Brendan Perry

Mentioned in this November 15, 2019 guitarguitar interview.

GG: Ah yes, I know exactly the one! That’s interesting! Ok, cool! And have you got any pedals at your feet, for a typical Dead Can Dance gig?

BP: I’ve got a lot of pedals. (laughs) My basic set up is, I use two stereo combos. I loop in my pedalboard through a Kemper profiler and I also use a BOSS ES-8, you know the switching system?

GG: Yes, I know the one.

BP: And it’s all MIDI-linked, so I can change all the effects and everything, just stepping through the switching system, through the songs, basically. I do it all at my feet, and the Kemper responds to that. As for the pedals, I have the Waza Craft Vibrato.

GG: Oh yeah! The (Boss) Waza Craft stuff’s amazing.

BP: Yeah. I have it on really subtle, really low. I prefer Vibrato to Chorus and it gives such a subtle movement, you know? Modulation to the string? So, I pretty much have that on all the time. And then I also use an Electro-Harmonix Super Ego. I use it almost more like an audio exciter, it’s a very subtle doubling which widens the sound a little bit.

GG: Got you.

BP: Then I have an Eventide H-9 for all of my modulated effects and then that goes through a Strymon Big Sky for all the reverbs.

GG: That’s a good set up! You don’t tend to go for the more distorted or fuzzy tones, do you?

BP: No, I mean, I use them in a couple of songs, and I’m got an Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Big Muff, which kind of covers all of the kind of distorted, fuzz sounds. To be honest, I prefer fuzz to distortion anyway.

GG: Yeah, you can sort of manipulate your fingers and get different results out of fuzz effects, can’t you?

BP: Yeh, yeah, it’s more forgiving, I think.

In this interview, Perry says he uses this intrument. It can also be seen in the Instagram image attached and on Youtube, in almost every live performance since 2019.

Mentioned in this November 15, 2019 guitarguitar interview.

GG: Ah yes, I know exactly the one! That’s interesting! Ok, cool! And have you got any pedals at your feet, for a typical Dead Can Dance gig?

BP: I’ve got a lot of pedals. (laughs) My basic set up is, I use two stereo combos. I loop in my pedalboard through a Kemper profiler and I also use a BOSS ES-8, you know the switching system?

GG: Yes, I know the one.

BP: And it’s all MIDI-linked, so I can change all the effects and everything, just stepping through the switching system, through the songs, basically. I do it all at my feet, and the Kemper responds to that. As for the pedals, I have the Waza Craft Vibrato.

GG: Oh yeah! The (Boss) Waza Craft stuff’s amazing.

BP: Yeah. I have it on really subtle, really low. I prefer Vibrato to Chorus and it gives such a subtle movement, you know? Modulation to the string? So, I pretty much have that on all the time. And then I also use an Electro-Harmonix Super Ego. I use it almost more like an audio exciter, it’s a very subtle doubling which widens the sound a little bit.

GG: Got you.

BP: Then I have an Eventide H-9 for all of my modulated effects and then that goes through a Strymon Big Sky for all the reverbs.

GG: That’s a good set up! You don’t tend to go for the more distorted or fuzzy tones, do you?

BP: No, I mean, I use them in a couple of songs, and I’m got an Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Big Muff, which kind of covers all of the kind of distorted, fuzz sounds. To be honest, I prefer fuzz to distortion anyway.

GG: Yeah, you can sort of manipulate your fingers and get different results out of fuzz effects, can’t you?

BP: Yeh, yeah, it’s more forgiving, I think.

Mentioned in this November 15, 2019 guitarguitar interview.

GG: Ah yes, I know exactly the one! That’s interesting! Ok, cool! And have you got any pedals at your feet, for a typical Dead Can Dance gig?

BP: I’ve got a lot of pedals. (laughs) My basic set up is, I use two stereo combos. I loop in my pedalboard through a Kemper profiler and I also use a BOSS ES-8, you know the switching system?

GG: Yes, I know the one.

BP: And it’s all MIDI-linked, so I can change all the effects and everything, just stepping through the switching system, through the songs, basically. I do it all at my feet, and the Kemper responds to that. As for the pedals, I have the Waza Craft Vibrato.

GG: Oh yeah! The (Boss) Waza Craft stuff’s amazing.

BP: Yeah. I have it on really subtle, really low. I prefer Vibrato to Chorus and it gives such a subtle movement, you know? Modulation to the string? So, I pretty much have that on all the time. And then I also use an Electro-Harmonix Super Ego. I use it almost more like an audio exciter, it’s a very subtle doubling which widens the sound a little bit.

GG: Got you.

BP: Then I have an Eventide H-9 for all of my modulated effects and then that goes through a Strymon Big Sky for all the reverbs.

GG: That’s a good set up! You don’t tend to go for the more distorted or fuzzy tones, do you?

BP: No, I mean, I use them in a couple of songs, and I’m got an Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Big Muff, which kind of covers all of the kind of distorted, fuzz sounds. To be honest, I prefer fuzz to distortion anyway.

GG: Yeah, you can sort of manipulate your fingers and get different results out of fuzz effects, can’t you?

BP: Yeh, yeah, it’s more forgiving, I think.

Mentioned in this November 15, 2019 guitarguitar interview.

GG: Ah yes, I know exactly the one! That’s interesting! Ok, cool! And have you got any pedals at your feet, for a typical Dead Can Dance gig?

BP: I’ve got a lot of pedals. (laughs) My basic set up is, I use two stereo combos. I loop in my pedalboard through a Kemper profiler and I also use a BOSS ES-8, you know the switching system?

GG: Yes, I know the one.

BP: And it’s all MIDI-linked, so I can change all the effects and everything, just stepping through the switching system, through the songs, basically. I do it all at my feet, and the Kemper responds to that. As for the pedals, I have the Waza Craft Vibrato.

GG: Oh yeah! The (Boss) Waza Craft stuff’s amazing.

BP: Yeah. I have it on really subtle, really low. I prefer Vibrato to Chorus and it gives such a subtle movement, you know? Modulation to the string? So, I pretty much have that on all the time. And then I also use an Electro-Harmonix Super Ego. I use it almost more like an audio exciter, it’s a very subtle doubling which widens the sound a little bit.

GG: Got you.

BP: Then I have an Eventide H-9 for all of my modulated effects and then that goes through a Strymon Big Sky for all the reverbs.

GG: That’s a good set up! You don’t tend to go for the more distorted or fuzzy tones, do you?

BP: No, I mean, I use them in a couple of songs, and I’m got an Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Big Muff, which kind of covers all of the kind of distorted, fuzz sounds. To be honest, I prefer fuzz to distortion anyway.

GG: Yeah, you can sort of manipulate your fingers and get different results out of fuzz effects, can’t you?

BP: Yeh, yeah, it’s more forgiving, I think.

Mentioned in this November 15, 2019 guitarguitar interview.

GG: Ah yes, I know exactly the one! That’s interesting! Ok, cool! And have you got any pedals at your feet, for a typical Dead Can Dance gig?

BP: I’ve got a lot of pedals. (laughs) My basic set up is, I use two stereo combos. I loop in my pedalboard through a Kemper profiler and I also use a BOSS ES-8, you know the switching system?

GG: Yes, I know the one.

BP: And it’s all MIDI-linked, so I can change all the effects and everything, just stepping through the switching system, through the songs, basically. I do it all at my feet, and the Kemper responds to that. As for the pedals, I have the Waza Craft Vibrato.

GG: Oh yeah! The (Boss) Waza Craft stuff’s amazing.

BP: Yeah. I have it on really subtle, really low. I prefer Vibrato to Chorus and it gives such a subtle movement, you know? Modulation to the string? So, I pretty much have that on all the time. And then I also use an Electro-Harmonix Super Ego. I use it almost more like an audio exciter, it’s a very subtle doubling which widens the sound a little bit.

GG: Got you.

BP: Then I have an Eventide H-9 for all of my modulated effects and then that goes through a Strymon Big Sky for all the reverbs.

GG: That’s a good set up! You don’t tend to go for the more distorted or fuzzy tones, do you?

BP: No, I mean, I use them in a couple of songs, and I’m got an Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Big Muff, which kind of covers all of the kind of distorted, fuzz sounds. To be honest, I prefer fuzz to distortion anyway.

GG: Yeah, you can sort of manipulate your fingers and get different results out of fuzz effects, can’t you?

BP: Yeh, yeah, it’s more forgiving, I think.

In this interview, Brendan Perry says he uses this amplifier. It can also be spotted on the right corner of the instagram picture attached.

Perry can be seen playing a Fender Mustang Bass in a this photo.

Perry can be seen holding a Burns Double 6 in this photo.

Perry can be seen playing an Eko 500 2V in this photograph.

Perry can be seen in this photo playing a Gibson SG Original.

Perry can be seen in this image playing a Greek Bouzouki.

Mentioned in this November 15, 2019 guitarguitar interview.

GG: Ah yes, I know exactly the one! That’s interesting! Ok, cool! And have you got any pedals at your feet, for a typical Dead Can Dance gig?

BP: I’ve got a lot of pedals. (laughs) My basic set up is, I use two stereo combos. I loop in my pedalboard through a Kemper profiler and I also use a BOSS ES-8, you know the switching system?

GG: Yes, I know the one.

BP: And it’s all MIDI-linked, so I can change all the effects and everything, just stepping through the switching system, through the songs, basically. I do it all at my feet, and the Kemper responds to that. As for the pedals, I have the Waza Craft Vibrato.

GG: Oh yeah! The (Boss) Waza Craft stuff’s amazing.

BP: Yeah. I have it on really subtle, really low. I prefer Vibrato to Chorus and it gives such a subtle movement, you know? Modulation to the string? So, I pretty much have that on all the time. And then I also use an Electro-Harmonix Super Ego. I use it almost more like an audio exciter, it’s a very subtle doubling which widens the sound a little bit.

GG: Got you.

BP: Then I have an Eventide H-9 for all of my modulated effects and then that goes through a Strymon Big Sky for all the reverbs.

GG: That’s a good set up! You don’t tend to go for the more distorted or fuzzy tones, do you?

BP: No, I mean, I use them in a couple of songs, and I’m got an Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Big Muff, which kind of covers all of the kind of distorted, fuzz sounds. To be honest, I prefer fuzz to distortion anyway.

GG: Yeah, you can sort of manipulate your fingers and get different results out of fuzz effects, can’t you?

BP: Yeh, yeah, it’s more forgiving, I think.