The Guitar Gear Locker

Live Show Number 40 In this episode, we talked a lot about guitar shapes and physical limitations with some guitars and their shapes. 00:00 Introduction01:12 Recap of last week’s show05:52 History of Rock/Metal beginning on August 14th10:33 Guitar shapes and playing styles25:09 PRS Modern Eagle V30:54 Reverend Kingbolt Guitar34:06 Hamer Guitars38:44 Amazon Westlake guitar40:43 What is an affordabl...

In this episode, we remembered and celebrated the life and career of Ozzy Osbourne, as well as Black Sabbath. We invited guests, Rik Lawhorne of Fredericksburg, Virginia's Cactus Jack Band and Jeremy Sosville of Sanhedrin to join our resident music encyclopedia, Alex Bouks to discuss all things Black Sabbath/Ozzy. 00:00 Introduction 01:55 How Alex discovered Black Sabbath and Ozzy09:19 Jeremy...

00:00 Introduction01:24 Blood Incantation at the Fillmore Silver Spring08:10 ESP/LTD Mirage upgrades11:00 Fishman rechargeable battery system17:18 Graphtech unlock nut27:36 New Fishman Wireless system34:48 Fishman Mick Thomson Pickups40:12 EMG Pickups45:19 Guitar Shapes55:26 Farming57:04 Playing through headphones59:31 Black Sabbath “Back to the Beginning”1:09:06 Tom Morello1:15:14 Jane’s Addictio...

Live Show 37 --- Alex made the mistake of getting Roger and Ruston together! Neither have mouth filters! We got to catch up with Ruston on a lot of his projects, instruments and found out he is also aneuroplasticity coach . We also took a detour through brainwave and health related topics. 00:00 Introduction of Ruston Grosse01:55 Where it all began with Ruston 04:28 What is the first instrument he...

Live Show Number 36 - After a two week break, we are back with a recap of Alex's latest tour in Brazil. We had an awesome discussion about music and guitars with a lot of people joining in the comments sections. Thanks for joining us!00:00 Introduction02:02 Immolation’s recent Brazilian tour13:03 Final Black Sabbath Concert18:40 AI and Music22:58 Kix and the music instustry26:03 New PRS Chleo...

Rich Clark filled in for Alex while he is on tour in Brazil. We had a lot of discussion on current, not new, guitar trends.

Live Show Number 34 - Richard Clark filled in and had a tone of great information on gear!

LIve Show Number 33 - The song writing process, and other guitar related subjects. We had guests Richard Clark from AMONG THESE ASHES, and Joe Masini from Suspect Down and Joe Young of Necrotion with us to talk about their experiences with writing songs.

The Guitar Gear Locker Live Show 31! We had some conversation about the back and forth with the tariffs and how one guitar maker is dealing with them. Guitar repairs are also a bit slow right now. Alot of great discussions about guitar gear, buying and maintaining guitars, and guitar trends.

The Guitar Gear Locker Live Show 30. During this live show, Alex, Roger and viewers discussed new ESP/LTD Horizon 87 series and the raising costs involving setups and repairs on guitars and basses.

Spencer Hazard of Full of Hell joined us to discuss our most underrated guitarist.

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In this episode we talked about Luxxtone Guitars, Chubtone Guitars, The ESP Eclipse re-fresh, tuning issues with pickup height, and other various guitar topics.

Tonight we will be LIVE with Alex and Craig Smilowski to talk about Goreaphobia.

We were lucky to have Blake Wyland of Stringjoy to talk all things guitars strings, Stringjoy, and guitars! It was a great nerdfest about a ton of guitar related topics!

Joining us LIVE will be Ash Thomas of FaithXtractor - Shed the Skin - Estuary!

The Guitar Gear Locker Live Show 22 --We were LIVE with staff from the School of Rock Fredericksburg! We were lucky to have owner Curtis Hust, Mallori, studio coordinator, and Hallie, guitar instructor. We talked about their programs, students, and the influence of Rock and Metal music on students!

The Guitar Gear Locker Live Show 21 - Alex and Roger were live and discussed all things guitar, music, and gear!

The Guitar Gear Locker Live Show Number 20 - We were joined by Richard Clark from AMONG THESE ASHES!

Roger and Alex talked live about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees. Our opinion of who is nominated vs who is not in the hall. Could the new tariffs on China impact Chibsons? We also talked about Sweetwater's 55 point inspection....what it is and what it is not. After the pre-NAMM 2025 show, Roger ordered a Reverend Kingbolt electric guitar from Sweetwater. Tune in to see the details. Th...

The Guitar Gear Locker Live Show 19 - A live show featuring a roundtable discussion with Ross Dolan of Immolation, Chuck Sherwood of Incantation, Erika Osterhout of CHTHONIC Deity, and Paul Delaney of Black Anvil.00:00 Introduction01:20 The role of bass in extreme metal/music12:54 Is the bass player the most humble person in the band?13:28 Who is the best bass player in extreme metal, and overall?...

Live Show 18 - Alex and Roger were LIVE and talked about the new ESP and Ibanez lineup. We reviewed the guitar lineup for 2025 and the 2025 NAMM Show!

Live Show Number 17 -- In this show, Roger will be interviewing Alex and Bob, the guitarists for Immolation! We will talk about the early days of Immolation, metal music, guitars, and song writing. Immolation Book - https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2024/08/16/pre-order-into-everlasting-fire-the-official-history-of-immolation-from-decibel-books-read-an-exclusive-excerpt-now/

Alex and Roger were on live to talk about the new for 2025 Kiesel guitar lineup! We really appreciate the participation in the comments section.

The Guitar Gear Locker Live Show 15 -- We had the opportunity to have a great, in-depth conversation with Josh Elmore of Cattle Decapitation. There was a lot of talk about Cattle Decapitation's music and Josh's guitar gear. https://cattledecapitation.com/ https://www.lenzamplification.com/ https://www.sagamusic.com/products/instrument-kits/ https://lichtlaermaudio.com/shop/prometheus https://www.t...