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Know Your Gear Podcast

Podcasts · Music

Know Your Gear Podcast

297 episodes · 20 with AI analysis

The Know Your Gear Podcast with Phillip McKnight is a weekly show where he answers about 30 to 40 guitar related questions while keeping it fun and informative.

AI Intelligence · across all analyzed episodes

People · top 20

Companies · top 20

Topics · top 10

Best-selling guitars 2025 (Epiphone Back to the Future, Fender Standard Telecaster, PRS SE NF53)Best-selling amplifiers 2025 (Neural DSP Quad Cortex, Line 6 Helix, Boss Katana)Counterfeit guitar detection and verification methodsUsed guitar market trends and churn patternsModeler vs. amplifier purchasing decisionsSignature model guitars and artist collaborationsBudget multi-effects processors and digital modelingOnline retail fraud and product misrepresentationGuitar brand consolidation and consumer choice paradoxPricing strategy volatility in music gear

Analyzed Episodes

Dec 27, 2025

Best Selling Guitars On Reverb In 2025

Best-selling guitars 2025 (Epiphone Back to the Future, Fender Standard Telecaster, PRS SE NF53)Best-selling amplifiers 2025 (Neural DSP Quad Cortex, Line 6 Helix, Boss Katana)Counterfeit guitar detection and verification methods

Dec 28, 2025

Best Selling Used Guitar Pedals In 2025

Best-selling guitar pedals 2025Used pedal market trends and pricingPedal brand rankings 2015 vs 2025

May 21, 2026

Guitar Center CEO Responds To My Criticism

Guitar Center retail store experience improvementsUnlocking merchandise strategy and theft/wear trade-offsLegacy POS system modernization roadmap

Jan 21, 2026

Another Guitar Brand files Bankruptcy

Guitar trade-in valuation strategies for small retailersCash flow management in music retail businessesCustomer relationship building in luxury goods retail

Jan 22, 2026

Being asked to leave a Guitar Center

Guitar amp reverb as essential feature across all price pointsFender Tone Master digital amp platform and longevity expectationsHeritage Custom Shop H-150 guitar specs and weight-relieved construction

Jan 23, 2026

Companies Show Who Really Makes Their Product

2026 Guitar Brand PredictionsGhost Building vs. Transparent PartnershipsIndonesian Manufacturing and Pricing

Jan 24, 2026

Huge Pop Star Gets PRS SE Signature guitar

Music store retail culture and customer experienceVintage guitar market consolidation and pricingEd Sheeran PRS SE signature guitar

Feb 12, 2026

The Cheap Guitar Companies Are Eating Themselves

Tariff impact on guitar manufacturing and pricing strategyBudget guitar market saturation and inventory managementCheap guitar brand competition and design copying

Feb 12, 2026

The Your Not Good Enough For That Guitar Argument

2025 Gear Industry Sales Performance and Market OutlookGatekeeping and Skill-Based Gear CriticismCommunity Building as Competitive Advantage

Feb 13, 2026

People Have Lost Their Minds With Used Guitar Prices

Split speaker cabinets and mixed speaker configurationsGuitar restringing business startup pricing and operationsFuture classic guitars and investment value

May 17, 2026

Fender Demands Everyone To Stop Making Strats Immediately!

Fender's cease-and-desist campaign against Stratocaster-shaped guitar builders in EuropePublic domain vs. copyright protection of guitar body shapes across jurisdictionsLegal costs and barriers for small guitar manufacturers defending against corporate lawsuits

May 8, 2026

Why Cheap Guitars Have Better Features Than Expensive Ones

Guitar specifications marketing (stainless steel frets, bone nuts, roasted maple)Neck joint construction (bolt-on vs set neck vs through-neck)Speaker selection and EQ compensation

May 9, 2026

How Guitar Brands Target Kids Vs Older Players

Guitar brand targeting strategies for kids vs. older playersVintage guitar collecting and trading economicsTorrified/roasted maple neck manufacturing and quality control

May 5, 2026

This EVH guitar is not what you think !!!

Guitar Manufacturing Quality ControlIndonesian vs. Chinese Guitar ProductionTruss Rod Adjustment Techniques

Apr 28, 2026

Another Pedal Co. shrinking its size and going direct

PRS nitro lacquer finish durability and acrylic undercoat technologyDirect-to-consumer business model for pedal and guitar manufacturersMusic retail disruption and dealer network decline

Feb 14, 2026

The flaw in the tone is in your hands argument

Acoustic bass guitar limitations and tuning stabilityPRS SE vs S2 vs Core guitar comparisons and collectibilityGuitar tuning stability factors (nut, tremolo, strings, humidity)

Mar 1, 2026

The guitar Secret You Can’t Unsee

PIRAS Hullabody 2 SE pricing and market positioningPiezo pickup system durability and maintenanceG&L guitar brand discontinuation and resale value

Mar 7, 2026

Another Round Of Layoffs At Fender Guitars

Fender Guitars Layoffs and RestructuringGuitar Manufacturing Quality Control IssuesDirect-to-Consumer vs. Dealer Distribution Strategy

Mar 9, 2026

I Survived Buying A Guitar At Guitar Center

High-end vs budget gear content strategy and audience engagementProfessional musician definition and monetization vs skillGuitar setup customization for playing technique

Mar 14, 2026

Fender Wins Lawsuit To Stop All Strat Copies

Fender Stratocaster body shape copyright ruling in GermanyTrademark vs. copyright vs. patent distinctions in guitar design protectionEuropean vs. US intellectual property law for musical instruments