The John Konesky Interview | Tenacious D and Beyond!
Today I'm delighted to share an interview with one of my favourite guitarists - John Konesky! Best known for his work as guitar legend for Tenacious D, we talk through John's career, put your questions to him and he also walks us through some of your most requested riffs and licks!
Thanks to Boss for providing the Gigcaster which I used for the audio - https://www.boss.info/global/promos/g...
John was really generous with his time and we chatted for ages, but in case you want to jump around, here's the sections;
00:00 - Introduction
01:01 - Tenacious D Solo Spot Breakdown
02:03 - John's Signature Paoletti
03:05 - Back to the Solo Spot!
06:57 - Theory
07:41 - Jazz fusion chat, John McLaughlin and Allan Holdsworth
09:33 - How he got started - Slash inspires!
14:19 - What sort of gear he started with
14:45 - DOD Grunge Pedal!
16:22 - When did you know you wanted to do this for a living
17:50 - Meeting Kyle in Ohio and Trainwreck, moving to LA
20:46 - First Trainwreck live album
22:14 - Trainwreck "Eastbound and Down"
22:55 - Trainwreck fave tunes and stage names
24:03 - The Lee connection
24:42 - What are you doing day to day before POD. Advice about session work and building a thick skin!
28:50 - Getting the Tenacious D gig and being Kyle's assistant on the POD film set!
29:34 - Pick Of Destiny Recording session
30:34 - Matty Burrato Custom Guitar
31:40 - "Dude I totally Miss You" solo
32:51 - Steve Vai phase
34:41 - Guitar Tones and the Mahavishnu Orchestra
36:55 - "Dude I totally Miss You" Guitar Solo process
38:29 - How "The Metal" was written Bombshell
40:32 - "The Metal" Vanquished foes section and fingerstyle technique
48:06 - Time Crunch "Car Chase City"
48:58 - "Master Exploder" run through and the TC Electronics Quintessence
52:15 - "Beelzeboss" - Jack asks John to be the Devil!
54:11 - Dealing with Anxiety on stage
56:02 - John's Live Tone and considerations for playing in a band context
58:52 - Studio tones
59:53 - MESA BOOGIE Lonestar Amp
1:00:47 - Kones Album and Don Ross
1:05:01 - John Carpenter backing band
1:06:07 - Guitarings and will it come back?!
1:12:07 - Fave songs in the show and one you wish was added
1:14:02 - Practise and warm-up routine
1:16:25 - Rehearals before tours
1:17:51 - Spiral Cables
1:19:08 - The Kyle Gass Band
1:26:14 - Big Talk (Killer's Drummer)
1:29:19 - Covid era, getting a day job and touring again
1:33:37 - "Wonderboy" run through
1:35:31 - More guitar talk, fretboard woods, Olive Drab green and dangerous paint jobs!
1:37:42 - Guilty pleasure gear - Steinberg guitar
1:39:13 - KOT and Mesa Boogie Lone Star. KOT chat
1:43:05 - Signal chain and pedals!
1:48:01 - Guitar Techs Sean Cox (Foo Fighters), Dana and not soundchecking
1:50:11 - What guage strings and why?
1:51:08 - What pickups do you like best?
1:52:21 - Why get a custom guitar?
1:54:41 - Any plans to add any more guitars to the collection?
1:56:30 - BC Rich endorsement
1:58:41 - Any advice for younger musicians starting out?
2:01:06 - "Touch the punchbowl" Kyle saying for networking
2:01:48 - Touring Experiences you can't buy!
2:03:06 - What's next for John?
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