1.Tell us
your name and the band you play for
Jon
Russell and I play for State of Deceit
2.Who made
you want to pick up the guitar
As school
kids we we're listening to metal bands and of course some bright spark says we
should form a band, so we all go off and buy the cheapest instruments we can
find and for me this was a bass. Cause we never did anything and over time I
moved to guitar and eventually started to play with other musicians.
3.Are you
self taught or did you take lessons?
Self
taught for years, then I did try to take a few lessons but playing metal was
lost on the teacher and i was just throwing money away and learnt nothing after
a few months, so quit that.
4. Can you
read music, Can you read tab?
No can't
read music, could probably figure out the note on the stave but I'd have to
commit the tune to memory to play at any reasonable tempo. I can't imagine any
guitarists who can't read tab, but of course tab has it's limitations as well.
.
5.Do you
feel like you have your own sound / tone ?
I've
picked all my gear by ear, spent hours in music shops trying most of what they
had, to narrow down to which i personally thought was the best sound, shooting
out guitars and amps. Shout out to the music shops in Cardiff excellent
service! I've then tinkered over time with various pedals but i like my main
tone to be tube amp driven.
6.Tell us
about your guitar ( brand ,model . year , color )
My go to
guitar for live/studio is the Schecter Hellraiser C-1 FRs in blackcherry, which
was the best colour they had at the time. The necks slightly thicker than I'd
like but I think that just adds to the tone. I've since bought the Schecter C-7
Apocalypse FRs in Red Reign which is the perfect guitar colour!!
7.What
about pickups? Passive or active ? Tell us about them
In the
Hellraiser they are Schecters own and a Sustaniac for the neck which is a bit
gimmicky. The C7 Apocalypse is the same but hotter bridge pickup, but you can't
seem to get a Floyd Rose without having the Sustainiac neck pickup which kinda
sucks so I have it on both guitars.
8.Lets get
into amplification, Same drill brand , model , speakers etc
I've got
an EVH 5150 50W with matching Cab that has the 4x12'' Celestion speakers in it.
The rig sounds amazing, there's more gain than you need and even 50W is more
than enough for gigs.
9.Do you
have a pedal board? Tell us about that badboy
I've got
all the usual stuff on there - Boss Tuner (exciting!), Dunlop Cry baby Dimebag
Wah, Ts9 tube screamer, Boss Delay and Ns2 noise suppressor and a MXR delay
pedal
10..Now
tell us your Dream Rig in detail…..
See
above..... in all seriousness, except having different amps and guitar options
there isn't much I'd change. I'd have a Mesa Boogie and probably Peavy 5150 for
the slight variations in tone. Then guitars I'd probably have more expensive versions
again, something custom made would be nice, loving Schecters. But tempted by
the Kiesel guitars, they keep popping up in my IG feed and they a jaw
droppingly beautiful.
11.What
guitarist can you not stand?
I don't
have issue with any particular guitarist. I'm just insanely jealous of all
these youtube guitarists who make everything look so good damn easy shredding
away.
I12. Is
tone more important or is technique?
It's the
combination, either can sound like a pile of arse without the other being reasonable.
13. Name
your top 5 guitarist
Leon Kemp
from Welsh band Anterior - some of the best leads period.
Dimebag -
'cause Dimebag
Hanneman/King
- so many epic riffs over the years!
Matt
Heafy/Corey Beaulieu - again great pairing so much good written stuff
Hetfield -
those 80's riffs still amazing
14.Who is
the most overrated guitarist
I honestly
don't have one to name, if they releasing music and getting exposure then they
doing something right.
15.Who
would you like a one hour private sit down lessons with anyone dead or alive?
Tough one
as many great guitarists as listed above, but probably Dimebag as the best all
rounder, riffage and lead. Plus laid back as fuck so we can have a drink to.
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