Max Kakacek
Max Kakacek's Amplifiers
I recently treated myself and got one of the new Magnatone Twilighters. That’s the nicest amp I’ve ever heard, so I’ve been smitten with it since I got it. I use the frequency modulation on it pretty consistently throughout playing, even with the intensity very low, just to give the guitar a little more character and warbliness, very subtle. I got it six months ago, so the next touring cycle it will be my regular amp.
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In Whitney's set at Brookyn Steel in 2017, you can Max playing a Fender blues deluxe sitting behind him on stage.
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For touring, I’ve recently changed. I’m a big fan of early 50s aesthetics, so for a while I was using a Blues Junior. I got a lot of use out of it; especially with an EQ, I got some amazing sounds out of it.
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In this studio pic, you can see Max's Fender Twin Reverb under the table.
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Essentially, all I’m doing in that solo is replaying the vocal melody before it comes back in, just as a different texture. It gives the song this real sadness after the first chorus that’s pretty epic and glorious, and then it brings the song back down to the lonely place before the verse comes back in. At that point I was using my ’54 Fender Pro that I ended up trading in.
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