Charlie Worsham and Bryan Sutton have a tornado relief show at the Station Inn, Glaser knocks it out of the park with a bridge installation, XTS makes a great pedalboard, and the world is shutting down for a while because of coronavirus.
There's a Whiskey jam appearance coming up, Jim makes it out of a tornado unscathed, John Osborne is now using his amp, Glaser is putting a bridge on his guitar, XTS is building his pedalboard, and at the end some speakers are swapped and played.
Jim gets back from Carter Vintage guitars and talks about old guitars, the Super Bowl, and Skywalkers Risings. Spoilers for Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise Of Skywalker if you haven't seen it yet.
Topics include seeing a friend's band play, diving deeper into favorite bands and musicians, recent sports stories, and answering questions about the pedalboard build video. Also, the 2nd half of this podcast is a scrapped episode from a few days earlier where Jim tested two Dr. Z amp heads against each other and swa... more
Jim talks about selling everything that isn't used every day, having a normal pedalboard, and only listening to good music. 5 Senses: Sound: Maren Morris "GIRL" Sight: Maroon 5 Halftime Show Taste: Siam Cafe Fresh Rolls Touch: Circular Saw Smell: OSB (Oriented Strand Board)
Jim talks about his friend, Jessie, signing a record deal with Big Machine and the process leading up to it. Also, alternate band pay theories and approaches to playing good first and second verses.
Jim is engineering a tracking session tomorrow, so the studio gets an overhaul and different mics are tested. Topics include microphones (Ear Trumpet, AKG, Miktek, Avantone), different instruments, the advice to specialize (and how that might be BS), an acoustic gig, and keeping things from being cluttered in a small s... more
Jim is playing humbuckers through a Super Lead for some classic rock flavor. Topics include writing and re-writing, everything you really need in a guitar rig, and listener questions are answered.
Jim talks about procrastination, the idea of playing the same guitar for the rest of his life, figuring out where food comes from, and shooting a chicken pickin' course.
Jim tests a new lav mic while driving to Louisville to buy a camera. Signs of good things to come. Topics include music videos, documenting old stories, and working on new music.
Jim releases a pedal steel course (jimlillmusic.com/steel) and talks about newly released music he played guitar on. Additional topics include Bo Burnham's movie Eighth Grade, learning terrifying stuff about where food comes from, and coming to terms with fashion.
The original album recording process is underway. Jim talks about a new guitar strap (spoiler, the strap came in the mail and it was the wrong one). Other topics include Michigan State's Brand Values page and cutting songs true to current self or past self.
Recapping the St. Louis show, website redesign, and seeing the awesome star studded Skynyrd tribute show at the Basement East. Tangents include detailing the four times Jim has met Dierks Bentley, only one of which he acted appropriately.
Jim drives to St. Louis for a show and talks about his week in Michigan, music, and more. Special shout-out to Paducah, KY and the midnight gas station crowd.
Jim has a gig in 2 days and rehearsal in 24 hours and needs to put together tones for the set. This podcast is just doing that. It might be really interesting or really boring to you. Next week will be more normal.
Gear trading and guitar part overdubbing has been happening and is talked about in this episode. Also, if Dr. Z re-releases the Stang Ray please bug him on social media to give me one to demo on YouTube.