Janek Gwizdala Podcast

I Haven’t Practiced in a Month. Here’s How I’m Coming Back

After almost a month of packing, moving, unpacking, and barely touching the bass, I'm finally back in the studio, and my chops definitely aren't where I need them. With

The 3 Skills Every Musician Should Keep Working On

The Three Pillars of My Musicianship This feels like a great way to end an era of the podcast. We’re moving this weekend, the studio is being packed up, and this is th

I Discovered a Huge Blind Spot in My Practice

After more than thirty years of playing, practicing, recording, and touring, I still catch myself making this one annoying mistake when it comes to my practice time. The

This Tiny Pedalboard Replaced My Massive Touring Rig

This week I’m delivering on a promise from the last episode: a complete walkthrough of my new stereo pedalboard. After years of touring with much larger setups, I’ve dow

The Podcast is Back!

Bass players, coffee drinkers, ladies and gentlemen, the podcast is back! Full disclosure: I used chat gpt to generate the description of the podcast below based on a t

Reclaiming Focus

After years of building one of the most extensive bass pedal collections imaginable, I’ve made a big decision… I’m letting almost all of it go. In this episode, I talk t

What I’m Building in 2026

The podcast returns to its own channel with a 2026 reset: a clearer lane for each part of my output so the main YouTube channel can stay focused on harmony/theory-based l

New Fretless Bass!

The latest short run of basses with RKM, in three new colors, is here! Check out all the specs below and use the contact email at the bottom of the description to enquire

$749 For a Bass Preamp?!

We're taking a look into the new Bass DI and preamp from Walrus audio in collaboration with Ian Martin Allison. Spoiler alert... It's a beautiful piece of gear, and the m

The Ethics of Streaming (And Why it Matters)

Following on from our most recent discussion on the subject, I get a little deeper into the weeds on the state of streaming, the music industry as a whole, and some of th

Revealing My 2025 YouTube Revenue

To close out the year I’m counting down my top ten YouTube shorts for 2025 and revealing all the numbers from both 2024 and 2025 for comparison. It won’t buy me any bea

Mike Stern Tour Recap

Looking back on two emotional weeks on the road with Mike Stern's band featuring Dennis Chambers on drums. I'm diving deep into how the new pedalboard held up on tour, ho

How I'm Getting the Best Clean Tone I've Ever Had

I can’t believe I haven’t utilized this function on any of the pedals or amps I’ve owned. I’ve been getting so deep into the clean signal of my bass lately, especially

Chord Melodies For Bass Players

With a rare trio gig tonight that doesn’t have a chordal instrument besides me in the band, I’m re-booting the partition of my brain that gives me access to a ton of harm

Can One Tiny Pedal Make the Difference?

I just built a brand new pedalboard from scratch and share the signal chain and some of the sounds with you in this episode. We also get into some much more important top

Is the Wetter Box The Greatest Pedal Ever?

It’s incredible that a pedal which creates literally no sound at all, can be so sonically life-changing when it comes to my pedalboard and signal chain. The Wetter Box

Me and Sean Hurley Subbing for Each Other

What happens when things are kind of crumbling on a session and you need the advice of someone who is close to doing more sessions than any other living bass player? You

Would You MIC the Strings of an ELECTRIC BASS?!

I’m always tinkering with new ways to record and find sounds I’ve never produced before. Today I’m experimenting with ways of using a mic to capture more nuance and art

Was This The Right Move?

It can be tough to admit you’ve made a mistake or done something wrong, not least of all when it involves something you pretend to actually know a little about. In this

The New RKM 5-Strings are FINISHED!

My collaboration with RKM basses is now shipping to the lucky few who were able to grab one in our short run of the instrument. In today’s episode I go into some detail