The Johnny Beane Podcast

We’re kicking things off by announcing a LIVE New Year’s Eve hang right here on Johnny Beane TV — 11:30 PM Eastern / 8:30 PM Pacific! 🎉 Tune in, hang out with us, talk music, talk life, talk whatever… and ring in the New Year together. From there, we jump into a wild story via Guitar Player about Ozzy Osbourne requesting a remote kill switch so he could shut off Randy Rhoads’ pedalboard from the next hotel room — because Randy’s nonstop practicing was driving him crazy 🤘😂 Next, it’s off to the workbench where I restring a Squier Stratocaster hardtail with Ernie Ball 10s, swap the pickguard to a slick mint green, and then plug in and play it for a while. To wrap things up, I dig deep into the archives and uncover a 20-year-old video of me recording guitar solos for my song “Heavy Mellow,” which I eventually released on streaming services back in 2010. Super cool blast from the past. 👉 The link to that video will be pinned in the comments. Don’t forget — join us LIVE on New Year’s Eve, 11:30 PM Eastern, right here on Johnny Beane TV. Let’s hang and start the year loud 🎸🔥 🎸 TALKING GUITARS: Music & Guitar News LIVE! 🤘 Join us LIVE for another epic Workbench LIVE Stream — we’re talking guitars, gear, tone & mods, plus the latest music and guitar news from around the world! 🎶 👇 Tune in LIVE, jump in the chat, and let’s talk guitars! If you’re into guitars, gear, and music news, you’re in the right place — smash that LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and hang with us because Talking Guitars is where the party’s at! 🎉 🔥 Every Week on Johnny Beane TV — Your Ultimate Guitar Hangout! ⚡ Epic Guitar & Gear Unboxings 🔧 Mod Tips, Pro Tricks & DIY Hacks 🎤 Live Q&As with Players Worldwide 🚨 Breaking Gear News, Leaks & First Looks 🎸 Guitar Stories, Artist Access & Backstage Vibes 🎁 Surprise Giveaways You Don’t Want to Miss 👍 Smash that LIKE 🔔 Hit SUBSCRIBE 💬 Drop a comment — You’re part of the crew! 🎥 Want Your Stream to Look Pro? 👉 StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4906555367489536 #JohnnyBeaneTV #NewYearsEveLive #GuitarLife #OzzyOsbourne #RandyRhoads #TalkingGuitars #Stratocaster #GuitarWorkbench #RockHistory

On this episode, we kick things off by diving into some killer Reverb listings, checking out seriously cool guitars — including some stunning, custom-style instruments from Arrow Guitars in Palm Desert, California 🤘 Then it’s straight to the workbench! 🔧 • Ron installs a pickup into one of his guitars • I string up the Strat I’ve been working on • And I show off my Ernie Ball Music Man EVH model, which is definitely due for a proper setup — coming up on a future live stream! Great guitars, hands-on mods, gear talk, and a fun hang with the crew. Always a great time on Straturday Night! 😎 🎸🔥 Welcome to STRATURDAY NIGHT — Your Saturday Night Guitar Destination! Riffs, mods, tone & mayhem every week — live guitar builds, screaming demos, wild stories, and nonstop laughs. Whether you’re a shredder, gearhead, or weekend warrior, THIS is your Saturday night hang. 📌 Subscribe: 🔔 YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/user/johnnybeane?sub_confirmation=1 🌐 Website → http://johnnybeane.com 📲 Follow Johnny Beane TV: 📸 Instagram → https://instagram.com/johnnybeane 🐦 Twitter/X → https://twitter.com/johnnybeane 📘 Facebook → https://facebook.com/johnnybeane 💎 Extra Links: 👨‍💻 Stream like a Rockstar → https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4906555367489536 ⚡ Power up the stream while LIVE → !tip | !s | !merch | !sub | !thumbs 🛒 Gear Up & Support the Show: 🎸 Lock-It Guitar Strap → Sweetwater: http://sweetwater.sjv.io/GKBjEL | Amazon: https://amzn.to/4g5udJL 🛡️ Ernie Ball Rubber Strap Blocks → Sweetwater: http://sweetwater.sjv.io/nXgvmV | Amazon: https://amzn.to/4cX3Pjy 🌀 Dunlop EVH Tortex Frankenstein Picks (.60mm) → http://sweetwater.sjv.io/WyY0LA 🛠️ D’Addario Guitar Dock → Sweetwater: http://sweetwater.sjv.io/eKZGkQ | Amazon: https://amzn.to/4cHpZGu 🎸 D'Addario Brass Strap End Pins → http://sweetwater.sjv.io/BnLXdy 🎯 Stew Mac Pure Tone Stereo 1/4" Jack → https://amzn.to/46fLlrG #StraturdayNight #JohnnyBeaneTV #TalkingGuitars #GuitarLife #GuitarMods #Workbench #Stratocaster #EVH #ErnieBallMusicMan #VanHalen #ReverbFinds #ArrowGuitars #LiveGuitar #GearTalk #GuitarCommunity 🤘🎸

On this episode of Talking Guitars, we kick things off with rock talk and six-string legends 🤘 An archival interview with Ace Frehley has resurfaced, revealing that one of his most iconic Kiss guitar solos wasn’t actually written by him. Ace credits legendary producer Bob Ezrin with coming up with the melody for the solo on “Detroit Rock City.” Ezrin, famously described by Alice Cooper as his band’s unofficial sixth member, brought a disciplined, hands-on approach to Kiss during the Destroyer sessions. Ace recalled that Ezrin added a cohesiveness and musical depth the band hadn’t had before, pushing them through long rehearsals until the songs became second nature. “Bob’s the one that came up with the solo — I didn’t write that,” Frehley admitted. “He had great ideas, and we executed them the way he wanted.” Paul Stanley later revealed the emotional inspiration behind “Detroit Rock City,” explaining that the song was influenced by a fan who died in a car accident while traveling to a Kiss show — turning the track into both a tribute to Detroit and a memorial. From there, we roll into exclusive throwback footage from the Amigo Guitar Show, hanging with Bay Area Rich — and yes, we’re heading back again early next month, with a LIVE stream straight from the show 📺🔥 Next up, it’s hands-on at the workbench as I continue assembling a Stratocaster, walking you through the build step by step. We also take a moment to honor a true music icon 🖤🎶 Perry Bamonte, longtime guitarist and keyboardist for The Cure, has passed away at age 65. Known affectionately as “Teddy,” Bamonte joined The Cure as a roadie and guitar tech before becoming a full member in 1990. He played on classic albums including Wish, Wild Mood Swings, and Bloodflowers, performed over 400 shows, and contributed to songs like “Friday I’m in Love,” “High,” and “A Letter to Elise.” Bamonte was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with The Cure in 2019 and rejoined the band in 2022 for another run of unforgettable shows, culminating in London’s Show of a Lost World in November 2024. We wrap things up back at the bench — the guitar build is finished except for strings, which will go on Straturday Night this Saturday 🎸⚡ 🎸 TALKING GUITARS: Music & Guitar News LIVE! 🤘 Join us LIVE for another epic Workbench LIVE Stream — we’re talking guitars, gear, tone & mods, plus the latest music and guitar news from around the world! 🎶 👇 Tune in LIVE, jump in the chat, and let’s talk guitars! If you’re into guitars, gear, and music news, you’re in the right place — smash that LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and hang with us because Talking Guitars is where the party’s at! 🎉 🔥 Every Week on Johnny Beane TV — Your Ultimate Guitar Hangout! ⚡ Epic Guitar & Gear Unboxings 🔧 Mod Tips, Pro Tricks & DIY Hacks 🎤 Live Q&As with Players Worldwide 🚨 Breaking Gear News, Leaks & First Looks 🎸 Guitar Stories, Artist Access & Backstage Vibes 🎁 Surprise Giveaways You Don’t Want to Miss 👍 Smash that LIKE 🔔 Hit SUBSCRIBE 💬 Drop a comment — You’re part of the crew! 🎥 Want Your Stream to Look Pro? 👉 StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4906555367489536 #TalkingGuitars #JohnnyBeaneTV #SquierGuitars #SeymourDuncan #FatCatP90 #GuitarMods #PickupComparison #StratStyle #GuitarTone #VegaTrem #KramerGuitars #GuitarYouTube #LiveGuitar

🎄 A Van Halen Christmas Surprise! 🎄 On this episode of Exclusively Van Halen here on Johnny Beane TV, we dive deep into a newly uploaded and extremely rare recording from the Music Media Archives YouTube channel — an uncirculated Van Halen soundboard tape captured during a 1983 South American soundcheck. Pulled from legendary sound engineer Roy’s personal collection, this tape was sadly left unlabeled, but clues throughout both sides strongly point to an early-1983 South American stop on the tour. The recording is paused and restarted multiple times, giving us a fascinating, fly-on-the-wall look at Van Halen in pure creative mode. This isn’t just a casual listen — it’s a dense, detail-packed snapshot of the band working things out in real time. Dave is mostly absent early on, popping in occasionally to talk, joke, and later sing, while the bulk of the tape features Eddie, Alex, and Michael Anthony jamming, experimenting, and locking in grooves. Among the many highlights: Jam-based takes on Wild Thing, Since I’ve Been Loving You, and Crossroads A funky jam that morphs into Eddie teasing Another One Bites The Dust Mike kicking off In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida before a tune-up stops the fun Nearly complete instrumental performances of Sinner’s Swing and Hear About It Later An early, embryonic version of Panama, showing just how far along the song already was in early ’83 Eddie solo for nearly 10 minutes, noodling, experimenting, and even dipping into The Munsters theme and the main riff of Beat It — especially cool considering Eddie’s iconic solo on the final track Dave returns later with classic Roth humor, bizarre commentary, and vocal warmups, before delivering the only full vocal performances on the tape: 🎤 You Can’t Do That (The Beatles) 🎤 A partial Little Dreamer, stopped mid-song with Dave admitting he’s been making up the words The tape closes perfectly with Dave declaring, “Roy, we’re done,” and Roy replying, “OK.” This is Van Halen raw, loose, funny, experimental, and brilliant — the kind of archival gem fans dream about. 🎧 Track Listing: 01 Jam I 02 Jam II / Wild Thing 03 Jam III / Funky 04 Panama 05 Since I’ve Been Loving You / Funky Queen 06 Blues Jam / Heartbreak Hotel 07 Jam IV / In A Gadda Da Vida 08 Take Your Whiskey Home 09 Sinner’s Swing! 10 Hear About It Later 11 Jam V / Romeo Delight 12 Crossroads 13 Jam VI (Side B) 14 Guitar Noodling / Munsters Theme / Beat It 15 Interlude 16 Jam VII / Girl Gone Bad / Drums 17 Runnin’ With The Devil / Vocal Warmup 18 You Can’t Do That 19 Little Dreamer 📼 Lineage: Maxell UDXL-I C-90 → Nakamichi DR-1 → Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi HD → FLAC #VanHalen #ExclusivelyVanHalen #EddieVanHalen #VanHalenBootleg #VanHalenLive #VanHalenArchive #DavidLeeRoth #MichaelAnthony #AlexVanHalen #JohnnyBeaneTV

On this episode of Talking Guitars on Johnny Beane TV, we kick things off by A/B-ing two nearly identical Squier Strat-style guitars — one loaded with a Seymour Duncan Fat Cat P90 in the bridge, and the other with a Seymour Duncan humbucker. Same guitars, different pickups… and WOW, they each bring their own unique vibe and tone. We then continue the project from yesterday, diving deeper into the Squier Strat with the Seymour Duncan Fat Cat P90. All the wiring and installation were handled off-camera before the show, so we jump straight into playing, tone talk, and real-world impressions. I did notice the volume pot was a little touchy, so I worked around it using a volume pedal during the session. Along the way, we swap between a few other guitars — including a couple more Squiers and the Kramer equipped with a Vega Trem and the killer Holoflash finish. Huge thanks once again to Ron for the incredible paint job — it looks absolutely amazing! If you love pickup comparisons, guitar mods, real tone talk, and live gear switching, this episode is for you. Jump into the comments and let me know which pickup YOU prefer! 🤘 🔧 Squier Fender Strat Mod Time • Pickguard swap • Pickup changes • More mods coming on Workbench Wednesday — don’t miss it! 👉 Like, subscribe, and jump into the live chat! 🎸 TALKING GUITARS: Music & Guitar News LIVE! 🤘 Join us LIVE for another epic Workbench LIVE Stream — we’re talking guitars, gear, tone & mods, plus the latest music and guitar news from around the world! 🎶 👇 Tune in LIVE, jump in the chat, and let’s talk guitars! If you’re into guitars, gear, and music news, you’re in the right place — smash that LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and hang with us because Talking Guitars is where the party’s at! 🎉 🔥 Every Week on Johnny Beane TV — Your Ultimate Guitar Hangout! ⚡ Epic Guitar & Gear Unboxings 🔧 Mod Tips, Pro Tricks & DIY Hacks 🎤 Live Q&As with Players Worldwide 🚨 Breaking Gear News, Leaks & First Looks 🎸 Guitar Stories, Artist Access & Backstage Vibes 🎁 Surprise Giveaways You Don’t Want to Miss 👍 Smash that LIKE 🔔 Hit SUBSCRIBE 💬 Drop a comment — You’re part of the crew! 🎥 Want Your Stream to Look Pro? 👉 StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4906555367489536 #TalkingGuitars #JohnnyBeaneTV #SquierGuitars #SeymourDuncan #FatCatP90 #GuitarMods #PickupComparison #StratStyle #GuitarTone #VegaTrem #KramerGuitars #GuitarYouTube #LiveGuitar