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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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01:18:10

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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01:39:54

Spencer Hazard from Full Of Hell - Our Lists of...

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2025/04/25

Spencer Hazard of Full of Hell joined us to discuss our most underrated guitarist.

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01:06:44

Are guitar prices really increasing form tariffs?...

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2025/04/15

LIve Show 27

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00:59:42

Will tariffs effect guitars - Chubtone and Luxxtone...

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2025/04/10

In this episode we talked about Luxxtone Guitars, Chubtone Guitars, The ESP Eclipse re-fresh, tuning issues with pickup height, and other various guitar topics.

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01:40:48

Goreaphobia revisited with Craig Smilowski and Alex...

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2025/03/29

Tonight we will be LIVE with Alex and Craig Smilowski to talk about Goreaphobia.

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01:36:51

Interview with Blake Wyland of Stringjoy and The Tone...

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2025/03/27

We were lucky to have Blake Wyland of Stringjoy to talk all things guitars strings, Stringjoy, and guitars! It was a great nerdfest about a ton of guitar related topics!

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01:45:22

The Guitar Gear Locker Live Show 23 with Ash Thomas...

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2025/03/27

Joining us LIVE will be Ash Thomas of FaithXtractor - Shed the Skin - Estuary!

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01:01:50

The Guitar Gear Locker Live Show 22 - School of Rock

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2025/03/13

The Guitar Gear Locker Live Show 22 --We were LIVE with staff from the School of Rock Fredericksburg! We were lucky to have owner Curtis Hust, Mallori, studio coordinator, and Hallie, guitar instructor. We talked about their programs, students, and the influence of Rock and Metal music on students!

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01:28:07

Gibson Certified Vintage Collection - Dweezil...

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2025/02/28

The Guitar Gear Locker Live Show 21 - Alex and Roger were live and discussed all things guitar, music, and gear!

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01:49:01

Is ESP done? - EVH Wolfgang Custom Shop -Gibson...

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2025/02/28

The Guitar Gear Locker Live Show Number 20 - We were joined by Richard Clark from AMONG THESE ASHES!

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01:24:17

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - NAMM Show guitar...

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2025/02/14

Roger and Alex talked live about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees. Our opinion of who is nominated vs who is not in the hall. Could the new tariffs on China impact Chibsons? We also talked about Sweetwater's 55 point inspection....what it is and what it is not. After the pre-NAMM 2025 show, Roger ordered a Reverend Kingbolt electric guitar from Sweetwater. Tune in to see the details. The new Harley Benton guitars by Thomann music were also a topic of discussion.00:00 Introduction02:12

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