Have Guitar Will Travel Podcast James Patrick Regan

112 - Barry Sless (Bob Weir, David Nelson, Moonalice) In episode 112 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine host James Patrick Regan is speaking with guitarist and pedal steel guitarist, Barry Sless. Barry is currently performing with David Nelson (from the New Riders of the Purple Sage), Bob Weir (of the Grateful Dead) and Wolf Bros and Moonalice amongst others. In their conversation they discussed: Growing up on the East Coast in the Baltimore area and how guitar and pedal steel became a part of Barry’s life. They talk about his guitar abilities on both 6 string guitars and pedal steel guitar. They discuss Barry’s guitars made by luthier Scott Walker (scottwalkerguitars.com) and his pedal steels made by Ross Shafer from Sierra Steel Guitars (sierrasteels.com) and Barry’s amps made by Bill Krinard from Two Rock amps. They talk about Barry’s time with Chris Robinson (Black Crowes) and his band the Green Leaf Rustlers. They also discuss his band mate Pete Sears who is in both the David Nelson and Moonalice bands. They go through the start of Moonalice and how Barry became involved. They talk about working with T-Bone Burnett, G.E. Smith and Don Was. Barry has a Facebook page but doesn’t really have a website but if you’d like more information about Barry you can check out his bands websites: nelsonband.com bobweir.net moonalice.com Please subscribe, like, comment, share and review this podcast! #VintageGuitarmagazine #BarrySless #WolfBros #Moonalice #VintageGuitar #guitar #Guitar #BobWeir #DavidNelson #NewRidersofthePurpleSage #PedalSteel #ScottWalkerGuitars #SierraSteels #GratefulDead #JerryGarcia #theDeadlies #guitarfinds #haveguitarwilltravelpodcast #guitarcollector #Travelwithguitars #haveguitarwilltravel #hgwt #HGWT . . Please like, comment, and share this podcast! Download Link

111 - Elliot Easton (the Cars) In episode 111 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host James Patrick Regan speaks with Guitarist Elliot Easton, from the Cars, the New Cars, Creedence Clearwater Revisited, the Tiki Gods, the Immediate Family amongst others. In their conversation we discuss: His current activity filling in for Waddy Wachtel in the Immediate Family Band (while Waddy is the musical director and guitarist for Stevie Nicks). Elliot tells us about a Les Paul he had made, a concept guitar “what would a 1964 single cutaway look like”. Elliot tells us about his “Tiki Gods” project that ended up on the Jackie Brown soundtrack. Elliot takes us back to Massapequa Long Island and tells us about his parents influence on his musical taste and his upbringing and his experience at Berklee school of music in Boston. They discuss gear throughout the interview and Elliot talks about his signature guitars… 5 in total. They discuss the benefits and drawbacks of being a left handed guitarist.. and his relationship with the owner of Grayson’s music store where Elliot bought his first Fender Telecaster. Elliot tells us about his relationship with Guitar manufacturers, Fender, Gibson, Martin, Dean and more! Elliot takes us through the beginning of the Cars and how they got their initial record deal. . Elliot has a strong social media presence and does a great job of explaining some of his iconic solos on YouTube and you can find out more about the Cars at their website: thecars.org . Please subscribe, like, comment, share and review this podcast! . #VintageGuitarmagazine #ElliotEaston #theCars #theNewCars #VintageGuitar #guitar #Guitar #theImmediateFamilyBand #FenderCustomShop #TikiGods #GibsonCustomShop #MartinGuitars #GuitarHero #theDeadlies #guitarfinds #haveguitarwilltravelpodcast #guitarcollector #Travelwithguitars #haveguitarwilltravel #hgwt #HGWT . . . Please like, comment, and share this podcast! Download Link

110 - Eugene Edwards (Dwight Yoakam) In episode 110 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host James Patrick Regan speaks with Eugene Edwards (Dwight Yoakam’s guitarist). In their conversation they cover tour logistics for the Dwight Yoakam tour. They dive deep into gear amps, preamps, guitars and pedals. They discuss trying to recreate the classic guitar tones of the iconic albums. They discuss Eugene’s relationships with the previous guitarists in the band: Pete Anderson, Eddie Perez (episode 65) and Keith Gattis. Eugene replaced Eddie in two bands. Eugene takes through his childhood in Yuma Arizona and tells us about his first concert, Bruce Springsteen and learning guitar from the Alfred method. They discuss how his high school country band led him to Los Angeles a city Eugene loves. They talk about other bands Eugene has played with including an Elvis impersonator (Scot Bruce), Sha Na Na and Eugene’s own band. They discuss the intricacies of Scotty Moore’s playing. Eugene also talks about the Jaime suits he wears and playing front guitar legends. . Eugene has a strong social media presence but apart from that you can find out more about him at the Dwight Yoakam website: dwightyoakam.com . Please subscribe, like, comment, share and review this podcast! . #VintageGuitarmagazine #EugeneEdwards #DwightYoakam #ShaNaNa #VintageGuitar #guitar #Guitar #EugeneEdwardsBand #ScotBruceElvis #theDeadlies #guitarfinds #haveguitarwilltravelpodcast #guitarcollector #Travelwithguitars #haveguitarwilltravel #hgwt #HGWT . . . . Please like, comment, and share this podcast! Download Link

109 - Kenny Aaronson In episode 109 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine host, James Patrick Regan speaks with bassist extraordinaire Kenny Aaronson. In their conversation they cover: His current project being the bassist and part of the core band for the “Happy Together” tour. Kenny talks about his time in the band Derringer and the show supporting Led Zeppelin at their last ever show in the U.S. in Oakland 1977. Kenny discusses growing up in Brooklyn, NY and his first professional band “Dust”. They talk about Kenny’s love for bass after his start on his older brother’s drum set. They discuss a bunch of the artists Kenny has played with… Hall and Oates, Billy Squire, Lesley West, Joan Jett, Brian Setzer, Mick Taylor, Dave Edmonds, Robert Gordon to name a few. They discuss Kenny’s love for steel guitar… and making mid century modern tiki music. . You can find out more about Kenny at his website: https://www.kennyaaronson.com . . Please subscribe, like, comment, share and review this podcast! . #VintageGuitarmagazine #KennyAaronson #HappyTogetherTour #Derringer #VintageGuitar #guitar #Guitar #Yardbirds #NewYorkDolls #bassguitar #Bass #theDeadlies #guitarfinds #haveguitarwilltravelpodcast #guitarcollector #Travelwithguitars #haveguitarwilltravel #hgwt #HGWT #Tiki #MidCenturyModern . . Please like, comment, and share this podcast! Download Link

108 - Chris Martin/Thomas Ripsam Martin Guitars n episode 108 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine! host, James Patrick Regan speaks again with Chris Martin and Thomas Ripsam from Martin Guitars. He spoke with both before more in depth in episode 82. With Chris they discuss the NAMM show. They discuss the family legacy and his daughter. Chris talks about his current role at Martin guitars. They discuss Chris’s car collection… Porche’s and his love for Porche’s. . With Thomas they discuss: His commute and his music which is available on all the streaming platforms. They discuss Thomas’s current influences on guitar and we discuss meeting his guitar heroes. They talk about Martin’s relatively new models and their choices of features. Including the electronics labeled Martin. They talk about Martin’s Mexican facility and the expectations of the Mexican factory. . Again you can find out more about Martin Guitars at their website: https://www.martinguitar.com . #VintageGuitarmagazine #VintageGuitar #guitar #Guitar #ChrisMartin #MartinGuitar #theDeadlies #ThomasRipsam #haveguitarwilltravelpodcast #guitarcollector #Travelwithguitars #haveguitarwilltravel #hgwt #HGWT . Please subscribe, like, comment, share and review this podcast! . Please like, comment, and share this podcast! Download Link

107 - Wes Lunsford (the Young Fables) In this episode “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host James Patrick Regan speaks with Wes Lunsford from the Young Fables. In their conversation they discuss playing left handed… upside down (like Dick Dale) Growing up in rural Tennessee up and Wes’s parents passion for music. They discuss Wes’s early bands and performing in China. They discuss how he met his musical partner, Laurel Wright. They discuss traveling and recording on the road and his touring rig. They also discuss his Gretsch guitars and his relationship with Gretsch. They discuss amps and the relationship between sound people and tube amps. They also discuss Wes’s side projects: church projects, scoring projects and more. They also discuss playing Tootsies at the airport in Nashville. . You find out more about Wes and the Young Fables at their website: theyoungfables.com . Please subscribe, like, comment, share and review this podcast! . #VintageGuitarmagazine #theYoungFables #WesLunsford #LaurelWright #VintageGuitar #guitar #Guitar #GretschGuitars #Gretsch #acousticguitar #theDeadlies #guitarfinds #haveguitarwilltravelpodcast #guitarcollector #Travelwithguitars #haveguitarwilltravel #hgwt #HGWT Please like, comment, and share this podcast! Download Link