The Guitar Hour Podcast

By David Beebee, Tom Quayle, Dan Smith & Jake Willson

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Episodes: 188

Richard
 Nov 14, 2019
Fascinating insights and discussions about guitar, music theory and harmony

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The Guitar Hour Podcast is a weekly, long-form discussion hosted by David Beebee, Tom Quayle, Dan Smith & Jake Willson. Together, and in conversation with today’s top players, they explore different approaches for improvising, theory, technique, practising, teaching and share the humorous ups and downs of being professional guitarists in the modern age.

Episode Date
187: Dull Men's Standards Club and Diminshed Bromance
Nov 04, 2024
186: RIP Guitar Techniques Magazine
Oct 25, 2024
185: Quayle Returns, We're Back to a 4 Piece, With a Side of Bants
Oct 20, 2024
184: Fender, Gibson Coming Back To NAMM, Paid Modeller Updates (Feat. John Cordy)
Oct 03, 2024
183: This Is Not Your Nan's Cortex
Sep 24, 2024
182: Born in the rut? Moulded by it? TGH tips for breaking out
Sep 11, 2024
181: Playing Under Pressure - Dr Who? Dr Jake Willson at the BBC Royal Albert Hall
Sep 04, 2024
180: Mad As It Sounds, Oasis Woke Us From Slumber
Sep 01, 2024
179: All Star Quiz 2024 (The Lost Episodes)
Aug 30, 2024
178: Guitar, Gear & Videotape: GearTube's Obsession With Integrity
Nov 15, 2023
177: Rolling Stone 250 Greatest Rant & Time Horse Podcast Pedal
Nov 07, 2023
176: Jake's Jeff Beck Gig & The Future of Modelling
Jul 27, 2023
175: Marshall Sold, Martin Miller Album & Retro Gear Nostalgia
Apr 08, 2023
174: THAT Nuno Solo & Our Final Boss Level Guitar Solos
Mar 30, 2023
173: Posture, Physical Health & Guitar Tekkers
Nov 14, 2022
172: Tom Quayle Ant Law Jake Willson Jazz Trio & Strymon BigSky Plug-in
Oct 27, 2022
171: Time Management For Mortal Guitarists
Oct 16, 2022
170: Jack Gardiner: Catch Ups, Live & Pentatonics Are For Boomers?! haha
Oct 06, 2022
169: Being A Guitar Chameleon & Swapping Stylistic Hats
Sep 25, 2022
168: The Boys Are Back In Town
Sep 09, 2022
167: Where Does Tone Come From? New Steve Vai Album
Feb 17, 2022
166: Vibrato, Tone Production & Ibanez AZES
Jan 06, 2022
165: String Things! Our strategies & preferences
Nov 23, 2021
164: Minimalist Practise Space, Head Space & Ear Hygiene
Nov 11, 2021
163: Nail the Neck - Note Names vs Intervals
Oct 30, 2021
162: Metric Modulation & Prog Groove Madness
Aug 06, 2021
161: Tosin Abasi - Selective Picking, Harmony & Shaping Prog
Jun 26, 2021
160: Filming Your Guitar Playing in 2021 & Planning Tuition Material
May 27, 2021
156: Wiring Guitars, Choosing a JTC Competition Winner
Apr 30, 2021
158: Tom Quayle's Right Hand Revelation
Apr 13, 2021
157: Jordan Rudess - Solo album, LTE3, the writing process & practising
Mar 27, 2021
156: Imposter Syndrome & Our Musical Identities
Mar 25, 2021
155: Getting the 'Perfect' Take & the Importance of Jamming
Mar 01, 2021
154: Surviving Social Media Burnout
Feb 20, 2021
153: Amp Modeler ‘Feel’ Fixed! No-NAMM special (w/John Cordy)
Jan 30, 2021
152: “Listen and transcribe”, Giant Steps Atrophy & Dan’s Diminished Bag
Jan 25, 2021
151: Visualising the Fretboard with Solo App & 2021 Plans
Jan 09, 2021
150: New Year Special - All Star Guitar Quiz 2
Jan 03, 2021
149: Steve Vai Interview - Reflections on the Creative Life
Dec 19, 2020
148: John Wheatcroft - Gypsy Jazz & Covid Recovery Livestreams
Dec 16, 2020
147: How To Get Started With Jazz & Changes Playing?
Dec 05, 2020
146: Giant Follow-up & Practise, Listener Email
Nov 28, 2020
145: Do You Really Need To Learn Giant Steps?
Nov 22, 2020
144: Acquiring Blues, Bebop Vocabulary & More Muscle Memory
Nov 14, 2020
143: Plini Interview - The Creative Journey
Nov 07, 2020
142: The Deep Theory & Technique of Time Feel (Milton Mermikides)
Oct 29, 2020
141: Guitar Heroes In 2020 & Our Personal Mt. Rockmore
Oct 22, 2020
140: Remembering Eddie Van Halen, Tom Quayle's New Youtube Lessons
Oct 12, 2020
139: Time Feel, Soloing On Dim 7th Chords, Ibanez Giveaway
Oct 01, 2020
138: Red Light Syndrome, Bending Technique & Pick Type
Sep 27, 2020
137: Defending 3 Note Per String? 4ths Tuning, Musical Identity (With Special Guest Ant Law)
Sep 10, 2020
136: Fretboard Navigation & Melodic Minor
Aug 27, 2020
135: John Petrucci Interview - New Solo Album, Practicing, Legato Styles & Tone Crafting
Aug 13, 2020
134: Ear Training Revisited - Getting Results
Jul 30, 2020
133 - Leon Todd, Fractal FM3 Finally Arrives & Amp Modelling Advice
Jul 23, 2020
132: Five Hour Daily Practice Experiment - Jake’s Results & Observations
Jul 16, 2020
131: Jack Gardiner Returns - Debut Album, YouTube, Balancing Original Music & Session Work
Jul 09, 2020
130: Nitro Relic'd Finishes, Tom's New Guitar & Jake's 5 Hour Practise Plan
Jul 02, 2020
129: Designing The Ideal Practice Schedule & Jake’s Challenge
Jun 25, 2020
128: Misha Mansoor Periphery - Creative Workflows & The Modern Music Industry
Jun 18, 2020
127: Aaron Marshall INTERVALS - The Future Of Live Music Post-Covid
Jun 13, 2020
126: Nick Johnston - Breaking New Ground & Escaping The Social Media Treadmill
Jun 01, 2020
125: Jonathan Kreisberg Returns - Learning Vocab, Live Albums, The Search For New & Beautiful
May 22, 2020
124: Wayne Krantz Returns - Composition, Pure Practise & Creativity
May 18, 2020
123: Playing Ruts & How We Deal With Them
Apr 30, 2020
122: Bonus - Chord Scale Theory With Quayle & Beebs
Apr 22, 2020
121: Modern Guitar Careers - Ross Campbell Interview
Apr 17, 2020
120: How To Build Modal Chords - Nerd Fights! (With Levi Clay)
Apr 03, 2020
119: Tim Miller Interview - Developing A Personal Style
Mar 26, 2020
118: Developing Confidence In Your Playing: Experience, Pressure & Mind Games
Mar 13, 2020
117: Getting Into The Gear Demo Industry With Guest Lee Wrathe
Mar 05, 2020
116: Picking Technique, String Gauge & Intonation Issues, Fractal Ships FM3
Feb 22, 2020
115: What's Holding Guitar Education Back?
Feb 15, 2020
114: Ibanez LA Custom Shop Tour, Steve Vai Press Gig & NAMM Wrap-up
Feb 06, 2020
113: Quayle & Beebee's Road Trip 2 - NAMM Bound
Jan 30, 2020
112: The Compositional Process & Jake Willson's 'A Piece Of The Action'
Jan 09, 2020
111: New Years Special All-Star Guitar Quiz Colab
Jan 03, 2020
110: Dave Brons - New Album, Composing & Celtic Guitar Playing
Dec 26, 2019
109: Turning Pro After College & Loneliness Of A Guitar Teacher
Dec 19, 2019
108: Ultimate Legato Practise & A Pathway To Jazz
Dec 13, 2019
107: 1hr A Day, What Should I Practise? + Other Q&A
Dec 05, 2019
106: Rabea Massaad Interview
Nov 28, 2019
105: Rhett Shull - Guitars, YouTube & Bourbon In The Age Of The Algorithm
Nov 21, 2019
104: Absorbing Licks & Starting A Guitar YouTube Channel In 2019
Nov 14, 2019
103: ShallowFakes - Mimed GuitarPro, Sped Up Videos & 'Improvised' Jams
Nov 07, 2019
102: Expanding Your Harmony Beyond The 7 Diatonic Chords (With Quayle, Beebee & Lots Of Whiskey)
Oct 31, 2019
101: Getting Paid Gigs & Comparing Successes
Oct 24, 2019
100: Controversial Grade Content - m7b9 Chords?! Say What?
Oct 18, 2019
99: Guitar Exam Grades & The Album In 2019
Oct 10, 2019
98: Lightbulb Moments & Personal Breakthroughs
Oct 03, 2019
97: The Great Tone Debate
Sep 26, 2019
96: Our Social Media Mishaps Plus Musical Gatekeeping
Sep 19, 2019
95: Practise Strategies - One Thing Intensively Or Many Things Moderately
Sep 12, 2019
94: Legato & Improvisation - Speed & Mental Processes (Patreon Launch)
Sep 05, 2019
93: When Is Modal Harmony Not Modal Harmony? (Email)
Aug 29, 2019
92: 3 Albums & 3 Players That Changed Our Lives
Aug 22, 2019
91: Rick Beato Interview - Ear Training, Million Subs, The Beato Book
Aug 15, 2019
90: Berklee Harmony - Interview With Joe Mulholland & Tom Hojnacki
Aug 08, 2019
89: Jack Gardiner Interview & Mental Health Revisited
Aug 01, 2019
88: Measuring Your Guitar Progress & The Edge Of Ability
Jul 25, 2019
87: Achieving Consistency In Your Playing (Tom Quayle & Jake Willson Onboard)
Jul 18, 2019
86: Tommy Emmerton - Book Of Mormon, Guildhall & Shredding 'Beat It’ For Quincy Jones
Jul 11, 2019
85: Podcast Authentic, Or Else!
Jul 04, 2019
84: Martin Miller Returns - On Audiation & Ear Training
Jun 27, 2019
83: Overcoming Practise Slumps & Guitar Setups
Jun 21, 2019
82: Beebs' Wife's Ears & Amp Modellers At Gig Volume
Jun 13, 2019
81: FBD Group Q and A w/ Jake Willson
Jun 07, 2019
80: Solfeggio & More Ear Discoveries (With Jake Willson)
May 30, 2019
79: Dan Gets Revenge & Tom Quayle On Ear Training
May 23, 2019
78: Ear Training Practise & Playing What Your Hear
May 16, 2019
77: Pro Touring Gigs w/ Bobby Harrison & Phil Short
May 09, 2019
76: Levi Clay Returns & More Vai Book Follow Up
May 02, 2019
75: Effective Practise - Motivating The Hard Stuff & Fractal Audio FM3
Apr 25, 2019
74: Conflicting Vaideologies And The Modes Revisited
Apr 18, 2019
73: YouTube Copyright Madness & Dep Sub Gig Culture
Apr 11, 2019
72: Inside Tracks w/ Andy Wood And Ben Eller On Junktown
Apr 04, 2019
71: Legato Nerd Road Trip (with Tom Quayle)
Mar 28, 2019
70: Role Of The Guitar Teacher In 2019 & Picking Technique Influencing Vocabulary (with Greg Stott)
Mar 21, 2019
69: Josh Smith Interview - Modern Blues Touring & New Pedalboard
Mar 14, 2019
68: Norwegian In Nashville Shredding A Strandberg - Keven Eknes
Mar 07, 2019
67: UK Jazz Conservatoire, Sky TV Guitar Star Competition, Cruise Ship Work (w/Gabriel Wareing)
Feb 28, 2019
66: Wayne Krantz Interview - An Improviser's OS update, 55 Bar Home, New Record and More - New York Part 2
Feb 21, 2019
65B: Tone Thrown, Fly Rigs, Performing On Unfamiliar Gear, Rudy's Clinic Follow Up
Feb 14, 2019
65: Time Feel, Subdivisions, Picking Technique, NAMM FU - New York Part 1 (w/Jake Willson)
Feb 07, 2019
64: Podcasting On A Plane - The Ultimate Air Guitar Hour, NAMM Diaries (w/Willson & Quayle)
Jan 25, 2019
63: Practising Habits, Pre-NAMM, New York Fibenare Clinic, Hamilton, Music Films (w/Jake Willson)
Jan 17, 2019
62: Seth Rosenbloom - New Album, Improvised And Sketched Out Soloing In Blues, Innovation And Tradition
Jan 10, 2019
61: A Brief History Of The Podcast, Looking Back At 2018, 2019 Guitar Resolutions
Jan 04, 2019
60: Christmas Special - Wayne Krantz Masterclass Video w/guest Neil Jones, Tom Qualye, Dave Brons
Dec 27, 2018
59: CST Article, Jazz Elitism, Methodology w/ Tom Quayle
Dec 20, 2018
58: Ant Law: Studying At Berklee, New Album, 4ths Tuning, Beat It Solo Horror Stories
Dec 13, 2018
57: Phil Short Interview: Guitar Idol, Guthrie Controversy, 'Lick Creep'
Dec 06, 2018
56: Hardcore Harmony Huge Follow Up, Line 6 HX Stomp & Dan’s Purple Helmet (w/Tom Quayle)
Nov 29, 2018
55: Jens Larsen - Harmonic Analysis & Chord Scale Theory (with Tom Quayle)
Nov 22, 2018
54: Ben Eunson Interview - New York Jazz Scene, New Album Crowdfunder, Modern vs Traditional Jazz Language
Nov 15, 2018
53: Mark Lettieri Interview - Solo Albums, Snarky Puppy, Instagram Fame, The Cracks Between Rock and Jazz
Nov 08, 2018
52: Mental Health and Guitar Identity, Beebee's Journey, Dan Boss Katana Convert
Nov 01, 2018
51: Crowdfunding Journey/Etiquette, CAGED Round Up, Dave Brons' 2nd Album, Jake Willson Phrasing Masterclass
Oct 25, 2018
50: Guitar Trade Shows, Beebs In China, Gear & Creativity
Oct 18, 2018
49: Martin Miller Interview, CAGED Epic Finale, Improvisation and Audiation
Oct 11, 2018
48: Levi Clay Interview - Epic CAGED Fretboard Visualisation Discussion
Oct 04, 2018
47: Time Management/Plate Spinning, Learning Tunes, CAGED System Ponderings, Ears, Teaching Ethic
Sep 27, 2018
46: What Makes An Artist? with Tom Quayle (Andy Wood Episode FU)
Sep 20, 2018
45: Legato Technique Troubles, Bigsby T-Type, Boss Katana 50, Deciding What To Practice?
Sep 13, 2018
44: Andy Wood Interview - Crafting A Musical Story And The Internet GuitCoin Arms Race
Sep 06, 2018
43: Fighting The Piano Player, Old vs New Vocab, Putting Music Theory In An Order?
Aug 30, 2018
42: Taking A Break From Playing? Practising Standards & Dan's Upside Down Rants 1 - Extra Minutes e22
Aug 23, 2018
41: Danny Short Interview - Education, Sight Reading, Typical Reading Gigs, Approaching Charts/Parts, Gear, Getting Work And Staying Working - Extra Minutes E21
Aug 16, 2018
40: Beebs NGD, Dan Does Dusty, Working For Free?, Passion To Pound Ratio, Stylistic Work Ethic - Extra Minutes e20
Aug 09, 2018
39: Michael Dolce Interview - The Voice, Work Ethic, Improvisation Psychology, Original Music + THE THUNDERBOOM! Extra Minutes E19
Aug 02, 2018
38: Core Minimal Skill Set - Jazz, Jamming, Session Work, Gigging (w/ Tom Quayle)
Jul 26, 2018
37: Fretboard Visualisation, Jens Larsen Interview (w/Tom Quayle) - Extra Minutes e17
Jul 19, 2018
36: Sam Bell Interview, WaterBear New Commercial Music Uni - Extra Minutes e17
Jul 12, 2018
35: Berklee Harmony, Coltrane's Lost Album, Imposter Syndrome, Q&A - e15
Jul 05, 2018
34: How We Record The Podcast and Create Online Guitar Content - Extra Minutes e14
Jun 28, 2018
33: Can You Be an 'Authentic' Guitarist in Many Styles? Setting Up Guitars (w/Jake Willson) - Extra Minutes e13
Jun 21, 2018
32: Tom Quayle European Tour, Core Minimal Skillset For Jazz & The Salieri Effect Part 1
Jun 14, 2018
31: Massive Modes Follow Up With Tom Quayle (Live Stream Episode)
Jun 07, 2018
30: Are Guitarists Less Musical Than Other Musos?
May 31, 2018
29: Blackmore on Satriani & Bruce Forman's List of 10 Tunes Follow Up
May 24, 2018
28: Gigs, Learning Jazz Standards & the Jam Session
May 17, 2018
27: Gibson Going Under? Nita Strauss Crowdfunding & Jake Willson on Composition
May 10, 2018
26: Flying With Guitars and Dave Brons' Guitar Institute Experience
May 03, 2018
25: Epic Modes Discussion and Amp Modelling FU
Apr 26, 2018
24: It's Like a Politically Incorrect Grandma - Amp Modellers, Guitar Education FU
Apr 19, 2018
23: The Ross and Rachael of guitar lovin' - Extra Minutes e04
Apr 12, 2018
22: It Snowballed into a 3-Way
Apr 05, 2018
21: Jazz Cabbage Hotel California - Extra Minutes e02
Mar 29, 2018
TGHP 20: It's like a Peter Andre biography - Extra Minutes e01
Mar 22, 2018
TGHP 19: Bonus Content - Gilad Hekselman Interview
Mar 23, 2017
TGHP 18: Desert Island Rigs & Image - s04e02
Mar 23, 2017
TGHP 17: Bonus Content - Allen Hinds Interview NAMM '17
Mar 16, 2017
TGHP 16: Time Management - s04e01
Mar 16, 2017
TGHP 15: Our Early Influences - s03e01
Sep 16, 2016
TGHP 14: That Pedal Show Interview with Daniel and Mick s02e06
Sep 08, 2016
TGHP 13: Week in the life of a guitar player - s02e05
Sep 07, 2016
TGHP 12: Practising Part 2 - s02e04
Sep 06, 2016
TGHP 11: (Special Content) Jonathan Kreisberg Interview - Part 2
Sep 05, 2016
TGHP 10: (Special Content) Jonathan Kreisberg Interview - Part 1
Sep 05, 2016
TGHP 9: Jonathan Kreisberg and Practising (Part 1) - s02e03
Sep 05, 2016
TGHP 8: Steve Vai Special - s02e02
Sep 05, 2016
TGHP 7: Staying healthy as a musician - s02e01
Sep 05, 2016
TGHP 6: Lots and Lots of Playing - s01e06
Apr 30, 2016
TGHP 5: Networking - s01e05
Apr 29, 2016
TGHP 4: Is Your Mobile Device Stifling Your Creativity - s01e04
Apr 21, 2016
TGHP 3: Kick starting your guitar career - s01e03
Apr 19, 2016
TGHP 2: Four Bad Guitar Habits to Avoid - s01e02
Apr 16, 2016
TGHP 1: The Thrill Is Gone? - s01e01
Apr 11, 2016