Artist Feature: Mike Layton

admin — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:24:27 +0000

Recently I had the chance to ask Mike, who is a long time friend and a stellar guitarist from Pittsburgh, PA, some questions about his music and influences.

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He is currently playing in the band, Full Color, with fellow guitarist and friend, TJ Fennel.

You can check out Full Color here:

Now onto the questions:

How would you describe Full Color’s sound? Watching the documentary, 1991: the Year Punk Broke too many times describes our sound

How long has it been around? TJ and I have been writing songs for nearly a decade

What kind of guitar do you play? Eastwood Hi-Flyer

What kind of distortion/fuzz/overdrive pedals do you use? ProCoDuece Tone Rat Overdrive/Distortion.

What kind of amp/setup do you have? I have a Laney TF320 Tube Fusion 2×12 (200 watts) and a Sun Concert Lead Head (200 watts) that I run simultaneously through the Morley ABY selector switch. The Sun Concert Lead is plugged into a Fender cabinet.

Do you have a favorite effects pedal? The Line 6 delay modeler, the Line 6 Filter Modulator and the MXR Blue Box, which is a octave/fuzz pedal that my friend Ross has modified. He added a feedback loop.

How would you describe your playing style? indie guitar swing

Favorite band/album of all time? Nirvana-In Utero

Current favorite band/album? Neil Young-After the Gold Rush

How long have you been a musician? 10 or so years, when did we start playing dude? I’d say we were musicians when we started in 5th grade cuz we wrote legit songs and recorded them.

What/who were your main inspirations or influences musically?Weed, CCR, Sonic Youth, Fugazi, Beatles, Wipers, Nirvana, Neil Young, Deerhoof, Unwound, Television

Thanks again, Mike.

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Artist Feature: Mike Layton