This episode was recorded in November 2021.The Co-founder and the drummer for one of the biggest Rock N ROLL bands in history, Dire Straits. Pick Withers was one of the original co-founders of Dire Straits. They became to be one of the biggest Rock N Roll bands in history who rose to fame quickly in the late 70’s early 80’s. “Sultans of Swing”, which was their biggest debut song that immediately put the band on the charts. The rest is history...

This episode is an introduction for the show. A quick overview of what the show is all about.

This episode is part one of two of my conversation with Johnny Hiland.We are going back to Johnny’s early life, his influences as a young guitar player, and what inspired him through his career.We talk about his heroes, early gigs, time in Nashville, and when he started his solo career and became a world-renowned guitar slinger.Recording his first album under Steve Vai’s label, touring, and working in L.A.Johnny is giving lessons online and conducting Q&A every other Sunday at 2 PM EST live on FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/johnny.hilandJohnny Hiland’s albums can be found onAmazon musicApple MusicSpotifyand more...You can find more information about my products and Benado Effects here: https://www.benadoeffects.com/If you have any questions or requests, please email me at itsallaboutthetone@benadoeffects.com

This episode is part two of my conversation with Johnny Hiland.We are going back to Johnny’s early life, his influences as a young guitar player, and what inspired him through his career.We talk about his heroes, early gigs, time in Nashville, and when he started his solo career and became a world-renowned guitar slinger.Recording his first album under Steve Vai’s label, touring, and working in L.A.Johnny is giving lessons online and conducting Q&A every other Sunday at 2 PM EST live on FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/johnny.hilandJohnny Hiland’s albums can be found onAmazon musicApple MusicSpotifyand more...Johnny Hiland is ensorseeing Kiesel Guitars https://www.kieselguitars.com/Amps http://fatjimmyamps.com/You can find more information about my products and Benado Effects here: https://www.benadoeffects.com/If you have any questions or requests, please email me at itsallaboutthetone@benadoeffects.comYou can find more information about my products and Benado Effects here: https://www.benadoeffects.com/If you have any questions or requests, please email me at itsallaboutthetone@benadoeffects.com

Hello friends, I uploaded this short bonus episode because there were some scheduling conflicts with some of my guests so I had to push them up to next week. This is a short episode of what to expect in the coming weeksThank you all for the support.Sage Benado.

He is young, energetic, and a guitar wizard.Daniel Donato is one of Nashville’s best guitar slingers and got himself a household name amongst the guitar players community.In this episode we discuss Daniel’s early life, his influences, and his move to Nadhville. We also talk about his new album and working with Robben Ford, his heroes, early gigs, time in Nashville, and when he started his solo career.You can find all info about Daniel using the links below:https://danieldonato.com/https://www.facebook.com/the.daniel.donatohttps://www.instagram.com/thedanieldonato/Daniel Donato’s albums can be found onAmazon musicApple MusicSpotifyand more...Thank you for listening and don't forget to subscribe and get alerts every time a new episode is available.You can find more information about my products and Benado Effects here: https://www.benadoeffects.com/https://www.facebook.com/sagebenado/https://www.facebook.com/benadoeffectshttps://www.youtube.com/user/benadoeffectshttps://www.instagram.com/benadoeffects/?hl=enIf you have any questions or requests, please email me at itsallaboutthetone@benadoeffects.com

Oz Noy is one of the most versatile players for the past 20 years. Make sure you check out Oz's music in the included information here. The music played during this episode is from his latest album Snapdragon.http://www.oznoy.comhttps://www.youtube.com/user/oznoyYou can find Oz's music on all media platforms and his website.iTunesAmazon MusicSpotifyand now on his website: http://www.oznoy.com/store/

A long overdue interview I did with Jerry Cortez of Tower of Power the end of last year. After some technical difficulties on my part, I was finally able to complete the interview and load it up for you guys to enjoy. This is by far one of the most fun interviews I’ve done for this podcast show. This is a long one but I thought it will be great leaving it as a complete interview rather than splitting it. We’ve talked about everything, life, dogs, cats, food, and yes, music and guitar. I hope you guys enjoy this episode as much as I did. I am looking forward bringing Jerry on again soon talking about his new album, the Tower of Power album and tour, and much more. You should get his latest Christmas album. More info will be found on the links below. You can check Jerry Cortez’s music on all media platforms such as:https://music.apple.com/us/artist/jerry-cortez/27061482https://music.amazon.com/artists/B000QKJDZ2?ref=dm_sh_Mbbd94OiR0G71XwVGFyARoUB4http://open.qobuz.com/artist/1213474https://open.spotify.com/artist/047MRd7bndVM4oh2gV0Mrihttps://open.spotify.com/artist/047MRd7bndVM4oh2gV0Mriand more..If you’re interested taking lessons from one of the most talented guitar player I’ve known, you can reach out to Jerry here:https://www.facebook.com/jerry.cortez.77more information about Jerry and Tower of Power can be found here in the link below:https://towerofpower.com/jerry-cortez