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Ask Zac

Zac Childs · en · 286 episodes

Zac Childs is a music insider and historian. He is the host of the acclaimed Truetone Lounge interview series and contributed to Vintage Guitar Magazine for 15 years via his Ask Zac column, and numerous featured articles, product reviews, and cover stories. On his ASK ZAC channel, Zac takes a look at players and gear and also answers guitar-related questions in ways that were never possible via print.

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Duane Allman - The Telecaster & Fuzz Years - Ask Zac 107
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Jul 6, 2023·20m
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My New Years Gig Story - Ask Zac 106
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Jul 5, 2023·19m
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TOP 5 Episodes of 2021 - Ask Zac 105
To Support the Channel: Tip jar: https://paypal.me/AskZac Venmo @AskZac Or check out my store for merch - www.askzac.com As I was contemplating my last AZ…
Jul 4, 2023·19m
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A Vintage Amp Snob Goes Direct - Ask Zac 104
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Jul 3, 2023·20m
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Robbie Robertson - Tele-Man of The Band - Ask Zac 103
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Jul 2, 2023·26m
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How Small Amps Got Big - Ask Zac 102
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Jul 1, 2023·27m
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Hot-Rodding The Brown Princeton - Ask Zac 101
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Jun 30, 2023·19m
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'62 Princeton Amp - Chris Stapleton Edition - Ask Zac 100
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Jun 29, 2023·15m
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Al Anderson - NRBQ's Big Man of the Telecaster - Ask Zac 99
To Support the Channel: Tip jar: https://paypal.me/AskZac Venmo @AskZac Or check out my store for merch - www.askzac.com NRBQ was one of the most talented…
Jun 28, 2023·28m
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The 1959 Fender Super Amp - Top Of The Heap Of The Mid-Sized Tweeds - Ask Zac 98
To Support the Channel: Tip jar: https://paypal.me/AskZac Venmo @AskZac Or check out my store for merch - www.askzac.com The Fender tweeds from1947 thru 1960…
Jun 27, 2023·16m
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Giggin' On Tulsa Time - Ask Zac 97
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Jun 26, 2023·28m
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The History of Jerry Jones Guitars - Ask Zac 95
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Jun 25, 2023·30m
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How To Prepare For A Gig - Ask Zac 94
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Jun 24, 2023·18m
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Jimmy Bryant - The First Hero Of The Telecaster - Ask Zac 93
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Jun 23, 2023·26m
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How & Why I started my Guitar Related "Ask Zac" Channel using 2 iPhones and a lapel mic - Ask Zac 92
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Jun 22, 2023·17m
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Q & A - Princetons, Tele Body Thickness, and Guthrie Trapp's influence - Ask Zac 91
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Jun 21, 2023·19m
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1960 Deluxe VS 1959 Harvard - A Fender Tweed Comparison - Ask Zac 90
To Support the Channel: Tip jar: https://paypal.me/AskZac Venmo @AskZac Or check out my store for merch - www.askzac.com Fender tweeds are some of the most…
Jun 20, 2023·18m
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How Grady Martin's 1961 Fuzz Solo birthed Keith Richard's "Satisfaction" in 1965 - Ask Zac 89
Check out the opening Squier Bass VI lick played with Fuzz! To Support the Channel: Tip jar: https://paypal.me/AskZac Venmo @AskZac Or check out my store at -…
Jun 19, 2023·14m
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1957 VS 1967 Vintage Telecaster Comparison - Ask Zac 88 - Leo Fender VS CBS Fender
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Jun 18, 2023·25m
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Learning To Love Fuzz & Electric Guitar Capo Tips - Ask Zac 87
To Support the Channel: Tip jar: https://paypal.me/AskZac Venmo - AskZac Or check out my store at - www.askzac.com Learning to play guitar in the 80s, my only…
Jun 17, 2023·19m
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7 things I stole from John Leventhal - Ask Zac 86
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Jun 16, 2023·25m
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Gigging in Downtown Nashville - Ask Zac 85
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Jun 15, 2023·23m
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10 Legendary Telecaster Licks - Ask Zac 84
To Support the Channel: Tip jar: https://paypal.me/AskZac Or check out my store at - www.askzac.com My son told me, "Dad, you ought to do a video on your…
Jun 14, 2023·21m
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An Ask Zac B-Bender Lesson - AZ 83
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Jun 13, 2023·16m
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FRANK RECKARD of Emmylou's Hot Band - Ask Zac 82
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Jun 12, 2023·20m
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Joe Glaser installs a B-Bender in my Paisley Tele - Ask Zac 81
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Jun 11, 2023·54m
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Glaser's New Convertible B/G-Bender and Updated Nashville 3-pickup wiring - Ask Zac 80
To Support the Channel: Tip jar: https://paypal.me/AskZac Or check out my store at - www.askzac.com Joe Glaser is the guru that has kept Nashville guitarists…
Jun 10, 2023·21m
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Fender VS Vox - Ask Zac 79
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Jun 9, 2023·14m
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Fender '68 Custom Vibro Champ Reverb - Ask Zac 78
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Jun 8, 2023·19m
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Fred Newell, Nashville Now, and the TNN Telecaster - Ask Zac 77
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Jun 7, 2023·25m
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My Tales from the 2010 Nashville Flood - Ask Zac 76
To Support the Channel: Tip jar: https://paypal.me/AskZac Or check out my store at - www.askzac.com The Nashville Flood of 2010 was devastating. Lives, homes…
Jun 6, 2023·26m
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The Influence of John Jorgenson - Ask Zac 75
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Jun 5, 2023·29m
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Glaser Bender Guitars, the first Super-Telecasters and the birth of the Nashville Tele - Ask Zac 74
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Jun 4, 2023·24m
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Roy Buchanan - Tele Sorcerer - Ask Zac 73
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Jun 3, 2023·32m
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Roy Nichols - No Stranger to a Tele - Ask Zac 72
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Jun 2, 2023·33m
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Buck Owens & Don Rich - Telecaster Troubadours - Ask Zac 71
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Jun 1, 2023·29m
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The Revenge of the Fender Tone Master Deluxe Reverb Blonde - Ask Zac 70
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May 31, 2023·16m
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The Greatest Vox Amp You Haven't Heard Of - Ask Zac 69
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May 30, 2023·28m
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All-About the Vintage MXR Script Logo Dyna Comp - Ask Zac 68
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May 29, 2023·21m
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Making Chord Inversions Fun - Ask Zac 67
To Support the Channel: Tip jar: https://paypal.me/AskZac Or check out my store at - www.askzac.com In today's lesson, we look at a fun technique for helping…
May 28, 2023·13m
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Boss DM-2, DD-2, & DM-3 - Boss Delays of the 1980s - Ask Zac 66
Today I take a look at the Big-3 delay pedals that Boss released in the 1980s, the DM-2, DD-2, and the DM-3. They were all revolutionary when released, and are…
May 27, 2023·24m
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Vince Gill - Telecaster Songbird - Ask Zac 65
When Vince stops singing, his Telecaster takes over. Gill was a big part of keeping the Telecaster front and center during the 90s, Country Music's most…
May 26, 2023·22m
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Why A Jazzmaster? Ask Zac 64
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May 25, 2023·18m
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Roots Electric Rhythm Guitar - Ask Zac 63
To Support the Channel: Tip jar: https://paypal.me/AskZac Or check out my store at - www.askzac.com Rhythm guitar techniques in the styles of Ry Cooder, Keith…
May 24, 2023·18m
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Ray Flacke - Brit Telecaster Strangler - Ask Zac 62
Ray Flacke is another Tele-favorite of mine. I became aware of him through his work with Ricky Skaggs and soon started scouring the record bins for anything he…
May 23, 2023·27m
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A RUT BUSTING LESSON FOR 2021 - Ask Zac 61
Sometimes when I am practicing, I just end up playing the same things over and over again. Recently, I started trying to find a good method for busting myself…
May 22, 2023·15m
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Jesse Ed Davis - Unsung Hero of the Telecaster - Ask Zac 60
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May 21, 2023·18m
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A Very Special "Ask Zac" Christmas - Brad Paisley, Dr. Z, and Me - Ask Zac 59
The story of Brad Paisley's Christmas present to me, the ensuing effort on my part to reciprocate, how it led to a new Dr. Z amp, and a further push for…
May 20, 2023·12m
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1957 Fender Esquire RESTORATION - Ask Zac 58
The story of the restoration process, and the wonderful participants who helped out. Much thanks to Dan "Danocaster" Strain, Ron Ellis, Nick at Glaser's, and…
May 19, 2023·19m
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The True Story of my 1957 Fender Esquire - Ask Zac 57
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May 18, 2023·21m
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Danny Gatton Tribute - Ask Zac 56
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May 17, 2023·12m
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Zac's Hacks - Easy Telecaster Setup - Ask Zac 55
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May 16, 2023·22m
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The Electric Rhythm Styles of James Burton, Albert Lee & Brad Paisley - Ask Zac 54
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May 15, 2023·18m
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Albert Lee - The Father of Modern Tele Players - Ask Zac 53
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May 14, 2023·23m
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Telecaster Bridge Pickups 1950-69 - How pickups affect tone - UPDATED/CORRECTED - Ask Zac 52
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May 13, 2023·22m
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Ricky Skaggs - Reluctant Tele-Master - Ask Zac 51
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May 12, 2023·31m
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My Top 5 Guitar Books - Ask Zac 50
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May 11, 2023·22m
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Is Vintage All-That? - Ask Zac 49
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May 10, 2023·23m
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How Wood Affects Tone - Ask Zac 48
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May 9, 2023·15m
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Brent Mason Telecaster - Ask Zac 47
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May 8, 2023·25m