![]() ![]() "I was opposed to signing to any particular company because I'd be tied down to that and wouldn't be able to play something else if I got the feeling to," he adds. Over the years, he's taken the stage with 6-strings from Fender, Gibson, Kauer, and Halo. "I like jumping around to different types of guitars," admits Dance Gavin Dance guitarist Will Swan. The afternoon of Dance Gavin Dance's headlining show at Nashville's Marathon Music Works, Swan detailed his signature Kiesels (and the other Kiesel he's been preferring), explains how the Friedman Small Box is (phenomenally) filling the void of his favored vintage Rockerverb, and breaks down why his pedals help him embrace the textures and tones of other instruments. I don't quite know what's going to happen, but if I come across something that I enjoy, I'll use it and don't question it." It's similar to the way I explore pedals. I'm just messing around and seeing what catches my ear. "I'm self-taught, so I don't know music theory, so when I'm writing I don't know what things are going to sound like. I need both of those elements to enjoy the experience." "I like to layer those with typical guitar tones, and to mix cool sounds with interesting-playing parts. "I really like those tones that take the guitar far away from its normal sounds," Swan explains. ![]() But what most excites him about guitar is making it not sound like a guitar. He terrorizes the frets as well as he tenderly dances on them-and the results can be chaotic or calming. His style is equal parts violence and grace, with pit stops at all points between. Make no mistake, Swan can play the guitar. ![]()
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