The Loudini Rock and Roll Circus

Loudini: Gary Richrath Guitars & Amps and best REO moments,  Is music a science or magic? Do we need it? Where does it come from? Treating music like an “engineering problem”.  Is music created or “uncovered”? Are musician’s like “priests”? Most musicians’ cannot explain it… they just do it. John Mayer calls it “Quigi Boarding it”. More magic in a group situation verses working by yourself. Al...

Retrospective on Charvel/Jackson (schecter, JB Player, Seymour Duncan too!)) from 5 Watt World, Eddie, Steve Stevens (top gun sound track), Steve Vai (crossroads, Allan Holdsworth (IOU), Randy Rhoads and the first “Jackson”, Jeff Beck (private dance/ flash), Guthrie Govan, Jake E Lee (hard tail & slanted pick ups), SanDimas, DNKY, Compound Radius, Floyd Rose, “Style 1” and “Style 2” Pro Guitar...

 Van Halen III,  More RUSH talk… you’re killing me smalls! McCarty vs Tele, Bon Jovi is back? 100 best selling albums of all timeRod Stewart, Whole Lotta Love, EVH the Peavey Years

things that are holding you back that almost no one talks about (tension, how well do you  know what you are playing, sound), is RUSH more popular now than ever? Our gig last week and what I learned, Phones at shows (Justin Hawkins, Phoebe Bridges, Jack White, Ghost)? Fender back pedals invoking Leo’s legacy, tonemaster nomenclature (Phil McKnight), All In One Guitars ,

Alex Lifeson: Relearning his old material Guitars: Les Paul, double neck, Telecaster.  String gauge amps… marshalls  Getting their advance from Mercury records on going shopping 100 watt Marshall stacks cry baby and Maestro phase High watt stacks Then for Marshall combos inspired by Allen Holdsworth Discovered chorus on farewell to Kings and used it ever since Using fractal axeffex now tonex… ampl...

Ritchie vs Eddie , Who should sing on the up-coming Van Halen tribute project? 250 Celebration is falling apart ☹️, Black Crowes Tampa, FL doo doo, John Mayer on Fender vs PRS and innovation vs tradition, Being told to “turn down”

more fender fallout… signature artists dilemma, what guitarist would you pick to teach you? Back up guitarists that saved their band: Bob Welch, Mick Taylor, Joe Walsh, Viv Campbell, Jimmy Page, Gilby/Bumblefoot, Jeff Baxter, Buckethead, David Gilmour, Gary Moore Modeller Fibs

Fender public enemy number one,    Geddy Lee on Rick Beato- first amp, live albums  periods  drive to improve (grow) Teardrop bass zooms The visual perspective (Xanadu) Did he say that he thought that moving pictures was their pinnacle album? Anika  Not too “proggy” Set list? New Songs? will they lower the keys…do you care? ex. Triumph

amp vs modeler: what no one is telling you, the real reason rolling stone is dissing clapton and the rock chronicles radio takedown,  did Eddie loose his edge after 5 about 5 years? DDS… what everyone gets wrong about the Sam vs Dave debate. What is a Telecaster (not the PRS NF 53), Cancelled tours…why? Youtube guitar channels eating themselves, Super Strats

What was Eddie doing before the floyd rose? Angine de Poitrine (hoax?), Your string muting is making you sound like shit, (almost) Never pay to play, Why you should remove all your music from all music platforms… do this instead! Grace Bowers quits YOuTube (kayla kent take),  using AI to remove “friction” are you sick of talking about AI in music yet? Speaking of AI…the youtube purge, Dave Mason,...

AI and the history of guitar pedals, Overrated Guitar Brands, Hendrix vs SRV, hanging your guitars vs guitar stands,

my apologies to James Ingram,  what guitar manufacturers don't understand about guitarists, who played bass on animals and the Wall by Pink Floyd? What David Gilmour Ron Wood Jimi Hendrix, joe perry,  steve jones and Keith Richards and Edge from u2 all have in common… what do Geddy and Paul McCartney have in common?

famous songs that shouldn't be famous, targeting chord tones, who buys ultra-expensive guitars (it’s not who you think!), modelers vs amps (cutting through the BS), Surh, Silver Sky, Friedman guitars hype, larry carlton’s amp journey from princeton to tweed deluxe to mesa and ultimately dumble, just once

Josh Scott’s clever april fools video, relics, noiseless pickups (DylanTalksTone), P90 pick ups, who we would like to take a lesson with, most annoying guitarists according to facebook , RUSH at Junos and no amps, Lola and Moby and The Kinks  lindsay buckingham assault, Angine Poutine

Fender Lawsuit Fallout, The Van Halen solution that Alex won’t hear, Beginning Playing By Ear (what Loudini did), Intro to improvising, Kenny Arnoff on his time with Mellencamp (george Greene, hurt so good vs eye of the tiger, turning down elton john, pressure to follow up with more hits, John Mellencamp was an asshole, the book of beats for scarecrow, learning new instruments for jubilee, JCM no...

THE MOST underrated guitarist of all time, Les Paul’s “trick”,  Tony Burrows Ghost Singer, good vs bad playing and practicing advice,  does relying on tablature hold you back in the long run? The push to get certain bands/artists quit performing live Pittsburgh Kevin: stroker ace, podcasts with dumb hosts,  Film Corner: Grand Torino, The Fugitive. Black rain, Fury SEG2:   New & Notable: 🎸 THI...

i was today years old… the strange thing about pick ups(waylon McPherson)… def leppard not night ranger. The 5$ dumbbell (waylon McPherson),  Apparently building your own boutique guitar aint no thang(phil knight warmouth starcaster build) rude guitar store staff, Dee & Sebastian, Worst Band Names of all time, Why AI ISN’T going to kill music (probably not film either)(Colt Capperrune) “Worst”...

Honey Bee Riff. Distant Early Warning w/ Terry Brown, Bernie Marsden, (begining)Audiation, Practice Habits and Routines, pinky power, Goldtop is sold, out of spectrum   Pittsburgh Kevin:    Film Corner: Eyes wide Shut Theory, Robert Duvall R.I.P. Monolith  SEG2:   New & Notable:   This Week In Rock History:   🎙️ Week in Rock — Feb 15 – 21 (Historical & Fun Music Events) 📅 February 15 Hist...

 What are the modes? What you need to know and what you don't,  what does it mean to “play the changes”  2 pieces of gear that caught my attention: badcat purepath, blackstar artist FR, Dweeliz's Magnatone review  Pittsburgh Kevin: Bob  Mayo (peter frampton),   Film Corner: 12 Angry Men (1957), Monster (2003), Son In Law (1993),    SEG2:   New & Notable:   This Week In Rock History: 📅 FEBRUAR...

Jesse’s Girl Solo, Adapting Rolling In The Deep, cheating the Fooled Around and Fell In Love Solo, more NAMM gear that actually looks cool (blackstar Artist FR, Bad Pure Path), getting a “good” Fender or Gibson, The Basement   Feature: Guess Who Sang/Played On This Song?   Pittsburgh Kevin:   Film Corner: Megan, The French Connection,   SEG2:   New & Notable:   This Week In Rock History: 🎸 Ja...

On this week's podcast... Bending in tune, how to learn/teach barre chords, a different use for barre chords, Martin Miller   NAMM 2026, 10 Highlights: Neural DSP, Laney Billy Corgan, Chris Buck Yamaha Revstar, Epiphone "inspired by Gibson” series, Revv Dirt Dog Joey Landreth drive, Gator x Vertex, Dunlop Iron Maiden Wah Pittsburgh Kevin: Lionel Richie and Richard marx,Talk Box not triple pick up...

On This Week's Podcast: is there a “right” way to hold the pick? Bending in tune (your audience will thank you!), my metronome journey (so far), famous guitarists that don’t deserve it!   Featured Topic: The birth of quirk! The Quirkiest bands/artists from the 70’s 80’s and 90’s Lou Reed Devo Captain Beefhart Funkadelic REM (80s) King Crimson (80s Era) Weezer Klaus Nomi Robert Hazard Howard Jones...

🚨 Big News: Triumph Is Back Canadian classic-rock legends Triumph have announced their first full North American tour in over 30 years — celebrating the band’s 50th anniversary. ( Live Nation Newsroom ) The trek is called the “Triumph 50th Anniversary Tour” and is produced by Live Nation. ( Live Nation Newsroom ) This marks a historic reunion of the trio — Rik Emmett (guitar/vocals), Gil Moore (d...

This Week's Show: how to come up with a solo “on the spot”, learning the fret board… some simple tips, left hand faster than right hand, weak pinky, the stones struggle to find their soul brother after Brian Jones , KT Tungstall and the bo diddley beat, my show at Moondogs Pittsburgh Kevin: so bad it’s good, alex van halen and steve lukather Film Corner: The Burbs

 On this week's show:  Fixing Your Timing, Breaking out of the Pentatonic rut (one way), why am i constantly breaking strings? Barre chord frustraion,   Robben Ford’s admission that helped me… and will help you too, 11:55:05  Pittsburgh Kevin: tiktok’s effed up, tornado, missing the sports gene, kevin myspace page Film Corner: The Wilhelm Scream , 2005 King Kong, Beverly Hill Billys movie, party,...