Ask Zac
By Zac Childs
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Description
Zac Childs is a music insider and historian. He is the host of the acclaimed Truetone Lounge interview series and contributed to Vintage Guitar Magazine for 15 years via his Ask Zac column, and numerous featured articles, product reviews, and cover stories. On his ASK ZAC channel, Zac takes a look at players and gear and also answers guitar-related questions in ways that were never possible via print.
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A Conversation With Joe Glaser & Steve Wariner
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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Baffled? How To Baffle Your Amp & Not get Fired
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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Albert Lee Talks Emmylou Harris & Her Luxury Liner Album
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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1950 Broadcaster VS 1953 Telecaster - A Comparison by Nacho Banos
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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The Story Of The 1970s Buck Owens American Guitar by Harmony
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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A Telecaster Fanatic Looks at the PRS NF-53
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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Leo Fender and the Birth of the G&L Broadcaster/ASAT
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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Top Loader Telecaster History & Comparison with String-Thru
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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John Leventhal Talks First Solo Album, Rumble Strip
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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My Direct + Amp Pedalboard Built By XTS
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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Eldon Shamblin & His Gold 1954 Stratocaster
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Dec 26, 2023 |
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Danocaster Talks Telecaster Tone
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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Duke Levine Talks Touring with Bonnie Raitt & the Eternal Tone Hunt
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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My Pedalboard Gets The Xact Tone Solutions Makeover
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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The Inspired Story of the Voodoo Lab Sparkle Drive
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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How Did My Stratocaster End Up Playing "Wicked Game" With Chris Isaak?
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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Stratocaster Pioneers Of The 1950s
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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To Float, Or Not To Float, Strats The Question
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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Las Vegas Street Talk
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Oct 22, 2023 |
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Influential Albums - Guitars Cadillacs Etc, Etc. - Dwight Yoakam & Pete Anderson
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Oct 21, 2023 |
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Adam Levy - Jazz Guitarist & Sideman to the Stars
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Oct 20, 2023 |
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Influential Albums - Luxury Liner Emmylou Harris
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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G-Bender History and the Major Players (Jimmy Olander, Jeff King & Brad Paisley)
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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Diamond Rio Talk New Members & New Music In 2023
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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The Dangers of Buying Celebrity-Owned Instruments
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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I Played & Spoke at a Chet Atkins Event - Here's What Happened
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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Jeff King - Juggling the Studio & The Road
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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A Walk Through My Telecaster Collection - 6 Telecasters & Counting - Ask Zac 167
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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What I Take To The Gig - Ask Zac 166
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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Repairs & Restoration on my 1967 Bigsby Telecaster - Ask Zac 165
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Sep 30, 2023 |
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Solving Noise Issues When Using 2 Amps - Ask Zac 164
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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Fender’s Switch from Nitrocellulose Lacquer to Polyurethane in 1968 – Ask Zac 163
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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Rick Holmstrom, Broadcaster Blend Wiring, & My Birthday Trip to New Orleans - Ask Zac 162
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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I Was Given A 1967 Bigsby Fender Telecaster - Ask Zac 162
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Sep 24, 2023 |
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Western Swing Soloing Hacks - Ask Zac 161
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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I Have Arthritis, But I Ain't Quittin' - Ask Zac 160
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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Zac’s Hacks - How to Compensate Your Vintage Tele Saddles - Ask Zac 159
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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The Fabulous Headstrong Lil' King Amp - Ask Zac 158
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Sep 16, 2023 |
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Wiring the Tone Pot only to the Telecaster Bridge Pickup - Ask Zac 157
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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Merle Travis - Musical Giant & Architect of the Solid Body Guitar - Ask Zac 156
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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Meet Chris Stapleton's Guitarist - Mike Eli LoPinto - Ask Zac 155
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Sep 10, 2023 |
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Chris Scruggs - Nashville Music Royalty & Torchbearer - Ask Zac 154
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Sep 08, 2023 |
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Volume Pedals - The History, The Influential Players, and What To Look For When Buying - Ask Zac 153
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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WAH, TELE, & STRING TALK with JD SIMO - Ask Zac 152 @JDSimoMusic
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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Finding the Perfect Wah - Ask Zac 151
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Sep 02, 2023 |
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Gig Stories From Las Vegas - Ask Zac 150 @austinskinner
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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3 Keys to Success in Music - Ask Zac - 147
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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The Bob Warford & Clarence White Telecaster - The Second B-Bender Tele - Ask Zac 146
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Aug 26, 2023 |
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Luke McQueary - Don Kelley’s Last Hero - Ask Zac 145
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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The Story of James Burton's 1969 Paisley Telecaster - Ask Zac 144
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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James Burton's 1952 Tele - The Beginning of the Telecaster Craze - Ask Zac 143
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Aug 20, 2023 |
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The Best $200 Guitar Amp - The Peavey Special 130 - Ask Zac 142
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum - A Nashville Must- Ask Zac 141
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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Bernie Leadon - Eagle on a B-Bender - Ask Zac 140
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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Redd Volkaert - The Telewacker - Ask Zac Player Spotlight - 139
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Aug 12, 2023 |
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My Tribute to the Desert Rose Band - Ask Zac 138
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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The History of the Telecaster Thinline - Ask Zac 137
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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How Leo Fender's Telecaster Bridge Cover Became An Ashtray - Ask Zac 136
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Aug 06, 2023 |
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The Fender JBL Sound - The True Story of the Premier American Guitar Speaker - Ask Zac 135
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Aug 04, 2023 |
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How To Easily Locate A Rattling Tube - Ask Zac 134
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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Don Kelley - Nashville's Greatest Bandleader & Trainer to the Telecaster Titans - Ask Zac 133
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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Swapping Tele Neck Pickups, Setting Pickup Height & Solder Tips - Ask Zac 132
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Jul 30, 2023 |
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Fred Carter Jr - Session Man, Mentor to Robbie Robertson, First Telecaster Man in Nashville - AZ 131
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Jul 29, 2023 |
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Why Vintage Telecaster Pickups Die - Ask Zac 130
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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A Tour of the Ron Ellis Pickup Workshop - Ask Zac 129
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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Steve Gibson - The Consummate Nashville Guitar Chameleon - Ask Zac 128
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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Why I Bought A Brown Box To Protect My Vintage Tube Amps - Ask Zac 127
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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The Elvis Movie Guitarist - JD Simo - Ask Zac 126
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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The Incomparable Guitar of Andrew Gold - Ask Zac 125
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Jul 23, 2023 |
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The Guitars Of Dolly Parton's "Jolene." Featuring Chip Young & Wayne Moss - Ask Zac - 124
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Jul 22, 2023 |
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The Evolution of my Danocaster, Kubicki, Glaser Franken-Tele - Ask Zac 123
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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A Tribute to My Musical Mentor - Pat Grogan - Ask Zac 122
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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Legends of Country Guitar - Two Essential Albums - Ask Zac 121
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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Junior Barnard - Electric Guitar Pioneer - Ask Zac 120
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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Stories about my 30-year gigging companion - My Trusty 1981 Martin HD-28 - Ask Zac 119
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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Branding Your Guitar - Ask Zac 118
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Jul 16, 2023 |
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The Memphis Guitarist that Influenced Reggie Young, Steve Cropper, and Chips Moman. Ask Zac 117
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Jul 15, 2023 |
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My 37-Year Journey To Find The Right Pick - Ask Zac 115
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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How to play the Ask Zac Theme, and the story behind it - Ask Zac 114
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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Pops Staples - Preaching the Tremolo Gospel - Ask Zac 113
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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Baxendale Guitar & Mandocello Conversions - Ask Zac 112
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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LEGO Meets Fender - My Obsessions Colliding - Ask Zac 111
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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Zac's Hacks - How To Best String Your Vintage Style Telecaster - Ask Zac 110
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Jul 09, 2023 |
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Danelectro Baritone - VS - Fender Squier Bass VI - Which is best for you? - Ask Zac 109
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Jul 08, 2023 |
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The Importance of Amp Placement - Ask Zac 108
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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Duane Allman - The Telecaster & Fuzz Years - Ask Zac 107
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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My New Years Gig Story - Ask Zac 106
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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TOP 5 Episodes of 2021 - Ask Zac 105
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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A Vintage Amp Snob Goes Direct - Ask Zac 104
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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Robbie Robertson - Tele-Man of The Band - Ask Zac 103
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Jul 02, 2023 |
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How Small Amps Got Big - Ask Zac 102
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Jul 01, 2023 |
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Hot-Rodding The Brown Princeton - Ask Zac 101
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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'62 Princeton Amp - Chris Stapleton Edition - Ask Zac 100
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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Al Anderson - NRBQ's Big Man of the Telecaster - Ask Zac 99
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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The 1959 Fender Super Amp - Top Of The Heap Of The Mid-Sized Tweeds - Ask Zac 98
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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Giggin' On Tulsa Time - Ask Zac 97
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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The History of Jerry Jones Guitars - Ask Zac 95
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Jun 25, 2023 |
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How To Prepare For A Gig - Ask Zac 94
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Jun 24, 2023 |
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Jimmy Bryant - The First Hero Of The Telecaster - Ask Zac 93
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Jun 23, 2023 |
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How & Why I started my Guitar Related "Ask Zac" Channel using 2 iPhones and a lapel mic - Ask Zac 92
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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Q & A - Princetons, Tele Body Thickness, and Guthrie Trapp's influence - Ask Zac 91
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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1960 Deluxe VS 1959 Harvard - A Fender Tweed Comparison - Ask Zac 90
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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How Grady Martin's 1961 Fuzz Solo birthed Keith Richard's "Satisfaction" in 1965 - Ask Zac 89
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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1957 VS 1967 Vintage Telecaster Comparison - Ask Zac 88 - Leo Fender VS CBS Fender
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Jun 18, 2023 |
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Learning To Love Fuzz & Electric Guitar Capo Tips - Ask Zac 87
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Jun 17, 2023 |
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7 things I stole from John Leventhal - Ask Zac 86
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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Gigging in Downtown Nashville - Ask Zac 85
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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10 Legendary Telecaster Licks - Ask Zac 84
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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An Ask Zac B-Bender Lesson - AZ 83
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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FRANK RECKARD of Emmylou's Hot Band - Ask Zac 82
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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Joe Glaser installs a B-Bender in my Paisley Tele - Ask Zac 81
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Jun 11, 2023 |
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Glaser's New Convertible B/G-Bender and Updated Nashville 3-pickup wiring - Ask Zac 80
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Jun 10, 2023 |
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Fender VS Vox - Ask Zac 79
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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Fender '68 Custom Vibro Champ Reverb - Ask Zac 78
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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Fred Newell, Nashville Now, and the TNN Telecaster - Ask Zac 77
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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My Tales from the 2010 Nashville Flood - Ask Zac 76
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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The Influence of John Jorgenson - Ask Zac 75
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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Glaser Bender Guitars, the first Super-Telecasters and the birth of the Nashville Tele - Ask Zac 74
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Jun 04, 2023 |
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Roy Buchanan - Tele Sorcerer - Ask Zac 73
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Jun 03, 2023 |
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Roy Nichols - No Stranger to a Tele - Ask Zac 72
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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Buck Owens & Don Rich - Telecaster Troubadours - Ask Zac 71
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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The Revenge of the Fender Tone Master Deluxe Reverb Blonde - Ask Zac 70
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May 31, 2023 |
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The Greatest Vox Amp You Haven't Heard Of - Ask Zac 69
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May 30, 2023 |
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All-About the Vintage MXR Script Logo Dyna Comp - Ask Zac 68
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May 29, 2023 |
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Making Chord Inversions Fun - Ask Zac 67
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May 28, 2023 |
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Boss DM-2, DD-2, & DM-3 - Boss Delays of the 1980s - Ask Zac 66
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May 27, 2023 |
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Vince Gill - Telecaster Songbird - Ask Zac 65
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May 26, 2023 |
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Why A Jazzmaster? Ask Zac 64
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May 25, 2023 |
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Roots Electric Rhythm Guitar - Ask Zac 63
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May 24, 2023 |
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Ray Flacke - Brit Telecaster Strangler - Ask Zac 62
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May 23, 2023 |
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A RUT BUSTING LESSON FOR 2021 - Ask Zac 61
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May 22, 2023 |
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Jesse Ed Davis - Unsung Hero of the Telecaster - Ask Zac 60
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May 21, 2023 |
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A Very Special "Ask Zac" Christmas - Brad Paisley, Dr. Z, and Me - Ask Zac 59
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May 20, 2023 |
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1957 Fender Esquire RESTORATION - Ask Zac 58
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May 19, 2023 |
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The True Story of my 1957 Fender Esquire - Ask Zac 57
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May 18, 2023 |
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Danny Gatton Tribute - Ask Zac 56
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May 17, 2023 |
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Zac's Hacks - Easy Telecaster Setup - Ask Zac 55
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May 16, 2023 |
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The Electric Rhythm Styles of James Burton, Albert Lee & Brad Paisley - Ask Zac 54
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May 15, 2023 |
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Albert Lee - The Father of Modern Tele Players - Ask Zac 53
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May 14, 2023 |
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Telecaster Bridge Pickups 1950-69 - How pickups affect tone - UPDATED/CORRECTED - Ask Zac 52
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May 13, 2023 |
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Ricky Skaggs - Reluctant Tele-Master - Ask Zac 51
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May 12, 2023 |
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My Top 5 Guitar Books - Ask Zac 50
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May 11, 2023 |
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Is Vintage All-That? - Ask Zac 49
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May 10, 2023 |
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How Wood Affects Tone - Ask Zac 48
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May 09, 2023 |
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Brent Mason Telecaster - Ask Zac 47
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May 08, 2023 |
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Relics. The Real Story - Ask Zac 46
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May 07, 2023 |
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Gigging 6 Days a Week? - Ask Zac 45
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May 06, 2023 |
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How Hardware Affects Tone - Ask Zac 44
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May 05, 2023 |
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My 1992 Pedalboard ASK ZAC 43
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May 04, 2023 |
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The Klon and the Birth of Boutique - ASK ZAC 42
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May 03, 2023 |
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So You Wanna Be A Guitar Tech - ASK ZAC 41
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May 02, 2023 |
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The JV Telecaster, Fender Japan & John Jorgenson - ASK ZAC - 40
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May 01, 2023 |
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Why Play A Les Paul? ASK ZAC 39
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Apr 30, 2023 |
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Tone Master Deluxe Reverb VS 1967 Deluxe Reverb - ASK ZAC 38
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Apr 29, 2023 |
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Is Chorus "Cool" again? ASK ZAC EP 37
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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Why We Play Guitar - ASK ZAC EP 36
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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Pete Anderson Telecaster Trendsetter - ASK ZAC EP 35
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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5 Tips for Better Guitar Solos - ASK ZAC EP 34
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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Why The Telecaster Is The Best Electric Guitar - ASK ZAC EP 33
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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Inside Nashville's Favorite - ASK ZAC EP 32
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Apr 23, 2023 |
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The Best Playing Advice I Was Given - ASK ZAC EP 31
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Apr 22, 2023 |
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Your Heroes Gear Might Not Be Right For You - ASK ZAC EP 30
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Apr 21, 2023 |
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What Are Strats For? A Tele Player's Musings On The Strat - ASK ZAC EP 29
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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How you can get the most from a Grab & Go - Fly Pedalboard - ASK ZAC - 28
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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How Saying "YES" Changed My Life - ASK ZAC EP 27
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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Tips on playing with Pick and Fingers ASK ZAC EP - 26
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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Why Guitarists Should Play Mandolin - ASK ZAC EP 25
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Apr 16, 2023 |
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10 Albums That Changed Me - ASK ZAC EP 24
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Apr 15, 2023 |
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Tremolo Before Overdrive? and the Pops Staples "Shake" - ASK ZAC EP 23
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Apr 14, 2023 |
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Deluxe Reverb VS Harvard + Viewer Mailbag for April - ASK ZAC EP 22
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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Cornell Dupree - Legend of R&B Guitar - ASK ZAC 21
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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What's The Deal With Pure Nickel Strings? - ASK ZAC EP-20
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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Steve Cropper and the Fender Harvard Amp ASK ZAC EP 19
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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The Maple Cap Neck Telecaster - The Last of the Affordable Vintage Tele's? - ASK ZAC 18
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Apr 09, 2023 |
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Why The Fender Deluxe Reverb Is The Best Guitar Amp Ever - ASK ZAC EP 17
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Apr 08, 2023 |
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The Brad Paisley La Brea Telecaster Pickup Set - ASK ZAC EP-16
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Apr 07, 2023 |
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B-Benders - Missing History of the Evans Pullstring - ASK ZAC 15
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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Ask Zac Intro music breakdown and James Burton's "Ooh Las Vegas" lick - ASK ZAC EP - 14
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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Why You Need a Fender/Squier Bass VI - ASK ZAC - EP 13
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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The Boss VB-2 Vibrato - One Of The Greatest Boss Pedals EVER - ASK ZAC - EP 12
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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The Mighty Mostortion - A Nashville & L.A. Session FAVE - ASK ZAC EP 11
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Apr 02, 2023 |
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My Frankenstein Telecaster & Why You Need One Too- ASK ZAC EP 10
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Apr 01, 2023 |
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A typical day as Brad Paisley's Guitar Tech - ASK ZAC EP 9
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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All About The Nobels ODR-1 - ASK ZAC EP 8
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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Bobby Womack R&B Telecaster Master - ASK ZAC EP 7
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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James Burton - Country/Rock Telecaster King - ASK ZAC EP 6
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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Telecaster Neck Pickups and Practice Tips - ASK ZAC EP 5
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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Tips & Tricks for Soundhole Pickups - ASK ZAC EP 4
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Mar 26, 2023 |
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Danocaster (Ron Ellis Equipped) Blackguard Demo - ASK ZAC 3
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Mar 25, 2023 |
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Remembering Reggie Young - ASK ZAC EP 2
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Mar 24, 2023 |
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Steuart Smith of the Eagles - ASK ZAC EP 1
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Mar 23, 2023 |