Tom Anderson & Markus Spohn | Passing the Torch at Anderson Guitarworks

This episode is filmed live on location at Anderson Guitarworks in Southern California, where I sat down with the company's co-owners Tom Anderson and Markus Spohn.

Now, in their fifth decade, Tom Anderson Guitarworks has earned one of the best reputations in the guitar world. Tom speaks with the clarity of someone who has spent decades refining an idea, not simply chasing perfection, but showing up daily to work and asking what we could do better. Markus brings the perspective of a player, long time customer, and now the planned successor of a brand with a wonderful legacy.

Together, this conversation opens up a larger question of stewardship. How do you honor 40 years of work, protect the culture of a shop, support the people who build the guitars, and still leave room for innovation?

I thoroughly enjoyed my conversation with Tom Anderson and Markus Spohn. I hope that you do as much as I did.

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