with two Celestion Golds and two
Creambacks in each four by twelve.
For the Bass VI, I was using a Hiwatt
through an Orange cab. Just before
we started the current tour in May,
I changed to three Mesa Boogie
2x12 cabs.
PHILLIP: Hopping back to pedals for
a minute, are you by any chance
using the TC Alter Ego for the
Copicat model? I’ve found that it
really nails the sound of the early
Cure records.
REEVES: Yeah, that is what I’m using it
for. The Copicat and a little of the TC
and then I’ve written a few TonePrints
for them.
PHILLIP: So tell me what it’s like to
find your place within these Cure
songs. Are you playing straight to the
albums or are you expanding and
making your own mark?
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REEVES: I think Robert just trusts me
to do the right thing. There are some
songs where it’s pretty obvious where
you need to play what’s there and
there’s others where you can diverge.
The nice thing about Robert as a
bandleader is that he wants everyone’s
personality in the music. I think my
instinct so far is that I know what
needs to be there and what can
change from night to night. You know,
I don’t think of myself as a parts
player, I think of myself as an
improviser. But when there’s 30,000
singing along to the guitar part, you
better play the guitar part.
PHILLIP: I can imagine that’s
especially the case with things like
the lead line from “Just Like Heaven”
or the solo on “Lovesong.”
REEVES: Yeah, those are really
obvious. And I don’t think people
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