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Aaron Marshall loves guitar. \\u201cI make a living every day playing the electric guitar. My identity is built around this thing. I\\u2019ve been my own boss since 2015,\\u201d he declared in a 2021 PG interview.

Aaron Marshall believes in guitar: \\u201cAnyone who thinks the death of the electric guitar is upon us is very out of touch. You can\\u2019t hold its head underwater. The electric guitar is iconic. It\\u2019s not going anywhere.\\u201d

And Aaron Marshall is never satisfied with guitar: \\u201cEverything\\u2019s perfect. Let\\u2019s change it all,\\u201d the Intervals visionary joked during this new Rig Rundown. \\u201cEverything is different, which is probably the most on-brand thing I can provide. But hopefully this is the beginning of that not being the case.\\u201d

The guitar disciple started Intervals back in 2011. He\\u2019s been the solo constant member and the band\\u2019s musical pilot. He\\u2019s put out four riveting, guitar-centric albums to date. And sure, the obvious 6-string influences are found within Intervals\\u2019 music, with complementing flavors of prog, metal, djent, and jazz all percolating together. But the \\u201990s kid has an unabashed love for Top 40 pop and has drawn from acts like NYSYNC, TLC, and Destiny\\u2019s Child, too, giving Intervals\\u2019 music more bounce, groove, and life. \\u201cI\\u2019ll challenge myself to put my spin on a chord progression that feels like [TLC\\u2019s] \\u2018No Scrubs,\\u2019 but still be Intervals about it. It\\u2019s always an experiment between me and the guitar. These sorts of experiments yield new songs.\\u201d

Before Intervals\\u2019 December \\u201921 headlining show at Nashville\\u2019s Mercy Lounge, prog-rock maestro Marshall reconnected with PG\\u2019s Perry Bean to catalog his rig revamp. The ensuing conversation covered the decision to pass on a high-end (but limited) partnership with Mayones for a collaboration with Schecter that aims to bring guitars to everyone across the globe. (\\u201cYou still have young people that are really interested in music for music\\u2019s sake. And there is this wave of online instrumental guitar music that is the best it\\u2019s ever been.\\u201d) Plus, he meticulously details how he\\u2019s testing Neural DSP\\u2019s pedalboard powerhouse with a space-encompassing stereo setup that will resonate with fans in every corner of the room.

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