The Guitar Gear Locker

I was Live with Steve Shalaty and Alex Bouks from Immolation via telephone thanks to some technical difficulties. We got to hear from them a few hours before they take the stage on the last day of the Behemoth Tour.

Live Show 64 -- We were live with Alex on the road on an off day between Seattle and Salt Lake City. Join us and subscribe! Youtube.com/@TheGuitarGearLocker

Live Show 63 We talked about fixed vs Floyd Rose types of guitar bridges. We will also be talking about a range of timely guitar topics.00:00 Introduction01:38 Alex’s ESP SV VII 04:56 Tuning Stability in a Floyd Rose07:12 Not using a whammy bar on a Floyd Rose11:06 Kahler Tremolo13:12 Floyds while using thicker string gauges13:59 Does the bridge make you play differently16:20 Noiseless Springs17:2...

Live Show Number 61 00:00 Introduction01:12 Buying used guitar gear01:38 Michael Schenker Vhttps://www.gibson.com/products/gibson-custom-michael-schenker-1971-flying-v-black-white13:21 Are guitars an investment16:27 Gretsch Electromatic Premier Jethttps://www.gretschguitars.com/gear/build/solid-body/electromatic-premier-jet/251510355222:30 Jackson American Series Soloist SL3 Electric Guitarhttps:/...

Live Show Number 60 - We were live with Jorgan KristensonDon't forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE!00:00 Introduction01:19 Death of Phil Campbell of Motorhead02:08 Jorgan Joins us05:18 What got Jorgan into music?08:31 Cort Flying V guitar11:54 1080’s Metal Scene in Sweeden17:20 ESP EII Horizon25:24 USA ESP Horizon28:14 ESP Vintage Plus30:34 ESP NV36:30 Jorgan’s Career in Guitar Sales39:02 Top selling...

Live Show 59 -- In our first daytime live show, Alex reviewed his recent tour with Immolation in the "Death Over Europe" tour 2026. We had a lot of people stop by in the comments. We also talked about the affordable ESP Expedition Series guitars. Ok....not so affordable but phenomenal craftsmanship.00:00 Introductin00:26 Where have we been01:02 Life on the road02:42 Death Over Europe pic...

Heavy metal digital product company Loudstakk, known for building tools that prioritizes heavy metal songwriting and production tools. February 6, Loudstakk will release TRVE Rig, a Guitar and Bass tone plugin intentionally designed for metal riff writing, demos, and mix-ready production.

Tonight we will be LIVE with Chris Monroy or Skeletal Remains.

Alex and Roger did a quick show after a scheduling snafu!

We will have Jeremy Sosville as our guest this week to talk about all things guitar and gear.00:00 Introduction00:59 Lack of enthusiasm for NAMM03:46 Nashville Guitar Showhttps://www.amigoguitarshows.com/nashville-2/05:25 Jeremy and Alex on the road07:55 Scumyardhttps://scumyard.bandcamp.com/12:29 Gibson Dirty Fingers Humbucker13:37 Tygers of Pan Tang22:23 Amps and pushing air23:41 Ibanez lineup f...

Alex and Roger were live for their, post New Year show. Lots of comments (and strange comments). Thanks for joining us!00:00 Introduction03:01 NAMM 202604:00 Yamaha Guitars11:30 Tonex EVH Brown Soundhttps://www.ikmultimedia.com/news/?item_id=18473&srsltid=AfmBOop7py30CHmQk4PUmnNNJ0mFd7Zd3hGBtj0oLd7G5roGQUZEzzHo14:55 Spark Amp and Effects15:33 Tube Amps and Air Movement17:45 Quad Cortexhttps://...

Alex and Roger revisited the Tom Morello Fender. They will also go over their favorite guitars of 2025!00:00 Welcome01:22 Tom Morello Fender Guitarhttps://www.fender.com/products/tom-morellos-arm-the-homeless-guitar14:29 Danish-Swedish prog-metal band VOLAhttps://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/vola-suffer-devastating-loss-after-equipment-destroyed-by-fire19:25 Desert Island Guitar Rig21:03 Guit...

Live Show 52 - In this show, we talked a lot about Killer Guitars (the company), as well as Tom Morello's new Signature Fender guitar. 00:00 Introduction00:47 Killer Guitars (The Brand) Akira Takasaki https://www.killer.jp/https://reverb.com/b/killer/electric-guitars--95915:58 Edwards Guitars https://espguitars.co.jp/edwards_/19:17 Any insights into offerings for NAMM 202621:53 Jackson America...

Live Show 50 -- Tonight will be a redo of our earlier show where we had audio issues. This will be a lot of fun!

LIVE SHOW 51This show will be all about the V shaped guitar! Alex Bouks of Immolation is a player and enthusiast of V shaped guitars. There has also been a lot of new gear that has dropped recently.00:01 Welcome Back00:33 The Flying V Guitar40:44 Black Friday Disappointment 43:58 Fender Iron Maiden Guitar Collection https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitars/fender-iron-maiden-50th-anniversary-colle...

Live Show 50 -- Tonight will be a redo of our earlier show where we had audio issues. This will be a lot of fun!

Hosts Alex Bouks of Immolation Band and Roger Sutherland of 3 Alarm Guitar Services were joined by Jeremy Sosville and Matt Sorg to discuss the evolution of death metal and guitar playing.00:00 Introduction00:45 Where is all began06:28 What changed to make death metal sound like death metal09:08 Death Metal has to be dark and evil13:00 No rules guitar playing19:03 Were the bands competitive with o...

Live Show 48 We had guests Matt Sorg and Jeremy Sossville with us tonight to talk about the extensive career of Ace Frehley!

Live Show Number 47 -- This episode talked about the new 2025 line of PRS SE guitars, including the SE Chleo. Also, what should your expectations be when purchasing a new guitar? Why are we still using locking nuts with Floyd Rose bridges? Rush's new drummer!00:00 Introduction01:00 PRS Guitars Announces New SE Models https://prsguitars.com/news/story/prs_guitars_announces_new_se_models_plus_a_...

Alex and Roger reviewed new guitar gear, as well as some older gear!00:00 Introduction and Welcome00:50 Kramer SM-1 Electric Guitar, with Black Floyd Rose https://www.zzounds.com/item--KRMKSM1?siid=271223&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=1051799671&gbraid=0AAAAAD_vpo7d81Wj4WNYylNibz37YVJ05&gclid=CjwKCAjwxfjGBhAUEiwAKWPwDvvlpL7a6v_QzK7mhb2QXd8UWA4zdM-ZCBMXvVOh10Htb2y2qiIl6hoCuFQQAvD_BwE1...

Tonight we are back with RIk and Jeremy with Part 3 of the History of Rock/Metal Music! We had a bit of a sound issue last week and we are going to try a redo of that show soon!

Tonight we will have Jeremy Sosville and Rik Lawhorne with us to continue our series on the history of rock and metal music in the 1970's!

00:00 Introduction01:29 Next week’s show01:58 Pickup winding and lack of parts10:17 Positive Grid Spark Go https://www.positivegrid.com/products/spark-go?variant=4752339946716816:47 Yngwie Malmsteen Stratocaster27:27 Carvin with the Kahler Killer bridge32:07 Guitar Ergonomics43:42 Rick Graham42:28 Sterling Ernie Ball Tosin Abasi Kaizen48:13 Beat Buddy52:56 Paul Reed Smith Modern Eagle V1:05:03 Tha...

We were live with Jeremy Sosville of Sanhedrin and Rik Lawhorne or Cactus Jack to begin our series on the history of Rock and Metal music!00:00 Introduction00:49 1050’s and Chuck Berry 09:37 Underground music in Memphis and Chicago12:41 Elvis17:33 Bill Haley and the Comets18:18 Kinks, Yardbirds, The Who, Beatles18:40 Blue Cheer Summertime Blues19:39 What leads us to Black Sabbath22:19 Jimi Hendrix...

It was great having Emily on the show to talk about her music. We talked about musicians as a "business" and leveraging social media to get visibility.