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Guitarist magazine have a section called "10 questions we ask everybody". Seen some guitar nerd forums appropriate it for their members, so thought it might be fun to do with the thumped guitar pricks.
1: What was your first guitar and when did you get it?
Nylon stringed acoustic when I was 11 I think. Don't recall the brand but I traded it for a Les Paul copy after about two months.
2: The building’s burning down – what one guitar do you save?
My '88 US Telecaster. My first good guitar and the only one I own that I'd never sell.
3: What’s the oldest guitar that you own?
The above Telecaster. Have owned older but sold them on.
4: And the next piece of gear you’d like to acquire?
I actually don't know at the moment. I've gotten a few nice new things this year so I'm not hankering after much. In fact I recently sold a very nice SG, and I'd quite like to buy that back if I can get the funds together.
5: What strings do you use?
D'addario 10's for all electric guitars except the Jazzmaster, which likes 11s. Rotosound Swing Bass medium gauge for bass. Elixir 12's for acoustic.
6: If you could change one thing about a recording of yours, what would it be?
I'm going to take two things here. I'd go easier on the guitar overdubs on the second Large Mound album. We had our own Pro Tools set up and nobody to tell us when to stop. I'd also not treat vocals as an afterthought on almost everything I've had to sing on.
7: What are you doing five minutes before you go onstage?
Plugging in my stuff. Getting a drink.
8: ...And five minutes after?
Loading out or stowing gear somewhere. Getting a drink.
9: What’s the worst thing that’s ever happened to you onstage?
Probably breaking the low E string on the bass with the first note of the first gig I ever played with The Dudley Corporation. That wasn't fun.
10: What advice would you give your younger self about playing the guitar?
Be nice to sound engineers. Don't focus on your tone in isolation, listen to how it sits with everything else. Mid range is your friend.
GO!
1: What was your first guitar and when did you get it?
Nylon stringed acoustic when I was 11 I think. Don't recall the brand but I traded it for a Les Paul copy after about two months.
2: The building’s burning down – what one guitar do you save?
My '88 US Telecaster. My first good guitar and the only one I own that I'd never sell.
3: What’s the oldest guitar that you own?
The above Telecaster. Have owned older but sold them on.
4: And the next piece of gear you’d like to acquire?
I actually don't know at the moment. I've gotten a few nice new things this year so I'm not hankering after much. In fact I recently sold a very nice SG, and I'd quite like to buy that back if I can get the funds together.
5: What strings do you use?
D'addario 10's for all electric guitars except the Jazzmaster, which likes 11s. Rotosound Swing Bass medium gauge for bass. Elixir 12's for acoustic.
6: If you could change one thing about a recording of yours, what would it be?
I'm going to take two things here. I'd go easier on the guitar overdubs on the second Large Mound album. We had our own Pro Tools set up and nobody to tell us when to stop. I'd also not treat vocals as an afterthought on almost everything I've had to sing on.
7: What are you doing five minutes before you go onstage?
Plugging in my stuff. Getting a drink.
8: ...And five minutes after?
Loading out or stowing gear somewhere. Getting a drink.
9: What’s the worst thing that’s ever happened to you onstage?
Probably breaking the low E string on the bass with the first note of the first gig I ever played with The Dudley Corporation. That wasn't fun.
10: What advice would you give your younger self about playing the guitar?
Be nice to sound engineers. Don't focus on your tone in isolation, listen to how it sits with everything else. Mid range is your friend.
GO!