195 | Charlie Hunter Returns with a Brand New Bag of Grooves!

No Guitar Is Safe

Jude Gold

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4.8 • 869 Ratings

🗓️ 27 March 2026

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

Charlie Hunter’s love of all things groove-related is infectious — and after you take in this deep guitar hang and jam with the prolific 6-, 7-, and 8-stringer (Charlie’s custom bass/guitar hybrid instruments are always evolving) you’ll likely be inspired to take the art of “lockin’ it in the pocket” to a higher level in your own playing. Additionally, we dive deep into such musical topics as melodic phrasing, why Charlie keeps his iPhone in mono audio mode, his amazing new album with Ella Feingold (called Different Strokes for Different Folks), which single rock band he feels truly knows how to groove, and which guitar player knocked him out (literally!) when he was 12 years old. I was thrilled to record this episode at Earthtones Recording Studio in Greensboro, NC, with producer/engineer Benjy Johnson at the console. Thanks to GuitarPlayer.com for making this episode happen. To play better and sound better, follow Guitar Player! — JUDE GOLD, host and creator, No Guitar Is Safe

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0:00.0	No, guitar is safe.
0:07.0	Okay, I mean, we all know a bunch of dedicated musicians.
0:11.0	You're probably one yourself, but every once in a while, even if you're a guitar journalist or whatever,
0:17.0	and you've interviewed hundreds of players in official capacity over 25 years.
0:24.3	You meet one or two that have a dedication that goes even deeper.
0:30.2	Charlie Hunter is in that category.
0:32.4	This is a great interview.
0:34.6	Super inspiring.
0:35.6	I'm not patting myself on the back.
0:37.4	I'm just telling you that
0:38.4	what came through these microphones well I hope you enjoy it especially the second
0:42.5	half we really get cooking super inspiring talk from Charlie the groove doctor
0:47.8	on what it means to groove what it means to lock in what it means to have the music
0:53.1	really come from your heart and out your arms and fingertips into your instrument. I love it. It's brought to you by
1:00.1	guitar player.com today. Thank you, Guitar Player and Guitar Player magazine. You want to play better
1:06.5	and sound better, head over to Guitar player.com on the regular.
1:12.4	Thank you. I'm Jude Gold, and I've actually been
1:14.5	friends with Charlie Hunter since...
1:16.7	Gosh, since... when I was
1:19.0	18, I think I finally met him. Maybe
1:20.6	17? I used to watch him play all around town with a guy
1:24.5	named Michael Franty, who
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