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The Guitar Gear Locker
by The Guitar Gear Locker
Alex Bouks of Immolation Band and Roger Sutherland, owner of 3 Alarm Guitar Services LLC discuss guitars, guitar gear, and music with guests ranging from musicians to industry experts.
Episodes
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Live with Alex Bouks and Steve Shalaty on tour with Immolation
I was Live with Steve Shalaty and Alex Bouks from Immolation via telephone thanks to some technical difficulties. We got to hear from them a few hours before they take the stage on the last day of the Behemoth Tour.
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Alex Bouks and Seth Donaldson on tour with Immolation
Live Show 64 -- We were live with Alex on the road on an off day between Seattle and Salt Lake City.Join us and subscribe!Youtube.com/@TheGuitarGearLocker
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Is guitar culture stuck in the past? Floyd Rose vs Fixed Bridges!
Live Show 63 We talked about fixed vs Floyd Rose types of guitar bridges. We will also be talking about a range of timely guitar topics.00:00 Introduction01:38 Alex’s ESP SV VII 04:56 Tuning Stability in a Floyd Rose07:12 Not using a whammy bar on a Floyd Rose11:06 Kahler Tremolo13:12 Floyds…
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Michael Schenker 1971 Flying V -- Are collectable guitars good investments for preserving wealth?
Live Show Number 61 00:00 Introduction01:12 Buying used guitar gear01:38 Michael Schenker Vhttps://www.gibson.com/products/gibson-custom-michael-schenker-1971-flying-v-black-white13:21 Are guitars an investment16:27 Gretsch Electromatic Premier...
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Are second hand guitars the new guitar trend?
Live Show Number 60 - We were live with Jorgan KristensonDon't forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE!00:00 Introduction01:19 Death of Phil Campbell of Motorhead02:08 Jorgan Joins us05:18 What got Jorgan into music?08:31 Cort Flying V guitar11:54 1080’s Metal Scene in Sweeden17:20 ESP EII Horizon25:24 USA...
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Alex recaps Immolation's “Death Over Europe” tour with Mayhem and Marduk! - ESP Expedition series
Live Show 59 -- In our first daytime live show, Alex reviewed his recent tour with Immolation in the "Death Over Europe" tour 2026. We had a lot of people stop by in the comments. We also talked about the affordable ESP Expedition Series guitars. Ok....not so affordable but phenomenal...
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Interview with Loudstakk founder Ron D. Rock launch of newTRVRIG plugin
Heavy metal digital product company Loudstakk, known for building tools that prioritizes heavy metal songwriting and production tools. February 6, Loudstakk will release TRVE Rig, a Guitar and Bass tone plugin intentionally designed for metal riff writing, demos, and mix-ready production.
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Live Show 57 with Guest Chris Monroy of Skeletal Remains
Tonight we will be LIVE with Chris Monroy or Skeletal Remains.
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Live Show 56
Alex and Roger did a quick show after a scheduling snafu!
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Is it only possible to "Push Air" using a tube amp? OR.........
We will have Jeremy Sosville as our guest this week to talk about all things guitar and gear.00:00 Introduction00:59 Lack of enthusiasm for NAMM03:46 Nashville Guitar Showhttps://www.amigoguitarshows.com/nashville-2/05:25 Jeremy and Alex on the road07:55…
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-Will Guitar Effects go the way of Subscription based services?
Alex and Roger were live for their, post New Year show. Lots of comments (and strange comments). Thanks for joining us!00:00 Introduction03:01 NAMM 202604:00 Yamaha Guitars11:30 Tonex EVH Brown...
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Do guitar manufacturers actually care about their customers?
Alex and Roger revisited the Tom Morello Fender. They will also go over their favorite guitars of 2025!00:00 Welcome01:22 Tom Morello Fender Guitarhttps://www.fender.com/products/tom-morellos-arm-the-homeless-guitar14:29 Danish-Swedish prog-metal band...
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The Best Signature guitars made to date.....Tom Morello's new Fender line!
Live Show 52 - In this show, we talked a lot about Killer Guitars (the company), as well as Tom Morello's new Signature Fender guitar. 00:00 Introduction00:47 Killer Guitars (The Brand) Akira Takasaki https://www.killer.jp/https://reverb.com/b/killer/electric-guitars--95915:58 Edwards Guitars...
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Live Steam Number 50 with Craig Smilowski and Casimir Trinkala
Live Show 50 -- Tonight will be a redo of our earlier show where we had audio issues. This will be a lot of fun!
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Are V Shaped guitars the best shaped guitars? - Fender's Iron Maiden Collection - Helix Stadium
LIVE SHOW 51This show will be all about the V shaped guitar! Alex Bouks of Immolation is a player and enthusiast of V shaped guitars. There has also been a lot of new gear that has dropped recently.00:01 Welcome Back00:33 The Flying V Guitar40:44 Black Friday Disappointment 43:58 Fender Iron…
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Live Steam Number 50 with Craig Smilowski and Casimir Trinkala
Live Show 50 -- Tonight will be a redo of our earlier show where we had audio issues. This will be a lot of fun!
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The Evolution of Death Metal Guitar!
Hosts Alex Bouks of Immolation Band and Roger Sutherland of 3 Alarm Guitar Services were joined by Jeremy Sosville and Matt Sorg to discuss the evolution of death metal and guitar playing.00:00 Introduction00:45 Where is all began06:28 What changed to make death metal sound like death metal09:08...
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Tribute Show for Ace Frehley
Live Show 48 We had guests Matt Sorg and Jeremy Sossville with us tonight to talk about the extensive career of Ace Frehley!
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Is the PRS SE Chleo Herman Li worth $2000? Yes, and hear why!
Live Show Number 47 -- This episode talked about the new 2025 line of PRS SE guitars, including the SE Chleo. Also, what should your expectations be when purchasing a new guitar? Why are we still using locking nuts with Floyd Rose bridges? Rush's new drummer!00:00 Introduction01:00 PRS Guitars...
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Are new 70’s Series Gibson guitars better than a true 70’s era guitar! IK Multimedia Brown Sound
Alex and Roger reviewed new guitar gear, as well as some older gear!00:00 Introduction and Welcome00:50 Kramer SM-1 Electric Guitar, with Black Floyd Rose...
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Live Show 45 -- The History of Rock/Metal '80s era
Tonight we are back with RIk and Jeremy with Part 3 of the History of Rock/Metal Music! We had a bit of a sound issue last week and we are going to try a redo of that show soon!
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The Guitar Gear Locker Live Show 44 - History of Rock/Metal Part 2
Tonight we will have Jeremy Sosville and Rik Lawhorne with us to continue our series on the history of rock and metal music in the 1970's!
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Is the PRS Modern Eagle V the most versatile guitar? - Spark Go - Are Guitar Ergonomics important?
00:00 Introduction01:29 Next week’s show01:58 Pickup winding and lack of parts10:17 Positive Grid Spark Go https://www.positivegrid.com/products/spark-go?variant=4752339946716816:47 Yngwie Malmsteen Stratocaster27:27 Carvin with the Kahler Killer bridge32:07 Guitar Ergonomics43:42 Rick…
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Live Show Number 42 - Rock/Metal History '60's-70's
We were live with Jeremy Sosville of Sanhedrin and Rik Lawhorne or Cactus Jack to begin our series on the history of Rock and Metal music!00:00 Introduction00:49 1050’s and Chuck Berry 09:37 Underground music in Memphis and Chicago12:41 Elvis17:33 Bill Haley and the Comets18:18 Kinks, Yardbirds,...
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Singer/Songwriter Emily Woodhull - Her Music - Music Networking - Leveraging Social Media
It was great having Emily on the show to talk about her music. We talked about musicians as a "business" and leveraging social media to get visibility.
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Do PRS guitars fit with extreme/metal music? Guitar shapes and playing styles?
Live Show Number 40 In this episode, we talked a lot about guitar shapes and physical limitations with some guitars and their shapes. 00:00 Introduction01:12 Recap of last week’s show05:52 History of Rock/Metal beginning on August 14th10:33 Guitar shapes and playing styles25:09 PRS Modern Eagle...
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The Guitar Gear Locker Special Ozzy Osbourne Remembrance
In this episode, we remembered and celebrated the life and career of Ozzy Osbourne, as well as Black Sabbath. We invited guests, Rik Lawhorne of Fredericksburg, Virginia's Cactus Jack Band and Jeremy Sosville of Sanhedrin to join our resident music encyclopedia, Alex Bouks to discuss all things...
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Is Tom Morello the best guitar player? Fishman Wireless and Rechargeable battery system
00:00 Introduction01:24 Blood Incantation at the Fillmore Silver Spring08:10 ESP/LTD Mirage upgrades11:00 Fishman rechargeable battery system17:18 Graphtech unlock nut27:36 New Fishman Wireless system34:48 Fishman Mick Thomson Pickups40:12 EMG Pickups45:19 Guitar Shapes55:26 Farming57:04 Playing...
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Guest Ruston Grosse, Multi-instrumentalist with Master, Suffocation and skeletal remains!
Live Show 37 --- Alex made the mistake of getting Roger and Ruston together! Neither have mouth filters! We got to catch up with Ruston on a lot of his projects, instruments and found out he is also aneuroplasticity coach . We also took a detour through brainwave and health related topics. 00:00...
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Is AI taking over real music? -Guitars and DIP switches – PRS Herman, DragonForce Li Chleo
Live Show Number 36 - After a two week break, we are back with a recap of Alex's latest tour in Brazil. We had an awesome discussion about music and guitars with a lot of people joining in the comments sections. Thanks for joining us!00:00 Introduction02:02 Immolation’s recent Brazilian tour13:03...
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Why are ESP Edwards better than LTD - Current Guitar Trends - Fishman Pickups - Graphtech Unlock Nut
Rich Clark filled in for Alex while he is on tour in Brazil. We had a lot of discussion on current, not new, guitar trends.
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BC Rich "Stranger Things" Warlock Flip - Overdrive Pedal Talk - Digital Audio Workstations
Live Show Number 34 - Richard Clark filled in and had a tone of great information on gear!
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Guitar Center says you need lessons to maintain interest - Song Writing - Guitar Melts in hot sun
LIve Show Number 33 - The song writing process, and other guitar related subjects. We had guests Richard Clark from AMONG THESE ASHES, and Joe Masini from Suspect Down and Joe Young of Necrotion with us to talk about their experiences with writing songs.
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Was EVH threatened by Yngwe Malmsteen? - Guitar Tariffs Revisited - IK MultimediaEVH Brown Sound
The Guitar Gear Locker Live Show 31! We had some conversation about the back and forth with the tariffs and how one guitar maker is dealing with them. Guitar repairs are also a bit slow right now. Alot of great discussions about guitar gear, buying and maintaining guitars, and guitar trends.
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Are guitar repair prices out of control - Floyd Rose 1000 - LTD Guitar Horizon 87 Series
The Guitar Gear Locker Live Show 30. During this live show, Alex, Roger and viewers discussed new ESP/LTD Horizon 87 series and the raising costs involving setups and repairs on guitars and basses.
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Spencer Hazard from Full Of Hell - Our Lists of Underrated Guitarist
Spencer Hazard of Full of Hell joined us to discuss our most underrated guitarist.
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Will tariffs effect guitars - Chubtone and Luxxtone Guitars - Gibson Double Touble - ESP Upgrade
In this episode we talked about Luxxtone Guitars, Chubtone Guitars, The ESP Eclipse re-fresh, tuning issues with pickup height, and other various guitar topics.
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Goreaphobia revisited with Craig Smilowski and Alex Bouks
Tonight we will be LIVE with Alex and Craig Smilowski to talk about Goreaphobia.
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Interview with Blake Wyland of Stringjoy and The Tone Mob Podcast
We were lucky to have Blake Wyland of Stringjoy to talk all things guitars strings, Stringjoy, and guitars! It was a great nerdfest about a ton of guitar related topics!
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The Guitar Gear Locker Live Show 23 with Ash Thomas of FaithXtractor
Joining us LIVE will be Ash Thomas of FaithXtractor - Shed the Skin - Estuary!
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The Guitar Gear Locker Live Show 22 - School of Rock
The Guitar Gear Locker Live Show 22 --We were LIVE with staff from the School of Rock Fredericksburg! We were lucky to have owner Curtis Hust, Mallori, studio coordinator, and Hallie, guitar instructor. We talked about their programs, students, and the influence of Rock and Metal music on students!
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Gibson Certified Vintage Collection - Dweezil Signature Shabat Guitar - James Tyler Guitars
The Guitar Gear Locker Live Show 21 - Alex and Roger were live and discussed all things guitar, music, and gear!
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Is ESP done? - EVH Wolfgang Custom Shop -Gibson Relic'd Acoustic - Among These Ashes
The Guitar Gear Locker Live Show Number 20 - We were joined by Richard Clark from AMONG THESE ASHES!
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - NAMM Show guitar purchase - No more Chibsons? Sweetwaters Inspection
Roger and Alex talked live about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees. Our opinion of who is nominated vs who is not in the hall. Could the new tariffs on China impact Chibsons? We also talked about Sweetwater's 55 point inspection....what it is and what it is not. After the pre-NAMM 2025…
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Extreme Metal Bass Player's Roundtable
The Guitar Gear Locker Live Show 19 - A live show featuring a roundtable discussion with Ross Dolan of Immolation, Chuck Sherwood of Incantation, Erika Osterhout of CHTHONIC Deity, and Paul Delaney of Black Anvil.00:00 Introduction01:20 The role of bass in extreme metal/music12:54 Is the bass...
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2025 NAMM Show Guitar Preview - Reverend Guitar Surprises This Year - The Worst Headstock!
Live Show 18 - Alex and Roger were LIVE and talked about the new ESP and Ibanez lineup. We reviewed the guitar lineup for 2025 and the 2025 NAMM Show!
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Interview with Alex Bouks and Bob Vigna of Immolation
Live Show Number 17 -- In this show, Roger will be interviewing Alex and Bob, the guitarists for Immolation! We will talk about the early days of Immolation, metal music, guitars, and song writing. Immolation Book -...
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New 2025 Kiesel Guitars - Are Tube amps Snake Oil - Quad Cortex - Snark Tuners Aren't Awesome
Alex and Roger were on live to talk about the new for 2025 Kiesel guitar lineup! We really appreciate the participation in the comments section.
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Interview with Josh Elmore of Cattle Decapitation
The Guitar Gear Locker Live Show 15 -- We had the opportunity to have a great, in-depth conversation with Josh Elmore of Cattle Decapitation. There was a lot of talk about Cattle Decapitation's music and Josh's guitar gear. https://cattledecapitation.com/ https://www.lenzamplification.com/...
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Alex Bouks of Immolation Band and Roger Sutherland, owner of 3 Alarm Guitar Services LLC discuss guitars, guitar gear, and music with guests ranging from musicians to industry experts.
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