2 cats, 3 dogs, 5 children, and 13 guitars. Brian and Kalimar are old elementary school buddies who have come back to start Grade 43. Listen in on what they are learning about guitar gear, practice habits, and family life.
Kalimar and Brian sit down and talk theory and all things pentatonic with Eric Alexander of Penta Guitar. When was the last time you really looked at your fretboard? Say hello to Line 0. Also, we ask for homework, gluttons for punishment that we are. And in case it's unclear, it's a circle of fifths, OK? Follow and Retweet to Eric (@pentaguitar) for free coaching! Guest of the year! Grab Eric's book: www.pentaguitar.com and use the discount code: GRADE43 Like what you're hearing? Buy us some guitar pics on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/grade43 Really like what you hear? Consider supporting us every month on http://www.patreon.com/grade43 Opinions are 100% our own and we are not currently not sponsored by any manufacturer we mention. Some of the above links are affiliate links.
After letting things SLIDE for a while, the guys talk the ins and outs and arounds of slide guitar. Somehow, doing less is more. Wikipedia proves to be an excellent resource. Strings are talked about. Oh and Kalimar sounds a little like the internet, but c'est la guerre - at least you didn't see the video issues! Like what you're hearing? Buy us some guitar pics on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/grade43 Really like what you hear? Consider supporting us every month on http://www.patreon.com/grade43 Opinions are 100% our own and we are not currently not sponsored by any manufacturer we mention. Some of the above links are affiliate links.
The guys sit down with Ryan from 60 Cycle hum and talk about...well...all kind of things. Daylight Saving Time, parenting victories, and like ... guitars and stuff. Like what you're hearing? Buy us some guitar pics on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/grade43 Really like what you hear? Consider supporting us every month on http://www.patreon.com/grade43 Opinions are 100% our own and we are not currently not sponsored by any manufacturer we mention. Some of the above links are affiliate links.
The guys sit down with part guitarist, part roadie, part internet entertainer, part dog whisperer Steve Sterlacci. On the docket: Guitars, practice, goals, playoffs, and the importance of video editing. Like what you're hearing? Buy us some guitar pics on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/grade43 Really like what you hear? Consider supporting us every month on http://www.patreon.com/grade43 Opinions are 100% our own and we are not currently not sponsored by any manufacturer we mention. Some of the above links are affiliate links.
The guys get together and talk about...gasp...live music. With musicians...and all manner of other stuff. Kalimar drops the blues philosophy...modes ergo sum. Instrument cables. And what we'll be sliding into next time. Like what you're hearing? Buy us some guitar pics on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/grade43 Really like what you hear? Consider supporting us every month on http://www.patreon.com/grade43 Opinions are 100% our own and we are not currently not sponsored by any manufacturer we mention. Some of the above links are affiliate links.
You've not heard guitar like this. The guys sit down with life long collaborator, physics'splainer, and sound-art musician Sekhar Ramakrishnan. Sound systems, sytems of sounds, and brown M and M's all feature. You need advice about Ohm's, you came to the right place. Thanks for hanging in there fans - we brought two fistfuls of podcast back. Like what you're hearing? Buy us some guitar pics on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/grade43 Really like what you hear? Consider supporting us every month on http://www.patreon.com/grade43 Opinions are 100% our own and we are not currently not sponsored by any manufacturer we mention. Some of the above links are affiliate links.
The guys put on their teaching hat and try to understand modes in a shotgun wedding (https://www.grade43.com/articles/modes) of necessity and invention. Kalimar drops his guide to modes. Brian has some serious questions. It's a barn burner. Grab a soda and strap in. Kalimar sums up his thoughts in this post (https://www.grade43.com/articles/modes-big--whoop). Like what you're hearing? Buy us some guitar pics on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/grade43 Really like what you hear? Consider supporting us every month on http://www.patreon.com/grade43 Opinions are 100% our own and we are not currently not sponsored by any manufacturer we mention. Some of the above links are affiliate links.
The homework is FINALLY unearthed from under the pile of gear and the guys discuss the fun of muting, clearing the decks, and the merits of gear therapy, podcast style. Remember, most of us are rhythm guitarists! Like what you're hearing? Buy us some guitar pics on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/grade43 Really like what you hear? Consider supporting us every month on http://www.patreon.com/grade43 Opinions are 100% our own and we are not currently not sponsored by any manufacturer we mention. Some of the above links are affiliate links.
The guys sit down with Eric Petrus of NoVA Guitar Setups and talk entrepreneurship, custom Tele's, the crossover between chef'ing and guitar craft, and partying like your job depends on it. Like what you're hearing? Buy us some guitar pics on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/grade43 Really like what you hear? Consider supporting us every month on http://www.patreon.com/grade43 Opinions are 100% our own and we are not currently not sponsored by any manufacturer we mention. Some of the above links are affiliate links.
The guys sit down with Chase Bliss founder (and all time Grade 43 Zoom Champ) Joel Korte to chat a little about pedals but more on music, life, passion, balance sheets, and of course, Star Wars. Spoiler Alert: Kalimar is Darth Vader's cousin. Like what you're hearing? Buy us some guitar pics on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/grade43 Really like what you hear? Consider supporting us every month on http://www.patreon.com/grade43 Opinions are 100% our own and we are not currently not sponsored by any manufacturer we mention. Some of the above links are affiliate links.
We made it! Episode 9! We have clocked over into relevance....right at the time that regular life takes us in a different direction. Listen to a handful of some of our best never-aired-bits and come back for the next one, where we have yet another amazing interview. Cornell, hang tight. We'll get there. In the meantime, Pockets is back! Like what you're hearing? Buy us some guitar pics on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/grade43 Really like what you hear? Consider supporting us every month on http://www.patreon.com/grade43 Opinions are 100% our own and we are not currently not sponsored by any manufacturer we mention. Some of the above links are affiliate links.
The guys sit down with instructor, writer, and Musical Director Josh Skaja (pronounciation tips inside) to talk about keeping the bowling pins in the air and lessons learned from hard won experience. Like what you're hearing? Buy us some guitar pics on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/grade43 Really like what you hear? Consider supporting us every month on http://www.patreon.com/grade43 Opinions are 100% our own and we are not currently not sponsored by any manufacturer we mention. Some of the above links are affiliate links.
It's time the guys finally turn in their homework and get down to....what was it again? Do they even know? The boys get down to brass tacks about one James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix. The technique, the tone, the mastery and what was so special for them about Jimi. Like what you're hearing? Buy us some guitar pics on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/grade43 Really like what you hear? Consider supporting us every month on http://www.patreon.com/grade43 Opinions are 100% our own and we are not currently not sponsored by any manufacturer we mention. Some of the above links are affiliate links.
Kalimar and Brian get the privilege of sitting down with gear guru Phil McKnight of the YouTube channel Know Your Gear. The guys talk about "Cherry Pie Guy", YouTube success, gear trading skills, the pedal boom and secret shopping. Like what you're hearing? Buy us some guitar pics on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/grade43 Really like what you hear? Consider supporting us every month on http://www.patreon.com/grade43 Opinions are 100% our own and we are not currently not sponsored by any manufacturer we mention. Some of the above links are affiliate links.
Kalimar and Brian fail at their blues homework and instead sit down with fellow podcaster, collaborator, and middle age star, Scott Newman. The guys talk about surf, Santa, and how to deal with surfeit of time one has for one's pursuits. Like what you're hearing? Buy us some guitar pics on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/grade43 Really like what you hear? Consider supporting us every month on http://www.patreon.com/grade43 Opinions are 100% our own and we are not currently not sponsored by any manufacturer we mention. Some of the above links are affiliate links.
This week, Kalimar and Brian channel their inner Rockabilly, discuss a cause for new strings, and get Zen on learning. Like what you're hearing? Buy us some guitar pics on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/grade43 Really like what you hear? Consider supporting us every month on http://www.patreon.com/grade43 Opinions are 100% our own and we are not currently not sponsored by any manufacturer we mention. Some of the above links are affiliate links.
2 cats, 3 dogs, 5 children, and 13 guitars. Brian and Kalimar are old elementary school buddies who have come back to start Grade 43. Listen in on what they are learning about guitar gear, practice habits, and family life. In today's episode Brian and Kalimar get into a discussion about recording, audio interfaces, and try to come up with tone that jangles. Also in this episode: everyone loves impedence. And again: Strings, as ever...strings... Like what you're hearing? Buy us some guitar pics on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/grade43 Really like what you hear? Consider supporting us every month on http://www.patreon.com/grade43 Opinions are 100% our own and we are not currently not sponsored by any manufacturer we mention. Some of the above links are affiliate links.
2 cats, 3 dogs, 5 children, and 13 guitars. Brian and Kalimar are old elementary school buddies who have come back to start Grade 43. Listen in on what they are learning about guitar gear, practice habits, and family life. In today's episode Brian and Kalimar get into a discussion on "Dark" tone, strings (again), and there's a new ax on the horizon for someone. Like what you're hearing? Buy us some guitar pics on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/grade43 Really like what you hear? Consider supporting us every month on http://www.patreon.com/grade43 Kalimar's dark tone Get it here: https://www.fluidsolo.com/patchexchange/patch/cinematic-inspired-dark-tone,164 Dark Tone Patch Visualization (https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/7/7bf09c17-7255-4394-99f5-9b2793851925/36G6ojPo.png) Brian's Dark tone Dark Clean (https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/7/7bf09c17-7255-4394-99f5-9b2793851925/K33vqSmK.png) Driven Dark (https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/7/7bf09c17-7255-4394-99f5-9b2793851925/48HM9jk_.png) Opinions are 100% our own and we are not currently not sponsored by any equipment makers we mention. Some of the above links are affiliate links
2 cats, 3 dogs, 5 children, and 13 guitars. Brian and Kalimar are old elementary school buddies who have come back to start Grade 43. Listen in on what they are learning about guitar gear, practice habits, and family life. In today's episode Brian and Kalimar get into a discussion on strings. Brands and gear we mention and use in the episode John Nathan Cordy - HX Stomp Patches (https://www.youtube.com/c/johnnathancordy) Guitar Fetish - Kwikplug system Metal Foil humbuckers (https://www.guitarfetish.com/GFS-Metal-Foil-Dual-Coil-Ferrite-Humbucker-Shell-Chrome_p_27753.html) HX Stomp (https://reverb.grsm.io/line-6-hx-stomp8631) PRS Custom 24 (https://reverb.grsm.io/prs-custom-24) Ibanez GAX75 (https://reverb.grsm.io/ibanez-gio-gax75) Blessed Mother Drive (https://reverb.grsm.io/blessed-mother-drive) Firefly FF338 (https://reverb.grsm.io/firefly-ff338) Squier Affinity Telecaster (https://reverb.grsm.io/affinity-telecaster) String Joy (https://stringjoy.com) TrueFire (https://prf.hn/click/camref:1100loxoi) Rock & Roll Marathon (https://www.runrocknroll.com/washington-dc) Opinions are 100% our own and we are not currently not sponsored by any company we mention. Some of the above links are affiliate links
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