Life With Strings Attached
Everything in life is better understood if you can learn to see the strings attached.
Jamie Gale is a thought leader who rose to prominence in the guitar industry by simplifying complex concepts. In this podcast, he engages in cross-disciplinary discussions to reveal how everything from guitar design to architecture, philosophy, physics and more can be better understood if you learn to see the universal truths that underpin our world.
Episodes
107 episodes
The Obsession Behind 2-Rock | Eli Lester
My guest today is Eli Lester, owner and CEO of Two-Rock Amplifiers and Divided by Thirteen. Eli is someone deeply obsessed with sound, craftsmanship, history, and the idea that the smallest details still matter. From vintage gear a...
Biography | The Story of James Trussart
In this episode, I'm sitting down with legendary guitar maker James Trussart in his workshop located in Echo Park, California. From growing up on a French horse farm near the border of Luxembourg to discovering American music through nearby air...
The New Music Industry | Linnea Sundberg
In this episode, I’m joined by Linnea Sundberg who's joining us from Brooklyn, where she’s working at the intersection of music, technology, and the evolving artist economy. From her early days in Sweden to Oxford, to investment ba...
The Guitar as Art, Not Just a Tool | Michihiro Matsuda
Today, Michihiro Matsuda returns to the podcast. It feels less like a continuation and more like stepping back into an ongoing conversation that never really ended.When you walk into Michi’s workshop, you don’t just see guitars, you see...
Should Musicians Be Worried About AI? | Sourabh Pateriya
Welcome to Life With Strings Attached, I’m your host, Jamie Gale. In this episode, we’re stepping into a space that is, depending on who you ask, either full of possibility… or full of uncertainty. My guest today is Sourabh Pateriy...
The Man Who Redesigned the Guitar | Steve Klein
Today’s conversation takes place in the workshop of Steve Klein. Someone who, for more than half a century, hasn’t just built guitars, but has continuously rethought what the instrument could be.This isn’t a conversation about legacy. I...
The Lesson Every Maker Needs to Hear | Ervin Somogyi
Welcome to Life With Strings Attached, I’m your host Jamie Gale.There are certain figures in guitar making whose influence runs so deep, it begins to shape not just instruments, but the way we think about them. Ervin Somogyi is one of those...
The Role of the Artisan in the Age of AI | Grit Laskin | LWSA Ep 100
Welcome to the 100th episode of Life With Strings Attached. There are certain conversations that stay with you. And sometimes, if you’re lucky, they’re the ones you get to return to. For this milestone episode, it felt right to come back to whe...
Experience Filters w/ Neural DSP, Fishman, D'Addario & Two Rock | Live Panel Discussion
Welcome to Life with Strings Attached. Today's episode is recorded live in Anaheim, California at The NAMM Show as part of the 125th anniversary of NAMM within the 10th annual Boutique Guitar Showcase. As part of these special anni...
Verso Instrument's New "LOG" Lapsteel and Creativity through Play
In this episode, Robin Stummvoll returns to the podcast to talk about the release of Verso Instruments’ latest design and the broader ideas that continue to shape his work.Robin is a designer and luthier whose work consistently challeng...
Guitar UI w/ Bob Taylor, Ola Strandberg & Sheldon Dingwall | Live Panel Discussion
Welcome to Life with Strings Attached. Today's episode is recorded live in Anaheim, California at The NAMM Show as part of the 125th anniversary of NAMM within the 10th annual Boutique Guitar Showcase. As part of these special anni...
Future Collectibles w/ George Gruhn, Dustin Miller & Joe Glaser | Live Panel Discussion
Welcome to Life with Strings Attached. Today's episode is recorded live in Anaheim, California at The NAMM Show as part of the 125th anniversary of NAMM within the 10th annual Boutique Guitar Showcase. As part of these special anni...
The Fretboard Journal's Legacy and the Evolution of Guitar Culture, with Jason Verlinde
Welcome to Life With Strings Attached. I’m your host, Jamie Gale.In this episode, I’m joined by Jason Verlinde, publisher and co-founder of The Fretboard Journal; one of the most respected voices in guitar culture today.Jason’s work...
Experience Over Ownership: A Conversation on Collecting Guitars
Welcome to Life With Strings Attached, I’m your host, Jamie Gale. In this episode I’m sitting in the home of Lou Vergne for a very special collector-focused conversation, one that isn’t really about collecting at all.It’s about relation...
"I'm still an album guy." - Adam Miller on the Music Industry
Today on Life With Strings Attached, I’m joined by Adam Miller. A musician whose work lives at the intersection of creativity, technology, and deeply personal musical expression.Adam is one of those rare artists who understands music no...
Michael Sankey on Acoustics, Bracing & the Builder–Player Relationship
Today on Life With Strings Attached, I’m joined by luthier Michael Sankey.This conversation is rooted in a simple but demanding idea: showing up. Showing up to the work, to curiosity, and to questions that don’t have easy answe...
The Truth About Vintage Gear, Nostalgia & Modern Music with Julien Bitoun
Welcome to Life With Strings Attached. I’m your host, Jamie Gale. Today, I’m joined by someone whose curiosity about the guitar has taken him across countries, genres, and generations of musical history: Julien Bitoun. Julien is a ...
Ola Strandberg's Empowering the Next Generation in Retail
Welcome to Life With Strings Attached. I'm your host, Jamie Gale. In this episode, I sit down with Ola Strandberg to talk about a shift that's happening right now in the guitar world. The next generation musicians isn't looking back. They're lo...
Biography | The Story of John Monteleone
In this special biography episode of Life With Strings Attached we explore the life and legacy of one of the most significant luthiers of our time, John Monteleone.Born in Manhattan and raised in Islip, John grew up in a world shaped by ...
The Art of Guitar Making with Max Spohn
Today I’m joined by Max Spohn, a luthier whose path into guitar making has been unusually intentional.While many makers discover the craft by accident, Max set out early with a clear plan: a childhood surrounded by music and art, formal ...
Legacy, Novelty and Evolution with Giulio Negrini
In this episode of Life With Strings Attached, I’m joined once again by Italian luthier Giulio Negrini. Someone who sits right at the intersection of tradition, innovation, and the changing culture of music. Today, we’re stepping b...
Michael Greenfield's Inspiration & Evolution
Today on Life With Strings Attached, I’m joined once again by master luthier Michael Greenfield. Someone whose work and thinking continue to shape the modern acoustic guitar.In this conversation, we look at how musical inspiration evolv...
A Conversation with George Gruhn, Part 2
This is the second part of a two-part episode with our guest George Gruhn. If you've not listened to part one, we suggest you go and do that first. Then return here for part two. Find the first part right here: https://www.buzzsprou...
A Conversation with George Gruhn, Part 1
Today, I'm speaking with someone whose name is synonymous with vintage guitars and collecting: George Gruhn. Since opening Gruhn Guitars in 1970 George has become the go-to authority for everyone, including the biggest names in guitar like Eric...