The Practical Guitarist

What Are You Thinking Boss?

Jim and David talk about Boss Pedals--including but not limited too the DS-1, MT-2, and GT-1000. David describes Atlas-Stands before celebrating some classic music.

 

Brian Wampler's Metalzone Madness: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJAFSrWvgHI

Dream Home

Jim has moved. David buys his first pedal since he got the Helix--don't worry, it has a purpose. 

JamKazam and the Tapestry of History

Dave and Jim forget what the topic was supposed to be and go off on a tangent about historic guitars vs modern player guitars and eventually remember they should talk about JamKazam.

Cork Sniffer

Jim complains about David sniffing corks, but then spends a significant portion of the episode talking about his PRS guitars. There's an A/B test of two of Jim's PRS guitars, and Jim has a sinus infection for awhile. Jim should really look into the smart (?) sinus procedure.

Silence Of The Lambs

Jim and David go full on-insane. David rambles about compression, gain staging and more. Jim participates.

 

80/240/750/2200/6600 are the positions on the Mesa 5 Band EQ.

Welcome To Buckethead Land

Jim has seen Buckethead. David and Jim discuss performance artists again, and talk about the nature of music performance.

Big Muff'n Deal

David and Jim talk music they are listening too now. Jim responds to group members, and discusses a used find he was considering. David is flabbergasted that Kirk Hammet has an interest in a specific rare amp.

No News Is Good News

Jim and David talk about: The MXR Dynacomp, the elephant in the proverbial elephant in the guitar-room and guitar finishes.

Something Big, Something Small

David and Jim talk about size; Size of Cabinets. Some venues are bigger than others, and the studio presents different challenges. 

Robo Pairs

David and Jim talk about the old Fender Cyber-Twin and the allure of various Fender amps. David and Jim also throw-down about fuzz, and why Jim is so silly for not owning fuzz. Jim gets therapy.