*please note: this is a light hearted ramble/rant/vent but I have a keyboard and internet access too so ...*
After stumbling over their Podcast recently, I must say its pretty funny and pretty entertaining. For those who dont know, its an hour long show here they have abit of banter, talk about some news and highlight the guitar shows they have been to and new producs they have seen there. Some of the guys are actually gigging and playing while one is a self confessed home player so thats a mix, real world mix. Defo worth checking out.
However...
Joe Branton has decided to do a solo effort called Bar Chords where he gets to discuss things that interest him. I listened to the first one of these last night and it has to be said, its a bit of a ramble through his own thoughts and it no where near as good as Guitar Nerds. However, whats REALLLLLY got my goat in both this pod cast and a recent guitar nerds podcast advert on Youtube, Hes essentially going for easy, low hanging fruit by slagging off guitars made in the 2000s, nu metal and non traditional guitar makers, Ibanez and "the most awful guitar company" Strandberg. He also slated Plini (a Strandberg user) as just "tappy". If you've ever listened to Plini (which people may not have simply because he plays a strandberg), its a part of his style but my god, what a sweeping generalisation and clearly hasn't listened to any of his stuff properly. Joe has even said he interviewed Plini and then referred to him as playing "Bedroom tricks". I understand why he may not like him, but why not just focus on something else than brand bashing and player bashing for journalism?
I just do not get why still.. in 2019 ....people are STILL bashing Ibanez, nu metal, anything that isn't a strat with a tube screamer and Fender. I get you like what you like.. but my god, dont make your stuff sound cooler by slagging off something that dares to be made within 30 years.. rather than the last 60....
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I stopped listening to it about 2 years ago as it basically turned into listening to a load of in-jokes with adverts in between.
I just think it had more promise than it lived up to whether it be as a community or a brand. I’m not sure what the podcast is like now but their instagram is terrible and overall they don’t offer a reason to check in without anything they do on any platform.
If you aren't getting on with Nerds, give it a try.
Putting on a Branton solo podcast and complaining that you got a load of Joe Branton seems a bit...
And suggesting that Guitar Nerds is about bashing anything that isn't "a strat with a Tubescreamer and a Fender" is pretty off base.
You're thinking of That Pedal Show.
Don't talk politics and don't throw stones. Your royal highnesses.
In my defense, I've listened to a few of the guitar nerds podcasts and Joe's "persona" isn't too bad TBF, it's just his solo outing which has irked me.
The premise of Bar Chords is basically 'Joe gets drunk and rambles', I doubt he's going to have a nuanced take on Plini (who let's face it, is pretty tappy) after half a bottle of anything. I'd rather listen to Joe Branton on bath salts than watch five seconds of the charisma vacuum that is That Pedal Show.
Boy, do I know how that feels!!!
Oh, wait...
Just wait until I do my solo podcast where I drink healthy smoothies and slag off Joe Branton's stupid face.
These video presentations are the Interweb equivalent of opinion columns in newspapers and periodic magazines. If the presenter or author opens with, "hello, folks. I am about to ramble and rant for enough minutes to occupy the available time slot (or column inches)," you cannot complain if that is precisely what he or she proceeds to do.
It is often said that opinions are like arseholes. Everybody has one.