Show Notes
My buddy Philip Carter from the 40 Watt Podcast is back, and this one started the way a lot of our conversations do... We were talking about guitars before hitting record and eventually realized we should probably be recording this nonsense.
It all starts with a surprisingly complicated question: What actually makes a guitar vintage?
Is it age? Rarity? Desirability? Or have we all just gotten old enough that the stuff we grew up with is suddenly considered collectible?
Philip and I dig into the strange psychology of vintage guitars, why people pay ridiculous amounts of money for old instruments, and whether modern guitars are actually better than their vintage counterparts. We also get into the musicians who shaped our tastes, the power of nostalgia, and why a 60-year-old guitar can be worth a fortune even when a brand-new one might objectively perform better.
Naturally, this leads us into discussions about old Subarus, muscle cars, Blockbuster Video, the questionable state of Pizza Hut, and the financial consequences of being both a guitar enthusiast AND a car enthusiast.
We also catch up on Philip's ambitious recording studio project in Mississippi, which leads to a great conversation about making music, building communities, and why getting musicians together in a room might be more important than ever.
Old guitars, new studios, and two guys slowly coming to terms with the fact that we're becoming vintage ourselves.
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