About this episode
Jude Gold interviews blues/rock guitarist Eric Gales about his music, guitar techniques, and personal journey.
Today we “fly the ‘copter” across the country to plug in with blues/rock powerhouse ERIC GALES at Earthtones Recording — the Greensboro, North Carolina studio where guitar phenom does most of his tracking. With his second Grammy-nominated album out (2025’s A Tribute to LJK — recorded in honor of his brother Manuel “Little Jimmy King” Gales) — plus a new signature model Kiesel guitar in the works (he plays one of the prototypes on this episode), tons of 2026 tour dates on the calendar, and an in-depth guitar course from TrueFire.com just released, Eric is as busy as ever. So, I appreciate him taking some time to talk guitar and music with me, jam with me, detail his guitar approaches and musical inspirations, and dive deep into the huge topics of gratitude, redemption, and helping others. Special thanks to Benjy Johnson at Earthtones Recording for capturing this episode, GuitarPlayer.com for sponsoring, and for TrueFire for setting the whole thing up. — JUDE GOLD, host and creator, No Guitar Is Safe
People in this episode
Host: JUDE GOLD
Guest: Eric Gales
Topics covered
- blues
- rock
- guitar
- music
- inspiration
Keywords
- Grammy-nominated album
- signature model Kiesel guitar
- 2026 tour dates
- guitar course
- gratitude
- redemption
- helping others
Sponsors
GuitarPlayer.com
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Kiesel guitar, TrueFire.com
Books & works: Grammy, A Tribute to LJK
Places: Greensboro, North Carolina
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