Martins & More with Spoon Phillips – Details, episodes & analysis

In today's episode of your favorite Martin Guitar podcast, we're discussing another pair of viewer-requested topics: "Gloss VS satin guitar finishes", and "How does a pro musician keep music from feeling like a job?" Thanks for your interest & we hope you enjoy today's program.

This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a richly unique perspective on all things acoustic guitar. This includes decades of close friendship with executives and employee at C. F. Martin & Company, past and present, and the host of this podcast, Maury Rutch of Maury’s Music.    

In today's episode of your favorite Martin Guitar podcast, we're remembering all the fun we had at Martinfest 2024! Which Martin guitars made the biggest impression on Maury? Which night did Spoon stay up late? Who traveled from the UK with a D-42 and 42 cans of beer in a flight case? Those answers & more - coming right up!

This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a richly unique perspective on all things acoustic guitar. This includes decades of close friendship with executives and employee at C. F. Martin & Company, past and present, and the host of this podcast, Maury Rutch of Maury’s Music.    

Luxe by Martin: Kovar Strings. Maury & Spoon finally found the time to try the new Kovar strings on their guitars. Maury put a set of 12s on his Martin OM-28V & recorded the results over 4 weeks. Spoon also tried Kovar lights on his rosewood 000C-21 TSP Custom Martin AND his mahogany 1990's 000C-16E. The verdict? Listen today and find out. :D

This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a richly unique perspective on all things acoustic guitar. This includes decades of close friendship with executives and employee at C. F. Martin & Company, past and present, and the host of this podcast, Maury Rutch of Maury’s Music. 

Visit Spoon at http://TSPguitar.com AND at http://onemanz.com/  Check out Maury's Music at https://www.maurysmusic.com 

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Aloha! In today's episode we're talking about Hawaiian music & slack key guitar, paired with Maury's interview with Bobby Moderow. Bobby is an award-winning guitarist from Hawaii & he made the pilgrimage to the Martin Factory to pick up a very special instrument. Maury caught up with him in the Martin museum & he played a song for us, too!  Sit back & relax as Maury & Spoon get their slack key chat on.

This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a richly unique perspective on all things acoustic guitar. This includes decades of close friendship with executives and employee at C. F. Martin & Company, past and present, and the host of this podcast, Maury Rutch of Maury’s Music.    

Visit Spoon at http://TSPguitar.com AND at http://onemanz.com/  Check out Maury's Music at https://www.maurysmusic.com 

We’re proud to be a certified online dealer for Martin Guitar, and we’d love the chance to earn your business. Have a suggestion or request? E-mail us today at Support@MaurysMusic.com 

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Earth Day at Martin Guitar & the NEW DSS Biosphere II. Robert Goetzl hit another one out of the park, with this - the 3rd guitar in his series of earth day instruments. Sit back & relax as Maury & Spoon discuss this exciting new model, and the ever important cause it's inherently attached to - making every day earth day.

This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a richly unique perspective on all things acoustic guitar. This includes decades of close friendship with executives and employee at C. F. Martin & Company, past and present, and the host of this podcast, Maury Rutch of Maury’s Music.    

Follow Robert Goetzl on Instagram @rfgoetzl

Visit Spoon at http://TSPguitar.com AND at http://onemanz.com/  Check out Maury's Music at https://www.maurysmusic.com 

We’re proud to be a certified online dealer for Martin Guitar, and we’d love the chance to earn your business. Have a suggestion or request? E-mail us today at Support@MaurysMusic.com 

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THE BEST (Our Favorite) Bass Players. The top bassists according to Rolling Stone. The greatest bass players according to Consequence.net  Our Favorite Bass Players… do any of these names intersect? Sit back & relax as Maury & Spoon debate this popular topic. Thanks for being here!      

This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a richly unique perspective on all things acoustic guitar. This includes decades of close friendship with executives and employee at C. F. Martin & Company, past and present, and the host of this podcast, Maury Rutch of Maury’s Music. 

Visit Spoon at http://TSPguitar.com AND at http://onemanz.com/  Check out Maury's Music at https://www.maurysmusic.com 

We’re proud to be a certified online dealer for Martin Guitar, and we’d love the chance to earn your business.

Have a suggestion or request? E-mail us today at Support@MaurysMusic.com 

#martinguitar #tspoonphillips 

Doug Young: Fingerstyle Guitar.  Welcome to Martins & More with Spoon Phillips. Today we're continuing our chat with Doug Young. Doug is a professional guitarist from Mountain View, California. He's a teacher, performer, engineer, & writes for Acoustic Guitar magazine. He performs regularly in a duo with Teja Gerken & has several instructional books to his credit. Have you ever looked online for information on an acoustic guitar pickup? Chances are, you've benefited from Doug's advice in that department, too. Sit back & relax as we continue to get nerdy with Doug Young.

This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a richly unique perspective on all things acoustic guitar. This includes decades of close friendship with executives and employee at C. F. Martin & Company, past and present, and the host of this podcast, Maury Rutch of Maury’s Music.    

Visit Spoon at http://TSPguitar.com AND at http://onemanz.com/  Check out Maury's Music at https://www.maurysmusic.com 

We’re proud to be a certified online dealer for Martin Guitar, and we’d love the chance to earn your business. Have a suggestion or request? E-mail us today at Support@MaurysMusic.com 

#martinguitar #tspoonphillips 

Doug Young: Fingerstyle Guitar.  Welcome to Martins & More with Spoon Phillips. Today we're chatting with Doug Young. Doug is a professional guitarist from Mountain View, California. He's a teacher, performer, engineer, & writes for Acoustic Guitar magazine. He performs regularly in a duo with Teja Gerken & has several instructional books to his credit. Have you ever looked online for information on an acoustic guitar pickup? Chances are, you've benefited from Doug's advice in that department, too. Sit back & relax as we get nerdy with Doug Young.

This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a richly unique perspective on all things acoustic guitar. This includes decades of close friendship with executives and employee at C. F. Martin & Company, past and present, and the host of this podcast, Maury Rutch of Maury’s Music.    

Visit Spoon at http://TSPguitar.com AND at http://onemanz.com/  Check out Maury's Music at https://www.maurysmusic.com 

We’re proud to be a certified online dealer for Martin Guitar, and we’d love the chance to earn your business. Have a suggestion or request? E-mail us today at Support@MaurysMusic.com 

#martinguitar #tspoonphillips 

In today's episode we're counting down Spoon's TOP 10 Martin models discontinued too soon - including the Super D. Sit back & relax as Maury & Spoon get their discontinued chat on.

This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a richly unique perspective on all things acoustic guitar. This includes decades of close friendship with executives and employee at C. F. Martin & Company, past and present, and the host of this podcast, Maury Rutch of Maury’s Music.    

Visit Spoon at http://TSPguitar.com AND at http://onemanz.com/  Check out Maury's Music at https://www.maurysmusic.com 

We’re proud to be a certified online dealer for Martin Guitar, and we’d love the chance to earn your business. Have a suggestion or request? E-mail us today at Support@MaurysMusic.com 

#martinguitar #tspoonphillips #superD

In today's episode we're chatting with our pal Mike Dickinson: sourcing specialist for Martin Guitar. Mike is in charge of sourcing things like sinker mahogany, pearl inlay & so much more. Sit back & relax as Maury & Spoon - and Mike - dive deep into a fun & informative conversation. It's gonna get nerdy.

This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a richly unique perspective on all things acoustic guitar. This includes decades of close friendship with executives and employee at C. F. Martin & Company, past and present, and the host of this podcast, Maury Rutch of Maury’s Music.    

Visit Spoon at http://TSPguitar.com AND at http://onemanz.com/  Check out Maury's Music at https://www.maurysmusic.com 

We’re proud to be a certified online dealer for Martin Guitar, and we’d love the chance to earn your business. Have a suggestion or request? E-mail us today at Support@MaurysMusic.com 

#martinguitar #tspoonphillips #mikedickinson