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This week the two best looking faces in podcasting get chatting with Curtis Lambert of Frederick Guitars. Frederick is a young company that is making big moves in Canada, with some awesome takes on classic electric designs as well as a very unique foray into electric resonator guitars. The boys have a fun round table chat with another groundbreaking luthier, enjoy! http://www.frederickguitars.com/ https://instagram.com/frederick_guitars?igshid=1vj2y8dy8hbmk

This episode Al & Kasper hang with Trevor Woodland of Vigilant Guitars. Trevor is making custom, high end guitars on the gorgeous west coast of Victoria, Canada. Forestry and woodworking are a part of his lineage, and Trevor takes things up a notch often using burled woods from trees he cuts himself. Vigilante focuses on being a leader in custom instruments with specialties in multiscale and extended range guitars, as well as cutting edge hardware and pickups. It’s a killer episode with three fun loving Canadian fellows, so dig in and enjoy! https://instagram.com/vigilantguitars?igshid=1fgovhx8df6cv https://www.vigilantguitars.com/

This week Kasper & Al are joined by guitar maker Jonathan Fellows of Fellows Guitars from California. The guys chat about what makes a unique guitar these days, they discuss how no cutaways are the new cutaways and how lasers are our friends. Enjoy! https://www.fellowsguitars.com/ https://instagram.com/fellowsguitars?igshid=1ambuxaeq3sok

2020 was a tough year so Kasper and Al decided to send it off by having a little fun. They’re going head to head in a quiz competition hosted by Dan Presencer from Moar Guitars to see who is THE Cultured Guitarist, Al or Kasper. Of course there’s plenty of random side roads and hilarious moments on their journey to snag the coveted title, and Dan makes a special announcement about some new things happening with Moar Guitars for 2021. Enjoy! https://instagram.com/moarguitars?igshid=1umb7fatqiifm www.moarguitars.com

Kasper and Al get down and chatty with the world’s only glass guitar maker, Alex Morningstar. Alex’s incredibly unique instruments obviously look like nothing else out there, and they feel like nothing else. Hear about the challenges of pioneering an entire field of luthiery that didn’t exist before him and what drives this incredibly unique builder. Enjoy!! https://instagram.com/morningstarglassguitars?igshid=l1l3bsaksbd5 https://www.morningstarglassguitars.com/ https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCRUZPM_51l6v-dyzrU-l1pQ

This week Al & Kasper had the chance to speak with author, lawyer, professor and historian Craig E Jones. He’s just released his new book “Odyssey: Attila Balogh and the Quest for the Perfect Guitar”, Craig has done more research than anyone on earth into the lost guitar brand Odyssey and the visionary luthier behind them. Odyssey influenced brands like Larivee, Godin, some say PRS and many more. Played by Prism, Loverboy, and many more major artists of the time. It’s a fascinating chat about one of the first boutique brands and their rise and fall from the mid 70’s to the early 80’s. https://amazon.com/dp/0228843294 https://amazon.ca/dp/0228843286

Kasper and Al get return visit with James from Lauren Audio and dive into his latest release; The Mustang. They also talk 500 series preamps before getting into a deep discussion on the competitive nature of the music world and the health of the pedal community. It’s a great time all around and one you won’t wanna miss, enjoy! https://instagram.com/laurenaudio?igshid=1aa9a1qo257jz https://www.lauren.audio

 The second year of the show starts off with Al & Kasper chatting it up with Nick from Oneder Effects! The boys chat weird names for effects brands, Weezer’s blue album and much more. Are you still reading this? Get listening! https://instagram.com/onedereffects?igshid=1esnmm7nqevjm http://onederstudios.com/onedereffects

It’s the 52nd episode and one year since launching the show! Kasper and Al go on a walk down memory lane revisiting the episodes and how they evolved as the show grew. They talk about the guests and the different ways the show broke ground in the ever evolving world of guitar. Thanks for joining our world and here’s to another year of The Cultured Guitarist! https://link.chtbl.com/The_Cultured_Guitarist https://www.instagram.com/culturedguitarist/?hl=en

This week the boys hang out with Andrew McKeag, known best for being a member of The Presidents of the United States of America, as well as a bunch of other projects. Andrew tells tales of helping Mitch Mitchell’s widow find old Hendrix gear for a museum, touring stories, what it’s like to join a world touring rock band and what he’s up to now. It’s a super great episode with a super great dude, so get listening! https://instagram.com/andrewlyallmckeag?igshid=1r7ef7tgdwqdb https://andrewmckeagband.com/

Kasper & Al sit down with Mitch Bullock of Lurch Audio to chat about the rad pedals he’s making in Hamilton, Ontario. Mitch’s hand painted pedals are all named after cereal grains and provide a big range of unique tones that are as good sounding as they are looking. Bon appetit!   https://instagram.com/lurchaudio?igshid=wmbdrl6nxhb4 https://lurchaudio.bigcartel.com/

The boys are back with some cool products they’ve been diving into thanks to some generous and forward thinking brands out there. They give their impressions on the Mask Audio Electronics Yes! fuzz, a custom Onkel Amplification preamp, the Soundslice FX Chop-Chop tremolo, the Electrofoods Pedals Pigpile fuzz, a set of cables from Rattlesnake Cable Co. and the Iron Horse V2 tuner/power supply from Outlaw Effects. It’s a lot of cool in a tidy show! https://maskaudioelectronics.bigcartel.com https://instagram.com/maskaudioelectronics?igshid=vypkpjhtcan6 https://onkelamps.com https://instagram.com/onkelamplified?igshid=23h3hoo6m3a3 https://www.soundslice.com https://instagram.com/soundslicefx?igshid=1u9abddf813w6 https://www.electrofoods.space https://instagram.com/electrofoods.pedals?igshid=18epgxwdkqzzl https://www.rattlesnakecables.com https://instagram.com/rattlesnakecables?igshid=1t01gmvi05e9z http://www.outlawguitareffects.com https://instagram.com/outlaweffects?igshid=csz8zgsurhm0

This week Al, Kasper and Asher from Caulfield Cables get together to reminisce and rate all of the band/guitar/music movies they could think of. There’s some legends on the list, there’s some obscure ones on the list. There’s a couple that probably should never be mentioned by human beings again. It’s a good laugh and a hilarious glimpse into the taste (or lack of taste) the three boys have. Enjoy!

Al & Kasper chat with one of the most radical folks in music, Adam Grimms from Satellite Amps. He joins the boys to chat amps, guitars, men named Night Bob and being sued by Gibson Guitars. Adam shares details about much of the lawsuit and how that influences his brand going forward. It’s an incredible episode and peek into amazing amps and some of the dark sides of being in the music business. http://www.satelliteamps.com https://instagram.com/satelliteamps?igshid=1lkpy55ip20oz

Al and Kasper get into it with Alex who’s one of the few brave souls making world class aluminum guitar, bass and baritone necks and they hear a little about his upcoming full guitar model. They debate the new JHS 3 series, talk about juicy pedal gossip and much more. Enjoy! https://www.robotgraves.com https://instagram.com/robotgraves?igshid=63fgqz00v88g

Kasper and Al get their chat on with the fabulous Chris Rossi of Dusky Amps. They chat about how Chris got into making some of the coolest pedals on the market with offerings like the Hypatia, Augustus and the Mandorla. Not to mention some world class amplifiers! Get listening! https://duskyamp.com https://instagram.com/duskyamp?igshid=1n6e2zuzlfskg

The boys are at it again, this time with Alec from Mask Audio Electronics! We learn how to get cease and desist letters, how to ignore them, and how some of the raddest pedals out there get named “Yes!” & “No!”. They go into custom guitars with strange building materials and so much more. Enjoy! https://instagram.com/maskaudioelectronics?igshid=1oeqxrjut8fsj https://maskaudioelectronics.bigcartel.com/products

Steve Demedash returns with stories of his never ending pursuit to perfect the art of imperfections and what to do with what might be the last supply of strange Russian transistors ever. He also schools Al & Kasper on how to make pedals that will blow your mind, all from his home in Winnipeg, Canada. https://instagram.com/demedasheffects?igshid=ym0a05ld2f7c https://www.demedasheffects.com

This week the boys get a return visit from Yuba City, California with Asher from Caulfield Cables. The fellows explore a wide range of topics and have themselves a grand hang out session. Enjoy the magic of three nerds with a love for guitars in an unhinged round table chat. https://instagram.com/caulfieldcables?igshid=jtvumhxxm2m8 https://www.caulfieldcables.com

Al & Kasper are joined by a wizard of the pedal building world, Aisha from LOE Sounds. Her amazing and vast range of unique builds can be found inside of everything from old Atari controllers to answering machines from the 80’s and much more. Hear the epic story of how sifting through people’s old technology refuse can yield new and exciting toys. Instagram.com/loesounds https://loegoods.bigcartel.com/