David and Jim talk about the current death of instrumentation in music.

David and Jim discuss the best gear of 2022. Jim airs his grievances against people showing off guitars in ridiculous ways on YouTube.

David and Jim discuss a plethora of current guitar related events.

David and Jim talk about:

• Tales from Guitar Center
• Source Audio Kingmaker
• Product Ecosystems
• Brand Dilution
• Robert Jackson Vs Zvex

Tell zvex to send Robert Jackson a Box of Rock! zack@zvex.com

David and Jim sit down with Jeff Biesiadecki of Goodtime Music and Robert Jackson Formerly of Guitar Center, now Musicians Friend and the Guitar Dungeon!

Please note, there were various production episodes for this episode. It is being released late, and there are still areas of Jim's audio missing, but it's the best we can do. David and Jim talk about the new Ultra Stratocaster.

David and Jim discuss Strymon's Iridium pedal as well as the Amp 1 Iridium edition. Jim talks about being at guitar center.

David and Jim talk about signature deals, working at Guitar Center, and Old Stumpy.

Jim makes a career move and David free-associates.

David talks about a panic attack and Jim talks about his new job and David gets fired up for the first time in awhile.

David talks over a fan about why he can't (but somehow managed too) appear in an episode he isn't supposed to be in. Jim talks about Gibson (probably) and Great Lakes Guitar Pickups (hopefully).

David might return in a future episode (like next week even). Being vague; listen to find out why (Clickbait). Enjoying parenthesis with periods following them (yup).

Jim and David talk about the circle of fifths and a probably make a ton of mistakes in terminology. 

Jim and David spend most of an episode talking about Music personalities who have passed. David brings up Gibson's headstock tweet and talks about his first (worst) acoustic set in 10 years. David offends his own culture...

David and Jim discuss the absence of Gibson at Coachella, The big four guitar companies, Digitech and recent gigs.

David and Jim sit down with Sam Miller and have an in depth discussion about Banjos and Carvin.

David and Jim explore the ethics of modelling, tonewood and other guitar insanity.

Jim buys an amp again, and David talks about what happened with the AZ, Helix, and Iron Maiden. 

David and Jim discuss new guitars, and David talks about digital modeling users groups. 

David and Jim talk about David's open mic experience, Jim's first time with the Kemper, shipping guitars and Delaware.

Jim and David discuss Gibson's destruction of guitars. They also discuss The Fender Tonemaster series of amplifiers and the Cyber Deluxe. Valued Gear: Ibanez SM7

If you had problems with the episode, this is the corrected version. Inside you will find a restored bumper, better quality audio and the restored 2 hour-plus run-time. The original show notes are below: David and Jim talk about Jim's recent discoveries, and David talks about Presonus. The Practical Guitarists discuss common jam songs for open mic/jam nights.

David and Jim talk about value depreciation and what's been going on with guitar communities & social media.

David and Jim talk about Gibson again. It's getting old right?

David and Jim reunite--and it feels so good. David rubs the Kemper in Jim's face and they talk about Gibson some more. 

Jim and Discuss vintage guitars and whether you even really want one. David and Jim also discuss what may have been happening to Digitech. Jim files his taxes.

Jim's out of town so David hosts a family gathering where he sits down with one of his children, Kaileanne and his wife, Mandi, and discusses what it means for them that he is an amateur musician. 

David talks about how fun Sweetwater Gearfest was. Jim and David discuss Gibson.

Gearfest pre-game special episode. David and Jim test their new software, ramble for a bit, and then talk about Harley Benton.

Jim and David sit down with Maxxxwell Carlisle. Maxxxwell, also known as Guitar Max has been pumping out youtube content for quite some time when he isn't on the road with Hellion or Raptor Command.  Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/user/MaxxxwellC Website - http://www.maxxxwell.com/ Hellion - https://hellion.us/ Raptor Command - http://raptorcommandmusic.com/

David and Jim go full old-man talking about stereotypes, the Kemper. David can't figure out when to stop recording.

David and Jim talk about buying cars, microphone selection and types and what it means to play in a p-dubs outfit. Jim discusses the finer points and merits of Marshall's midi implementation.

Jim and David muddle through an episode containing gear nonsense and an insightful look at what Jim and David are listening too. Jim and David sniffle a lot too.

David takes a moment to discuss a personal issue from Getting Along With A DeArmond.

Jim and David try to be wise; hilarity ensues.

Sit on the (uncomfortable) Iron Throne with David and Jim as they discuss Gibson's attempt to rule the western continent and David complains about Steinberg Cubase. Go Hound. (No spoilers)

Jim and David discuss recent tonewood experiments. David gives the Amp1 a thorough discussion.

Jim and David talk fantasies, ugly disconnects with fellow musicians, and DeArmonds. If you've downloaded this episode previous to 5/9/2019, delete the file and re-download for the complete episode!

David and Jim talk about a lot of changes and ultimately discuss the purely philosophical attitude of preservation as it could apply to guitars. Basically they ramble--it's good. Trust us.

Jim and David rant and rave about beginners spending $3k+ on a guitar. David discusses making the switch to the windows audio world (again) and Jim laughs as he uses his inhaler. Jim and David discuss another alternate universe Fender model and wind up talking about Chinese Democracy and The Police again.

This week we talk about trade relations and their effect on gear costs, acoustic guitars, experiencing the moment, snapping to grid, and what live video did for Lenny Kravitz and his fans. 

David and Jim race through an episode talking about Mac vs PC, Game of Thrones, Chipotle Burritos and monetization on social media. They talk about guitars somewhere in there too.

David and Jim talk about a lot of things, neck shapes, Fenders, Gibsons, The Police, Kiesel, Cake, and beyond. There were only 2 swears in this episode. Enjoy!

David and Jim attempt to tackle the un-tackleable--a show without specified topics. They discuss David's Kiesel, Jim's possible new purchases, alternate tunings, and why John Mayer is not David's favorite guitarist.

David Talks about his FedEX woes. Jim reveals that he has a secret and the two of them continue to stir up controversy. 

Yay! Join Jim and David, along with several fans as we celebrate the 10,000th download of Practical Guitarist Episodes! Thank you to everyone who has helped make this possible. We're not even close to being done with forcing Jim and David to podcast for eternity. Seriously, we're planning on nailing them into pine boxes with their microphones on. Podcast or die. 

Jim and David discuss the four cable method, latency in digital gear, and modern drum machine/jam track alternatives. 

David, Jim and special guest DylanTalksTone (Dylan Mckerchie) discuss Jim Lill's guitar tone test video and various other topics.

Jim and David talk guitar Maintenance, the HXFX and Manufacturer suggested prices.

David, Jim and Nic talk about the Katana from a realistic perspective and discuss a myriad of pickup and gear related topics. 

Imagine that? Jim and David actually sit down and play guitars for the audience as they explore groove and talk about Stevie T, CLF Research and other things. (as usual) Oh yeah, and there's that pickup giveaway thing...