Inside The Noise with Gabe Dalporto

Dan Estrin (Hoobastank)

Hoobastank guitarist Dan Estrin joins Guitar Center CEO Gabe Dalporto to revisit the band’s origins at Agoura High School, where the local scene also produced future memb

Alex Garcia (Mayday Parade)

Backstage at the Vans Warped Tour 2026, Mayday Parade guitarist Alex Garcia spoke with Guitar Center CEO Gabe Dalporto about the band sneaking into early Warped Tours, ma

Jimmy Eat World

Taking a break from their Vans Warped Tour set, Jimmy Eat World—lead guitarist/vocalist Jim Adkins, rhythm guitarist/vocalist Tom Linton, bassist Rick Burch and drummer Z

Mat Koehler (Gibson - Vice President of Product)

Gibson Vice President of Product Mat Koehler hangs out with Guitar Center CEO Gabe Dalporto to discuss the undeniable attraction of vintage guitars, the company’s Murphy

Stephen Perkins

Drummer Stephen Perkins sits down with Guitar Center CEO Gabe Dalporto to talk about his contributions to Jane’s Addiction, Porno for Pyros and other bands. Perkins also

Mark Agnesi (Gibson - Director of Brand Experience)

Gibson Director of Brand Experience Mark Agnesi talks with Guitar Center CEO Gabe Dalporto about enthusiastically looking through the Musician’s Friend catalog when he wa

Good Kid

Good Kid guitarists Jacob Tsafatinos and David Wood talk to Guitar Center CEO Gabe Dalporto about how they forged ahead when the band had thousands of listeners, but no b

Kevin Lyman (Vans Warped Tour)

Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman joins Guitar Center CEO Gabe Dalporto to share the story behind how the music festival grew from a risky idea into a cultural phenomenon t

Gabe's Takeaways from Season 2

As Season 2 of Inside the Noise comes to a close, Guitar Center CEO Gabe Dalporto joins Max Lauer-Bader to reflect on the remarkable guests, memorable stories and recurri

Phil McKnight (Know Your Gear)

Phil McKnight—the creator and host of the popular Know Your Gear podcast—expresses to Guitar Center CEO Gabe Dalporto on how he found success on YouTube, why humor is imp

Thomas Tull (Legendary Entertainment)

Billionaire investor—and guitarist for Ghost Hounds—Thomas Tull talks to Guitar Center CEO Gabe Dalporto about entrepreneurship, creative leadership, making blockbuster f

Trey Hensley

Genre-bending bluegrass, country, blues and Americana artist—and shredding soloist—Trey Hensley shares his musical journey with Guitar Center CEO Gabe Dalporto in this ep

Yvette Young (Covet)

Yvette Young of Covet joins Guitar Center CEO Gabe Dalporto to discuss guitar technique, tapping, alternate tunings, songwriting, tone, and the evolution of math rock gui

Brian Ball (Ernie Ball CEO) and Tosin Abasi

Ernie Ball CEO Brian Ball sits down with Guitar Center CEO Gabe Dalporto to trace the family legacy behind one of guitar’s most influential companies—from Ernie Ball’s fi

Dave Maddux (Guitar Center Vintage Repairs)

Guitar Center Hollywood’s Dave Maddux sits down with Guitar Center CEO Gabe Dalporto to trace more than 40 years of guitar-building, repair and restoration history—from t

Jeff "Skunk" Baxter (Steely Dan, Doobie Brothers)

Rock guitarist and defense consultant Jeff “Skunk” Baxter shares his multi-faceted music and music technology accomplishments with Guitar Center CEO Gabe Dalporto. In thi

Marty Schwartz (Marty Music)

Through his Marty Music YouTube channel celebrated guitar teacher Marty Schwartz has shown billions of players how to decode songs, absorb riffs and licks, get hip to “pr

Andy Powers (Taylor Guitars)

We’re moving through the much-anticipated sophomore season of Inside the Noise with Gabe Dalporto, and episode 2 features Taylor Guitars CEO Andy Powers, who is also one

Adrian Young (No Doubt, OCDP)

Season 2 of Inside the Noise kicks off with Adrian Young of No Doubt. Guitar Center CEO Gabe Dalporto talks with Adrian about growing up in a rock-and-roll household, aud

Gabe's Takeaways from Season 1

In Episode 12, Gabe becomes a guest on his own podcast as Guitar Center Senior Manager, Content and Social Media Max Lauer-Bader interviews him about the initial 11 episo