Weekly Wednesday Q&A with Juha Ruokangas
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Weekly Wednesday Q&A with Juha Ruokangas
Let's talk about guitars. I'll do my best to help you understand your instrument better, and give all tips I can, so you could get the most out of your guitar and enjoy making your music even more! I make guitars for my living. These podcasts, however, are not about selling my guitars to you. I make...
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#63 - Which first: The good news... or the good news?
Ok… Are you ready for it? The time has finally come to reveal the big news I’ve been holding back for far too long! With 2025 marking the 30th anniver...
#62 - 2024 Wrapped: Rust, Renewal and Revelations
Wrapping up the year 2024 and wishing you all Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2025. On this video I'll share with you some of my thoughts on the pa...
#61 - Cremona Musica 2024 - a Luthier's Pilgrimage in Stradivari's Footsteps
Cremona is known for its history as the center of classical musical instrument making - the home of Amati, Rugeri, Stradivari, Guarneri, and many more...
#60 - New Guitar Model - The Missing Link Between Acoustic And Electric?
We've had the tube-powered Valvebucker pickup for some years now. We've integrated it into our existing guitar and bass models, successfully inspiring...
#59 - Hasta La Vista, AI - The Arts & Crafts Strike Back!
Today, we’re going to explore an interesting parallel between two eras that have shaped, and are shaping, our world: the Industrial Revolution and the...
#58 - Questions & Answers - Why is Finland the happiest... and more!
A comeback stream after a year and a half hibernation? Well, that might be an overstatement, but I've been missing you people too much - I hope there'...
#57 - Can I shred with a nylon stringed electric..!?
First I turned down the idea of making a nylon-stringed electric guitar - but eventually I changed my mind. Why? You have to watch this stream to find...
#56 - Songs From The Wood: Ebony
Why is ebony so highly valued in the world of musical instruments? Let's discuss about tradition and sustainability - and how those two concepts confl...
#55 - Ruben Roeh & The Art of Teaching Guitar
What is ear training about? Active listening? Biomechanical method of teaching guitar..!!? Half a year ago I had no idea - but thanks to Ruben Roeh we...
#54 - The story of Jussi Reijonen, a man making music between cultures...
Both Jussi and I grew up in Rovaniemi, a little town smacked right on the Arctic circle, next to Santa's workshop. While I remained in Finland and lea...
#53 - The most expensive guitar pickup ever made... Overpriced or what!?
This episode addresses many questions asked about our new Valvebucker Mk2 pickup in the aftermath of its launch 2 weeks ago. Many magazines and online...
#52 - Pause, Reflect & Reset
This episode of the Weekly Wednesday live is many things. It's a wrap-up of my experiences as a YouTuber since I started these live broadcasts a year...
#51 - Can Social Media Kill Your Creativity..?
One week ago, I removed all social media apps - Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube, Twitter - from my phone, and have kept notes of how it has fe...
#50 - Ethically Organic, Vegan Friendly & Sustainable Guitar?
Terms such as 'sustainable', 'organic', 'ethically correct' are the trend of the modern age. We're looking for ways to calm down our conscience with t...
#49 - Twisted Sister's Jay Jay French exclusive LIVE interview
... I proclaimed to my mom that I didn't need a high school education and I wasn't going to return to school. My mother wasn't thrilled. "You only hav...
#48 - Petteri Sariola - How Did I Become Me?
Petteri Sariola is an internationally touring fingerstyle virtuoso singer-songwriter guitarist from Finland. What makes Petteri tick? What can we lear...
#47 - Mika Tyyskä - How to Make a Living in Music?
Many of us have faced this situation. You love music and you've found your instrument to express yourself with - and all you'd want to do is play! But...
#46 - Juha reacting to the '5-Step-Setup' video by Paul Davids
I've been asked repeatedly to comment the very popular '5-step setup' video by the famous YouTuber Paul Davids, and... Well, after watching his video...
#45 - Douglas Castro - The man behind Quad Cortex
"I often talk about the future of guitar - future of music - future of design. Hmmm maybe not a coincidence I'm a also a big fan of science fiction li...
#44 - Can one guitar be enough..?
"There are many legendary guitarists who have become known of playing just one guitar - Brian May, Danny Gatton, John Schofield, Mike Stern and Larry...
#43 - The '59 Burst Magic... Can a new guitar have it?
Last week Erik M. asked me in the Weekly Wednesday stream chat: "Do you have a theory on what the 59 burst magic is about?". Stephan S. emailed me a d...
#42 - Can you learn a new skill by reading books?
"Never before in the history has there been so much information easily available to us. For those of you who want to learn to make guitars - play guit...
#41 - Where is guitar design going next?
"We've seen the Telecasters, Stratocasters and Les Pauls in an endless variety of reincarnations. We've seen the radical deviations from tradition by...
#40 - Winter Is Coming! What does it do to my guitar?
"Can something bad happen to my guitar because of winter? How should I prepare my guitar for the seasons changing?"
A lot of players keep...
#39 - Interrogation Continues...
"Why does a guitar need a truss rod? How come fret files are so expensive? Can rosewood be replaced by thermally aged other species? How can I make my...
#38 - Under Your Interrogation...
"How high should the pickups be adjusted? Which guitar companies are your idols? Can a heavy weight guitar sound good? What's the weirdest tool you ow...
#37 - Does Fret Size and Material Make a Difference?
"Medium or Jumbo frets? Narrow or wide? Nickel silver or stainless steel? EVO gold - what the heck is that anyways..!?"
Don't fret - you'...
#36 - Is it worth modding my guitar..?
"I bought a guitar.. but the neck profile is not comfortable. The pickups could be hotter, too! Should I get another guitar - or have this one modded?...
#35 - Myths vs Reality: What Is The Best Neck Joint?
Should I go for bolt-on? Set neck? Neck-through-body? The web is full of advice - but can I trust it?
Do an internet search, and you'll f...
#34 - 7 Reasons To Think Twice Before Ordering My Guitar
As you know, I'm not typically doing these Weekly Wednesday Live about my own guitars. But.. since the broadcast IS about answering your questions and...
#33 - James Lascelles from Wheel - What Makes You 'Fugue'?
FUGUE /fjuːɡ/
1. In MUSIC - a contrapuntal composition in which a short melody or phrase (the subject) is introduced by one part and succ...
#32 - We All Know What 'Quality' Means... Right..?
"Some things are better than others, that is, they have more quality. But when you try to say what the quality is, apart from the things that have it,...
#31 - The 4 Elements That Define Your Guitar Sound!
The Perfect Tone... Does it even exist? And if it does, why does it keep eluding me? On this episode of my Weekly Wednesday Live I'll talk about the 4...
#30 - I have a great idea! But how do I convince the world?
Last week the title of my show was "How To Become The Guitarist I've Always Wanted To Be". In other words, we discussed about setting goals and how to...
#29 - How to become the guitarist you've always wanted to be?
Easy, right? You become who you want to be by practising more! But... is it really that easy? Typically life steps on the way, and we don't always get...
#28 - Why is Japanese quality better? Or is it..?
Be it cars, electronics, kitchen knives or guitars, “Made in Japan” equals high quality. But… why? It wasn’t always that way. When it comes to indust...
#27 - What Has The Covid-19 Crisis Done To Musicians?
Class society - the way of the western world back in medieval times. The noblemen and clergy at the top, merchants and craftsmen next, followed by the...
#26 - Who's The Next Jimi Hendrix?
My mind has been buzzing since our company 25th Anniversary online celebration. A lot of thoughts cruising on my mind's highways - so I thought that i...
#25 - 10 Music Albums That Changed My Life
During the past two week episodes I’ve reflected on my past from a couple of different perspectives. We began two weeks ago by jumping straight into t...
#24 - My 7 Favourite Electric Guitars Made In Europe
Today, I will reflect another facet of my 25 years in guitar business - not as a guitar maker, but as a guitar enthusiast - a player - a fan - just li...