Guitar Techniques

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GT: Do you have a type of pick that you can’t live without?

AS: I use a medium plectrum. I come from the Pete Townshend school. The subtlety comes from how hard you hit the strings. My 50th Anniversary batch is printed Sweet on one side and 50 on the other.

GT: If you had to give up all your effects pedals but three, which ones would you keep?

AS: Fifty years collecting pedals have turned me into a hoarder. My travel set-up involves a Boss ME-5 and an Eventide H9 so I guess I only need two. In the studio I still rely

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