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Dipped in Tone

Jazz guitar philosopher Julian Lage talks about his relationship to amps, how he builds his sound, and why he doesn’t like transcribing.

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Steve Albini in the control room at his Electrical Audio studio in Chicago.

Photo by Kevin Tiongson

Words of wisdom from the legendary engineer, proprietor of Chicago’s Electrical Audio, World Series of Poker champion, and, in the band Shellac, the compass for brutal guitar aesthetics.

“All day every day, we’re grinding it out,” says engineer Steve Albini of his team at Electrical Audio, the Chicago studio he built and has run since 1997. “We’re constantly in session, constantly under fire.”

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Haynes is an ultimate jammer, and the trio discusses his strategies for sitting in with a band, as he’s done time and again, including on Dave Matthews Band’s 2003 live album, The Central Park Concert—a favorite of Rhett’s.

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Rhett and Zach are joined by Irish-born, Chicago-based Instagram guitar star Nathaniel Murphy (known to many by his handle @ZeppelinBarnatra) for a conversation about meeting your heroes, picking styles, and where Murphy’s mysterious social media moniker came from.

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Legendary Strat slinger Eric Johnson tells Rhett and Zach about his favorite gear, why he’s unsure about digital amps, and how guitarists can find their signature sound.

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