About this episode
A "labor of love." That's how Sam Plecker (Vista Kicks) describes Pulga Jams , the unlikely Beatles and power pop-inspired EP that he recorded during the pandemic while holed up in a resurrected California ghost town. During this week's conversation, Sam describes his one-of-a-kind quarantine situation (and how it came to be), the gear he lugged into the historic Pulga, California school house that he converted into a recording studio (including a Silvertone Jupiter guitar, a 1961 Fender Deluxe, and a vintage Tascam 388 eight-track machine), his musical upbringing in Roseville, California and a lot more. It's a fascinating chat with a young musician on the rise. Check out Sam's EP here: https://withkoji.com/@SamPlecker?fbclid=IwAR0gjB7mC1uRYj6TWx1KpHr-GbP8Ab3VW56dYpEyJHZQxLklqAghNkXLjqk Brought to you by Calton Cases and Martin Guitars . Subscribe to the Fretboard Journal magazine here . Don't forget, we now host an entire family of podcasts, about everything from lutherie to home recording: Luthier on Luthier ; The Truth About Vintage Amps ; The Truth About Recording & Mixing; Acoustic Voices ; and Sweep the Floor. This episode is sponsored by Mono Cases , Folkway Music and Retrofret Vintage Guitars .