Have Guitar Will Travel Podcast

293 - Wyatt McCubbin In episode 293 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host James Patrick Regan speaks with singer/songwriter Wyatt McCubbin. In their conversation Wyatt talks about living in Nashville and growing up in Ohio and he takes us through how he came to guitar after breaking his arm. Wyatt takes us through his new album “650” and why he’s sitting still until his tour next year with Luke Combs. Wyatt describes his arrival in Nashville driving back and forth from Ohio to do songwriting sessions and he describes the economics as a Nashville songwriter. Wyatt tells us about his musical upbringing, opening for Merle Haggard, Charlie Daniels and George Jones and he discusses his hard rock side. Wyatt talks gear and mentions his main guitar a 1954 Gibson Southern Jumbo and selection of banner Gibson’s Finally Wyatt talks about his kids and fishing and farming on the outskirts of Nashville. To find out more about Wyatt you can go to his website: wyattmccubbin.com Please subscribe, like, comment, share and review this podcast! #VintageGuitarMagazine #WyattMccubbin #Songwriter #GibsonGuitars #650am #GibsonSouthernJumbo #Nashville #JamesPatrickRegan #theDeadlies #haveguitarwilltravelpodcast #HGWT #tourlife https://www.patreon.com/cw/HaveGuitarWillTravelPodcast Please like, comment, and share this podcast! Download Link

292 - Ben Montague (CEO of TNAG Global, owner of Carter Vintage and Norman’s Rare Guitars) In episode 292 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host James Patrick Regan speaks with Ben Montague, founder and CEO of TNAG Global and owner of Carter Vintage in Nashville and Norman’s Rare Guitars in Tarzana, CA. In their conversation Ben takes us through his early career in music performing and songwriting and the joy he finds in his kids playing and discovering music. Ben discusses his love of guitar inspired by his father and his guitars early on and he describes his personal collection now. Ben talks about buying and selling guitars while in university in the UK and he describes coming to Nashville for the first time in 2007 as a songwriter. Ben takes us through how he began TNAG Global (formerly the North American Guitar Ltd) and acquired first Cotten Music Center in Nashville and how that led to speaking and working an agreement with Walter and Christie Carter and eventually Norm Harris from Norman’s Rare Guitars in Tarzana, CA and Ben discusses the potential for future acquisitions. Finally Ben takes us through the structure of the business, consignments versus store inventory and new versus vintage and he comments on the status of the vintage guitar market and he shares the potential for a limited run of guitars that he’s working on with Norm. To find out more about Carter Vintage or Norman’s Rare Guitars you can go to their websites: cartervintage.com normansrareguitars.com #VintageGuitarMagazine #BenMontague #GibsonGuitars #TNAGGlobal #CarterVintageNashville #NormansRareGuitars #CottenMusicCenter #Nashville #JamesPatrickRegan #theDeadlies #haveguitarwilltravelpodcast #HGWT #tourlife Please subscribe, like, comment, share and review this podcast! https://www.patreon.com/cw/HaveGuitarWillTravelPodcast Please like, comment, and share this podcast! Download Link

291 - Scott Holt - (Foghat, Buddy Guy) In Episode 291 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine host James Patrick Regan speaks with Scott Holt guitarist with Foghat. In their conversation Scott talks briefly about living outside of Nashville where he grew up and he tells us about how hearing Jimi Hendrix led him to guitar and he describes his musical education. Scott takes us through how his first real band was playing with Buddy Guy thanks to Scott’s father and Scott discusses when he started singing. Scott talks about his gear throughout the years and why he sold his vintage Marshall heads and he tells us what it’s like being in one of the loudest bands on stage. Scott describes the process that led him to joining Foghat: writing songs for them, playing in their side project “Earl and Agitators” and eventually stepping in when Charlie Huhn retired. Scott tells us about his own solo band where he released seven albums and he talks about his friendship with Stacy Mitchhart and what he does for fun outside of the band. To find out more about Scott you can go to the Foghat website: foghat.com Please subscribe, like, comment, share and review this podcast! #VintageGuitarMagazine #ScottHolt #Foghat #BuddyGuy #StacyMitchhart #FenderGuitars #Marshallamps #JamesPatrickRegan #theDeadlies #haveguitarwilltravelpodcast #HGWT #tourlife# postivegridsparkamp https://www.patreon.com/cw/HaveGuitarWillTravelPodcast Please like, comment, and share this podcast! Download Link

290 - Courtland Gray (CEO, Peavey Electronics Corporation) In episode 290 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host James Patrick Regan speaks with Courtland Gray CEO of Peavey Electronics Corporation. In their conversation Courtland discusses being a radio DJ while he he was living in Telluride, CO and spending the last 25 years living in Meridian, MS, home of Peavey Electronics and growing up in Dallas, TX and going to school at Harvard in Boston. Courtland talks about his stepfather Hartley Peavey and he tells us how he started at Peavey, working in finance and he takes us through the culture shock of working for a musical instrument company and the state of the company when he arrived and the challenges he faces currently. Courtland describes the difficult task of moving some of the manufacturing offshore to stay competitive and he discusses the innovations Peavey has made holding 180+ worldwide patents. Courtland takes us through artist involvement in development at Peavey famously with Eddie Van Halen and country artists as well and he talks about the acceptance of Peavey within the Metal genre. Finally Courtland tells us about his tennis career and a horse and donkey he has at home in Meridian and his passion for gardening and family. To find out more about Courtland and Peavey you can go to the Peavey website: peavey.com Please subscribe, like, comment, share and review this podcast! #VintageGuitarMagazine #CourtlandGray #HartleyPeavey #Peavey #PeaveyElectronicsCorp #EddieVanHalen #JamesPatrickRegan #theDeadlies #haveguitarwilltravelpodcast #HGWT #tourlife https://www.patreon.com/cw/HaveGuitarWillTravelPodcast Please like, comment, and share this podcast! Download Link

289 - Roger Bartlett (Coral Reefer Band) In episode 289 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine host James Patrick Regan speaks with guitarist Roger Bartlett. In their conversation Roger discusses growing up around the south with a father who was a DJ on several top radio stations and having guests at his family home like Hank Williams, Roy Orbison and Elvis and he takes us through when he started playing guitar. Roger talks about playing in bands in high school and playing the Southern Circuit after school while living in Little Rock, AR. Roger takes us through his gear throughout his career including while in the Coral Reefers and he describes how he and Jimmy met and his time in the band. Finally Roger tells us about the Documentary OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD: THE FIRST CORAL REEFERS which not only documents Roger’s time in the band but Roger also composed the soundtrack for the film and he tells us about living in New York City and what he’s been doing since he left the band. To find out more about Roger you can go to his website: rogerbartlett.com Please subscribe, like, comment, share and review this podcast! #VintageGuitarMagazine #RogerBartlett #CoralReefers #JimmyBuffett #OCCUPATIONALHAZARDTHEFIRSTCORALREEFERS #JimmyBuffettandtheCoralReeferBand #JamesPatrickRegan #theDeadlies #haveguitarwilltravelpodcast #HGWT #tourlife https://www.patreon.com/cw/HaveGuitarWillTravelPodcast Please like, comment, and share this podcast! Download Link