"Crossed Wires" with Pat Benson: Recent Episodes
Patrick Benson
This week Pat demonstrates the signature Ryan Adams "VCR" by JHS pedals into a Benson Vinny amplifier while playing a Nash JG63, a 1978 Les Paul Custom, and a modified Squier J Mascis Jazzmaster. No tone was harmed durning the process of this demonstration.
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This week Pat does a rundown of the Earthquaker Devices Avalanche Run Stereo Delay/Reverb.
Pat talks with Dan Rose of Elder Brother about his new record, guitar tones, recording with Chris Conley, seeing Ryan Adams three times in one weekend, and recent gear acquisitions.
Pat demos two chorus pedals, a vintage Boss CE-2 and a Mr.Black Vintage Chorus LTD. Do you consider yourself a chorus connoisseur or are you new to the sounds of chorus? Don't know if it will make the cut to your never-ending pedalboard? How could these two seemingly similar pedals sound different? Well, these questions will all be answered on this weeks episode of Crossed Wires.
-> Gear used for this demo were: The Copcaster, Fender '68 Princeton Reverb Reissue, TC Electronics Ditto X2, Boss CE-2, Mr. Black Vintage Chorus LTD, Pedal Power Pro, Cables, Electricity.
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Pat talks with Will Levy of The Story So Far about gear acquisitions, working at Billy Joe's guitar shop in Oakland California, Evertune bridges, Marshall clones, and visiting the Gibson showroom in NYC.
Pat answers listener questions and demos a TOMKAT Violet Muffer fuzz pedal during the second half of this show. A Gibson Les Paul Standard (not a studio as he mentioned on the show), Partscaster, and Squier J Mascis Jazzmaster were all plugged straight into a '68 Fender Princeton Reissue. No gear was harmed during the process of this recording.
-> The song "Crossed Wires" was written and performed by the band Superchunk off of the 2010 album "Majesty Shredding".