Send us a text In episode 25 Phillip talks to Brian Wampler and Richard Oliver of Wampler Pedals about guitar pedals, Pink Floyd's 1982 film The Wall, and getting DUIs on horseback! You don't want to miss this episode! Support the show at: https://www.patreon.com/40wattpodcast/ Find all of the podcast links at: https://www.linktr.ee/40wattpodcast https://www.40wattpodcast.com/ 40 Watt Merchandise: https://40-watt-merch.creator-spring.com/ Reverb Affiliate link: https://reverb.grsm.io/phillipcar...
Jun 03, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Send us a text In episode 24 Phillip is joined by guitar phenom Joey Landreth of the Bros. Landreth. Phillip and Joey talk about Joey recently becoming a dad, the perspectives that time off the road have given him, what it was like to start his own record label, and his favorite Nicolas Cage movie! Support the show at: https://www.patreon.com/40wattpodcast/ Find us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/40wattpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.facebook.com/40wattpodcast/ Spotify: https://open.sp...
May 27, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Send us a text In episode 23 Phillip is joined by Emily Harris from the Get Offset Podcast. They talk about the return to gigging, Rude Tech pedals, Nashville (the good, the bad, and the ugly), and Pozole soup! You don't want to miss this one! Support the show at: https://www.patreon.com/40wattpodcast/ Find us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/40wattpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.facebook.com/40wattpodcast/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5CGLTqmpwWkui8TkbNw5MW Apple Podcasts: ht...
May 20, 2021•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 23
Send us a text In episode 22 Phillip sits down with Jesse from Rude Tech. We talk about Jesse's killer pedal design, understanding and building pedal circuits, and what makes Prince's hot chicken the best hot chicken in Nashville. Support the show on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/40wattpodcast/ Find us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/40wattpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/40wattpodcast/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5CGLTqmpwWkui8TkbNw5MW Apple Podcasts: htt...
May 13, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Send us a text In episode 21 Phillip and Clifton talk about The Pedal Movie by Reverb and talk about transitioning back to "normal" live music in as we all come out of the trauma of COVID-19. Support the show on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/40wattpodcast/ Find us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/40wattpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/40wattpodcast/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5CGLTqmpwWkui8TkbNw5MW Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-...
May 06, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Send us a text In episode 20 Phillip sits down with King of the Guitar Nerds himself, Joe Branton, and talks about Joe's band Poly-Math, math rock vs. prog rock, why vintage and vintage style gear is just cooler, and the untapped market of playing for high school show choirs! You don't want to miss this episode! Support the show on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/40wattpodcast/ Find us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/40wattpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/40wattpodcast...
Apr 29, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Send us a text In episode 19 Phillip talks with Rick Calhoun from Honey Picks about how he started playing guitar, how he got into making picks, and about the Blues artists that have inspired us to play guitar. Support the show on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/40wattpodcast/ Find us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/40wattpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/40wattpodcast/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5CGLTqmpwWkui8TkbNw5MW Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple....
Apr 22, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Send us a text In episode 18 Phillip talks with Scott and Diaz from The Effects Loop podcast about our favorite pandemic gear purchases and the crazy market for used musical gear. Support the show on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/40wattpodcast/ Find us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/40wattpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.facebook.com/40wattpodcast/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5CGLTqmpwWkui8TkbNw5MW Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-40-watt-podca...
Apr 16, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Send us a text In episode 17 Phillip sits down with Blake Wyland, the host of The Tone Mob and co-host (recurring guest? guest? something? who knows?) of the Chasing Tone podcast. The two talk about Blake's newest EP put out as American Cyclops, the concept of marketing and NAMM, and we find out Blake's favorite kind of BBQ! Support the show on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/40wattpodcast/ Find us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/40wattpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.facebook.com/40...
Apr 08, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Send us a text In episode 16 Phillip is joined by Emily Harris from the Get Offset Podcast. They talk about gender roles in music and the evolution of women's representation in the music industry from their roles as artists to their roles as engineers and musical equipment manufacture and design. Support the show at: https://www.patreon.com/40wattpodcast/ Find us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/40wattpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.facebook.com/40wattpodcast/ Spotify: https://open.spot...
Apr 01, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Send us a text In episode 15 Phillip and Clifton sit down to talk about Pedals the Musical, Fender Acoustasonic Jazzmasters, guitar pedal culture going mainstream, and our favorite music experiences. Support the show at: https://www.patreon.com/40wattpodcast/ Watch 'Pedals: the Musical': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXZgOyFN54k Find us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/40wattpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.facebook.com/40wattpodcast/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5CGLTqmpwWku...
Mar 25, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Send us a text Support the show at: https://www.patreon.com/40wattpodcast/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/40wattpodcast/ Find us on Instagram: https://www.facebook.com/40wattpodcast/ 40 Watt Merchandise: https://40-watt-merch.creator-spring.com/ Reverb Affiliate link: https://reverb.grsm.io/phillipcarter5480 In episode 14, Phillip talks with Canadian guitarist/singer/songwriter Ariel Posen about his newest album 'Headway', his writing process, what his process is like in the st...
Mar 18, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Send us a text Support the show at: https://www.patreon.com/40wattpodcast/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/40wattpodcast/ Find us on Instagram: https://www.facebook.com/40wattpodcast/ 40 Watt Merchandise: https://40-watt-merch.creator-spring.com/ Reverb Affiliate link: https://reverb.grsm.io/phillipcarter5480 In episode 13, Phillip talks to guitarist, YouTuber, and videographer Shane of intheblues. Shane shares his story of how he got into guitar, how he discovered the Blues and...
Mar 11, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Send us a text Support the show at: https://www.patreon.com/40wattpodcast/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/40wattpodcast/ Find us on Instagram: https://www.facebook.com/40wattpodcast/ 40 Watt Merchandise: https://40-watt-merch.creator-spring.com/ Reverb Affiliate link: https://reverb.grsm.io/phillipcarter5480 In episode 12, Phillip talks to guitarist/guitar tech/stage manager Desmond K. Smith about his work on the road with bands like bands like Cage the Elephant, Needtobreathe, an...
Mar 02, 2021•1 hr 53 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Send us a text In this week's episode Phillip gets to sit down and talk music, guitar, and growing up in Clarksdale with Blues phenom Kingfish Ingram. Phillip and Kingfish both grew up playing guitar in Clarksdale, MS and share stories of playing in their hometown and about Kingfish's growth as a guitarist. Christone talks about his Chertoff guitar and his endorsement with Fender as well! This one was a fun one y'all! You can find Kingfish on Instagram , Facebook , and find his music on Spotify ...
Feb 16, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Send us a text In this episode Phillip gets a chance to sit down with Alice Hasen. Alice is a violinist out of Memphis who has become a high demand fiddler in the area playing with local musicians as well as playing in Blackwater Trio and her own solo project band, Alice Hasen and the Blaze. You can find out more about Alice Hasen on her website , on Facebook , and on Instagram . Books mentioned in the episode: The War of Art 1000 True Fans Check out Your Heaven Audio for very cool pickups for v...
Feb 09, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Send us a text Spencer Thomas is a multi-instrumentalist/songwriter from the Jackson, MS area but now living in Athens, GA. He's toured the country with his former band Young Valley as well as a musician for American songwriter and guitarist Jimbo Mathus. Spencer Thomas released his album Hangin' Tough in late 2019 and managed to get a few months of touring in support of it under his belt before COVID shut down all touring. You can find Spencer's music on Spotify or on his website . You can also...
Feb 02, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Send us a text This week Phillip sits down and talks to Eric Deaton of the Eric Deaton Trio! Eric is a native of North Carolina that has called Mississippi home for a while now. Originally drawn to the state due to the rich and ongoing Blues heritage, Eric has carved out a home for himself in Oxford, MS playing guitar and bass for other musicians like Jimbo Mathus, Dan Auerbach, and Alvin "Youngblood" Hart before forming his own band to perform his original music. You can find Eric online at his...
Jan 26, 2021•56 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Send us a text In this episode I sit down and talk with guitarist/engineer/photographer Walt Busby about his many interests and his style of guitar playing. Walt grew up in Clarksdale, MS like I did but where I took to the Blues and Americana styles of music for my influence, Walt inherited an entirely different set of influences making him one of the most unique guitarists I've had the opportunity to share a stage with. You can find Walt on social media at: Instagram YouTube Astrophotography Pr...
Jan 19, 2021•57 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Send us a text In this episode Phillip sits down to talk with Jeremiah Matthews, guitarist and songwriter for Memphis-based band The Ellie Badge to talk about his very interesting guitar rig, his methodology in live shows, and the Memphis music scene. You can find Jeremiah at the following links! - on Instagram - on Spotify You can support the show on Patreon ! 40 Watt Merchandise: https://40-watt-merch.creator-spring.com/ Reverb Affiliate link: https://reverb.grsm.io/phillipcarter5480 Support t...
Dec 15, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Send us a text In this episode Phillip brings on special guest Clifton Worley of the Clifton Worley Podcast to talk about gear culture and the drive to collect more gear and what that is doing to our ability to make music with the gear we have. 40 Watt Merchandise: https://40-watt-merch.creator-spring.com/ Reverb Affiliate link: https://reverb.grsm.io/phillipcarter5480 Support the show...
Dec 08, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Send us a text In this episode Phillip talks about the barriers two creativity - those demons that whisper in our ears and tell us we're not good enough or the distractions that get in the way of meeting creative goals. 40 Watt Merchandise: https://40-watt-merch.creator-spring.com/ Reverb Affiliate link: https://reverb.grsm.io/phillipcarter5480 Support the show...
Dec 04, 2020•19 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Send us a text In this episode Phillip talks about the announcement of a brand new Boss fuzz pedal, the Gibson Guitars controversy, Guitar Center finally filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and Mike Fuller lashing out at Reverb.com. 40 Watt Merchandise: https://40-watt-merch.creator-spring.com/ Reverb Affiliate link: https://reverb.grsm.io/phillipcarter5480 Support the show...
Dec 01, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Send us a text In this week's episode Phillip talks about the controversy around the Chase Bliss/Z Vex Bliss Factory pedal and frustrations with guitar tube amps and the temptation to go fully digital. 40 Watt Merchandise: https://40-watt-merch.creator-spring.com/ Reverb Affiliate link: https://reverb.grsm.io/phillipcarter5480 Support the show...
Nov 17, 2020•23 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Send us a text In this episode Phillip talks about why Guitar Center may be more important to the music instrument industry than we want to believe and what a bankruptcy would mean for them moving forward. 40 Watt Merchandise: https://40-watt-merch.creator-spring.com/ Reverb Affiliate link: https://reverb.grsm.io/phillipcarter5480 Support the show...
Nov 10, 2020•25 min•Season 1Ep. 1