Sam Popkin is a guitarist, audio-engineer and multi-instrumentalist based in New York. He specializes in learning songs by ear, breaking them down note-for-note, while using vintage accurate gear.
After growing up near Philadelphia, he attended Bennington College in Vermont, studying music production. There, he released his solo album Three Miles Gone and met his future wife Lily. They formed a duo: Uncle Kingsley and released two albums together.
Sam works in the audiobook industry, and has recorded many actors and celebrities. In his spare time he collects guitars, amps and pedals. Inspired by That Pedal Show's YouTube channel, he set out to create his own channel demoing guitar gear. This led to his guitar covers of 1960's artists, specifically The Beatles.
He co-hosts the podcast Gear There and Everywhere, with three fellow Youtubers, and has been performing with Long Island-based artist Andrew Weiss & Friends
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Update: life as a new Dad has been amazing, rewarding, challenging and time-consuming. I’ll still be filming new covers, but at a slower rate. In the meantime, check out this one from last year!
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George Martin’s session notes for I Need You!
Some odd revelations, including the fact that John only plays snare drum, Ringo beats the back of a Gibson J-160e, and George uses a foot pedal
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@austin_hutto deserves a lot more followers! Check out his awesome covers
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In honor of @thestrokes announcing their new album, please check out my FULL ALBUM guitar cover of Is This It
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Which Beatle guitar that I don’t own, should I really own?
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Dom nailing the acoustic parts!
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Happy Valentine’s Day ❤️
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Which cover should I release next?
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Be sure to check out my latest cover! Featuring my new guitar- 1970’s Morris D-28 copy
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If you’d like to support my channel, and help me grow my ever-growing guitarsenal- you can donate here
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