Guitar Gods Power Hour

Wolfgang Van Halen, Robben Ford, Dylan Wilson, Ritchie Kotzen, Shane Kelley and more on this Thanksgiving episode of the Guitar Gods Power Hour. Special Robben Ford & Bill Evans song. Listen to the true Guitar Gods of the past, present and future stars as we strive to find the best new guitar talent in the universe!

This week on Guitar Gods Power Hour! New Music with Rebel Rob Steffan, Shane Kelley and listen to the Science by System of a Down! Classic hits from Faces and future sounds from Ed Garcia! And a special stop in Jazzville to listen to Ted Greene and Trio Dinicu!

Listen to Guitar Gods Tim Henson, Andy Timmons and more! Plus Free and Room 13!

Historic interview with Paul Rivera Sr, the man behind the guitar tone of generations. Hear his exciting news on how you can get the amp that was behind the sounds of the iconic hits from L.A. Hits like "Beat It" from Michael Jackson or "Peg" by Steely Dan. His engineering helped define guitar tone of the icons of the industry and now a limited run of his Studio 4 amp will be available. Plus new m...

Tommy Benson spins one of Lindsay Buckinham's best creations "Go your Own Way", then listen to Guitar God Al Joseph's song "Shift" and get the details on his Shredfest 3 Contest! Hurry to enter, deadline is just days away on July 3rd! Al also has his album release 6/26/2020 Labyrinth!

This week on the Guitar Gods Power Hour, Tommy Benson gets your blood pumping with Rage Against the Machine, System of a Down, Bad Brains and more. Some awesome early 80's punk rock guitar and commentary about life in America during the Global Pandemic and protests to end police brutality. #blacklivesmatter

This Saturday night, Desperado the premiere EAGLES tribute band will perform to another sold-out show at 8 pm at the Coach House Music Venue in San Juan Capistrano! Aaron Broering talks and performs LIVE in the Pearl Street Studio.  Notable hits from the Eagles themselves as well as recorded performances by Desperado, this show is a […]

Demetrio “Dimitry” Scopelliti, the Italian metal guitarist shares his song M-Psychosis, from his new album, “The Silent Watcher”. Dimitry is a diverse guitar player, composer, and producer who recently came to the United States to perform at several top guitar manufacturers booths at this years NAMM show. After you listen to Dimitry’s new tune, watch […]

Guitar Gods POWER MINUTES gives you a quick easy to listen to sound clip of the week's highlights!

This week on the Guitar Gods Power Hour with Tommy Benson, we play the music and speak to an emerging Guitar God from Nashville, Justin Johnson. Justin has received praises from producers, filmmakers, and musicians from John Carter Cash to Uncle Ted! This episode features Justin’s kick-ass version of Maleguena and Ghost Riders in the […]

This week on Guitar Gods Power Hour, Tommy Benson speaks to L.A. Guns lead singer Phil Lewis. L.A. Guns will be performing Friday, Nov. 23 at the Coachhouse music venue in Southern California. Phil speaks about his 3 decades of music creation and touring, life lessons and the thankfulness he feels in his heart from […]

This week on the Guitar Gods Power Hour, Tommy Benson gets a chance to speak to the hottest new player on the scene! That’s right, Al Joseph and his band Hyvmine have released a concept prog-metal EP only a few months after their debut release and it is EPIC! Fight or Flight, featuring Al Joseph (Lead […]

This week Tommy Benson finds a great new Guitar God in the making from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia named Adieu. He is part of the Strandberg guitar group of artists, which has turned out to be a treasure trove of great players. Another Strandberg artist featured this week is our longtime favorite Plini. Other players this […]

This weeks episode, Blues guitarist Kirk Fletcher calls in as Kirk and local guitarist James Clay Garrison plan a Pop-Up Guitar Show in Laguna! Plus my top WAH WAH moments of rock n roll history. Also, the best Heavy Metal Riff EVER as decided by  Metal Heads polled in Guitar Player Magazine! The show wraps […]

This special “Bad Boy” Edition of Guitar Gods Power Hour with Tommy Benson features a candid interview with master guitar builder Perry Fretz from Bad Boy Guitars. Music featured this hour is a special combination of Bad Boy Rock n Roll and Blues for your soul.

The Guitar Gods Power hour with Tommy Benson on KX FM plays the best guitar-centric music from the past, present, and future! Always looking for great guitarists who push the boundaries.

Guitar Gods Power Hour with Tommy Benson plays music from the Guitar Gods of the past, present and future!

Tommy Benson brings you the Guitar Gods Power Hour from Laguna Beach California every Wednesday night at 7pm PST. Featuring Guitar Gods such as Jimi Hendrix, Zakk Wylde, Steve Via, Joe Satriani, Paul Gilbert and newcomers such as Plini, Ed Garcia. Always on the lookout for the Guitar Gods of the future.

This snippet of an earlier Guitar Gods Power Hour features the song “Clairvoyance”. The song written by Ed Garcia and his band Vitalism appears on the album Causea. I am extremely excited to see what Ed Garcia has in store for us in 2018. Guitar Gods Power Hour is always on the search for the most […]

Singer/Songrwriter David Allen Baker shares his musical gift with KX 93.5 and performs LIVE in the Pearl Street Studios! David plays locally at the Montage every week. He has written amazing songs that pull at the heartstrings and help bring peace and love to the world. His mission is a generous and inclusive one and […]

A small break away from our original format to bring cheer and excitement to my sister Andrea and her friend Mindy! Of course great music by Steely Dan, ZZ Top, and Yes! Certified Guitar God ED GARCIA from Vitalism is also featured once again! Music also from Polyphia!

Guitar Gods Power Hour with Tommy Benson explores the masters of Funk Guitar! The Funkmeisters! Guitarists like Jimmy Nolan, Al McKay, Bassist Larry Graham, Frankie Stone! These Funkmeisters took bands like Earth, Wind and Fire, James Brown, Rufus, and Parliament-Funkadelic to a new level of funk. Also from Detroit, the new DIME Online album is […]

All the way from Planet Shred, the Shred Guru Mark Huettman makes a live appearance in the Pearl Street Studio. Tonight Marks band Planet Shred will open up for legendary guitarist Greg Howe at the Brick by Brick in San Diego California with his band mates Scott Bishop and Collette Lopiccolo! Listen to this awesome […]

Laguna Sound Studio’s Gary Hicks and Alec Bauer record legendary track right here in Laguna Beach! The track was the brainchild of Def Leppard Guitarist Phil Collen, who took his idea to Laguna Sound Studio and came out with the new anthem for the amazing G4 Guitar Tour which features: Phil Collen, Warren DiMartini, Paul […]

Tommy Benson takes you on a musical journey featuring the best music from the true Gods of the Guitar!