The Aristocrats - Guthrie Govan, Bryan Beller, Marco Minnemann

I loved Guthrie Govan's CD "Erotic Cakes" so being a guitar player, I cannot wait to hear the new CD he plays on with bassist Bryan Beller and German super drummer Marco Minnemann.  You can get a taste of what this power trio is all about with a free mp3 download - the humorous and rudely titled "Sweaty Knockers" - available from:

http://the-aristocrats-band.com/news/free-download-of-sweaty-knockers/

You can also preview the album at online jazz-fusion superstore Abstract Logix 


http://www.abstractlogix.com/xcart/product.php?productid=25271 .

Pedal Boards of the Stars – Guthrie Govan

I thought I’d start this new feature – Pedal Boards of the Stars – with a guitar player that may just be from another planet. If you don’t know him, the English guitarist Guthrie Govan has been dropping jaws all over the world since his debut CD “Erotic Cakes” came out in 2006. Quite simply, one of the best guitar CDs released this decade.

Besides being a stellar player, Govan has a very nice tone – much of this has to do with his boutique Cornford amp (he is an endorser) and his custom Suhr guitar. But a nice selection of analog effects pedals also play a role.

I’ve seen a number of pedal board photos so his rig seems to be changing, but as far as I know the photo above is the latest incarnation. It features:

• Analogman Chorus
• DigiTech Whammy
• T-Rex Replica Delay
• Guyatone WR3 Wah Rocker Envelope Filter
  
• Menatone J.A.C. JFET Compressor
• Hermida Audio Zendrive Overdrive
• Ernie Ball Volume pedal
• Pedaltrain Junior pedal board

Can’t wait for the next CD.