TfEL: I’ve always used pretty much what I can get my hands on and then the fun part is experimenting with gear in different ways to make it sound good. SN: The “Echo Lake sound” really seems to be revolved around the guitar sound, is it something that took you a while to get right in terms of gear, or was it all prettymuch there from the start? How has your setup evolved over time (if any)? The last thing I got with my own cash was loads of boring repair jobs, mainly the Fender Twin. TfEL: My uncle got me a vox wah pedal for my birthday but I haven’t had a proper chance to fit it into my setup yet, so I’m really looking forward to playing with that.
SN: What was your latest gear purchase, and why? I was thinking about getting a Deville amp, they sound good and are reliable. Also my amp is so temperamental, im getting so sick of it but i’m seriously sentimental and I love the thing.
I’m kind of looking around for the right one so I might treat myself before the tour starts. TfEL: Yeah all of it for gear that actually works properly! I want a better delay pedal for sure. SN: How’s it working out for you, anything you’d like to change? Vox Superlynx - this one’s not Thom’s but, like, use your imagination yeah? Keyboard is some crappy busted up casio and my amp is a twin reverb. My guitar is a Fender Jazzmaster and sometimes I use a Vox superlynx guitar too. Also use a boss RC-20 for samples that goes through the DI. Then they go through a danelectro delay pedal, holy grail reverb, frantone cream puff fuzz pedal, boss distortion and an akai head rush. I use an A/B splitter which my guitar and keyboard go into.
Thom from Echo Lake: Ok it’s a bit mental at the moment because we are going through a bit of a line up change, so I’ve got a few new pedals to help me out. Sasquatch Nation: Firstly, what’s your live setup these days? Sasquactch Nation caught up with Thom right here about the internet to talk about his rig. Thom plays guitar in the spacey Echo Lake. Thom from Echo Lake - buying amps in real time