Guitar Nerds

Hello dear listener, This week, Matt and I are joined by the unstoppable, Joe Korte. The mastermind behind the world's most adventurous and extravagant effects pedals brand, Chase Bliss. Strap in for an hour and a half of incredible stories, little known facts, and a lot of pedal worship! Matt Knight even wrote an ambient track to close this week's episode featuring only Chase Bliss pedals! Hosted...

Hello dear listener, This week, JD is back and we're delving deep into the world of bass guitars, effects and amplification! As many of you regular listeners will be aware, JD has some pretty major heart surgery over the next week. So, we thought we'd do a big fat JD special as he'll be out for a few podcasts until he's properly recovered. Get ready for maximum bass! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...

Hello dear listener, This week, I am joined by the wonderful Philip Carter from The 40 Watt Podcast! We're taking on the well trodden topic of the best Gibson alternatives around the globe. We'll be discussing budget offerings from Epiphone and Vintage, mid-priced options from Maybach and Orville, and a few premium offerings as well! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener, This week, Matt and I are taking a look at those effects pedals that slightly defy categorisation. The weird delay, the pitch shifting modulator, the lo-fi tape whats-it, the fuzzy synth combobulator - we'll be playing a few sound samples and discussing which ones we think you should add to your collection! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear nerds, This week I've got a little special episode for you featuring the the wonderful Richard Pratt from Gone Fishing Effects! We'll be talking all about 'Chard's super busy and totally awesome day job as a guitar tech, and his wonderful side hustle building awesome effects for awesome artists! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener, This week, Matt Knight and I are deep diving and live demoing the new Gen3 BOSS Katana 50! We'll be talking about the origins of this wonderful amplifier, and Matt will be letting us know a few behind the curtain facts about its creation! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener, This week Matt is back! And we're discussing all the wonderful new releases from the last couple of weeks, including the Chase Bliss Outward, and the slew of new Beach Boys gear from JHS, Kelley and Benson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener, This week on Guitar Nerds, JD and I talk about a few old pedals that we've dusted off and plugged back in, only to discover that they're great! Although, to be honest, we get totally side tracked by my hunt for a modern guitar for guitar demo videos and talk about that for the bulk of the podcast! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener, This week, I'm joined by 40 Watt Podcast's Phillip Carter, and we're talking all about his awesome new Mulecaster! That's right, I know what you're thinking... another new guitar for Phillip! When will he stop! We also chat Partscaster builds, and Motander Guitars new Sci-Fi invention! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener, In the wake of the arrival of the new Tom Delonge signature Starcaster from Fender, I hooked up with Tom from House 95 Guitars (a guitar builder who exclusively builds copies of the instruments Blink 182 have played throughout the years) to discuss all things Starcaster, Tom Delonge, and custom shop! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener, This week, Matt and I are taking a look at this gorgeous new Reverend Double Agent that we're going to be giving away to one lucky listener in the coming weeks. We're also revisiting the BOSS ME-90B, and Matt Knight's success participating in a Guitar Gear Giveaway! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener, This week, Matt and I are discussing the small slew of new bass products released by none other than the wonderful BOSS!!! We'll be deep diving with a live demo of the ME-90B, which is ABSOLUTELY my gear of the year for 2024 so far! Don't forget to enter our competition to giveaway the listener designed Vintage Pro Shop Guitar! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

Hello dear listener, Welcome back to another episode of Guitar Nerds. This week, Matt and I are talking all about the new Grez Bass VI that I recently acquired, and Matt's new Eventide H90! We'll also be reviewing your entires into the Vintage Guitars Pro Shop Giveaway, and demoing the wonderful giveaway guitar!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener, This week I'm joined by Matt Knight, and we're going to tell you about how you can win the listener built Vintage Pro Shop guitar! Look out for the competition post on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and Patreon. We're also talking about Matt's new gear acquisition... that he didn't even tell me about, and answering some questions from the Guitar Nerds Facebook Group. Hosted on A...

Hello dear listener, This week, I'm joined by the one and only Phillip Carter from The 40 Watt Podcast! We'll be chatting all about the Nashville Guitar Show and all the brilliant vintage instruments that Phillip saw there. We'll also be taking a look at the new KMA Machines ENDGAME - a stereo Doubler with an awful lot of cool features packed in under the hood! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...

Hello dear listener, This week, I'm joined by Matt Knight AND JD Short for some Guitar Show recapping! Plus, we're discussing Matt's new Chapman, JD's new BOSS pedalboard, and why the GT-1000 is an extremely good modelling solution! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dearest of listeners,  This week on Guitar Nerds, I'm joined by The Tone Mob's, Blake Wyland. We'll be discussing a handful of the wonderful pedals that I've been checking out at this year's Stompbox Deli in London. We're also delving deep on two pedals in particular; firstly, the Meris Mercury X, which Blake has been a huge fan of since its release, but I didn't realise just how good i...

Hello dear listener,  This week on the podcast, JD and I are running down all his best bits from this year's Birmingham Guitar Show! We'll be discussing Fredric Effects, Thorpy FX, Ritual Devices, and a new, currently unreleased wonderbox from Great Eastern FX Co. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener,  Welcome to another episode of Guitar Nerds! This week, Matt and I are recounting our escapades from this year's The Guitar Show in Birmingham, UK!  We had an amazing time, the show was packed, and there was so much great gear! We're splitting this one into a two parter with the conclusion on next week's episode with JD Short. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f...

Hello dear listener,  This week, Matt and I are discussing the art of downsizing one's guitar rig/collection to the essentials! We'll be reviewing the Guitar Nerds Group Facebook Poll to see what ONE guitar you would keep over everything else, and we'll be discussing how Matt can downsize his pedalboard to a selection of essential tones! (On a side note; apologies for any sync issues between...

Hello dear listener,  This week, Matt Knight is back from his fortnight long hiatus, and we're talking all about our favourite little effects pedal builders and all the wonderful gear that they make!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener,  Welcome to this week's episode of the Guitar Nerds Podcast! This week, I'm joined by 40 Watt Podcast's Phillip Carter, marking his return to the podcast for 2024!  We'll be discussing his favourite amplifiers from The NAMM Show 2024, as well as my recent hunt for a cool new pedalboard. Our Sound Sample for this week is the Diamond Pedals Tremolo and Bass Compressor,...

Hello dear listener,  This week on Guitar Nerds, I'm joined by JD Short! We'll be discussing all our favourite clones and copies, from Tube Screamers, to Mutron Octavers! Inspired by the release of the new Behringer Eurorack Reverb unit, we're taking a look at all their cool copies, as well as Warm Audio's range of awesome clones, and a little audio demo from the Earthquaker Devices BLUMES! H...

Hello dear listener,  This week, on Guitar Nerds, Matt and I are taking another look at this year's NAMM Show releases!  We'll be discussing the new Game Changer Audio Mod pedal series, the Dave Grohl Epiphone, Rabea's new Music Man, and the rather random slew of Jack White pedals.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener,  Welcome back to another episode of The Guitar Nerds Podcast! This week, Matt and I are discussing all the big announcements ahead of this year's NAMM Show. We'll be talking about all the new Fender and Squier releases, the big news around Gibson's first amplifier range since the 1960's, and PRS' new tuner buttons... I know, that last one sounds well boring, and it is. Ho...