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PODCAST

The Guitar Hour Podcast

David Beebee, Tom Quayle, Dan Smith & Jake Willson

The Guitar Hour Podcast is a weekly, long-form discussion hosted by David Beebee, Tom Quayle, Dan Smith & Jake Willson. Together, and in conversation with today"s top players, they explore different approaches for improvising, theory, technique, practising, teaching and share the humorous ups and downs of being professional guitarists in the modern age.

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All Episodes

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167: Where Does Tone Come From? New Steve Vai Album

The Guitar Hour Podcast ·

2022/02/17

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 Lil. Tom also discusses his upcoming live masterclasses and they all chew over Steve Vai’s new album “Inviolate” In this week's extended Patreon edit: The guys discuss latin/boss comping patterns and legato phrasing ideas. If you enjoy the show please

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01:16:54

166: Vibrato, Tone Production & Ibanez AZES

The Guitar Hour Podcast ·

2022/01/06

Beebee is awol (jetlag, covid, excuses, excuses), so the Quayle, Smith, Willson power trio hold the pod fort. There’s some discussion of the new Ibanez AZES models before a big ass deep dive into vibrato and tone production. Patreon Extra minutes: Dan might be bored with his own playing, and are you not playing what you’re hearing? If you enjoy the show please consider supporting the podcast over on Patreon, where you can get some fantastic extra TGHP content! You can also now pick up t-shirts,

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53:31

165: String Things! Our strategies & preferences

The Guitar Hour Podcast ·

2021/11/23

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 they’re growing potatoes? What’s the crack? If you enjoy the show please consider supporting the podcast over on Patreon, where you can get some fantastic extra TGHP content! You can also now pick up t-shirts, mugs and other merch from our TeeSpring store

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01:23:48

164: Minimalist Practise Space, Head Space & Ear Hygiene

The Guitar Hour Podcast ·

2021/11/11

We finally get the band back together with full catch ups, housekeeping and a refreshed Patreon. The guys discuss hearing and ear hygiene, productive and minimalist practise spaces, headspace and recognising one's guitar progress. Jake also does a wonderful impression of the UK’s own Richard Madley and Beebs apparently has a throbbing hollow body? Patreon: In this week's extended Patreon episode Beebs’ secret Suhr, Ed Markey’s infamous blue drip Suhr get compared, and there is also a mid-show

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01:04:38

163: Nail the Neck - Note Names vs Intervals

The Guitar Hour Podcast ·

2021/10/30

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 harmony on guitar. Dan will be back next week, as will the regular format and some new stuff. Thanks for sticking with us and coming back to listen! If you enjoy the show please consider supporting the podcast over on Patreon, where you can get some fantastic

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162: Metric Modulation & Prog Groove Madness

The Guitar Hour Podcast ·

2021/08/06

The guys chat with Joseph Anidjar and Joshua De La Victoria about their prog-tastic collaboration “Traveller”. They discuss writing grooves of Skype, feeling odd time signatures and metric modulation, mixing modern guitar modern tones and lush videography! The extended Patreon edition of this episode includes a deeper chat on guitar tone crafting, production techniques and the progression of the progressive genre, following on from the Tosin Abasi Episode. And the usual off-colour bants. If

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58:56

161: Tosin Abasi - Selective Picking, Harmony &...

The Guitar Hour Podcast ·

2021/06/26

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 please consider supporting the podcast over on Patreon, where you can get some fantastic extra TGHP content! You can also now pick up t-shirts, mugs and other merch from our TeeSpring store. Episode Links Abasi Concepts Animals As Leaders Tosin on IG

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01:12:14

160: Filming Your Guitar Playing in 2021 & Planning...

The Guitar Hour Podcast ·

2021/05/27

Beebs has new toys and a new workflow, which leads the guys to reflect on the challenges and possibilities of being a one person production/creative guitar studio in 2021. They also fall into a discussion on the writing and planning of educational material, asking the question: how much knowledge should be assumed? This weeks’ extended Patreon edit includes a classic (and lengthy) Quayle/Beebee argument, predominantly over YouTube education & Dan dissects his recent vocal/guitar duo recording

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01:03:20

156: Wiring Guitars, Choosing a JTC Competition Winner

The Guitar Hour Podcast ·

2021/04/30

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 thought process behind choosing a winner for his incredibly popular JTC jam track competition. This weeks’ extended Patreon edit includes patron feedback, Jake doing D’angelo, Gilad Hekselman discussion, a Beauty and the Beast sing along and whisky

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56:45

158: Tom Quayle's Right Hand Revelation

The Guitar Hour Podcast ·

2021/04/13

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 episode guys, nerd up! This weeks’ extended Patreon edit includes a reflection on the Jordan Rudess episode, Jake does a Louis Theroux impression and plenty of NSFW banter. If you enjoy the show please consider supporting the podcast over on Patreon, where you

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01:04:52

157: Jordan Rudess - Solo album, LTE3, the writing...

The Guitar Hour Podcast ·

2021/03/27

This week the Doctor, Beebee and Smith warmly welcome Dream Theater’s keyboard wizard Jordan Rudess! It’s not often a non guitar player joins the fray, but always hugely enjoyable when it happens :D Jordan discusses his musical journey, what it was like attending Juilliard aged 9(!), practising, his new solo record ‘A Chapter In Time’, the upcoming Liquid Tension Experiment 3, the writing process of Dream Theater, duelling leads with John Petrucci, and much more. Huge thanks to Jordan for his

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01:02:31

156: Imposter Syndrome & Our Musical Identities

The Guitar Hour Podcast ·

2021/03/25

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 about music production, electronic music and options paralysis. If you enjoy the show please consider supporting the podcast over on Patreon, where you can get some fantastic extra TGHP content! You can also now pick up t-shirts, mugs and other merch from

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01:27:57

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

The Guitar Hour Podcast ·

2021/03/01

Coming off the back of last weeks’ ep, and in the context of Jake’s upcoming JTC Jam of the Month, the guys discuss how to get the ‘perfect’ solo take. The second big discussion is on the importance of jamming and if we’re too biased as guitar players towards it. This week's Patreon edit sees guys share jam night horror stories, tips for surviving them. If you enjoy the show please consider supporting the podcast over on Patreon, where you can get some fantastic extra TGHP content! You can also now

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01:13:32

154: Surviving Social Media Burnout

The Guitar Hour Podcast ·

2021/02/20

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 discussion on guitar fakery and the mental health knock on. We learn Jake’s tune FanFiction is a bit of a Tik-tok sensation with dancing toddlers and Beebee stumbles upon a new pork scratching related enterprise - Onlyhams. If you enjoy the show please

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01:11:51

153: Amp Modeler ‘Feel’ Fixed! No-NAMM special...

The Guitar Hour Podcast ·

2021/01/30

It’s that time again, the once a year gear episode we allow ourselves. Beebs has solved the ‘rubbery slippage’ loose feel thing of the Helix, thanks to this week's guest John Cordy. Things turn towards no-NAMM chat, virtual NAMM chat and the interesting events of the last few weeks. There’s a surprising amount of questions raised about Californian toilets (restrooms for our American listeners) and Beebee almost lets slip details of Tom’s special NAMM bog. This weeks’ extended Patreon edit is most

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01:01:44

152: “Listen and transcribe”, Giant Steps Atrophy &...

The Guitar Hour Podcast ·

2021/01/25

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 lazy approach to musical education. In this week's extended patreon edit Dr Willson gives us a figured bass 101 and the boys discuss slash chords. G over Eeeeeeee damnit?! If you enjoy the show please consider supporting the podcast over on Patreon, where you can

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01:09:20

151: Visualising the Fretboard with Solo App & 2021...

The Guitar Hour Podcast ·

2021/01/09

Beebee and Tom finally spill the beans about “Solo”, their brand new app for developing fretboard visualization. They talk through what it is, how it works and how it came to life. Solo is available for iOS and yes yes yes, Android is coming! The episode morphs into a more general take on the concept of fretboard visualisation before the guys discuss their plans for the new year ahead. This week's Patreon edit: Tom ducks our for an early night leaving the remaining rogues to contemplate building

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01:25:08

150: New Year Special - All Star Guitar Quiz 2

The Guitar Hour Podcast ·

2021/01/03

Happy new year to you all! We all hope that 2021 is an improvement over 2020 for everyone, and we’re kicking things off with our annual all star holiday special mega quiz! We have last year's champion Jens Larsen returning to defend the belt, and joining him and the regular rogues this year are past guests and friends of the pod: Ant Law, Jack Gardiner, John Nathan Cordy and Rhett Shull! This is the casual annual holiday hang and we had an absolute blast. You can play along with the picture rounds

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01:16:08

149: Steve Vai Interview - Reflections on the...

The Guitar Hour Podcast ·

2020/12/19

This week, the guys have the immense pleasure of welcoming to the show (to quote British royalty) “the genius, the master, of the space age guitar, Mr Steve Vai! Yep, STEVE VAI! 🤯😻. This is a deep one guys, and we cover... Steve’s experience of 2020. The PIA launch NAMM gig. The "infinity shelf". Candle Power “joint shifting” & Jerry Donahue. Cheating your genius and nurturing creativity. Practising in a state bliss & clock watching. Studio album timelines. New projects

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01:06:12

148: John Wheatcroft - Gypsy Jazz & Covid Recovery...

The Guitar Hour Podcast ·

2020/12/16

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 transitioning from rock to jazz, Gypsy jazz vocabulary as well as catching up with John’s latest projects and recovery from a fairly serious brush with the old ‘rona. Apologies for the delay on this episode, technical gremlins got the better of us and screwed

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