256 - Chris Vos (the Record Company)

About this episode

In this episode, James Patrick Regan interviews Chris Vos from the Record Company about his guitar collection, touring experiences, and musical journey.

256 - Chris Vos (the Record Company) In episode 256 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host James Patrick Regan speaks with guitarist Chris Vos from the Record Company who he first interviewed in episode six. In their conversation Chris discusses his guitar and lap steel collection at home and talks about his local guitar shop Old Style Guitars ( https://oldstyleguitarshop.com/ )in LA. Chris describes the guitars and lap steels that he uses live and he tells us about the rest of his live rig and his trick to keep his guitar volume up and the stage volume manageable, he also explains his backline situation with amps and guitars. Chris talks about the economics and realities of touring and not using a bus. Chris tells us about growing up on a dairy farm Wisconsin and what drew him to guitar and his musical experiences in Wisconsin eventually teaching 60 students and playing locally in different original bands. Chris talks about his friendship with fellow Wisconsin native Greg Koch and Marcus King who originally opened up for the Record Company and a phone conversation with Les Paul. Chris describes the culture shock when he moved to LA and how he…

People in this episode

Host: James Patrick Regan

Guest: Chris Vos

Topics covered

• guitar
• lap steel
• touring
• music education
• friendship
• local guitar shops

Keywords

• Record Company
• Old Style Guitars
• Wisconsin
• LA
• Greg Koch
• Marcus King
• Les Paul

Mentioned in this episode

Products: guitar, lap steel, amps

Books & works: Have Guitar Will Travel

Places: LA, Wisconsin

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