Guitar Speak Podcast

Matt is joined by co-hosts Rob Rhodes & Gabor Josika for a deep dive into into Living Colour's epic 1988 debut, "Vivid". Rob Rhodes -  www.rhodetripent.com Gabor Josika -  SuperFunAwesomeHappyTime Pedal Show This episode is brought to you by Fretboard Biology  Fretboard Biology - the online guitar college created by Joe Elliott, ex Head of Guitar at GIT and McNally Smith Music College. Fretboard B...

Jon Foreman - frontman and guitarist of the Grammy Award winning Switchfoot - joins us to talk about the band's soon to be released album, Interrobang. Along the way we discuss Grestch's, rare non-Fender Fender amps, working with producer Tony Berg (Paul McCartney), the wheel of Switchfoot, the oil and vinegar guitar partnership with Drew Shirley, mo-mo the cat and much more. Interrobang is releas...

We take it left field for this week's Inonic Album, checking out Primus' 1993 album Pork Soda. Rob Rhodes -  www.rhodetripent.com Gabor Josika -  SuperFunAwesomeHappyTime Pedal Show This episode is brought to you by Fretboard Biology and The Pedal Movie   Fretboard Biology - the online guitar college created by Joe Elliott, ex Head of Guitar at GIT and McNally Smith Music College. Fretboard Biolog...

Jason Slack joins us to discuss his gig in the Aria Award winning Australian band - The Superjesus. Jason also talks us through the guitars he is building and taking to festivals across Australia...and the modded '70s Marshall he insists on lugging for every show and more. https://www.instagram.com/jason_slack/ This episode is brought to you by Fretboard Biology and The Pedal Movie   Fretboard Bio...

Join Matt, Rob & Gabor as they take a deep dive into Deep Purple's iconic album, 'Stormbringer'. Rob Rhodes -  www.rhodetripent.com Gabor Josika -  SuperFunAwesomeHappyTime Pedal Show This episode is brought to you by Fretboard Biology and The Pedal Movie   Fretboard Biology - the online guitar college created by Joe Elliott, ex Head of Guitar at GIT and McNally Smith Music College. Fretboard Biol...

We revisit our 2018 interview with Doug Wimbish of Living Colour. This episode is brought to you by Fretboard Biology and The Pedal Movie Fretboard Biology - the online guitar college created by Joe Elliott, ex Head of Guitar at GIT and McNally Smith Music College. Fretboard Biology Guitar Speak Podcast #146 - Joe Elliott - ex guitar head of GIT - launches Fretboard Biology   'The Pedal Movie' - t...

Matt Wakeling is joined by Gabor Josika and Rob Rhodes for a deep dive into Stevie Ray Vaughan's 1989 album In Step. Rob Rhodes -  www.rhodetripent.com Gabor Josika -  SuperFunAwesomeHappyTime Pedal Show   This episode is brought to you by Fretboard Biology and The Pedal Movie   Fretboard Biology - the online guitar college created by Joe Elliott, ex Head of Guitar at GIT and McNally Smith Music C...

TCD in replay! There are few more loved figures in Australian music than Troy Cassar-Daley.  Troy's songwriting, performances and musicianship have seen him win a slew of awards: arias, deadlies and about three dozen golden guitars. Behind all this is a great guitar player and absolute tone hound. Troy fired up his live rig and home studio to play us through his prized acoustics, vintage Tele, ped...

Iconic Albums #3 - Join Matt Wakeling, Gabor Josika and Rob Rhodes as they talk through the Red Hot Chilli Pepper's early '90s masterpiece "Blood Sugar Sex Magic". Rob Rhodes - www.rhodetripent.com Gabor Josika - SuperFunAwesomeHappyTime Pedal Show   This episode is brought to you by Fretboard Biology and The Pedal Movie   Fretboard Biology - the online guitar college created by Joe Elliott, ex He...

Brian Canham is a founding member, frontman and guitarist for the chart topping Australian band Pseudo Echo. Whilst Brian is a bona fide pop star with a bunch of ARIAs to prove it, he is also a killer guitarist equally adept at crafting clever parts as he is ripping solos. Brian talks us through his career and gives us insight into his guitars, gear, production and songwriting style over the years...

Orianthi joins us from LA on the cusp of releasing her much anticipated fourth solo album.  We talk through an incredible career including stories of working with Michael Jackson, Steve Vai, Carlos Santana, Carrie Underwood, Dave Stewart, Robbie Kreiger, Richie Sambora, Desmond Child, Steven Tyler, Alice Cooper and more. Orianthi drops some hints on her upcoming signature guitars from both Gibson...

Iconic Albums #2 - Clapton, Allman and co. challenge the status quo with this diverse double LP. Join Matt Wakeling, Gabor Josika and Rob Rhodes as they talk through this 1970 classic!   This episode is brought to you by Fretboard Biology and The Pedal Movie   Fretboard Biology - the online guitar college created by Joe Elliott, ex Head of Guitar at GIT and McNally Smith Music College. Fretboard B...

German musician Thomas Blug follows in the traditions of Les Paul and Tom Scholtz. He is an astounding guitarist with a passion - and career - in cutting edge guitar gear, having spent years designing for Hughes and Kettner and now seeing his own Blu Guitar innovations take hold around the world. His Amp 1 is played by Jennifer Batten, Jude Gold and Kat Dyson, to name a few pros. Thomas joins us t...

Guitar Speak Podcast kicks off the 'Iconic Albums' series with a look at Joe Satriani's Surfing With The Alien. Matt is joined by Rob Rhodes (Living in the 70s) and Gabor Josika (SuperFunAwesomeHappyTime Pedal Show) to discuss the album that put instrumental rock back on the map. Tones, gear, favorite songs, the impact of the record and more is on the agenda. Did Matt really tech for Satch? Was Ro...

Philip Sayce is without doubt one of the most compelling musicians in contemporary blues rock. The Canadian Strat wielder fuses a myriad of influences from the 'Hendrix family tree' and beyond into his own unique voice. Philip talks us through his latest album Spirit Rising - which is unbelievably good! As well as touring as a bandmate to Jeff Healy and Melissa Etheridge, his two prized vintage st...

Jon Sullivan - of Sully Guitars - returns to talk about collaborating with legendary Stryper frontman and guitarist, Michael Sweet on a new signature axe. We also talk about Sully working with R & B phenom Zaria, finding his guitars on the cover of Guitar Player Magazine and more! This episode is brought to you by Fretboard Biology and The Pedal Movie                                Fretboard Biolo...

Ian S. Port joins us to discuss his fascinating book "The Birth of Loud" in depth. It is a brilliant read following the arms race to electrify the solid body electric guitar - a race spearheaded by Les Paul and Leo Fender.  “A hot-rod joy ride through mid-20th-century American history. With appropriately flashy prose, [Port] dismantles some misconceptions and credits some nearly forgotten but key...

Scotty Burford is back to break another world record! After playing the world's longest guitar performance in 2018 Scotty is about to deliver 25 consecutive hours of guitar lessons. Scotty's efforts are to raise much needed support for the Sydney Children's Hospital, a wonderful organisation also close to Matt's heart. If you are in Sydney - get on this! If not, you can still support Scotty's work...

Rose Turtle Ertler is an Australian multi-instrumentalist who joins us to talk about her latest project, Mapatazi. The all woman ensemble of over 20 guitarists and bass players not only creates music that blurs the lines of rock and art musics, it has drawn a divergent community of creativity. www.roseturtleertler.com   This episode is brought to you by: Fretboard Biology - the online guitar colle...

Today we are joined by Australian guitarist Nathan Cavaleri, a musician who is as resilient as he is soulful. Nathan Cavaleri started playing guitar at age three, picking along with his father's blues records. Facing luekemia at six, Cavaleri found solace in his guitar and thanks to the Starlight Foundation met and jammed with Mark Knopfler on national television. Even at such a tender age, and qu...

Let There Be Rock is the story of AC/DC written by rock journalist Susan Masino, who met the band during their first American tour in 1977. Over the years, she remained in contact with them, watching AC/DC climb to international stardom. susanmasino.com      This episode is brought to you by: Fretboard Biology - the online guitar college created by Joe Elliott, ex Head of Guitar at GIT and McNally...

  Shaun Verreault fuses rock, blues and folk influences into his own unique voice. The Canadian guitarist has held down the frontman role in Wide Mouth Mason for over 25 years writing, singing, playing and touring gold records and major label deals. Shaun tells of lessons learnt from sharing stages with AC/DC, The Rolling Stones and ZZ Top. He details the development of his mind boggling - yet inn...

    Drew Shirley - of the Grammy award winning Switchfoot - joins us to talk about the making of the band's latest album, Native Tongue, released in January 2019. Drew digs deep into parts, arrangements, guitars, amps and an unabashed love of fuzz. This interview was first published in 2019.   This episode is brought to you by: Fretboard Biology - the online guitar college created by Joe Elliott,...

  The Pedal Movie is over two hours of stompbox love, beautifully produced by Reverb, detailing the history and current state of play in the world of guitar pedals. We are joined by the film's directors Michael Lux and Dan Orkin to get all the background details about the film.   This episode is brought to you by: Fretboard Biology - the online guitar college created by Joe Elliott, ex Head of Gui...

The amazing Marty Friedman is in replay from our 2019 conversation. Marty talks about: Touring and sharing the spotlight with his killer 'super group'. An amazing solo career with 15 albums and countless tours under his own name. Lessons learned after 10 years with Megadeth. How a move to Japan in the early 2000s made an incredible impact on his career. Signature gear from Jackson, EMG and Engl. C...