OLD SCHOOL APPROVED
(and loved by the new school):
Pete Anderson: PeteAnderson.com
Multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning Producer/Guitarist Pete Anderson is
most widely known as the musical partner to Dwight Yoakam, whose records he produced/arranged/and
played on from 1986-2003 resulting in sales of 25 Million and counting.
Pete is also well known as a pioneer in the roots-rock genre and was an early
champion of the Americana movement, where he had a hand in introducing the world
to artists such as Lucinda Williams, Jim Lauderdale, Michelle Shocked, Rosie Flores,
and, more recently, Adam Hood. He is also a renowned bandleader who
has appeared on Saturday Night Live, David Letterman , and The Tonight Show (19
times since 1986) and has played over 3,000 live shows in upwards of 15 countries
around the world. While Pete's work as a producer/arranger/guitarist has
resulted in acclaimed records in the Country, Folk, Singer-Songwriter, Rock, Pop,
R&B, and Red Dirt genres of music, his focus as a solo artist has always been
his first musical love - The Blues. Pedals: MP Deep Blue Delay
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Duke Levine:dukelevine.com
The master of tone and one of the most stylish guitar player there are. In
addition to releasing four records of instrumental guitar music, Duke Levine divides
his time between studio and the road. He has appeared on records by Peter Wolf,
Mary Chapin Carpenter, Aimee Mann, Jonatha Brooke, Kathy Mattea, Otis Rush, Graham
Parker, and Martin Sexton, to name a few. TV appearances - The Late Show
w/ David Letterman, The Tonight Show, Late Show w/Conan OBrien, Late Night
w/ Jimmy Fallon, Austin City Limits, Soundstage, The Today Show, and more.
Film scores - Lone Star, The Opposite Of Sex, Passion
Fish, Honeydripper, Music Of The Heart and more.
Duke will be on tour this fall (2010) with Peter Wolf, promoting his new
record Midnight Souvenirs. Pedals: MP Deep Blue Delay
MP Sweet Honey Overdrive "I LOVE the Deep Blue Delay! For some reason,
I like it even more than some of my analog delays. It feels really right for basic
slapback setiings, and does all the cool re-gen, weird stuff, acting just like
a great analog pedal. The best!" |
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Nenad Gajin:www.myspace.com/nenadgajinmusic
His professional carrier took off when he was, at age 20, invited to join one
of the most recognised rock bands in Ex-Yugoslavia, "Zabranjeno pusenje"
akka "No Smoking Orchestra", led by famous film director Emir Kusturica.
Four years of playing with No Smoking Orchestra included recording of three original
movie soundtracks and touring Europe, Canada, South America and Russia. Nenad
had spent two years at the London Guitar Institute studying under guitarists lain
Scott and Shaun Baxter, and was awarded "Outstanding Student of the Year"
title. He currently lives in Paris, and he's touring with Grand Corps Malade but
continues to play with great international artists like Bojan Z, Mokhtar Samba
,Sylvain Luc, Ibrahim Maalouf, Karim Ziad ,Mayra Andrade, Malika Zarra, Hadrien
Feraud, Guillaume Perret, Woz Kaly and many more... From november 2011 he
will join famous French movie composer Eric Serra and his group
Pedals:
MP Deep Blue Delay MP Little Green Wonder MP Ruby Red Booster |
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Josh Smith:Josh
Smith Josh is a guitar players guitar player, and master of many styles. He
has fronted his own band and released six solo albums so far.
He has been
on tour with soul singer Ricky Fante, two years with American Idol winner Taylor
Hicks, and lately on international tour with Raphael Saadiq. Lot's of TV
apparences (including playing with Mick Jagger...) Amps: CS-40 MP101 Pedals:
MP Deep Blue Delay MP Sweet Honey Overdrive MP Ruby Red Booster
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Wulfers:Ted Wulfers
Ted Wulfers is an American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
As
a rootsy rocker, his combination of Heartland rock, Stadium pop, Stonesy swagger,
California cool and Texas twang has earned him comparisons to Tom Petty, Wilco,
The Foo Fighters, Chris Isaak, Dierks Bentley, Kid Rock, Kings of Leon, Lyle Lovett
and The Wallflowers. Ted has released 5 solo albums and his new single
"Here We Go" went to radio and has been getting a lot of Top 40 and
Hot AC radio play throughout the U.S.
Check out his true and honest true
to roots music. Pedals: 3 x MP Little Green Wonder!!!
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Kevin Grantt:One of the busiest session bass
players in Nashville. You must have heard him play, he is all over top country
hits. Kevin has played with: Brad Paisley, Josh Turner, Craig Morgan,Garth Brooks,
Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, Guy Clark, Linda Ronstadt, James Taylor, Alison Krauss,
Emmylou Harris, Patty Loveless, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings,
Vince Gill, Darryl Worley, Jewel.... the list goes on and on.... A.C.M.
nominated Bass Player of the Year. Played on over 25 million albums sold. Wrote
2008 Grammy winning country instrumental "Cluster Pluck". 3 time Grammy
nominated for producing. Row Magazine top 5 Most recorded Bass Player of the 2009
Pedals: MP Snow White Bass Autowah "I have been in search
of the perfect bass wah for several years, my search is over.The Snow White is
the best pedal I've ever heard or used! Thank you so much." |
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Rich Eckhardt:richeckhardt.com
Rich Eckhardt is one of the most sought after guitarists in Nashville. He is a
versatile guitarist who has performed with many of musics top icons including
Charlie Daniels, Willie Nelson, Shania Twain, Ted Nugent, Sammy Hagar, Merle Haggard,
Steve Cropper, Glen Campbell, Joe Perry, Steven Tyler, Delbert McClinton and Jerry
Lee Lewis. His touring has taken him around the world, performing not only in
the U.S. and Canada but also throughout Europe, the Middle East and Japan.
Rich has 2 solo album Soundcheck and Cottage City firehouse
and has been playing lead guitarfor Country Superstar Toby Keith since 1998.
Pedals: MP Green Forest Compressor MP Sweet Honey Distortion
I have never used any finer pedals. With so much attention to detail
they are well built, look cool and sound amazing! |
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Jerry Donahue:myspace.com/jerrydonahue
Jerry Donahue is guitar players guitar player, famous for his work with Fotheringay
and Fairport Convention to notable performances and/or recordings with Gerry Rafferty,
Robert Plant, Joan Armatrading, Elton John, The Proclaimers, The Beach Boys, Johnny
Hallyday, George Harrison, Cliff Richard, Chris Rea, Warren Zevon, Bonnie Raitt,
Hank Marvin, Roy Orbison, Nancy Griffith, The Yardbirds and Hellecasters as well
as his solo recording and instructional videos. Telecaster player Danny
Gatton praised him as "the string-bending king of the planet".
Pedals: MP Green Forest Compressor MP Deep Blue Delay MP
Sweet Honey Distortion MP Mellow Yellow Tremolo | |
Kirk Fletcher:myspace.com/kirkfletcherband
Kirk is one of the hottest young blues players around. Now playing with another
guitar giant Michael Landau and just released a new killer CD "My Turn".
Kirk Fletcher has played with Hollywood Fat's band, Kim Wilson, Member's
of Muddy Water's band, James Cotton, Rusty Zinn, Hubert Sumlin, Charlie Musselwhite,
Fabulous Thunderbirds, Mike Landau, Robben Ford and Larry Carlton just to mention
few... Pedals: MP Deep Blue Delay | |
Fast Eddie Clarke:www.fasteddieclarke.com
Legendary guitar player who played on those classic Motorhead albums and killer
Fastway records. The Anthology Double-CD is HIGHLY recommended.
Pedals: MP Little Green Wonder MP Deep Dlue Delay
"I found the Little Green Wonder to be a superb
change from my Boss OD-1, It gives me a little more edge and smoother step up."
"The Deep Blue Delay is great it reminds
me of the old style tape echo from my early days so to get it in a pedal is Great
it works well on Heft.." "I
have also had fun with it in the studio A Great addition to my armoury...." |
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Jim McCarty:www.cactusrocks.net/
From late 60's Jim McCarty has been an inspiration to generations of guitar players.
His work with Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels, the Buddy Miles
Express, Cactus, the Rockets and Mystery Train is guitar history
You do have the Cactus records already, don't you? Pedals:
MP Little Green Wonder MP Mighty Red Distortion MP Fire Red Fuzz
"These are one of the best pedals I have
ever used." "I'm
going to use them at a gig tonight." |
Photos Courtesy of Paul Latimer |
Marc Ford:www.marcford.net/
Black Crows, Ben Harper and Innocent Criminals, Marc Ford Band Marc
is known for his great tone and tasteful playing. Check out his solo albums,
that is pure Marc. Pedals: MP Little Green Wonder MP
Deep Blue Delay MP Mighty Red Distortion "I've
got the delay in my rig all the time now, it really does sound great" |
Photo: Coy Koehler |
Nick Curran:Curranrock
, Nickcurransattitudes
and Deguelloloco
Comin' on like a sci-fi hybrid of T-Bone Walker, Little Richard, and Guitar
Slim, guitarist/singer Nick Curran is a powerhouse performer who owes a strong
debt to blues and rockabilly artists of the '50s. Nick is the leading
root, blues, rock'n'roll, rockabilly, punabilly guitarplayer and has played with
Deguello, Fabulous Thunderbirds, Jimmy Vaughan, Charlie Sexton, Hubert Sumlin,
Hollywood Fats Band, Paladins and about every other roots artist. Using
a live, one-take technique and vintage recording equipment, Curran uncannily manages
to recreate not only the sound but also the spirit of those earlier, wonderful
times. Curran was nonetheless able to infuse each track with a freshness, urgency,
and vitality that are lacking in many modern blues and rock releases.
Now Nick front his own roots rock n roll band and play guitar with Austin's most
exciting rock n roll band the Flash Boys Pedal: MP Deep Blue Delay
(serial no: 666!!) "Yeah man! I
love the pedal. Use it all the time. I really dig it" |
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Teemu Viinikainen:www.teemuviinikainen.com
and www.maankorvessa.fi
Teemu Viinikainen has become one of Finland's hardest working jazz guitarist
and he has played with many leading jazz artists like Joe Lovano, Randy Brecker,
Tim Hagans and Vince Mendoza. He also teaches guitar at the Sibelius
Academy's Jazz Department and has recorded many albums as a sideman including
four releases for legendary Blue Note-label. Pedals: MP Little Green
Wonder MP Snow White Autowah "Little
Green Wonder is wonderful overdrive with great clean boost option. It accomplishes
two things that I haven't found from anything else: it works with clean Fender
blackface amp just perfectly and you can get a really nice little breakup tone
from it even with powerful pickups like P-90's." "Auto Wah is just
plain fun to use and makes my playing funkier when switched on!! Highly approved!!" |
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Jay Jay French:www.twistedsister.com
J.J. French is the founding member and one of the two guitarists of the legendary
American heavy metal band, Twisted Sister. Pedals: MP Little
Green Wonder MP Deep Blue Delay "The Mad Professor
pedals are aesthetically luxurious and perform even better then they look. I own
"the Little Green Wonder" over-drive and the "Deep Blue" Delay.
They both do what they are supposed to do as well as any studio rack device
you might want to compare them too. I give them a 10 out of 10!!" Jay
Jay French, Twisted Sister, 25.6.2008 | |
Mark Karan:www.markkaran.com
Since 1998, Mark has been touring with the extended "Grateful Dead Family"
(The Other Ones, Mickey Hart's Planet Drum, Phil Lesh & Friends and Bob Weir
& RatDog). Performed with "who's who" and toured around the world.
Amps: CS-40 MP-101 Pedals: MP Little Green Wonder
MP Deep Blue Delay MP Tiny Orange Phaser MP Sky Blue Overdrive
"the MP pedals are truly great. they're like little works of art. sonically
they are very versatile and believeable and can be tweaked to a variety of approaches
and responses. They have a lot of unique character, not just more generic sounding
crap or knockoffs of existing designs. they also FEEL great to play! the OD pedals
especially really respond well to variances in playing style and dynamics... and
they make the best phaser EVER! the esthetics are great too... cool colors &
finishes and they're really solidly built." |
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Nick Sterling: www.nicksterling.com/
After released his first EP at the age of ten, he has performed hundreds of shows,
developed an amazing stage presence, and raised his guitar playing to the level
that many have called virtuoso. Nick also play drums, bass, upright bass, keyboards,
and cello all at a performance level to rival many studio musicians. An
unbelievable release by an unbelievable artist The Independent Music
Site, Nick Sterling is the epitome of the youth movement Hard
Rock Haven. Hes a guitar picking genius Thom Bresh, Guitars
For Life. Now on tour with Sebastian Bach. Pedals: MP Little
Green Wonder MP Sky Blue Overdrive MP Sweet Honey Overdrive MP Deep
Blue Delay "these two pedals are fantastic! I could literally
do my whole show with a Marshall Plexi setup clean and these two pedals. " |
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Matt Schofield: www.myspace.com/mattschofield
www.mattschofield.com/
Inspired by the Blues, infused with the funk rhythms of New Orleans
and topped-off by virtuoso musicianship, Matt Schofield is being talked of as
the finest Blues guitarist to have emerged in Europe for several generations.
Guitar & Bass magazine named him as one of the Top 10 British Blues Players
of All Time. Pedals: MP Deep Blue Delay MP Sky Blue Overdrive
"DBD is the ONLY stompbox delay I like. " |
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Casper Rawls:www.planetcasper.com
Casper has earned the admiration of guitarists who indeed know guitar playing
at its finest such as James Burton and Buck Owens. He is a legend in
Austin, Texas as well as around the globe. Everywhere discerning fans and listeners,
roots music aficionados and fellow musicians know him as a player of impeccable
taste, stylish and smart economy, and ultimately thanks to those aforementioned
qualities wonderful power and beauty. Pedals: MP Mellow
Yellow Tremolo | |
Eric "Roscoe" Ambel:www.ericambel.com
Guitarist and producer extraordinary has played with tons of people: Steve Earle,
Joan Jett (Eric played that mean guitar on "I Love Rock'n'Roll"), Yayhoos,
Del-Lords, the Bottle Rockets, Andy York (John Mellencamp), Warner Hodges (Jason
and the Scorchers).... Eric owns the popular East Village bar Lakeside
Lounge and Cowboy Technical Services recording studio in Brooklyn.
Pedals: MP Fire Red Fuzz MP Deep Blue Delay
"The Delay really has a nice sound and the Fuzz is wild but still has
a lot of bottom (which gets pulled out of so many pedals)" |
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Andy Susemihl:www.andysusemihl.com
German guitar hero known for his work with U.D.O. and his own 7-9-7 band, Andy
Susemihl has shared the stage with such rock icons as Ozzy Osbourne, Guns’n’Roses,
Deep Purple and Seal. Andy's playing is precise and powerful with
a fat tone. From these links you find Andy's music: www.myspace.com/andysusemihl
www.7-9-7.com www.myspace.com/sevennineseven
www.theunterschicht.com
Pedals: MP Mighty Red Distortion MP Tiny Orange Phaser
"The pedal is great and is permanent resident on my pedal board" |
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Joe Barret:www.myspace.com/bigjoeandthespacecowboys
Known worldwide as George Hamilton V's Tele-slinging sidekick, Big Joe Barret
finally steps up to bat with his first CD: "SPECIAL SAUCE" Joe hits
the music world with his hot licks that is a perfect blend of country, blues and
rock. Take a listen on Joe's tone on Little
Green Wonder page. Pedals: MP Little Green Wonder
MP Deep Blue Delay MP Mighty Red Distortion | |
Niels van der Steenhoven:www.nielsvdsteenhoven.com
www.focustheband.com
One of the hottest new players around, Niels is touring with the Focus
and filling the big shoes of Jan Akkerman with great confidence and melodic taste.
Check out the Focus youtube.com clips and get the new album!
Pedals: MP Little Green Wonder MP Mighty Red Distortion MP
Deep Blue Delay "*Little green wonder is briljant! Very smooth sounding
overdrive with as much body as you want. The sound is very musical and open."
"Mighty Red Distortion is heavy! It has a nice edge to it. Not too sharp, but
it cuts throught if you want to. Very hairy, Marshall type of tone when I use
it on my plexi. Thick low end and sustain for days." " Deep Blue Delay is
cool! Very nice delay sound and I've tried them all. Nice compact design and plenty
of delay time and repeats. I just completely rearranged my pedalboard and the
Mad Professor pedals are on it!" | |
Rob Espinosa: www.davidlaflamme.com
Rob is the guitar player for the American Classic Psychedelic Rock band
"It's a Beautiful Day" The band had number one hits in the late
60s, most notably "White Bird (in a golden cage)" and is touring extensively
around the world. Rob has shared stage with Jefferson Starship, Big Brother
and the Holding Company (Janis Joplin's band), Quicksilver Messenger Service...
Pedals: MP Deep Blue Delay "Wow!! This is everything
I've ever wanted in a delay pedal and more. It works perfectly with my high gain
sounds as well as adding subtle ambience to my clean tones. It almost sounds as
if the pedal has a 'ducking' system built into it as the notes don't slam into
each other when you play an arpeggio. Beautiful pedal, small footprint, superb
dead quiet delay sound, wonderful people to work with!! What more could I ask
for?. " | |
Christian Tolle:www.christiantolle.com/
German
guitarist Christian Tolle has recorded with Steve Lukather, Tim Pierce, Michael
Thompson, Chuck Wright, Doug Aldrich and Lauren Scheff Check out
the polished licks and great sonwriting on his two solo albums Pedals:
MP Tiny Orange Phaser "*I love it, the effect is deep,
transparent and I especially love the way it can wobble. Very flexibel as well,
it can almost sound like a Leslie." |
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