Premier Guitar | 4 years ago
Aaron Lee Tasjan’s metamorphosis from solid sideman (New York Dolls, Alberta Cross, Drivin' n' Cryin' and Everest) to a modernistic ’70s-revivalist, psych-pop, songwriting frontman has been a thrilling transformation.
While making the musical transition from the shadows to the spotlight in the early 2010s, Tasjan left New York for slower-paced East Nashville. 2015’s self-released debut In the Blazes was bouncy and buoyant like anything Newman or Nilsson put out. The following year New West signed him, and he dropped the humorous, charming, rootsy, alt-Americana Silver Tears.
Still mutating, still refining, 2018’s Karma For Cheap psychedelically honors the music that first drew him to 6-strings—Beatles and the Heartbreakers. And 2021’s Tasjan! Tasjan! Tasjan! mixes his tongue-in-cheek storytelling with ’70s production sheen and spacy-pop jaunts. Needless to say, wherever Tasjan musically goes next, we’re along for the ride.
In this episode, the good-vibes artist shows off some main rides—including a funky 12-string and a marriage between a Firebird and Telecaster—tells a heartwarming backstory on a sentimental 335, and shows how a modern pedal is the key to his vintage-sounding sonic disintegration.
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00:00 - Intro
01:40 - Gorsuch 12-String
07:08 - Southside Custom Guitars Firebird-Tele
13:25 - Southside Custom Guitars JM
18:00 - Fender Amps
21:33 - 1969 Gibson ES-335
27:39 - Pedalboard
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