Neil Young Archives Vol. III (1976 - 1987)

Hawks and Doves

Johnny

Mind Over Matter (In The Open)

In The Open Volume One

Heat of the Summer (In The Open)

It’s one of the most exciting hired gun guitar stories in rock history: An up-and-coming guitarist from Alameda, CA, wakes up to a call from a person claiming to be Sharon Osbourne — a call that will launch him on the musical adventure of a lifetime. That guitarist, of course is BRAD GILLIS, and as we celebrate the tenth anniversary of No Guitar Is Safe podcast, it seems only fitting that we repost the first interview I ever did for this show — the July 2015 interview in which Brad relives his adventures with Ozzy Osbourne, Night Ranger, and other bands, and demonstrates his famous guitar parts for you on a Floyd Rose-sporting Gibson Les Paul. 

(Nerd fact: Though Joe Satriani ran as Episode 1 of this show, that was actually the SECOND interview I did for the podcast. It was conducted the day after THIS interview, which ran as Episode 2.) 

Don’t forget: All 188+ episodes are still up so you can (and should!) go back and dive into the archive …. And, in case you missed it, to celebrate ten years of No Guitar Is Safe I revisited Brad’s home studio and posted a entirely NEW interview/guitar hang with him last month (Ep. 187), as well as an informative followup episode with his guitar tech DARREN HURST a couple weeks later (Ep. 188). New content, old content — much to celebrate here! Thank you, listeners, for supporting No Guitar Is Safe!

— JUDE GOLD, host and creator, No Guitar Is Safe podcast

REWIND to 2015 | Brad Gillis's Ozzy Adventures and More

It’s one of the most high-energy, foot-tapping, rump-shaking guitar styles you can name, and JONATHAN STOUT is the perfect player to funnel its magic straight into your ears and down to your fingertips — we’re talking swing guitar. It’s got an infectious groove nobody can ignore, and Jonathan is about to show you tons of licks and tricks, two sterling ‘30s-era Gibson L-5’S, and tell you all about Charlie Christian and other legends of big band guitar. AND GET THIS: This episode is brought to you by your friends at the amazing guitar lessons site Truefire, and if you want a 30-day all-access pass to lessons from Eric Johnson, Guthrie Trapp, Steve Vai, Robben Ford, and countless other A-list instructors, simply visit https://go.truefire.com/safe, enter the code SAFE30, and you’re IN! PLUS, you'll get a free download of TrueFire's 50 Licks Greatest Hits, Top 20 Guitar Lessons, 10 Guitar Licks You Must Know, and The Best of In The Jam! Enjoy!

— JUDE GOLD, host and creator, No Guitar Is Safe

189 | Jonathan Stout Rockets Swing-Era Guitar Into the New Millennium

A sonic thrill ride for fans of guitar music, guitar hero/composer LYLE WORKMAN’s new album — called Rhythm and Leads Guitar — is a captivating instrumental odyssey no guitarist should miss. Step into Lyle’s studio with me, and we’ll plug in some guitars with him and dive deep into his new record and much more — including his blazing solos with Bourgeois Tagg back in the ’80s; his new, custom Stan Cotey-modded EVH head; and even some cool pedalboards. And yes: Lyle is a highly accomplished film composer, so if you want to immerse yourself  in that realm (including learning how he created soundtracks to hit movies such as “SuperBad” and “The 40-Year-Old Virgin”), be sure to go back and listen to Lyle’s FIRST appearance on this show, which was on Ep. 110  of No Guitar Is Safe (back in 2020). This episode is presented by GUITAR PLAYER and GutiarPlayer.com. Thank you, Guitar Player!

 And thank YOU for listening. Please share!

—JUDE GOLD, host and creator, No Guitar Is Safe podcast

190 | Lyle Workman's Roaring "Rhythm and Leads Guitar"

Another tunetorm composition. I wanted to try using the Rakarrack Infinity plugin to approximate Shephard tones, and also wanted to try leaving as much space as possible. Oh and I wanted to use lushlife with some really weird settings for the vocals. We were required for the tunestorm to use the clean guitar riffs you hear, so that part came from Jason Harrer. I also wanted a trombone solo.

Another made with Ardour in Linux track.

Space

ssj71 has had music floating in his head for years, and now is finally getting to the point where he can get those out and let everyone hear. Don't let the music fool you. He's really just a trombone player.