Thread: Shanks/Hugh/Phil's guitar rig
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Old 03-04-2017, 03:17 AM
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For me that's just nonsense. Why would it be more rock n roll to use 1-2 overdrive instead of being obviously very serious about your sound and wanting to have a big rig? It's like saying it's more right if a painter uses only 4 colors instead of someone using 20.

I'm not in any way a big Shanks fan but I respect the guy for going out on the road obviously taking the Bon Jovi-job with 120 % seriousness. He's pretty much the perfect hired hand. A guy who has a sound for every possible scenario while Phil can go for his more straigh forward heavy metal sound. It complements each other in a nice way. None is better than the other, it's just two different guitar players with different needs. Phil feels comfortable with a lighter rig while Shanks like going out with a huge variation of sounds to choose from. Neither is better than the other, and neither is more "rock and roll" than the other.
I think the criticism is more to do with shanks having such a big rig and such a variation of sounds and Phil still has the better tone by using just what he has and relying more on his hands and volume and tone controls. That said, I miss Bobby's guitar collection, he brought out such beautiful guitars out on the road (most of the time relying on just one or two per show. Phil's and Shanks guitar collection are not near as impressive....
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