Welcome to this week’s episode of Acoustic Tuesday where I share my guitar geek list of gear, artists, and resources to keep you inspired to live your absolute BEST acoustic life!
As always, you can catch the show at 10am every Tuesday in these four places:
- Acoustic Life YouTube channel
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Featured in This Episode…
#4 Loops Ear Plug Review
See What’s Included When You Buy a Set Of Loops
#3 This week’s Featured Artist is Guy Davis
Watch Guy Play As Long As You Get It Done
Watch Guy Play Did you See My Baby
#2 Ask The Artist with Michael Watts
Featured in Acoustic Tuesday #81, Michael Watts is a rare breed of guitar geek. We asked Michael three guitar geeky questions and he answered. Plus, he reveals the piece of gear that changed his guitar playing forever.
#1 ToneTalk #3
ToneTalk is back and Tony is here to answer YOUR questions!
Hi Tony and Noah,
John here in Colorado Springs. I love the show. Keep up the good work!
Thank you,
john
Hey Guy’s
#acoustic life hockey would totally be in to the hockey jerseys, colors and #’s available?
Yes! Hockey and Guitars! Jersey Please…
#acousticlifehockey – it”s about the only sporting gear I would now wear.
Hi Tony and Noah,
I really like “Acoustic Time Travellers”. I think you should name a segment that!
Thanks,
john
Tony and Noah, Top of the morning. Hockey Jersey sounds good. Joe from New Jersey
Great show as always.
#AskTheBeard !
Love the program; that was quite a guest today; really enjoyed the harmonica jam. I’m hoping for the privilege to promote your show at our site, http://www.241camping.com. We market to campers and RVers that love to play guitar around a campfire. I think we all could use some Tony teachings!!
Tony great clips of you.
How does his beard fit in the helmet lol
still here from the shores of Lake Superior
Brian Kimsey is a cool guy. I like his style and the info he shares.
HUGE #small win. Rec’d my custom Martin this week. D-18 retro was the base guitar to which I added a mahogany neck with
ivory nut, bridge and pins, topped of with top grade Adirondack top and bracing and my initials in mop on black as a heal cap.
It plays like butter and is now on the Tone Right device getting even better tone.
Ray
Noah,
Bob L from WY. The mustache is looking good but seriously, you need to loose the hats. Or put a little shape to the bill. The flat bill is not working. Good show, love to watch.
I will get one but you gotta change the colors to white black and red as Iam a huge Blackhawks fan….Chicago Bob novice guitar geek…..by the way doing fretboard wizard and I think it is fantastic!!!!!
#small wins…..Saw Dennis DeYoung and the music of Styx at the Rosemont Theatre…..guy can still sing like a champ at the young age of 72…..Great Show!!!!! Gotta learn how to play Sweet Madam Blue. Chicago Bob novice guitar geek
Love the hockey jersey! Can’t play, but I can be the team chaplain.
Noah looks very similar to the actor Colin Morgan, an actor from Northern Ireland, best known for playing the title character in the BBC fantasy series Merlin. And Levi looks similar to Bradley James, an English actor best known for portraying Arthur Pendragon, also in the BBC TV series Merlin.
Hea guys, great show as always. Love to live back in NY would love the jersey but I think you will have a problem with the geeks south of the mason dixon line. Its 92 here in Tampa right now.
#small wins. Hit my first wall. My attitude is great and I can’t wait to overcome it. It time it will only be a curb. Peace
#Acoustic Life Hockey I live in Maryland closer to DC so the Capitals are my team and we are very proud of them! I would love a Acoustic Life Hockey Jersey could you put on instead of 28 could you make one with 48, not to be a pain in the You know where.two small wins I’ve made it to 48 and my doctor keeps giving me 6 months to live but every year I make it I’m so proud to be 48. My sister died of the same disease back in 2012. She was only 46 ! So being 48 is a small , medium and heavy small win it’s music that keeps me going and I’m signing up for The Challenge and it’s continuing to beat the doctors, YES! The other small win is finding the amplifier I’ve been looking for two years to find one at a reasonable price. and aimkept reaping myself saying small win a small win I said it more like four times. The gentleman was looking at me crazy so I started messing with him a little but I explained what small wins mean he said that’s really cool. I could tell he just wanted me gone quickly. Guitar snob I think only positive things you know. Thanks for Acoustic Life Tuesday is great hopefully by the end of business day I’ll be part of The Acoustic Life Tuesday and Challenge hope that includes fretboard wizard because I’m in a rut won’t be for long I hope. Life without music would b flat. Lol
Nancy
Noah, I haven’t watched any GOT episodes waiting for RR to finish the series. I’m re reading them. Also my First Car, 1969 BMW 2002. I know what it’s like to be outside of the mainstream. Tony, First guitar which I still have, 1947 Epiphone triumph arch top.
hi William D from Ottawa Canada WOW! I am all in much love thanks
Your Acoustic Tuesday, is my Acoustic Wednesday morning. Just a half day ahead in time , here in the Philippines. Thanks for the continual enjoyment and good info !
#More Michael!
T.J from Golden, Hello guys. #wantajerseybutnotFlyerscolors, and would consider in another design. Have to consider the number. #smallwins New handmade Francois Vadenboncoure travel and the win is I was able to change the strings and improve the sound (as noted by my spouse).
All stars wear their team’s colors
Love the hockey talk and photos. I too played goalie and had a blast.
I am a Carolina Caniac from California. Let’s go Canes!
Thanks for the ToneTalk/Askthebeard sequence. It answers questions I don’t know I have.
Greetings from Kalamazoo, MI…
I think this is one of the most informative episodes. Very good questions asked of “the Beard” as well as great performance from Guy Davis. Great Show….GreatJob
Thanks!!
Yes on the jersey, but ONLY IF it can be made in Blackhawks colors. Cannot where Philly colors. Of course, Bruis would be even worse.
‘wear’ that is…not ‘where’ (bad typing + auto-correct)
Hi Tony (#askthebeard) and Noah
Enjoyed watching the show here in Fredericksburg, VA. As always, the show is informative and insanely funny. You guys really crack me up. Keep up the good work.
Hi Tony & Noah,
Patty checking in from Rhode Island. Great show! Yes! A jersey for me in any color. Tuesday is the start of my workweek, which is not always something to look forward to. Until now that is. Now I have Acoustic Tuesday to look forward to. I am a Homecare Physical Therapist and listen to the podcast while driving from patient to patient. I’ve also been able to review the TAC lessons, just listening of course. BTW Tony…..a solution for your guitar hangers…..buy Whitney some fancy plant hangers and you’ll get your guitar hangers back. 🙂 Here’s looking towards Acoustic Tuesday! Cheers to All!! ~ Patty H
Hi
Was going to mail a letter and cd with some pictures but I don’t see a mailing address. You mention a mail bag, but I don’t see the address on the web site. Can you email me the address? Thanks!
Tony thanks for reminding me about old guitars that have been forgotten about,as soon as i say that clip it reminded me of a old Epphone acoustic my daughter gave me 25 years ago and it has been in a case in the closet for years she passed away 2 years ago and i never thought about looking for it until today thanks for that wonderful memory. love the show and i have been watching from the beginning
Hockey and Guitars!
Listening from sailboat in intercoastal waterway in Hobe Sound Florida. Guild M-20 on board.
Carolina Hurricanes fan. ECF starts now.
#askthebeard Living most of my life in an 8ft box traveling the states, I bought the Taylor GS Mini Koa for the small size. I love the comfort, but wonder if there are upgrades that would give this guitar a brighter sound than the factory basic. Either way I’m very happy with it. I’ve owned it long before I ever heard of TAC, and would recommend it to anyone.
Hello Tony, Noah and Levi, Greetings from Walnut Grove Missouri. Great program. The best on the web. Maybe, you should ask La Croix for some sponsorship money for your plugs. #smallwin I performed for my Mother in-law, my wife, our daughter, her daughter “Grand daughter” and her son “Great grandson. Yeah for five generations and all were appreciative of my attempts at musicianship using my 1999 Washburn Millenium going through a Boss VE-8 “acoustic singer”, helped along by being amped through a Roland Mobile Cube. I love your show, wouldn’t miss it!
#SmallWins
Hi Tony and Noah,
I was watching old episodes of Acoustic Tuesday and on episode #4 Tony reviewed Boveda Guitar Humidifiers. Well, I finally bought one and it is great – very easy to use. I have the humidifiers in my Taylor 414CE case (with the guitar of course!). Seems to be working well. Thanks for the tip. I need 5 additional sets for my other guitars!
I love the show and look forward to it each week!
Thanks again,
john borak
#small win—Watching from Switzerland, and I never miss a show. It seemed like every Friday, Tony would throw in one of those impossible barre chords, and I just couldn’t do it. So I went to the Barre Chords section in TAC, and I have incorporated the first lesson practice into my daily warm up routine for the last three weeks. I only spend a couple of minutes doing it. Then the B minor barre chord came up last Friday, and I was able to play it within a minute. I was amazed that a simple exercise could have such an impact.
SHARKS Baby!
gut strings are normally replaced by nylon strings Martin makes a specific one they recommend they recommend if you look for the strings that come with the new Martin 1843 and other non steel strung guitars these are the strings they use https://www.martinguitar.com/1833-shop/classical-premium/c-24/p-1335
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