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Brian Setzer

"It's not about how loud you turn the amp up. That's not what makes it sound big. What makes it sound big is fooling around with different delays and reverb settings."

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"It's not about how loud you turn the amp up. That's not what makes it sound big. What makes it sound big is fooling around with different delays and reverb settings."

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Amber Hurdle

"The empty vessel makes the loudest sound."

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"Sound.Noisethe air employs.Melodies sweet.Tweet, tweet, tweet.Soft. Loud.A roaring crowd.Cluck. Caw. Crow.Tet, tet. Tis, tis.Guttural growl.Harrowing howl.Drip, drip, drip.Tap, tap, tap.Moan and groan.Endless drone.Ding, dang, dong.A church bell song.Vibrations in my earto hear.Sound."

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Amber Hurdle

"Get someone else to blow your horn and the sound will carry twice as far."

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Amber Hurdle

"I don't mean to sound bitter, cold, or cruel, but I am, so that's how it comes out."

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Amber Hurdle

"It is at least 10 times more difficult to get a good synthesiser sound than on an acoustic instrument."

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Amber Hurdle

"This is my second bass that Paul built me. There were some changes that were made. Sometimes I think of changes that could be made having to do with both the sound and the feel. It's definitely a beautiful instrument."

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Amber Hurdle

"If it's not going to sound like Terrapin Station, what's the point of playing Terrapin Station?"

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Amber Hurdle

"Creed's sound is my sound."

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Amber Hurdle

"We wanted it more live and raw. We didn't want a studio sound."

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Amber Hurdle

"Around '75 when the recession hit, club owners started going to disco because it was cheaper for them to just buy a sound system than it was to hire a band."

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"I put a metronome up to all the songs, and I tried to really keep it true to the original tempos."
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"People out there maybe know who Junior Parker is and some of those Sun Records blues guys."
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"It is hard to play Blue Suede Shoes. I know everyone has heard it 10 million times, and that makes it even harder to play it, but there's a very laid back tempo on that. I was surprised at how slow it really was."
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"A lot of people put all that stuff on a pedestal, and they won't touch it. But I don't think that's the reason they did that. I think they played that stuff out of pure joy."
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"The biggest challenge for me was Get Rhythm. I don't know why."
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"I'm not God's gift to rockabilly. There's great players out there, and some of them deserve a lot more than they've gotten."
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