Features / Series: What's That Noise?

Jeff (Too Many Voices-bass) SPB: What type of bass do you play and how did you get it? Jeff: I own a few basses. I have an acoustic bass guitar I fiddle around with at home (bought that in 2004 at a music store in Denver), a Fender Musicmaster bass … Read more

John Hoffman (Vacation, The Mimes) SPB: From when you were starting out to now, what parts of your setup in studio have help to voice your sound as it stands today? Hoffman: I'd have to say it's my Tascam 122 cassette deck. It's a two-track cassette desk that can monitor … Read more

Josh Fleming (Vandoliers) SPB: Take us through your gear setup from your last tour? Fleming: We roll around the country as a six-piece band, stuffing everything in to the back of a Ford Transit named Vannah Montana. I play a Gibson SJ200 and SJ100 ‘cause they are giant and I … Read more

Chris McNeal (Vincas – bass) SPB: What bass/amp pairing do you use and why did you choose it? McNeal: When I was a kid, every band I saw that had an awesome bass player seemed to play thru a old SVT bass head paired with a 8x10 bass cab. After … Read more

Gene Woolfolk III (Vincas - guitar) SPB: What type of guitar do you play for live gigs and how/why did you choose it? Woolfolk: I have a plethora of large, heavy tube amps but none of them fit in a minivan. Chris lets me use his Musicman HD-130 2x10 combo … Read more

Andy Lutz (War//Plague-vocals and guitar) SPB: Do you use any special equipment to emphasize your vocals when playing live? Lutz: Generally, I just use a Shure SM58 microphone. I like to throw some subtle effects on vocals, like maybe a little delay, and then have some bourbon to warm them … Read more

Chad (War//Plague – drums) SPB: Walk us through your kit and how you chose its various pieces? Chad: I've always been a huge fan of TAMA DRUMS ever since I was a kid! This hasn't always been my traditional set up, like everyone in War//Plague it has been a series … Read more

Vern (War//Plague-bass) SPB: What type of bass do you play (and how did you choose it)? Vern: I am currently playing a Gibson RD bass. I also have an LTD Eclipse bass with EMG active pick-ups but was looking for something classic with passive pick-ups. I stumbled upon the RD … Read more

Andy Lefton (War//Plague – guitar) SPB: What guitar model do you play in War//Plague and how does it lend to “the War//Plague sound”? Lefton: It took some time to get the signature sound we wanted. Staying heavy and retaining clarity while playing blistering fast was something we strived for. As … Read more

Western Addiction SPB: Was the mic’ing of your kit in the studio for Frail Bray fairly straight-forward, or were there some things you and the engineer did to find the right mics or experiment with sounds? Jack Shirley (producer): The mic’ing was pretty straight forward. I have a default configuration … Read more