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Ben Lurie – The Jesus And Mary Chain – 1991
Artist/Tech Quote:
“The best thing about this rig is its simplicity” – Ben Lurie
GuitarGeek Notes:
Ben was interviewed from his home in Australia.
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Track down that elusive William Reid! I need his Automatic-era setup!
I remember a GP interview from around that era that said Will was using a mesa boogie mark III combo w/ his trusty semi acoustics. Course he still had his marshalls, twins, as well as possible rat pedal. But for some reason I hear Mesa Boogie on that record. Great drum machine sound along some great songs that stick in your mind and his brother Jim had a great voice.
We were in touch with William’s “Automatic” guitar tech a few years ago but lost touch