“I see myself as a Tele man with a few other things on the side”, Pellie chuckled, “I like to play various kinds of guitars, but I knew I wanted a Tele before I bought my first electric guitar. Then I bought one and knew I was right. The players I was interested in at…

“I remember seeing an interview with Keef [Richards] where he explained how he tends to dislike any effects. The takeaway was that whatever you do, it should work on an acoustic. Once that works, you might be on to something. Less is more, in a way. I’m not a purist like him and of course…

As the lead singer, Bia uses a variety of singing methods and this requires some trial and error in the studio. “It was quite a challenge, you know” Pellie said, “I was used to grabbing the 57 or 58 I had for the guitars and using it for vocals. My voice works best with a…

While most of the tracks are ostensibly “guitar oriented”, quite a few other common and less common instruments are involved. Bia loves to add a harmonica from time to time and whenever possible adds ocarinas, flutes and hand drums, among other things. Pellie also plays a mandolin on a number of tracks. “When we first…

As the principal producer and recording engineer for the band Pellie uses mainly outboard equipment and attempts to keep the DAW as clean as possible. “I do use a handful of effects like phasers, stereo enhancement, equalizers, compressors and limiters in Reaper [his DAW of choice], but whenever I have the choice, I prefer to…