Gear Gab Podcast with Eric Dahl

Ruvane, owner of The Original Coin Guitar Pick, joined the Gear Gab Podcast with Eric Dahl to discuss his own musical journey as a singer/songwriter, the launch of his guitar pick company, how he makes them and the most valuable guitar pick made!

Award winning guitarist, singer and songwriter Johnny Hiland talks about his first instruments and childhood bands, making it in Nashville, TN, Fender and PRS endorsements and his Kiesel guitar endorsement and signature guitar pedals.

Ola Strandberg, founder and CEO of Strandberg Guitars, discusses his musical and guitar creation journey from the beginning through today. The next evolution of headless guitars with a unigue neck and ergnomic body where all of the creative details work in sync for the best Strandberg guitar playing experience.

Al Pitrelli, the Music Director and Lead guitarist of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra since 1995. Discusses his early guitar teachers, playing with Megadeth, Alice Cooper, Asia, Celine Dione, Michael Bolton, Blue Oyster Cult, Dee Snider and Savatage!

Darwin Crabtree, owner & builder at Darwin Audio, joined the Gear Gab Podcast to talk the criteria for the tin cans he uses, finding the right cans to convert to microphones and the wrong ones, why aluminum cans don't work and his most popular and new microphones he is now offering!

Dick Boak, luthier, illustrator, woodworker and Martin Guitar staffer from 1976 to 2018 joined the Gear Gab Podcast with Eric Dahl to discuss his earlier career, how Martin signature models started and "The Hateful Eight" guitar incident.

Jim DeCola, Master Luthier at Gibson Guitars joined the Gear Gab Podcast with Eric Dahl to discuss his history of being a musician and skateboarder. And how this led to him working at his local music store and going on to work with Peavey, Kahler, Fender and now Gibson. Plus, the A-list guitarists that DeCola worked directly with including Eddie Van Halen, Adrian Vandenberg, Randy Rhodes, Rudy Sarzo, Steve Cropper and many others.

Chernwei Mah, CEO of Fender Audio & Riffsound, joined the Rock & Review with Eric Dahl to talk about what got him into music, bass guitar and sound reinforcement, Fender In-Ear- Monitors and new products including MIX Headphones, ELE 6 & ELIE 12 portable speakers!

Laurence Juber, Grammy award winning fingerstyle guitarist, studio musician and composer, joined the Gear Gab Podcast with Eric Dahl to discuss what started him on the path of music, early gigs, guitars, joining Wings, movie & theatre soundtracks, his Martin signature models and his latest new album "I've Got A Feeling."

George Gruhn, founder of Gruhn Guitars in Nashville, TN, joined the Gear Gab Podcast to discuss how he got into vintage guitars, who and what brought him to Music City, how he started Gruhn Guitars, the vintage and new market and partnerships with Martin & other guitar companies and his new Sessions on 3rd music events!

Tim Pfouts, Vice President of S.I.T. (Stay in Tune) Strings, joined the Gear Gab Podcast with Eric Dahl to discuss the his career, the companies history, string innovations, artists, and new releases of guitar and bass strings. Plus the back story on Virgil Lay and S.I.T. pedal steel guitar strings!

Laura B. Whitmore, Senior VP Marketing Positive Grid, joins the Gear Gab Podcast with Eric Dahl to discuss her career, Women's International Music Network, She Rocks Awards, innovative Positive Grid products and the new Reactor 50 and 100 watt amplifiers.

Joe Bonamassa, blues legend and music gear collector, joined the Gear Gab Podcast with Eric Dahl to discuss his past guitars, amplifiers and the release of his two new Martin signature acoustic guitars.

Tommy Emmanuel, Grammy award winning C.G.P. guitarist and music entertainer, joined the Gear Gab Podcast with Eric Dahl to talk about his first guitar, favorite guitars, signature Maton guitars, acoustic electronics, AER pedal, amplifiers and his Fender Telecasters. Plus his new album "Living in the Light" available everywhere now and he is on a world tour!

Chris Kooistra from OWC (Other World Computing) joined the Gear Gab Podcast with Eric Dahl to discuss his career with company, innovations in computer storage for content creattors, use of OWC in Music Studios and new creations and releases this year with the company!

Lloyd Baggs, founder of LR Baggs, joined the Gear Gab Podcast with Eric Dahl to share how he turned loses into wins and continues to create cutting edge acoustic guitar pickups, pedals and guitars that played live and recorded by musicians internationally.

Cutting edge music gear innovator and designer and President of NS Design, Ned Steinberger, joined the Gear Gab Podcast with Eric Dahl to discuss how he got started, the evolution of Steinberger instruments, the launch of NS Design and what new music gear he is creating now!

Courtland Gray, CEO of Peavey Electronics Corp, joins the Gear Gab Podcast with Eric Dahl to discuss his career, the history of the company, innovations and new music gear releases for this year and beyond. We also talk about the 60th Anniversary of Peavey as a company.

Joe Knaggs, founder and creator of Knaggs Guitars, joined the Gear Gab Podcast with Eric Dahl to discuss his earlier musician days, becoming a luthier, creating guitars and designs and launching Knaggs Guitars. Plus the innovations he has created along the way and Peter Wolf as his partner in the company!

Bogdan Belonozhko, of FIR Audio, joined the Gear Gab Podcast with Eric Dahl to discuss his earlier career, the launch of FIR Audio, innovations and cutting edge technolofy, A-list artists utilizing their IEMs, and new releasing coming this year.