Amps & Axes Podcast

Cheers AaA Fans and thanks for checking out another installment of your Amps and Axes Podcast. In this episode Mick chats for a few moments about the Kemper modelling amp. Then there's talk about a cool venue called Rams Head On Stage in Annapolis, Maryland, which is where this week's interview took place. A reappearance of this guest on the Amps and Axes Podcast, he has just begun his new tour, which looks like it's going to take him to quite a few places across the globe this year, so find a comfortable podcast consumption position and welcome back, from the Isle of Man, Mr Davy Knowles. Enjoy!

Greetings to all you AaA aficionados. Here's the latest installment of your Amps and Axes Podcast. In this adventure Mick starts out with a great review of a new addition to his acoustic guitar. Something called Power Pins Invented by a gentleman named Billy Gray. Next there's mention of a new upcoming release from Greg Marra and Plenty Heavy and then it's on to the guest of the week. A player who broke on to the scene in the '80's with a band called Danger Danger and now spends his time in the studio as well as with his own band, so enter your 'Cast listening environment and please welcome Mr Andy Timmons. Enjoy

Hello AaA Fans and Happy 2017. Welcome to yet another installment in the adventure we call Amps and Axes. In this episode, the guys begin by touching base on the New Year's Eve debacle by some singer named Mariah Carey. They would not normally bring up such a blunder unless a musician was involved but there is a local tie to the event. We'll hear firsthand from Ms. Meredith Marx, whose father is the owner of MSI, the international sound company that has done this event for the past 17 years. Then it's on to the guest of the week. This man is an incredible player in his own right, but if that wasn't enough, he is also one of the most comical product demo artists on the planet whose humor translates through his incredible playing style, so buckle up and enjoy the ride with the Gristle Man himself, Mr Greg Koch. Enjoy!!

Greetings AaA Fans and Happy New Year's Eve. We'd like to thank you for your support during the last year, but the year has taken too many from the entertainment industry, so we're all hoping for a Happier 2017. That said, this is the last show for 2016, so let's get to it. The guys start with Mick mentioning a very cool band called the Dead Daisies. The band contains members of some very notable acts and is heavily influenced by '70's and '80's Rock. Sounds awesome! Then he discusses his new Black Sabbath Anniversary Set, a must for all Sabbath fans. Then it's on to the guest of the week. The most recent guitarist for a band that celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2014 and just released a brand new CD, so settle into your favorite Podcast position and welcome guitarist for the band Tyketto, Mr Chris Green. Enjoy!

Happy Holidays AaA Fans and welcome to the Holiday Edition of your Amps and Axes Podcast. Since it's Christmas Eve, it's just the guys this week. Mick has some book recommendations for your reading pleasure, that maybe you'll want to spend some of your Holiday cash or gift cards on. Then Jeff teases some new pickups that he's dropping in a Strat, but the install wasn't done in time for the show, so no review yet. And that's it folks. Have yourself a very Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah, or whatever Holiday you celebrate. Enjoy!!

Greetings and happiest of Holiday Seasons CastFans, and welcome to the recurring dream that is your Amps and Axes Podcast. In this episode the guys are really trying to drive home the fact that they would really like you to tell a friend about the Podcast. Don't try to keep it to yourself, that's just not right! So tell a friend or six. Then Jeff mentions that he's pretty excited about a little EAST Amplification project that he's working on with Mr QuickLick, Jason Sadites. Next there's a little audio treat about guitar building in the '60's and then it's on to the guest of the week. A man that's been playing pretty much all his life. He's had a solo career as well as being a member of a few bands over the years. Currently with Art of Anarchy, he's also done a little time, okay 8 years, with a little band called Guns N' Roses, so please place yourself in your proper listening environment and welcome Ron Thal aka "Bumblefoot". Enjoy!

Hello CastFans and welcome to another adventure in AaA Land. In this episode of your favorite Podcast, Amps and Axes, the guys begin with a little conversation about Jeff putting in a few of his "rode hard and hung up wet" summer abused guitars to his most excellent guitar magician, Mr Phil Jacoby of Philtone Guitars. Then it's on to the guest of the week. Player of the four stringed variety of instrument, he has played with such bands as Daemon, In the Pink, Super Trans Atlantic and Tribe of Judah. He has sung with both Dweezil Zappa and Danger Danger and oh yeah, plays bass with a band called Extreme, so please settle into your PodZone and welcome Mr Pat Badget. Enjoy!

Holiday Greetings CastFollowers and welcome to yet another Amps and Axes adventure. This installment actually has two guests. First, the guys bring back past guest Rick Sell of PureSalem Guitars to shed a little light on a ridiculous situation the company is facing... Hint: it requires lawyers. Then it's on to the guest of the week. A players' player who has been plucking the strings for a few decades now with bands like Burning Tree, the Uninvited, the Sinners, toured with Ben Harper and oh yeah, spent most of his time on the road with a little band called The Black Crowes, so find your Cast comfort zone and please give a warm welcome to Mr Marc Ford. Enjoy!!

Greetings AaA Fans and welcome to yet another installment of your favorite Podcast in the whole wide world! (and if you're in the US, we hope you're out of your food coma!) In this episode, Mick brings to light some new technology from the Adobe people; the people that brought you Photoshop... think about that for a second! Then it's on to the guest of the week; A six string slinger that strums his instrument for a very cool band called Stolen Rhodes, so place yourself in listening mode and please welcome Mr Kevin Cunningham. Enjoy!

Welcome AaA Aficionados and welcome to another installment of your favorite Podcast. This episode begins with not a lot of talk, but unfortunately some RIP's for not one, two or three, but four losses to the musical community. It's been a rough year. Then it's on to the guest of the week; A four-string slinger who has added the bottom end for some heavyweights such as Uli Jon Roth and Yngwie Malmsteen. He will be back on the road soon with the likes of the Dio Disciples and MacAlpine, but is currently recording with Plenty Heavy, so get yourself aurally ready and please welcome Mr Bjorn Englen. Enjoy!

Welcome AaA Fans. Here it is; The next installment of your Amps and Axes Podcast. In this episode the guys begin with a little discussion about somebody named Iommi and a guitar that's not really an SG, but a guitar built by a little British company called Jay Dee. Then a mention about the Springsteen biography and a connection with the guest of the week. He is a player who, with his band Hard Rain, is well known in the Pittsburgh PA area and has actually shared the stage with The Boss, so find your happy Podcast space and please welcome to the show Mr Bill Toms. Enjoy!

Greetings AaA friends and welcome to another look into the world of Amps and Axes. In this installment, the guys pay tribute and wish a fond farewell to a long time friend of the music industry and vintage amp world, Larry Rodgers. Then it's on to the guest of the week. Back for a second time, he has a new band and video and is also a new Fishman endorsee, so please welcome back to the show, Mr Greg Marra. Enjoy!

Spooky Greetings AaA Fans. We'd like to present to you our latest offering in the Amps and Axes saga. In this installment Jeff has a little story straight out of the new Bruce Springsteen autobiography, about when he was not so famous! Then it's on to the guest of the week. A gentleman who had been on the podcast in the early days, but you hear him on our website every week, so please grab your pumpkin beverage of choice, dress up in costume if you wish and give a Halloween welcome to Mr Jason Sadites. Enjoy!

Hello fans and Good Day from AaA. Welcome to yet another aural adventure that is the Amps and Axes Podcast. In this installment Mick recounts his recent witnessing of a little band called Airbourne. Then there's mention of some sort of Hotel California offer from Sweetwater and on to the guest of the week. A gentleman that has been involved in the music industry for many a year. A player, author, magazine editor and now Professor, so listen up, or down, or whatever position you prefer and please welcome former Editor in Chief of Guitar Player Magazine and current Professor of Journalism at the University of Oregon, Mr Tom Wheeler. Enjoy.

Hello enjoyers of AaA and welcome to yet another episode of your Amps and Axes Podcast. In this installment, the guys begin with a mention of a band called The Rezillos and a song that Mick finds quite humorous. Then a quick nod by Jeff to the new book by Bruce Springsteen, which Mick thinks should have a more imaginative title. Then on to the guest of the week. Another member of a band whose other guitar player... wait, there's three... whatever, has been on the 'Cast before. She has also been a part of the Iron Maidens, but now takes the stage with none other than Alice Cooper, so please find your listening zone and welcome to the show, Ms Nita Strauss. Enjoy!

Hello CastFans and welcome to the next edition of the AaA adventure. The guys begin this episode of Amps and Axes with a little talk of some new Joe B signature Epiphone. Next there's a bit of a recollection by Joe Walsh about his time with John Belushi... Mick rolls tape. Then it's on to the guest of the week. It's his second appearance in a few weeks and they pick up where they left off, so place yourself in within your listening space and please welcome back to the show Reggae great, Mr Andy Bassford. Enjoy!

Hello Cast Cohorts and welcome to another Amps and Axes adventure. In this episode the guys make mention of some crazy DJ vs Guitar Solo video (I mean, how are those two things even in the same sentence, right?), then there is a mention about Kiefer Sutherland currently being a Country Music performer (well okay). Then there's a totally self-promotional plug for their new "This Week in Music" Podcast, which you should probably check out. And then it's on to the guest of the week. A player who's played with some very notable players such as, Gilby Clark and Slash and his own band called Roxie 77. He has also for the better part of the last 20 years, shared the stage with a performer who has been putting on a real "Show" for many decades, so press GO and please welcome to the cast, guitarist for Alice Cooper, Mr. Ryan Roxie. Enjoy!!!

Hello again you fantastic listeners and welcome to yet another offering of what we call the Amps and Axes Podcast. In this venture, the guys once again are keeping it short, but along with thanking you, the listeners, they also broke the news of another little spin-off cast in the Amps and Axes family, so stay tuned for that! Then it's on to the guest of the week bringing a new musical genre to the 'cast. A gentlemen that has been at the forefront of the reggae movement for a few decades now and will probably be a returning guest, seeing as how the interview didn't even get close to the current day. So get in your favorite listening environment and please welcome guitarist, Mr Andy Bassford. Enjoy!

Greetings AaA enthusiasts and welcome to the latest historical installment of your Amps and Axes Podcast. In this episode, the guys don't really say much. Why? Because they have a very long and unbelievable interview with the man that not only substantially changed technology in live musical performance, but in doing so established the tones of some of the most iconic players in Rock and Roll, with names like Angus and Eddie. There's so much here that there will need to be a part two, just to bring us up to current times, but in the meantime place yourself in your favorite listening environment and welcome, of Schaffer/Vega and now SoloDallas fame, Mr Ken Schaffer. Enjoy!!

Greetings Cast Dwellers and welcome to another installment of your favorite of all, Amps and Axes. In this episode the guys have a little tuner talk... tuning pegs that is. Then a few comments about last week's Tony MacAlpine interview and a mention of what might have been the most prolific year in Rock & Roll. Then it's on to the guest of the week. He is a repeat guest who has taken a completely different musical direction in the past couple years, so the guys of course were curious. Get comfortable in your listening environment and hear all about the new musical adventures of Mr Dave Nassie. Enjoy!