Ian Thornley's new Suhr

[Lord Toneking]

Man Suhr has some killer artists

You're not kidding- playing at that party, it's like, keep your head down and don't think about the fact that Scott Henderson, Ian, Andy Wood, etc etc are there, just play like it was any other gig, haha easier said than done.

I watched all those vids and was wondering exactly that. I was wondering how each guitarist felt about one another's playing and if there was an intimidation factor going on. To all of us you're all pro caliber players, but you guys know all the X's and O's to music therory etc. It's kind of like when you watch football, which most everyone does but no one really understands what exactly is going on with schemes and plays being called. As far as playing is concerned, we amature or recreational players don't have a clue other than stuff sounds cool...whereas you pro players can look at each other's playing and can disect it and understand it or sometimes go "holy shit, how does he do that?"...even though each of you can hold your own

So basically what I'm trying to say is, who in your opinion has that 'I don't wanna play next to or after him' kind of thing going on?

Hope I'm making sense, its early

 

[petethorn]

Man Suhr has some killer artists

You're not kidding- playing at that party, it's like, keep your head down and don't think about the fact that Scott Henderson, Ian, Andy Wood, etc etc are there, just play like it was any other gig, haha easier said than done.

I watched all those vids and was wondering exactly that. I was wondering how each guitarist felt about one another's playing and if there was an intimidation factor going on. To all of us you're all pro caliber players, but you guys know all the X's and O's to music therory etc. It's kind of like when you watch football, which most everyone does but no one really understands what exactly is going on with schemes and plays being called. As far as playing is concerned, we amature or recreational players don't have a clue other than stuff sounds cool...whereas you pro players can look at each other's playing and can disect it and understand it or sometimes go "holy shit, how does he do that?"...even though each of you can hold your own

So basically what I'm trying to say is, who in your opinion has that 'I don't wanna play next to or after him' kind of thing going on?

Hope I'm making sense, its early

The vibe is great amongst musicians, it's all very supportive. Everyone's got something different to offer! Ian was watching Henderson with me, and tripping out, saying he'd been a fan way back when he was at Berklee. Then Scott was beside the stage when we played, and Ian closed with this badass slide tune- as we walked off Scott grabbed me and was like, WTF!!! Who is this guy? He's better than Sonny Landreth!

The hardest thing is probably all those damn cameras in your face- you know it'll be in YouTube and end up right here if you suck, ha!

 

[animal]

Here's Ian and Pete playing Big Wreck's "That Song" at the Suhr factory bash:

http://www.suhr.com/2014-Factory-Party- ... otage.html

Also, for those following Ian, the new Big Wreck album is currently in the mixing/mastering stages! Shouldn't be too long now...

Thats good because Big Wreck was criminally slow releasing new albums!!! (not including breakup)

 

[animal]

I always wondered if Ian came from a rich family because back in the early days he always had a sick collection of what seemed like VERY expensive guitars....and knowing musicians don't make much $$$$

 

[Badronald]

Who is this guy? He's better than Sonny Landreth!

Uh. Take it easy. Let's not get ahead of ourselves.

 

[Invidious]

Ian Thornley is a very nice guy, my old band opened for Thornley once upon a time and Ian was nice enough to let me sniff around his rig.

 

[geetarmikey]

Looks almost exactly like mine

 

[petethorn]

Who is this guy? He's better than Sonny Landreth!

Uh. Take it easy. Let's not get ahead of ourselves.

Ha, hey I'm just telling you what Scott Henderson said! Sonny is insane, ridiculous slide playing, no doubt. But Ian is incredible too. The vid of the song we played will be up soon, you'll see what Scott saw.

 

[petethorn]

Blown Wide Open:

 

[ejecta]

I wonder what's on his board there. He reaches down and adjusted something at the beginning. That's such a great song... thanks for posting Pete.

 

[cyndicate]

I wonder what's on his board there. He reaches down and adjusted something at the beginning. That's such a great song... thanks for posting Pete.

Looks like he's just cranking the gain on the pedal. Killer song and playing!

Edit: maybe that's just his volume knob on the guitar increasing the gain

 

[War Admiral]

Blown Wide Open:

Wow that was great!!! Even my wife commented...What is that dear??? I like that lots! lol

 

[petethorn]

He used a board the Suhr guys provided- really he just walked up and dialed stuff on the fly, it was a lesson in just making it work, for me to watch him play like that on an unfamiliar rig! Not an easy thing to do! The board had Suhr Shiba, Koji, and Rufus pedals as well as an Empress delay I Brought for him to use

 

[Meathead]

Blown Wide Open:

Freekin awesome. The whole band sounds great together.

 

[Invidious]

Blown Wide Open:

Freekin awesome. The whole band sounds great together.

I have seen Thornley and Big Wreck several times and every single time he and the guys playing with him were so tight that it sounded even better than a recording. Not one mistake, not one thing out of place.

 

[Meathead]

Blown Wide Open:

Freekin awesome. The whole band sounds great together.

I have seen Thornley and Big Wreck several times and every single time he and the guys playing with him were so tight that it sounded even better than a recording. Not one mistake, not one thing out of place.

Ian seems to be a very 'in the moment' 'in the zone' type of performer....I love that.

 

[amiller]

More, more, more!!!

 

[Invidious]

Yep, he is, he feels every note. I love that. It's like when I watch old Dire Straits live shows and see those guys flawlessly playing, improv-ing at times but it's seemless and you can tell every guy in the band is feeling every god damned note. Weve all seen bands go up and play a sterile "let's get it done" type of set and to me, I would rather stay home than watch a band play that way. That can be a problem in the metal world at times.

 

[Meathead]

Yep, he is, he feels every note. I love that. It's like when I watch old Dire Straits live shows and see those guys flawlessly playing, improv-ing at times but it's seemless and you can tell every guy in the band is feeling every god damned note. Weve all seen bands go up and play a sterile "let's get it done" type of set and to me, I would rather stay home than watch a band play that way. That can be a problem in the metal world at times.

Oh ya, Dire Striats was great live...sucked you in musically.
I know Ian went to Berkley and he knows his theory, but he doesn't seem to show it off...in a great way.
I've played with guys that went to 4 years of jazz theory training at Humber College up here in Toronto, remarkable knowledge, but they didn't seem to know how to bring it in a performance...you can't teach that. It's like they have to show their chops regardless of what the song called for.

Anyway...color me impressed with Ian.

 

[animal]

pretty cool he got invited to audition for velvet revolver also.

great video