Garza is back for a solo episode reflecting on 5 years of the podcast, buying Meta glasses & much more!

SPONSORS: DistroKid - https://distrokid.com

00:00 - Valentine’s Day
01:27 - Being Sick
06:54 - 5 Year Anniversary!
15:40 - J Check-in
16:43 - Meta Glasses
28:06 - Experience with Drums
32:44 - The Cleansing & Emotions
38:46 - AI & Metal
45:30 - Hardest Riffs to Play
55:00 - Metallica vs Megadeth
1:02:32 - Hot or Shot
1:10:05 - New Merch
1:11:12 - Superbowl & Bad Bunny

Garza sits down in-person with Keyan Houshmand. Modern guitarist, producer & content creator from Adelaide, Australia. Best known for his informative YouTube guitar videos, covers, demos/reviews & music production. https://youtube.com/KeyanHoushmandLive

SPONSORS: Sweetwater - https://imp.i114863.net/rnrmVB

00:00 - NAMM 2026
03:34 - Being Born & Raised in Adelaide
06:55 - Seeing Metallica Live
08:22 - First Guitar
11:28 - Age & Wisdom
12:35 - Getting a Computer Science Degree
19:37 - Discovering Periphery30:25 - Riff: Arrest
32:13 - Getting Into Gear, Plugins
34:35 - Quad Cortex Mini
37:14 - QC Patch/Tones Demo
46:58 - Rhythm Players & AC/DC
52:15 - Australian Bands
57:27 - Plini
58:26 - Professionalism & Not Drinking
1:10:02 - Jackson Guitars
1:14:12 - Chug Tones
1:16:53 - What Makes a Good Tone
1:24:03 - Pick Attack
1:35:12 - Bareknuckle Pickups
1:43:03 - Riff: Pirouette
1:50:48 - Riff: Swell
1:52:00 - Riff: Pulse
1:54:19 - Top 3 Artists/Albums

Garza is back for a solo episode. Diving into the spiritual world, NAMM 2026 & much more.

SPONSORS: DistroKid - https://distrokid.com

00:00 - NAMM 2026 & Quad Cortex Mini
04:38 - Bareknuckle Pickups
10:03 - Winter Cleaning
14:30 - Amp vs Guitar
18:53 - Backing Tracks?
25:27 - Top 3 Deathcore Bands
37:17 - Best/Worst Part of the Podcast
45:23 - God & Religion
56:23 - Cost of Touring
1:06:37 - Inspiration & Writer’s Block
1:15:29 - Hawt or Shat? New Riff
1:20:51 - Temple Audio Pedalboard

Thank you TinyWashbear for our Patreon question!