Gearbuds
Henry and Dave are Gearbuds who use gear as a gateway into discussions of our messy musical journeys. Let's be buds!
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 68 minutes
- Episodes
- 212
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2023
Ep. 147 - Rigged
Who likes games? We do, we do!
This week your buds play another round of hypothetical gear hunting, this time to replace our live rigs after a catastrophic geartastrophe. Can the buds find their rig…
01:06:02 |
Mon 14 Feb 2022
Ep. 146 - Six Strings and a Humbucker
Happy February, friends. In passing Dave mentioned how he thought $3,000 was the perfect amount to buy a guitar, so Hank decided they should put it to the test… via The $3K Challenge.
To leave it op…
01:05:08 |
Mon 07 Feb 2022
Ep. 145 - Stack ‘em High
Here it is buddies: the thrilling conclusion to the Tolkien-esque saga that was upgrading Dave’s vintage Fender Jazz bass with concentric stackyboy pots.
We called in Big Guns, (space)hogged out old…
Mon 31 Jan 2022
Ep. 144 - Missing in Action
No, we haven’t finished working on Dave’s Jazz yet… GET OFF OUR BACKS. It’ll be done next week, promise.
Anywho, this week we’re going to talk about some famous missing instruments and where they mi…
01:06:01 |
Mon 24 Jan 2022
Ep. 143 - Where’s Terry’s Tele?
This episode was originally going to be all about Dave’s Jazz Bass. Things did not go exactly as planned…
Instead, this week we dig deep into Chicago’s underrated guitarist Terry Kath, the documenta…
Mon 17 Jan 2022
Ep. 142 - Just in Case
What makes something vintage?
Inspired by a recent Reverb post, the buds examine the state of vintage gear and what that even means. Is vintage really anything 30 years old and up?
Also discussed: …
01:09:26 |
Mon 10 Jan 2022
Ep. 141 - The Rona Sode
Wow, it’s 2022. Happy New Year, Dave got The Rona.
Your buddies are back in quar for the first time in months, so bear with us as we compare flipping Lego to flipping guitars and deep dive into the …
01:19:08 |
Mon 03 Jan 2022
Ep. 140 - Holiday Hodge Podge
Whatever or however you celebrate, Gearbuds wishes you and yours a happy and healthy holiday season and turnover into 2022.
This week’s holiday potpourri episode runs the gear gamut, discovering new…
01:01:11 |
Mon 27 Dec 2021
Ep. 139 - Cars and Tars
Happy holidays, buddies. This week Hank and Dave get into some vroom vroom by exploring the intersection between cars and music.
On top of discussing Alpha Piano’s MIDI controller co-designed with P…
01:20:20 |
Mon 20 Dec 2021
Ep. 138 - Craigslist Challenge 2021
Sorry for the late Monday post - it’s a travel week for your buddy Hank.
This episode we played ourselves a little game; the gig’s tonight, your gear got stolen, and you’re not allowed back in any o…
01:05:52 |
Mon 13 Dec 2021
Ep. 137 - Gearbuds React to The Beatles: Get Back
Spoiler Warning: you know those sorta’ groany reaction videos you see all over YouTube these days? At about the 30 minute mark this becomes one of those, Gearbuds Podcast style.
This week the dudes …
01:43:38 |
Mon 06 Dec 2021
Ep. 136 - What That Pedal Do?
Happy Monday-after-a-long-weekend, American friends. Feeling fat and tired, maybe a little seasonally sad? Just us? Cool cool.
Anywho we’ve got a doozy for you this week - Dave bought a mysterious n…
01:08:52 |
Mon 29 Nov 2021
Ep. 135 - Up in the Air
“With your feet on the air and your head on the ground…”
In this week’s particularly singsong-y episode the buds soar into the oft confusing matter of safely flying with your guitar. We read the fed…
01:19:18 |
Mon 22 Nov 2021
Ep. 134 - Rat Fur
Rat fur. Tolex. Tuck and roll. Your amps and cabinets are covered in this stuff, but have you ever thought about why?
Who cares?! Gearbuds cares ya dingus! This week we dive deep into the sometimes…
01:04:42 |
Mon 15 Nov 2021
Ep. 133 - Are Guitars Good Investments?
*Shakes fist at daylight savings time*
This week was an absolute time warp, what better way to celebrate than getting into cerebral and esoteric theories and ideas underlying the practice of investi…
01:08:00 |
Mon 08 Nov 2021
Ep. 132 - Pot Heads
Whoa. It’s November. Weird, right?
This week the buds effectively close out spooky month, this time with a Harry Nilsson ghost story and Ace Frehley getting zapped on stage. And since this is in fac…
01:14:03 |
Mon 01 Nov 2021
Ep. 131 - Too Good to Be True
In case you were wondering - no, this episode is not as epic as that longboi from last week. Phew.
On top of adding some real science to our bro science courtesy of Professor Steve, this week we’re …
01:16:30 |
Mon 25 Oct 2021
Ep. 130 - Shocking
Don’t act so surprised; we tend to do things a bit on the nose.
This week we’re leaning into spooky season and talking about some morbid shiz - musicians being killed by their gear. With Keith Relf …
01:29:28 |
Mon 18 Oct 2021
Ep. 129 - Gearflation
Price hikes - they’re happening folks.
This week we talk about the across the board gear inflation we’re seeing in both the both used and new market with brands like Gibson (including their new murd…
01:06:09 |
Mon 11 Oct 2021
Ep. 128 - We Don’t Need No Stinking Frets
New (old) Bass Day!
Dave got himself a super cool vintage bass and you know that means we’ve gotta talk about it. This week we dig into the details of this fretless Japanese beauty and explore that …
01:19:43 |
Mon 04 Oct 2021
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