{"id":142132,"date":"2023-09-27T04:20:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T11:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acousticguitar.com\/?p=142132"},"modified":"2023-10-13T11:56:11","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T18:56:11","slug":"eric-johnson-gretchen-menn-the-acoustic-guitar-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acousticguitar.com\/eric-johnson-gretchen-menn-the-acoustic-guitar-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Johnson &#038; Gretchen Menn | The Acoustic Guitar Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"buzzsprout-player-13670031\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/1990655\/13670031-eric-johnson-and-gretchen-menn.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-13670031&#038;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/1990655\/13670031\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/1990655\/13670031\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to read a full transcript of this episode<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join Eric Johnson and Gretchen Menn for a wide-ranging conversation exploring ego, joy, musical growth, and how to get good tone. (Hint: it&#8217;s about a lot more than gear!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to ToneWoodAmp for sponsoring this episode. Learn more about their magnetically attached, game-changing multi-effects device for acoustic guitars at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tonewoodamp.com?utm_source=AG-Podcast&amp;utm_medium=Podcast&amp;utm_content=Episode-A&amp;utm_campaign=AG-Podcasts\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.tonewoodamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">tonewoodamp.com<\/a> \u2014&nbsp;get reverb, delay, and more, no amp required!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Additional resources:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Check out Eric Johnson&#8217;s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ericjohnson.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.ericjohnson.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Read <a href=\"https:\/\/acousticguitar.com\/austin-electric-guitar-phenom-eric-johnson-unplugs-for-a-journey-to-self-realization-on-new-album-ej\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/acousticguitar.com\/austin-electric-guitar-phenom-eric-johnson-unplugs-for-a-journey-to-self-realization-on-new-album-ej\/\">this interview with Eric Johnson<\/a>, which was the cover story of the <a href=\"https:\/\/store.acousticguitar.com\/products\/no-290-february-2017\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/store.acousticguitar.com\/products\/no-290-february-2017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">February 2017<\/a> issue of <em>Acoustic Guitar <\/em>magazine.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check out Gretchen Menn&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gretchenmenn.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.gretchenmenn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Order a copy of <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/store.acousticguitar.com\/products\/the-way-music-works\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/store.acousticguitar.com\/products\/the-way-music-works\" target=\"_blank\">The Way Music Works<\/a><\/em> and <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/store.acousticguitar.com\/collections\/new\/products\/reading-between-the-lines-the-acoustic-guitar-guide-to-musical-literacy\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/store.acousticguitar.com\/collections\/new\/products\/reading-between-the-lines-the-acoustic-guitar-guide-to-musical-literacy\" target=\"_blank\">Reading Between The Lines: The Acoustic Guitar Guide to Musical Literacy<\/a><\/em>, both by Gretchen Menn.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Get <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/store.acousticguitar.com\/collections\/songs-1\/products\/guitar-recorded-versions-the-best-of-eric-johnson\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/store.acousticguitar.com\/collections\/songs-1\/products\/guitar-recorded-versions-the-best-of-eric-johnson\" target=\"_blank\">note-for-note transcriptions<\/a> to learn to play some of Eric Johnson&#8217;s greatest hits.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Support the show:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/acousticguitarplus?utm_source=podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Join Our Community on Patreon<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/paypal.me\/acousticguitarplus\">Make a donation on PayPal<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/acoustic-guitar\/id1632083322\">Give a rating and review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<em>Acoustic Guitar Podcast<\/em>&nbsp;theme music is composed by Adam Perlmutter and performed for this episode by <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/acousticguitar.com\/author\/jeffrey-pepper-rodgers\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This episode is hosted by Nick Grizzle, produced by Tanya Gonzalez, and directed and edited by Joey Lusterman. Executive producers are Lyzy Lusterman and Stephanie Campos Dal Broi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<em>Acoustic Guitar Podcast<\/em>&nbsp;is produced by the team at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/store.acousticguitar.com\/collections\/back-issues\"><em>Acoustic Guitar<\/em>&nbsp;magazine<\/a>, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Publisher: Lyzy Lusterman<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Editorial Director: Adam Perlmutter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Managing Editor: Kevin Owens<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Creative Director: Joey Lusterman<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Digital Content Director: Stephanie Campos Dal Broi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Digital Content Manager: Nick Grizzle<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marketing Services Manager: Tanya Gonzalez<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/acousticguitar.com\/thank-you-patrons\/\">Special thanks to our listeners who support the show on Patreon<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While both our guests are lauded for their electric guitar chops, this episode is all about playing unplugged.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":142135,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"While both our guests are lauded for their electric guitar chops, this episode is all about playing unplugged.","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":false,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[1515],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[1544,1632],"blocksy_meta":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Eric-Johnson-and-Gretchen-Menn-Acoustic-Guitar-Podcast.jpg?fit=1000%2C625&ssl=1","authors":[{"term_id":1544,"user_id":28,"is_guest":0,"slug":"nicolas-grizzlestringletter-com","display_name":"Nick Grizzle","avatar_url":{"url":"https:\/\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/nick-grizzle-headshot.png","url2x":"https:\/\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/nick-grizzle-headshot.png"},"user_url":"","last_name":"Grizzle","first_name":"Nick","description":"Nick Grizzle is a music journalist and editor, sound engineer, drummer, and music lover whose vinyl collection continuously overflows its confines. 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