Get Offset: a Music and Guitar Podcast

With the recent announcement of the limited edition boygenius signature Broadkaster Jr. by Gretsch—which sold out, by the way—another entry has been added to the relatively short list of women, or, in this case, groups of women with signature guitars.  It’s a list that has expanded in the past decade or so, and it includes Yvette Young, Chrissie Hynde, Emily Wolf, H.E.R., Susanna Hoffs, Lari Basil...

I’ve said before that one of my biggest musical influences, period, is Ryan Adams. I suppose I should probably say “was” Ryan Adams. From the time I was 12 until probably 2015 or so, I was an enormous supporter of his music. I had all the albums, some of the books, a lot of the 45s, I even went to his art show at the Morrison Hotel Gallery in 2009. I still have a print of one of this paintings han...

Whoa, December was a blur! I'm still here—just been busy! This week, I'm talking about the Old Blood Noise Effector Market in Oklahoma City and a little run of shows I did the other weekend. Support Get Offset by... Subscribing on Patreon:  ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/getoffset⁠⁠⁠ Shopping on Sweetwater:  ⁠⁠⁠https://imp.i114863.net/GetOffset⁠⁠⁠ Shopping on Amazon: ⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3SC2l62...

If you follow legendary pedal company EHX on YouTube, you might have refreshed your feed and even gotten a push notification to check out their new video.  It’s titled “The Socialist Gangsters,” so already a pretty weird start. It's an original song by Mike Matthews about the time he busted a union in NYC, and event he clearly blames on the brand's early-'80s hardships. So, what's...

Last week, Spotify made the news in a bad way.  Long story short, they announced changes to their payout structure that will most certainly demonetize an enormous amount of artists. It’s a move competition law experts are calling “discriminatory and exploitative.” And it’s both a huge deal, and not really a big deal at all.  Support Get Offset by... Subscribing on Patreon:  ⁠https://www.patreon.co...

“Can we just stop pretending women care about guitars?” “I get the same vibe from some women pretending to be into Warhammer, that you are larping, that you like pretending to be into guitars, not because of what the guitars actually mean to you, but rather how it means you are perceived in the sub-culture, as the cool guitar gurl, guitars become a means for attention.” Those are two separate comm...

This week, I'm joined by Nisebelle, who also has an amazing YouTube channel! We talk about the Fender Tone Master Pro, Stardew Valley, and more. Support Get Offset by... Subscribing on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/getoffset Shopping on Sweetwater:  https://imp.i114863.net/GetOffset Shopping at Perfect Circuit:  https://link.perfectcircuit.com/t/v1/8-12626-262719-9759 Shopping on Reverb.co...

What in the world is Live Nation up to? The live event behemoth recently made a colossal announcement—that they are ending the decades-long practice of taking a cut of artist merch sales at their venues, rolling out over the next few months.  And though this announcement has been widely cheered and celebrated, it’s not the concession everyone thinks that it is. And yes, lots of bands will still se...

Emily caught up with Patrick from Eventide at 42 Gear Street Five! They talked about second-wave emo, bad hair, worse fashion, true crime (with a very disturbing cameo from Henning) and more. Support Get Offset by... Subscribing on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/getoffset Shopping on Sweetwater:  https://imp.i114863.net/GetOffset Shopping at Perfect Circuit:  https://link.perfectcircuit.com/t/v...

This week I'm joined by Nisebelle ! We talk about the self-induced stress that demo artists put on their release schedules, Jann Wenner from Rolling Stone's absolute dumpster fire of a New York Times interview, and Joe B. being Joe B. ------ Support Get Offset by... Subscribing on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/getoffset Shopping on Sweetwater:  https://imp.i114863.net/GetOffset Shoppin...

This week, I'm joined by my friend Monique who many in the industry know from her work with Gimme Radio, Seymour Duncan and more. We talk about our first time experiencing Dolby Atmos, the evolution of video game music, why we love Steve Vai, and more. Support Get Offset by... Subscribing on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/getoffset Shopping on Sweetwater:  https://imp.i114863.net/GetOffset...

We all have those "riffs" that are central to who we are as guitarists. Maybe it was one of the first things we learned to play—ever! Or maybe it was what brought us back into the instrument later in life. It could even be something that got your band some serious attention. When Andy Ferris asked me to film an episode where we go over some of my fundamental riffs (with the Walrus Audio...

Emily got to sit down with Kaylen from  @sixstringtv1  at 42 Gear Street Five. We talk about KDH and amplifying controversies, the audiences we build, spiders, and how we thought we'd be working more. Support Get Offset by... Subscribing on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/getoffset Shopping on Sweetwater:  https://imp.i114863.net/GetOffset Shopping at Perfect Circuit:  https://link.perfectci...

I recorded a sweet lil bb of an episode with Colin Scott from CS Guitars at 42 Gear Street Five in Germany! Enjoy! I'm pretty sure we talked about gear like this really cool wireless mobile PA system that's super modular and PJD guitars, which I fell in love with. Support Get Offset by... Subscribing on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/getoffset Shopping on Sweetwater:  https://imp.i11486...

How 42 Gear Street is responsible for Get Offset. Talking a bit about the legendary Robbie Robertson and his iconic Stratocaster. Blake from The Tone Mob and I are joined by Joan from Pedal Playhouse while we pelt Tom Cram from Digitech/DOD with questions about things that might be overrated or underrated. Support Get Offset by... Subscribing on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/getoffset Shopping...

I can't believe I didn't know that the recipients of one of the most controversial GRAMMY wins ever played their instruments, and that's embarrassing for me. I could say I don't understand why a certain YouTuber made an entire video to create controversy surrounding a few minutes of dialog from a podcast that aired five years ago, but I'd be lying. My stress paid off, but my li...

What have I signed myself up for? This week I'm playing two gigs where I needed to learn over a dozen new songs each. And I had like a month to prepare. I'm a glutton for punishment, so I've done this a few times, so here are my tips on learning songs as quickly as possible. Support Get Offset by... Subscribing on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/getoffset Shopping on Sweetwater:  htt...

What kind of content do people want from guitar-based YouTube channels? It's something I'm asking myself a lot, lately. Along with learning a bunch of disco songs on guitar and fighting burnout. Support Get Offset by... Subscribing on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/getoffset Shopping on Sweetwater:  https://imp.i114863.net/GetOffset Shopping at Perfect Circuit:  https://link.perfectcirc...

When you think about it...they might be. I'm overdoing it on the gigs this month. Support Get Offset by... Subscribing on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/getoffset Shopping on Sweetwater: https://imp.i114863.net/GetOffset Shopping at Perfect Circuit: https://link.perfectcircuit.com/t/v1/8-12626-262719-9759 Shopping on Reverb.com: https://reverb.grsm.io/getoffset7407 Shopping our Merch: https:...

I'm joined week by David Packouz from Singular Sound. While the guitar world knows David mostly from his products like Beat Buddy and Aeros, the world at large knows him as being part of the inspiration for the film War Dogs. But how do you go from one to the other? As it turns out, the transition into MI had a little to do with how his time that inspired War Dogs ended. Save 10% on anything a...

Segment 1: Ever since I demoed the Fender Gold Foil Jazzmaster, folks have wanted to know how that compares to the St. Vincent Goldie. Well, I finally got my hands on one, so I can finally speak to that! Learn more about the Sterling by Music Man St. Vincent Goldie: https://sterlingbymm.co/GOGoldie Affiliate link: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/SterlingStVGoldie Segment 2: Fender released what may be t...

This week, Joan and Emily talk about the Luke Combs cover of Tracy Chapman's "Fast Car," which has been a huge success for Luke but enormously controversial for others. We play Would You Rather. Emily interviews Spencer Fox from Charly Bliss. Pre-save the new Charly Bliss song: https://found.ee/youdontevenknowmeanymore Spencer Riff Trade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yAh1YOGjxQ h...

This week, Emily and Joan talk about a recent article in Billboard that explains how Gen Z isn't buying alcohol at shows, and what this means for smaller venues. Jesse from Believable Audio hosts Overrated/Underrated. Emily interviews new guitar YouTuber Nisebelle . This episode is brought to you by   @MoogMusicInc  . Moog Music’s latest venture is a reimagining of some of its most influential...

This week we talk about the Old Blood Noise Endeavors MIDI to Expression Translator, talk about whether we all need to learn MIDI to be functional, working modern guitarists, talk about a few signature models (some of which we love and some of which we maybe don't love), Jesse from Rude Tech Effects hosts "Guess the Guitarist by the Gear," and Hilary B Jones from Mid-Riff chats with...

This week we talk about the Death by Audio Disturbance Phaser, Flanger, Filter with lockable LFO. We talk about the pop-up events that may compete with NAMM, including the Fretboard Summit. We cover some recent news events including Morley's terrible Tina Turner tribute. We decide if certain things are overrated or underrated. Jason from the Fretboard Journal joins Emily for a chat. Joan has t...