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EPISODE · Oct 18, 2025 · 55 MIN

Mass-Produced Mayhem! -- Are Cheap Guitars The Fast Food of Tone?

from ThroBak Guitar Lounge · host ThroBak Electronics

Upgrade your guitar with ThroBak Pickups. https://www.throbak.com/Mass-Produced Mayhem! -- Are Cheap Guitars The Fast Food of Tone?Is the availability of new, cheap, high quality guitars creating a glut of guitars that the industry can't handle without some guitar makers going out of business?In today's Guitargument and Cool Down Jon Gundry and Matthew Quail of ThroBak Electronics argue whether or not there are just too many guitars on the market. What are the implications for the guitar player and guitar makers when the availability of high quality cheap new guitars leads to an ever growing choice of guitar models and brands as well as an ever growing number of used guitars to choose from?The podcast starts with ThroBak News concerning the repair of a vintage P.A.F. pickup winder at ThroBak. To watch the full video of Jon Gundry repairing a vintage Meteor ME-301 pickup winder the link.https://youtu.be/0CvfWEEPUlk?si=-cjteGoHHuQWtv7mIn the Industry Insights segment Jon Gundry and Matthew Quail talk about the potential future of G&L guitars and who they think could benefit from purchasing the company.Before the Guitargument ThroBak's own Paul Hudson quizzes Matthew and Jon about the history of the band Kiss and their fans in the state of Michigan.In the Rorschach Riffs segment Jon plays four guitar riffs that Matthew and the rest of the audience must identify.Following this Matthew muses musical about his visit to a historical Kisstory location on the state of Michigan.Guitars:2004 Gibson Les Paul Historic Reissue R7 Pickups:ThroBak '57 SteelHead MXV P.A.F. Repros with Long A4 Magnetshttps://www.throbak.com/paf-style-pickups-throbak-57-steelhead-mxv.htmlAmp:1979 Fender Deluxe ReverbPedal: Nobels ODR-1 OverdriveMake sure to watch the ThroBak Guitar Lounge Podcast each Saturday on YouTube.ThroBak Electronics, located in Grand Rapids Michigan, was established in 2002 to bring the best of vintage tone back to the guitar player of today.

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Upgrade your guitar with ThroBak Pickups. https://www.throbak.com/ Mass-Produced Mayhem! -- Are Cheap Guitars The Fast Food of Tone? Is the availability of new, cheap, high quality guitars creating a glut of guitars that the industry can't handle without some guitar makers going out of business? In today's Guitargument and Cool Down Jon Gundry and Matthew Quail of ThroBak Electronics argue whether or not there are just too many guitars on the market. What are the implications for the guitar ...

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