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Interview: James Valentine (Maroon 5) - Hands All Over

Story and Photos by Chris Kies

Maroon 5 guitarist James Valentine breaks down the recording process and gear for the group's latest, Hands All Over, and discusses playing in a pop band and jazz ambitions.
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James Valentine's Gear Box


Valentine's Collings I-35 Deluxe, Fano Alt de Facto JM6, Custom Hamer Talladega Pro

Guitars
Collings I-35 Deluxe
Two ’70s Fender Telecasters
Two Fano Alt de Facto JM6s
Custom Hamer Talladega Pro
Two Martin Performance Artist Series acoustics


Valentine's main amps and their backups: two Matchless Independence 35 heads
and two Divided by 13 RTF 37 heads.

Amps
Divided by 13 RTF 37
Matchless Independence 35



Effects
Keeley modded Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler
Boss FV-500H Volume Pedal
Dunlop Rotovibe
Fulltone Full-Drive 2
Dunlop Zakk Wylde Signature wah
Fulltone Octvafuzz
Keeley Katana Clean Boost
Keeley True Bypass Looper
Providence Anadime Chorus 2
EHX Micro POG 2
Z.Vez Effects Octane 3
Fulltone OCD
Menatone Blue Collar Overdrive
Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor
Divided by 13 Switchazel
Keeley Framptone A/B Amp Switcher
Three Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2 Plus boxes
Axess BS-2 Buffer
Korg Pitchblack Tuner

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Comments

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Raided By Waves
on 11/12/2012 		Are the Divided By 13's his own custom amp? I thought they were FTR-37's not RTF? I absolutely love his set up!
Tush
on 06/14/2011 		Where's his Keeley Compressor? He's like infamous for that.
Paul Sumner
on 12/21/2010 		best interview I've read in a while. it was thorough, touched the necessary points like gear, recording, and styles all while keeping an overall organic feel as if it was a casual chat between two friends! Great read.
Justin Beckner
on 12/16/2010 		Good Interview. Well done.
Thomas Cepeda
on 12/04/2010 		This guy is inspiring. I like when he says: "just actively listen". its good to always want to improve yourself and go to new places. I dig
Trev Milson
on 12/03/2010 		Solid interview about a guy I honestly didn't know much about beforehand. It makes you wonder what else this cat could do past the Maroon 5 world.



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