Sonic Artifacts

This week on our Interview Series we head to mainland Europe and sit down with Karel Phlix of Guttlin Guitars .  Coming to us from Hasselt, Belgium we can’t get over his wild and unique retro designs!  Built the old school way - by a musician for musicians - this one man show seriously has a wide range of rad models to offer! guttlin.be @guttlin_guitars Support the show @sonic_artifacts linktr.ee/...

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We are happy to be going over the pond once again!  This week on our Interview Series we sit down with Matt Oram of Fidelity Guitars.  Building out of Cambridge, UK his designs focus on tonal clarity, function and of course having a unique style.  Coming from an engineering background Fidelity Guitars  feature custom hardware, pickups, and even a cool collaboration with one of our past guests!   f...

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This week of our Interview Series we sit down with Rick Stansfield, founder of Voyager Cabs. Building out of St. Louis, Missouri his custom design guitar and bass cabinets are hand-made and naturally stylish.  With a contagious enthusiasm for tone we go deep with Rick into what makes a cabinet really sing!   @Voyagercabs Support the show @sonic_artifacts linktr.ee/sonicartifacts SonicArtifactsShow...

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This week on our Interview Series we sit down with Rick Calhoun of Honey Picks.  Based out of Taylorsville, North Carolina Rick and his brother Andrew offer a wide variety of shapes, sizes and colors for every musician’s guitar pick needs.  Often overlooked - this piece of gear is super critical.  It is the first point of contact between the player and the projected sound.  We go deep into picks w...

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Old growth wood is a big topic on this show and this week we have the pleasure of sitting down with New York City’s own Cindy Hulej of Cindy Guitars.  Her custom builds not only feature ornate and elaborate designs but are made from the bones of the Big Apple.  Inspired by fire torn Cathedrals to the Chelsea Hotel each guitar has its own story, along with scars, and it’s all done the old fashioned...

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We are super stoked this week to sit down with Chris Benson of Benson Amps.  His wonderful line of handmade guitar amplifiers are in high demand and offer a unique circuitry as well as great style.  We talk tube amps, the history of the brand and even learn about his new – patent pending - game changing pedal design.  bensonamps.com @bensonamps Support the show @sonic_artifacts linktr.ee/sonicarti...

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This week on our Interview Series we sit down with Tom Hallock of Tom’s Amps. This unique business is located just outside of Detroit in Royal Oak, Michigan and offers rental services for a wonderful array of super rare guitar amplifiers.  All the amps are kept as close to original as possible and if you’re in the area you can stop by and give them a spin free of charge!  Tom has penchant for old...

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This week on our Interview Series we are very excited to sit down with Martin Kelly to discuss his new book - Rickenbacker Guitars: Out of the Frying Pan and Into the Fireglo .  We talk Rickenbacker history, the research process and of course the guitars and musicians that played them.  Full of amazing color photos of rare and famous Rick’s along with a wonderfully written in-depth history of all...

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This week on our Interview Series we sit down with Barry Grzebik of Grez Guitars .  Building just outside of San Francisco, CA this former acoustic consultant turned his fine-tuned ears to guitar building and hasn't looked back.  From solid bodies to arch tops, Grez marries the past with the future and delivers with a focus on tone and functionality.  Check out the new Mendocino short scale b...

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This week on our Interview Series we sit down with  Matt Pasquerella  of Stomp Under Foot.  Building just outside of Orlando, Florida this one-man operation offers a killer line of fuzz and muff pedals stocked with all vintage NOS components.  Not to mention he happens to be an expert in the field of Big Muffs and we dig deep into the elusive history of one the world’s most popular pedals!   stomp...