Guitar Dads

By Matt and Dave

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Episodes: 241

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A podcast by guitar dads FOR guitar dads! This is a guitar podcast focused on all things related to guitar dadery - including our favorite guitar dad music, breaking music news, and music-related gear. It's not just a gear podcast and it's not just a music podcast!

Episode Date
No YouTube for Old Men
Apr 28, 2026
Why are artists playing THESE?!
Apr 14, 2026
The Guitar that DIDN'T get away
Mar 31, 2026
Playing with Conviction — with Ricky from Roma Devices
Mar 17, 2026
Dreaming On with Ryan Kiefer of Blacktop Mojo
Mar 10, 2026
Gibson Is Out Of Touch, JHS Is Not.
Mar 03, 2026
Hot Takes, Dumb Opinions, Zero Apologies
Feb 25, 2026
Pedal “Nirvana” with Supercool Pedals and Summer School Electronics
Feb 10, 2026
NAMM 2026: Mini Modelers, Machine Learning, more GAS!
Jan 30, 2026
Fender's new CEO is Amped Up | You STILL Don’t Know $h!t About Pedals
Jan 13, 2026
2026: The Year We Finally Stop Buying Gear (and other lies we tell ourselves!)
Jan 06, 2026
The 2025 Daddys Awards
Dec 18, 2025
When bands destroy legacy | Return of Quiz Eye Pedal Trivia!
Dec 09, 2025
Jack White Proves EVERYONE Wrong | Helix: The Stadium Tour
Dec 02, 2025
You don’t know $h!t about your pedals!
Nov 11, 2025
Epiphone makes a Bonehead move | Gear to get or forget?
Nov 04, 2025
Brown-Panel Amps, A $2.7M Guitar, and the Battle for Rock's Soul
Oct 28, 2025
Gibson Goes Back In Time | Fender Flops
Oct 23, 2025
Leo's Last Stand: G&L shut down / Boss redeems itself with the XS pedals
Oct 08, 2025
Cover Band Confidential Podcast Collab!
Oct 03, 2025
Ticketmaster turns a blind eye to scalpers; That 70s Les Paul
Sep 23, 2025
PRS/Gretsch: Bargain Hunter or Budget Buster? | A Reverb Relaunch
Sep 16, 2025
Boss Unplugs its Reputation with the PX-1
Sep 09, 2025
You’re doing it wrong live | Gibson in “trouble” again.
Aug 26, 2025
Ultra Luxe or just Ultra Expensive? Definitely maybe a great new Gibson
Aug 19, 2025
Modelers are cheat codes | Stop filming shows
Aug 12, 2025
Is innovation in guitar music just a relic of the past?
Aug 05, 2025
Guitar Heroes or Algorithm Zeros? What's the future of guitar content? | The Prince has gone dark.
Jul 29, 2025
Throwback: "Danish Pete" Honore
Jul 15, 2025
Controversial Contours: PRS' new bulging shred machine
Jul 01, 2025
Custom or Cookie-cutter? Why your dream guitar doesn't exist
Jun 24, 2025
Stadium-Level Tone: The new Helix and an Acoustic Les Paul
Jun 17, 2025
Distilling musical wisdom with the Bourbon Sons
Jun 10, 2025
The Instagram Guitarist Illusion; JHS comes "clean"
May 27, 2025
Strings of Regret: Your DEEPEST guitar confessions
May 20, 2025
The BEST dumble or NOTAGOODPEDAL?
May 13, 2025
Are relic'd guitars OLD news? | 200th Episode giveaway!
May 06, 2025
Pedal Release! Springing into action with Mark and Steve from Summer School Electronics
Apr 29, 2025
Eddie Wang's unique approach to amplification
Apr 22, 2025
Getting crazy with Mikko and Jussa from Mad Professor Amplification
Apr 15, 2025
The Ultimate Vintage Marshall Collection with Peter Margolis and Brian Ranks
Apr 08, 2025
Jamie Muir of Super Cool Pedals tell us the thing we "THNEED"
Apr 01, 2025
Scott Holiday of Rival Sons
Mar 25, 2025
The Myth of Vintage Gear
Mar 18, 2025
Guitar companies don't listen to you
Mar 11, 2025
Balancing the independent artist life with Taylor Hughes
Mar 04, 2025
Crafting unique guitar shapes with Jonathan Fellows from Fellows Guitars
Feb 25, 2025
Powerful and innovative solutions with Mark Bradley of Earthboard Pedalboards
Feb 18, 2025
Interview: Riffs and emotions | Guitarist/songwriter Jax Hollow
Feb 11, 2025
The Best and Worst of NAMM 2025
Feb 04, 2025
You are NOT the best player! | NAMM Preview!
Jan 21, 2025
New Gear Resolutions with Mark Turley from Summer School Electronics
Jan 07, 2025
The 2024 Daddys! Gear, shows and records of the year!
Dec 23, 2024
Did guitar social media kill the guitar hero?
Dec 17, 2024
The used gear market: hell on Earth | Pedal makers are ripping THEMSELVES off
Dec 10, 2024
Uncomplicating Pedals with Alex from Coppersound
Nov 26, 2024
Guitars that nobody plays! And has Martin gone too far?
Nov 19, 2024
The BEST guitar colors | Are made in Japan guitars BETTER?
Nov 12, 2024
Amp modelers need to be better! | Ticketmaster gains fans?
Nov 05, 2024
Guitar Innovation is dying | UA and JHS do it again!
Oct 29, 2024
Fender Bender: Does the company need saving? | A legendary guitar comes home!
Oct 22, 2024
Are the BEST guitars still made in the USA? The Best Bands since 2000
Oct 08, 2024
Are Pedals Holding You Back? UA does Dumble!
Oct 01, 2024
The Fuzz Lord | Jack White lets us down? | The Nanocortex misses…kinda.
Sep 17, 2024
Is your neck too fat? Gibson copies PRS or PRS copies Gibson?
Sep 10, 2024
The Oasis sound on a budget; Epiphone goes psychedelic; Pickups from hell!
Sep 10, 2024
Do you KNOW your guitars? Oasis looks back in anger
Sep 03, 2024
Are you gonna shred my way? UA channels EVH
Aug 27, 2024
Pedal Addiction is “Driving” You Insane | Walrus Saves Modelers
Aug 20, 2024
The guitar you didn't know you needed | Out of G.A.S?
Aug 13, 2024
Is Germanium really that special? Aerosmith the GOAT!
Aug 06, 2024
The Art of the Pedal Release with Mark Turley of Summer School Electronics
Jul 30, 2024
Zach Broyles of Mythos Pedals - The man, the MYTH, the legend.
Jul 23, 2024
The world needs another Fender Tone Master? The best guitar straps you can get!
Jul 09, 2024
Is AI really destroying music? Marshall keeps its promise
Jul 02, 2024
The BEST guitars we've ever played and Paul Reed Smith is finally quiet!
Jun 25, 2024
Have we got a SPECIAL for you!
Jun 18, 2024
This is WORTH all the hype!
Jun 11, 2024
Can Marshall save itself?
Jun 04, 2024
Breadboarding Sexy Circuits with Alex Guaraldi of Coppersound Pedals
May 28, 2024
Guitar Adventures with Phillip Carter of the 40 Watt Podcast
May 21, 2024
The Ultimate Guitar Dad Rig
May 06, 2024
Is guitar YouTube getting old? Tonex changes the game again!
Apr 29, 2024
We've waited DeLonge-est time for this guitar! | Dave can’t choose an amp!
Apr 21, 2024
How to chase the tone in your head
Apr 15, 2024
Epiphone does it again with Custom Shop? | Lip syncing legends: is this ok?
Apr 07, 2024
Interview: Guitarist/Singer/Songwriter Ash Taylor
Mar 31, 2024
Interview: Jake Young from Man the Helm Podcast
Mar 25, 2024
The new Epiphone DG335 full review and a Slash Blues Album!
Mar 18, 2024
Interview: Richard Oliver of Wampler Pedals and the Chasing Tone Podcast
Mar 11, 2024
Has Gibson abandoned younger players?
Mar 04, 2024
Guitars aren’t worth it anymore?!
Feb 26, 2024
Pointless Pedalboards and the Guitar that won the Super Bowl
Feb 19, 2024
Red Wine and White Lies, with Nashville Singer/Songwriter Krystal King
Feb 12, 2024
NAMM 2024 highlights, is it back to stay?
Feb 05, 2024
Epiphone does the impossible, AI in recording, and NAMM!
Jan 29, 2024
Interview: blues/rock artist Troy Redfern
Jan 22, 2024
The Future of Gibson; MGK is on the Razor's Edge
Jan 15, 2024
Interview: Mark Turley of Summer School Electronics
Jan 08, 2024
It’s the 2023 Daddys! Year-end award show! Gear, music and more!
Dec 17, 2023
Single Pickup Guitars and the Phantom Menace
Dec 10, 2023
Interview with Singer/Songwriter Taylor Hughes
Dec 04, 2023
ACDC and Rush Tours; Satriani can't play Van Halen? Epiphone Greeny an “Epiphoney”?
Nov 27, 2023
Special Limited Edition Pedal Giveaway Announcement!!
Nov 22, 2023
Interview: Joe Branton of the Guitar Nerds Podcast
Nov 20, 2023
Slash leaves Marshall for Magnatone, who cares?
Nov 12, 2023
Grunge festival dreaming and the Best 40-50 Watt Amps
Nov 06, 2023
A 90's rock revival and a Guitar Dads dream show - Greg Koch!
Oct 29, 2023
Did Rolling Stone get it wrong? Who cares!
Oct 22, 2023
Fender Tone Master Pro; Failed Guitar Innovations: why are guitarists so hard to please?
Oct 16, 2023
Interview: Hank Donovan of Rattlesnake Cables; How long is too long?
Oct 09, 2023
Are Partscasters worth your time and money?
Oct 02, 2023
Is the day of the guitar store over? Publishing rights are a bad investment?
Sep 25, 2023
Warner signs AI artist: beginning of the end? Eagles still in the fast lane?
Sep 17, 2023
Do music genres really exist? Is Yacht rock a thing?
Sep 11, 2023
Backing tracks: are bands cheating; Leave Victory amps alone!
Sep 05, 2023
Interview: Doug Kauer of Kauer Guitars
Aug 28, 2023
Interview: Alex Guaraldi of Coppersound Pedals
Aug 21, 2023
124: Modeling the future with Phillip Carter from the 40 Watt Podcast
Aug 14, 2023
123: Interview: Pete Honore “Danish Pete”!
Jul 31, 2023
122: The Summer of 99 and is upgrading cheap gear worth it?
Jul 24, 2023
121: Are streaming and social media killing the album? And, where Floyds don’t belong?!
Jul 16, 2023
120: Is Fender more iconic than Gibson? Univibe madness!
Jul 09, 2023
119: Do classic rock bands need to release new music?; Guitar Dads Gearfest!
Jul 02, 2023
117: Interview with True North Pedals founder Sheldon Ens
Jun 26, 2023
116: Will AI destroy music?
Jun 19, 2023
115: Dave Grohl Goldie and the Ghost Tele
Jun 12, 2023
114: Interview: Walrus Audio's President, Colt Westbrook
Jun 05, 2023
113: Your amp is a Wonderland (Overdrive)
May 30, 2023
112: Lee Anderton joins the Guitar Dads!
May 22, 2023
111: Are cheap pedals a waste of time?
May 15, 2023
110: They’re lying to you; and Dave’s new Reverend!
May 08, 2023
109: Are we EpiPHONIES? Snobbery in the gear world
May 01, 2023
108: How many re-creations do we need?! ? And the ULTIMATE guitar show!
Apr 23, 2023
107: Will Matt ditch Mesa for EVH? And the Lizard Queen!
Apr 16, 2023
106: Motley Feud; Is NAMM dying?
Apr 10, 2023
105: London calling Matt; Marshall is doomed!
Apr 02, 2023
104: Is JHS Joshin' us? Nueral DSP does it again
Mar 20, 2023
103: Is ticket demand dwindling? Mesa's new kitchen sink
Mar 12, 2023
102: Is Marshall out of touch? Cory Wong: Funk Guitar God
Mar 06, 2023
101: Interview: Honey Picks (what's in your pick?)
Feb 26, 2023
100: Live stream celebration with YOU (featuring the 40 Watt Podcast)
Feb 20, 2023
99: Do pedals REALLY matter? The Grammys suck again
Feb 13, 2023
98: Interview: The Commoners from Toronto, Canada
Jan 29, 2023
97: Do YouTubers deserve a guitar company? Clickbait confessions!
Jan 23, 2023
96: Are cheap guitar cabs better? Who is gaming the streaming system?
Jan 16, 2023
95: Where does TONE come from? What New Gear are you NOT excited about?
Jan 09, 2023
Episode 94: The 2022 Daddys! Annual award show celebration!
Jan 02, 2023
Episode 93: Dave Onorato Part 2: Zac Brown and the Siamese Dream
Dec 26, 2022
Episode 92: Dave Onorato - Working with the Smashing Pumpkins, playing with Zac Brown, and all things gear! Interview Part 1
Dec 19, 2022
Episode 91: How to sound like David Gilmour with Bob D of Eclipse Chicago!
Dec 05, 2022
Episode 90: More artists quitting socials?! BAD Black Friday Deals
Nov 28, 2022
Episode 89: Can Taylor Swift take on Ticketmaster and win?
Nov 20, 2022
Episode 88: Do big artists take advantage of loyal fans?
Nov 14, 2022
Episode 87: Are pedal demos lying to you?
Nov 06, 2022
Episode 86: The Future of Fender and U2's rock n roll dreams
Oct 30, 2022
Episode 85: Bands that DON'T belong in Rock n Roll Hall of Fame
Oct 23, 2022
Episode 84: Lead Guitarist/Songwriter Dallas Dwight of the LA Maybe
Oct 17, 2022
Episode 83: Welcome to the Podcast Jungle: Brando from the Appetite for Distortion Podcast
Oct 10, 2022
Episode 82: Blake Wyland of the Tone Mob and Chasing Tone Podcasts
Oct 03, 2022
Episode 81: Adam Levine is WRONG; Whatever happened to Collective Soul?
Sep 25, 2022
Episode 80: Singer/songwriter and country artist Taylor Hughes talks the Nashville songwriting scene
Sep 19, 2022
Episode 79: Aerosmith at Fenway; Should more bands Stream On?
Sep 11, 2022
Episode 78: Who REALLY gets the merch profits? Spotify will pay more to artists!
Sep 05, 2022
Episode 77: Are rock bands tricking us? What bands DON’T want you to know!
Aug 30, 2022
Episode 76: Is new music dying? Does the world need another tubescreamer?
Aug 21, 2022
Episode 75: Cover Band Confidential; Boston's music scene heyday - an interview with Boston’s Rage!
Aug 14, 2022
Episode 74: Pedal Board Pitfalls: Does your pedalboard suck? We can fix it!
Aug 07, 2022
Episode 73: Halestorm, Pretty Reckless, The Warning: the show, the gear, and why you shouldn’t miss out!
Jul 31, 2022
Episode 72: Corey Congilio: Working Class Guitar - Interview
Jul 24, 2022
Episode 71: “Stranger Things”: New and Old Music Fans Clash!
Jul 17, 2022
Episode 70: The best guitar lesson in the world?; Should you stop streaming?
Jul 10, 2022
Episode 69: Cover band confessions: the dark secrets; Is the Wampler Metaverse really meta?
Jul 04, 2022
Episode 68: Whatever happened to Vertical Horizon? Tommy Lee is busted!
Jun 26, 2022
Episode 67: Prognostic Pedals: Fuzzin with the devil and interview with the creator!
Jun 19, 2022
Episode 66: Stop streaming?! How to ACTUALLY support artists!
Jun 13, 2022
Episode 65: Is NAMM dead? Who’s stomping on Eddie Van Halen’s grave?!
Jun 05, 2022
Episode 64: Who’s ripping you off at the box office?; Hendrix's memorialized "member"
May 31, 2022
Episode 63: NYC guitar scene: a letdown?; Clapton tours again!
May 22, 2022
Episode 62: Bands are lying to you; Halestorm’s new record: does it make the grade?
May 16, 2022
Episode 61: The future of rock: Is it doomed? Has Mick Jagger lost his mind?
May 09, 2022
Episode 60: Can Bush still bring it? Matt lands at one crazy blues jam?
May 02, 2022
Episode 59: Is it time for Jon Bon Jovi to “say goodbye”?
Apr 25, 2022
Episode 58: Spotify's new way to screw artists; Philip Carter from the 40 Watt Podcast
Apr 18, 2022
Episode 57: What you THOUGHT you knew about the Grammys! Should the Chili Peppers get a new singer?
Apr 10, 2022
Episode 56: Taylor Hawkins tribute; Is Wolfgang Van Halen as good as his dad? More bands to watch!
Apr 03, 2022
Episode 55: Ryan Burke of 60 Cycle Hum joins us!; What's the BEST affordable gear?
Mar 27, 2022
Episode 54: Henry James, Lead Guitarist of Robert Jon and the Wreck: The Interview
Mar 21, 2022
Episode 53: Is Slash good anymore? Live show review and new gear!
Mar 13, 2022
Episode 52: What ever happened to Third Eye Blind? Are amp heads better than combos?
Mar 07, 2022
Episode 51: Saving local live music
Feb 28, 2022
Episode 50: Did Slash disappoint?! New album review may surprise…
Feb 20, 2022
Episode 49: A Rock ‘n Roll band of all doctors! With Dr. Shira Doron; Are rock Super Bowl Halftime shows dead?
Feb 13, 2022
Episode 48: Andy "The Guitar Geek" Ferris joins us!; Rock Hall nominees
Feb 07, 2022
Episode 47: Is Neil Young old news? Is a PRS better than a Les Paul?
Jan 30, 2022
Episode 46: Is Cheap Trick tricking us? Women of Rock!
Jan 23, 2022
Episode 45: Bands to watch in 2022 and New Year Gear!
Jan 17, 2022
Episode 44: Facebook Marketplace: a bastion of bad and overpriced gear! Special Guest John Brunette!
Jan 09, 2022
Episode 43: The Daddys! (2021 Guitar Dad Awards)
Dec 19, 2021
Episode 42: Allman Family Revival concert review; David Lee Roth at it again!
Dec 12, 2021
Episode 41: Motley Crue sells out; Does practice really make perfect?
Dec 06, 2021
Episode 40: Black Friday gear deals are a scam! Rock hall induction review - is it worth a watch?
Nov 28, 2021
Episode 39: Are record labels dead?
Nov 22, 2021
Episode 38: Travis Scott tragedy: who's to blame? Low volume practice options
Nov 14, 2021
Episode 37: Joe Bonamassa's latest album a flop? And the ballad of John Mayer reviewed!
Nov 07, 2021
Episode 36: Led Zeppelin on TikTok? Rival Sons concert review and guitar rundown!
Oct 31, 2021
Episode 35: Whatever happened to Fuel and Live? The Guitar Pedal Shoppe
Oct 24, 2021
Guitar Dads Episode 34: Stones a blues cover band? A $930K Les Paul?
Oct 17, 2021
Guitar Dads Episode 33: Van Halen news, 38 Special concert, and Dave gets PRS-curious!
Oct 11, 2021
Guitar Dads Episode 32: Is Guns N Roses doomed? 1981 Inventions DRV
Oct 04, 2021
Guitar Dads Episode 31: Black Crowes Concert Review and Nashville trip stories
Sep 26, 2021
Guitar Dads Episode 30: The Black Crowes and Dirty Honey!
Sep 16, 2021
Guitar Dads Episode 29: What is John Mayer using on stage?! Jerry Cantrell custom Les Paul
Sep 05, 2021
Guitar Dads Episode 28: Blackberry Smoke concert review and the J Rockett Archer pedal!
Aug 31, 2021
Guitar Dads Episode 27: Roland and Fender get busted for price fixing?
Aug 23, 2021
Guitar Dads Episode 26: New GNR music…is it even good? Will Gibson's label be a bust?
Aug 17, 2021
Guitar Dads Episode 25: Summer NAMM 2021: The Guitar Dads favorite new gear!
Aug 09, 2021
Guitar Dads Episode 24: A guitar dad in a Pink Floyd tribute band: Matt's brother!
Aug 01, 2021
Guitar Dads Episode 23: Post-lockdown gigs and John Mayer's new album
Jul 26, 2021
Guitar Dads Episode 22: Squier paranormal series: Is it spooky or offset?
Jul 19, 2021
Guitar Dads Episode 21: Behind the Music is back? Cheap cab simulator pedal!
Jul 11, 2021
Guitar Dads Episode 20: Are you tubers lying about cheap guitars?
Jul 07, 2021
Guitar Dads Episode 19: Is Journey now a tribute band? Joe Bonamassa's "Bludgeon"
Jun 28, 2021
Guitar Dads Episode 18: Another brick in the facebook? Bibsy pedal: is it a Bigsby Deal?
Jun 21, 2021
Guitar Dads Episode 17: Is John Mayer good? More squires!
Jun 14, 2021
Guitar Dads Episode 16: Are bands dying? Pink Floyd Feud!
Jun 07, 2021
Guitar Dads Episode 15: A mosh pit experiment? The 30 day guitar challenge!
May 30, 2021
Guitar Dads Episode 14 Summer Concerts are BACK and Kurt Cobain's hair?
May 23, 2021
Guitar Dads Episode 13: Does the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Matter? The pedal movie!
May 16, 2021
Guitar Dads Episode 12 - Rock bands to watch in 2021
May 10, 2021
Guitar Dads Episode 11: Are concert tickets too expensive?
May 02, 2021
Guitar Dads Episode 10: Are Spotify and You Tube killing the music and gear industries?
Apr 25, 2021
Guitar Dads Episode 9 - Music Movies and Preamps
Apr 19, 2021
Guitar Dads Episode 8
Apr 11, 2021
Guitar Dads Episode 7
Apr 06, 2021
Guitar Dads Episode 6
Mar 29, 2021
Guitar Dads Episode 5
Mar 19, 2021
Guitar Dads Episode 4
Feb 21, 2021
Guitar Dads Episode 3
Feb 17, 2021
Guitar Dads Episode 2
Jan 30, 2021
Guitar Dads Episode 1
Jan 24, 2021