Ep.48 Prabhu Ragunathan (Bhloom)

Prabhu joins us for another guitar based episode. We get into pick preferences as well as what its like playing a 7 string rather than a traditional 6 string guitar. Prabhu details his experience playing at Monster Mash and fills us in on his new single set to release January 2024 "World on fire". 00:37 intros 1:00 current projects / history 4:35 New Single - "World on Fire" 6:00 Producing singles before the album 9:00 Shreddage and other plug-ins 11:20 Not hitting a wall with productive procrastination 12:30 Drop G Tuning on a 7 string and the '61 SG 14:30 Playing the legato leads in "World on Fire" 16:30 Play through of riffs 17:20 Cinematic themes / Scoring a movie one day 19:00 Inspiration behind "World on Fire" 21:45 Playing at Monster Mosh '23 25:00 Angry Music for Happy People 27:40 Prabhu's Gear Rundown - Music Man Majesty 34:15 Technical difference in playing a 6 string & a 7 string guitar 36:00 Instagram guitar influencers 43:40 Guitar repair / Luthier videos 45:30 The Struggle of switching out pick guards with Nick 46:20 Hit or Shit - Studio Session Work, Gibson Guitars, In-Ear Monitors, Math Rock, Sharp Guitar Picks, John Mayer, Alex the Terrible, Guitar Center 1:17:00 Finding a good guitar tech 1:22:20 Favorite players and influences 2:29:00 Little techniques to improve your playing