tls wrote:
> [SKIP THIS DAMN MESSAGE IF YER NOT INTERESTED IN GUITAR RANT]
> I saw mm in november and one of the things I wanted to do was check
> out
> what kind of equipment Isaac was using, specifically the trem setup of
>
> his guitar --i love all the real interesting and cool
> 'weeeeeeoooowooooo' sounds he makes, i think i've heard Doug Martsch
> do
> this on a live tape i have of BTS (thanks to Jamie). Floating trem,
> probably, but then I checked out some pics and he wasn't even using a
> whammy bar, i think he was using the press-down method i've seen some
> people do, he did the same at the show I was at.
Yeah, he doesn't use a "whammy bar" he just uses his hand to press down
directly on the floyd-rose or pull it up. If you ever see them play
tundra/desert live you'll surely see this technique demonstrated as well
as some screaming vocals into the humbuckers. I have a video of one of
their S.F. shows I was at where he is doing that. I just hope they are
still playing that song with the same enthusiasm.
> So what i've seen of his for guitars and can identify is a sonic blue
> Fender Jag-Stang and one er two strats (i couldn't read the names, and
>
> the headstocks weren't too clear to me) and one ibanez-like model
The last time I saw them play Isaac still had his baby blue
"Butt-Rocker" Washburn guitar (but I heard it was stolen along with the
rest of their gear a while back) :(He had the Fender Jag-Stang, but it
really didn't seem that he liked playing it as much at the Washburn. I
heard that Isaac has to play the Jag-Stang a certain amount of time
during a set because they are sponsored by fender.
> Looks/sounds like he's into the classic Fender amp tone too, from what
> i
> can see I think he plays a Twin Reverb, and possibly a Quad Reverb
> (although in pictures the cab of the amp looks much larger then the
> one
> I have at home--different sort of Twin-based amp? maybe a model with
> more speakers?).
The first time I saw them his amp used to be in two parts; a fender head
(not sure model), and a 6- 10's cabinet. It was pretty beat up, but the
last time I saw them they were put into a single nicely crafted wooden
enclosure. I'm not sure it that was stolen from their van with the
other stuff though.
> I have no idea about his effects, other than that he uses a lot of
> delay
> (live anyway for vocals too :)), and I'm sure the distortion is pedal
> driven, i'm just not sure but what kind.
I think it was an orange colored pedal, but I can't remember. So if it
is orange, it could be the Boss DS-1. I'm pretty sure it was a typical
shaped pedal, so that kinda narrows it down.
> I'm just really into guitars, amps and effects and the like, I'm
> really
> curious about the kind of equipment my favorite guitarists use. So if
> you have any info (like interviews, and pictures etc etc) send it my
> way, i'd appreciate it.
>
> -Mark
Eric was using a Fender P-Bass and Fender BXR Bass Amp w/ 15" speaker
when I saw them last and I thinkJeremy was playing some white
Slingerland Drums with Zildjan Cymbals???
Unsure and tired in No. Cal.
Ron.
