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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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107: 1hr A Day, What Should I Practise? + Other Q&A

The Guitar Hour Podcast ·

2019/12/05

This week the guys take questions and threads sent in and discuss what to do with a 1 hour window of practise per day. Other things: Tom teases news about his upcoming new master legato product, Dan tells a story about a puma, Beebs announces Pathways To Jazz Vol 2 release date and in the patreon aftershow Jake gets a scale and polish. Check your app artwork for the picture, it’s spesh. If you enjoy the show please consider supporting the podcast over on Patreon, where you can get some fantastic

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106: Rabea Massaad Interview

The Guitar Hour Podcast ·

2019/11/28

With Beebee & Tom away, Jake and Dan take the keys to the podcast machine and interview Rabea Massaad. The guys talk with Bea about his background, what it’s like touring, YouTubing, developing amps for Victory and the changing tide of what it means to be a guitar star in the digital era. There’s also a brief recapitulation of the fake instagram playing subject that’s only caught more fire in the last few weeks. 🥴 Thanks so much for coming on the show dude, lovely hang. 🙏🏻 If you enjoy the show

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01:30:22

105: Rhett Shull - Guitars, YouTube & Bourbon In The...

The Guitar Hour Podcast ·

2019/11/21

This week the guys chat with the awesome Rhett Shull. Rhett is a hired gun session player with a successful and rapidly growing YT channel documenting his guitar life. Rhett also works closely with Rick Beato and on this episode shares some valuable insight into making guitar content online, juggling touring and making a living as a musician in the age of the algorithm. There are two ‘after shows’ today - and in the patreon edit TGH boys get a little lesson in Bourbon from Rhett! If you enjoy the

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01:06:33

104: Absorbing Licks & Starting A Guitar YouTube...

The Guitar Hour Podcast ·

2019/11/14

Tom Quayle looks back on over 10 years being on YouTube and how the landscape of online guitar has changed. With Jake putting more time into his channel and Beebs contemplating doing the same, the team discuss what it means to start a guitar based YouTube channel in 2019, the possibilities, prospects and potential pitfalls. They also finally get round to some discussion group comments and tackle the idea of learning, absorbing and utilising licks in solos. If you're enjoying TGHP please consider

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01:36:51

103: ShallowFakes - Mimed GuitarPro, Sped Up Videos &...

The Guitar Hour Podcast ·

2019/11/07

Everything is fake these days. In the 90s all we had to worry about was Thom Yorke and his plastic trees, but today it’s the news, the deep...and now, worst of all...we’ve got fake guitar playing on the Gram. So the guys convene to tackle the recent hubbub of mimed, sped up shred vids and the community response to it. The discussion then turns to a more interesting subtler shade of grey: ‘Jam’ videos with composed solos either explicitly passed off as improvised or implied to be improvised. Guess

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01:32:42

102: Expanding Your Harmony Beyond The 7 Diatonic...

The Guitar Hour Podcast ·

2019/10/31

Tom and Beebee are away drinking all the whisky on the Scottish island of Islay, BUT…still find time (and sobriety) to sit down with guitars and nerd out on a special episode. This week they answer listener feedback email to the grade exam episodes and talk about the parallels of wood obsession between whisky connoisseurs and guitar nerds. Next, they break the “this podcast isn’t a lesson” line, and talk about expanding the number of chords that work within a key. Surprise, there are a lot more than

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101: Getting Paid Gigs & Comparing Successes

The Guitar Hour Podcast ·

2019/10/24

With nothing short of a Herculean effort 3 of the 4 guys convene for an emergency episode. Putting the exam shenanigans on hold for a while they discuss getting their first paid gigs, which morphs into the perils and positives of comparing industry successes. The Patreon bonus after show this week contains some impromptu finger twisting chat about Jake's technique, note grouping and phrasing and light speed. (Apologies this is shorter than usual, but we were lucky to get an episode out at all, Beebs

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01:58:00

100: Controversial Grade Content - m7b9 Chords?! Say...

The Guitar Hour Podcast ·

2019/10/18

Happy 100 everybody! After a cursory overview of their experience of all things ‘graded’, the boys dive in head first and discuss some potentially controversial material from various guitar syllabuses. While doing this, they wrangle with the implications for both teacher and student when it comes to misinformation and the pitfalls that could arise if not tackled. Special thanks to all of our Patreon supporters & those at the producer or practise posse level are: Andy FrenchDave CooksonJiri

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01:40:16

99: Guitar Exam Grades & The Album In 2019

The Guitar Hour Podcast ·

2019/10/10

In this monster episode the guys ponder the prickly subject of graded guitar examinations. This kicks off a theme of episodes discussing the history, variety, quirks, positives, negatives and the downright head scratching weird aspects of them. Also in this episode you may discover the Tom Quayle emoji, an interesting discussion on the state of the album in 2019. Apologies for any problems with the edit/audio and the sparse show notes. Beebs is deep within the Great Firewall Of China and getting

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01:03:58

98: Lightbulb Moments & Personal Breakthroughs

The Guitar Hour Podcast ·

2019/10/03

TGHP follows up on the big tone episode before picking up on a discussion group thread re: lightbulb ‘aha’ moments. The guys recall and probe their paradigm shifts in musical understanding, playing ability and diagnostic skills. Ahhaa! Please consider supporting us over on Patreon! Podcast Executive Producer Level/Practise Posse LevelAndy French Jiri Popek Norman Taylor Rodaidh Mackay Tim Bennett ULF (Please let us know your full name if you want dude!) Zach Loss Episode Links Jake's Andy Timmons

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01:07:03

97: The Great Tone Debate

The Guitar Hour Podcast ·

2019/09/26

Despite being exhausted from their trip to London, Tom, Beebee and Jake take on the topic of tone! Tom also reflects on his recent hang with the legend that is Paul Gilbert and his new album. Thanks to all our awesome Patrons for helping us make the show! Please consider supporting us over on Patreon! Podcast Producer/Practise Posse Levels: Andrew FrenchJiri PopekNorman TaylorRodaidh MackayTim BennettZach Loss Episode Links & Pictures: Eric Gales - Little Wing Live Video Tom's Chat With Paul

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01:34:26

96: Our Social Media Mishaps Plus Musical Gatekeeping

The Guitar Hour Podcast ·

2019/09/19

Please consider supporting us over on Patreon! The boys take a break from modes, legato and practise to share some of their musical social media mishaps over the years. They explore the blurring of the lines between private and public personas and the potential career pitfalls that can come from musicians doing this. In other news, (completely ignoring the above sentence) Jake has a hangover and Beebs has accidentally locked his wife in the kitchen. Thanks to all our awesome Patrons for helping us

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01:18:55

95: Practise Strategies - One Thing Intensively Or...

The Guitar Hour Podcast ·

2019/09/12

Please consider supporting us over on Patreon! The podigal son returns! After several months away from the mic, Dan Smith rejoins the lads to talk about practise strategies. Inspired by Jake’s recent deep dive into ‘Miss Jones’ they weigh up the pro’s and cons of working intensely on one thing vs. many different things in moderation. They also reflect on their own experiences and break through periods of guitar development, follow up on last weeks legato madness and Beebs has the verdict on the

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94: Legato & Improvisation - Speed & Mental Processes...

The Guitar Hour Podcast ·

2019/09/05

Huge week as the guys launch the Podcast Patreon! They also follow up on the FBDG poll and Beebs reports back on his first use of the Laney FRFR cab in the wild. Deep dive this week comes off a discussion group post re: improvisation and the speed of technique and mental processes. Beebs puts this to Tom framed around legato technique, and they all delve into the nature of improvising at high levels of speed and get into the development and some back story of Tom’s landmark modern legato tutorials

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93: When Is Modal Harmony Not Modal Harmony? (Email)

The Guitar Hour Podcast ·

2019/08/29

The team convene deep down the harmony hole to discuss a listener email about modal harmony. They discuss a specific example to do with Phrygian and answer the question when is modal harmony, not modal harmony? Also there's a listener poll to check out in the discussion group and tease of a new TGHP project. Episode Links & Jake's Reccs Matt's Email Tom's Modal Harmony Tutorial Schoenberg Theory Of Harmony Ron Grow Hearing & Writing Music Show Links www.theguitarhour.com TGHP Facebook discussion

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01:30:33

92: 3 Albums & 3 Players That Changed Our Lives

The Guitar Hour Podcast ·

2019/08/22

After a few weeks of high emotions and even higher music theory, Beebs, Quayle and Willson attempt to take things easy talking about the 3 albums and 3 players that have shaped their lives. However! This is not before Jake pulls everyone into a half hour musing on free will, musical determinism and where our ideas come from. This was an honest attempt to answer a sincere listener email in follow up to the Rick Beato interview last week! What’s your 3 x 3? Tell us in the facebook discussion group,

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01:01:26

91: Rick Beato Interview - Ear Training, Million...

The Guitar Hour Podcast ·

2019/08/15

Tom Quayle & Beebee sit in the virtual armchairs for a chat with one of our most requested podcast guests - Rick Beato. They discuss Rick’s incredibly diverse skill set, musical background and rise to YouTube phenomenon (he will have just ticked over a million subs as you read this!) before delving back deep into the ear training topic and Rick’s upcoming ear training course. There’s word of The Beato Book v3 & Club and of course, Beebs says the words fretboard visualisation at least once.. We

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90: Berklee Harmony - Interview With Joe Mulholland &...

The Guitar Hour Podcast ·

2019/08/08

Beebee’s lost in the Italian mountains, Tom is releasing his fire hydrant of harmony in Spain and Jake, well we don’t know what Jake’s up to this week...but for someone who’s not a Northerner he spends a lot of time down pit. So until the team return we have a fascinating pre-recorded interview with Joe Mulholland and Tom Hojnacki, authors of the Berklee Book of Jazz Harmony. This conversation delves into the background, context and scope of the book, harmony at Berklee, the source of conflation for

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01:33:39

89: Jack Gardiner Interview & Mental Health Revisited

The Guitar Hour Podcast ·

2019/08/01

Beebs & Quayle welcome the incredible Jack Gardiner to the podcast to talk about playing Satch-n-Vai songs on tour with Stu Hamm, China Crisis, his current projects and upcoming E.P. There are some Beebee nerd questions in the middle before the big topic.. The guys revisit the area of mental health and musical identity in light of Jacks’ recent (and excellent) YouTube video, where in he opens up with his struggles of the of the last few years and recent return to social media. This is a wonderful

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01:01:29

88: Measuring Your Guitar Progress & The Edge Of Ability

The Guitar Hour Podcast ·

2019/07/25

Quayle, Willson & Beebee reconvene for a follow up on playing consistency, which, quickly turns into a discussion on how to measure ones guitar progress in a healthy objective manner. Beebs guinea pigs an example of Giant Steps with legato and discovers that consistency may not be the issue after all. Light is shed on the effects of always playing at the edge of ones ability. Finally the guys cover some Facebook discussion group chat and ponder why students find descending scales harder than

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