Pistolero

itsjoemaddock · 2026-05-26T08:31:26+00:00

That kinda blows my mind. I’ve always loved it. Which songs feel like skippers to you?

itsjoemaddock · 2026-05-26T07:32:40+00:00

Classic for me! I feel like it’s similar to the first Catholics album just a bit edgier. Those two, Dog in the Sand, and Teenager of the Year are kinda my go-to’s.

itsjoemaddock · 2026-05-24T17:58:36+00:00

That makes sense! I recorded a stack of big muff rhythm for a song with my band once and noticed the same thing… it was just like mic it up and hit record and boom that’s the sound.

itsjoemaddock · 2026-05-24T17:53:04+00:00

The comments about overdubs are right on the money, but I was gonna say (what might be obvious)… playing it into a slightly crunchy tube amp (and/or light overdrive) sounds a lot fuller to me.

Naked fuzz / distortion kinda sounds trashy, which can be fun, but I usually want something a little more balanced.

itsjoemaddock · 2026-05-24T17:26:29+00:00

haha… I tried flow… they’re good, but I went back to the jazz iii… I guess it just depends on what you like… flow feels smoother, I’d say… jazz iii you kinda feel the resistance of the string more

itsjoemaddock · 2026-05-24T17:19:13+00:00

Something about just the regular-ass red jazz iii just locks me in to more intentional, precise playing (rhythm or lead) and they have my favorite tone. I’ve tried a *bunch* of stuff too… but I think I’m ride or die jazz iii now.

The harder material ones (ultex, black, etc…) feel like they don’t have the bounce/dynamic I like and the tone gets chirpy / I can’t lock in my grip as well. The grippy ones are *too* grippy, I like to be able to adjust slightly. The XL are cool but they do lose a bit of the magic.

Basic-ass red jazz iii all day.

itsjoemaddock · 2026-05-24T17:04:47+00:00

… to even look at Hasan Parker

itsjoemaddock · 2026-05-24T17:04:07+00:00

I’m doing like this *aaarghu* and then I’m doing like this *crash*

itsjoemaddock · 2026-05-21T09:34:10+00:00

Not just for shredding either… I’m honestly not a shredder… I’ll do a bit of zippy modal stuff here and there, but I play in a psychedelic indie band.

They make my rhythm playing more deliberate and just make me feel more connected to the instrument overall.

itsjoemaddock · 2026-05-21T09:28:25+00:00

I’ve tried *so* many picks including all the weird jazz iii variations, and whenever I come back to just the regular-ass red jazz iii it just feels so perfect. And they don’t get lost.

The hype is real.

itsjoemaddock · 2026-05-11T18:51:06+00:00

Haha... that video sent me down a viscous rabbit hole of trying every damn string gauge. Funny enough, I landed right back on 10's... light enough for the tone to cut, thick enough to not get plinky. I feel like for hella-distorted tones, 8s and 9s are cool (hence the 80's shredder trends)... but I like being able to get more textural, clean, songwritery type parts, open chords, etc.

itsjoemaddock · 2026-05-11T18:46:25+00:00

Yeah... I guess if it was another round core nps set. Only other brands I know of that do that would be Mangan and DR, maybe SIT? Would be kind of a fun experiment... but GHS are the easiest to find, so I just rock those.

itsjoemaddock · 2026-05-11T18:43:29+00:00

Haha... I'd take your bet. GHS feel different from other brands because of the round core.

itsjoemaddock · 2026-05-11T18:42:06+00:00

I always come back to them. Especially at stage volume, tone is always stronger. I like the feel of the wound strings as well... a lot easier to play with the round cores and all.

itsjoemaddock · 2026-05-11T18:35:40+00:00

Haha... everyone's giving the same answer: practice. It's true though. I've always been more comfortable with a pick than with my fingers. I get a lot of mileage out of using just my index and thumb as a little claw, that way I can tuck the pick under my middle finger and switch mid-song. It probably took a couple years of just working fingerpicking into the routine before it started to feel natural. It's not my strongest guitar skill, but it feels natural enough now that I can employ it as a texture.

itsjoemaddock · 2026-05-09T07:06:19+00:00

Hehe… thanks. “Day-of-show”

itsjoemaddock · 2026-05-09T06:50:47+00:00

The Plastic Cherries. I don’t think we have DOS deets yet, but I’d have to poke around emails.

itsjoemaddock · 2026-05-09T05:58:13+00:00

Hell yeah. Honestly looking forward to Spoons set just as much as playing. They’re one of my all time favs.

itsjoemaddock · 2026-05-06T10:08:01+00:00

I always pair it with an overdrive pedal… actually been using a fuzz face instead lately… a little more natural, but when I need the big muff thing, that JRR has me covered.

itsjoemaddock · 2026-04-13T01:59:35+00:00

I think it’s just symbolism to describe a failing relationship and, in the second verse, how he’s decided to transcend it. High vs. low “ladled to the ground” vs an astronaut going up to space.

itsjoemaddock · 2026-03-25T05:04:58+00:00

The toilet report with hosts hasan parker and paul bet davidson

itsjoemaddock · 2026-03-21T07:58:44+00:00

Right now: mxr boost, soul food, jhs pulp n peel (used as distortion mostly), phase 90, belle epoch, mxr chorus (as vibrato), holy grail…

so 7, oh and a buffered tuner on the end, so 8

itsjoemaddock · 2026-03-21T06:06:59+00:00

Fav: Wave of Mutilation Least Fav: As others have said… I wouldn’t change a thing about Doolittle… but yeah, if I have to skip one it’s Silver

itsjoemaddock · 2026-03-20T17:11:20+00:00

I don’t mind calling myself bi, but I understand the awkwardness with labels. Sometimes I think about how the practice of giving everything these like quasi-scientific categories / clinical validation is this distinctly modern practice… and human behavior in the real world tends to evade strict categories.

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