Know Your Gear Podcast
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<p>The <b>Know Your Gear Podcast</b> is where guitar players come for straight talk about guitars, amps, pedals, the music industry, and everything in between. Hosted by Phillip McKnight, each episode combines 20+ years of industry experience with honest opinions, gear advice, behind-the-scenes insight, and answers to the questions guitar players actually care about.</p><p><br></p>
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Recent Episodes
September 5, 2026
Dean Zelinsky Says Eddie Van Halen Made Guitars A Race To The Bottom
Dean Zelinsky, founder of Dean Guitars and DBZ Guitars, discusses how Eddie Van Halen's approach to guitar manufacturing impacted the industry.
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Dean Zelinsky Says Eddie Van Halen Made Guitars A Race To The Bottom
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[…] It wasn't like a custom shop. And then he was like, oh, no, I haven't made Mexico. It was legit. So somebody said some made Mexicos are better. Absolutely. So same thing with SE. I don't think it has a downgraded philosophy to it. In other words, I don't think people look at it as not as good. In fact, if anything, I think some people actually could look at an SE as being a more legitimate guitar because again if anything if you were to argue i'd argue this let's play this for argument i would argue that when you look at paul reed smith guitars as a whole right look at the core series and look at the se i would say as a professional player most people look at the se as being more respectable because i think core is really for a collector kind of thing right i mean It's always been marked as, you know, only rich play, you know, rich people buy them. […]
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- What is Know Your Gear Podcast?
<p>The <b>Know Your Gear Podcast</b> is where guitar players come for straight talk about guitars, amps, pedals, the music industry, and everything in between. Hosted by Phillip McKnight, each episode combines 20+ years of industry experience with honest opinions, gear advice, behind-the-scenes insight, and answers to the questions guitar players actually care about.</p><p><br></p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates daily.
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