Player's Pick Podcast

'Tone Master' Timmons surprises us with a demo of his yet to be announced signature stereo delay/reverb pedal, speaks about the magic of always staying a student and how important it is to do good things in this life...Andy's new album 'Electric Truth' is out April 1st 2022, enjoy!

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One of the nicest humans on the planet took some time to talk with me ...he just so happens to play a mean shred lick or two. Some day I hope he gets the recognition he deserves ...him and his band are hard working ...they just might make something of themselves ...only time will tell 😂 

Sincerely though I truly love how sweet, funny and kind John is...a massive career full of successes doing the thing he does...and his latest one, landing a guest spot on THIS podcast...WOW...how does he do it🤔🤣 JP & CJ together again for the first time, enjoy!

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Sophie was about to start her study to be a forensic scientist then suddenly had a change of heart to be a rock star instead. She recounts her early days of punching guitar picks out of credit cards & dreaming of how she might become a famous pick designer some day. She shares her struggles of overcoming regular bouts of imposter syndrome and what it's like being a female guitar player with all the worlds hang ups. She's absolutely delightful, enjoy!


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Josh and I recount the last decade of working together specifically around his obsession with 9 string guitars... and here we are .... doing a thing for the first time, again. Enjoy!

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A spirited existential exchange with the great & peaceful Steve Vai himself, enjoy!

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Meet the uber talented multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter ...Ms Sarah Gibson! Sarah is a delight...a sweet creative human that is always working on music...always. Truly looking forward to the debut of her original music. This is Sarah's very first interview ...anywhere, ever. Enjoy!

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Kevin and I catch up around touring and new moves coming up with the Tommy Vext and Lone Wolf camp. He shares much about his early years, getting into music and his journey through radical transformation, enjoy!

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Jon's on the hunt for the perfect pick so I sent him a care pack of plecs to consider ...we narrow things down a bit and let the conversation take some left turns before coming back around to the hunt at hand, enjoy!

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Andy shares about life & creativity during the pandemic, moving to Vegas to join 5FDP, guitar picks, solo albums and thoughts about leaving a legacy, enjoy!

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Paul joyfully drops a tons of sage wisdom for all us students on the path towards guitar tone greatness and mastering our own technical difficulties, enjoy!


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Yngwie goes in deep about his writing process on his latest record, his approach to making records through the years and how he's able to keep things exciting and fresh through regular improvisation, enjoy!

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Marty shares a story about using the mojo of Slash's guitar pick to nail a difficult part while in the studio recording Rust In Peace and much more, enjoy!

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Jeff shares much about the early days with Nevermore and getting a call from Chuck Schuldiner to open for a whole month long Death tour...oh...and he may or may not have showed off his new Signature Jackson 7 string soloist, enjoy!

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Connor and I meet for the first time and chat it up around unwanted successes, his Strandberg guitars and the work inspirations for his latest EP, enjoy!

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Chris shares the struggles around losing one of his dogs, thoughts on staying healthy, how the pandemic has effected his music ...and reveals the new direction of Scale the Summit! Enjoy :)

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John Tron is a mate of the highest order! Consummate curator of 'the Plectroverse', a place where hand crafted artisan plectrum dreams come true...tune in and get schooled by a pro! 

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Kieran shares hows he ended up with his first guitar because a video game was out of stock, what his experience has been with the pandemic in Scotland and the excitement of being on the Charvel Artist roster. Enjoy!

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Trevor and I recount how we have inspired each other through the years and share our thoughts about the re-invention of oneself in life and music. Trevor has a big heart and seemingly endless creative energy...always excited to see what he does next, enjoy!

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Luis shares what it's like to become an internet sensation at 12yrs old, keeping cool around your heroes and the challenges to get your full album heard in this modern age, Enjoy!

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Josh and I talk through a range of topics...from his very first gigs as an 8yr old kid as 'Jojo Lightening' to the perils of modern power structures and social media. Enjoy!

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