Jeff Floro's All About Guitar

It is truly an honor to welcome back guitarist David Maldonado to the show! His new album "Davicas" is getting a lot of buzz and I am proud to announce that it is being considered for a Grammy nomination!! His musicianship is diverse, playing banjo, mandolin, and bouzouki, and he is accomplished in classical, flamenco, country, bluegrass, among others. We talk to David about his new release "Davicas" and the technical challenges and personal fulfillment in making this extraordinary work!

I am honored to have bassist Rik Fox on the show! Rik is probably most famous for being the bassist for such groups as W.A.S.P., Steeler, and SIN, but he also performed with such notable rock musicians like Ronnie James Dio, Sam Kinison, Spiders & Snakes and Little Steven. We talk to Rik about playing bass with a "wall of guitars," his writing, recording and playing live, his early influences and, of course, his tone and gear!

One thing not talked about in music circles but is becoming a very frequent occurence is music related injuries, especially to the hands and arms. And with increased use of computers in the music field, hand injuries, especially, are becoming more commonplace than anyone would like. My guest tonight is Dr. David Allan. A licensed doctor of Chiropractic medicine, he is truly a "healer!" He has created several health systems including "Rocketship Wellness, Don't Stand Up Straight," "Reflexatsu," "Natural Posture," Auriculotherapy HP," and "Musicians Wellness" having studied Shiatsu, Reflexology, Compression Mobilization Technique, Auriculotherapy and more. We talk to Dr. Allan about how we can hurt ourselves, therapy, and how we can prevent it. This is a must listen show for all musicians, not just guitarists!

Steve Bartek has a broad and quite diverse career! From playing flute with the legendary 60's band, The Strawberry Alarm Clock, to playing in the music troup The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, which became the also legendary group, Oingo Boingo. All the while Steve was studying music composition at UCLA, which has served Steve a lot, composing and orchestrating for film, most notably with former bandmate Danny Elfman, being his orchestrator and arranger. And he composed music for such TV shows as The Tick, Tales From The Crypt, Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories and films as An Extremely Goofy Movie, Romy and Michele's High School Reunion, among others. But there's more! Steve is also a session guitarist, having played guitar on such TV shows as Battlestar Galactica, Trauma and Walking Dead. We talk with Steve about his fascinating career of many hats and how guitar fits into the whole picture!!

Dave Pearlman returns to All About Guitar. Dave had been on before to talk about his world renowned microphones and now we are going to talk to Dave about his guitar playing, especially his steel guitar work! Having played with artists like Dan Fogelberg, Phil Everly, Bill Medley, Hoyt Axton, REO Speedwagon, Bobby Womack, Michelle Shocked, Joe Walsh and many others, we talk to Dave about steel guitar, his great tone, technique, tunings and more!

Don Peake is an amazing musician. Starting out as the lead guitarist for the Everly Brothers, Don also was part of the Wrecking Crew and did sessions for Phil Spector, the Beach Boys, Jan & Dean, The Monkees and the Mamas & The Papas. Don also was the staff guitarist for Motown records, playing on all the Jackson 5 hits, The Supremes and Marvin Gaye. As an arranger Don arranged Bobby Darin's hit "If I Were A Carpenter." Don also started composing for films and TV and composed the theme for "Knightrider." and the score for the film "The Hills Have Eyes." We talk to Don about his experiences, his music, guitar, gear and more!

Our study of new classical and flamenco guitar continues with a very special show! Joining us in-studio, hailing from England, is guitarist extraordinaire Mark Barnwell. With more than 30 years of guitar playing and five albums to his credit. We talk to Mark about his new album, Mandala, which features guest appearances by Jim Stubblefield, Jean Pierre Durand and Liza Carbe, of Incendio. And joining Mark and I on the show are Jim Stubblefield, J.P. and Liza! We talk about guitars, tone, technique, and recording across two continents!!

Attention all you singer-songwriters! Although known as a world-renowned bassist, having worked with the likes of Bonnie Raitt, CSN, John Mayall, Maria Muldar, Ringo Starr, Neil Young, Dr. John and Loudon Wainwright, Freebo is an amazing guitarist and songwriter. We talk to Freebo about his songs, how he integrates guitar into his writing and his use of different tunings in his songs. We'll also be looking at Freebo's picking style, guitars and more!

Although the son of renowned guitarist Larry Coryell, Julian Coryell is much more than that. Starting on piano at 5 years old and learning also drums, violin and bass besides guitar, Julian was one of the youngest musicians to graduate from the Berkelee School of Music. We talk to Julian about his albums, jazz fusion, touring, and teaching. And we, of course, get into his tone, technique and gear!

Gary Roudenko & the gang at The Amp Shop Bass Exchange come down to show us what's new for bass players! Gary just got his hands on the new Peter Florance "Jaco" clone jazz bass pickups and we will give them a listen. Also we will be looking at what else is new for bass players. It's a night of great tone and gear!

Fillippo Olivieri joins me in studio with some of his outstanding products made by his company Solo Dallas. His Schaffer Replica, the original electronics of the Schaffer wireless system that guitarists have used as an overdrive system, is used by many artists, including AC/DC's Angus Young, Ron Wood, Neal Schon, Joe Bonamassa, and many, many more. Filippo will be showing us a new update to the Schaffer Replica pedal, the Storm, and we take a really good look at his Solo Dallas SD-50 Guitar Amp head - a faithful replica of the legendary Marshall JTM-50. Joining me, as guest host, is one person who knows Marshall Amps well - guitarist Steve Fister, as we put the Solo Dallas SD-50 through its paces.

Yamaha Guitars are back!! And tonight we take a look at their acoustic guitars. I bought a FG 180 back around 1970 and have used it for countless sessions and gigs. You can see me with it playing live in 1974 and a picture of me with it now! Yamaha Product Specialists Andy Winston and David Chavez join me in studio and show us the 50th anniversary reissue of the FG-180. So we will be comparing the old one with the new. Plus Andy and David will be bringing some of Yamaha's latest guitars!

Cathy Lauer is an amazing woman! Besides being a great guitarist and part of the band Lynette Skynyrd, she is also an amazing tech and builds custom pedalboard and rack systems at her company, Tone Zone LA. We talk to Cathy about a special project, building a new pedalboard for legendary guitarist "Guitar Shorty." (Guitar Shorty was the person who introduced Jimi Hendrix to the wah wah pedal, and gave him his first wah.) Cathy will talk to us about what Guitar Shorty used to use, what she built for him, and, we will follow up this show with another, later in the year, with Guitar Shorty, talking about how the system works on the road!

It's a night of guitars and amps at All About Guitar! I am joined by Mark "Stig" Daughney, a guitarist known for his tech work with Neil Geraldo (of Pat Benatar fame) and John Fogerty (known both as a solo artist and one of the founders of Creedence Clearwater Revival). We talk to "Stig" about guitar setups, amp mods, issues and fixes for various guitars and amps. And much more!

I am proud to have on the show another great flamenco/classical guitarist who is pushing the boundaries and creating some beautiful guitar music, adding to the repertoire for new musicians to play. Luis Villegas combines New Age, classical, flamenco and jazz and tonight we take a look at his new album, Eastside Democracy, and take a closer look at Luis' latest work. Getting a Grammy Nomination for his debut CD "Cafe Ole" and performing alongside guitarist Ben Woods in their band "Heavy Mellow," we take a look at one incredible guitarist who brings a multitude of various musical genres into his music. We will talk with Luis about his guitars, his influences, "Heavy Mellow" and music.

John Wicks is best known as the lead singer and songwriter of the UK rock and power pop "The Records." As a singer-songwriter John's songs have been recorded by The Searchers, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Too Much Joy, and Michael Monroe of Hanoi Rocks, among others. We take a look at John's songwriting, looking deeper into what is Power Pop, his writing during the punk and new wave scenes, and how his guitar playing plays a part in his songwriting! We will take a look at some of his songs and, of course, take a look into John's guitars and gear!

It's another night of great tone and monster chops! Linda Taylor is a session guitarist, composer, and producer. She has recorded and/or performed with Art Garfunkel, Maia Sharp, Tracy Chapman, Sheila E. and Christopher Cross, to name a few. She is well known as the guitarist/composer from ABC's "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" with Drew Carey. We take a look at Linda's extraordinary career and explore her tone, technique and what she uses to get it!

What does it take to be a bassist in a hard rock band? How do you punch through a wall of distorted guitars and pounding drums? We take a look at that and more with bassist Bjorn Englen. Bjorn has played bass for Quiet Riot, Yngwie Malmsteen and plays with Scorpions guitarist Uli Jon Roth and Tony Macalpine. Bjorn is also a member of the Dio Disciples featuring longtime Dio members plus Judas Priest vocalist Ripper Owens. He currently plays with his band, Soul Sign, and the new power metal group Blackwelder. We talk to Bjorn about his approach to laying down a solid bass, being melodic and punching through live and in a mix.

Adrian Galysh is solo artist, session musician, published author and educator and he just released his new album "Into The Blue." With stellar guests like Kacee Clanton (Joe Cocker) and guitarists Carl Verheyen and Johnny Hiland, Adrian has produced an very interesting album with a mix of blues, rock and more! We talk to Adrian about his sound, his Brian Moore signature guitar, recording his album and his take on playing the blues.

Electric bass, as an instrument, has come a long way, since the late 1950's, early 1960's, where it made its impact on the music scene. Besides the multitude of styles and techniques used by bass players today, the demands on amplification has also become more critical. With 5-string basses and beyond, bass players need a wider range amp with greater dynamic range and frequency response more than ever! Gary Roudenko, of the Bass Exchange, and Andre Lomov, of Form Factor Audio, show us their new bass amp system: The Bi 1000 head and the B 210 speaker cabinet. Joining us are bassists Pancho Tomaselli (War, Tower of Power, George Lynch), and Corey Dozier (author of several bass methods for Mel Bay, teacher and session musician). Join us as we explore an incredible new amp with some great tone!!