Have Guitar Will Travel

156 - Phil Manzanera (Roxy Music) In episode 156 “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host James Patrick Regan speaks with guitarist and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Phil Manzanera from Roxy Music. In their conversation Phil talks a little bit about where he lives in Sussex in England and his neighbors David Gilmore, Bill Bruford Then he talks guitars, particularly his Gibson Firebird VII and what he was using for amps back in the day and now and the guitar he’s still craving. Phil tells us a bit about his book “50 Years of Music” and what he’s using for gear for the book tour and where to get the self published book. Phil describes growing up in Havana Cuba during the revolution… and learning the guitar amongst the chaos. He also describes living in Hawaii just as it became a state and how that inspired a song “Hula Kula” for Roxy Music. Phil describes playing through a Hiwatt amp while Brian Ferry was singing in Roxy Music. Phil tells us about how he...

153 - Paul Pigat In episode 153 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host James Patrick Regan speaks with the amazing guitarist, singer and guitar builder Paul Pigat. In their conversation Paul discusses comparing the new Fender Tone Master amps to his 1964 Fender Deluxe… Paul tells us about his tour schedule and the rigors of touring his Canadian homeland both solo and with his band Cousin Harley he also describes what it’s like booking himself. Paul talks about his guitar building business most of which he sells on Facebook and Instagram. Paul describes his guitar collection including a few highlights: a Wandre Bridget Bardot, a 1931 Gibson L5, a Larrivee Nylon string, and a Gibson 350 and ES 125 TDC. Paul talks about growing up in Toronto playing in bars starting at age 13 and going to the university of Toronto to study classical music with a degree in theory and composition and what brought him to the West Coast of Canada. Paul tells us about his roc...

151 - Paul Thorn 151 - Paul Thorn Hi Vintage Guitar people! welcome to “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine! With your host, me, James Patrick Regan. Today I’m speaking with singer/guitarist Paul Thorn, in our conversation Paul discusses his favorite guitar, the Telecaster. Paul tells us about his hometown of Tupelo, Mississippi and growing up in the Pentecostal church and community where secular music wasn’t allowed. Paul talks about his new album “Life is Just a Vapor” which comes out on February 21st and tells about two of the guest guitarists that play on the album, Luther Dickinson and Joe Bonamassa… and the deal he made with Joe to get him to play on the album. Paul discusses his first concert he ever attended… it was when he opened for Sting in Nashville. Paul talks gear, Gibson’s, Fenders, Ovation’s, Carbon Fiber and Johnny Gray. To find out everything you want to know about Paul, you can go to his website: paulthorn.com Please subscribe, like, co...

149 - Sean Thompson In episode 149 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host James Patrick Regan speaks with guitarist and band leader Sean Thompson. In their conversation Sean tells us about his new album “Head in the Sand” and his influences while making the album… stuff you wouldn’t think of for an album out of Nashville. Sean tells us about his early music education and his early bands and the Nashville clubs he grew up playing in. Sean discusses touring with Daniel Pujol’s band and what it was like to put together his own band for his album release. Sean tells us about his gear and his methods for getting good gear on a budget. Sean tells about his release party in Nashville on February 6th at the Blue Room. Finally Sean reflects on being a full time musician and making ends meet. To find out all you want to know about Sean he’s active on the socials his instagram handle is @Seansweirdears Please subscribe, like, comment, share and review this p...

148 - Steve Wyreman and Evanne Barcenas In episode 148 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host, James Patrick Regan speaks with Grammy winner Steve Wyreman and Evanne Barcenas, in their conversation they discuss: The name of their band “Effie Zilch”, coined by columnist Herb Cain in the San Francisco Chronicle. Steve discusses his guitar collection and his guitar hunting adventures. Steve and Evanne discuss their how they met in high school in the Silicon Valley area of California and Steve tells us about his musical upbringing. Steve and Evanne tell us how they have contributed to albums by Richard Ashcroft from the Verve (whom Steve tours with) and Miko Marks (who they both tour with in support of Little Feat and Tedeschi Trucks Band) Steve tells us about his disdain for acoustic pickups and di’s and the gear he uses with Richard Ashcroft as well as the project with Evanne. The two discuss the venues they’re playing although they prefer to record at ...

147 - Peter Holsapple (the db’s, REM, Hootie and the Blowfish) In episode“ 147 of Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host James Patrick Regan speaks with guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Peter Holsapple. In their conversation Peter discusses: Playing in the db’s and being a utility player in both REM and Hootie and the Blowfish for a number of years as well as playing solo. Peter also discusses his day job in a theater in North Carolina. Peter tells us about his new album “The Face of 68” and the gear the band and the studio he used to record it. Peter describes what brought him to guitar and his early musical experiences and living in Memphis, New York and back in North Carolina. Peter talks about his gear and what he does that helps him enjoy life. To find out all you want to know about Peter and where he’ll be playing in the future you can go to his website: peterholsapple.com And he’s also very active on the socials. Please subscribe, like, commen...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

135 - Elgin Park (Michael Andrews) the Greyboy Allstars In episode 135 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host James Patrick Regan speaks with Elgin Park (aka Michael Andrews) guitarist with the Greyboy Allstars, he’s also a producer, television and film score composer. In their conversation Elgin covers what the Greyboy Allstars music is and describes a couple new releases in the works. Elgin tells us about the formation of the Greyboy Allstars as a band behind DJ Greyboy and his beginnings as a guitarist. Elgin describes his first guitars a Harmony Rocket and his local music store Freedom Music in downtown San Diego where he bought a ‘58 sunburst Fender Music Master and then a Gibson SG jr and describes his amp a Fender Harvard tweed that his sister’s boyfriend left at the family’s home. Elgin also describes his current guitars that he uses with the Greyboy Allstars, a mid 60’s Gibson ES 175 that he got from a show guitarist in Las Vegas and an earl...

133 - Luis Carlos Maldonado part 2 In episode 133 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine host James Patrick Regan speaks again with guitarist, bassist and vocalist Luis Carlos Maldonado who’s in Foreigner. In their conversation Luis tells us about his current tour schedule and a special stop where he played with both Foreigner and his former employer John Waite. Luis describes how he prepared for the Foreigner gig… which is very impressive and how his influences coming up helped him with the gig. Luis expands on his musical education growing up and his early session work. Luis takes us through his career highlights with Lisa Marie Presley, John Waite, Train and Foreigner Luis dives deep into his gear, Gibson’s and Marshall’s and where he gets things serviced and where he goes when it’s time to thin the herd. Luis tells us about a potential solo album and the role a tascam portastudio plays in making that solo album. . To find out more about Luis, he’s activ...

131 - Mark Farner In episode 131 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host James Patrick Regan speaks with singer/guitarist Mark Farner from Grand Funk Railroad. In their conversation Mark discusses his current gear and his gear throughout the years including his first electric guitar and amp a matching Harmony set his mom bought from a catalog and his current Avery Amplifiers. Mark tells us how he got hooked up with Mark Slaughter who produced his most recent album “Closer to My Home” which started from an appearance with Howard Stern. Mark tells us about meeting his hero Jimi Hendrix and how that affected his relationship with drugs. Mark shares a story about Rick Derringer playing in Japan and Grand Funk playing in a monsoon at a sports stadium in Osaka. Mark tells us about the techniques and gear he used in some of his most iconic songs. Mark shares his love for hunting and fishing and how that allows him to relax. . To find out all about Mark you ca...

129 - Paul Gilbert In episode 129 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host James Patrick Regan speaks with the amazing guitarist Paul Gilbert. In their conversation Paul covers the final shows for Mr. Big in Japan and a charity event related to the Japanese earthquake. Paul tells us about how he was introduced to Mike Varney and the beginnings of Racer X and Paul’s time at GIT in Hollywood. Paul tells us about his relationship with Ibanez guitars and his early endorsements with Wayne Charvel who at the time worked for Jackson, B.C. Rich and Gibson. Paul tells us about his guitars and his collection which includes a lot of post lawsuit era instruments from Ibanez. Paul also discusses his amps which includes a Fender Vibro Champ a’ 70’s Princeton and a Pignose. Paul discusses his first electric guitar a Gibson Les Paul Custom. Paul takes us through his live rig for Mr Big which is mostly rented backline Fender Twins and Marshall’s with Paul’s pedalboard ...

126 - James “JY” Young (Styx) 126 - James “JY” Young (Styx) In episode 126 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine host James Patrick Regan speaks with guitarist James “JY” Young from the band Styx. In their conversation they discuss the current tour with Foreigner and John Waite, and how James fills out his off time when they’re not at the venue. James takes us through his start on guitar and his love of Bo Diddley (who’s daughter James is friends with) Jimi Hendrix (whom James saw 5 times) and Eric Clapton (who he studied by slowing the lp’s to half speed). James tells us about his college years studying aerospace and working for his father’s construction company. James describes how he met Dennis DeYoung and the guys in Dennis’s cover band and how that band became Styx, how they got signed by A&M. They discuss gear through the years . You can find out all you want about James and his Styx at their website: styxworld.com . Please subscribe, like, com...

125 - J.D. Simo In episode 125 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine host James Patrick Regan speaks with guitarist extraordinaire J.D. Simo, they spoke at the Uptown Theatre in Napa, CA where J.D. was supporting Tab Benoit and Anders Osborne. In their conversation J.D. tells us about his current tour and his main Telecaster he got from Dan Strain at Danocaster Guitars as well as his amp a Headstrong Lil King. J.D. discusses growing up in Chicago and what a great influence the radio station WXRT had on him as well as the Blues Brothers movie and seeing Elvis on TV. J.D. walks us through his playing in bands while he was real young including a Cumbia band in Arizona and how his friendship with Zac Childs led him to moving to Nashville. J.D. tells us about being a session guitarist in Nashville and how he ended up joining the Don Kelley band at Robert’s Western World on Lower Broadway. J.D. talks us through his work as a producer and some of his other proje...

123 - Ram Tuli In episode 123 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine host James Patrick Regan speaks with Ram Tuli guitarist, author and host of Vintage Guitar Magazine’s other podcast, “Buy That Guitar!” Which if you haven’t already listened too and you love guitars you need to take a listen! It’s very compelling and you’re gonna want to buy that guitar after listening! In their conversation they cover Ram’s start at Vintage Guitar Magazine, his books on vintage guitars and his love of vintage guitars (and basses). They discuss Ram’s careers outside of music as a nuclear engineer and how he escaped at times to satisfy his musical itch. Ram tells us about his connection to the San Francisco Blues scene of the mid 80’s and how that led to his blues band in the Phoenix area the “Psychedelic Mooj” that spent a lot of time supporting the national acts coming through the Phoenix area. Ram tells us about his fascination with vintage guitars that started early on ...

121 - Marty Friedman In episode 121 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine host James Patrick Regan speaks with guitarist extraordinaire Marty Friedman. In their conversation Marty tells us about the Drama album and the tour for that album that begins after his appearance at the 2025 NAMM show in Anaheim the end of January. They discuss Marty’s beginnings in Washington D.C. and his parents record collection with its lack of rock and roll. And Marty talks about DC Area guitarists like Danny Gatton and Jeff Adams. Marty tells us about how he met Mike Varney and how Mike helped Marty’s career. Marty also tells us about how Mike hooked him up with Jason Becker and how they started Cacophony. They discuss the now defunct studio Prairie Sun which was Mike Varney’s home studio. Marty tells us about his time living in Hollywood in abject poverty teaching seminars at GIT. They talk gear Jackson Guitars and Engl amps. Marty tells us about learning the Japanese langua...