[Stan Cotey] I work on new product and effects driven textural and ambient sounds running an R&D group, and then running the
development. I also manage technology, that are going on. I also understand the rigors whole entire R&D operation. Those are always
which means poking our noses into new of playing on amp-less stages where you really more managerial and steering kinds of roles
areas of technology. And, I get the distinct have to control volume more than any other rather than creative design roles.
honor and pleasure of working with artists musical situation I can think of. I think worship one on one developing things like the recent players end up having a lot of challenges To me, designing circuits is a lot like creating
Joe Bonamassa Twin, the Eric Clapton amp, that other players don’t. So, I would say I’m music, there’s not really a lot of control over
and the Michael Landau amp. I also work with very aware of the scene, but not necessarily what happens. It’s like a flow, you can’t really
our research and development group on their focusing on it. stop it, it just kind of happens anyway. I think
various projects.
if you have music in you it just finds a way to
[WM] Fender was kind enough to fly me out come out. When you’re in a moment where
[WM] Were there any group of players in mind to New York for the pedal launch event. At that you think you’re not being very musical it
when you started developing pedals, especially event, you mentioned that you created the accumulates, and it just waits, and it finds it’s
worship musicians? pedals in some down time at work. What was opportunity and it just comes out. The circuit
the initial spark behind jumping in? design stuff is exactly the same thing.
core or any particular audience, but having [Stan] So, like you, I’ve been a player for So, along the road to being a manager and a
said that I am well aware of worship players decades, for a really long time. I build amps director and working on the R&D group, I would
and I have a couple of really close friends in for myself, I’ve modified many guitars, and I’ve just continually design things and build things.
that music scene. I lived in Nashville for a good built a lot of pedals and things over the years. Then of course I would run into problems that I
period of time and of course there is a lot of So I’ve kind of had a collection of things in my would want to solve, particular to whatever my
that there. It’s music that I’m familiar with, and back pocket that I’ve done just for me along rig was at the time. If I was using multiple amps
people that I like. I know a lot about the pedal the way. Earlier in my career at Fender I was and I wanted to figure out some way to switch
[Stan] I wasn’t thinking about any particular
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