Henry Garza

Rig Rundown of Henry Garza.

"I used my Martin OM-28 Marquis and a Taylor 716 that I had in storage. My brother Jojo played some acoustic on this album as well, and he played a traditional Mexican instrument called a bajo sexto. It’s like a 12-string Mexican guitar."

"You know it. The Beatles were a big inspiration to us. Jojo wrote that with Matthew Gerrard out in Los Angeles. When we were trying to get it together, it was like, “Wow, it sounds like the Beatles and Queen had a baby.” There’s a bunch of guitars all over that song, man—little fills and stuff. I played a Gibson ES-335."

"I used my basic live rig: a couple of Fender Twins and a Marshall JCM2000 with a Tone Tubby cab and speakers with hemp cones. I just love them. They sound great and last a long time. It’s pretty much the same setup as when I did that Rig Rundown with you guys."

"No. I try to keep my rig the same in the studio as onstage. I have my reissue ’65 Fender Twin Reverb, and a Marshall JCM2000 [DSL 100-watt] head running through a 4x12 cabinet loaded with Tone Tubby speakers. They have hemp cones, which is really cool. I used to pop all my speakers when I turned up, but I haven’t popped one Tone Tubby, so I’m really happy with them. In the studio, I use one Twin and one Marshall half-stack, but when I play live, and it’s a big stage, I use two 4x12 cabinets with two Marshall heads, and two Twin Reverbs. That setup has some balls. For me, the Fender Twin Reverb is the best amp in the world—you can do anything with it. I can get loud, and it stays clean and smooth, and, then, when I hit the Tube Screamer, it gives me the crunch I need."

"Yeah, I’m using my TS9, and I use another one just for a little extra overdrive."

"The green Ibanez TS9. All I use are two pedals—my Tube Screamer and my Vox [V847] wah. That’s it. My dad always taught us to work with what we have, and be thankful for it and have fun with it. I didn’t have the money to get fancy overdrives or anything back then, and, even now, I like to keep it simple."

"We’ll wire the guitar with Fender Texas Specials and that’s it. Ish does a great job with all the fretwork, the neck work, and electronics. He’s like an angel sitting on my shoulder, man."