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Guitar Nerds

Guitar Nerds

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Guitar Nerds is a weekly show all about guitars. Each episode includes the latest guitar news and releases, reviews, and discussion from the Guitar Nerds Facebook forum. Hosted a team of enthusiasts from the guitar retail and manufacture industries, and supplemented by additional weekly episodes on Patreon.

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  1. Show Essentials

    · 1 h 04 min · S6 E39

    Hello dear listener, Welcome to another Nerdy trip down nerdy nerdery with me, Joe Branton, and my favourite guest-host, Phillip Carter (of The 40 Watt Podcast). This week we're discussing gigging essentials, from…

  2. Bonamassa's New Epiphone

    · 1 h 04 min · S6 E38

    Hello dear listener, Welcome back to another episode of Guitar Nerds! This week, Matt and I are discussing everything from The Butterfly Effect 3 to Joe Bonamassa's new Epiphone '59 Les Paul! Hosted on Acast. See…

  3. Matt Knight's Summit Experience

    · 1 h 01 min · S6 E37

    Hello dear listener, Welcome to another episode of Guitar Nerds! This week Matt's back from Guitar Summit, and we're counting down his top 5 favourite booths from this year's German extravaganza! Hosted on Acast. See…

  4. Paint me a Pitcher

    · 1 h 09 min · S6 E36

    Hello dear listener, Welcome to another episode of Guitar Nerds! This week, Matt and I are discussing the brand new BOSS XS series of pitch shifting pedals! It might seem like they're a little late to the game to…

  5. Bass VI Basics

    · 1 h 01 min · S6 E35

    Hello dear listener, Welcome back to another episode of Guitar Nerds. This week we've got a new guest host in the form of Matt Parker. Matt is a session bassist who specialises in Bass VI. He constantly buys and sells…

  6. Northern Guitar Shows

    · 1 h 06 min · S6 E34

    Hello dear listener, This week JD and I are taking a look at all the brands heading to this year's London International Guitar Show! We love a classic US style tabletop show. It's always such a great place to get a…

  7. Visiting Denmark Street

    · 1 h 02 min · S6 E33

    Hello dear listener, This week I'm joined by the wonderful Phillip Carter of The 40 Watt Podcast! We're talking all about our favourite guitar shops with especial focus on my recent trip to Denmark Street in London…

  8. Plugin Pedals

    · 58 min · S6 E32

    Hello dear listener, This week, we're starting the episode with a short commemoration for our dear friend, Eric Hemmer, who passed away last week at the age of 44. I'm very glad to have got the chance to meet Eric and…

  9. Top 20 Best Selling Pedal Builders!

    · 1 h 00 min · S6 E31

    Hello dear listener, This week Matt's back, and we're continuing with our little look back at the top 20 best selling brands on Reverb.com. This week we're looking at pedal builders/brands, and seeing who from the…

  10. Top 20 Best Selling Guitar Brands!

    · 1 h 08 min · S6 E30

    Hello dear listener, This week, I'm joined by both JD Short and Maarten Cox, and we're talking all about Reverb's best selling brands of 2024! We'll be counting down the most successful guitar brands both from new…

  11. Great Guitars of the 70s & 80s!

    · 1 h 03 min · S6 E29

    Hello dear listener, Welcome to another episode of Guitar Nerds. This week, JD and I are talking all about our favourite wild guitar brands from the 70's and 80's. With especial focus on Kramer and Steinberger, we'll…

  12. The Marvellous Eric Hemmer!

    · 1 h 02 min · S6 E28

    Hello dear listener, Welcome to a rather special episode of The Guitar Nerds Podcast. This week, Matt and I are joined by longtime Patreon supporter, and all-round wonderful bloke, dialling in to join us from…

  13. Peavey Trending

    · 59 min · S6 E27

    Hello dear listener, Welcome back! This week I'm joined by the wonderful Phillip Carter from The 40 Watt Podcast! We'll be talking all about my purchase from the Juan Alderete Reverb shop (it's a good one), and also…

  14. The Brighton Guitar Show 2025

    · 1 h 02 min · S6 E26

    Hello dear listener, This week I'm joined by both Matt Knight and JD Short, and we're chatting all about our favourite things at this year's Brighton Guitar Show! This year we were all forced to work on booths, so we…

  15. New BOSS Plugins & The Gear of Glastonbury

    · 1 h 01 min · S6 E25

    Hello dear listener, This week, Matt and I are counting down the 8 new wonderful BOSS stompbox plugins now available through the Roland Cloud. They've gone for a rather retro range of 1 series pedals from 1977 and a…

  16. Hellfest

    · 1 h 05 min · S6 E24

    Hello dear listener, Welcome back! This week, Matt and I are talking all about Hellfest - a wonderful Heavy Metal festival in the heart of France! I got to go along with Ashdown, ESP and Ernie Ball, and I spent a…

  17. In The Pocket

    · 1 h 05 min · S6 E23

    Hello dear listener, This week, I'm joined by the wonderful Jonny Dibble of In The Pocket Podcast - the World's leading bass podcast! We're having a bit of a bass deep dive, and discussing all of the many interesting…

  18. Gigging Accessories

    · 1 h 02 min · S6 E22

    Hello dear listener, This week, Matt and I are sort of continuing the discussion from the previous week with Phillip, where we looked at all the little bits and bobs you need to build a pedalboard. This week, Matt…

  19. The Gear We Gig

    · 1 h 07 min · S6 E21

    Hello dear listener, Welcome to another episode of Guitar Nerds! This week, I'm joined by The 40 Watt Podcast's Phillip Carter for a rather nerdy discussion all about pedalboards! From patch cables to power supplies…

  20. Top 3's

    · 1 h 06 min · S6 E20

    Hello dear listener, This week, Matt and I are talking about our Top 3 favourite things in a whole bunch of categories from Top 3 MXR Pedals, Fender guitars, things to do with a courgette! You name it, we're top 3ing…

  21. Shaftesbury are BACK!!!

    · 1 h 03 min · S6 E19

    Hello dear listener, This week, Matt and I are taking a look at two new Duo Fuzz options from the legendary Rose Morris, Denmark Street brand, SHAFTSBURY! Designed by the wonderful Adrian Thorpe of Thorpy FX, these…

  22. Dan Explains Guitar Nerds

    · 1 h 05 min · S6 E18

    Hello dear listener, Welcome back to another episode of Guitar Nerds! This week, I'm joined by the wonderful Dan Pechacek from Old Blood Noise Endeavors! It's been a few years, but this wonderful man mountain is back!…

  23. TWS Amplification

    · 1 h 13 min · S6 E17

    Hello dear listener, Welcome to another episode of Guitar Nerds! This week is rather special because Matt and I are going to be live demoing Matt's new amplifier, the TWS 2864-S! We'll be taking this incredible slice…

  24. The Amplification Situation

    · 1 h 13 min · S6 E16

    Hello dear listener, Welcome back to another episode of Guitar Nerds! This week, I'm joined by JD Short and The 40 Watt Podcast's Phillip Carter. We're talking all about the Tube Amp Expander and new Two Notes…

  25. Alternatives

    · 1 h 01 min · S6 E15

    Hello dear listener, Welcome to another episode of Guitar Nerds. This week, we're discussing alternatives to the big two! We previously asked you, over on Discord and Facebook, what your favourite Fender and Gibson…

  26. Weird and Whacky Effects

    · 1 h 04 min · S6 E14

    Hello dear listener, Welcome to another episode of Guitar Nerds. This week I'm joined by Matt Knight and JD Short for a little ménage à trois. With the recent announcement of the Chase Bliss/Analog Man collaboration…

  27. Home Studio Setups

    · 1 h 12 min · S6 E13

    Hello dear listener, Welcome to another episode of Guitar Nerds! This week, I'm joined by a new guest host, Maarten Cox. He's been a longtime listener, and someone I've kept in contact with to chat all things about…

  28. Startling Sterlings

    · 1 h 05 min · S6 E12

    Hello dear listener, This week on the Guitar Nerds Podcast, I'm joined by both Matt Knight and JD Short for a wonderful threesome of an episode! We'll be discussing our top 3 pedal picks for a BOSS BCB-30 pedalboard,…

  29. The London Pedal Expo

    · 1 h 04 min · S6 E11

    Hello dear listener, Welcome to another episode of the Guitar Nerds Podcast! This week, Matt Knight and I are recanting our time at this year's London Synth & Pedal Expo! We'll be talking all about our favourite…

  30. The Quad Cortex for Bass!

    · 1 h 00 min

    Hello dear listeners, Welcome to a very special extra episode of Guitar Nerds! Last week, we had an issue with our Patreon Episode, so I decided to record an extra full episode this week to make up for it. I'm joined…

  31. Buying & Selling

    · 1 h 00 min · S6 E10

    Hello dear nerds, This week, I'm joined by 40 Watt Podcast's Phillip Carter, and we're talking all about buying and selling gear, best practice, and some helpful tips on why and what we buy and sell! In other news,…

  32. Matt's Guitar Show Best Bits

    · 1 h 04 min · S6 E9

    Hello dear listener, This week on The Guitar Nerds Podcast, Matt Knight is making his return after a week off. He's ready and brimming to tell us all about his favourite stands at this year's Birmingham Guitar Show!…

  33. The Guitar Show 2025!

    · 1 h 14 min · S6 E8

    Hello dear listener, Welcome back! This week, JD and I are regaling our weekend at The Guitar Show in Birmingham, UK. We had an absolute blast! And, we'll be counting down all the best bits of this year's show, and…

  34. The World's Most Important Overdrives

    · 1 h 00 min · S6 E7

    Hello dear listener, Welcome to another episode of The Guitar Nerds Podcast! This week, Matt and I are talking all about overdrive and its rich history over the decades. What makes a classic overdrive so popular? What…

  35. NRG Effects

    · 1 h 03 min · S6 E6

    Hello dear listener, Welcome back! This week, Matt and I are talking all about his wonderful custom built mod of a mod of a Tube Screamer from NRG Effects! We're also discussing Mystery Boxes as a concept, Chase…

  36. The Gear That Made Matt

    · 1 h 12 min · S6 E5

    Hello dear listener, Welcome to another episode of Guitar Nerds. This week, Matt is staring down the barrel of 38, so we'll be taking a look back at all the wonderful guitars that he's owned across his decades of…

  37. Obsolete Devices

    · 1 h 19 min · S6 E4

    Hello dear listener, Welcome to the 4th episode in season 6 of Guitar Nerds! This week I'm joined by the wonderful Phillip Carter from The 40 Watt Podcast, and we're talking all about the new Obsolete Devices OC201…

  38. Best Buys for 2025!

    · 1 h 04 min · S6 E3

    Oh well hello there nerds! Welcome back! This week, Matt and I are talking all about the best bits from NAMM 2025! And my goodness, there have been a lot of best bits! What a year! So much awesome guitar stuff! New…

  39. Multi-Modulation

    · 1 h 06 min · S6 E2

    Hello dear listener, Welcome back! It's episode 2, it's season 6, it's 10 years-ish of Nerdery! This week Matt and I are lamenting not being at NAMM and taking a look at some of the best new releases so far. First…

  40. Welcome Back to Nerdery!

    · 1 h 05 min · S6 E1

    Hello dear listener, Welcome back to another season of the Guitar Nerds Podcast! This year marks the 10th year of Guitar Nerds (12 years if you count it's origin series as The GAK Guitar Shop Podcast). This week, I…

  41. Gear of the Year 2024 | The Finale

    · 35 min

    Hello dear listener! Welcome back to the final episode of GEAR OF THE YEAR 2024! Another year has passed, and we're ready to count down the best bits from the world of guitars, effects and amplifiers from the last 12…

  42. Gear of the Year 2024 | Best Effects Pedal

    · 1 h 36 min

    Welcome back to the 3rd episode of GEAR OF THE YEAR 2024! Another year has passed, and we're ready to count down the best bits from the world of guitars, effects and amplifiers from the last 12 months! This year,…

  43. Gear of the Year 2024 | Best Amplifier

    · 1 h 51 min

    Hello dear listener! Welcome back to the 2nd episode of GEAR OF THE YEAR 2024! Another year has passed, and we're ready to count down the best bits from the world of guitars, effects and amplifiers from the last 12…

  44. Gear of the Year 2024 | Best Guitar

    · 1 h 17 min

    Hello dear listener! Welcome to GEAR OF THE YEAR 2024! Another year has passed, and we're ready to count down the best bits from the world of guitars, effects and amplifiers from the last 12 months! This year, Guitar…

  45. The Season 5 Finale

    · 1 h 06 min · S5 E46

    Hello dear listener! Welcome to the final episode in Season 5 of The Guitar Nerds Podcast! This week, Matt and I are talking about my trip to the Gibson Garage, Matt's trip to Third Man Records, and we're taking a…

  46. Hello Kitty Guitar Gear

    · 1 h 06 min · S5 E45

    Hello dear listener, Welcome back to the penultimate episode in season 5 of Guitar Nerds. This week, Matt and I are talking all about his Hello Kitty Fender purchases, the Chase Bliss and Wren & Cuff Mystery Boxes,…

  47. Phillip's New Grez

    · 1 h 04 min · S5 E44

    Hello dear listener, This week on Guitar Nerds, I'm joined by The 40 Watt Podcast's Phillip Carter to talk all about his wonderful new Grez Grand Tour! Barry at Grez guitars has such a consistent record of building…

  48. Zilla Cab Giveaway!

    · 1 h 01 min · S5 E43

    Hello dear listener! This week, Matt and I are announcing a new Zilla Cab giveaway! All you have to do to enter is find the pinned post on our Instagram profile, tag a friend and tell us what cab type you'd go for!…

  49. A $20,000 Stratocaster!

    · 1 h 02 min · S5 E42

    Hello dear listener, This week, Matt and I are talking all about my massive tour mess up, the $20k Frusciante Strat, and the wonderful Audio Kitchen Fake Plastic Trees! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more…

  50. The London International Guitar Show 2024

    · 1 h 06 min · S5 E41

    Hello dear listener, This week, on Guitar Nerds, JD and I are rounding up all the best bits of this year's London International Guitar Show! We'll be taking an especial look at Goliath FX and their new Hornburg and…

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