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Episode 17, Jason Verlinde

Episode 17 News: Bass and Boyd get new toys!  Rants: Bass doesn’t like the price of things these days…. Special Guest: Jason Verlinde from Fretboard Journal gives us some time to discuss his journal, media world, and more. It’s great to talk with a master podcaster, too! Music: Show Intro: Hill Over Hill, by Jonathan Bass (played by Gritty City Bang Bang) News: Copycats, by Matt Van Brink (played by Nick Ciraldo, Jim Reyelt, Juan Jose Alpizar, and Robby Brown) Rants: Space Tiger, by Jonathan Bass (played by Gritty City Bang Bang) Guest Intro: Fantasy in Homage to Segovia, by Mike Boyd (played by Mike Boyd) Interlude: Prelude Miniature No. 2, by Matt Van Brink (played by Nick Ciraldo) Guest Outro: Carly’s Bop, by Mike Boyd (played by Mike Boyd) Show Outro: Emily's Song, by Mike Boyd (played by Mike Boyd) Recording date: 2026-3-10

Episode 16, Gohar Vardanyan

Episode 16 News: Nick runs a couple “pro development” workshops in Alabama; Boyd reminds us how AI transcripts are always inaccurate and funny; Boyd’s also having some trouble with mic’ing banjos and shipping Special Guest: Gohar Vardanyan Armenian-American guitar phenom Gohar Vardanyan joins us to chat about her background, gear, success making recordings, navigating social media, and more. Music: Show Intro: Hill Over Hill, by Jonathan Bass (played by Gritty City Bang Bang) News: Copycats, by Matt Van Brink (played by Nick Ciraldo, Jim Reyelt, Juan Jose Alpizar, and Robby Brown) Guest Intro: Fantasy in Homage to Segovia, by Mike Boyd (played by Mike Boyd) Guest Outro: Prelude Miniature No. 2, by Matt Van Brink (played by Nick Ciraldo) Show Outro: Emily's Song, by Mike Boyd (played by Mike Boyd) Recording Date: January 15, 2026

Episode 15, Russell Welch

Episode 15 News: Nick shares the 2026 Screamin’ Eagles Guitar Festival! Rants: Nick complains about a problem that keeps coming up with his electric guitars. Boyd follows this with a story from his youth about a friend, a amp, and a car. Special Guest: Russell Welch Gypsy Jazz all-star and 2026 Screamin’ Eagles Guitar Festival Guest Artist Russell Welch joins us to talk about his style, gear, and musical world. Music: Show Intro: Hill Over Hill, by Jonathan Bass (played by Gritty City Bang Bang) News: Copycats, by Matt Van Brink (played by Nick Ciraldo, Jim Reyelt, Juan Jose Alpizar, and Robby Brown) Rants: Space Tiger, by Jonathan Bass (played by Gritty City Bang Bang) Guest Intro: Fantasy in Homage to Segovia, by Mike Boyd (played by Mike Boyd) Interlude: Prelude Miniature No. 2, by Matt Van Brink (played by Nick Ciraldo) Show Outro: Emily's Song, by Mike Boyd (played by Mike Boyd) Recording date: 2026-3-2

Episode 14, Patrick Sutton

Episode 14 News: Boyd introduces us to the latest Strat-shaped member of his guitar family. Nick hypes an upcoming concert as well as the 2026 Screamin’ Eagles Guitar Festival. Rants: More gig-related rants: last-minute changes, asking for too much, and more. Special Guest: Patrick Sutton This super-accomplished guitarist and chamber musician joins us to talk gear, training, the Patterson/Sutton Duo, recording, classical guitar world trends, and more! Music: Show Intro: Hill Over Hill, by Jonathan Bass (played by Gritty City Bang Bang) News: Copycats, by Matt Van Brink (played by Nick Ciraldo, Jim Reyelt, Juan Jose Alpizar, and Robby Brown) Rants: Space Tiger, by Jonathan Bass (played by Gritty City Bang Bang) Guest Intro: Fantasy in Homage to Segovia, by Mike Boyd (played by Mike Boyd) Interlude: Prelude Miniature No. 2, by Matt Van Brink (played by Nick Ciraldo) Show Outro: Emily's Song, by Mike Boyd (played by Mike Boyd) Recording date: 2026-2-26

Episode 13, Valentine's Day

Episode 13 It’s Valentine’s Day! In this episode, we invite our WAGs (Wives of Guitarists…of course), Amy, Emily, and Rachel to share the love. They tell us how hot they think guitarists are, how many more guitars we need to buy, and that we definitely need to turn up our amps more.. Game show included! Music: Show Intro: Hill Over Hill, by Jonathan Bass (played by Gritty City Bang Bang) Game Show Intro: Space Tiger, by Jonathan Bass (played by Gritty City Bang Bang) Show Outro: Emily's Song, by Mike Boyd (played by Mike Boyd) Recording date: 2026-2-11