Six String Bliss: The Guitar Podcast

This week the guys celebrate the one year anniversary of Guitar News Daily! Steve Benford brings us a review of the Gene Simmons bass by Cort as well as playing us out Big Screen Bliss style!

Larry Smith covers the Florida Newport Guitar Festival for the Bliss! In Part One of the Festival coverage hosted by Clint Searcy Larry talks to Andy Wahlburg, Henrik Andersen, Julius Borges, and Linda Manzer. Muriel Anderson and Tierra Negra play us out of this very special episodel

Episode 180: Orange Crush Amp Review Pappy reviews the Orange Crush 35LDX amp and PT reviews a Joan Jett book.  Pappy wants a Jazzmaster Pipes is sassy. PT gets ready for a gig. Pappy reviews the Orange Crush PiX 35LDX.  Check out this cool gateway drug into the Orange line.  Plus check out Pappy’s written review at fifthfret.org. http://www.orangeamps.com/products.asp?Action=View&ID=94 PT discusses the new book Joan Jett by Todd Oldham from Ammo Books.  Check it out! http://www.ammobooks.com/books/joanjett/ Guitar News from www.guitarnewsdaily.com: Gary Hoey tours with Jeff Beck T.V. Jones’ gear stolen! Punk Legend Dies Pipes brings Guitar One into the Retro Rag fold with the July 2004 issue. GoW: J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr http://jmascis.com/ Bliss Army Track: Instrumental Madness by Scott Frein Discuss the episode on the forum, email us atsixstringbliss@gmail.com. or give us a call at 815-570-9749.   

Episode 179: Taylor 614ce Review PT reviews the Taylor 614ce.  See what he thinks of this beautiful acoustic.  Plus, the guys talk Misfits, iPhone apps and much more! PT has no stage presence. Pappy builds the Bliss audience.  PT tries to build his street cred by listening to the Misfits. GoW: Doyle von Wolfgang Frankenstein http://www.facebook.com/pages/Doyle-Wolfgang-Von-Frankenstein/40391322786 PT reviews the Taylor 614ce.  See what he thinks of this beautiful acoustic.  http://www.taylorguitars.com/Guitars/Acoustic-Electric/600/614ce/ PT and Pappy enter imaginary land and talk about their dream guitar-related apps. Guitar News from www.guitarnewsdaily.com: More Woes for Gibson Man Braves Fire to Rescue Mice Bliss Army Outro track: Zombies 15b by Jacques Doucette Discuss the episode on the forum, email us atsixstringbliss@gmail.com. or give us a call at 815-570-9749. 

Episode 178: Under the Influence All three guys are here to count down their top 5 personally most influential guitar albums.  Plus, the final segment of the Amplitube 3 review. Pipes realizes why people listen to the Bliss. Pappy is the ‘hot host’. PT hearts the Guitar Shop Podcast. In part 3 of the Amplitube 3 review, PT takes a look at the layout and presets and gives his final thoughts on this product. Pipes, Pappy and PT countdown the five albums that they feel were the most personally influential in their development as musicians. Guitar News presented by www.guitarnewsdaily.com Dave Grohl hospitalized by coffee overdose. John 5 to release new album. Fender releases new Standard American Stratocaster. GoW: Francis Rossi of Status Quo http://www.statusquo.co.uk/ Bliss Army Track: Profiteering by Clint Searcy!   

Episode 177: The PT/Pappy Combo In this episode, our new host makes his sophomore appearance alongside PT.  Pappy brings with him a review of the Garage Band Artist Lessons.    Plus guitar news, GoW, Retro Rag and the winner of the Voicemail Jingle contest is revealed.  PT puts Pappy through the ringer with another set of questions. Pappy takes look at a cool perk in his new Mac… Garage Band Artist Lessons. Guitar News presented by www.guitarnewsdaily.com: Tele Twitter iPhone Midi Fun PT takes us back to August 1996 for this week’s Retro Rag.  The winner of the Voicemail Jingle Contest is announced!  Congrats! Joe Geek leaves a nice email. GoW: Jason Mraz http://www.jasonmraz.com/ Discuss the episode on the forum, email us at sixstringbliss@gmail.com. or give us a call at 815-570-9749. 

PT takes off for sunny Florida to miss one week and Pipes goes out and finds a new co-host. We are not talking a one episode deal either, a full-fledged new Bliss co-host! Together this mystery man and Pipes take some time to help out one of the guitar worlds biggest CEO's. Don't worry PT does stop by to bring you the awaited Part 2 of his Amplitube 3 Review.

Episode 175: Amplitube 3 Review! Amplitube 3 is here and we couldn’t be any more excited.  This week, PT takes a look at the amps of Amplitube 3.  Plus, listener feedback, Guitar News and Guitarist of the Week. Amplitube 3 review.  Is it aces or a waste of disk space?  Find out here! www.ikmultimedia.com Chris continues the tone discussion. A nice email from a John Mayer fan.  Guitar News presented by GuitarNewsDaily.com Gibson releases iPhone app. Prince’s new song on PT’s favorite radio station. Feedback on last week’s guitar talk.  Gow: Vince Gill www.vincegill.com Bliss Army Outro Doll’s House 2 by Matt Stevens Discuss the episode on the forum, email us at sixstringbliss@gmail.com. or give us a call at 815-570-9749. 

Episode 174: Guitar Profiling Snap judgements based on a guitarist’s gear.  We all make them.  No use denying it, so let’s tackle it head on!  Plus Clint Searcy reviews the MRX Blue Box fuzz pedal! Pipes is ‘between jobs.  PT discovers Tape Op magazine. http://www.tapeop.com/ Pipes and PT taking about judging a guitarist by their gear.  What do you think you are going to hear when a guitarist pulls out a certain guitar?  Or what gear would make you cringe?  It’s time to get un-politically correct and bare our gear-biased souls! Alfie’s guitar pedals get taught to impressionable youth in the US. Clint Searcy is back with another one of his awesome reviews!!!  This time, he plays homage to the year of the fuzz by reviewing the MXR Blue Box. http://www.jimdunlop.com/index.php?page=products/pip&id=245 http://www.noisefx.com/article/mxr_blue_box_mod Guitar News presented by www.GuitarNewsDaily.com Moody’s Lower Gibson’s Rating The Disposable Guitar?!? Pipes digs into the depths of his bathroom bookshelf for

Episode 173: Interview with Bassimer Inventor John Shelton!Pipes gets a new guitar!John Shelton has invented a new instrument and we have him on the show to talk about it!  Hear about this unique and easy to learn instrument.www.bassimer.comGuitar News presented by GuitarNewsDaily.com:Man tries to sell guitar back to the guy he stole it from!EMI sells Abby Road!Lots of Voicemail fun…Retro Rag: March 1997 Guitar World MagazineGuitarist of the Week:Dylan Carlson of Earthwww.thronesanddominions.com/Bliss Army Track: Lake Lagunitas by Bill Furnerhttp://www.last.fm/music/Bill+FurnerDiscuss the episode on the forum, email us atsixstringbliss@gmail.com. or give us a call at 815-570-9749.  

Pipes and PT talk about non-traditional guitars, both in terms of built in effects and non-traditional materials.  Plus Retro Rag, Guitarist of the Week and PT breaks some gear live on air! Pipes wheels and deals on Craig’s List.  PT considers updating his acoustic. The listeners unite to try and fool the Google Voice voice-to-text translation.  Guitar News presented by www.guitarnewsdaily.com: Saint Blues introduces the electric washboard. Jeff Beck to release first new album in 7 years. Pipes features the February 2001 Guitar World in this week’s Retro Rag segment. PT discusses guitars with built in effects and Pipes talks about guitars made from non-traditional materials.  Also, PT breaks stuff and then sounds really bad.  Guitarist of the Week: Matthew Bellamy of Muse http://muse.mu/ Bliss Army Track: Rogue by Wednesday Heroes www.wednesdayheroes.com Discuss the episode on the forum, email us atsixstringbliss@gmail.com. or give us a call at 815-570-9749. 

Pipes and PT sit down to try out the 18-watt wonder from Satellite Amplifiers.  Plus, Retro Rag, Guitarist of the Week and more! The boys dissect the Who’s Super Bowl performance. Pipes and PT announce that 2010 will be the year of the… fuzz!  Not only that, but a new Bliss Community Album has been proposed, based around that very effect. Guitar News presented by GuitarNewsDaily.com Willie Nelson Moonshine Bust Paul Simon Impersonator Arrested and Much More! Calls to the new voicemail line this week and Pipes and PT are sharing them.  Join in the fun by calling (815) 570-9749 Pipes and PT sit down to try out the 18-watt wonder from Satellite Amplifiers, the Neutron.  See how Pipes defines tone… PT pulls out an early 1998 issue of Guitar magazine for a trip down memory lane and a Gear IQ quiz. Guitarist of the Week: Paul Westerberg http://www.paulwesterberg.com/ Bliss Army Outro: My Wasted Youth by My Sister’s Diary Discuss the episode on the forum, email us at sixstringbliss@gmail.com. or give us a call at 8

Pipes and PT are back!  And they have three months worth of guitar talk to spew into your ears!

This is it - the last Retro Zone Episode - and it's super-sized for your maximum listening pleasure!  We're treated to an original song by PT,  GOW Joe Satriani, and Pipes inaugurates the Bliss' quintessential signout. Plus an in-depth interview with JMan, mystery riff, and just a little backstory on Clint and Alicia. We serve up extra helping of tunes as well with tracks by Alfie Llanos, JMan and PT, Drive Choir, and Clint Searcy himself.

All about NAMM! Pipes and PT give us the lowdown on all of the latest products at NAMM and announce the debut of sixstringbliss.com. Clint gives us a few news headlines and Dave Macloud shakes us out of the winter blues with the outro song!

It's all about effects this time as Pipes and PT talk about pedals and the high-tech war, wondering what makes a good effects pedal and what will the effects rig of tomorrow look like? George Harrison is this week's GOW, Clint debuts a track from Panic Disorder and Larry Smith's Karma Generator plays us out.

Pipes and PT answer some listener e-mail and unveil the Six String Bliss forum. Keb Mo is this week's GOW, Stelios provides a listener submitted track, plus Guitar News Daily headlines, mystery riff, and holiday outro by Mark McGuigan.Merry Blissmas everybody!

In this episode we learn the truth about online tab and Pipes and PT discuss string changes and the finer points of shaving. Stelios treats us to his musical stylings, Clint offers up this week's mystery riff, and Pipes plays us out with a beautiful Christmas song.

We're halfway through the lost episodes with Pipes and PT! Listen to the new opening track by Lyden Moon, learn about guitar hygiene, and hear Pipes, PT, Clint, and Alicia's picks for Top 5 Guitar Movies. The outro comes to us courtesy of Clint - and stick around til the end for a few bloopers!

Pipes and PT discuss sound cards, introduce a DIY segment, and name their top 5 underrated guitarists. Clint and Alicia pay tribute to PT's number one underrated axeman - and the end of the show is all about girl power!