1.Tell us your name and the band you
play for
My name is Robby
Perry and I play guitar for Black Passage.
2.Who made you want to pick up the
guitar
A guitarist from
my grandparents’ church growing up, his name is Tim Stewart,
Coincidentally
enough, he now plays for Lada Gaga, The Band Knives, and American
Idol.
3.Are you self-taught or did you take
lessons?
.
I am basically
self-taught, I took one lesson, early on when I started playing, and
learned a Nirvana song, easily one of the most annoying experiences.
Moving forward I decided to learn on my own. In recent events I’ve
taken a few hours’ worth of lessons to try and challenge myself,
along with learning some covers to keep momentum going.
4. Can you read music, can you read
tab?
I could never
really get into theory no matter how much time I attempted to put in.
I have had some enlightening conversations with peers on the subject,
and it sounds intriguing until I get into it and just want to play
whatever is in my head instead. As far as tabs go, yeah, I can read
them however I prefer to learn by ear and feeling it out, or visually
at what someone else is physically playing.
5.Do you feel like you have your own
sound / tone?
I never thought I
did, however I’ve had other musicians say I have a unique style and
chord phrasings.
6.Tell us about your guitar (brand,
model. year, color)
My main axe is a
Legator Ghost X (custom Earth) It was built as a prototype for NAMM
2019, and demoed by Vitalism and a few other Legator artists. I
bought the guitar shortly after NAMM on a solid deal.
Guitar Specs:
25.5”-27” Multi Scale 7 String, Mahogany Body, California Buckeye
Burl Solid Top. 5-piece Wenge /Maple Bolt on Neck with an Ebony
Fretboard. Fishman Fluence Modern Pickups w/ push pull voicing
action, and a TESI LED Killswitch.
My secondary axe
is a Kiesel Vader 7, I found this gem at a pawnshop online, it’s a
beautiful Seafoam Green.
Guitar Specs:
25.5” Standard Scale, Neck Through Eastern Hardrock Maple w/ 2-way
adjustable truss rod and dual carbon-fiber rods for additional
strength and stability, Alder Body, 20” Radius Ebony Fretboard, MOP
Diamond inlays, Hipshot bridge, Kiesel K12 pickups.
7.What about pickups? Passive or
active? Tell us about them.
In my Legator
Ghost X I’m using Fishman Fluence Moderns, they are passive pickups
with all the aggression you would expect from an active pickup, they
are hum/noise free which are every guitarists dream. They provide
extreme clarity as well which can either be great if you practice or
not so great, it doesn’t leave any warm resonating room for a
blooper note.
The Kiesel K12’s
are a much more warmer and full bodied sound that leaves the player a
ton of room for extra activities. I feel more compelled to jam and
riff on this guitar/ pickup set more than actually writing.
8.Let’s get into amplification, Same
drill brand, model, speakers etc.
I currently have
a rack system, Fractal Audio Axe FX MKII.
I’m powering
this with a simple ISP Stealth, which I put rack ears on and added it
into the rack, accompanied by a Line 6 G90 Wireless, and a Furman
Power Conditioner. An efficient rig and easy to lug. I’m also
endorsed by Arachnid Cabinets, my first custom build “Purple Reign”
was a standard 2x12 100% ¾” Birch, dovetailed joints, and loaded
with Eminence Texas Heats, handcrafted by the wizard himself Rob
Calhoun in Sacramento, CA. We’re currently working on my 2nd
build which will be an oversized offset 2x12 with Eminence Governors,
I’m really looking forward to hearing the majestic tones this
provides.
9.Do you have a pedal board? Tell us
about that bad boy.
There was a time
I used a small efficient pedal set that I used to run through my
Peavey 6505+, which consisted of
Decimator II –
Fulltone OCD (clean boost) – TC Electronic Reverb and Delay Pedals.
I’m now just
using my MIDI Footswitch for my Axe FX II
To be honest, I
feel like I have my dream rig, I guess I’d just want a good,
dependable In-Ear monitor system, rackmount of course.
11.What guitarist can you not stand?
I haven’t
aspired to seek out guitarist’s that I wasn’t interested in
listening to, however I do come across other guitarist’s that
epically fail with their unpracticed, shit noodling on stage before a
soundcheck, which is ear poison to most.
12. Is tone more important or is
technique?
I full heartedly
believe they go hand in hand for most players. Of course, there’s
exceptions which people are just THAT good it doesn’t matter what
they’re playing and when. I feel for a live and recording
experience you want to sound the absolute best you can, which in
result usually brings a quality product.
13. Name your top 5 guitarist
Stephen Carpenter
- Deftones
Greg Tribbett -
Mudvayne
Joe Duplantier -
Gojira
Mark Holcomb -
Periphery
Marc Okubo –
Veil of Maya
14.Who is the most overrated guitarist
Joe Satriani……..
*crickets* lol
15.Who would you like a one-hour
private sit-down lessons with anyone dead or alive?
Mark Holcomb from
Periphery, I enjoy watching his workshops, and would love to dig deep
and help refine my playing.
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