In this episode, Little John drives Guapo up a mountain to Painted Cave Lookout for an interview with Mike Baggetta. Mike is a post-genre guitar explorer with a unique and unconventional approach to playing and writing music. Their wide-ranging conversation covers topics including: music with an emotional target, playing the whole instrument, his connection to various guitars including a few built by Saul Koll, balancing his musical-life with his day-to-day life, being present as the magic is happening, etc. Mike talks about guitar influences and peers like David Torn, Nels Cline, Ted Dunbar, Elliot Sharp, Henry Kaiser, etc. Mike also talks about his current trio with Mike Watt and Stephen Hodges, Main Steam Stop Valve a.k.a. MSSV, and his duo with Kris Tiner, TIN/BAG. VW Westfalia lovers will appreciate the sexy drone footage of Guapo perched high atop a mountain with a view of the Pacific Ocean. Guitar Magic is the only full episode vanlife travel show about the guitar and its people.
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