AXEMEN SERIES GUITAR INTERVIEW : MATTEO “TEO” LASSANDRO / FIVE WAYS TO NOWHERE

1.Tell us your name and the band you play for    FIVE WAYS TO NOWHERE (www.fivewaystonowhere.com) 

2.Who made you want to pick up the guitar 

GIRLS ( correct!)

3.Are you self taught or did you take lessons? 

I TOOK A FEW LESSONS WHEN I WAS A KID, BUT I’M MAINLY A SELF TAUGHT 

4. Can you read music, Can you read tab? 

 YES I CAN, BUT I REALLY DON’T LIKE TO 

5. Do you feel like you have your own sound / tone ? 

  YES I DO. I WORKED ON IT FOR YEARS, BUT NOW I GOT IT! 

6.Tell us about your guitar ( brand ,model . year , color )

 I USE A GIBSON FLYING V, BUT I CUSTOMIZED IT AND IT’S SUPER COOL! 

7.What about pickups? Passive or active ? Tell us about them 

I ONLY USE PASSIVE PICKUPS AS I THINK THAT ACTIVE ONE SOUND BETTER IF YOU       PLAY METAL STUFF. 3 YEARS AGO I BOUGHT A DIMARZIO X2N FOR THE BRIDGE    POSITION: IT SOUNDS AGGRESSIVE AND POWERFUL. 

8.Lets get into amplification, Same drill brand , model , speakers etc 

   

I’M A MARSHALL ADDICTED SINCE DAY ONE: I’M ACTUALLY USING A 6100LM WITH A 1960 CABINET. TOP SOUND :-) 

9.Do you have a pedal board? Tell us about that badboy
    I DON’T USE SO MANY PEDALS: I USE A BOSS DD7,  DUNLOP CRYBABY 95Q, A BOSS      TUNER AND A ROCKTRON BANSHEE TALKBOX 

10..Now tell us your Dream Rig in detail….. 

EXACTLY THE ONE I’M USING AT THE MOMENT :-) 

11.What guitarist can you not stand?

 YNGWIE MALMSTEEN  
 12. Is tone more important or is technique?

IN MY OPINION ATTITUDE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING. I’M NOT A GUITAR HERO AND I NEVER WANTED TO STUDY TO BECOME BETTER AND BETTER. 

13. Name your top 5 guitarist 
  ACE FREHLEY
  MICK MARS
  STEVE STEVENS
  KEITH RICHARDS
  TOM MORELLO 

14.Who is the most overrated guitarist

  PROBABLY KIRK HAMMETT     
 
15.Who would you like a one hour private sit down lessons with anyone dead or alive?  

 ACE FREHLEY. NO DOUBT ABOUT IT :-) THANKS A LOT FOR THE INTERVIEW!
 CIAO, MATTEO “TEO” LASSANDRO