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Satch Q&A

These are the interview questions and answers, grouped by category. Click on a question to see the answer Joe gave.

amps

Peter: It’s such a lost art, I think people get so bogged down with all these effects and things, that you forget you have these controls on your guitar which do these amazing things.

black dog

Peter: You’re playing a new replica of your ‘Black Dog’ guitar from the ‘Flying In A Blue Dream’ back cover.

bootleg

Randy Allar: There has to be some bootlegs stuff out there

Chickenfoot

Peter: Do you think it will tour?
Peter: What can you tell me about this band, Chickenfoot, with Chad Smith (Red Hot Chilli Peppers) and Van Halen’s Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony?

cleveland

Randy Allar: You're a long way away, but welcome to Cleveland anyway.

collect

Randy Allar: There has to be some bootlegs stuff out there

Come on baby

Peter: One song I really enjoyed was ‘Come On Baby.’ It reminded me a lot of your self-titled album, that kind of open, almost dry guitar sound. Are we hearing single coils on that song?

composing

Peter: One thing I’ve always appreciated about your music over the years, reading interviews, and conducting them myself these days, is finding out just what’s behind the songs, and finding out there’s so much more behind it, and I think that’s why you’ve

crystal planet

Crystal Planet has a rawer, more aggressive edge to it reminding many listeners of Surfing With The Alien, was this a concious effort?
Has the amount of on stage jamming and improvisation you've done in the last few years with people like Jon Lord of Deep Purple and the various G3 ensembles affected your songwriting and approach to this record?
Z.Z. your son inspired one song and is credited on three songs on Crystal Planet. The three songs all have percussive intros, what was his input, how old is he and what is the origin of his name?

distortion

Peter: What can you tell me about your Vox Satchurator distortion pedal?

Donnie

Your guitars have always had elaborate design and finishes, your current Ibanez's even have names why?

dynamic range

Peter: I noticed that in a lot of spaces there’s not much reverb, which encourages you to crank it up because the reverb on the recording isn’t clashing with the reverb of the room at higher volumes.

feeling

Crystal Planet has a rawer, more aggressive edge to it reminding many listeners of Surfing With The Alien, was this a concious effort?
Peter: Did you have an overall goal for this album?

G3

Has the amount of on stage jamming and improvisation you've done in the last few years with people like Jon Lord of Deep Purple and the various G3 ensembles affected your songwriting and approach to this record?

gear

Peter: Was there anything unusual gear-wise you used on the album?

guitar

Peter: You’re playing a new replica of your ‘Black Dog’ guitar from the ‘Flying In A Blue Dream’ back cover.
Your guitars have always had elaborate design and finishes, your current Ibanez's even have names why?

harmonies

Peter: ‘Revelation’ sounds really touching – the phrasing in the guitar is very vocal, then these big, elegant harmonies come in. What were you hoping to get across with that one?

Ibanez

Peter: You’re playing a new replica of your ‘Black Dog’ guitar from the ‘Flying In A Blue Dream’ back cover.
Your guitars have always had elaborate design and finishes, your current Ibanez's even have names why?

internet

Randy Allar: There has to be some bootlegs stuff out there

loudness

Peter: I noticed that in a lot of spaces there’s not much reverb, which encourages you to crank it up because the reverb on the recording isn’t clashing with the reverb of the room at higher volumes.

overdub

Peter: I noticed there’s a lot of space in the sound even if there are quite a few overdubs, like in Professor Satchafunkilus. I heard several guitar tracks going on at once there, yet you can hear them all clearly.

Revelation

Peter: ‘Revelation’ sounds really touching – the phrasing in the guitar is very vocal, then these big, elegant harmonies come in. What were you hoping to get across with that one?

roo

Randy Allar: There has to be some bootlegs stuff out there

Satchafunkilus

Peter: Did you have an overall goal for this album?
Peter: I noticed there’s a lot of space in the sound even if there are quite a few overdubs, like in Professor Satchafunkilus. I heard several guitar tracks going on at once there, yet you can hear them all clearly.
Peter: Was there anything unusual gear-wise you used on the album?

satchurator

Peter: What can you tell me about your Vox Satchurator distortion pedal?

sisters

Your guitars have always had elaborate design and finishes, your current Ibanez's even have names why?

song names

Z.Z. your son inspired one song and is credited on three songs on Crystal Planet. The three songs all have percussive intros, what was his input, how old is he and what is the origin of his name?

songwriting

Has the amount of on stage jamming and improvisation you've done in the last few years with people like Jon Lord of Deep Purple and the various G3 ensembles affected your songwriting and approach to this record?

sound

Crystal Planet has a rawer, more aggressive edge to it reminding many listeners of Surfing With The Alien, was this a concious effort?

style

Crystal Planet has a rawer, more aggressive edge to it reminding many listeners of Surfing With The Alien, was this a concious effort?

tone

Peter: It’s such a lost art, I think people get so bogged down with all these effects and things, that you forget you have these controls on your guitar which do these amazing things.
Peter: One song I really enjoyed was ‘Come On Baby.’ It reminded me a lot of your self-titled album, that kind of open, almost dry guitar sound. Are we hearing single coils on that song?

tour

Peter: Do you think it will tour?

travel

Randy Allar: You're a long way away, but welcome to Cleveland anyway.

volume

Peter: I noticed that in a lot of spaces there’s not much reverb, which encourages you to crank it up because the reverb on the recording isn’t clashing with the reverb of the room at higher volumes.

welcome

Randy Allar: Welcome to Radio Station WCSB.

zz

Z.Z. your son inspired one song and is credited on three songs on Crystal Planet. The three songs all have percussive intros, what was his input, how old is he and what is the origin of his name?