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String Theory is a podcast series that celebrates musics most iconic instrument - the guitar. Capturing the passion guitar players have for their instrument - the history, the sound, the mythology, the gear - these short-form audio documentaries explore the hold the guitar has on music culture, the…

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    • Mar 28, 2008 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 9m AVG DURATION
    • 39 EPISODES


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    Three Chords and the Truth - Kevin R. Gallagher(ENHANCED)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2008 12:08


    Kevin Gallagher explores the pop/classical divide, and explains his evolution from rock to jazz to classical guitar.

    Three Chords and the Truth - Kevin R. Gallagher(NON-ENHANCED)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2008 12:08


    Kevin Gallagher explores the pop/classical divide, and explains his evolution from rock to jazz to classical guitar.

    Three Chords and the Truth - Carlos Perez(NON-ENHANCED)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2007 12:46


    Chilean classical guitarist Carlos Perez talks about his first brush with Segovia, growing up in a musical home, and the love he has for his instrument.

    Three Chords and the Truth - Carlos Perez(ENHANCED)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2007 12:46


    Chilean classical guitarist Carlos Perez talks about his first brush with Segovia, growing up in a musical home, and the love he has for his instrument.

    Three Chords and the Truth - Warren Haynes(NON-ENHANCED)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2007 11:33


    Guitar god Warren Haynes discusses the importance of improvisation and the chemistry of playing with great musicians.

    Three Chords and the Truth - Warren Haynes(ENHANCED)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2007 11:33


    Guitar god Warren Haynes discusses the importance of improvisation and the chemistry of playing with great musicians.

    Three Chords and the Truth - Michael Manring(NON-ENHANCED)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2007 10:48


    Bass wizard Michael Manring discusses gravitating toward the sound of the bass guitar at age nine and not really needing rhythm to play bass.

    Three Chords and the Truth - Michael Manring(ENHANCED)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2007 10:48


    Bass wizard Michael Manring discusses gravitating toward the sound of the bass guitar at age nine and not really needing rhythm to play bass.

    Gearbox - Hamell on Trial(NON-ENHANCED)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2006 7:51


    Ed Hamell of Hamel on Trial talks about the ongoing abuse he’s given to the little Gibson guitar with which he earns his keep, and the sonic rewards it’s given him in exchange.

    Gearbox - Hamell on Trial(ENHANCED)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2006 7:50


    Ed Hamell of Hamel on Trial talks about the ongoing abuse he’s given to the little Gibson guitar with which he earns his keep, and the sonic rewards it’s given him in exchange.

    My First Guitar - Eef Barzelay(NON-ENHANCED)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2006 8:45


    Clem Snide's Eef Barzelay joins us to talk about dipping into his Bar Mitzvah money to buy his first axe and the tribulations of being a lefty.

    My First Guitar - Eef Barzelay(ENHANCED)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2006 8:45


    Clem Snide's Eef Barzelay joins us to talk about dipping into his Bar Mitzvah money to buy his first axe and the tribulations of being a lefty.

    Alternate Tunings - Tim Reynolds(NON-ENHANCED)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2006 8:10


    Otherworldly guitar player Tim Reynolds joins us to talk about embracing the insanity.

    Alternate Tunings - Tim Reynolds(ENHANCED)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2006 8:10


    Otherworldly guitar player Tim Reynolds joins us to talk about embracing the insanity.

    Gearbox - George Gruhn(NON-ENHANCED)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2006 12:02


    George Gruhn, the world’s leading expert on vintage guitars, talks with us about what makes a guitar significant, and what differentiates one guitar from another.

    Gearbox - George Gruhn(ENHANCED)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2006 12:02


    George Gruhn, the world’s leading expert on vintage guitars, talks with us about what makes a guitar significant, and what differentiates one guitar from another.

    My First Guitar - Brent Mason(NON-ENHANCED)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2006 9:52


    Legendary Nashville session player Brent Mason sits down with us to discuss his first guitars and learning his thumb-picking technique from his father.

    My First Guitar - Brent Mason(ENHANCED)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2006 9:52


    Legendary Nashville session player Brent Mason sits down with us to discuss his first guitars and learning his thumb-picking technique from his father.

    Three Chords and the Truth - Mark Erelli(NON-ENHANCED)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2006 7:28


    We join roots star Mark Erelli as he talks about the connectedness between science, art, the humanities, and, of course, guitar.

    Three Chords and the Truth - Mark Erelli(ENHANCED)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2006 7:28


    We join roots star Mark Erelli as he talks about the connectedness between science, art, the humanities, and, of course, guitar.

    Three Chords and the Truth - Eric Miranda(NON-ENHANCED)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2006 10:21


    We hang out with Ming Dynasty’s Eric Miranda to talk about the proving ground of the New York City music scene, and his all-time favorite guitar licks.

    Three Chords and the Truth - Eric Miranda(ENHANCED)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2006 10:22


    We hang out with Ming Dynasty’s Eric Miranda to talk about the proving ground of the New York City music scene, and his all-time favorite guitar licks.

    Alternate Tunings - Kelly Joe Phelps(NON-ENHANCED)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2006 12:48


    Kelly Joe Phelps joins us to talk about his influences, including Jimmy Page and Leo Kottke, and how he defines folk music.

    Alternate Tunings - Kelly Joe Phelps(ENHANCED)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2006 12:49


    Kelly Joe Phelps joins us to talk about his influences, including Jimmy Page and Leo Kottke, and how he defines folk music.

    Three Chords and the Truth - Ed Gerhard(NON-ENHANCED)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2006 10:55


    Grammy award winner and finger-style guitar superstar Ed Gerhard visits our studio to talk about recording, how the guitar saved him from racism and why the pauses in his music aren't silences.

    Three Chords and the Truth - Ed Gerhard(ENHANCED)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2006 11:02


    Grammy award winner and finger-style guitar superstar Ed Gerhard visits our studio to talk about recording, how the guitar saved him from racism and why the pauses in his music aren't silences.

    Gearbox - Don Helms(NON-ENHANCED)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2006 9:17


    We visit with legendary steel guitar player and Hank Williams sideman Don Helms, to talk about how he came to own his Gibson Console Grande and years later meeting its builder.

    Gearbox - Don Helms(ENHANCED)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2006 9:16


    We visit with legendary steel guitar player and Hank Williams sideman Don Helms, to talk about how he came to own his Gibson Console Grande and years later meeting its builder.

    My First Guitar - Keller Williams(NON-ENHANCED)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2006 10:10


    We visit with super-natural, one-man band Keller Williams as he discusses his first words, and his first guitars.

    My First Guitar - Keller Williams(ENHANCED)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2006 10:10


    We visit with super-natural, one-man band Keller Williams as he discusses his first words, and his first guitars.

    Three Chords and the Truth - Scott Paschall(NON-ENHANCED)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2006 10:51


    We visit with Nashville music producer Scott Paschall as he discusses what it takes to become a Nashville session guitarist.

    Alternate Tunings - Bo Ramsey(NON-ENHANCED)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2006 10:51


    We sit down with Cosmic Cowboy and minimalist blues guru Bo Ramsey to talk about the blues, Joe Price and Muddy Waters.

    Alternate Tunings - Bo Ramsey(ENHANCED)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2006 10:51


    We sit down with Cosmic Cowboy and minimalist blues guru Bo Ramsey to talk about the blues, Joe Price and Muddy Waters.

    Gearbox - Cosy Sheridan(NON-ENHANCED)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2006 6:59


    Folk Sensation Cosy Sheridan sits down with us to talk about her inventive use of Kyser Capos and her beloved Martin D-18.

    Gearbox - Cosy Sheridan(ENHANCED)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2006 6:59


    Folk Sensation Cosy Sheridan sits down with us to talk about her inventive use of Kyser Capos and her beloved Martin D-18.

    Three Chords and the Truth - Daniel Lanois(NON-ENHANCED)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2006 7:29


    Legendary producer and guitarist Daniel Lanois joins us to talk about his collaboration with Brian Eno and his ongoing relationship with the pedal steel.

    Three Chords and the Truth - Daniel Lanois(ENHANCED)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2006 7:29


    Legendary producer and guitarist Daniel Lanois joins us to talk about his collaboration with Brian Eno and his ongoing relationship with the pedal steel.

    My First Guitar - The Bottle Rockets(NON-ENHANCED)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2006 6:49


    The Bottle Rocket's lead singer and guitarist Brian Henneman and lead guitarist John Horton joined us at Big Club Hall in St. Louis to talk about their first guitars.

    My First Guitar - The Bottle Rockets(ENHANCED)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2006 6:49


    The Bottle Rocket's lead singer and guitarist Brian Henneman and lead guitarist John Horton joined us at Big Club Hall in St. Louis to talk about their first guitars.

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