Guitar Techniques

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GT: Do you have a type of pick that you cannot live without - make, gauge, etc?

JST: Dunlop Jazz III plectrums.

GT: If you had to give up all your effects pedals but three, what would they be?

JST: Tubescreamer TS9. I inherited this pedal from my older brother when I was 14. I have tried multiple different overdrive pedals, but I keep coming back to this one. It gives a nice clean overdriven boost but is not too distorted and gives me the right amount of high end. Aqua Puss delay. I tend to leave this pedal running through most of the show for

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