We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.
/
  • Streaming + Download

    Includes high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. Paying supporters also get unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app.
    Purchasable with gift card

      name your price

     

about

As you probably know, the quest for the "perfect guitar tone" is a waste of time. First of all, playing trumps tone. If you want to sound good, play well. Secondly, tone is song dependent... what sounds good on one song may sound terrible for the next. There is no "perfect guitar tone."

Duh, right?

Judging from the amount of equipment I have acquired and subsequently dumped over the years, I clearly haven't learned this lesson.

"This Time" was recorded during my Fender Telecaster phase. I was convinced that single coil pick up would provide that killer clean tone the band was lacking, so I sold my Les Paul to some dude in Oppressed Logic... or was it Strychnine?... and we soon after went in the studio to record 3 tunes ( "This Time', "In the Here After" and "Company Man").

I remember being pretty stoked on the material at the time, especially "This Time" but when we got in the studio the band sounded super tame... nothing like our previous recordings. Like dipshits, we argued with our producer, Alex (who was famous for recording really big, heavy bands) to which he replied, "Mate, I don't what you are expecting... this is what you sound like."

We were bummed and it was mainly my fault. Cutlass might not be the hardest of bands... but our sound is largely defined by 2 aggressive guitars.. and that was lost. Years later, I traded in a that Tele (which I considered a "twangy piece of shit ") for a Les Paul (and then a Jazzmaster) and our sound was back...

...Point is... I probably should've kept that Tele (and used it for our mellower songs). After the bad taste the aforementioned recording session left in our mouths, the band dumped "This Time', "In the Here After" and "Company Man" from our set. But in retrospect, they sound super cool. Maybe a little Teenage Fanclub-esque?

credits

from To the Mud from Stars, released June 1, 2002

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Cutlass Supreme Oakland, California

These four young bucks have blended their love of vinyl 45s, faded postcards, and big American cars to form Cutlass Supreme, an outfit loud enough to rock, but not afraid to handle gently. Cutlass Supreme provides all the fuel economy, room, comfort, and safety features one demands of a band. But it does so without compromising on performance, spirit, and style. ... more

contact / help

Contact Cutlass Supreme

Streaming and
Download help

Report this track or account

If you like Cutlass Supreme, you may also like: