Becoming a Luthier & the Jimmy Fallon Guitar

In this bonus episode, Jackie interviews Jeff Kadlic, a musician, songwriter, luthier, and audio engineer, about how he became a luthier. Jeff shares his journey from working at a rehearsal studio in New York City to starting his own repair work and making electronics upgrade kits for popular guitar models. He eventually started making his own guitars and has made around 40-50 guitars to date. Jeff also discusses the importance of finish work in guitar making and showcases one of his guitars, the Champtone Atomic. He shares the story of how he made a red Fender Telecaster style guitar that caught the attention of Jimmy Fallon. Jimmy ended up buying the guitar and using it on his late-night show. Jeff also talks about his experience delivering the guitar to Jimmy and the excitement of seeing it being played on TV. www.champtone.com/
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00:00 The Journey to Becoming a Luthier
11:04 The Importance of Finish Work in Guitar Making
21:08 The Red Guitar That Caught Jimmy Fallon's Attention
24:39 Delivering the Guitar to Jimmy at Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
29:14 The Guitar's Appearance in a Musical Performance on the Show's Finale
30:43 The Mystery of the Red Guitar's Whereabouts
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Thanks for having me back again, Jackie. Grateful I got to share some of my luthier stories including the one about the Jimmy Fallon guitar!

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Thank you!!

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