131 - Mark Farner In episode 131 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host James Patrick Regan speaks with singer/guitarist Mark Farner from Grand Funk Railroad. In their conversation Mark discusses his current gear and his gear throughout the years including his first electric guitar and amp a matching Harmony set his mom bought from a catalog and his current Avery Amplifiers. Mark tells us how he got hooked up with Mark Slaughter who produced his most recent albu...
Sep 27, 2024
130 - 3 Pairs of Boots (Andrew Stern, Laura Arias) In episode 130 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine host James Patrick Regan speaks with Andrew Stern and Laura Arias they are the core of the country band 3 Pairs of Boots. In their conversation they cover: How the name 3 Pairs of Boots came about and their ties to Nashville. They discuss their extend team and how the recordings of their songs are put together. Andrew tells about their show schedule including playi...
Sep 18, 2024
129 - Paul Gilbert In episode 129 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host James Patrick Regan speaks with the amazing guitarist Paul Gilbert. In their conversation Paul covers the final shows for Mr. Big in Japan and a charity event related to the Japanese earthquake. Paul tells us about how he was introduced to Mike Varney and the beginnings of Racer X and Paul’s time at GIT in Hollywood. Paul tells us about his relationship with Ibanez guitars and his early end...
Sep 14, 2024
>128 - Matt Scannell (Vertical Horizon) In episode 128 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine host James Patrick Regan speaks with guitarist and vocalist Matt Scannell from the band Vertical Horizon. In their conversation they cover Matt’s current tours and his road gear, a Line 6 Helix and a pedalboard which weighs just 9lbs and his backup a Line 6 Pod Express… but they quickly began talking about Matt’s collection of Marshall Plexi’s. Matt discusses the shear vol...
Sep 09, 2024
127 - Will Turpin (Collective Soul) In episode 127 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine host James Patrick Regan speaks with bassist Will Turpin from Collective Soul. In their conversation Will tells us about the current tour with Hootie and the Blowfish. Will talks about how he joined Collective Soul which goes way back to going to the Roland’s church when he was a child and it was Will’s father’s studio Ed Roland worked at when putting together the songs for the f...
Sep 06, 2024
126 - James “JY” Young (Styx) 126 - James “JY” Young (Styx) In episode 126 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine host James Patrick Regan speaks with guitarist James “JY” Young from the band Styx. In their conversation they discuss the current tour with Foreigner and John Waite, and how James fills out his off time when they’re not at the venue. James takes us through his start on guitar and his love of Bo Diddley (who’s daughter James is friends with) Jimi Hendrix (...
Sep 04, 2024
125 - J.D. Simo In episode 125 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine host James Patrick Regan speaks with guitarist extraordinaire J.D. Simo, they spoke at the Uptown Theatre in Napa, CA where J.D. was supporting Tab Benoit and Anders Osborne. In their conversation J.D. tells us about his current tour and his main Telecaster he got from Dan Strain at Danocaster Guitars as well as his amp a Headstrong Lil King. J.D. discusses growing up in Chicago and what a great inf...
Aug 29, 2024
124 - Brad Wendkos (TrueFire) In episode 124 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine host James Patrick Regan speaks with Brad Wendkos guitarist and founder of TrueFire online guitar education. In their conversation Brad gives us the history of TrueFire from a phone based marketing firm to a web based marketing firm to teaching online lessons. Brad also takes us through his history as a guitarist. Brad takes us through his original instructors and his first big catch a...
Aug 26, 2024
123 - Ram Tuli In episode 123 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine host James Patrick Regan speaks with Ram Tuli guitarist, author and host of Vintage Guitar Magazine’s other podcast, “Buy That Guitar!” Which if you haven’t already listened too and you love guitars you need to take a listen! It’s very compelling and you’re gonna want to buy that guitar after listening! In their conversation they cover Ram’s start at Vintage Guitar Magazine, his books on vintage guit...
Aug 16, 2024
122 - Nathan Jacques In episode 122 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine host James Patrick Regan speaks with singer/songwriter Nathan Jacques who has a concept album called Dark Wanderer and the Bounty Heart. The album tells the tale of a singing cowboy movie star who travels across dangerous lands in search of his lost love and a chance at redemption. Using a mix of contemporary and mid-1900s period-specific techniques and instruments during the recording process ...
Aug 15, 2024
121 - Marty Friedman In episode 121 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine host James Patrick Regan speaks with guitarist extraordinaire Marty Friedman. In their conversation Marty tells us about the Drama album and the tour for that album that begins after his appearance at the 2025 NAMM show in Anaheim the end of January. They discuss Marty’s beginnings in Washington D.C. and his parents record collection with its lack of rock and roll. And Marty talks about DC Area...
Aug 08, 2024
120 - Mark Race (Raynes) In episode 120 of “Have Guitar Will Travel” presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine host James Patrick Regan speaks with Mark Race guitarist with the band Raynes. In their conversation we discuss: Mark’s wedding in Newcastle England and his Honeymoon in South Africa and we discuss growing up in Durham, England and his relocation to Miami. They discuss how two guys in a band from Bismarck, North Dakota found Mark and why they decided to include him in their band and why Mark...
Aug 06, 2024
119 - Michael Lardie (Great White, Night Ranger) In episode 119 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host James Patrick Regan speaks with longtime guitarist, keyboardist and engineer for the band Great White, Michael Lardie. In their conversation they discussed: Great White’s tour schedule and the gear they’re using on the road. They discuss how Michael started as Great White’s engineer in the studio and ended in the band as the keyboardist and rhythm guitarist as ...
Jul 30, 2024
118 - Craig Ross (Lenny Kravitz Band) In episode 118 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine host James Patrick Regan speaks with Craig Ross longtime guitarist from the Lenny Kravitz band. In their conversation they covered: The current Lenny Kravitz tour and Craig’s gear for that tour, he’s currently in Eastern Europe. They talk about the guitars Craig is using on the road and where he sells guitars when he’s slimming the herd. They discuss growing up in LA and Craig’...
Jul 25, 2024
117 - Gene Parsons (Nashville West, the Byrds, Stringbender inventor) In episode 117 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine host James Patrick Regan speaks with guitarist and pedal steel guitarist and inventor of the B-bender (string bender) the legendary Gene Parsons. He was lucky enough to be able to interview Gene in his shop on the Northern California coast. In their conversation they cover his childhood in the southern California desert and what brought him to th...
Jul 19, 2024
116 - Gunnar Nelson In episode 116 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host James Patrick Regan speaks with guitarist and singer (and multi instrumentalist) Gunnar Nelson. With his twin brother Matthew they perform as Nelson (the band from the ‘80’s) and they are the sons of the late Ricky Nelson. In their conversation they cover: Moving from LA to Nashville 23 years ago… making him a Nashville local and the benefits of living in Nashville. They talk about Gunnar’...
Jul 17, 2024
115 - Andy Summers (the Police) In episode 115 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine! host James Patrick Regan speaks with guitarist Andy Summers, from the Police. In their conversation they cover: His photography and documenting his experiences and the Fender guitar covered in Andy’s photographs. They speak about Andy’s contemporaries while coming up, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Steve Howe, Peter Green, David Gilmore Albert Lee to name a few. They discuss the EP tha...
Jul 04, 2024
In episode 114 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host James Patrick Regan speaks with bassist extraordinaire Stu Hamm. In their conversation they cover What Stu is up to currently including a project in Oregon “Guitars Under the Stars”, a tour with Greg Howe and a bass camp in Estonia called “the Estonia Bass Oasis”. They discuss Stu’s family: his father, a well known composer and musicologist, Stu’s brother Bruce who plays the Sarod and ran the Ali Akbar Colleg...
Jul 01, 2024
113 - Brian Forsythe (Kix, Rhino Bucket) 113 - Brian Forsythe (Kix, Rhino Bucket) In episode 113 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host James Patrick Regan speaks with Brian “Damage” Forsythe Guitarist with Kix and Rhino Bucket. In their conversation they cover: Moving to Nashville after living in LA and growing up in Frederick, Maryland playing in bands in junior high school. They cover Brian’s first guitars and his guitars through the years including his first...
Jun 28, 2024
112 - Barry Sless (Bob Weir, David Nelson, Moonalice) In episode 112 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine host James Patrick Regan is speaking with guitarist and pedal steel guitarist, Barry Sless. Barry is currently performing with David Nelson (from the New Riders of the Purple Sage), Bob Weir (of the Grateful Dead) and Wolf Bros and Moonalice amongst others. In their conversation they discussed: Growing up on the East Coast in the Baltimore area and how guitar an...
Jun 20, 2024
111 - Elliot Easton (the Cars) In episode 111 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host James Patrick Regan speaks with Guitarist Elliot Easton, from the Cars, the New Cars, Creedence Clearwater Revisited, the Tiki Gods, the Immediate Family amongst others. In their conversation we discuss: His current activity filling in for Waddy Wachtel in the Immediate Family Band (while Waddy is the musical director and guitarist for Stevie Nicks). Elliot tells us about a Les ...
Jun 13, 2024
110 - Eugene Edwards (Dwight Yoakam) In episode 110 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host James Patrick Regan speaks with Eugene Edwards (Dwight Yoakam’s guitarist). In their conversation they cover tour logistics for the Dwight Yoakam tour. They dive deep into gear amps, preamps, guitars and pedals. They discuss trying to recreate the classic guitar tones of the iconic albums. They discuss Eugene’s relationships with the previous guitarists in the band: Pete A...
May 31, 2024
109 - Kenny Aaronson In episode 109 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine host, James Patrick Regan speaks with bassist extraordinaire Kenny Aaronson. In their conversation they cover: His current project being the bassist and part of the core band for the “Happy Together” tour. Kenny talks about his time in the band Derringer and the show supporting Led Zeppelin at their last ever show in the U.S. in Oakland 1977. Kenny discusses growing up in Brooklyn, NY and his f...
May 27, 2024
108 - Chris Martin/Thomas Ripsam Martin Guitars n episode 108 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine! host, James Patrick Regan speaks again with Chris Martin and Thomas Ripsam from Martin Guitars. He spoke with both before more in depth in episode 82. With Chris they discuss the NAMM show. They discuss the family legacy and his daughter. Chris talks about his current role at Martin guitars. They discuss Chris’s car collection… Porche’s and his love for Porche’s. . Wi...
May 23, 2024
107 - Wes Lunsford (the Young Fables) In this episode “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host James Patrick Regan speaks with Wes Lunsford from the Young Fables. In their conversation they discuss playing left handed… upside down (like Dick Dale) Growing up in rural Tennessee up and Wes’s parents passion for music. They discuss Wes’s early bands and performing in China. They discuss how he met his musical partner, Laurel Wright. They discuss traveling and recording ...
May 21, 2024
106 - “Hellings” Brett Hellings and Richard Fortus (Guns and Roses) In episode 106 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host James Patrick Regan speaks with Brett Hellings and Richard Fortus (Guns and Roses, he spoke in depth with Richard on episode 45) and they’re speaking about their new super-group project Hellings, with lead singer Brett Hellings on vocals and an all-star band including Richard Fortus (Guns N’ Roses),Tommy Henriksen (Alice Cooper, Hollywood Vam...
May 17, 2024
105 - Starcrawler (Bill, Henri) and Great Northern (Solon Bixler) In episode 105 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine! host James Patrick Regan speaks with two up and coming bands Starcrawler (Bill and Henri Cash) and Great Northern (Solon Bixler). In the conversation with Starcrawler they cover: Opening for Foo Fighters at multiple locations. We talk about their pink gear, guitars amps and pedals and they dive deep into their guitars. They talk touring with Rival S...
May 13, 2024
104 - Pete Sears and Roger McNamee (Moonalice) In episode 104 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host, James Patrick Regan. is at BottleRock and he’s speaking with the legendary bassist Pete Sears & Roger McNamee of the band Moonalice. In their conversation they discussed: Pete’s original move to the U.S., specifically San Francisco in 1969. We talk about his start on bass in 1963 and his early influences… mostly blues artists, and we talk about his early ins...
May 10, 2024
103 - Live In The Vineyard #2 In episode 103 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host James Patrick Regan is again at the “Live in the Vineyard” event in Napa and again speaking with a host of up and coming Country Music Stars including Elliot Greer, Remy Garrison, DINER, Rose Falcon, Josh Ross and with all of them he covers how they got their start, where they’re going from here and of course their guitars. First up is Elliot Greer Scotland born and New York-base...
May 04, 2024
102 - Live In The Vineyard #1 In episode 102 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host, James Patrick Regan is at the “Live in the Vineyard” event in Napa, CA and he’s speaking with a host of up and coming Country Music Stars including Owen Riegling, Anderson Daniels, Drew Baldridge, Callie Twisselman, Rodney Atkins and Callista Clark, and with all of them he covers how they got their start, where they’re going from here and of course their guitars. First: Owen Rie...
May 01, 2024
