155: Getting the 'Perfect' Take & the Importance of Jamming

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154: Surviving Social Media Burnout: The boys return and get a bit ranty about social media. They also discuss the news of Mateus Asato stepping back from everything and react in realtime to the news of uber legend Chick Corea passing. This week's Patreon edit there’s an extended... by The Guitar Hour Podcast

74 min listen

156: Imposter Syndrome & Our Musical Identities: We're back! Apologies for the short hiatus. This week Beebs, Quayle, Smith and the Doc dive deep into imposter syndrome, and how it can affect our musical identities as guitar players. This week's extended Patreon edit has the guys talking... by The Guitar Hour Podcast

63 min listen

144: Acquiring Blues, Bebop Vocabulary & More Muscle Memory: The guys pick up on the muscle memory thread started in October's bonus episode, they deep dive the subject and Tom weighs in with his thoughts. Conversation then pivots to learning blues vocabulary, bebop language and if remembering changes actually... by The Guitar Hour Podcast

88 min listen

136: Fretboard Navigation & Melodic Minor: Beebee, Jake and Dan delve deep into the bowels of melodic minor harmony, exploring the challenges it can pose on the guitar fretboard. Other news: Jake celebrates the release of his new JTC course ‘Fretboard Navigation’ & Beebee acquires a... by The Guitar Hour Podcast

62 min listen

156: Wiring Guitars, Choosing a JTC Competition Winner: Lockdown skill upgrades: Beebee learns to use a soldering iron; rewiring his custom boutique axe. The guys discuss dealing with noisy guitar when recording, the importance of listening to oneself in the moment when improvising, and Jake explains the... by The Guitar Hour Podcast

63 min listen

165: String Things! Our strategies & preferences: Beebs is away in Portland working on Solo and acquiring a new (old) guitar, so this week we dig into the lost episode archive and the lads tackle a listener email: all about strings. Gauge, coatings, tone, feel? Do you change them often, or when... by The Guitar Hour Podcast

54 min listen

138: Red Light Syndrome, Bending Technique & Pick Type: We’re back, and weekly podcasts are resuming! This week the team chat about the ‘red light recording syndrome’, screwing up takes, plectrum material and debate various bending techniques/practice. In the Patreon after show edit there’s more... by The Guitar Hour Podcast

59 min listen

158: Tom Quayle's Right Hand Revelation: It’s a double drop. Dan releases his hybrid picking essentials lesson package and Jake lets loose the melodic minor masterclass with JTC. Tom has a right hand picking revelation and Beebs has a lazy legato revolution. It’s a technique heavy... by The Guitar Hour Podcast

57 min listen

112: The Compositional Process & Jake Willson's 'A Piece Of The Action': This week Beebs, Tom and Dan chat with Jake about his debut album, ‘A Piece Of The Action’. They play clips from the record and get behind the music, digging deep into Jake’s compositional process. If you enjoy the show please consider... by The Guitar Hour Podcast

84 min listen

161: Tosin Abasi - Selective Picking, Harmony & Shaping Prog: TGHP returns, with special guest Tosin Abasi! The boys chat to Tosin about his innovative technical approaches, love of modern jazz, inspiration, thoughts on his legacy, guitar hero status, and shaping the progressive landscape. If you enjoy the show... by The Guitar Hour Podcast

59 min listen

130: Nitro Relic'd Finishes, Tom's New Guitar & Jake's 5 Hour Practise Plan: Big day at TGHP headquarters: new logo, new website, Patreon refresh and merch! This week the guys discuss Tom's new Ibanez TQM Japanese Custom Shop, nitrocellulose finishes, relic'ing and resources for learning music production. Jake shares his... by The Guitar Hour Podcast

65 min listen

123: Playing Ruts & How We Deal With Them: This week the guys talk about getting stuck in a playing or creative rut, and what you can potentially do to clamber out of it. (Warning: the words ‘rut’ and ‘rutting’ become rather humorous the more said out loud. Banterbus is full this... by The Guitar Hour Podcast

63 min listen

141: Guitar Heroes In 2020 & Our Personal Mt. Rockmore: Jack Gardiner returns to the show and the guys pick up on the guitar hero theme Dan laid out last episode. Each rogue shares their own personal ‘mt. rockmore’ before discussing what it even means to be a ‘guitar hero’ in 2020. This week's... by The Guitar Hour Podcast

98 min listen

163: Nail the Neck - Note Names vs Intervals: We’re back! Life conspired to send the show into an unplanned hiatus. But Tom, Beebee and Dr Willson return, refreshed and ready to rumble. Brief catch ups give way to a detailed discussion on thinking note names vs intervals when improvising... by The Guitar Hour Podcast

65 min listen

167: Where Does Tone Come From? New Steve Vai Album: Well Covid has now done a clean sweep on the TGH boys, with everyone now having had it! So Dan is away whilst Tom, Jake and Beebs reunite to discuss the “Tonewoods” issue. This recently cropped up again due to a fascinating youtube series by James... by The Guitar Hour Podcast

43 min listen

139: Time Feel, Soloing On Dim 7th Chords, Ibanez Giveaway: It’s giveaway time! Thanks to the fine folks at Ibanez UK we are giving away an acoustic AE295 LGS. It’s open to everyone, patron or otherwise and to enter all you have to do is comment and tag a friend on Tom’s instagram post, then follow The... by The Guitar Hour Podcast

71 min listen

148: John Wheatcroft - Gypsy Jazz & Covid Recovery Livestreams: The guys are joined by the phenomenal player and all round grand chap, Mr John Wheatcroft. John is an incredibly versatile and seasoned player, also well known for contributing to the UK guitar magazine and education press. The guys talk about... by The Guitar Hour Podcast

66 min listen

132: Five Hour Daily Practice Experiment - Jake’s Results & Observations: Jake reports back with the results on his week of 5 hour daily practise sessions. He clarifies some of the objectives, misunderstandings and also highlights the pro’s & con’s of running this experiment. The extra minutes Patreon after show... by The Guitar Hour Podcast

64 min listen

147: How To Get Started With Jazz & Changes Playing?: In this bumper length episode the guys answer a common listener question and discuss (or argue profusely!) “How to get Started With Jazz & Changes Playing”. This weeks’ Patreon bonus edit is enormous and very feisty! Essentially... by The Guitar Hour Podcast

97 min listen

145: Do You Really Need To Learn Giant Steps?: This week the boys ask the question; “Do we really need to learn Giant Steps?” John Coltrane’s seminal tune from the 1960 album of the same name. They take a closer look at what it is, why it’s so notoriously tricky, how they’ve all tackled... by The Guitar Hour Podcast

76 min listen

115: What's Holding Guitar Education Back?: They boys briefly discuss technique, posture and health problems before pivoting into a difficult discussion on the unique problems of guitar education, and what it takes to be an effective guitar teacher. If you enjoy the show please consider... by The Guitar Hour Podcast

101 min listen

135: John Petrucci Interview - New Solo Album, Practicing, Legato Styles & Tone Crafting: The Trooch, the whole Trooch and nothing but the Trooch. This week TGHP guys are joined by the almighty progressive shred legend himself, John Petrucci!! (can you tell we’re excited about this one?) They discuss John’s soon to be... by The Guitar Hour Podcast

66 min listen

98: Lightbulb Moments & Personal Breakthroughs: TGHP follows up on the big tone episode before picking up on a discussion group thread re: lightbulb ‘aha’ moments. The guys recall and probe their paradigm shifts in musical understanding, playing ability and diagnostic skills. Ahhaa! Please... by The Guitar Hour Podcast

64 min listen

152: “Listen and transcribe”, Giant Steps Atrophy & Dan’s Diminished Bag: It’s a power trio episode. Beebs, Dan and Jake discuss: Practising scales with the Solo app, getting some diminished stuff in the bag, Beebee’s surprising lack of atrophy, and whether or not an exclusive ‘listen and transcribe’ mantra is a... by The Guitar Hour Podcast

62 min listen

142: The Deep Theory & Technique of Time Feel (Milton Mermikides): This week the boys revisit the ever elusive concept of ‘time feel’, bringing in Jake’s colleague Dr Milton Mermikides for a scholarly deep dive into the technique, theory and analysis of time feel. This week's extended Patreon edit features the... by The Guitar Hour Podcast

77 min listen

110: Dave Brons - New Album, Composing & Celtic Guitar Playing: Bronsy returns to TGH to bring us up to speed on his brand new album "Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost" - his epic second album! Episode Links If you enjoy the show please consider supporting the podcast over on , where you can get some fantastic... by The Guitar Hour Podcast

56 min listen

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96 min listen

104: Absorbing Licks & Starting A Guitar YouTube Channel In 2019: Tom Quayle looks back on over 10 years being on YouTube and how the landscape of online guitar has changed. With Jake putting more time into his channel and Beebs contemplating doing the same, the team discuss what it means to start a guitar based... by The Guitar Hour Podcast

67 min listen

143: Plini Interview - The Creative Journey: Jake and Dan welcome Australian guitar visionary Plini onto the podcast to talk about his new music, inspirations and the creative journey. This week's extended Patreon edit features some extra minutes with Plini and the guys: a behind the podcast... by The Guitar Hour Podcast

58 min listen

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