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Welcome to a weekly podcast about guitars, bands, music gear, recording or anything pertaining to guitar and its lifestyle... Join us as we chop it up every week on The Guitar Pirates Podcast...

Josh Jones & Jim Steger


    • Mar 7, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 19m AVG DURATION
    • 176 EPISODES


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    e156: Kind of a metal episode?!?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 66:51


    Send us a textBrought to you by mean beard, green beard, analog pedals, and Franklin straps.Ok so we talk a lot of metal but I swear there some good stuff in here. lolJim and myself are on the Amazon guitar trip.Come join us!Thank you all!Here's to some March Madness.

    e155: Gibson goes 80's, Ultimate travel set up?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2025 74:25


    Send us a textThis episode is brought to you by Mean Beard, Green Beard, Franklin Straps, and Analog Pedals.We discuss Fender Indonesia follow up and thoughts (don't kill me). Gibson 80's prototype release, and my thoughts on the perfect travel setup.Thank you all!

    e154: Fender, Ozzy, and Jim oh my!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 55:57


    Send us a textThis episode is brought to you by Mean Beard, Green Beard, Analog Pedals, and Franklin Straps!Going a lil in the weeds about the new Fender Indonesia line. Some Tone Master Pro talk. Jims first try at the "Fender Playstation". His honest Reaction and more!LETS F@#KIN GO!!!!!

    e153: John Sykes isolated track (slide it in) Namm 2025 Favs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2025 29:43


    Send us a textBrought to you by Mean Beard, Green Beard, Analog Pedals, and Franklin Straps.I do not own any right to John Sykes, or Whitesnake's music. This is merely for educational and informative purposes.Also I pick the four of five raddest pedal drops I've seen in a min all from Namm 2025.Thank you all for listening. Im just getting back in the saddle after gallbladder surgery. So thanks a ton for sticking around.

    e152: NAMM 2025 predictions, MXR Rockman and more!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2025 40:35


    Send us a textThis episode is brought to you by Mean Beard, Green Beard, Analog Pedals, and Franklin Straps.Namm 2025 predictions and known discussables, New MXR rockman pedal, California wildfires and Nerdville west also much more.thank you all for listening please rate and reviewlater! 

    e151: Happy New Year/ Van Halen Isolated Track

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 38:56


    Send us a textI do not own the right to Eddie Vanhalen's isolated guitars in this show. It is merely for reference and education.New Keeley pedals, more best of's, and an isolated evh guitar track.Stay tuned!Brought to you by mean beard, green beard, analog pedals, and Franklin straps.

    e150: Happy Holidays

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2024 36:38


    Send us a textThis episode is brought to you by mean beard, green beard, analog pedals, and Franklin straps.2 e.o.y. lists, Danelectro gas, Rat Love, and Xmas gift love.Thank you all.See you next year!

    e149: Spring King Junior/Fine Wine Hot Garbage

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 34:22


    Send us a textThis episode is brought to you buy Mean Beard, Green Beard, Analog Pedals, and Franklin Straps.On the show:Spring King Jr.Dadiddario power supplyZZ Top style strap (yuck)Dadiddario History 

    e148: More Behringer, More Gibson, no this is not on repeat

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 35:37


    Send us a textBrought to you by Analog Pedals, Franklin Straps, Green Beard, and Mean Beard. More Gibson talk, Behringer drops again, follow up on the 4000 dollar guitar debate and some more.Thanks for sticking around.

    e147: Clearing the air. Behringer 69 Vibe!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024 42:57


    Send us a textThis episode is brought to you by Franklin Straps, Mean Beard, Green Beard, and Analog Pedals!I talk a little about dad and a lot about Gibson, my take on the Ross pedal situation, the behringer 68 vibe and this new pedal clone army they are making. Also I get into this Question.What guitar would I buy with 4000 dollars.The end gets rough because a kids starts to cry and I couldn't ride it out.Thank everyone for dealing with me during this time. 

    e146: Fender Ultra2/Behringer Fuzz Bender

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024 56:27


    Send us a textThis Episode is brought to you by Mean Beard, Green Beard, Analog Pedals, and Franklin Straps.My father has been super sick and he finally passed. I appreciate every who still listens. Im sorry. First part of episode is rough but I settle in.

    e145:DDWS Louie Louie, Bonamassa Drops

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2024 56:56


    Send us a textWE DO NOT OWN THE RIGHTS OR ANYTHING RELATED TO THE SONG LOUIE LOUIE. This is for rock and roll education and nothing more.Thank you all. Bonamassa drops everything in guitar land this week... JESUSIf your into mixing check out that behringer wing stuff. OH MY!John Mayer sig strings. Yea we get into that too.This episode is brought to you by Mean Beard, Green Beard, Franklin Straps, and Analog Pedals!!!Check their respective sites and tell the pirates sent you!

    e144: love bites my V

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2024 61:42


    Send us a textThis episode is brought to you by Mean Beard, Green Beard, Analog Pedals, and Franklin Straps. Love bites V, New Walrus Audio Mako MK Deuce, last show catch up, another tonal rundown (4 Life), honestly I'm super late but the Donner Medo = Fire!!!!Lets GO!!!! 

    e143: New Les Paul Studios, Nano Cortex, and MORE!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2024 86:05


    Send us a textThis episode is brought to you by Franklin Straps, Mean Beard, Green Beard, and the Mighty Analog Pedals.Check out their respective sites and tell em the pirates sent you.Tons of gear and news, Two NEW Gibsons, New Nano Quad Cortex, Jack White Going Crazy, Diddy Oil, Dave Grohl cheats, and more!!!LFG BabesThank you all for listening and dealing with me as I get over all the losses in my family recently. TONS OF LOVE FOR ALL OF YOU!!!!

    e142: Fender Reverb Store!/Against all odds

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2024 60:14


    This show is brought to you by Analog Pedals, Franklin Straps, Mean Beard, and Green Beard.This week we discuss new dime amps, Fender reverb, and why the world is working against us sorta.Thank you all 

    E141: EHX POG 3, Yungblud SG jr, New Game!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2024 74:22


    This show is brought to you by Franklin Straps, Analog Pedals, Mean Beard, Green Beard. Get you some!Same show new shit to talk!Thank you allIf you wanna send in clips of sound hit us up on socials!

    E140: 2week clean up/Metal Olympics

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2024 74:59


    This episode is brought to you by Green Beard, Mean Beard, Analog Pedals, and Franklin Straps! GET YOU SOME!!!!!This week is a clean up and some decent dives on what we missed, what's been happening, Wylde audio rotovibe talk, and some other shenanigans. Thank you all for listening please rate and review! 

    E139: Jesus Christ on a Motorbike

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2024 56:32


    This episode is brought to you by........ Mean Beard, Green Beard, Analog Pedals, and Franklin Straps. Same show new shit to talk. Im very SORRY the show sucked. I got called into a mess for work and it just screwed me up. Next week will kick ass!!!!

    Episode138: Happy 4th of July!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2024 80:30


    This episode is brought to you by Franklin Straps, Mean Beard, Green Beard, and Analog Pedals. Same Show new shit to talk. Hawk Tuah follow up, New Squier Affinity, Headless debate and more!Thank you all for listening!Watch us live on you tube every Thursday 11am ish central time!

    Episode137: The Big Return/ Hawk Tuah

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2024 83:16


    This episode is brought to you by Analog Pedals, Green Beard, Mean Beard, and Franklin Straps.More Susan Tele updates, Tom Morello plays a PRS, Fender back at NAMM and more. Same show new shit to talk.Thank you all!

    Episode136: Lets GO!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2024 85:50


    This episode is brought to you by Mean Beard, Green Beard, Analog Pedals, and Franklin Straps.Same show new shit to talk!Thank you all!

    Episode135: Break time is over!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2024 107:06


    Thanks to our sponsors! Also thanks to all of you for listening still. We are going live on YouTube next Thursday! Stay tuned!Mean Beard, Green Beard, Analog Pedals, and Franklin StrapsSame old show new shit to talk!

    Episode134: Solo Mission from the fog...

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2024 25:54


    Check out Mean Beard, Green Beard, Analog Pedals, and Franklin Straps!What is up! I appreciate you all for tuning in and dealing with the inconsistency. I promise it'll get better. I sit and talk about some of the new fender offerings, Squier stuff, Epiphone metallic and sparkle collections.Lets Go...

    Episode 133: Firebird Discussions

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2024 68:12


    This episode is brought to you by Mean Beard, Green Beard, Analog Pedals, and Franklin straps. Check em out.Today we discuss peoples thoughts on Epiphone custom shop, the new firebirds, Dave Grohl, how not to steal a guitar, and more.Also we discuss a little bit of our absence.Thank you all.

    Episode132: The Car Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2024 75:24


    This episode is brought to you by Mean Beard, Green Beard, Franklin Straps, and Analog Pedals.Join us as we drive to Palen Music in Springfield Missouri and talk shit!UH if you have a Palen Music in your area just go.Thank You all for the downloads please rate and review!

    Episode131: T Bone Jones

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2024 20:05


    I got Tboned Y'all! Everythings OK. Also a small update and some interesting finds. We will have a proper episode this weekend. Thank you Mean Beard, Green Beard, Franklin Straps, and Analog Pedals.

    Episode130: SB LVIII Special/ What its like to be perfect

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2024 86:51


    Brought to you by Mean Beard, Green Beard, Analog Pedals, and Franklin Straps.Thank you all!Same show new shit to talk. I bring in my bowling coach and one of my best friends Keith Diehl to talk about what its like bowling a 300 game. PANTERA FLOODS!!!!, New Fender Custom Shop, Rock Hall 2024 and more!Lets GOOOOOO!

    Episode129: Kick Out the Jams!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2024 85:52


    We do not own any of the song or material you hear in this. It is for education and informative purposes only.This episode is brought to you by Franklin Straps, Mean Beard, Green Beard, and Analog Pedals. We Salute Wayne Kramer of MC5, We scold fender, New Zakk Wylde Burserkus tour, Almost White Zombie and more.Same show new shit to talk.Thank you all. 

    Episode128: Full Blown Namm 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2024 92:32


    Thank you all for sticking around. You know the sponsors you know the deal. All I can say is thank you for sticking with us. Please rate and comment!

    Episode127: The New Old Thing.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2023 104:05


    This show is brought to you by Green Beard, Mean Beard, Franklin Straps, and Analog Pedals!Check them out!!Yea I got the episode wrong again. I literally suck.  If y'all only knew what happened before hand. ugh.....This week we discuss Cases!, A return to this day in music, Watermelon Guitars, and a Shred Vending Machine.LETS GO!!!!!Thank you all and please forgive my sp404 jam at the beginning. I was just having fun and showing Jim where the new intro will go.

    Episode126: Car Repair Blues

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2023 104:50


    This episode is brought to you by Mean Bead, GreenBeard, Franklin Straps, and Analog Pedals.This week we discuss, Is the riff dead?, New Manson Guitars, My search for an OD pedal, and a whole lot more. Oh and I get the episode number wrong all episode.... F%$K!!!!Thank you all!

    Episode125: NEWS NEWS NEWS

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2023 70:00


    Good lord the news. Hold on yall its a bumpy ride.This show is brought to you by Franklin straps, Analog Pedals, Mean Beard, and Green Beard. These companies have products that are perfect for someone for the holidays. Check them out.https://discord.gg/ewQAFSz2^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Join the Discord to talk guitar anytime anywhere!!!

    Episode124: Jim's Pre Pantera Hang

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2023 67:31


    This episode is brought to you by Mean Beard, Green Beard, Analog Pedals, and Franklin straps. Join us on our discord!https://discord.gg/hS9jP2f4Same show new shit to talk!This is a pre Pantera getaway hang between Jim and myself. We talk all the latest Gibsons, Peter Frampton, new Epiphone es355!, and more!Thank you!

    Episode123: Rolling Stone Top 250 Guitarists discussed.... WOW!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2023 63:09


    This episode is brought to you by Franklin Straps, Analog Pedals, Mean Beard, and Green Beard.JOIN THE DISCORD!!!https://discord.gg/nqJrgdPj (copy and paste)Same show new shit to talk. This week we get deep into the Rolling Stone 250 best guitarists and well it almost takes up the whole show.What a list. Yikes...Thank you all.

    Episode122: We're BACK!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2023 104:56


    This Episode is brought to you by Analog Pedals, Franklin Straps, Mean Beard, Green Beard. Same show new shit to talk!Join our discord....https://discord.gg/AMw9p9jcMark Tremonti Pedal CO?!?, New Gibson Supremes!, No More Memphis in May, and more!Thank you all!

    10 year Album Retrospective! The Natural State Band

    Play Episode Play 23 sec Highlight Listen Later Oct 11, 2023 67:59


    This show is brought to you by Franklin Straps, Analog Pedals, Mean Beard, and Green Beard!Just Google them I promise!This episode I'm solo and do a ten year album retrospective from my band The Natural State Band. Im actually not upset by this. lol. I let the tunes play and then I talk a little about them. Oh and I talk some gear used too!Join our discord! https://discord.gg/MykAxR5M

    Episode121: Do not feed the Firebird.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2023 85:41


    This episode is brought to you by Mean Beard, Green Beard, Franklin Straps, and Analog Pedals!Join our discord!https://discord.gg/JNnyTbuFSame ole show new shit to talk!Fender Vintera ii, Heavy Relic MIM, New Keeley Noble Screamer, and more!Episode 121 lets go!

    Episode120: Out through the in door.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2023 84:00


    This episode is brought to you by Analog Pedals, Franklin Straps, Green Beard, and Mean Beard. Join us on Discord!https://discord.gg/98Mr49tJ copy and paste babes!Same show new shit to talk! Pantera Album, More Fender Blender, Mid Price debate, The drop an album decision, The woman lead singer choice, and more.Thank you all!

    Episode119: Labor Day Extravaganza

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2023 98:30


    This show is brought to you by Mean Beard, Green Beard, Analog Pedals, and Franklin Straps.Same Show new shit to talk.Fender Sales, Gibson Colors, Trigger Pulls, Anderton's controversy and more. Which I have now seen reasons why so excuse my response. Thank you all!!!!!!!!Join us on Discord!

    Episode118: Shake N Bake tell all

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2023 75:22


    Just a weekend hang trying to get back in the saddle, also a preview of another show in the works. So WARNING we go places we've never went and could be triggering. Thank you all!!!!!

    Episode117: Forget me not

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2023 104:03


    This episode is brought to you by Mean Beard, Green Beard, Analog Pedals, and Franklin Straps!Same ole show new shit to talk!We discuss Carrie Underwood, Metallica, Fender, Telecaster Tremolos, and Shergold Guitars.Thank you all!See you next week.

    Episode116: In it for the Long Haul

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2023 124:29


    Brought to you by Mean Beard, Green Beard, Analog Pedals, and Franklin Straps.Same show new shit to talk!We talk about click bait headlines, Loog fender guitars, sunn amps, new Marshalls and more!Thank you!

    Air Conditioning Blues

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2023 18:35


    FULL EPISODE THIS THURSDSAYThe AC is out at the house! Its hot af but lucky for me things got fixed yesterday and we was almost back to normal by the evening so I cut a shorty. Thank you all so much for the download support. New here or just starting your journey with us all I can say is thank you.

    Solo Hang 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2023 23:50


    Just chilling and talking about Nuno Drama, Tom Delonge Strat confirmed, and one of the funner things in guitar I've seen. Also another comic book update. Thank you all!Brought to you by Mean beard, Green Beard, Franklin Straps, and Analog Pedals!

    Episode115: Try that on my Podcast.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2023 88:32


    This episode is brought to you by Franklin Straps, Mean Beard, Green Beard, and Analog Pedals.Same show new shit to talk!Tom Delong Strat, Warhead Amps, New Fender Thinlines and more!Join us on Instagram and Facebook!Thank you all!

    Episode: Solo hang

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2023 20:24


    This show is brought to you by Mean Beard, Green Beard, Analog Pedals, and Franklin Straps. Thank you!This is just a solo hang. Episode 115 will happen in the middle of the week. I give a Comic Book Update and talk about some of what's happening to me. Thank you all for listening!

    Episode114: Eating Crow.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2023 88:20


    This show is brought to you by Green Beard, Mean Beard, Analog Pedals, and Franklin Straps. Happy late Fourth of July everyone. Jim and I Bought Gibsons! Hence the title of the show. Not afraid to admit I was wrong or be defeated. Hope everyone is well. Same show new shit to talk!

    Episode113: Squier and Epiphone together?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2023 68:06


    This show is brought to you by Mean Beard, Green Beard, Franklin Straps, and Analog Pedals. GO GET YOU SOME!What a show. Hope yall enjoy. Epi and Squier Team up, Jim buys a Gibson, New TC releases, Mini EVH guitar for sale and more!Same show new shit to talk!Thank you all!!!Please rate and review. Hit us up on instagram TALK TO US! 

    Episode112: DDWS Still got the blues, Gary Freaking Moore!!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2023 26:32


    WE DO NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO THIS SONG OR ANY ENTITIES DISCUSSED WITHIN. THIS IS MERELY FOR EDUCATION AND TO KEEP THE MUSIC ALIVE.Brought to you by Mean Beard, Green Beard, Analog Pedals, and Franklin Straps.This Shallow end deep dive we take a listen to Gary Moore's "Still Got the Blues" and try to fathom the tone. With some other tidbits in there as well. I hope you can enjoy the insanity that is this mans guitar TONE!Thank you all!!!

    Episode111: Monkey guitars, PRS T style, Weekend hang.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2023 59:13


    This show is brought to you by Mean Beard, Green Beard, Franklin Straps, and Analog Pedals. This is just a weekend hang. I got a bad allergy attack earlier in the week hence my skeeter sounding ass!Sorry for that. Today we talk the new PRS T style and Myles Kennedy guitars. Also Bernie Marsden selling and then not selling the beast. Also we just ramble on and have some fun. So come hang and enjoy. Same old show new shit to talk.Thank you all!See you in the middle of the week. 

    Episode110: Tribute G.A.S.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2023 78:34


    This show is brought to you by Mean Beard, Green Beard, Analog Pedals, and Franklin Straps!Episode 110 is upon us. Kinda slow news wise but its still a good hang. Hope everyone has an awesome week. Same show new shit to talk.

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