Cody Tate’s uncle gave that guitar to me when we were just starting the band and I immediately fell in love. She was the first guitar I ever had and she’s my baby. I believe I used my go to guitar, a ’94 Les Paul Standard. If that whole section doesn’t make your head bob something’s wrong with ya. It breaks down with drums and the horn section, into a harmonica with harmonies and then into my lead guitar track.
But one immediate standout of mine on this record is my lead guitar that’s about halfway into the song John Wayne. John Jeffers: “Having a favorite is too hard of a thing. All of these unite to create Whiskey Myers most daring and buoyant album in years.īelow, John Jeffers and Cody Tate dissect their favourite guitar parts on Tornillo. READ MORE: How Automotive Design has influenced the electric guitar for seven decadesįinding solace through their songwriting, John Jeffers and Cody Tate fed off each other throughout the recording process, whether that was by taming an unruly vintage Vox wah or using the in-house Martin D28 as the perfect instrument for a song that details a difficult time in Jeffers life, where he fractured his skull before the birth of his son.Situated at the 2,300-acre Sonic Ranch, the band found time to revisit old inspirations such as Stevie Wonder and Motown, resulting in a newfound penchant for heavy grooves and the addition of a horn section for the first time. Following the success of their self-titled LP – which debuted at number one on both the US country and americana/folk charts and at number six on the Billboard 200 – Texan sextet Whiskey Myers chose decamp to a town on the US/Mexico border for three weeks to record their sixth album.
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