Worship Musician July 2018 | Page 28

very far. cycle of gear changing! But, I do really love my [WM] Johnny, you are a left handed drummer Jazzmaster right now! - is this a problem when you are sharing a [WM] Emily, on your Instagram feed there are a number of photos of you playing a red Fender common backline? [WM] Are you still playing the Gibson acoustic? Jazzmaster. What drew you to that instrument? [Johnny] (Laughing) Always! It’s always a [Emily] I have a Gibson Hummingbird that problem! I am the problem, it’s always my fault, I [Emily] Yes, that is my main guitar. I got it really has a lot of issues, but I love it because always have to apologize to people... seriously, originally because I had been playing acoustic Johnny actually proposed to me with it! It I usually find the drummer who is before me and for so long and transitioning to something was like a birthday gift and then my ring was after me if we’re sharing a set and I go try to smaller like a tele just seemed kind of tricky actually attached to it. So, I can never get rid become best friends with that guy, or girl. From and I had an Epiphone Sheraton for a little of it! It’s going to have to be passed down in there, I just let them know what’s going on and bit – I actually thought I would like that more our family forever. For acoustic, I am playing that I’m a lefty… it’s a process that I don’t look because it felt hollow like the acoustic, but a Taylor 816 that I really love. It’s the Grand forward to, but it’s what I have to do. What I I ended up liking the size and comfort of the Symphony, which has a bigger bottom end on really want to learn how to do is learn to play Jazzmaster better. Since I have gotten it, I it, so it’s a lot deeper. Other Taylor’s seemed too drums right handed! That would be amazing! ended up borrowing our old guitarist’s tele for thin sounding to me. I’ve had it for almost ten a little bit and actually really liked it. I’ve been years now. thinking about adding onto the never-ending 28 [WM] Jeff, tell us how you started using Tyler amps? July 2018 WorshipMusician.com