It’s tuned down a half step, which brings a different flavor. “I played my Kramer Gunstar Voyager signature guitar. It’s much harder to get the rock 'n' roll sound right with amp modelers than it is to get the more traditional metal sounds that they seem to be able to achieve quite easily I use the JCM800 model I used a Marshall JCM800 on pretty much every record I’ve cut, but this gets me the consistency I want when I’m recording. “The HeadRush allows you to tweak the sound very easily.
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I have a studio full of microphones and amps, but it gets tiresome to work through everything to get the sound I want.
You can get what you want much more quickly. “Everything I played was recorded direct through a HeadRush I didn’t use a mic’d-up amp for anything. The songs on the last three albums that sound like that were all written by Johnny Martin, our bass player he comes up with great riffs. “I agree – it definitely could have been on the first record. You get a distinctive, bright tone that really cuts through the mix.
Phil really glues all the different styles on the album together because his voice is so distinctive.”Ĭannonball from Checkered Past would’ve been right at home on the band's debut album. Mitch and Phil have such a great creative bond, and they were constantly experimenting with different approaches. “I think the harmonies really come from having the time, due to the pandemic, to sit with the music and let it develop a lot more than usual. On this record, he’s singing in more of a middle register, which gives a great clarity to his voice. He has his own vocal producer, Mitch Davies, and they collaborate on the melodies and the lyrics. Somehow he’s managed to really stay on top of his ability and his range. I think the harmonies really come from having the time, due to the pandemic, to sit with the music and let it develop a lot more than usual
That said, there are some vocal harmonies that are quite different from previous L.A. Guns albums should sound like, although we do have different influences.” We’re lucky everybody in the band basically has the same vision for what L.A. “Almost hungrier! When you get a taste of real artistic satisfaction, that’s where the addiction to making music comes from. It seems the band has been on a roll since you reunited with Phil a few years back.
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