HAILS FROM: Wollongong, NSW
PLAYS IN: Totty
SOUNDS LIKE: Pop-punk made by a sentient skateboard who lives on a diet of Mountain Dew and weed
LATEST DROP: Garden (EP out now via Ratbag/BMG)
What’s your current go-to guitar?
I pretty much always reach for my Fender Powercaster. I got it as a present for my birthday last year (thanks Simon!). I’d never seen one before – I think they were pretty new at the time – but I love the size of it. It’s really lightweight too, which is great when you’ve got the back problems of an 80-year-old. I think part of why I love it so much is because it’s sentimental, and it wasn’t something I knew I wanted until I got it. It’s really versatile with the bridge humbucker and P-90 style pickup in the neck.
How did you initially fall in love with the instrument?
I grew up surrounded by music – my two older brothers and my dad always played the guitar. I’ve always played flute, so I honestly didn’t gravitate towards the guitar until I was around 17 and I started looking up basic chords on Ultimate Guitar. I was just playing along to songs I liked at the time, and I bought my own guitar when I was 19 – it was a white Squire Telecaster Deluxe. I was living and working in Brisbane with no friends and heaps of spare time. I was looking at a specific shop online and had zero knowledge of what I was buying, but it was actually a sick guitar! It’s got two Fender Wide Range humbuckers, which make it sound so crisp.
What inspires you as a player?
Honestly, I look up to the people closest to me, my mates in bands and my brothers. Their influence is what pushes me to become better, expand my knowledge and develop my own styles. It feels funny to call myself a guitarist!
What would your signature model look like?
I reckon I’d just want it to be my Powercaster, but with a light pink body and matching headstock, and a black pickguard with purple binding around the outside. Very specific colours, but with the same specs as the Powercaster. That guitar is my true love.
