I had an absolute blast having a casual chat with Joss Allen the other day. He's not only a crazy good player, but a really funny dude too. I nearly wet my pants while shooting this to be honest. haha!
We were talking about Andertons, Guitar Bros, his influences, life goals and sound.
Timestamps:
00:00 - Who is Joss?
00:18 - Why quit Andertons?
01:26 - Guitar Bros Demos
02:42 - New album coming up??
05:21 - Songwriting methods
07:13 - Periphery and other influences
10:17 - biggest struggles
14:38 - Hughes & Kettner relationship + Black Spirit 200 head
15:00 - "Metal-Tourette syndrome"
15:50 - Ibanez Tube Screamer vs. Black Spirit Boost
17:16 - Palmer cabinet with a Creamback 75 speaker
17:30 - preferences in sound
18:32 - Joss' new pickup
Gear used in this video:
-Ibanez RGD71AL-ANB https://bit.ly/2G56jhM
-Hughes & Kettner Black Spirit 200: https://bit.ly/2Jn4u1q
-Ibanez Tube Screamer TS 808 https://bit.ly/2XAcX5s
-Ernie Ball cables and strap: https://bit.ly/2Io0dfg
-Cordial CRI series cables: https://bit.ly/2XiVLBR
-Evidence Audio patch cables: https://bit.ly/2Ixylo1
-Palmer 112 cab: https://bit.ly/2YD1DHa
-Celestion Creamback 75 https://bit.ly/2JmNYyD
The amp mics:
- Electro Voice RE-20 dynamic mic:
https://bit.ly/2LL9H4T
- SE Electronics VR2 Voodoo ribbon:
https://bit.ly/2KNY5PO
The speech mic:
- Rode NTG-3 shotgun mic:
https://bit.ly/2YEfPzH
Check out the Thomann Music channel for some wicked guitar videos:
https://www.youtube.com/user/MusikhausThomann
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Cheers,
Kris Barocsi