Martins & More with Spoon Phillips

Earth Day at Martin Guitar & the NEW DSS Biosphere II. Robert Goetzl hit another one out of the park, with this - the 3rd guitar in his series of earth day instruments. Sit back & relax as Maury & Spoon discuss this exciting new model, and the ever important cause it's inherently attached to - making every day earth day.

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THE BEST (Our Favorite) Bass Players. The top bassists according to Rolling Stone. The greatest bass players according to Consequence.net  Our Favorite Bass Players… do any of these names intersect? Sit back & relax as Maury & Spoon debate this popular topic. Thanks for being here!      

This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with pro...

Doug Young: Fingerstyle Guitar.  Welcome to Martins & More with Spoon Phillips. Today we're continuing our chat with Doug Young. Doug is a professional guitarist from Mountain View, California. He's a teacher, performer, engineer, & writes for Acoustic Guitar magazine. He performs regularly in a duo with Teja Gerken & has several instructional books to his credit. Have you ever looked online for information on an acoust...

Doug Young: Fingerstyle Guitar.  Welcome to Martins & More with Spoon Phillips. Today we're chatting with Doug Young. Doug is a professional guitarist from Mountain View, California. He's a teacher, performer, engineer, & writes for Acoustic Guitar magazine. He performs regularly in a duo with Teja Gerken & has several instructional books to his credit. Have you ever looked online for information on an acoustic guitar p...

In today's episode we're counting down Spoon's TOP 10 Martin models discontinued too soon - including the Super D. Sit back & relax as Maury & Spoon get their discontinued chat on.

This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a richly unique perspective on all things ac...

In today's episode we're chatting with our pal Mike Dickinson: sourcing specialist for Martin Guitar. Mike is in charge of sourcing things like sinker mahogany, pearl inlay & so much more. Sit back & relax as Maury & Spoon - and Mike - dive deep into a fun & informative conversation. It's gonna get nerdy.

This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's lon...

In today's episode we're discussing the new Cherry Hill Customs from Martin Guitar. These unique instruments are only available IN-PERSON, for those customers visiting the Martin factory. Sit back & listen as we tell you all about 'em ... and you'll hear some sound samples, too.

This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional mus...

In today's episode we're chatting with Teja Gerken. Teja is a professional fingerstyle guitarist from the bay area of California. He worked at Acoustic Guitar magazine for many years before co-founding Peghead Nation with Scott Nygaard and Dan Gabel. His brand new album "Test of Time" is earning glowing reviews and can be found on all the major platforms. We're very excited to sit down with Teja and we hope you enjoy this very spec...

In today's episode we're discussing open tunings and alternate tunings for guitar. What artist do you think of when someone mentions "Open G"? Which song do you most associate DADGAD with? Have you ever heard of "Celtic C"? Double-drop D? Sit back & relax as Maury & Spoon get their open tuning chat on.

This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime assoc...

In today's episode of Martins & More, we have a mixed bag of topics. Maury's Music brings back the OM-18, Martin Backstage members get 3 more Episodes of "From the Cage",  non-Martin NAMM items that caught our eye & more. Sit back & relax as Maury & Spoon get their smorgasbord chat on. :)

This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association...

In today's episode of Martins & More, we're discussing Martin 12 string guitars. Current models, limited editions, the first Martin 12-strings ever made - and all points in-between. We'll even compare notes on our favorite 12-strings artist - and songs! Sit back & relax as Maury & Spoon get their 12-string chat on. 

This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spo...

The NEW 2024 NAMM Martins Now that we've played many of the new 2024 NAMM Martins, we'd like to give you our real impressions - from a player's point of view. Sit back & relax as Maury & Spoon get their 2024 NAMM chat on.

This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a r...

In today's episode we're discussing the new Remastered X Series from Martin Guitar. We'll talk about the 00-X2E Cocobolo, D-X2E 12 Brazilian, GPC-X2E Ziricote - and so many more! New innovations like beveled fingerboard edges, refined string spacing & gorgeous new HPL pattern backs & sides. Sit back & relax as Maury & Spoon discuss these brand new X series NAMM offerings from Martin Guitar.

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NEW Martin Guitar models for NAMM 2024! In today's episode we're discussing the NEW 2024 offerings from Martin Guitar, introduced at Winter NAMM. Standard series SC-18E and SC-28E, The remastered X series, the controversial GPCE Inception Maple - and more! Sit back & relax as Maury & Spoon dive deep into the exciting new Martin guitars from NAMM 2024!

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In today's episode we're discussing the Rolling Stone 250 greatest guitarists of all time. List like these were made for debating - and now it's our turn to dissect and debunk this enormous - and erroneous, collection. Should Neil Young be 100  spots higher than Stephen Stills? Does Joe Bonamassa deserve to be omitted? Where (if at all) does your favorite guitarist rank on this list? Sit back & relax as Maury & Spoon tear a...

In today's episode we're discussing the NEW Martin GPCE Inception Maple! With its revolutionary new bracing, environmentally-friendly construction & gorgeous new sunburst shade, this brand-new offering from CF Martin deserves an episode all to itself. Sit back & relax as Maury & Spoon dive deep into this exciting new guitar from NAMM 2024!

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In today's episode we're celebrating the fact that Martin Guitar turns 190! The legendary guitar company released the new Martin D-19 to commemorate this joyous occasion, and we need to unpack all the details for you. We'll also chat about the new Joan Baez display at the Martin museum & even discuss different kinds of acoustic pickups (by request). Sit back & relax as Maury & Spoon get their 190th birthday chat on.

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Welcome to season 4! In today's episode we're discussing Christmas & Holiday music. We'll find out which Christmas songs Spoon grew up with, which holiday programs Maury thinks of when you mention the holidays, and we'll gush about our favorite acoustic Christmas albums. Sit back & relax as Maury & Spoon get their holiday music chat on! 

This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A...