{"podcast":{"title":"The Fretboard Journal Guitar Podcast","slug":"the-fretboard-journal-guitar-podcast-511166","podcast_index_feed_id":511166,"rss_url":"https://fretboardjournal.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://www.fretboardjournal.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/c/0/e/e/c0ee6eea9060088ee5bbc093207a2619/FJ50_FJ-logo_red2.jpeg","author":"Jason","episode_count":540,"summary":"The Fretboard Journal magazine's weekly podcast, where we interview legendary guitarists, luthiers, and much more.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-13T04:19:11.780815+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fretboard-journal-guitar-podcast-511166"},"episode":{"title":"Podcast 543: Rhys John Stubbs","slug":"podcast-543-rhys-john-stubbs","published_at":"2026-04-03T18:04:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fretboard-journal-guitar-podcast-511166/podcast-543-rhys-john-stubbs","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fretboard-journal-guitar-podcast-511166","url":"https://fretboardjournal.libsyn.com/podcast-543-rhys-john-stubbs","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/fretboardjournal/bigfoot_mixdown.mp3?dest-id=338739","summary":"This week, we're chatting with Rhys John Stubbs, founder of UK-based Bigfoot Engineering. Rhys is best known for his effects pedals, but he just released a beautiful album of original acoustic guitar instrumentals called 'Zems.' We love it. We talk about Rhys' journey through music (and how a Fretboard Journal video with the Milk Carton Kids shaped his playing!), his love for acoustic guitars, pedal production, and so much more. https://www.bigfootengineering.com/ Listen to 'Zems': https://www.bigfootengineering.com/music.html#/ Our next Summit takes place August 20-22, 2026, at the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago. Register today: https://fretboardsummit.org We are brought to you by Peghead Nation: https://www.pegheadnation.com (Get your first month free or $20 off any annual subscription with the promo code FRETBOARD at checkout). Mike & Mike's Guitar Bar: https://mmguitarbar.com Mike & Mike's Substack: https://mmguitarbar.substack.com","meta_description":"This week, we're chatting with Rhys John Stubbs, founder of UK-based Bigfoot Engineering. Rhys is best known for his effects pedals, but he just released…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2975,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-fretboard-journal-guitar-podcast-511166/episodes/podcast-543-rhys-john-stubbs/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fretboard-journal-guitar-podcast-511166/podcast-543-rhys-john-stubbs.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}