Thank you, Michael Bashkin

Super grateful to Michael for making this podcast! The amount of knowledge shared has helped me a ton in my journey of building guitars!

This is an excellent podcast. Michael is a truly good interviewer - he gets his interviewees to relax, open up and talk about their work, their instruments and their lives. Anyone who’s interested in musical instruments, especially wooden ones, and most especially guitars, will enjoy it. Those of you who are already interested in the craft of lutherie will love it. And some of you who are looking for a vocation in the world of music that doesn’t require musical virtuosity might even discover something life-changing.

I came for the education and stayed for the stories. Michael is a great interviewer.

Each episode is a look into the life, experience and work of some amazing builder and repair people. I eagerly await each new episode!!

Found this after looking at Bashkin guitars on Dream Guitars (and drooling over the African Blackwood Placencia OM). I know next to nothing about guitar building, but not only have I learned a lot, I simply find the conversations incredible engaging. I started with Al Petteway and Paul Heumiller, but the conversation with Michael Greenfield was fascinating, even though some of their bracing conversation soared over my head. I love listening to the passion emanating from each participant, and Michael Bashkin has a beautiful balance of life/music/luthier questions which just leads to a great listener experience.

Loved the Joe Glaser and Ian Davlin episodes

Very informative and interesting. Keep them coming!

Michael Bashkin does a great job combining broad, general questioning and discussion with more focused, individual and personal insights, resulting in podcasts that speak to luthiery, creativity, and music overall complemented by all kinds of “granular” ideas and experiences specific to the individual being interviewed. The guest list is fantastic and varied, full of genuinely accomplished and fascinating people, and Bashkin himself is authoritative, thoughtful, and relentlessly curious. He questions his guests with an open mind (unlike many podcasters, who just lead their interviewees around) and never makes himself the focus. This podcast is a real service. Thank you!

As a podcaster and wannabe luthier I have to say this is a great podcast. I love the technical aspect of the discussion and the science behind the guitar. I’m going through all the back catalog right now.

Michael Bashkin talks to an interesting group of folks who are very diverse, but all work towards a common goal of making great instruments. Michael always asks the right questions, never hesitates to ask the hard questions, but stays out of the way and makes the podcast all about the subject. A lot of podcast hosts should learn that lesson.

Captivating interviews with interesting builders.

A fascinating look into one of the world’s most fascinating jobs—instrument building. The host is a good interviewer and picks interesting folks to talk to. (Makes me want to try building my own guitar!) Highly recommended.

I love this podcast! Great guests and interviews!

Often, podcasts for luthiers and songwriters end up focusing only on the biography of the interviewee and barely scratch the surface of what is, ostensibly, the topic at hand. Because Michael is an accomplished builder himself, he's able to pull out interesting technical details and build philosophy from his subjects. There's plenty of interesting stories about a life in luthiery, but I always learn some interesting tidbit from each luthier. Highly recommended - informative and entertaining!

For the most part, these remain insightful topics, with Bashkin willing to wander where the conversation leads. The contrast in signal levels for some interviews, however, leaves much to be desired for the listening experience.

Just listened to the episode with Evan Gluck. I’ll finish writing this review at the end of my life when I’m finally worthy to.... hopefully.

I’ve been a listener of this podcast since the beginning, but this latest episode with Ric Mcurdy was one of the best interviews, chocked full of inspirational tidbits and wisdom that only comes with the experience these two guys have. I’ll say it again, been a listener since the beginning, I’ll be a listener till the end, but this episode I will have to listen to again. Thanks and keep up the great work!

Keep up the good work, I’ll be listening as long as you’ll be interviewing these icons of the art.

Maintaining its high quality level can’t be easy. I’ll even forgive the Stephen Bishop one and not ask any questions.

It's like sitting in the shop, listening to the pros shoot the breeze. Great stuff!!

Both for builders -- who always benefit from the perspectives and experiences of their fellow artisans -- and players who want to better understand what makes custom instruments special, this podcast is a gem. I find it particularly helpful to hear other luthiers' stories -- their struggles, successes, failures, and lessons learned. Thanks to Michael Bashkin and all his guests for making this valuable contribution!

this podcast provides a truly insightful resource to anyone interested in the entire process of acoustic guitar building from the inspiration down to the details that make each instrument unique. his experience as a builder offers a well-informed interview of many incredible artisans in the field, yet leaves the listener yearning for the knowledge that only comes from decades of building. thank you michael for your time and effort spent putting these episodes together for us all. please keep it up - you're really onto something. gordon

I’ve been waiting for a Podcast like this for years! The host does a great job with pertinent questions and gives the guest plenty of time to speak. A must for luthiers and Makers in general.

This is probably my favorite podcast. I listen to each episode several times, then anxiously sate the next one! Start from the beginning, they really hit the ground running from ep 1.

I like this podcast even better than the official fretboard journal podcast which is also awesome.

Really enjoy this podcast. If you are into guitars and guitar building, it's a must listen!

Michael asks all the fun questions and gets great content out of his guests.

This podcast is a gem! Entertaining and informative.

What an interesting group of folks to hear describing their art, craft and passions. Bashkin does a fantastic job of guiding these interviews and stepping back and letting his subjects run when it serves the story. Looking forward to many more of these.

Michael Bashkin is a world class luthier and his interviews with guys like Burton LeGeyt, who is a definite up and comer, are thoughtful and fascinating. A great opportunity to hear the stories of some amazing builders.

Great podcast and interviews!

This podcast provides a great look into the lives of craftspeople. Luthiers have wonderful perspectives on life, art, and guitars. Lots of shop talk, but also a fantastic way to expand your knowledge and interest in the world. Love it.

Michael Bashkin is a great luthier, and for him to facilitate interviews like this makes a quality content. Highly recommended!!! - Isaac Jang

Bashkin knows everybody in the guitar building world. He talks some shop of course, but stays out of the deep weeds -- interesting folk, these guitar builders--Give a listen.