Amps & Axes Podcast

Welcome back 'CastFans and thanks for supporting the best damn Podcast on the Interweb; Amps and Axes! In this installment the guys bring back a prior guest from way back to find out what he's been up to lately. From touring both Nationally and Internationally, as well as instructional content, he's always moving forward, so find your Happy'Cast place and welcome back to the show Mr Carl Verheyen. Enjoy!

Howdy 'CastFans and welcome back to another chapter in the adventures of your Amps and Axes Podcast. This episodic adventure takes us to the second biggest state in the US, a little place called Texas. It's known for its own style of blues music and has spawned at least one or two stellar guitar playing examples for sure! Today's guest continues in that tradition and has won a couple ETX music awards for her blues playing. A very nice accomplishment indeed, especially considering her age, so y'all get ready to hear from our guitar slingin' guest of the week, Ms Ally Venable. Enjoy!

Lá fhéile Pádraig sona dhuit! Cast Fans and welcome to yet another installment of the Amps and Axes Podcast. In this episode the guys bring you the third player of this all girl band Ms. Courtney Cox from the Iron Maidens. During her interview we of course find out her history in the music business but we also here about her gear… Friedman Amps and pedals along with Caparison Guitars. Our Sponsores: Amazon Audible Advance Auto Bark Box Vroom

Creole greetings Fans and welcome to yet another installment in the continuum that is your Amps and Axes Podcast. In this episode the guys bring you a soulful six-string slinger from NoLa. He has played with such luminaries as The Dirty Dozen Brass Band and Aaron Neville and commands the stage with his own band. He is currently out on tour in support of his latest release, so grab a beignet and coffee, or your drink of choice, and please welcome Mr Jamie McLean. Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler!

Greetings 'Cast-Lovers and welcome to the best place in 'Castland; your Amps and Axes Podcast. Every week, the guys try to bring you "The Story" and this week is no exception. In this installment they bring to you a legendary guitarist who first made his mark with a style that defied definition in a band that was unlike any other, running the gamut from chicken pickin' to prog. He then went on to fill the shoes of another guitar icon, putting his own spin on things and in between, a short stint with another iconic band. Wow! So do what you do to get in your 'cast environment and please help us welcome guitarist and founding member of The Dixie Dregs and the iconic Deep Purple, Mr Steve Morse. Enjoy!

Greetings 'CastFans and welcome to yet another episodic adventure in Amps and Axes land. In this installment the guys decide to bang on the drum. Well, not really, but it's a first for the show. This week they bring you someone that started on the guitar but gravitated to a different instrument, so perch yourself on your podcast throne and please welcome drummer for Lou Gramm, Mr Rob Mount. Enjoy!

Hello Amps and Axes fans. This week the guys bring you a repeat of an interview they did back in October of 2016. They do this as a tribute to a man that was at the helm of THE most influential guitar magazine, at a time when guitar was King. A magazine that influenced all that came after it. The episode is preceded by many who have contacted us with their own personal tributes to the man, so please help us remember and pay respect to the past editor of Guitar Player Magazine and an author of books that became bibles of the guitar world, Mr, Tom Wheeler. RIP Tom and thanks for all you did.

Greetings enjoyers of the 'cast world and welcome to the coolest one around, your Amps and Axes Podcast. In this week's offering the guys bring you some Rock N Roll Royalty. His band was among the Royalty of Southern Rock in the days when bands played Loud N Proud. Having eventually moved on from that band, he has occupied one of the guitar spots in THE biggest Southern Rock band for quite some time now, a band who are finally coming to the end of their road. That said, it's doubtful he's slowing down any time soon, so pop a cold one or pour a shot of Jack if you're so inclined and please welcome founding member of the original Blackfoot and guitarist for Lynyrd Skynyrd, Mr Rickey Medlocke. Enjoy!

Greetings listeners and welcome to yet another infotaining installment of your Amps and Axes Podcast. This week the guys are just back from the huge music trade show known as NAMM, so they bring back with them NAMMonia and other wonderful germs, as well as some ranting and oh yeah, a few nice words about some people and gear. Enter your Podcast listening environment and get ready for a little Jeff and Mick. Enjoy!

Greetings Podcastonians and welcome to the infotainment vehicle that is your Amps and Axes Podcast. In this episode, the guys bring you a guitarist that hails from Southwest Florida, via LA, via Massachusetts. Being reared on vintage Rock N Roll via Aerosmith, Boston and later Extreme, primed him for his arrival in Florida and his eventual meeting with a classic rock icon who was resurrecting his old band's moniker. Place yourself in your favorite Podcast environment and please help us welcome guitarist and vocalist for the New Blackfoot, Mr Tim Rossi. Enjoy!

Hey Hey 'CastFans and welcome to another offering in the episodic adventure known as Amps and Axes. In this installment the guys bring you a guitarist/singer/songwriter that has toured the world multiple times with a band that was a radio mainstay in the mid ,90's and early 2000's. Taking a bit of a hiatus so that their front man could become a ubiquitous radio voice as well, the group reunited to record yet another release in 2012. They recently completed their Brief History of Everything tour with The Counting Crows, so even if you have a Disease, feel Unwell, or it's 3AM, turn down the Bright Lights, find your happy place and please welcome, from Matchbox Twenty, Mr Kyle Cook. Enjoy!

Hello 'Cast-a-holics and welcome to another dose of your favorite audio imbibe-ment, the Amps and Axes Podcast. In this installment the guys bring back a previous guest. A guru of the stomp; a master of the pedal-mod; someone who knows just what your pedal needs. He has also had some pretty cool build agreements to build some very unusual pedal-type devices, so please welcome back the man that puts his name on things you step on, Mr Johnny Balmer of Alchemy Audio. Enjoy.

Happy New Year 'CastFans and welcome to another year with your favorite audio entertainment, the Amps and Axes Podcast. In this first-of-the-year installment, the guys bring you a guitarist based in Santa Barbara, California. With the Blues as his forte', he has recorded with numerous performers as well as toured and recorded with none other than Alan Parsons. He has just released his new album titled Dream Train, so pick a seat on the train and please welcome Mr Alastair Greene. Enjoy!

G'day Mate and welcome to another world wide adventure in the travels of Amps and Axes. in this episode the guys bring you a bass player/vocalist who, while not being indigenous to the band's home country of Australia, he has been a member of the band (in one form or another) since 1980. Originally hailing from Kansas City, Missouri, he moved to Los Angeles where he wound up playing with Jim Messina prior to securing a spot in his current band, so find your favorite happy Podcast place and help us welcome vocalist and bassist for the Little River Band, Mr Wayne Nelson. Enjoy!

Merry Christmas 'CastFans and welcome to yet another explorative episode in the world of Amps and Axes. In this installment, the guys bring you a player who more than qualifies as an elder-statesman in the music we know as The Blues. Coming up in Chicago, he befriended and shared stages with Blues legends like Otis Rush, Magic Sam and Muddy Waters. Making his own mark on the music scene with his upside-down, left-handed- strung right handed style of playing, he has toured the world, so please help us welcome Chicago Blues legend and Alligator recording artist , Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater. Enjoy!

Greetings Podcast fans and welcome to the next adventure in the land of Amps and Axes. This episode is a pedal Podcast. No, not a podcast pedal (although that would be cool!), but a podcast About pedals! This week the guys bring you someone who has been in the guitar effects pedal game for quite a while, so grab your nine volt and please welcome the owner and designer at Wampler Pedals, Mr Brian Wampler. Enjoy!

Greetings 'castfans and welcome to the ongoing adventures of your Amps and Axes Podcast. In this episode, we have a guest that hails from the Great White North, although with the internet he can entertain fans all over the world... and that's exactly what he does. With hundreds of thousands of hits on his videos, he puts his own shred-spins on some popular material, so find your comfy podcast spot and buckle up for Mr Cole Rolland. Enjoy!

Greetings 'CastFans and welcome to the continuing Amps and Axes journey. In this installment, the guys bring you a player, originally from Texas and transplanted to LA. She made her way on to the Metal scene and is a player who is so visible in the scene that she now has her own signature Schecter guitar. Performing with such bands as Before the Mourning and Femme Fatale, she was also part of the worlds only Iron Maiden tribute band, The Iron Madens, so find your Happy 'Cast Place and get ready to welcome guitarist Ms Nikki Stringfield. Enjoy!

Greetings 'Cast Fans and welcome to the Thanksgiving installment of your Amps and Axes Podcast. In this episode, the guys bring you turkey and gravy... no wait, that's not right. Sorry, too much pumpkin vodka. They bring you a guitarist from the Boston area who has found his way into the soundtrack world, scoring movies and video games. He also posts videos covering things like John Petrucci solos... just because he can, so grab your favorite pumpkin beverage and please welcome Mr Alex Campbell. Enjoy!!

Welcome back 'CastFans to yet another international installment of your favorite Podcast, Amps and Axes. In this episode, the guys once again reach across the pond to speak with a player that, at the age most of us are getting ready to go to pre-pre-school, decided to pick up a guitar. A year or two later, he became the protege' of someone whose licks he was copping... somebody named Steve. Grab a beverage, grab your guitar, or just grab a hold and enjoy the chat with a very good (and young) friend of Mr Steve Vai, Please welcome Thomas McRocklin. Cheers!!