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Life With Strings Attached

Everything in life is better understood if you can learn to see the strings attached.Jamie Gale is a thought leader who rose to prominence in the guitar industry by simplifying complex concepts. In this podcast, he engages in cross-disciplinary discussions to reveal how everything from guitar design to architecture, philosophy, physics and more can be better understood if you learn to see the universal truths that underpin our world.

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80:19

Building Guitars for Steve Vai, Jerry Cantrell &...

Life With Strings Attached ·

2025/02/19

How in the world do you get your first guitar build in Steve Vai's hands? Well, you take some big risks and make some bold choices, and Stephen McSwain has certainly done plenty of both. From hand carving horror-themed installations for Slash to working with world-renowned visual artists, Stephen has time and again gone where no luthier has gone before – and come back with plenty of amazing stories. He joins me this week on Life With Strings Attached to tell a few of them and talk about so...

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107:56

Making The Crazy Leap To Guitar Making | Michael Bashkin

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2025/02/13

Michael had his dream job working for the US Forest Service – until the sight of a luthier's workshop turned his interest in guitars into an obsession that couldn't be ignored. Now, Michael is a master guitar maker with over 25 years of experience crafting exquisite acoustic guitars in Fort Collins, Colorado. Renowned for his signature designs featuring art nouveau and art deco inlays, his guitars are celebrated worldwide for their natural beauty and craftsmanship. Drawing from his pas...

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94:16

AI & The Artist | Kosta Lagis (Pt. 2)

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2025/02/05

Here's part 2 of my conversation with visual effects artist Kosta Lagis, whose credits include blockbusters like Prometheus, Man of Steel, and Deadpool. In this episode, we dive deeper into Kosta's experience with generative AI and what this technology means for the future of artists and creatives. We also explore the role of religious and unifying narratives in culture and the question of whether we really have free will. We covered so much in this conversation, and I want to thank Kosta for...

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107:28

Creating Visual Effects For The World's Biggest...

Life With Strings Attached ·

2025/02/02

With over 25 years of expertise in film, advertising, and industrial design, Kosta Lagis has worked on blockbuster movies like Prometheus, Man of Steel, and Deadpool, as well as high-profile commercials for brands such as Huawei and Mobil. He's currently the creative Director for Computer Graphics at The Mill in Shanghai. With a deep technical foundation in illustration, photography, digital imaging, and audio production, he now explores the creative and ethical implications of AI-driven ima...

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103:34

Not Taking Seriously Good Guitars Too Seriously |...

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2025/01/26

Doug Kauer is always the least serious guy in the room, which makes him a great podcast guest – it’s also part of what makes him a successful guitar maker with his own unique style. Doug started building guitars when a lifetime of woodworking combined with a love of guitar. Spurred on by the support of other luthiers, he found his direction in what appealed to him: less mainstream jet-set design meets a tireless pursuit of improvement. Started officially in 2008, Kauer Guitars refle...

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102:05

A Game-Changing New Guitar From Verso Instruments |...

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2025/01/19

Robin Stummvoll of Verso Instruments joins me to talk about the release of his new, highly innovative guitar, Sine, which will be exhibited in the Boutique Guitar Showcase at NAMM 2025.Having gained worldwide attention for his Cosmo model, Robin has plenty to share about the role of playfulness in creativity, escaping the constraints of established guitar design, and how to still bring innovative leaps forward to the electric guitar.Verso Instruments: versoinstruments.comJoin the Patreon: htt...

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86:17

The Challenge of True Innovation | Ola Strandberg

Life With Strings Attached ·

2025/01/09

Ola Strandberg is a true innovator, having redefined modern guitar-making with his .strandberg* brand. Pioneering the resurgence of headless guitars, Ola combines ergonomic innovation, sustainable materials, and cutting-edge aesthetics to create instruments that inspire musicians and luthiers worldwide. With so much change occurring, now is a good time for those with a future forward mindset, like Ola. But being a renowned innovator comes with its own challenges.In this episode, we talk ...

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76:38

Contrarian Guitars With '80s Roots | Jon Sullivan Of...

Life With Strings Attached ·

2025/01/02

Jon “Sully” Sullivan is the founder of Sully Guitars, a brand known for blending innovation with the spirit of '80s hot rod guitar culture. But, as Sully explains in this conversation, his guitars are far more than a nod to the era he grew up in.We talk about what it means to go beyond your influences, to build guitars out of spite and to live your life as a committed contrarian. As always, it was so much fun talking with Sully, and I hope you all enjoy this one as much as I did.Sully Guitars...

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93:13

Structural Engineering Meets Guitar Design | Enrico...

Life With Strings Attached ·

2024/12/27

What would a structural engineer bring to guitar making?In his career as a structural engineer, Enrico Di Donato collaborated with renowned architects like Renzo Piano and Arata Isozaki. After years of exploring composite materials for seismic reinforcement and authoring publications on the subject, Enrico shifted his focus to luthiery, combining his scientific expertise with artistic craftsmanship. His “Hasaki” electric guitar, celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2025, has been featured...

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82:00

Why We Make Things & Why It Matters | Peter Korn

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2024/12/18

Why do we make things? What is it that draws so many of us to hunker down in dusty workshops, pick up some hand tools, or devote hours to any kind of craft and creation? We might sometimes be mystified by our own obsession or powerful draw towards making things – that feeling of a need to create. Exploring this is part of exploring what it means to be human, and I can think of no one better to discuss this with than Peter Korn.Peter is a master craftsman, author, and the founder of the C...

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68:54

What is Creativity? | Dion James of Dion Guitars

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2024/12/14

Based in Edmonton, Canada, Dion James builds steel-string acoustic guitars known for their striking minimalism. Subtle in their looks from afar, Dion's instruments make careful use of intricate detailing without becoming ostentatious. They’re packed with innovation informed by years of building and experimentation, all brought together with a decisive, crystal-clear design vision.As he's someone who's built a reputation for crafting such impeccable instruments, I wanted to talk with Dion abou...

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81:40

When An Artist Makes Guitars | Nicolai Schorr of...

Life With Strings Attached ·

2024/12/06

There might be a lot of guitars that claim to be unique, but there's only a relatively small number that achieve – without question – something new. Nicolai Schorr's instruments are undoubtedly among that select group. From his workshop in Berlin, Nicolai handcrafts guitars and basses that are as playful and refreshing as they are bold. It's unsurprising to learn he has a background in both fine art and music, but I was curious to learn more about where his career as a guitar maker start...

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92:27

Incredible Instruments From Poland | Marek Dąbek Of...

Life With Strings Attached ·

2024/12/01

If you’ve ever seen Marek Dąbek’s Stradi instruments, you’ll understand that he has a fascinating approach to building guitars and basses. On this week’s episode of Life With Strings Attached, we talk about the origins of Marek’s instruments, the benefits of having to struggle for what you want, and why a tarantula lived in his kitchen.Stradi Instruments: https://stradi.pl/Join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BusinessOfGuitar

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74:06

NAMM CEO John Mlynczak | The Future Of Our Industry

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2024/11/20

What is the future of the NAMM Show? What direction are our instruments – and our industry – heading in? What is it that instrument makers need most right now? There are few better people to speak to about the future of our industry than John Mlynczak. As the CEO of NAMM, he runs the world's largest trade organisation for musical instrument makers and the largest, most important trade show for us all. He joins me to shed light on what the core goals of NAMM are, whether trade shows ...

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61:20

Building The Complete Guitar Business | Adam Buchwald

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2024/11/14

Based in Vermont, Adam Buchwald has managed to build an enviable business that spans every part of the guitar making and selling process, from supplying woods and tools to designing and building across several brands, and even setting up a retail space. In his full career he’s covered even more ground, plying his trade as a professional musician with guitar, banjo and mandolin, repairing valuable instruments at Retrofret in Brooklyn, NY, teaching guitar building at Vermont Instruments, a...

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79:17

The Story of Turnstone Guitars | Rosie Heydenrych

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2024/11/10

This week on the podcast, English guitar maker Rosie Heydenrych talks about how she started Turnstone Guitars, why she's drawn to using non-traditional woods, and what fuels her curiosity as she continues to grow her business.As well as crafting beautiful and refreshing instruments, Rosie has created a family business that prioritises what's most important and motivating for her, so it's well worth hearing her perspective on building a successful brand in the guitar world.Turnstone Guitars: h...

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112:07

There Are Too Many Guitars?! | Juha Ruokangas

Life With Strings Attached ·

2024/11/01

This week, I'm joined by Finnish master guitar maker Juha Ruokangas to talk about the future of guitars, music and his own business. With over three decades of experience in the game, building some of the finest quality instruments available on Earth, Juha certainly has an interesting perspective on the changing world of the guitar. It was fascinating to hear his thoughts on the culture and business of the guitar and where we're heading, and I hope you enjoy listening. Patreon ...

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87:15

Design Thinking & Futurism Meet The Guitar | Ed Keller

Life With Strings Attached ·

2024/10/25

Unsurprisingly, when you talk to someone who’s a designer, professor, writer, musician and multimedia artist, your conversation covers quite a lot of ground.Ed Keller’s career and projects span an incredible breadth of work across many fields. Often with an interdisciplinary approach, he’s taught and run centers at prestigious institutions around the world, founded architecture firms, consulted with leading AI technologists, and had his work published in renowned journals and magazines.Origin...

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98:55

From the Army to Corporate Exec to Master Guitar...

Life With Strings Attached ·

2024/10/20

Having served for more than a decade in the Army, received an MBA and worked as an executive in a Fortune 500 company, Jason Kostal was already highly accomplished when he came to guitar building – and it’s now yet another area in his life where he’s achieved excellence.Bringing such a varied experience into his work gives Jason a uniquely informed perspective on running a business, being the best you can be and ensuring your vision becomes a reality. We talk about all this and more in this w...

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91:58

Building Guitars for Jack White, Jimmy Page & Many...

Life With Strings Attached ·

2024/10/12

Guitar builder Randy Parsons joins me to share some incredible stories on this week’s episode, including working with Jack White, using a cattle skull for the bracing of a guitar he made for Jimmy Page, how he came up with the 50,000-piece Red Queen in a single moment of spontaneity, how he moved his workshop from a former Hell Angels hideout to a century-old church in rural Kansas – and lots more.Whether you’re interested in guitar making or not, this is well worth a listen to hear from some...

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