Guitar Geeks

Welcome once again chaps and chapettes! Today we have someone I've got to know recently and had the pleasure of meeting face-to-face at the UK Guitar Show. Mr Luke Greck! Luke lives in Malta and is a producer/engineer as well as working with Chapman guitars and does a lot of session work. We had a good chat about working with Chapman, his new singles and how Malta inspired a lot of his musical work..and as always...more! Check him here: https://www.lukegreck.com/ https://www.instagram.com/lukegreck/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCByzogd28oVaEn_FfV7C5lw https://www.chapmanguitars.com/artist/luke-grech/

Not often we've had not one, but two members from the same band and infact same role! Welcome Fred Thirst! Stiff Bizkit are the pinnacle of Limp Bizkit tributes and their shows give off an authentic vibe! We had a great chat talking about older gigs and gear, the first annoucement of a tour they're doing soon! our first meeting together and always much more! Check them out here! https://stiffbizkit.com/ https://www.facebook.com/stiffbizkituk/ https://www.ents24.com/uk/tour-dates/stiff-bizkit https://www.instagram.com/stiffbizkituk/?hl=en

Hello Chaps and Chapettes. Welcome back! We're continuing a little with the Metallica theme again this week, and let's welcome Riff Madness! I've known him for a good number of years now through social media, and having very close music tastes, both of us publishing media on the socials. We had a chat about Bon Jovi being his roots into music, another person owning an MX2, new Metallica, and what really hits him in the feels...and as always...more! Check him out here! https://www.instagram.com/riff_madness/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe5dhD6hpKTx83hMyks6lGg

Let's welcome Tim to the show! I've known Tim for a long, long time and thought it was about time we had a chat! We had a talk about of course, the new Metallica album! We also spoke about his extensive ESP collection and, as always, much more! Check him out here! https://www.instagram.com/timitve/ https://www.instagram.com/primitiveaus/ https://www.instagram.com/espguitarsaustralia/ https://linktr.ee/primitiveaus

Welcome Walwin to the show chaps and chapettes. If you're a fan of Emo Punk, then this is for you! Walwins a producer and solo artist, with remarkable following across platforms. We had a good chat about inspirations of WWE and the 2000's era of music, being Black in the Rock and Metal community and the exciting things in store this year. Check him out here: https://www.instagram.com/_walwin/?hl=en https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyFspXDZ338xsnp9s8w9LWA https://open.spotify.com/artist/25I3ONjJhbX1mE62i57djG

Welcome Richard Shaw to the show! Richards been and done it all as previous guitarist for metal icons Cradle of Filth & now working with Lick Library! We had a really good chat about Metallica, working with Fame and it's highs and lows, and the comparisons between Scandinavia and the UK! Find more about Richard here: https://www.instagram.com/richardshawguitarist/?hl=en https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09M7YRDW3?psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp https://www.facebook.com/richardshawguitarist/?locale=en_GB

Tom's comes from the land down under, and we had a late night chat all about his EP release: Echo Chamber Puppeteers. A cornucopia of orchestral emotive composition mixed with neoclassical guitar, it's truly wonderful to listen. As well as his method of tone creating for the EP and how much of it was inspired by Metallica's S&M album from the late 90s. Find more about Tom here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/capermote.music/ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/capermote Capermote is the instrumental guitar-driven musical endeavour of Adelaide composer and guitarist, Tom Pearce. Capermote’s Debut EP “Echo Chamber Puppeteers” was released on all platforms on August 14th 2022. The EP was co-produced by fellow Australian prog composer James Norbert Ivanyi, and was mixed and mastered by Adam Bentley of Arch Echo.

Ben is a good close friend of mine, who I've got to know through Covid and Chapman Guitars. In the UK, guitarist of Black Mountain, Ben has some hard-hitting riffs and proggy drums...Good enough for anyone. We had a good chat about Chapman Guitars, our mutual love for the same inspirations we have, and his work with black mountain. Find more here: https://open.spotify.com/track/1PF6dLXpUa7KURiyF4VZBO https://www.facebook.com/blkmtnmusic/

Lee is a good friend of mine and has worked with some fantastic brands such as Boss, Victory, Wampler and many more! We talk about his guitar journey, being involved in one of the largest music communities online and the amazing work at Tonepedia! Find him here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pedalboardsofdoom/ https://www.instagram.com/pedalboardsofdoom/?hl=en https://www.youtube.com/c/pedalboardsofdoom

Great to have Marcus on who's a good friend to all of us at Pedalboards of Doom, and believe it or not, a BIG gear fan. We spoke about his KTR, Love of Victory and how he made the product no-one asked for but needed! Find him here! https://www.instagram.com/marcusdluxe/?hl=en https://www.homeoftone.co.uk/collections/marcus-dluxe-handmade-pedalboards