Terms Of Use. She gave us the lowdown on her current road gear, including a pair of T-style Fenders and a Gibson Les Paul—hinting at two of the pillars of her inspiration: Collins and Free’s Paul Kossov. Joanne Shaw Taylor never anticipated any of that at the start. */, Copyright ©2020. – Rolling Stone, With their styling, musical references, and equipment drawn from the 1960s, it would be easy to dismiss SIMO as some sort of ironic retro lark. British blues-rock star Joanne Shaw Taylor recently stopped by the Reverb studio with a Tele and pedalboard in tow to talk through her influences and gear. At age 13, Joanne Shaw Taylor switched from playing classical guitar to electric and fell in love with the big, tree-splitting sound of Texas Tele-slayer Albert Collins. Over the decades since, she’s developed her own high-voltage take on blues that’s packed with growl and sustain, and is driven home by her dynamic and intense fingerpicking. There’s an Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Nano, a Boss TU-3 tuner, a DryBell Vibe Machine, a Boss AC-2 Acoustic Simulator, and two Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamers. Bob Dylan. Reviews There are no reviews yet. It perches atop a vintage Marshall 4x12. Lush, highly detailed sonic landscapes reminiscent of Pink Floyd. Political pundits were screaming at one another. “This is my dream guitar, for obvious reasons, and I’ve always wanted one,” Taylor says. New Album Reckless Heart out now! It was a time of growth and self-improvement for everyone. We recommend moving this block and the preceding CSS link to the HEAD of your HTML file. On the two previous occasions I’ve seen Joanne Shaw Taylor she was backed only by a bassist and drummer; she’s never been one for unnecessary frills (or indeed ANY frills – she has a penchant for plain black shirts and jeans as stagewear!) Be the first one to, Joanne Shaw Taylor Live at The State Theatre, Advanced embedding details, examples, and help, Joanne Shaw Taylor- Fletcher Robinson- sE8, Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). See what's new with book lending at the Internet Archive, Uploaded by Found her accidentally listening to similar music. We’ve seen it. Click to subscribe to our weekly Rig Rundown podcast: D'Addario Auto Lock Guitar Strap: http://ddar.io/AutoLockStrap, Senior editor Ted Drozdowski is an award-winning journalist and a musician, songwriter, producer, and film consultant. Bonamassa later sent her this equally terrific Collins model. “We took great care to make each track’s sonic identity match the mood of the song. First Look: Fender American Professional II Stratocaster. “This is an album about change,” says JD. Taylor’s main guitar, a 1966 Fender Esquire, is named “Junior.” She got it when she was 15, thanks to her grandmother, who told Taylor she’d match whatever amount the guitarist could save to buy a quality instrument. Rise & Shin began taking shape on the road, where SIMO’s three bandmates — singer, guitarist and namesake frontman JD Simo; drummer Adam Abrashoff; and bassist Elad Shapiro — spent most of 2016 on tour. Think Hendrix meets early Gov’t Mule. You can hear this Les Paul on the Zep-inspired “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long,” from her new album Reckless Heart. And we’re writing about it.”. I have listened to Miss Taylor for years. Back then, she was just an ordinary Black Country schoolgirl, bored with the disposable pop she heard on late 90s radio, rifling her father's record collection for sunken treasure, and falling for albums by Stevie Ray … She needs to be better promoted. Funkadelic. Rhythm tracks inspired by the fatback swagger of Isaac Hayes and funky spirit of D’Angelo. Isaac Hayes. Privacy Policy | “Joanne is a superstar in waiting”- Joe Bonamassa, “Joanne Shaw Taylor has been defying blues stereotypes since 2002, when the then 16-year-old British guitarist was tapped by The Eurythmics’ Dave Stewart for his supergroup D.U.P. “There are certain records that stick out in my mind as sounding like they were made in the middle of the night,” says JD, who remembers recording the song “Be With You” in a single take at 5:15 a.m. “When Frank Sinatra sings “One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)” to me it sounds like 2 am. – The Bulletin. Since then, the Wednesbury, England, native has navigated an international career distinguished by heavy touring and the release of six more albums, including her new Reckless Heart, which draws on her songwriting, vocals, and fat Telecaster and Les Paul tones to provide a well-rounded summary of her art. Luigi Casanova- Bass. Impassioned vocals that call to mind Prince or Al Green. They played 215 shows that year, leaving behind their Nashville headquarters and traveling to nine different countries in support of their Billboard Top 10 blues album, et Love Show the Wa . Nothing could be further from the truth. At age 13, Joanne Shaw Taylor switched from playing classical guitar to electric and fell in love with the big, tree-splitting sound of Texas Tele-slayer Albert Collins. Although she also runs a Bletchley head with a Marshall cab, Taylor doesn’t play through both amps at the same time—instead switching amp tones on a song-by-song basis.