![]() ![]() When you crank those preamps, you just get this awesome fuzzed-out tone we describe as “’70s sci-fi guitars.” I think we got into that because we were trying to get the guitar tone that Hot Chocolate had on “Everyone’s A Winner.” “Scarborough Street Fight” and “So Far Gone” are DI, as well. ![]() Yes, those are DI, and we did a fair amount of that on this record. Were guitars on “Waiting for Your Call” recorded direct? His tone on those records is almost the holy grail for me. I remember reading that John Fogerty lamented his lack of a searing blues tone in his early CCR days to me that’s crazy. I’m quite fond of little amps – Fender Champs, Princetons, even this ’50s Gibson lap-steel amp I found just plug in and dime it. We’ve gone through a lot of amps to find that perfect combo of the clean/dirty thing. There’s overdrive on your guitars, but not too much.Ī guitar tone that’s just breaking up is a beautiful thing. More than the sounds around us, it was the absence of what we liked that drove us. We’d spend Friday nights drinking beers and listening to Led Zeppelin and Creedence, but we couldn’t find any bar bands playing the sort of music we dug, so we just basically started the Sheepdogs to be that band. The scene we came up in had a lot of punk and alt-rock/indie bands doing original songs, and roadhouse-blues cover bands on the other end of the spectrum. What is the music scene like in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan? ![]() A lot of that old vibe comes from the songwriting and way we play and sing. We use a lot of old guitars and amps, but also some modern equipment. Not just the sounds and tones, but the style of songwriting and guitar playing. I don’t really listen to much music beyond 1979 I’m firmly in love with the sonics of the ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s. How do you nail that kind of authenticity? “Find the Truth” has a perfect ’70s vibe. Frontman Ewan Currie shared the guitar-grooming tips behind the Sheepdogs’ hairy sound. Their latest, Outta Sight, is a time-machine ride to the days of the Doobies, Lizzy, T. Hailing from central Canada, The Sheepdogs conjure an authentic vintage sound right down to guitar tones once lost to history. There are a lot of retro bands, but few get the sonics correct. ![]()
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