[ WM ] Who has inspired you ?
[ Jemm ] Nigel Hendroff , Michael Guy Chislett and Stu G – these 3 people have inspired me a ton in my journey of music and faith . Out of those three , Nigel was the guy I saw play live the most . He has such a versatile and diverse musicality on guitar – he can go from playing soft acoustic to jazz and a full rock and roll solo . He has been such a huge blessing and he really opened my eyes on what I could do as a musician and that I could be more than just a guitar player . After a guitar masterclass , I asked if I could hang with him and chat about music . Surely enough he asked me to come to his studio at church and we got to know each other . I kept on going back and I sat behind him watching him work on Pro Tools projects . Like who does that for a 17 year old random kid who doesn ’ t even go to his church ? I owe a lot to Nigel and his influence , kindness , generosity , and his heart to serve God and people with the gift of music .
[ WM ] Amazing ! What about your rig ? Talk to us about your guitars and which is your favorite . Same with your pedalboard . Highlight some of the reasons why you chose some of the gear . Nerd time !
[ Jemm ] Guitars :
• Tolvanen Guitars Zebrawood Sisu
• Tolvanen Guitars Flamed Maple Sisu
• Tolvanen Disciple T Custom ( White )
• Tolvanen Disciple T ( Sunburst )
• Duesenberg Starplayer TV
• Ibanez RG1XXV 25th Anniversary Edition
• Cort AD810 Dreadnought
• Taylor GS Mini
I love all of my guitars ! I couldn ’ t say I have a favorite - when I pick each of them up they ’ re hard to put down , but right now my # 1 ’ s are my Tolvanen Guitars Disciple T ( Telecaster ) guitars . The Tolvanen guitars are like part of my body now .
My latest pedalboard was inspired by many Nashville session players , primarily the late and great J . T Corenflos who I had the pleasure of seeing do a session live back in 2019 . This board was designed for versatility , flexibility and being able to be used for being creative and instant tweakability in the studio or live for electric , acoustic or bass guitar .
This new rig was constructed by my long-time friend Matt New from www . pedaltothemetalmusic . com
• Pedalboard : Pedaltrain PT-2
• Power Supply : Truetone One Spot Pro CS7
• Cables : Various Mogami Cables