson mandolins. What else could be on the horizon? Watch the full episode: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/the-mandolin-that-chose-sierra-hull