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The Guitar Gear Locker

The Guitar Gear Locker

Alex Bouks of Immolation Band and Roger Sutherland, owner of 3 Alarm Guitar Services LLC discuss guitars, guitar gear, and music with guests ranging from musicians to industry experts.

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01:08:30

Live Steam Number 50 with Craig Smilowski and Casimir...

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2025/12/02

Live Show 50 -- Tonight will be a redo of our earlier show where we had audio issues. This will be a lot of fun!

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01:29:12

The Evolution of Death Metal Guitar!

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2025/12/02

Hosts Alex Bouks of Immolation Band and Roger Sutherland of 3 Alarm Guitar Services were joined by Jeremy Sosville and Matt Sorg to discuss the evolution of death metal and guitar playing.00:00 Introduction00:45 Where is all began06:28 What changed to make death metal sound like death metal09:08 Death Metal has to be dark and evil13:00 No rules guitar playing19:03 Were the bands competitive with other bands24:05 Can the music get stale27:25 Did the equipment change with death metal29:37 The tone

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01:32:35

Tribute Show for Ace Frehley

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2025/10/24

Live Show 48 We had guests Matt Sorg and Jeremy Sossville with us tonight to talk about the extensive career of Ace Frehley!

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01:12:22

Is the PRS SE Chleo Herman Li worth $2000? Yes, and...

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2025/10/24

Live Show Number 47 -- This episode talked about the new 2025 line of PRS SE guitars, including the SE Chleo. Also, what should your expectations be when purchasing a new guitar? Why are we still using locking nuts with Floyd Rose bridges? Rush's new drummer!00:00 Introduction01:00 PRS Guitars Announces New SE Models https://prsguitars.com/news/story/prs_guitars_announces_new_se_models_plus_a_new_combo_amp_ahead_of_2026_updates :01:17 PRS Herman Li Chleo

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01:26:19

Are new 70’s Series Gibson guitars better than a true...

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2025/10/24

Alex and Roger reviewed new guitar gear, as well as some older gear!00:00 Introduction and Welcome00:50 Kramer SM-1 Electric Guitar, with Black Floyd Rose https://www.zzounds.com/item--KRMKSM1?siid=271223&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=1051799671&gbraid=0AAAAAD_vpo7d81Wj4WNYylNibz37YVJ05&gclid=CjwKCAjwxfjGBhAUEiwAKWPwDvvlpL7a6v_QzK7mhb2QXd8UWA4zdM-ZCBMXvVOh10Htb2y2qiIl6hoCuFQQAvD_BwE10:19 Fishman In-hole Fluencehttps://www.fishman.com/dp/fluence-acoustic-rock-icon-guitar-pickup/17:07

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01:58:33

Live Show 45 -- The History of Rock/Metal '80s era

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2025/10/05

Tonight we are back with RIk and Jeremy with Part 3 of the History of Rock/Metal Music! We had a bit of a sound issue last week and we are going to try a redo of that show soon!

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02:01:10

The Guitar Gear Locker Live Show 44 - History of...

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2025/10/05

Tonight we will have Jeremy Sosville and Rik Lawhorne with us to continue our series on the history of rock and metal music in the 1970's!

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01:06:19

Is the PRS Modern Eagle V the most versatile guitar?...

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2025/10/05

00:00 Introduction01:29 Next week’s show01:58 Pickup winding and lack of parts10:17 Positive Grid Spark Go https://www.positivegrid.com/products/spark-go?variant=4752339946716816:47 Yngwie Malmsteen Stratocaster27:27 Carvin with the Kahler Killer bridge32:07 Guitar Ergonomics43:42 Rick Graham42:28 Sterling Ernie Ball Tosin Abasi Kaizen48:13 Beat Buddy52:56 Paul Reed Smith Modern Eagle V1:05:03 Thanks for joining us and please subscribe!

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02:03:55

Live Show Number 42 - Rock/Metal History '60's-70's

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2025/08/22

We were live with Jeremy Sosville of Sanhedrin and Rik Lawhorne or Cactus Jack to begin our series on the history of Rock and Metal music!00:00 Introduction00:49 1050’s and Chuck Berry 09:37 Underground music in Memphis and Chicago12:41 Elvis17:33 Bill Haley and the Comets18:18 Kinks, Yardbirds, The Who, Beatles18:40 Blue Cheer Summertime Blues19:39 What leads us to Black Sabbath22:19 Jimi Hendrix25:09 Paul McCartney and John Lennon30:00 Leslie West and Mountain34:19 Grand Funk Railroad blowing Led

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01:19:39

Singer/Songwriter Emily Woodhull - Her Music - Music...

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2025/08/22

It was great having Emily on the show to talk about her music. We talked about musicians as a "business" and leveraging social media to get visibility.

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01:18:10

Do PRS guitars fit with extreme/metal music? Guitar...

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2025/08/22

Live Show Number 40 In this episode, we talked a lot about guitar shapes and physical limitations with some guitars and their shapes. 00:00 Introduction01:12 Recap of last week’s show05:52 History of Rock/Metal beginning on August 14th10:33 Guitar shapes and playing styles25:09 PRS Modern Eagle V30:54 Reverend Kingbolt Guitar34:06 Hamer Guitars38:44 Amazon Westlake guitar40:43 What is an affordable guitar?45:26 Are PRS’s guitars metal guitars55:05 The Fishman Airlock wireless system1:04:36

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01:55:06

The Guitar Gear Locker Special Ozzy Osbourne Remembrance

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2025/08/22

In this episode, we remembered and celebrated the life and career of Ozzy Osbourne, as well as Black Sabbath. We invited guests, Rik Lawhorne of Fredericksburg, Virginia's Cactus Jack Band and Jeremy Sosville of Sanhedrin to join our resident music encyclopedia, Alex Bouks to discuss all things Black Sabbath/Ozzy. 00:00 Introduction 01:55 How Alex discovered Black Sabbath and Ozzy09:19 Jeremy Sosville’s views on Ozzy11:34 Rik Lawhornes on Ozzy in his life14:10 Ozzy’s relatability 18:47

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01:35:04

Is Tom Morello the best guitar player? Fishman...

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2025/07/19

00:00 Introduction01:24 Blood Incantation at the Fillmore Silver Spring08:10 ESP/LTD Mirage upgrades11:00 Fishman rechargeable battery system17:18 Graphtech unlock nut27:36 New Fishman Wireless system34:48 Fishman Mick Thomson Pickups40:12 EMG Pickups45:19 Guitar Shapes55:26 Farming57:04 Playing through headphones59:31 Black Sabbath “Back to the Beginning”1:09:06 Tom Morello1:15:14 Jane’s Addiction lawsuit1:16:33 YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Launches Line Of Protein Powder1:21:18 What does Alex play?1:24:28

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02:03:17

Guest Ruston Grosse, Multi-instrumentalist with...

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2025/07/15

Live Show 37 --- Alex made the mistake of getting Roger and Ruston together! Neither have mouth filters! We got to catch up with Ruston on a lot of his projects, instruments and found out he is also aneuroplasticity coach . We also took a detour through brainwave and health related topics. 00:00 Introduction of Ruston Grosse01:55 Where it all began with Ruston 04:28 What is the first instrument he played07:42 Early influences in music13:20 The illness from Brazil28:25 Touring Brazil and truck

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01:50:31

Is AI taking over real music? -Guitars and DIP...

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2025/07/15

Live Show Number 36 - After a two week break, we are back with a recap of Alex's latest tour in Brazil. We had an awesome discussion about music and guitars with a lot of people joining in the comments sections. Thanks for joining us!00:00 Introduction02:02 Immolation’s recent Brazilian tour13:03 Final Black Sabbath Concert18:40 AI and Music22:58 Kix and the music instustry26:03 New PRS Chleo Herman Li, DragonForce41:05 PRS Amps45:51 Elliot Easton makes the case for why setup trumps price tag

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01:41:19

Why are ESP Edwards better than LTD - Current Guitar...

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2025/06/13

Rich Clark filled in for Alex while he is on tour in Brazil. We had a lot of discussion on current, not new, guitar trends.

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01:51:23

BC Rich "Stranger Things" Warlock Flip - Overdrive...

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2025/06/13

Live Show Number 34 - Richard Clark filled in and had a tone of great information on gear!

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01:04:27

Guitar Center says you need lessons to maintain...

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2025/06/13

LIve Show Number 33 - The song writing process, and other guitar related subjects. We had guests Richard Clark from AMONG THESE ASHES, and Joe Masini from Suspect Down and Joe Young of Necrotion with us to talk about their experiences with writing songs.

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01:37:54

Was EVH threatened by Yngwe Malmsteen? - Guitar...

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2025/05/21

The Guitar Gear Locker Live Show 31! We had some conversation about the back and forth with the tariffs and how one guitar maker is dealing with them. Guitar repairs are also a bit slow right now. Alot of great discussions about guitar gear, buying and maintaining guitars, and guitar trends.

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01:46:19

Are guitar repair prices out of control - Floyd Rose...

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2025/05/05

The Guitar Gear Locker Live Show 30. During this live show, Alex, Roger and viewers discussed new ESP/LTD Horizon 87 series and the raising costs involving setups and repairs on guitars and basses.

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