Australian Guitar

SPOTLIGHT

BEC SANDRIDGE

HAILS FROM DHARAWAL LAND/ILLAWARRA, NSW

PLAYS SOLO

SOUNDS LIKE FUZZ-FILLED GLITTER-POP, CIRCA 1984

LATEST DROP LOST DOG (EP OUT OCTOBER 7TH INDEPENDENTLY)

What’s your current go-to guitar?

A blue Yamaha Revstar – it’s just a real wee pocket rocket and gets the job done. Also looks pretty slick.

How did you initially fall in love with the instrument?

Before this gal, I was a Tele person all the way. The Revstar is super versatile.

I can kinda fling through my entire set with this gal with no problems – from the cleaner, more ‘80s tracks, to the fuzzier numbers. My first ever guitar was a shitty blue acoustic I bought off eBay. I remember bidding on it, hoping that I’d win. It was a no-brand piece of garbage, but I just fell in love with it…

What inspires you as a player?

I love Leslie Feist’s playing. I think she’s so underrated. She manages to play really beautiful lines on

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