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Joe Bosso, Thu 29 Oct 2009, 4:29 pm UTC
Let's talk about your gear. What kind of guitars do you use?
"My main guitars are two Fender Jazzmasters. I have a new one and an old one - I'm not quite sure what year that one is. I quite like them; I can get good, raucous sounds out of them. My other guitar that I use a lot is one of those new Danelectros -"
Oh, the Dano Pro guitars. They're terrific.
"They are! It's my overdubbing guitar. It's cheap but it really rocks."
Amp-wise what do you use?
"My main amp for recording was a Fender Hot Rod DeVille 212, which I absolutely love but it's been breaking down a lot. So I just got a Fender Vibro-King, and I think I'm probably going to go to Hell for using it because it sounds so good.
"It's probably the best amp I've played through. No matter where I stand on stage, it's tremendous."
So there's no 'sweet spot' - it's all sweet!
"Exactly. It's a very musical amp. I wish I'd found it sooner."
What kind of pedals do you like?
"I have an Electro-Harmonix Big Muff and a Dunlop Crybaby Wah. I keep things pretty simple. I don't think I'm going to be one of those guys who gets the big rack of effects or a giant pedalboard. First off, I don't have the money!" [laughs]
Well, that could change soon.
"We'll see. [laughs] But I think I'll keep with the simple-is-better approach. It's worked so far."
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