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The Lipstick Pickup Podcast with Emily Vardaman Walters

Emily Vardaman Walters

A lipstick pickup is an electric guitar pickup with a captivating sound and appearance that has a devoted cult following that grows with each passing year. True to their name, they were originally chrome lipstick tubes stuffed with magnets and electronics that were the inspired invention of Nathan Daniel, founder of Danelectro. Born from his genius instinct for innovation as well as his devotion to a "rigid cost control" philosophy, they were an essential component of the guitars that helped stoke

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37:56

BABY SITAR BLUES-FOLK WITH NASHVILLE'S MATTHEW PAIGE...

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2025/04/25

Send us a text On this episode of The Lipstick Pickup Podcast, Nashville's Matthew Paige returns to talk to Emily about strings, threads, and what it means to be "Tailor-Made" in Nashville. Matthew imagines some Americana possibilities on a Jerry Jones Baby Sitar and discusses the recording of his new acoustic folk EP with Stager Microphones. More on Matthew Paige and his upcoming European Tour: 🔥 Bobby Bare Jr. feat Matthew Paige – European Tour 2025 🔥 May 20: Medley, Malmö (SE) May...

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61:18

SYMPATHETIC STRINGS: GUITARIST JAMES DEPRATO | The...

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2025/04/12

Send us a text This episode of The Lipstick Pickup Podcast returns to its humble origins with a flashback to a conversation from December 2023 between Emily and Bay Area guitarist (and her first "Sympathetic String") James DePrato. A longtime Bay Area resident and member of Chuck Prophet's Mission Express, James stays busy as an in-demand session player in addition to gear development and endorsement projects. James, who was Emily's very first guest, discusses how he views himself...

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46:47

SILVERTONE SUNDAY STORM SHELTER WITH MATTHEW PAIGE |...

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2025/04/06

Send us a text Nashville guitarist and Lipstick Pickup Podcast Tone Ambassador Matthew Paige returns to spend Silvertone Sunday with Emily preaching the gospel of the legendary amp-in-case and his early days in Nashville. Emily and Matthew explore the unique features of these guitars, their durability, affordability, and how they have shaped Matthew's performances. They also touch on the challenges of traveling with instruments, the sentimental value of guitars, and the evolution of Matthew's...

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77:30

TAKIN' CARE OF BUSINESS WITH SEAN DUNOON OF...

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2025/03/30

Send us a text On this episode of the Lipstick Pickup Podcast, Emily mixes business with pleasure with a Saturday night hang with Guitar Center staffer and musician Sean Dunoon. Emily and Sean discuss the history of Guitar Center, the business of buying and selling instruments, and the thrill of your first double-neck guitar acquisition. Once they wrap up their sales pitch, Sean gives Emily several demos – first, on Emily’s Jerry Jones electric sitar, then on his own silverburst Danelectro do...

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40:29

WE DID! Mergers and AMPLIFICATION with Nashville's...

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2025/03/22

Send us a text Emily telephones Matthew Paige in Nashville for a TONAL review of his vintage Danelectro amp, Chuck Prophet's '64 shorthorn, and The City Of Nashville Police Department. Teaser: Matthew tried to fight the law with an amplifer and the law won...

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67:28

BACK TO THE FUTURE WITH RICK TAYLOR OF SILVERTONE...

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2025/03/13

Send us a text Emily telephones Rick Taylor of Silvertone to discuss the Roots of Rock and how they are modernizing the brand with new and re-designed products. If you like thoughtfully-made, affordably-priced instruments, the future is bright! More from www.silvertoneguitars.com "As early as 1905, Sears, Roebuck & Company was selling musical instruments – mainly ukuleles – built by the Harmony Company. In 1916, Harmony was bought by Sears, continuing to make instruments for Sears and o...

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65:56

CAWS AND EFFECT: Gear Escape with Nada Surf's Matthew...

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2025/03/10

Send us a text Emily calls Matthew Caws in Cambridge, England to congratulate him on the success of Nada Surf's Moon Mirror and talk gear! From www.nadasurf.com “Moon Mirror,” the band’s new album, and first for New West Records, is out today. You can also watch the new video for “Second Skin” directed by Spencer Gentz. Rolling Stone said “Moon Mirror is one of their best…” calling it “Nada Surf’s most musically and emotionally passionate album in years, on the level of gems like Let...

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81:36

EVERYTHING'S BIGGER IN TEXAS: JAKE RYNEARSON AT RIO...

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2025/02/04

Send us a text Emily calls Jake Rynearson at Rio Grande Pickups to learn about the their new "Wide Boy" lipsticks for Silvertone and get's a TEXAS-sized portion of Houston guitar tone history. More from www.riograndepickups.com: "Rio Grande Pickups was founded by two legendary characters of Lone Star history, David Wintz and Bart Wittrock. In 1972 they opened one of the South's first and finest vintage guitar stores, ⁠Rockin' Robin⁠, in Houston. A vintage guitar scene barely...

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81:59

RICKENBACKER GUITARS AND MOMMY ISSUES WITH BOSTON'S...

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2025/01/29

Send us a textEmily bonds over TONE, Pete Townshend and Andy Summers in this fun-filled chirping bird session with singer-songwriter and home recording enthusiast Britta Pejic.https://www.youtube.com/@Riffindotshttps://brittapejic.bandcamp.com/https://riffindots.com/home"Britta Pejic decided it was time for a metamorphic journey of nomenclature. With a twinkle in her eye and a dash of daydreaming, she stepped through the shimmering pages of a mystical tome and emerged as RiFFiNDoTs!Gone were ...

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64:08

BIRDWATCHING WITH NYC LEGEND ROB MASTRIANNI | The...

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2025/01/29

Send us a textIt's not easy becoming a legend in NYC but Brooklyn-born Rob Mastrianni has managed to do it as both a Park Ranger and a Guitarist. Birdwatching and music all come together with insightful talk about ecological SUSTAINability and Rob's history with Masonite guitars with Lipstick Pickups. More on Rob: https://robmastrianni.hearnow.com/airwaves • Nearly extinct in NYC, bald eagles re... https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/inw...https://robmastrianni.bandcamp.com/al...

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44:30

DOIN' TIME WITH PATRICK SWEANY AND BUKKA WHITE | The...

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2025/01/28

Send us a textOn this episode of The Lipstick Pickup Podcast, I ask Nashville-based Blues guitarist Patrick Sweany to talk to me about the guitar stylings of Bukka White and we hope it RESONATES with music history lovers.From www.patricksweany.com Whether it's the ones he records on his albums, the ones he lays down with his band on the stage, or the ones that define his days writing songs and living life in his E. Nashville neighborhood, the Grooves are what have propelled Sweany through 20+...

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THE LIPSTICK PICKUP PODCAST: Flying High With Austin...

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2025/01/24

Send us a textAustin's David Grissom has worked with some of the greatest names in contemporary music, and Emily gets to talk to him about his formative years with Joe Ely and guitar manufacturer Paul Reed Smith. Also discussed are his selection of guitars with Lipstick Pickups including a double-neck that was custom made by luthier Jerry Jones.https://www.facebook.com/davidgrissommusicpagehttps://www.instagram.com/davidgrissomguitar/More from www.davidgrissom.com:David Grissom has tour...

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51:13

MAKE AMERICA SUSTAIN AGAIN: Matthew Paige Parties...

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2025/01/24

Send us a textOn this episode of The Lipstick Pickup Podcast, Emily And Matthew Paige get historic with a recording made on the morning of the 2024 Presidential Election. If you want to know our results, you have to turn the news on and watch it. MORE ON MATTHEW AND HIS BAND DeeOhGee:https://deeohgee.org #freedom #danarmstrong #ampeg #keithrichards #matthewpaige #deeohgee #therollingstones #nashville #sustain #guitar #rickbeato #ericambel #justinandthecosmics #nashville #sustain #guitartone

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77:05

THE LIPSTICK PICKUP PODCAST: Touching Tone with...

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2025/01/22

Send us a textNashville's Wade Cofer is a multi-instrumentalist and luthier who talked to The Lipstick Pickup Podcast back in June and the episode SUSTAINS...More on Wade his Tone Authority can be found here:https://www.instagram.com/wadecofer/https://reverb.com/item/67487571-cofer-fender-telecaster-deluxe-2018-black

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28:23

It's January 20th, 2025 and we're dropping the mic...

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2025/01/20

Send us a textIt's January 20th, 2025 and we're dropping the mic and the ball on a new and improved Lipstick Pickup Podcast with Nashville's Ray Duncan. She's a committed Danelectro Tone Ambassador with a brand new single called Used To It and Emily get's to help her "swear it in" on Inauguration Day. Enjoy...Lipstick Pickup Citizens of The World!More on Ray on her forthcoming EP Laundromat can be found here:https://rayduncan.bandcamp.comhttps://rayduncanmusic.com / rayduncanmusic ...

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48:05

THE LIPSTICK PICKUP PODCAST PILOT with...

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2025/01/19

Send us a textThe New Lipstick Pickup Podcast gets off to a bang with a pilot episode with guitarist/creator Michael Weber Jr. It's an episode that's packed with action and all the guitars that he used on our snappy new intro. Enjoy, Lipstick Pickup Fans!More on Michael Weber Jr from www.themichaelwebershow.com:The Michael Weber Show is an explosive rock group fronted by guitar phenom, Michael Weber. He was the winner of MTV's “Amazingness” television talent/variety show hosted by Rob Dyrdek ...

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47:14

Sympathetic String: Doin' Time With Bluesman Patrick...

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2024/11/14

Send us a textOn this episode of The Lipstick Pickup Podcast, I ask Nashville-based Blues guitarist Patrick Sweany to talk to me about the guitar stylings of Bukka White and we hope it RESONATES with music history lovers.

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102:39

ALWAYS BE PIMPIN': Taking a Ride With a Danelectro...

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2024/11/04

Send us a textOn the episode of The Lipstick Pickup Podcast, Emily takes Robert on a slow pimp ride and the ultimate destination is a Vintage Danelectro convertible.

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38:16

Sympathetic String: Dublin's Ben Prevo Helps Emily...

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2024/10/26

Send us a textOn this episode of the The Lipstick Pickup Podcast, Emily talks to Dublin-based guitarist and songwriter Ben Prevo about Irish Music Roots and the recent passing of a mutual friend. He also explains his DIY approach to electric sitar as well as his decision to move from New York City to Ireland.

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46:31

Chicago Checkmate! Emily and Robert Discuss Chess and...

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2024/10/18

Send us a textOn this episode of The Lipstick Pickup Podcast, Emily talks about her recent and not-so-recent history with the Windy City. It's a travelogue that meanders along the road to "Little Mississippi", Interstate 55, to a city where world-class music and instrument making go hand-in-hand with Bird-watching.

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