Sunn O)))
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We\\u2019ve featured loud rigs. We\\u2019ve stood strong in front of Matt Pike\\u2019s octet of Oranges, been washed over with waves of volume from Angus Young\\u2019s nine Marshalls for AC/DC\\u2019s \\u201csmall gig setup\\u201d in an arena, trembled from J Mascis\\u2019 three plexi full stacks, and even withstood Bonamassa\\u2019s barrage of seven amps at the Ryman, but nothing prepared us or compared to the Godzilla-rising-from-the-Pacific roar that is Sunn O)))\\u2019s auditory artillery. And it\\u2019s more than the sheer sight of 14 amps and 16 cabs or the dishing of deafening decibels; it\\u2019s the interplay of these characters and their conductors.
\\u201cThe third member of the band is the amplifiers!\\u201d laughed Greg Anderson in a 2014 interview with PG. \\u201cWe use vintage Sunn Model Ts from the early \\u201970s. They\\u2019re a crucial part of the show. I\\u2019ve got more amps than I have guitars.\\u201d
Stephen O\\u2019Malley takes a more metaphysical outlook to the connection between him and the thundering Model Ts. \\u201cMy philosophy is that I\\u2019m just part of this bigger circuit of the instrumentation,\\u201d he says. \\u201cYou have, of course, the amplifier valves, the speaker, effects pedals acting like different and various voltage filters, the air in the room, and the feedback generated from all this equipment, so who\\u2019s in the band is immaterial.\\u201d
We learned more about O\\u2019Malley\\u2019s perspective when, following a 90-minute drive southeast from Nashville to Pelham, Tennessee, and a short descent into The Caverns, the Sunn O))) guitar tag team welcomed PG\\u2019s Chris Kies onstage for an amplifying chat. O\\u2019Malley details his signature Travis Bean Designs SOMA 1000A, while Anderson explains how a broken guitar led him to his beloved Les Paul goldtop. Both pay homage and reverence to the eight Sunn Model Ts that form the band\\u2019s foundational tonal force, and explain why the LM308-chip Rat influenced their Life Pedal collaboration with EarthQuaker Devices.
Special Silver 25th anniversary edition of the V.3 Life Pedal
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