The Guitar Shop Podcast

Season 3: Episode 2."Para-abnormal Activity". Customer questions. Rickenbacker. Garrett makes a bone nut. Investables.

Season 3: Episode 1."18% Nickel-Silver". Fret leveling, when to neck-reset, honoring Jim Marshall. And viewer mail.

Season 2: Episode 8."Picking Alex's Brain". Lot's of viewer mail, and tips on buying used guitars.

Season 2: Episode 7."A Twizzle About Humbucklers". A whole lot of talk about pickups and tone. Plus viewer mail.

Season 2: Episode 6."DANGER, Will Robinson". The "DO NOTS" of the guitar world. Dan is back. Plus viewer mail.

Season 2: Episode 5."Save the Manatees". Basic guitar wiring. Project Esquire. Questions about strings. And APPS!?.

Season 2: Episode 4."If It Seems Too Good...". Recording a guitar amp with 2 mics. Cool old Gretsch. eBay tips. 2 Minutes with Garrett. Plus viewer mail.

Season 2: Episode 3."Triple-True Bypass". True bypass vs buffering. Compressors. Floyd Rose trems. 2 Minutes with Garrett. Plus viewer mail.

Season 2: Episode 2."Less Than $100". Dan Returns. Effect of economic trends. Conclusion of $100 challenge. Plus viewer mail.

Season 2: Episode 1."Aloe, Nickel, and Cobalt". Understanding acoustic guitar price diffences. Also, favorite pickups. Plus viewer mail.

Episode 12."They Talk Funny in Wisconsin". G ear A cquisition S yndrome. Retro guitars, unique looks and sounds. Ideal effects rig. Plus viewer mail.

Episode 11."The Blue Tiki". What's in the accessory grab bag. Deserted island Tiki Bar gig load-out. Plus viewer mail.

Episode 10."Patent This!". Gibson loses lawsuit with Guitar Hero, Rock Band, etc. N-Tune onboard digital tuner for guitar. Quick, cheap Boss DS-1 mod. Plus viewer mail.

Episode 9."Where's the Dan?". Humidity and your guitar. Keeley Looper. Danelectro Cool Cat effects. Plus viewer mail.

Episode 8."Favorite Things". The economy and guitar trends. Our personal favorite guitars and pedals. Plus viewer mail.

Episode 7."Myths and Misconceptions". 10 common mistakes made in taking care of guitars. Plus viewer mail.

Episode 6."Cable Guys". Are boutique guitar cables up to the hype, and worth the dough. Plus viewer mail.

Episode 5."Coffee and Sacred Objects". Off camera Wade, Dan, and Alex meet every week to discuss shop business over coffee and breakfast. This week they turned on the cameras and talked about Best Buy music stores, and the importance of three sacred objects in the world of electric guitars.

Episode 4."Guitar Shop 101". This episode is dedicated to the basics. For many of you this will be a walk in the park. But for most, even those who know a lot about guitars, there is always something new to be learned. Even in 101. Wade talks about the parts of an acoustic guitar, as well as the basics of pickup design. Alex does an acoustic restring and Dan jumps in for the proper cleanup on an electric.

Episode 3.Dan lays out effects on his homemade pedal board/Alex converts Class A/B Pro Reverb to Class A with Yellow Jackets/Wade talks about affordable investment-grade instruments/We all talk about essential tools

Episode 2.Dan builds an effects pedal board/Alex talks vacuum tubes/Wade gives tips on fixing your axe on the road/We all talk about Gibson;lawsuits and robots

Episode 1.Dan reviews the Boss DD-20/Alex shows stereo mic-ing for acoustic guitar/Wade checks out Guitarplayer.com/We all talk about Cheap Guitars at Walgreens, Target, etc.