The one where we both got a bit over-excited about Tom's house. The main reason we wanted to get Tom onto 9-42 was to talk about his new EP, finally recorded and finished during lockdown, and due out this week. And we did indeed talk about that quite a bit, but even before that point, it got a little out of hand. We won't give any more away, other than to say we had a very entertaining hour in Tom's company and we are big fans of his playing, his life choices and his sense of humour. Tom Instagr...
Mar 14, 2022•53 min•Season 1Ep. 56
The one that got all eighties-tastic. Well this was a blast. When he isn't messing about with Metal Detectors (and playing in far too many bands to keep track of) Rich will normally be creating content for his Youtube channel 'Session Heroes'. Rich has been fascinated with this community of behind-the-scenes guitar virtuosos for quite a while, and has been producing content on the subject for about five years. This if course is perfect for Ant & Jason as it allows them to bang on about the e...
Feb 28, 2022•52 min•Season 1Ep. 55
The one where Jason had a very intellectual chat with the guitarist from Sleeper. Jon completed his PhD in 2018, and over the last few years has been working on expanding his thesis into a book. The result is Dylan, Lennon, Marx & God which was published late in 2021. In this extended chat Jon talks Jason through his academic journey, how it has been influenced by both his childhood years in Sheffield and then by his university life in Manchester in the last eighties. Along the way they touc...
Feb 14, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 54
The one where stayed up late whilst Frank sorted his internet connection. Frank Bello has been the Bassist with Anthrax since the early days, joining just after the release of the bands first album. Other than a short stint with band Helmet, he has been an ever present with Anthrax contributing extensively as a songwriter. We had a very open and honest chat with Frank, and he spoke with great candour about some of the difficult experiences he has worked his way through. But at the same time it's...
Jan 31, 2022•55 min•Season 1Ep. 53
The one where we begin at the beginning and go right through to the end with Chris Woods. Chris is a fingerstyle guitarist known for incorporating alternate tuning, tapping and guitar percussion. He talks us through the development of his playing style, and how it opened the door to an early start as an in-demand product demonstrator for some of the biggest brands in the guitar world. Never one to stand still, his career has moved at pace to include publishing a number of "how to play" guides wi...
Jan 17, 2022•52 min•Season 1Ep. 52
"The one where we talk about starting a new band in your forties. Jussi Ylikoski is a guitarist, songwriter & producer working out of his native Finland. He is also known by the name Big Pharma, and has spent much of the last couple of decades as guitarist in the band Disco Ensemble. We spent a very enjoyable hour in early December chatting to Jussi about how he got started in the music business, and what drove him to go back to basics with new band Moon Shot . Many thanks as always to Focus...
Jan 03, 2022•40 min•Season 1Ep. 51
The one where we literally couldn't get a word in with Rhino. Well it had a fairly unorthodox start, a whirlwind middle and an update on Brentford FC at the end. As you would expect we jumped at the opportunity to spend some time with the bass player of Status Quo, but I don't think either of us expected it to be quite as full-on as it turned out. Rhino is an absolute legend of a musician, and a total sweetheart of a human being you scarcely pauses for breath as he bombards you with story after ...
Dec 20, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 50
The one where we discussed footwear with Paul Sayer. Paul Sayer is best known as a founding member of the British band The Temperance Movement, an honest and hard-rocking outfit that wear their rock'n'roll influences with pride. Pauls talks us through his back story, including his early career as a session player, learning from one of the masters (Ray Davies), life on the road and what the future holds as he embarks on a tour with James Blunt. The Temperance Movement Paul Twitter 9-42 Instagram ...
Dec 06, 2021•57 min•Season 1Ep. 49
The one where we learned about the various basements of Patrick Eggle. If you had any interest in guitars through the 1990's then you will be aware of the impact that Patrick Eggle guitars had, when models such as the Berlin and the New York were launched. Players such as Rory Gallagher, Tony Iommi, Brian May and Midge Ure were early devotees and the brand amassed both commercial and critical success. Pat takes us through his fascinating back story including the dramatic rise in the nineties, tu...
Nov 22, 2021•53 min•Season 1Ep. 48
The one where chatted with Hannah, but failed to offer her a brew or a toasted teacake. Talk about packing a lot into the last decade or so. Hannah started her journey as a singer-songwriter trying to build an audience through busking in the centre of her hometown of Leeds. This is where we pick up the story and then follow it through early attempts at content creation, going viral and working out how to make a career in music industry work on your terms. It's a cracking tale, and one that conti...
Nov 08, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 47
The one where Ant & Alister banged on about Marillion. Actually not just Marillion, they got quite excited about Richard Hawley as well. Despite his youthful Clooney-esque (his description) good looks, Alister has been building guitars for well over 25 years. Known mostly for acoustic instruments he pioneered models with aged finishes and has built guitars for a who's who of artists including the aforementioned Mr Hawley, Paul McCartney, Graham Coxon & Chris Difford. We chatted about all...
Oct 25, 2021•58 min•Season 1Ep. 46
The one where Jason took one for the team and headed to Wales to record a 9-42 face to face. Rob Williams is guitar repairer & luthier who like to do everything by hand. From an early age he became fascinated with dismantling all manner of stuff to understand how things are designed, and more importantly how they can be improved. Rob explains how this fascination translated to guitars and the unique insight he got from his formative years with the likes of Jaydee Custom, Musical Exchanges &a...
Oct 11, 2021•54 min•Season 1Ep. 45
You might recall we chatted to Bernard back at the beginning of August, but we weren't able to bring you the whole conversation due to fact that he talked about an upcoming event that turned out to be under a press embargo. Well, Bernard has been back in touch to let us know we are now good to publish the entire conversation, and as such we decided to get it to you as soon as possible. The first part of the episode is exactly the same as the one that we put out in August, and whilst we would sug...
Sep 27, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 44
The one where we hooked up with the Head Tabby himself. There was a lot to pack into Episode 43 as the back story to Feline Guitars is quite an epic, fortunately, Jonathan (who runs Feline) is a seasoned pro and he took us through the journey with the kind of assuredness you want from somebody who is about to administer a fret dress to your pride and joy. The story takes in YOP schemes, furniture building courses and Shadow Guitars (remember them) before we get down to a bit of guitar porn. It's...
Sep 13, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 43
The one where we get an insight into the back-story of one of the oldest Musical Instrument brands in the UK. Rotosound was founded in the late fifties by James How, in this episode we talk to his son (and current Chairman) Jason How about the slightly unusual journey that led his dad to start making strings, and in turn to John Entwistle of the Who knocking on the factory door. It's a fascinating story, and one we bring bang up to date by discussing Covid, Brexit and how Rotosound are striving ...
Aug 30, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 42
The one where we talked sci-fi with Matt Oram of Fidelity Guitars. You may not have heard of Fidelity Guitars, and you can be forgiven for that because they haven't been around for all that long. But they are some of the most individual, & breath-taking designs we have ever seen. So it was great when Matt agreed to come on the podcast and take us through the story so far. And of course, as the conversation progressed all the pieces started falling into place including the inspiration behind ...
Aug 16, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 41
The one where we talked football and music with Bernard Butler. Bernard is a musician, songwriter and record producer. He came to prominence as the guitarist & co-writer of the mercury award-winning band Suede. He left Suede in 1994, working with David McAlmont before releasing the critically acclaimed solo album People Move On. Since then he has worked on a plethora of projects & collaborations including Duffy, The Libertines and Paloma Faith. To be honest, we barely scratched the surfa...
Aug 02, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 40
The one where Chris dropped in and helped us out of a jam. It would be easy to be a little bit envious of Chris. Possibly because his youthful looks means he regularly gets ID-checked even though he has just turned thirty, but mainly because (like many of us) he decided at an early age that he just wanted to be a musician and then he only went and bloody did it. We talked about his YouTube channel, being managed by the chap that broke Guns'n'Roses and being voted Best Blues Player by the readers...
Jul 19, 2021•54 min•Season 1Ep. 39
The one where we tried to keep up with Kyle Gass. And in all honesty, I don't think we managed it. You may not be familiar with Kyle, but you will have heard of one of his projects, the mighty power-duo Tenacious D that he fronts with creative partner Jack Black. Kyle is a bit of an enigma, he is an accomplished actor, comic and musician and has been involved in numerous projects so when we got the chance to welcome him to the podcast we jumped at it. It certainly isn't a normal episode of 9-42,...
Jul 05, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 38
The one where Jason nattered to Chris, whilst Ant went out for Tapas. Of course that hadn't been the plan, but what with one thing (Ants birthdays having been during lockdown) and another (Chris leaving his mobile upstairs) it was left to Jason to pose the questions. And what an entertaining & informative chat it turned out to be. So settle down we a family size bag of potato-based snacks and let Chris tell you about his new album, blagging his way on tour with Ugly Kid Joe, buying the perfe...
Jun 07, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 37
The one where we chatted to Ginger, his manager Jane & his dog Maggie. Ginger is a guitarist, singer and songwriter and boy has he packed a lot into his musical career. He is perhaps best known for his work with The Wildhearts, but he has been involved in a plethora of other projects and is prodigious in musical output. We started off talking about his new band, Ginger & the Sinners before chatting about his love of Kiss, how he took control of his career and guitars finished in Leopard ...
May 24, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 36
The one where we chatted to Neil Ivison, because Neil is Ivison Guitars. It starts with Status Quo, and that is about as good a place to start as any. Neil guides us through his early career as a Guitar Tech, a journey that took him from one end of the rock'n'roll hierarchy to the other. But when home-life beckoned it was the purchase of his dream guitar that would be the unlikely catalyst to a new career. Ivison Guitars Episode 35 Playlist 9-42 Instagram 9-42 Twitter 9-42 Facebook 9-42 Youtube ...
May 10, 2021•54 min•Season 1Ep. 35
The one where we talk about hand-crafted guitars from China. You could be forgiven for thinking that was a typing error, but its not and Eastman is a unique brand producing hand-crafted instruments in its workshop in China. We have a enlightening chat with Pepijn t'Hart, about his journey leading the Mandolin & Guitar division, the ethos of the company and what lies ahead for the brand. And in a 9-42 exclusive we even get a sneak peek of their new solid-body. Heck. Episode 34 Playlist Eastma...
Apr 26, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 34
The one where we talk to Doug Sparkes of Auden Guitars It’s been quite a ride for Doug, not only is he the driving force behind Auden Guitars, but he has also taken ownership of another classic UK guitar brand in Gordon Smith. We had a great chat with Doug, as he took us through his guitar backstory and the clear ethos that underpins both of these cherished brands. Episode 33 Playlist Auden Website Gordan Smith Website 9-42 Instagram 9-42 Twitter 9-42 Facebook 9-42 Youtube 9-42 Website ashortsto...
Apr 12, 2021•53 min•Season 1Ep. 33
The one where we talked football & rockabilly with Darrel Higham. It's a bit difficult to know where to start when describing Darrel. As a guitarist he has played in numerous bands, with the likes of Shakin’ Stevens & Imelda May. Worked on sessions for artists such as Chrissie Hynde & Robert Plant and appeared in the West End (and on tour) playing Eddie Cochran. He is a Gretsch endorsee and helped Peavey design their first ever semi-acoustic guitar, the Rockingham. Oh, and he was bor...
Mar 29, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 32
The one where Jason chatted to Paul Stanley. Yes, you did read that correctly, the Paul Stanley. Being a lifelong Kiss fan you can only imagine what it's been like since the possibility of talking to Paul was first mooted. Bless him, Jason did his best not to sound too much of a fanboy, and asked Paul about his new band Soul Station. The project explores Pauls love of R'n'B and Soul music and the album 'Now & Then' is released on the 19th March. Now & Then - Documentary Paul Stanley &...
Mar 15, 2021•36 min•Season 1Ep. 31
The one where we stayed up late. to talk to Misha, stateside. It's also the one that could have gone on for hours as we had a whale of a time verbally-riffing with the Periphery guitarist about all manner of stuff, including Cricket, QAnon & Top Gear. We do find time to talk about Signature Guitars, working with Tim @ Bareknuckle Pickups and the less than fun parts of recording a Solo record. It's been a few weeks since this episode was recorded, but listening back this week you can't help b...
Feb 26, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 30
The one where we got up early to talk to Tim Mills of Bare Knuckle Pickups. Now we could easily have chatted to Tim about his back story as a Session Player and his ten years (plus) as part of the Elkie Brooks band. But that (as they say) was just the start of it. When the time came to leave the touring life behind, Tim spotted an opportunity to revolutionise the way Pickups were designed, marketed and sold to make it easier for Guitarists to capture the sound in their heads. It's a fascinating ...
Feb 15, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 29
The one where we zoomed with Aziz Ibrahim. Talk about a career that's impossible to pigeon-hole. Aziz is a genuine one-off, not only because of the way he plays but also because of the variety of genres he has worked within over the last thirty-odd years. Every chapter of his story reveals another twist, another artist or band he has played with, or another landmark album he has played on. And yet, as he told us during a very entertaining recording session, he is still moving forward and pushing...
Feb 01, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 28
The one where Jason tried not embarrass himself in front of one of his heroes. Bruce Kulick has had one hell of a musical career. For many he is best known as the lead guitarist in Kiss in the non make-up years of the eighties & nineties, but that is just a chapter of the story. Prior to joining Kiss he had toured with Meatloaf, BlackJack & Michael Bolton amongst others and since 2000 he has been a member of Grand Funk Railroad. We had a great time chatting with Bruce about his career, t...
Jan 16, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 27
