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143 - Phil X

143 - Phil X In episode 143 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host, James Patrick Regan speaks with guitarist extraordinaire Phil X. In their conversation Phil tells us about living in LA, his childhood in Toronto and his early musical experiences being encouraged to play guitar by his father who played Bouzouki. Phil tells about the bands he’s played in: Aldo Nova, Triumph, Powder and of course Bon Jovi as well as his own band Phil X and the Drills. Phil talks gear throughout the years including his signature pickups from Arcane and his signature guitars including his new Gibson SG a body style he loves. He also tells us about how worked in his father’s restaurant to pay for his gear growing up. Phil also tells us his love of the P90 pickup. Phil discusses his studio work playing on a lot of the American Idol stars work (Kelly Clarkson, Daughtry) as well as Tommy Lee’s solo work, Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper. You can find a comprehensive list of his ...
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142 - Keith Urban

142 - Keith Urban In episode 142 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host James Patrick Regan speaks with Keith Urban. In their conversation Keith tells us about his New Year’s Eve special that will be airing live on CBS and how he manages to stay warm and keep his guitars in tune in the cold Nashville evening. Keith talks gear throughout and he tells about a gift his wife bought him, Waylon Jennings tooled leather Telecaster which turns out to be a 1950 Fender Broadcaster. Keith takes us through his live rig which includes Dumbles and tweed Fenders and he also shares his love for gigs where the amps are blowing at the back his shins. Keith tells us the secret to Aussie guitar players successes and he shares with us his early influences. Keith takes us through the members and the structure of his band. Keith tells us about his upcoming tour plans, a residency in Las Vegas and a tour of Australia as well as a proper tour of North America. Keith talks ab...
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141 - Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal

141 - Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal In episode 141 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine host, James Patrick Regan speaks with producer/guitarist Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal. In their conversation Ron tells us about his new album “Bumblefoot… Returns” and why it took so long for it to be released. The album will be released for streaming, vinyl, cassette and as a video game! Ron talks about Mike Varney who wrote about Ron in his column in Guitar Player magazine in ‘89 and gave Ron his first record deal in ‘95. Ron also discusses his involvement with Sega video games. Ron tells us about growing up in New Jersey and his early musical experiences and his early bands and his early production experiences. Ron describes his early instruments which are all pictured on the gear page of his website. Ron also tells us about his history with the guitar company Vigier (his signature double neck with the one fretless neck) and he discusses gear in general. Ron talks about the one d...
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140 - Iain Matthews

140 - Iain Matthews In episode 140 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine host, James Patrick Regan speaks with singer/songwriter Iain Matthews. In their conversation Iain tells us about his home in the Netherlands. Iain takes us through his new solo album, he has over 40 solo albums. Iain talks about his guitars Harmony’s and Cromwell’s converted by Mark Swanson in Grand Rapids, Michigan (markswansonmusic.com). Iain tells us about his current tour schedule and how he manages to travel with his guitars… Iain talks about his musical upbringing with his mom’s boogie woogie piano and tells us about how his early bandmate Richard Thompson (in their band Fairport Convention) bought him his first guitar. Iain tells us about growing up and playing in bands in Northern England and making the move to London and working on Carnaby street. Iain describes his time living in the U.S.: LA, Seattle and Austin which preceded his move to the Netherlands. To find out all yo...
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139 - Buck Dharma (Blue Oyster Cult)

139 - Buck Dharma (Blue Oyster Cult) In episode 139 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host, James Patrick Regan speaks with guitarist Buck Dharma from Blue Oyster Cult, in their conversation Buck covers: Blue Oyster Cult’s new live album and dvd and the gear he used on those shows that were recorded. Buck also talks gear throughout. Buck talks about his father who was a weekend warrior saxophonist and his record collection. Buck tells us about his early musical experiences first on accordion, then drums and finally after a broken arm playing street basketball, a guitar. Buck gives us his early band experiences first a surf band, then what led up to Soft White Underbelly and Blue Oyster Cult. Buck takes us through his early influences, Jimi Hendrix, Jerry Garcia, Eric Clapton and Danny Kalb. Buck talks about a recent meeting with Slash and the trick to playing “the Reeper”. Buck takes us through how he learned from Alice Cooper how to play large stage...
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138 - Brady Stablein (Brother Elsey)

138 - Brady Stablein (Brother Elsey) In episode 138 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host James Patrick Regan speaks with guitarist/vocalist Brady Stablein from Brother Elsey a band made up of brothers and an unofficial brother on drums. In their conversation Brady talks about the band’s current tour and describes their brand of Americana music for us, he also gives the history of the band’s name. Brady takes us through the start of their band, from their grand father’s Michigan basement to hardcore clubs to busking and finally making the move to Nashville. Brady also discusses the logistics of schlepping gear in the snow in Michigan and Canada and what it’s like crossing the border as a band in a van. Brady describes having the support slot on the Wallflowers tour and the band’s current gear all very roadworthy. Brady also takes us through his favorite places to eat in Nashville and Michigan. To find out more about Brady and his band Brother Elsey ...
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137 - Chris Ballew (the Presidents of the United States of America)

137 - Chris Ballew (the Presidents of the United States of America) In episode 137 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, Host, James Patrick Regan speaks with singer/bassist/guitarist Chris Ballew from the Presidents of the United States of America and he also performs as Caspar Babypants. In their conversation he covers: Growing up in Seattle with his mom’s classical influences and his father’s country influences… and his mom going in to the “pit” at his early shows. Chris takes us through his musical journey: high school in Seattle college in New York and busking in Boston and then back to Seattle to start the Presidents. Chris takes through his gear Harmony’s Silvertone’s all set up untraditionally with between 2 and 4 strings. Chris also tells us about his Presidents rig which was an Epiphone SG style with just two strings tuned to C# and G#. Chris tells us a bit about his musical contemporaries in the Seattle area as well as New York and Boston. Chri...
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