The New Orleans based MUTEMATH is one of those bands that I hear about all the time, but didn’t know much about them. A little while back I thought I’d take a little bit of time and look a little closer at the band to see what they’re all about. The friends that like them, like a variety of genres of music and I would loosely categorize this band as alt rock band leaning towards that super catchy/poppy side of things. Lots of keys/guitar mix and drums that sound electronic. When listening to this band you immediately get in the groove. I definitely can see why people can get into this band.
A couple of days ago, I saw that Premier Guitar just posted a Rig Rundown on MUTEMATH, so I had to see what these guys were running as far as effects. Check out the video:
Okay.. the first thing that grabbed my attention was the fact that Roy Mitchell was not using any amps. This is the second time I heard reference of Palmer DIs being used in live situations. The first I heard of this was from the recent Cure World Tour. Both Reeves Gabrels and Robert Smith had amps on stage, but none of them were mic’d. I asked Reeves about this and he said that they used Palmers to route signal to Front of House. The amps were just for stage volume. All I know, is that the Palmer signal getting blasted to the crowd – sounded amazing.
Here is the break down of pedals for Roy and Todd:
Roy Mitchell
Palmer DI PDI09
Boss TU-2 Tuner
JHS Morning Glory
JHS Twin Twelve V2
JHS Mini Foot Fuzz
Ibanez DE7 Delay
JHS Mini A/B
Boss OC-3 Super Octave
JHS Colour Box
TC Electronic Flashback X4
Digitech Hardwire Reverb RV-7
One Control Chamaeleo Tail Loop Mark II
Boss DD-7 (rehoused by JHS)
Todd Gummerman
JHS Muffaletta
Agular Filter Twin
JHS Double Barrel
JHS Pulp ‘N’ Peel V4
Boss PS-5 Super Shifter
TC Electronic Polytune
JHS The AT (Andy Timmons) Signature Channel Drive
Boss DD-5 (rehoused by JHS) The Boss Abides
Ibanez DE7 Delay(rehoused by JHS)
JHS Banana Boost
MXR M169 Carbon Copy
Electro-Harmonix Cathedral Reverb
As always, if you see anything incorrect or missing – or just want to talk about MUTEMATH, please comment below. Love to hear your thoughts!!!
