OLD SCHOOL APPROVED (and loved by the new school):
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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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
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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
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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."
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Photos Courtesy of Paul Latimer
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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"
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Photo: Coy Koehler
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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
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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
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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
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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!"
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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?. "
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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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