gunrunners
The GUNRUNNERS are a power trio, sometimes a 4 piece that play a punk fueled desert rock.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
yes, mostly in Tucson Az.,I love playing live.One special moment i have is playing with one of my influences RICH HOPKINS, and members of his luminarios. [i.e. JIM HOWELL, E.E. MENDOZA, GREG GOODE R.I.P., KEN ANDRE, LISA NOVAK]
Your musical influences
LOU REED [VELVET UNDERGROUND]
RICH HOPKINS [ SIDEWINDERS, SANDRUBIES, LUMINARIOS]
MIKE NESS [SOCIAL DISTORTION]
SOUL ASYLUM
THE REFRESHMENTS
THE TOLL
JOSHUA PATH
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TOM WAITS
AHGAN WHIGS
DAVID SLUTES [SIDEWINDERS, SANDRUBIES, MARYANNE]
GILA BEND
What equipment do you use?
I play a VOX amp, my guitars vari. right now i play a Jagmaster, a customed mid 80 Adbor strat with a high output bridge humbucker, a custom Lace Huntington with a j5 bridge humbucker.As for pedals i use a '70's echoflanger by electroharmonics, tedh 21 double distortion, marshal echo head, an mid 70's mxr distortion, ibanez weeping demon wah,
Anything else?
the GUNRUNNERS:
TED RIVIERA - VOX / GUITAR
GABE MONTIEL - BASS / GUITAR
JIM HOWELL - DRUMS
JOHNNY NITRO - DRUMS
this interview was answered by TED RIVIERA
