Jeff "Skunk" Baxter (Steely Dan, Doobie Brothers)

Gabe's Takeaways from Season 2

As Season 2 of Inside the Noise comes to a close, Guitar Center CEO Gabe Dalporto joins Max Lauer-Bader to reflect on the remarkable guests, memorable stories and recurring themes that emerged throughout the season. From musicians and entrepreneurs to innovators, builders and industry legends, the conversations revealed how creativity, curiosity and conviction can shape careers both inside and outside of music.

Phil McKnight (Know Your Gear)

Phil McKnight—the creator and host of the popular Know Your Gear podcast—expresses to Guitar Center CEO Gabe Dalporto on how he found success on YouTube, why humor is important when reviewing guitars and other gear, and how to buy smarter.

Thomas Tull (Legendary Entertainment)

Billionaire investor—and guitarist for Ghost Hounds—Thomas Tull talks to Guitar Center CEO Gabe Dalporto about entrepreneurship, creative leadership, making blockbuster films and being a gamer and comic-book fanboy. (The Guitar Hero video game was one of the inspirations for making It Might Get Loud with Jimmy Page, The Edge and Jack White.) As founder of Legendary Entertainment, Tull started out making films he wanted to see, while simultaneously developing ways to use data analytics to improve the marketing of the company’s films.

Trey Hensley

Genre-bending bluegrass, country, blues and Americana artist—and shredding soloist—Trey Hensley shares his musical journey with Guitar Center CEO Gabe Dalporto in this episode of Inside the Noise. Raised in East Tennessee and immersed in country music from an early age, Hensley has blended virtuosic flatpicking, savvy improvisation and hook-propelled songwriting to capture honors such as a Grammy Award, two International Bluegrass Music Association “Guitar Player of the Year” prizes, a signature Taylor Gold Label acoustic-electric guitar and more.

Yvette Young (Covet)

Yvette Young of Covet joins Guitar Center CEO Gabe Dalporto to discuss guitar technique, tapping, alternate tunings, songwriting, tone, and the evolution of math rock guitar. Young’s expansive and innovative creativity prompted Rolling Stone magazine to rank her as #155 in its 2023 article, “The 250 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.”