Everyone Loves Guitar

Go to  EveryoneLovesGuitar.com and sign up to get notified of future episodes, along with some other cool new things for guitar players.  Chas talks about growing up in a small rural town in East Tennessee and transitioning to Nashville… Oddly enough, Chas grew up listening to classic rock, funk and Motown, but this gave him a great foundation to learn country… Chas shares his highs and lows about...

Go to  EveryoneLovesGuitar.com and sign up to get notified of future episodes, along with some other cool new things for guitar players. If you've ever sat down to practice your guitar and instead of sounding as good as you feel, you sound like crap, then this episode is for you. You'll discover… How to salvage your practice… How to wind up enjoying your practice...

Go to  EveryoneLovesGuitar.com and sign up to get notified of future episodes, along with some other cool new things for guitar players. How he got the gig playing for Billy Ray Cyrus… His secret to getting hired and creating demand for himself when he started with zero… The secret to locking into the groove, using his entire body… Kyle explains why drummers have to know chords and chord changes j...

Go to  EveryoneLovesGuitar.com and sign up to get notified of future episodes, along with some other cool new things for guitar players. Charles Bukowski and the myth of potential… The least popular solution to solving problems… Why you don't get paid for potential and what you do get paid for instead…

Go to  EveryoneLovesGuitar.com and sign up to get notified of future episodes, along with some other cool new things for guitar players. Walter's initial success as a Nashville songwriter and how he made the switch to working with guitars… His success in getting the Oak Ridge Boys to cut one of his songs, and the Kathy Mattea hit song he wrote, "Life As We Knew It"… A valuable lesson about having...

Stop Comparing Yourself to Other Guitar Players Why comparing yourself to others makes no sense… How to spend your time and energy on more productive things… What you're missing when you're looking across the street too often...

A Conversation With Sam Martinez - Studio & Touring Guitarist & Engineer Sam explains the "Sync" business and how he's getting involved in this, out in LA… He also explains the 3 different stages of engineering a recording, and the difference between mixing and mastering… The 3 biggest surprises for him about being a professional guitarist, which most non-professional players would be surprised to...

Weird CraigsList Gear-Selling Stories 3 weird experiences selling gear on CraigsList Why I no longer use CL to sell gear And some better alternatives

A Conversation With Tracy Hoeft - Owner of Michael Kelly Guitars How Tracy maintains boutique-line style with an assembly-line guitar… Tracy walks us through the process of "concept" to final production for a new model guitar... Why his guitars are made in South Korea as opposed to other more conventional foreign locations which other manufacturers are using… Tracy shares his background working wi...

Amazon, Ticketmaster and a Great Opportunity for Concertgoers - ELG#07 Amazon is about to give Ticketmaster a run for their money… How, and why Amazon is doing this… Besides ticket sales, what is Amazon's end game?...

A Conversation With Matt Helmkamp - Nashville Studio & Touring Guitarist Why Matt plays a semi-hollowbody 339 when most Nashville players are using a telecaster… What to look for, and what to look out for when buying a guitar… How playing guitar helps Matt be more expressive… The 3 Pedals Matt can't live without… How to make the best of a guitar practice when things just don't seem to be working o...

Being Present and Living in the Moment in an Increasingly Busy & Demanding World - ELG#05 The greatest gift playing guitar can give you… How to start worrying a lot less… and how to stop living in the future or the past… Charles Bukowski on "Don't Try"...

How to network in Nashville, and why you can't connect the dots moving forward… Pete shares his gratitude over the good fortune he's having… His unusual guitar influences… Why he prefers vintage guitars… What he does when he's having a bad guitar practice… And his favorite 3 desert island guitar pedals...

I HAVE to get something off my chest, before I explode! Musical one-night stands vs. long-term relationships

Dave talks about touring with Kellie Pickler… his studio work… performing in the middle east with the USO… and his new album, 71 South… He shares his journey coming from a middle-class background in Ohio, to being an in-demand commercial player in the most competitive music town in America, Nashville… Dave talks about his "technique" influences… and his "tone" influences… The two most important le...

An introduction to Everyone Loves Guitar Podcast About me Why I started this podcast And what you can expect...