Premier Guitar | 10 years ago
Article and photos: http://bit.ly/MurderByDeathRR
Murder by Death’s bassist Matt Armstrong managed to squeeze in a quick interview and walk us through the band’s gear before their show in Nashville. The band’s spacey-meets-gothic vibe is powered by low-tuned axes, effect-laden cellos, and a unique approach to tone.
Matt Armstrong uses several different tunings throughout a typical show. When he’s in standard tuning, he goes with a Fender Jazz bass that was purchased from the bass player in Nymb.
When the band needs to take it down a whole-step to D, Armstrong goes with this stock Epiphone Jack Casady bass that was formerly owned by Aristocrats and Dethklok bassist Bryan Beller.
For low and rumbly tones, Armstrong plays his custom Electrical Guitar Company bass, which he recently obtained after a two-year wait. This all-aluminum bass is strung with DR Low Riders (.050–.110) for E and D tunings, and a set of DR DDT strings when he dips down to C tunings.
For more info on the gear behind Murder by Death's live sound, visit: http://bit.ly/MurderByDeathRR
