Shad’s Guitar Show

On this episode, we discuss everyone's favorite genre! Jazz Fusion! Ok, maybe not. It's got a lot to offer musicians but isn't always a crowd favorite when play it at a party or gathering of non-musicians. So what is it? Where did it come from? Who are the major players? Well, let's find out!

If you've been playing guitar for any length of time, you've more than likely heard the term, "the brown sound." You probably even know that it's associated with Eddie Van Halen. But what exactly is it? How do you get it? We're going to discuss all that right now!

On this episode we discuss the origins of the fabled Les Paul into Marshall tone that so many have coveted. That sound begins with a young Eric Clapton, a 1960 Les Paul into a Marshall JTM45 2x12 combo and a whole new way of recording guitar in studio. We will discuss all of this as well as this album's lasting legacy and impact of blues and blues rock guitar tone to this very day. 

Today we discuss the epic Ibanez JEM model. A guitar that was as radically unique when it first debuted as the artist that inspired it. 

On this episode we discuss the beginning years of the guitar we now know as super Strats. We'll discuss what they are, why they are and some companies and players who led the charge to the high performance guitar revolution of the late 70's and early 80's. 

On this episode we look at the ins and outs of Roasted Maple necks. Why would you want one? Is there truly a benefit? 
 
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On this episode we discuss a very legendary telecaster that was the first of it's kind and basically started a who genre of music. This is the story of the Parsons / White B-Bender Telecaster, from the hands of Clarence White to the ongoing legacy of the instrument in the hands of another country music legend, Marty Stuart. 

ON this episode we discuss the differences between the three most common fretboard types! Feel free to support the show by sending me a few bucks at the Venmo link below!
 
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On this episode we discuss the difference between True Bypass and Buffered Bypass pedals. Is one really better than the other? Is there value in having both? 
 
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On this episode we discuss Jimmy Page's fabled 1959 Les Paul. How he acquired it, the modifications that have been done and the album it first appears on.