Juha Ruokangas Part III

This week Jay Jay is joined by legendary audio specialist Randall Messman, also known as the Cheap Audio Man! Jay Jay & Randall explore the intricate world of audio equipment, focusing on the importance of accessibility in audio enjoyment. Randy discusses his mission to demystify ...  Show more

Tune into Part II of Jay Jay's conversation with Lenny Florentine, a renowned audio expert and YouTube sensation. They further explore the world of high-end audio equipment, getting into discussion about turntables and the crazy variation in prices that can come with them in mode ...  Show more

Get ready to shred! Joy and cohost Buddy are building the most epic guitarchestra (aka guitar orchestra) in this week’s episode — so they’re auditioning some of history’s most notable guitar players. Jazz innovator Charlie Christian shows off his strumming solos, which made score ...  Show more

Gibson's Les Paul sets a new standard for the solid-body electric guitar, and rival guitar maker Fender needs to respond. The company does so in 1954 with a sleek, futuristic guitar unlike anything else on the market: the Stratocaster. It's a hit.

With their higher volum ...

It's 1950, and Fender's first solid-body guitar, the Esquire, is the laughingstock of the music industry. To guitar makers used to elegantly made hollow-body guitars, Fender's thin, simple plank of solid wood is a joke. But its bright, powerful sound and lack of feedback make ...

In the 1930s and ’40s the market for electric guitars is growing, but it’s hindered by the instruments’ flawed designs. But a small group of mavericks is rethinking the guitar for the electronic age.

One of them, guitarist Les Paul, tries unsuccessfully to convince one o ...