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The Steve Stine Podcast
The Steve Stine Podcast is about more than just music — it’s about life, faith, and finding meaning in the everyday. Join Steve as he shares honest stories from decades of experience as a musician, educator, husband, father, and believer navigating the highs and lows of life. Each episode offers heartfelt conversations about purpose, spirituality, personal growth, and staying inspired — even when life gets messy or uncertain.
Whether you’re picking up a guitar, walking through a season of…
Episodes
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Behind the Music: A Day in the Life of Steve Stine
Send Steve a Text Message Ever wondered how a week in the life of a guitar maestro ticks by? Strum along with me, your host, as I reveal the finely-tuned…
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Eric Beaty: From Self-Taught Guitarist to GuitarZoom Instructor
Send Steve a Text Message Hey everyone, Steve Stine here from GuitarZoom, and I'm thrilled to share with you a special episode of our podcast where I had the…
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To Amp or Not to Amp: Real Amps vs. Digital Amps (and why they both have benefits)
Send Steve a Text Message Ever wondered about the sonic intricacies of guitar amps and how they shape the music that moves you? In our latest episode, we crank…
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Finding Your Unique Sound: The Balance Between Note-For-Note and Personal Expression in Learning Songs
Send Steve a Text Message Have you ever wondered if music should be played precisely as it's written, or if there's room for a personal twist? As we explore…
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Mastering the Gig: Preparing to Play with a Band, Play a Show, and Go On Tour
Send Steve a Text Message Ever wondered what it takes to become an indispensable member of a band, someone who nails every performance and tour? Look no…
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Stepping Onstage for the First Time: A Guide
Send Steve a Text Message Ever wonder what it's like to step on stage for the first time with shaky knees and a guitar in hand? I sure do, and that's exactly…
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Shredding the Boundaries: Guilherme Miranda's Journey from Brazilian Roots to Metal Legend
Send Steve a Text Message Welcome, music aficionados and guitar enthusiasts, to the Steve Stine Podcast. In today’s episode, you’re in for a treat as we dive…
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The Journey to Authenticity and Brand Security in the Virtual World
Send Steve a Text Message Embark on a journey through the treacherous yet rewarding landscape of brand protection in the digital realm, as I recount my…
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Develop an Effective Practice Routine With Aging Fingers or Injuries
Send Steve a Text Message Are stiff fingers and rusty joints dampening your guitar groove? Fear not, fellow strummers! Today, I'm peeling back the curtain on…
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Amp Up Your Band's Performance: The Art of Balancing Practice and Rehearsal
Send Steve a Text Message Ever feel like your band is just one step away from truly rocking the stage together? Get ready to transform that feeling into a…
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Unleashing Studio-Quality Guitar Tones with Top Plugins and Amp Sims: A Guide by Steve Stine
Send Steve a Text Message Ever wondered how to inject studio-quality guitar tones directly into your recordings without the hassle of micing amps? Strap in as…
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Tim Pierce Tells the Story Behind Recording Bon Jovi's Runaway
Send Steve a Text Message Strap in for a ride on the wild strings of Tim's guitar as he shares the untold stories from the early days of Bon Jovi, and beyond…
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Striking a Chord: My Journey from Rock to Jazz Fusion Mastery
Send Steve a Text Message Have you ever found yourself on the edge of a musical cliff, looking into the unknown depths of a genre that feels worlds away from…
The Steve Stine PodcastHow I Use Compression with my Guitar Tone?
Send Steve a Text Message Welcome back to the Steve Stine Guitar podcast! In this episode, "How I Use Compression With My Guitar Tone," our host, the legendary…
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Soloing with Arpeggios with Steve Stine
Send Steve a Text Message Arpeggio, also known as a "broken chord," denotes a chord in which each note is audibly heard separately. Specifically, they’re the…
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Getting Better at Barre Chords with Steve Stine
Send Steve a Text Message Learning the Barre Chords the first time is difficult. Thus holding the strings all at once make the guitarists frustrated but…
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How to Solo Using the CAGED System with Steve Stine
Send Steve a Text Message The CAGED System uses the five shapes of open-position chords—C, A, G, E and D—to make all other barre chords. The system allows for…
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Understanding Simple Scale and Chord Theory for Guitar with Steve Stine
Send Steve a Text Message The theory of guitar chords includes how scales are used to create chords as well as the various quality and types based on the…
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Shortcuts In Trying To Memorize Your Fretboard with Steve Stine
Send Steve a Text Message The Fretboard is a huge part of the guitar. Having quick, efficient ways to navigate and memorize your fretboard is essential for…
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Avoiding the Guitar Brain When Improvising with Steve Stine
Send Steve a Text Message The Guitar Brain can hinder improvisation, leading players to try and force ideas out instead of thinking about the music they're…
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Preparing Yourself for a Band Show Tour with Steve Stine
Send Steve a Text Message The majority of musicians name touring as an aspect they love in their careers. By touring, you may showcase the song you have been…
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How to Use Different Scales to Play a Solo With Steve Stine
Send Steve a Text Message Today, we're going to discuss the importance of melody in soloing, outlining chords underneath oneself. Steve also discusses how to…
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Getting Creative with Your Fretboard with Steve Stine
Send Steve a Text Message Today, we're going to talk about trying to get more creative with the movements that you do across the fretboard. Maybe you play more…
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How to Play the Lydian Scale with Steve Stine
Send Steve a Text Message In today’s episode of Steve Stine Guitar Podcast, we are going to talk about a technique that you've probably heard of before, ‘the E…
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Creative String Bends To Make Your Solos Sound Even Better with Steve Stine
Send Steve a Text Message String bending is one of the most musically expressive guitar-playing methods. These techniques enable the player to emulate the…
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Creating a Purpose for Your Guitar Practice and Playing with Steve Stine
Send Steve a Text Message There will be times when we simply ponder what we are doing and the question "why" pops into our minds. We sometimes wonder why we do…
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Learn Your Minor Triads on Your Fretboard with Steve Stine
Send Steve a Text Message Minor triads are some of the simple yet significant chords that you can play on your instruments. Knowing where to find them on your…
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Steve Grimmett - Remembering the Man, the Memories and the Music
Send Steve a Text Message Today’s episode is a tribute to one of the greatest musicians of all time; the British heavy metal vocalist, best known as the lead…
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Perfect Your Pull-Offs with Steve Stine
Send Steve a Text Message In today’s episode, Steve will be talking about a few different practice tips for developing your Legato Technique, and the three…
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The Right Guitar Pick for You with Paul Holcomb
Send Steve a Text Message It can be difficult to imagine, but the guitar pick is one of the simplest yet most essential components of your setup. This tiny…
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The Story of My Connection to The Ibanez Jem
Send Steve a Text Message “Guitars that you choose can have a really huge impact on your playing style and the way you perceive guitar playing and that sort of…
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Protecting Your Name and Your Brand with Steve Stine
Send Steve a Text Message In the business world, branding is everything, however, you also need to protect it in the best way possible. In today's episode…
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Playing Onstage for the First Time with Steve Stine
Send Steve a Text Message We all get to experience a lot of FIRSTS in our lives and one of the most awkward situations we may encounter is standing on stage…
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Behind the Creative Process of Music Production with Jim Hustwit
Send Steve a Text Message “The pressure that we put on ourselves to create a masterpiece actually in itself, stifles creativity. If you're putting yourself…
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Fretboard Shortcuts for String Bends with Steve Stine
Send Steve a Text Message In today's episode, Steve's going to show this one idea in the first position of pentatonic (any scale) and learning to visualize and…
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How To Do String Bending the Right Way with Steve Stine
Send Steve a Text Message In today’s episode, Steve is going to show you the right way to do string bending because you’re not just guitar playing, but you are…
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Learning to Groove and Create Better Rhythm with Steve Stine
Send Steve a Text Message In today’s episode, Steve's going to show you easy ways to create rhythm and groove when you play guitar so you can sound great when…
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Simple Pain-Free Way to Play More Chords with Steve Stine
Send Steve a Text Message In today’s episode, Steve will break Shell Voicing down for you to know exactly why they're important and how to use them. Shell…
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The Mysteries of Music Composition: Things You Need to Know with Mika Tyyskä
Send Steve a Text Message “When you start making a full song, it opens a lot of mysteries that you want to figure out.” - Mika Tyyskä To be a professional…
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Understanding the Concept of CAGED Soloing with Steve Stine
Send Steve a Text Message The CAGED system is one of the most essential concepts for rhythm and lead guitarists. This fretboard navigation method is equally…
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Cover Songs: How to Stand Out While Showcasing Your Own Talent with Brian Hollenbeck
Send Steve a Text Message Singing popular cover songs can be a lot of fun; it's a fantastic way to get your audience's attention while also allowing you to…
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Basic Steps to Ear Training with Steve Stine
Send Steve a Text Message In today’s episode, we will be discussing some simple ways to develop your ability to hear chords, chord movements, and melodies, and…
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Improve Your Picking with Songs You Love with Steve Stine
Send Steve a Text Message This episode is great for you if you want to learn how to play unique chords with open strings and how you can switch between them…
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Theory of Music with Tommy Armstrong-Leavitt
Send Steve a Text Message “If you don't figure out by ear you’re doing yourself a disservice because you’re not gonna able to reason through things without…
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3 Must-Know Practice Tips in Guitar Playing with Steve Stine
Send Steve a Text Message Practice is one of the most important keys to mastering a talent or skill and this is also applicable in playing guitar. Practicing…
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The Role of Music In Our Lives with David Wallimann
Send Steve a Text Message “Listening is not just a music too, it’s life experiences and things that affect you.” - David Wallimann Music has the ability to…
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Episode 2: Music as an Art Not a Theory with Owen Grover
Send Steve a Text Message Music is beyond experiencing what’s on the surface, beyond what is written, it is beyond hearing alone. When you are able to embody…
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Reinventing Music through Digital Technology with Owen Grover
Send Steve a Text Message “Technology is gonna absolutely reinvent the way we think about, create, compose, distribute, and listen to music.” - Owen Grover…
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Alternate Picking vs Economy Picking with Steve Stine
Send Steve a Text Message Guitar picking techniques are designed to maximize picking efficiency and to assure higher speed with fewer strokes. What is the best…
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Experiencing Life through Music with Brett Ecklund
Send Steve a Text Message “This long line of my story is just experiencing something, and then moving on to another experience and kind of just it, just…
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On Becoming a Genuine Artist with Brent Paschke
Send Steve a Text Message When you are being true to yourself, you are completely honest with what you feel, deeply value, and desire. It also means…
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Part 2: The Profound Meaning of Music with Joel Stevenett
Send Steve a Text Message Music has the ability to enhance the mind as well. There are numerous things to listen to and pay attention to in music. Music has…
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The Profound Meaning of Music with Joel Stevenett
Send Steve a Text Message Music has the ability to enhance the mind as well. There are numerous things to listen to and pay attention to in music. Music has…
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Steve Stine's Powerful Journey of Guitar Playing
Send Steve a Text Message “Sometimes you’ll want to give up the guitar. You’ll hate the guitar. But if you stick with it, you’re gonna be rewarded.” – Jimi…
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Behind The Successful and Hit Songs of Lance King
Send Steve a Text Message Musicians would create the path for their compositions or songs to be heard. There are also numerous solo performers that risk and do…
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Grim Reaper's Steve Grimmett: Origin Story and Musical Journey
Send Steve a Text Message The band Grim Reaper has always made a name across the world of heavy metal. The band has achieved success all over the world and has…
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What It Looks Like to be Steve Stine’s Daughter ft. Imogen Stine
Send Steve a Text Message Have you ever wondered how it feels like to become a musician’s daughter? Having a musician father opens the possibilities of having…
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Tips for Learning Guitar for Beginners and the Challenges in Teaching Music with Marlene Hutchinson
Send Steve a Text Message In this episode of Steve Stine Guitar Podcast, we're joined by Marlene Hutchinson. She's a BSBA, CTC, instructor, musician, published…
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What It Looks Like Becoming a Youtube Sensation and Guitar Influencer with Gabriel Cyr
Send Steve a Text Message Most people become indecisive when choosing a career in music. After all, the music industry offers a diversity of careers. You can…
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Guitar Teachers Burnout and How You Can Overcome It with Brett Williams
Send Steve a Text Message Doing the same thing multiple times a day can sometimes feel exhausting, even if it’s something you love. And no matter how much they…