Guitar Dads

The Dads are BACK, but more importantly, Matt returns from the Amigo Guitar Show in Franklin, TN with a new guitar and no regrets (and no regerts). Plus: Vinny Vincent wants $2 million for his new album (yes, really), Keith Urban goes full yacht rock, Dave ponders a new Les Paul journey, Source Audio's new release, Pathways, the EVH 5150 DX series, and capture tech finally comes to the Helix Stadium. 
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This week, we're joined by Ricky from Roma Devices — a boutique pedal company doing things a little differently. We get into the origin story behind the Conviction pedal and what drove Ricky to build it. Then in the Dadaverse, we break down Fender's landmark copyright ruling in Germany and why it could have big implications for the guitar industry. Strap in — it's a good one. 
Check out Roma Devices at ROMA Devices – Hand-Built Circuits. Earned Tone.
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This week, Dave sits down with Ryan Kiefer, guitarist for East Texas hard rockers Blacktop Mojo. Ryan talks about the band's journey from playing flatbed trailer shows in Palestine, TX to sharing stages with Sammy Hagar. We dig into Pollen, the band's most sonically adventurous record yet, the dual-guitar dynamic with Malcolm Booher, and how a band from a small Texas town keeps pushing their sound forward. We also "dad out" over their jaw-dropping cover of Aerosmith's "Dream On" — how they approached it, what it takes to do that song justice, and why it's become a fan favorite. Of course, we get into Ryan's gear as well, this is Guitar Dads and we can't help ourselves. 
Check out Blacktop Mojo here: Blacktop Mojo
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This week on Guitar Dads, we're asking whether Gibson's relentless collector's edition releases are getting out of hand and putting the new JHS Double Dragon lo-fi octave pedal under the microscope. Alex from Coppersound Pedals stops by for our Quiz Eye segment, and in the Dadaverse we tackle two big conversations: whether the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has completely abandoned rock — with Outkast, Cyndi Lauper, and Chubby Checker all in the 2025 class — and whether Metallica's newly announced Sphere residency in Las Vegas is the ultimate live music experience or just expensive spectacle. 
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This week we dig into some spicy News & Notes — a private forensics team just dropped their own investigation into Kurt Cobain's death, and the Foos announced a new album called Your Favorite Toy (we had questions about that title). We also check out the Walrus Audio Mantle bass preamp and discuss some genuinely dumb guitar takes that we absolutely stand behind. Don't @ us. 
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