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Topic: Premier Guitar "Unknowing Guitarist" Malk interview

https://www.premierguitar.com/articles/ … -guitarist
Not sure if this has been posted yet or should go in another place. My phones google app suggested this interview in its AI curated news cycle and I'm really glad it did. Lots of interesting insight into the Malkman's song writing, guitar playing and production style.

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  • From: twin cities, mn
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Re: Premier Guitar "Unknowing Guitarist" Malk interview

Thanks for the share! Some good tidbits in there. I've always been under the impression that there were 2 black strats in the lineage. One with a white pickguard from the early days, and of course the tortoise shell beast from later years til present. But here he says he's had the one guitar since he was 16, so maybe it's just 1 guitar.

Really interesting notes about the recording methods w/ Funk too. Sounds like a great way to work.

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Re: Premier Guitar "Unknowing Guitarist" Malk interview

I love any interview or press generally, but we've been getting some really great ones recently.

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Re: Premier Guitar "Unknowing Guitarist" Malk interview

Reading this interview is what led me to post this in the tabs thread, so I'll re-post here because it is a little interesting/odd to note given Malk's longstanding pickless approach:

I cannot remember if I mentioned this, but it just popped back into my head.

Steve, as usual, did not use a pick in Detroit (early June). In Cincy, he was using a pick for part of the show, which was noticeable because he dropped it.

- Nathan
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Re: Premier Guitar "Unknowing Guitarist" Malk interview

At the second Brooklyn show he used a pick for at least part of one song, can't remember which one. I saw him take it out of his pocket and later return it.

6 Reply by etlchow (edited by etlchow 2018-07-12 07:25:31)

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Re: Premier Guitar "Unknowing Guitarist" Malk interview

nguideau wrote:

Steve, as usual, did not use a pick in Detroit (early June). In Cincy, he was using a pick for part of the show, which was noticeable because he dropped it.

IIRC in Detroit he used a pick for Stick Figures In Love to get that tremolo on the guitar part. However my youtube research has shown him playing the song with and sans pick.

Pick:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9jKtPsWTJM

No pick:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2--JX88tBFE

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Re: Premier Guitar "Unknowing Guitarist" Malk interview

I've always said (as I'm sure many others have), Malkmus is an underrated guitar player. It's great when we actually get an interview about how he approaches his playing.

What was really interesting thing is the origin of his Strat. Apparently it's been the same one since he was 16? I thought he's had a couple, over the years; there was one with a white pickguard, but I guess that's the same guitar, and he put a different pickguard on it? And it use to have humbuckers too. What exactly is the story of how he bought it "not on the up and up?"

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Re: Premier Guitar "Unknowing Guitarist" Malk interview

Fan Q&A from this month's Guitar World


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  • From: Plymouth, MI
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Re: Premier Guitar "Unknowing Guitarist" Malk interview

Nice MM, thanks for sharing that.

- Nathan

10 Reply by namenamename (edited by namenamename 2018-07-24 14:10:58)

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Re: Premier Guitar "Unknowing Guitarist" Malk interview

Dang, mine didn’t get in. But yeah thanks for posting.

This is almost as good as my last signature.

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Re: Premier Guitar "Unknowing Guitarist" Malk interview

Love these.

Namesy, what was your question?

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Re: Premier Guitar "Unknowing Guitarist" Malk interview

Jicky wrote:

Love these.

Namesy, what was your question?

It was about alternate tunings, and someone else had it covered smile

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