Matt Berry Interview & New Pedalboard [Yes, Him From The Telly & Voice Acting!]

We explore the musical side of this British comedy leg-end and recording artist

Please be aware there is some unbleeped swearing in this video.

Welcome to the show! Today we welcome a man of a great many talents and accolades including Bafta and Emmy-winning TV and film work. Many know him best via his voice acting and comedy characters, yet Matt is – and always has been – music first. Signed to Acid Jazz records for a decade and a half, his music spans soundtracks, a remake of classic TV hits and full-on concept-based albums. He’s even done the Desert Sessions with Josh Homme!
Matt records and produces all his own music and to aid that process, he has separate pedalboards for both guitar and synth/organs. He’s been struggling a bit with organisation and noise on the guitar board, so it’s time to remake it and solve those issues… which is where Dan comes in.
Enjoy all that, amid a whole heap of musical stories and much more!

Pedals & Stuff used in this show
• Vox V845 Classic Wah
• Boss TU-3 Chromatic Tuner
• JHS Smiley Fuzz
• DigiTech Freqout
• Boss VB-2W Waza Craft Vibrato
• Boss OD-1 Overdrive
• Boss TB-2W Waza Craft Tone Bender
• JHS Colour Box V2
• Boss BD-2W Waza Craft Blues Driver
• Electro-Harmonix Small Stone Phase Shifter
• Electro-Harmonix Stereo Electric Mistress
• Boss DM-2W Waza Craft Delay
• Boss RT-20 Rotary Sound Processor
• TheGigRig QMX10

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Interesting bits and go to sections…
0:00 Intro playing
1:00 Hello Matt, 11 studio albums?!
1:50 Dan, Matt and the Royal Albert Hall
4:10 Always music, obsessed with gear
6:30 A ’60s psych-folk feel?
8:05 Delay and reverb of ages
12:24 Dan builds the pedalboard
18:45 Separate boards for synth and guitar?
21:15 Every song about guitar?
22:28 How do you get that bass sound?!
25:20 The Jean-Michel Jarre Phaser
28:03 EHX Small Stone
29:40 JHS Colour Box
32:10 A weird distorted guitar story
34:05 From Call Centre to creativity
36:00 Following the muse
37:30 Where did comedy come in?
40:45 Absolute Radio in the cab!
41:35 When did you realise you had the voice?
42:40 Being free for the music
44:20 Overdrives and distortions?
49:45 Wobbly pedals?
53:10 Matt’s reaction to the new board?
54:40 Digitech Freqout
58:15 Buy Matt’s new record!


Guitars in today’s show
• 1965 Fender Telecaster - Dan's video here:    • Pimp Your Vintage Guitar? [Dan’s ‘65 Fende...  
• Fender Custom Shop ’63 Telecaster - video here:    • That Pedal Show – Our Guitars & Gear: Dani...  

Amps in today’s show
Fender Hotrod Deville ML 212 with Celestion A-Type speakers

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