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Tremonti model in what they call Frostbite Fade, as far as lead goes she likes more vibey stuff. Nickelback, it was a big genre. Rock music is
which is awesome. Then just on a personal You’re not going to hear her shredding but she still doing well, we play at these rock festivals
level, I’m from Ohio so I bleed Ohio sports, and loves vibey ambient delay and verb, that type of and they’re still massive, but it’s become
they made me an Ohio State guitar. So that’s world. I feel like for us it just works. I’m sure in maybe a little more of a niche market. That’s
kind of like my new pride, and I got to kind of some bands you’ve got to deal with stepping a tough juggling act, still trying to make Rock
help build it and they put the Ohio script on the on each other’s toes. If you’re young you just music with heavy guitars but trying to mix in
twelfth fret. They really just killed it, the guy left have to figure out what you do well, and what elements that sound modern and can captivate
no stone unturned, and he was very meticulous the other person does well, and just learn to young ears. It’s not easy, and I feel like that’s
about everything on that guitar and it’s a really play together. Kind of like a marriage but in a something that John and Korey kind of steer.
special guitar to have that. band, you’ve got to learn what you do well and With this new album that just came out, this
what they do well and just roll with that. is the first time we’ve done all the production
[WM] You always play with a second guitar
in house. I feel like we really did that well. You
player. How have you grown in this area and [WM] You guys have a legacy dimension have those things that are going to appease
what advice do you have for guitarists on of where you guys come from. How do you the Skillet fans where Comatose or Collide was
working with another player? balance staying true to your roots and while their favorite album. They’re probably going to
also reaching ‘new’ listeners? love songs like “Save Me”, or “Reach” that are
[Seth] I guess everybody’s situation would
very guitar up in your face.
be different, in our situation it works so well [Seth] As I was alluding to earlier, I think it’s because I’m kind of the lead guy and my roots no secret that when I was a teenager Rock On the production side of things, even the
lean more Rock and Metal with some Blues music was at the forefront of Pop radio. You songs that still have Pop elements, we still
and chicken picking, which you might not hear would turn on Pop radio and there would be mixed in walls of guitar. “Legendary” is a good
all of the time in Skillet’s music but it’s mixed in. ten or fifteen rock bands getting air. Bands of example, it still sounds fresh and still has a wall
Korey’s definitely much more of a ripper, and that time, Hoobastank, Creed, Linkin Park, of guitar. It’s definitely a juggling act, it’s not an
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