The High Gain Podcast
1) Episode 350 - The Final Episode
It’s been our great pleasure to make this show for anyone who would listen, week after week, for 7 years. Knowing you were out there, and hearing from so many of you, really fed us as we pushed forwar...Show More
2) Episode 349 - Epiphone 1963 Firebird I
In 1963 Gibson introduced the Firebird series of guitars. It came in multiple variations, with several options. The “lowest” model was the Firebird I, so named because of its single pickup. Now, as pa...Show More
3) Episode 348 - Hamer Steve Stevens SS2
Hamer had a long history of making great guitars, especially for the metal crowd. It shouldn’t come as a surprise, then, that not only did Steve Stevens have a signature model named after him, but he ...Show More
4) Episode 347 - Yamaha Samurai SG12A
Yamaha was founded in 1887 by Torakusu Yamaha. Dealing primarily in keyboard instruments, it took a while to get around to designing electric guitars. But in the 1960s they did exactly that. One of th...Show More
5) Episode 346 - Squier Hello Kitty Stratocaster
Hello Kitty is perhaps the most recognizable character of Japan’s “cute” culture. The ubiquitous cat has appeared on just about every object you can imagine, and guitars are no exception. Having debut...Show More
6) Episode 345 - Fender Yngwie Malmsteen Stratocaster
When you grow up listening to classical music, and studying the violin pyrotechnics of Nicolo Paganini, you’re bound to emerge as one of the most unique shredders in the world. And if you’re Yngwie Ma...Show More
7) Episode 344 - Dwight Guitars
Man, that Dwight guitar sure does look like an Epiphone Coronet, you might be thinking. You’ve got a sharp eye my friends - back in the day, the fine folk from Kalamazoo badged some Coronets for Sunny...Show More
8) Episode 343 - Jackson Monarkh Baritone
It was Danelectro that brought us the baritone electric guitar, but it’s Jackson that has now released what is perhaps the doomiest version of that instrument. We tried our hand at some death metal th...Show More
9) Episode 342 - Doubleday Guitars
We are truly living in a renaissance of custom guitar building. Just when you play one, another pops up to surprise and delight you. And the Doubleday Broadwing is no exception. Made in Austin, Texas ...Show More
10) Episode 341 - Epiphone Coronet USA
Originally introduced in 1959, shortly after Gibson bought the brand, the Coronet was the first Epiphone solidbody guitar. What started out as a student model would eventually come to be regarded as ...Show More