| Javier | | | | any FX for my main Slayer tone. It's all in |
| | | | the amp, guitar and my fingers. I do use a |
| Hey guys. Saw you Friday at Bonds 007. Nice | | | | POD XT LIVE to add a bit of effects (delay + |
| job! (4/29/2005) | | | | reverb) and a slight volume boost for leads. |
| | | | My signal chain looks like this: Guitar -> |
| DannyM | | | | SD-1 -> Marshall 2203X -> Pod XT Live in FX |
| | | | loop for Lead guitar effects -> ENGL Pro |
| Cool! I'm glad you liked the show. | | | | 4x12. |
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| Javier | | | | For back up I have a Marshall DSL 50. |
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| Do you play 10 times faster than Slayer all | | | | Joey |
| the time, or just Friday? Wow!! | | | | |
| | | | I play through an Ibanez half stack and on a |
| DannyM | | | | B.C. Rich Kerry King Signature guitar. |
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| No, not all the time. When I practice at home | | | | Javier |
| I play along with the CD at Slayer speed. | | | | |
| When we get together as a band, yes.... we | | | | Dead Skin Mask seems like it has been |
| always play the music faster. I doubt that we | | | | together for years. Did all of you grow up |
| play it 10X faster, LOL! | | | | together in high school bands? |
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| Javier | | | | DannyM |
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| I did not think "Sex, Murder, Art" or "War | | | | No we didn't. I have known Mykill for less |
| Ensemble" could EVER be played faster than | | | | than a year. I answered and ad in a local |
| when Paul(Bostaph) was in Slayer. Well, you | | | | magazine that said "SLAYER SLAYER SLAYER !!! |
| guys showed me it IS possible!! | | | | Can you play their music? Prove it. No age, |
| | | | race or gender restrictions. If you have the |
| Danny | | | | skill, you have the job". I contacted him, |
| | | | sent him some home made Slayer recordings |
| Slayer music is a beautiful thing. I love the | | | | that I had made and set up a time to go and |
| energy, speed, aggression and chaos that I | | | | meet and jam with him. That laid the |
| feel coming out the speakers at a Slayer | | | | foundation for Dead Skin Mask. |
| concert. Hell, I can even feel it when I have | | | | |
| any Slayer CD in my stereo. Playing Slayers | | | | Joey answered an ad on a flyer that I hung at |
| music at the speeds we play at is very | | | | a music store when we were looking for a |
| satisfying and addictive. | | | | guitarist. Mykill already knew Romeo. I think |
| | | | they were in a previous band together. |
| Javier | | | | |
| | | | Javier |
| Joey, you are the youngest in Dead Skin Mask. | | | | |
| Have you been a Slayer fan all your life, or | | | | How long have you been with dsm? |
| at least a good part of it? | | | | |
| | | | Joey |
| Joey | | | | |
| | | | For about 5 months. |
| Well yeah, most of my life. When I was in Jr. | | | | |
| High, my friend let me borrow Diabolus in | | | | Javier |
| Musica and I just thought it was and still is | | | | |
| the greatest music I've ever heard. They had | | | | You really do a good job, it seems your heart |
| a sound like no other band had that was so | | | | is in it. Keep playing and keep bringing fans |
| dark. | | | | an excellent tribute. There are too many bad |
| | | | bands giving tributes a bad rap. Slayer |
| Javier | | | | tributes are popping up fast, hopefully |
| | | | they(all the poor tributes) won't sway people |
| Have trouble getting into the clubs you play | | | | from going to see you guys. |
| at? | | | | |
| | | | Thanks for your time! |
| Joey | | | | |
| | | | Joey |
| No, We haven't had any trouble YET with my | | | | |
| age getting in the way of a gig. | | | | Thanks for showing up at the show and thanks |
| | | | for taking the time to chat. |
| Javier | | | | |
| | | | DannyM |
| What "gear" are you using? | | | | |
| | | | No, Thank you Javier. |
| DannyM | | | | |
| | | | I really enjoyed the questions. I love |
| My main guitar is a ESP Custom Shop Jeff | | | | talking about amps, guitars, tone, and Slayer |
| Hanneman. Its the old style guitar with the a | | | | music. |
| Kahler trem, SLAYER inlay at the 12th fret. | | | | |
| Its loaded with EMG 85's and has an EMG SPC | | | | Best Regards, |
| installed. Its tuned to E flat and stringed | | | | |
| with 10's. Yes, in my opinion, it is better | | | | DannyM |
| than any Standard Series ESP guitar. It is | | | | |
| better than any other guitar that I have ever | | | | Check out Dead Skin Mask. They ARE the |
| owned or played! My back up guitar is an ESP | | | | Ultimate Slayer tribute band, with out a |
| LTD Jeff Hanneman JH-600. Its the one that | | | | doubt! |
| was banned and has the 'S & Key' inlays. | | | | |
| There are only 48 of these guitars in the | | | | At the time of this post, Dead Skin Mask is: |
| world. I went thru many amps looking for my | | | | |
| tone. Being in this band I also needed an amp | | | | Romeo - vocals |
| that could nail Slayers tone and vibe. I use | | | | |
| a Marshall JCM 800 2203X. It has SED Winged C | | | | DannyM - guitar |
| EL34 power tubes and I put GT-12AX7-C pre amp | | | | |
| tubes in V1 and V2. I put a Mesa SPAX7-A in | | | | Joey - guitar |
| the V3 position. I push the amp with a stock | | | | |
| SD-1. My cab, as you already know, is a ENGL | | | | Mykill - drums |
| Vintage Pro 4x12. That gear is the core of my | | | | |
| sound. I get an amazingly authentic Slayer | | | | Dan? |
| sound and vibe with that set up. I do not use | | | | |