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Home 2012 October Pedalboard Break Down – Jonathon Mooney – Other Lives

Pedalboard Break Down – Jonathon Mooney – Other Lives

Other Lives - Top Hat - Missoula MontanaA while back, I saw a tweet by @WalrusAudio mentioning that a Oklahoma band just got a gig opening up for Radiohead’s tour. That band was Other Lives. I’m always on the hunt for new music, and to secure a opening slot for a major band like Radiohead is a pretty worthy achievement for sure, so I wanted to learn more. The first video I saw was For 12 (from their Tamer Animals album), and from that moment on, I was sold and hooked on Other Lives.

It’s extremely hard to pin down exactly *why* I like that band. I know friends that give ’em a shrug, but for me there is something incredibly special that I connect with. I’m definitely a fan of atmosphere, and wanting to connect on a emotional level with music, so that could be it. But I also feel it could be related to the orchestration. Each little sound has it’s place, and you can tell, it was thoughtfully  placed. I’m not sure. All, I know, is that I like this band very much.

PedalBoard Break Down - Jonathon Mooney - Other LivesAbout a month ago, I was super excited to hear that the band was planning on playing in my home town which was completely surprising. A chance to see this band in a very intimate and small venue – wow! So the other night, I got to witness this band live. Going in, I had super high expectations, but these expectations where blown away with what I saw. This band is simply amazing live. I had NO idea how much work they put into reproducing the album on a live stage.

The band is a 5 piece, and some of the members would play multiple instruments during each song. Jonathon Mooney in particular would play guitar, trumpet, violin, keyboard and xylophone. Crazy. So today’s pedalboard break down, I wanted to feature Jonathon Mooney. His guitar work was really great. He plays a Fender Telecaster through some type of Fender tweed combo (not sure what exactly) – and the tone was exceptional.

PedalBoard Break Down - Jonathon Mooney - Other LivesBoss TU-2 Tuner
Electro-Harmonix Cathedral Stereo Reverb
Boss DS-1 (Keeley Mod)
Walrus Audio Voyager Overdrive
Tech 21 – NYC – Midi Moose

The Tech 21 seems to be  a big part of what he was doing. It appeared to be tied in with a Mac and doing loops with some of his instruments.  Guitar tones were a mix of strong single note runs, as well as a fast strumming single notes with ethereal reverb. I was eating it all up.

For those of you interested in the video I originally saw – here is For 12. If you get a chance, please catch them on this tour.. you’ll be glad you did.

Oct 25, 2012admin

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Comments: 4
  1. Sheya
    10 years ago

    What is the signal order on his board? Does he really have the distortion and overdrive after the cathedral verb?

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  2. admin
    10 years ago

    Looking at other photos I have.. it definitely looks like that is the direction. Guitar -> Tuner -> Reverb -> DS1 -> Voyager. Definitely not traditional, but it sounds kick ass, so it’s working for him.

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  3. Jae
    10 years ago

    I don’t get the ‘rule’ about dirt before modulation… I think distortion sounds amazing after reverb/delay for soundscape stuff – see: Sigur Ros soaring, epic bowed guitar – admitedly it’s a cranked valve amp sound, but still.. technically it is distortion after delay/reverb.

    These guys sound great by the way – thanks for the heads up 🙂

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  4. Sheya
    10 years ago

    im planning on picking up the same cathedral verb he uses so Ill have to experiment with signal order as well. thanks for the idea i never really thought of using distortion that way

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