Pete Lesperance

Muse On Muse : Please tell us about your gear. What guitars, amps, effectors, foot pedals did you use for this recording? Pete Lesparance : I used a Koch Powertone 2 for the amp through a 2×12 Mesa-boogie cabinet.

My pedal board consists of:

-Pigtronix-Philosopher’s Tone compressor -Love Pedal Kanji overdrive -Keeler Push overdrive -SubDecay Prometheus filter pedal -Whetstone Phaser -Electro-Harmonix-POG 2 -Empress Temolo -Malekko spring chicken reverb -Boss Giga-Delay -ernie ball volume peda

"For the old “Mood Swings” guitar sound it was basically 2 parts. There was an amp and there was a direct sound. The direct sound was made from a ROCKTRON PRO G.A.P. and a Marshall preamp. I forget the name but it was a single space solid-state rackmount preamp. We ran both of them through Hughes & Kettner RED BOXes and then molted the sound together onto one track. And that is how the main direct part was done. The amp sound was a 50 watt Marshall head with a regular Marshall 4×12 cabinet. Quite simple. It was mostly direct. A lot of that sound was direct. As far as on the new album, I’ve been using a FRACTAL unit, they are an awesome machine. I love it. This one in particular on the record was an “ULTRA”. I now have the AXE-FX II, but the AXE-FX ULTRA is what I use for the whole “Mood Swings II” recording. It’s got everything, all the effects…It ran through a Marshall, I believe it was a 20 watt power amp into a Boogie 2×12 and it was mic’ed. I did not go direct at all this time. All the guitars were recorded with a ROYER ribbon mic through a manley VOXBOX right into Protools." Pete Lesperance

Pete Lesperance, the guitarist of Harem Scarem, is confirmed to use a Line 6 Flextone II HD as evidenced in a live performance video titled "HAREM SCAREM 12 Honestly - Live," recorded at Penningtons, Bradford, England during the Live at the Gods 2002 event. At the 0:44 timestamp, Lesperance is clearly seen utilizing the Line 6 Flextone II HD, showcasing its use in a live setting. This video, provided by Harem Scarem on YouTube, serves as direct proof of Lesperance's gear preference for this specific guitar amplifier head during the noted performance.