Only later did I start to get into other pedals because Jordan (bass in Spafford) would gift me the ones he didn’t like anymore. Some overdrives, compression, delays, and wahs. I started off with primarily what I use today. How did Spafford come to be a band? Did you start off using a bunch of effects, or has that come to shape the band’s sound gradually? Some effects really do suck, though, so beware! I listen to what each effect wants to say and let it say it. I live in the moment on stage, and sometimes my big feet hit a random set of effects or a setting not previously ever used, and I’ll just roll with it. That’s why I enjoy playing improvisation so much. I can hit a different sound sometimes and my vision of the guitar will either expand or contract, leading me to either do more with less, or less with more. It’s not a different “sound” as much as a completely different instrument for me to express myself. Playing electric with some fuzz and delay is a different instrument than clean with some phase. I feel playing the electric guitar is a different instrument than acoustic guitar. What drew you to using pedals initially? Have you been using them throughout your playing career? How have pedals helped to shape your sound, or influence the style that you’ve created? I think my close friends would agree that makes up my influence soup. I’ve had many music phases growing up: Silverchair, Less than Jake, Pennywise, Guns N’ Roses, KISS, Bob Marley, Allman Brothers, Frank Zappa, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Phish, Grateful Dead, Disco Biscuits, The New Deal, Josh Rouse, Jeff Buckley, Al Di Meola, Steve Kimock, Pat Metheny, Wes Montgomery. I enjoy every style of music, sometimes I have to dig a little further to find the right artist for it though. Who have been some of your major musical influences, past or present?Īll music has its role of being a major influence to me. I was hooked on the process then and never looked back since. I’m so glad we were able to capture those times. I’ve got tons of 4 track tapes as well, and my original Tascam MKII to play them! I remember just spending every chance I could get listening back to every session we recorded on my walkman and those old fuzzy headphones. We recorded 3-4 albums in that time, too. We came home right after school everyday for the next 7 years and jammed before our moms would come home from work. After one of my moves I met a neighbor, Eric who played drums, and him and I started our first band in 1995. Spafford even plays a few songs he has written and were excited to get the chance to play more!Īlso, I moved a few times within the same town when I was younger. He kept playing too and is still the one of the best musicians I know we were in a band together for a short while. I found it was less painful than a one on one hockey game with him. So when we started playing instruments, I was determined to try to get better than him at the guitar and I stuck with it. He was bigger, faster and stronger at me at all of the sports we played together. My older brother and I, naturally, grew up competitive. I have been a musician as long as I can remember. How long have you been a musician? How did you get into it in the first place? We are based out of Phoenix, Az and our website is Follow us on all social media platforms as well!
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