Jeff Floro's All About Guitar

My guest for this week's show is Vito Gregoli. Vito is a producer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist, besides being a great guitarist. With early roots in pop, rock, jazz and blues, Vito studied classical music, with an emphasis in Renaissance music, composition and classical guitar. And later, Vito started experimenting with global instruments and World Music. We talk to Vito about his background, his guitar playing, what he uses and also talk to Vito about the healing power of music.

Dr. David Allan returns to All About Guitar and we take a look at how we go into more detail on how to deal with repetitive stress injuries and also how to prevent hurting our hands. We will be looking at one of the main causes of straining ourselves, incorrect posture and how correct posture and affect our playing and health in general.

Don Peake returns to the show and this time we take a closer look at his work as a session guitarist. As the staff guitarist at Motown Records, Don helped define the "Motown Sound" and we take a closer look at one of the most distinctive and influential styles of music mixing R&B, funk, blues, jazz and pop. Also we take another look at Don playing with the Wrecking Crew. And we delve deeper into his playing in a big band, the function of the guitar in the orchestra and his groundbreaking gig with Ray Charles.

Pat Wilkins originally started working for Acoustic Amps, and moved on to finishing and building guitars for David Schecter. Studying under David Schecter and Tom Anderson, Pat started his own business in 1983, both finishing and building guitars and basses. We talk to Pat about his "vintage" line of basses and guitars and also joining us is Howard Ylyate, the designer of the pickups that Wilkins uses on his instruments. Join me and guest host Gary Roudenko, from the Amp Shop Bass Exchange, as we explore how one makes a "vintage" instrument and insights in the design and execution of these beautiful instruments.

Voted "Outstanding Guitarist of the Year" as a student by the faculty of Musician's Institute, Doug Perkins was subsequently hired as a staff instructor at MI. Doug also has composed and produced music for film and TV, including Spongebob Squarepants and Justified. We talk to Doug about his days at MI, his guitar playing and his involvement in a new online educational institution, the JGS (jazzguitarsociety.com).

I am honored to have Robert Sarzo on the show. Robert started out recording and touring with Bob Seger. He formed the band "Hurricane" with bassist Tony Cavazo, singer Kelly Hansen and drummer Jay Schellen. Robert has worked with such legends as Jimmy Iovine, Bob Ezrin, and Robert Stigwood. He has also worked with reggae artist Garland Jeffreys and the late Sam Kinison on his "Leader of the Banned" album. But there's more! Robert is also a music producer and film composer, including "The Hiss" and "The Collector." In 2013, Robert joined Geoff Tate's lineup Queensryche GT, which brought him together with his famous bassist brother, Rudy. We talk to Robert about his playing, his monster tone, and the gear he has used through the years.

Probyn Gregory is my guest and most known as a member of the Brian Wilson Band, but there's more to him than that. He has performed or recorded with such people as Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, Billy Joel, Badly Drawn Boy, Andrew Gold, Heart, Jan & Dean and many more. We talk to Probyn about his work with Brian and others and explore deeper into his tone and technique, the gear he uses, and more.

Oui' 3 had been on the FLO Guitar-Enthusiasts and it is my pleasure to have them on All About Guitar. Lou Castro, the bassist of the group, and I have known each other for quite a while, and, together with Billy Joe Wiseman on guitar and Jim Xavier on drums, they have become quite the eclectic trio doing jazz with a prog and fusion influence. Tonight we take a look at their latest album "Occupy Your Mind" and we talk to the band about the development and recording of this amazing work!

I am honored to have John Bisaha on the show tonight! John is the bass player and vocalist for The Babys and has been since 2013. We talk to John about The Babys, working with fellow band members and guitarists Wally Stocker and Joey Sykes. We will also take a look at what John is using, the gear setup of the band, and his approach to playing bass in The Babys and other groups he has played with.

Don Kirkpatrick is a session musician that was quite prolific during the 1980's. Don was the guitarist on most of the Animotion hits, beside playing for such artists as Joe Cocker, Amy Grant and Michael Bolton. In 2000, Don became a regular member of Rod Stewart's touring band. We talk to Don about his studio work, the '80's sound, and his current playing and gigging around town.

Jim "Kimo" West returns to All About Guitar with Ken Emerson. We talk to Jim and Ken about their newest collaboration, "Slackers In Paradise." Joining me, as my guest host, is artist and guitarist Don Alder. We will be talking about how this album came about, slack key guitar, slide guitar, tunings, tone, technique and more!

Don Alder returns to All About Guitar and we delve deeper into this amazing artist and guitarist. Known and acclaimed worldwide, Don was the 2016 Instrumental Artist of the Year for his latest work, "Armed and Dangerous," and was one of Lee Ritenour's advisory judges for his Six String Theory Contest. We take a closer look at Don's harp guitar playing and discuss technique and tuning of this beautiful instrument. We also take another look at Don's go-to Yamaha guitar. Also joining us are Yoshi Tambara of Yamaha guitars. Yoshi is the designer of Yamaha's acclaimed A Series guitars, which Don uses. Also joining us is Julian Ward, global strategy manager for Yamaha Guitars. We take a look at the demands Don requires from his guitars and how Yoshi has satisfied that with these beautiful guitars. And, we will also get a sneak peak of what's new for Yamaha for NAMM 2017!

All About Guitar: Jean-Pierre Durand had showed me his Tele style Reverend guitar a while back and was raving about it. I tried it and was suitably impressed. A beautiful playing neck with incredible tone! It's taken a little time with coordinating everyone's schedules but I am proud to have Ken Haas of Reverend Guitars on the show! And joining me is guest host Jean-Pierre Durand with guitarists Jeffrey Marshall and Jemal Wade Hines. We take a good look at the artistry and craftmanship of these fine guitars and talk to Ken how he makes these monsters of tone and style!

Ron Moreno returns with some new toys for 2017 for us to look at! A new preamp by Gallen Kruger, some new boxes from Big Joe, a new wireless system for guitar by PRA Audio and more! Join us as we get a "sneak peek" of some stuff to be shown at NAMM this month!

Jose Garcia appeared on the show with Luis Villegas, having played on his album, Eastside Democracy and performed with Luis on the show. Jose mentioned at that time that he was finishing up his new solo album and we agreed to do a show on him then. Well I am happy to say the time has come and his album, Pasajes, is spectacular. Combining some great classical and flamenco guitar playing and writing and singing some great songs, this is a must-check-out album! We talk to Jose about his playing, his guitars, his amazing tone, and more details on his making of Pasajes!

Almost 2 years to the date, Pat "Pooch" had come on The FLO Guitar-Enthusiasts Radio show and we talked about Punk. Pat was one of the founding members of Flipside Magazine, a indie publication that pretty much documented punk music, especially in Los Angeles. We quickly realized there was way too much to cover so we planned on the next show. Tonight we talk about the UK punk scene. Joining me and Pat are Jean-Pierre Durand, who was on the first show with Pat, and a knowledgeable follower of the scene. Also returning is Prescott Niles, of the Knack, who hung out with us last time. And also we have Mick Rossi, of Slaughter And The Dogs joining us. Join us as we take a closer look at the UK punk scene!

A lot of musicians have to wear a lot of hats to survive in this tough industry, and tonight's guest, Steve McCormick, is a multi-faceted artist. A studio owner, producer, session player, composer/songwriter and microphone builder, Steve is quite a busy guy! We talk to Steve about his guitar playing, his songwriting, session work for TV commercials, his microphones and more!

Troy Dexter is a session guitarist and keyboardist, and also a producer, but is probably known most for playing keyboards and guitar with Wilson Phillips. Tonight we take a closer look at this multi-instrumentalist. From his session work, gigging with Wilson Phillips, Troy's new album, "Shop Talk," how keyboards, orchestration affect his guitar playing and visa versa. And we also get into his tone and technique, both live and in the studio.

You can thank Facebook for tonight's show! I saw a video of Rosie playing some Hendrix on Facebook, and I knew I had to get her on the show!! Rosie plays in a variety of bands like Cougrzz Rock, Femme Halen, her original project CR Acoustic Duo, and her blues/soul project, RAP. And Rosie has also done session work, both on albums and film scores. We talk to Rosie about her influences, her playing, her gear and her tone!

Back in June Marc Mann had come on the show and we talked about his incredible career as a guitarist, keyboardist, arranger and orchestrator. Marc is back and we are going into more depth on his live setup. He mentioned using the Roland VG system while touring with ELO and when he played with Eric Clapton for the Concert for George Harrison. We talk to Marc about the VG System, why he uses it, and some of the cool things it can do!