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Words: Loren • October 15, 2019

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Bobby Hussy (The Hussy, Fire Heads, Cave Curse)

SPB: Are you partial to a specific model of guitar? 

Bobby: I am partial to a few guitars depending on the project. In The Hussy I almost exclusively used offset Fender guitars like jaguars and jazzmasters, until rather recently when MPLS Guitars made me a custom guitar with a Fender Jazzmaster whammy for the new Looming LP. I love it! It feels like a Gibson but has the wild whammy of a jazzmaster! 

In Fire Heads I always use a Gibson Les Paul. I love the “chunk” it puts off with high gain amps.

In Cave Curse I use a Gibson Flying V to get that cutting tone plus cutting “look”. :)

Loren • October 15, 2019

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