S1E2 Authorized Bootleg: Michael Pastore

Featuring Michael Williams and Jim Isaac makes the Partscaster episode feel right—real builders, real opinions, no cork-sniffing. That’s a killer combo of experience + curiosity. This one’s going to resonate with anyone who’s ever swapped a pickup at 2 a.m. and called it “resear…

🎸 This week on The Engine Room, I’m joined by John Sanders— guitarist, educator, and the man behind the alter-ego Doug Steele. We get into the art of shred without the smoke and mirrors: how technique is really built, where feel gets lost (and found), and why chasing speed without intention is…

In this episode of The Engine Room, Josh Caldwell sits down with guitarist and tone craftsman Jack Devine for an honest conversation about chasing great sound, surviving the learning curve, and what it really takes to develop your own musical identity. From gear philosophy and signal chain simplici…