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10. How many guitars does Ed bring on tour.
We had 6 for some of it (5 wolfgangs) and the 5150 Frankenstrat. TheFrankenstrat needed some MAJOR repair and was giving us tuning problems so hesent it home at end of 3rd leg. I simply didn't have the time to tackle theproblems with this guitar and it has alot of history so I didn't want to messwith it. That guitar sounds great!!!We had a new Charvel sent to us for every show, sometimes 2 or 3. Basically Ed likes to play one guitar for the entire show. He appears to connectwith the vibe of one guitar and likes to stick with that. For the 3rd leg it wasthe Tobacco Wolfgang and the 4th leg was the Green Wolfgang.
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10. How many guitars does Ed bring on tour.
We had 6 for some of it (5 wolfgangs) and the 5150 Frankenstrat. TheFrankenstrat needed some MAJOR repair and was giving us tuning problems so he sent it home at end of 3rd leg. I simply didn't have the time to tackle the problems with this guitar and it has alot of history so I didn't want to mess with it. That guitar sounds great!!! We had a new Charvel sent to us for every show, sometimes 2 or 3. Basically Ed likes to play one guitar for the entire show. He appears to connect with the vibe of one guitar and likes to stick with that. For the 3rd leg it was the Tobacco Wolfgang and the 4th leg was the Green Wolfgang.
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10. How many guitars does Ed bring on tour.
We had 6 for some of it (5 wolfgangs) and the 5150 Frankenstrat. TheFrankenstrat needed some MAJOR repair and was giving us tuning problems so hesent it home at end of 3rd leg. I simply didn't have the time to tackle theproblems with this guitar and it has alot of history so I didn't want to messwith it. That guitar sounds great!!!We had a new Charvel sent to us for every show, sometimes 2 or 3. Basically Ed likes to play one guitar for the entire show. He appears to connectwith the vibe of one guitar and likes to stick with that. For the 3rd leg it wasthe Tobacco Wolfgang and the 4th leg was the Green Wolfgang.
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11. How did you land the gig in the first place?
I have been doing this for many years now having toured with artists like KidRock, The Offspring, Tori Amos, Shakira, A Perfect Circle, and many Canadianbands (I live in Toronto) such as Our Lady Peace, I Mother Earth, Nelly Furtado, Finger 11, Big Wreck/ Ian Thornley etc. as well as some rehearsals/one-offs withMarylin Manson and Mary J Blige . Throughout these experiences you develop manyrelationships. One of them is Dave Friedman of Rack Systems in North Hollywood.Dave has become a very good friend and has helped me out alot. (I owe youanother sushi dinner Dave!!). He built Ed's current guitar rig and happens to befriends with Ed's friend/personal assistant Matt. It all came together fromthat.
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11. How did you land the gig in the first place?
I have been doing this for many years now having toured with artists like Kid Rock, The Offspring, Tori Amos, Shakira, A Perfect Circle, and many Canadian bands (I live in Toronto) such as Our Lady Peace, I Mother Earth, Nelly Furtado, Finger 11, Big Wreck/ Ian Thornley etc. as well as some rehearsals/one-offs with Marylin Manson and Mary J Blige . Throughout these experiences you develop many relationships. One of them is Dave Friedman of Rack Systems in North Hollywood. Dave has become a very good friend and has helped me out alot. (I owe you another sushi dinner Dave!!). He built Ed's current guitar rig and happens to be friends with Ed's friend/personal assistant Matt. It all came together from that.
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11. How did you land the gig in the first place?
I have been doing this for many years now having toured with artists like KidRock, The Offspring, Tori Amos, Shakira, A Perfect Circle, and many Canadianbands (I live in Toronto) such as Our Lady Peace, I Mother Earth, Nelly Furtado, Finger 11, Big Wreck/ Ian Thornley etc. as well as some rehearsals/one-offs withMarylin Manson and Mary J Blige . Throughout these experiences you develop manyrelationships. One of them is Dave Friedman of Rack Systems in North Hollywood.Dave has become a very good friend and has helped me out alot. (I owe youanother sushi dinner Dave!!). He built Ed's current guitar rig and happens to befriends with Ed's friend/personal assistant Matt. It all came together fromthat.
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What are the best and worst parts of your job?
The worst part of it would be being away from home and from the people you mostcare about. The long days and fast pace are a bit much from time to time but youdo get used to it.The best things are many. I really enjoy the interaction of working with all theother crew people. Some of them are characters!! . We really are a team and eachdept. relies on the other so you really feel like your part of something. Thereare many great people on these crews and it can be fun. I also have a veryindependent side and one aspect that appeals to me is that I don't have someonebreathing down my neck all the time telling me what to do. The person hiring youknows that you know what to do and when and generally leaves you to it. I enjoy the pressure during the show. You are in a position that when somethingdoes go wrong you have to deal with it right NOW. Many jobs are not like that asoften as this and I like that for some reason. Seeing so much of the world is also a wonderful part of it. I think the mostimportant thing I have learnt from that is that we really are all the same. Allof our political/religious etc. differences are bulls**t.
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What are the best and worst parts of your job?
The worst part of it would be being away from home and from the people you most care about. The long days and fast pace are a bit much from time to time but you do get used to it. The best things are many. I really enjoy the interaction of working with all the other crew people. Some of them are characters!! We really are a team and each dept. relies on the other so you really feel like your part of something. There are many great people on these crews and it can be fun. I also have a very independent side and one aspect that appeals to me is that I don't have someone breathing down my neck all the time telling me what to do. The person hiring you knows that you know what to do and when and generally leaves you to it. I enjoy the pressure during the show. You are in a position that when something does go wrong you have to deal with it right NOW. Many jobs are not like that as often as this and I like that for some reason. Seeing so much of the world is also a wonderful part of it. I think the most important thing I have learne from that is that we really are all the same. Allof our political/religious etc. differences are bulls**t.
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What are the best and worst parts of your job?
The worst part of it would be being away from home and from the people you mostcare about. The long days and fast pace are a bit much from time to time but youdo get used to it.The best things are many. I really enjoy the interaction of working with all theother crew people. Some of them are characters!! . We really are a team and eachdept. relies on the other so you really feel like your part of something. Thereare many great people on these crews and it can be fun. I also have a veryindependent side and one aspect that appeals to me is that I don't have someonebreathing down my neck all the time telling me what to do. The person hiring youknows that you know what to do and when and generally leaves you to it. I enjoy the pressure during the show. You are in a position that when somethingdoes go wrong you have to deal with it right NOW. Many jobs are not like that asoften as this and I like that for some reason. Seeing so much of the world is also a wonderful part of it. I think the mostimportant thing I have learnt from that is that we really are all the same. Allof our political/religious etc. differences are bulls**t.
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11-28-2004, 09:53 AM
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13. What is the craziest backstage story that you are allowed to tell us?
Ha! You really should ask Kevin, Michael Anthony's tech. He has been with VH forover 24 years and has seen it all. He has great stories..
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13. What is the craziest backstage story that you are allowed to tell us?
Ha! You really should ask Kevin, Michael Anthony's tech. He has been with VH forover 24 years and has seen it all. He has great stories..
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13. What is the craziest backstage story that you are allowed to tell us?
Ha! You really should ask Kevin, Michael Anthony's tech. He has been with VH forover 24 years and has seen it all. He has great stories..
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14. There are rumors flying around about Ed's antics during the song Right Nowat the final show on 11/19/04. Would you be able to tell us as to why Ed smashedhis green Wolfgang? Some say that it was just a goof, others say it symbolizesthe end of Ed and Peavey's relationship, and of course the rumors of Ed'ssupposed alcohol abuse. Would you be able to shine some light on what exactlyhappened at that last gig.
I'm not interested in commenting on this with the exception of stating that ithad nothing to do with anything gear related. He wasn't frustrated becausesomething wasn't working properly.
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14. There are rumors flying around about Ed's antics during the song Right Nowat the final show on 11/19/04. Would you be able to tell us as to why Ed smashed his green Wolfgang? Some say that it was just a goof, others say it symbolizes the end of Ed and Peavey's relationship, and of course the rumors of Ed'ssupposed alcohol abuse. Would you be able to shine some light on what exactlyhappened at that last gig?
I'm not interested in commenting on this with the exception of stating that it had nothing to do with anything gear related. He wasn't frustrated because something wasn't working properly.
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14. There are rumors flying around about Ed's antics during the song Right Nowat the final show on 11/19/04. Would you be able to tell us as to why Ed smashedhis green Wolfgang? Some say that it was just a goof, others say it symbolizesthe end of Ed and Peavey's relationship, and of course the rumors of Ed'ssupposed alcohol abuse. Would you be able to shine some light on what exactlyhappened at that last gig.
I'm not interested in commenting on this with the exception of stating that ithad nothing to do with anything gear related. He wasn't frustrated becausesomething wasn't working properly.
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