Shad’s Guitar Show

On this episode we discuss the legendary Ibanez Tube Screamer. The various iterations of the design and what makes it such a copied circuit in the boutique world!

On this episode, we discuss the origins of spring reverb, how it works, and who ultimately perfected it for guitar!

On this episode, we look at the legendary norlin era 1976 LP deluxe that has been the go to guitar for Mike Ness and heard on all Social Distortion albums plus Mike's solo work. 

On this episode we discuss guitar scale length. How it affects feel, playability and tone!

On this episode we discuss Alnico magnets and how they effect the sound of your pickups and ultimately, your guitar tone!

On this episode, I sum up my thoughts after doing the Wood, Wire & Volts show last weekend. 

On this episode we discuss the importance of music in 2026 vs. the pre-internet age when there were less entertainment sources trying to capture your attention. 

Today we discuss one of the most iconic and instantly recognizable guitars ever built. The Gretsch White Falcon.

On this episode we discuss the unavoidable reality of AI's effect on the future of music and musicians, and what we can do to fight back!

On this episode we discuss the very real fact that the majority of players who are worldwide, larger than life guitar heroes and musical icons... guys like Clapton, McCartney, Gilmour, Page, Keef, Gibbons, etc. are all right at, or beyond 80 years old and will eventually pass on. Because so many of them are the same age, it stands to reason that we may loose a lot of these guys in a short time span. So we discuss how that's going to feel and who will take their place? Are there any guitar heroes from the 80's and beyond that carry the same weight to us as players?