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The Lowdown
by Frankie Couture & Eric Stockton --- Sponsored by Best Bass Gear
The lowdown is a podcast inspired by the people in the bass making community. We're sitting down with Bass players, builders, and techs to hear what drives them creatively, and understand what challenges they face - in the business of bass.
Episodes
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Geo Kitta; Guildaxe Guitars
This week we sat down with Geo Kitta from Guiildaxe Guitars. Geo began his life journey as a musician in 1966 when he bought a (new) Japanese bass for $40 using paper route money from Woolworths Dept Store in Omaha Nebraska. He suffered through learning how to play on a bass with strings high off...
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Pamela Cole & Leigh Maples - Fanny’s House of Music
This week we sat down with Pamela and Leigh from Fanny's House of Music. If you know Fanny's House of Music, you know it's more than a music store: it's a mission. They're excited to announce the next phase of that mission is Fanny's School of Music. Their current building limits the number of...
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Richard Doner; Doner Designs
This week, we sat down with Richard Doner. He's one half of a part-time father-son charitable enterprise called Doner Designs. They build themed guitars to benefit major national charities. Their most recent project is a 'Back to the Future' inspired Time Machine bass. Past projects have raised...
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Marc Ryan; No If Customs
This episode Frankie and I sat down with Marc Ryan from No If Customs. He started building in 2005, in his 3rd floor apartment in Boulder. ========================== Here's his story: "I just wanted to see if I could pull it off. I had basic woodworking skills, but in my 30 years of playing, I…
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Jon Maghini; Jon Maghini Guitars
This week we sat down with Jon from Jon Maghini Guitars. We discussed a wide range of topics from what it's like working from home and knowing who your customer is before you build your brand. We had a blast! Here's a personal note from Jon:...
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Joe Sheldon and Eli Martin; Prana Custom Guitars
In this episode, Frankie and Eric were joined by Joe Sheldon and Eli Martin from Prana Custom Guitars! Sitting down with us from their shop in Lancaster County / Central PA. Joe and Eli are custom bass and guitar designers and builders since 2014. You can check out more about them here:...
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Alan Deremo
Player. Artist. And genuinely one of the most interesting people we've met! Born in Los Angeles into a musical family, Alan Deremo has had a long and varied career as a bass player and more recently as a producer and composer as well. His touring and recording credits include stints with Colin…
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Ed Garnero; Garnero Guitars
In this episode Frankie and Eric sit down with Ed Garnero. Bass player. Bass maker. Seismologist. Educator. Artist. Ed has been building basses from scratch since around 2015. Having gigged professionally for over 40 years, he was more recently driven to build his own out of curiosity as well as…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The lowdown is a podcast inspired by the people in the bass making community. We're sitting down with Bass players, builders, and techs to hear what drives them creatively, and understand what challenges they face - in the business of bass.
HOSTED BY
Frankie Couture & Eric Stockton --- Sponsored by Best Bass Gear
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The Lowdown currently has 22 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
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The lowdown is a podcast inspired by the people in the bass making community. We're sitting down with Bass players, builders, and techs to hear what drives them creatively, and understand what challenges they face - in the business of bass.
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The Lowdown is created and hosted by Frankie Couture & Eric Stockton --- Sponsored by Best Bass Gear.
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