My guest today is engineer, former studio owner, author, and vintage gear dealer, Dan Alexander.Dan was a fixture of the Bay Area recording scene in San Francisco for many years. He ran the same studio space I did, the former Coast Recorders building on Mission Street in San Francisco as well as Coast on Harrison. He’s spent many years of his life buying and selling vintage guitars and vintage recording equipment which we will talk about. He’s got a new book out called “Dan Alexander Audio: A Vintage Odyssey" He talk s to us from his home in Los Angeles.In this episode, we discuss:Radical ParentsHouse UnAmerican Activities Committee The RocketsEddie MoneyBay Area MusicSelling GuitarsGrocery Store StudioVintage Recording GearWheeling and DealingHyde Street StudiosCoast RecordersCoast on HarrisonBill PutnamThe Drain of The Studio BusinessGetting EvictedDivorceRising Gear PricesGear ClonesMatt's Rant: Getting out of the Chair!Links and Show NotesDan's Site: https://danalexanderaudio.com/Dan's Book: Dan Alexander Audio: A Vintage OdysseyWCA on Instagram: @working_class_audioConnect with Matt on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattboudreau/Current sponsors & promos: https://bit.ly/2WmKbFwCredits:Guest: Dan AlexanderHost: Matt Boudreau Engineer: Matt BoudreauProducer: Matt BoudreauEditing: Anne-Marie Pleau & Matt BoudreauWCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell Announcer: Chuck SmithAdditional Music: The License Lab