The Lipstick Pickup Podcast with Emily Vardaman Walters
A lipstick pickup is an electric guitar pickup with a captivating sound and appearance that has a devoted cult following that grows with each passing year. True to their name, they were originally chrome lipstick tubes stuffed with magnets and electronics that were the inspired invention of Nathan Daniel, founder of Danelectro. Born from his genius instinct for innovation as well as his devotion to a "rigid cost control" philosophy, they were an essential component of the guitars that helped stoke an affordable rock-n-roll revolution.
The Lipstick Pickup Podcast is an amateur (but very inspired), unscripted, rarely edited conversation devoted to the entirety of the subject. Hosted by Emily Vardaman Walters, The Lipstick Pickup Podcast is a fan-friendly primer on the subject of Danelectro guitars and their impact on the history of popular music of all genres.
Episodes
17 episodes
SYMPATHETIC STRINGS WITH STU SNYDER OF TOKYO JAPAN | The Lipstick Pickup Ep. 16
The Lipstick Pickup Podcast calls former New Yorker Stu Snyder to discuss his migration to Tokyo, collectable guitar strings and his late friend session guitarist Vinnie Bell. The dialogue highlights the importance of recognizing lesser-known f...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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1:31:55
BABY SITAR BLUES-FOLK WITH NASHVILLE'S MATTHEW PAIGE | The Lipstick Pickup Ep. 15
On this episode of The Lipstick Pickup Podcast, Nashville's Matthew Paige returns to talk to Emily about strings, threads, and what it means to be "Tailor-Made" in Nashville. Matthew imagines some Americana possibilities on a Jerry Jones Baby S...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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37:56
SYMPATHETIC STRINGS: GUITARIST JAMES DEPRATO | The Lipstick Pickup Ep. 14
This episode of The Lipstick Pickup Podcast returns to its humble origins with a flashback to a conversation from December 2023 between Emily and Bay Area guitarist (and her first "Sympathetic String") James DePrato. A longtime Bay Area residen...
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Episode 14
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1:01:18
SILVERTONE SUNDAY STORM SHELTER WITH MATTHEW PAIGE | The Lipstick Pickup Ep. 13
Nashville guitarist and Lipstick Pickup Podcast Tone Ambassador Matthew Paige returns to spend Silvertone Sunday with Emily preaching the gospel of the legendary amp-in-case and his early days in Nashville. Emily and Matthew explore the unique ...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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46:47
TAKIN' CARE OF BUSINESS WITH SEAN DUNOON OF NASHVILLE'S GUITAR CENTER | The Lipstick Pickup Ep. 12
On this episode of the Lipstick Pickup Podcast, Emily mixes business with pleasure with a Saturday night hang with Guitar Center staffer and musician Sean Dunoon. Emily and Sean discuss the history of Guitar Center, the business of buying and s...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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1:17:30
WE DID! Mergers and AMPLIFICATION with Nashville's Matthew Paige | The Lipstick Pickup Ep. 11 #nashville #danelectro #amplification
Emily telephones Matthew Paige in Nashville for a TONAL review of his vintage Danelectro amp, Chuck Prophet's '64 shorthorn, and The City Of Nashville Police Department. Teaser: Matthew tried to fight the law with an ampl...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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40:29
BACK TO THE FUTURE WITH RICK TAYLOR OF SILVERTONE GUITARS | The Lipstick Pickup Ep. 10 #guitartone
Emily telephones Rick Taylor of Silvertone to discuss the Roots of Rock and how they are modernizing the brand with new and re-designed products. If you like thoughtfully-made, affordably-priced instruments, the future is bright!More fr...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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1:07:28
CAWS AND EFFECT: Gear Escape with Nada Surf's Matthew Caws | The Lipstick Pickup Ep. 9
Emily calls Matthew Caws in Cambridge, England to congratulate him on the success of Nada Surf's Moon Mirror and talk gear! From www.nadasurf.com“Moon Mirror,” the band’s new album, and first for New West Records,...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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1:05:56
EVERYTHING'S BIGGER IN TEXAS: JAKE RYNEARSON AT RIO GRANDE PICKUPS | The Lipstick Pickup Ep.8
Emily calls Jake Rynearson at Rio Grande Pickups to learn about the their new "Wide Boy" lipsticks for Silvertone and get's a TEXAS-sized portion of Houston guitar tone history.More from www.riograndepickups.com: "Rio Grande ...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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1:21:36
RICKENBACKER GUITARS AND MOMMY ISSUES WITH BOSTON'S RiFFiNDoTs | The Lipstick Pickup Ep.7 #geartalk
Emily bonds over TONE, Pete Townshend and Andy Summers in this fun-filled chirping bird session with singer-songwriter and home recording enthusiast Britta Pejic.https://www.youtube.com/@Riffindotshttps://brittapejic.bandcamp.com/ht...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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1:21:59
BIRDWATCHING WITH NYC LEGEND ROB MASTRIANNI | The Lipstick Pickup Ep.6 #guitar #falconry #birding
It's not easy becoming a legend in NYC but Brooklyn-born Rob Mastrianni has managed to do it as both a Park Ranger and a Guitarist. Birdwatching and music all come together with insightful talk about ecological SUSTAINability and Rob's history ...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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1:04:08
DOIN' TIME WITH PATRICK SWEANY AND BUKKA WHITE | The Lipstick Pickup Podcast | Ep. 5 #bluesguitar
On this episode of The Lipstick Pickup Podcast, I ask Nashville-based Blues guitarist Patrick Sweany to talk to me about the guitar stylings of Bukka White and we hope it RESONATES with music history lovers.From www.patricksweany.com
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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44:30
THE LIPSTICK PICKUP PODCAST: Flying High With Austin Guitar Legend David Grissom
Austin's David Grissom has worked with some of the greatest names in contemporary music, and Emily gets to talk to him about his formative years with Joe Ely and guitar manufacturer Paul Reed Smith. Also discussed are his selection of gui...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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1:25:18
MAKE AMERICA SUSTAIN AGAIN: Matthew Paige Parties Like It's 1969 With a See-Through Guitar
On this episode of The Lipstick Pickup Podcast, Emily And Matthew Paige get historic with a recording made on the morning of the 2024 Presidential Election. If you want to know our results, you have to turn the news on and watch it. MOR...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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51:13
THE LIPSTICK PICKUP PODCAST: Touching Tone with Nashville's Wade Cofer
Nashville's Wade Cofer is a multi-instrumentalist and luthier who talked to The Lipstick Pickup Podcast back in June and the episode SUSTAINS...More on Wade his Tone Authority can be found here:https://www.instagram.com/wadecofer/...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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1:17:05
It's January 20th, 2025 and we're dropping the mic and the ball on a new and improved Lipstick Pickup Podcast with Nashville's Ray Duncan. She's a committed Danelectro Tone Ambassador with a brand new single called Used To It and Emily get's to help her "
It's January 20th, 2025 and we're dropping the mic and the ball on a new and improved Lipstick Pickup Podcast with Nashville's Ray Duncan. She's a committed Danelectro Tone Ambassador with a brand new single called Used To It and Emily get's to...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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28:23
THE LIPSTICK PICKUP PODCAST PILOT with multi-instrumentalist and producer Michael Weber Jr.
The New Lipstick Pickup Podcast gets off to a bang with a pilot episode with guitarist/creator Michael Weber Jr. It's an episode that's packed with action and all the guitars that he used on our snappy new intro. Enjoy, Lipstick Pickup Fans!
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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