Chris Buck started playing guitar at the age of 13, taking lessons whilst studying in Cwmcarn High School. You don’t necessarily have to look at the fine print on the poster to see where we were on the bill! [laughs] I grew up more of a Deep Purple fan than a Rainbow fan, but it was a thrill. Whether it’s structurally, stylistically or whatever. And if anyone asks, we were supporting him. Hopefully next year is going to be a big year in terms of getting the tour bus on the road. I spoke to him before our Download show last year—I got a text from him wishing me good luck. Guitar World is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Thank you for signing up to Musicradar. Thank you for signing up to Guitar World. The more shows you do, the more festivals you do, you feel yourselves getting better as a band. Joy Division and New Order bass icon Peter Hook & The Light will perform a set featuring classics from his career including Age of Consent, Digital and the timeless Love Will Tear Us Apart. Chris Buck Band is a Canadian country music group from Vancouver, British Columbia composed of Chris Buck, Taylor Allum, and Matt Genereux. If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can contact IPSO here. "It is a bit surreal to be honest," said Mr Buck. The result is that B&E are plying some of the most vibrant and powerful blues-rock going, as can be heard on efforts like their self-titled 2013 EP and 2014’s Live at Rockfield. There was a problem. We’re looking at getting in the studio over the next three or four months, with an aim to get the debut record out by the end of this year or the start of next year. You just got back from performing at the Stone Free Festival in London. "He asked me if I wanted to come along and play. I wanted to have the low-slung Les Paul, the stack of Marshalls, all of it. Yamaha and Line 6 are bringing a tour de force of artists and gear to our Virtual Guitar Show next week of 25 and 26 September with a mix of live performance, tips, demos and Q&A planned with some of their top artists. We’d love to stay in touch, sign up for the Guitar World team to contact you with great news, content and offers. Buck formed the band when he lost his best friend to cancer at age 13. Playing “Paradise City” with him, “Sweet Child O’ Mine,” all that kind of stuff, I could die happy at that moment in time. And I also use a Yamaha Revstar, just for that humbucker or P-90 kind of thing that suits a few of the Buck & Evans tracks. That lyrical, fluid thing…it’s almost a solo in itself. How would you describe the Buck & Evans sound?I think the one thing that’s kind of been attached to us a couple of times, which, far be it for me to agree with or disagree with, is “rock and soul.” And apart from being conveniently catchy, I think it probably sums us up to a “T.”. And truly, there’s a million reasons why Buck & Evans shouldn’t work. "I guess it means more than if it were a panel of bigwigs making the decision as it shows that there’s an appreciation for what I do. Mixing the melody with the root notes and that kind of stuff, it’s just gorgeous. You have an entire back catalog of Led Zeppelin to explore. And aside from the guitar stuff I was brought up on, I was also brought up on music my mother was listening to, which was far less “cool,” I guess. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience – the local community. It’s kind of that patting your head and rubbing your stomach at the same time type of thing. He was announced as Total Guitar magazine's best guitarist in 2017, pipping 13 other musicians to the title in the public vote. "It resulted in a phone call from Slash who was performing in Birmingham with The Conspirators. But his rhythm playing is immense. Before, I always felt there was some element in the back of my mind of feeling as though I was a poor imitation of Slash. In fact, Buck & Evans, a four-piece unit led by Buck’s searing, stinging licks and vocalist/keyboardist Sally Ann Evan’s heavens-shaking howl, have been lighting up stages across the U.K. for several years now, both at their own incendiary gigs and at major British events like the Download Festival, where they performed in 2016. - the legend looks back on Led Zep III 50 years on. Everyone with Hendrix instantly latches onto, you know, the playing with the teeth, the playing behind the head, the setting the guitar on fire. The band sounded great. It's going to be an unmissable guitar event. It’s a blur. MusicRadar is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. We'll also go behind the scenes on the gear side with Yamaha Guitar Development's custom shop. The following year, Chris released his debut album Postcards From Capricorn under the name 'Chris Buck & The Big Horns' on American label Tru-B-Dor Records. England and Wales company registration number 2008885. Chris Buck, 26, of West End, Abercarn, started playing guitar at the age of 13, and now plays in the band - Buck & Evans. And then it’s into a Blackstar Artist 30—with more pedals than we have time to even begin to mention. Then I come from a more bluesy guitar perspective. The legendary Billy Sheehan will join us for an interview about his signature Yamaha Attitude Bass. Visit our corporate site. We’re very much a combination of our influences. In the meantime, the incredibly affable Buck took a few moments to chat with Guitar World about his influences, his gear and what it was like to share the stage with one of his guitar idols, Slash. "I’m very lucky to do something that I love in playing music – I guess I’m not really that good at anything else.". It was spread across three stages at the O2 Arena. How was that?Really good. You’ve never heard any of it before. Session guitarist extraordinaire Josh Smith will show you the tonal possibilities of the acclaimed Yamaha THR30II Wireless amp, and Line 6's trailblazing Powercab with its speaker modelling will be demoed by the highly capable hands of YouTuber and Rhett Shull. Buck also discussed the future of Buck & Evans, as well as how he feels about carrying the blues-rock torch in the 21st century. In 2012, Chris was invited to play onstage with Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash at the NIA in Birmingham, prompting Slash to call Chris "an awesome guitar player". A Gannett Company. So while there’s always been the guitar thing very prominently, the subtext to that has always been pop. Guitar player in Buck & Evans . You will receive a verification email shortly. When we did the gig with Slash in Arizona, we did a Buck & Evans set before it—and that was our last show in the U.S.—and we were absolutely blown away by the response. The 25 best VST/AU plugin synths in the world right now: all the best soft synths you need in your DAW, Me in my studio - Myd: “I use my PortaStudio as an instrument: the pitch knob is magical”, The 30 greatest synth players of all time: keyboard wizards, programming gurus and sound design legends, Lalal.ai is the online vocal remover that you can try for free, The Style Council’s Mick Talbot: 10 records that changed my life. It flies under the radar a little bit because of the showmanship he’s known for. Join us for the Virtual Guitar Show on Friday 25 and Saturday 26 September to be a part of it and for more info on Yamaha's ranges, check out yamaha.com, Don't miss the latest deals, news, reviews, features and tutorials. The “Beano” album. All rights reserved. At the end of the day, the song has got to be the biggest ego in the room. “It’s always been just, ‘Do what you love.’ ”. Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. He also worked as a supervising animator on Pocahontas (1995) and Home on the Range (2004). By Rob Laing 18 September 2020. Newsquest Media Group Ltd, Loudwater Mill, Station Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. The Arizona show, that was just a realization of every single dream I’ve been harboring since picking up a guitar, really. Chris Buck (born February 24, 1958) is an American film director known for co-directing Tarzan (1999), Surf's Up (2007) (which was nominated for the 2007 Oscar for Best Animated Feature), Frozen (2013), which won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature in 2014, and Frozen II (2019). There was a problem. Speaking of which, what gear are you using?Right now I’m split between two main guitars. "A few of my friends were attending the gig as it was the closest one to Wales so there are lots of videos of me on stage with him. Furthermore, Buck & Evans are the real blues-rock deal, with a fresh—not to mention deep and diverse—sound that recalls classic acts from Cream, Free and John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers to Peter Green-era Fleetwood Mac, Janis Joplin and Led Zeppelin. I remember being absolutely infatuated with that, and just spending countless hours in my room trying to do whatever it was Clapton was doing on that record. Because musically, it’s hardly the height of guitar at the moment. Visit our corporate site. We'll also travel with Yamaha's Paul Hindmarsh to the company's home in Japan to explore its incredible guitar museum and gear archive, checking out some landmark instruments while we're there. This site is part of Newsquest's audited local newspaper network. Bob, our drummer, is from a rock background, growing up with, you know, Ian Paice, Cozy Powell, that Whitesnake/Purple kind of stuff. So we would love to come back. Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, second albums?" AN ABERCARN guitarist, who has performed on stage with Guns N’Roses star Slash, has been named as 2017’s best guitarist in a magazine poll. Buyers' guides to all the best music gear, "There was something about hearing Eddie Vedder’s voice, and Ten has so much electricity to it. But he’s such a sweet and humble and incredibly soft-spoken person. When Guitar World rings rising blues-rock talent Chris Buck, the 26-year-old South Wales native has just returned from London’s Stone Free Festival, where Buck & Evans played alongside such rock heavyweights as Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow and Blue Oyster Cult. You mention Slash—you’ve shared stages with him on more than one occasion. And if nothing else, I can say I played a gig at the O2. Stuff like Phil Collins and Bryan Adams and ABBA. [Deep Purple’s] In Rock and Machine Head were two particularly formative albums that always seemed to be on when I was a kid. Those years when you’re a kid, it’s the most exciting period in your life, that age, because everything is new. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to inaccuracy or intrusion, then please contact the editor here. With any luck, American audiences will soon know what U.K. music fans—not to mention bona fide guitar heroes like Slash, who has called Buck a “fucking awesome guitar player”—already do: Chris Buck is a six-string star. And you can also say you’ve played with Ritchie Blackmore.Yeah. Positive Grid's BIAS sale has knocked hundreds of dollars off their epic amp and effects modelling software, How to seriously improve your soloing in just 6 minutes, Slash releases instrumental version of Where Do I Begin?, the theme from Love Story, From returning riff titans to Spaghetti Western blues: here are this week's essential guitar tracks, Want to be a better guitarist? "I think it had Sum 41 on the cover so that shows how long ago that was.". But I think the authenticity that the whole thing brings is quite cool. Bath Was Blackmore a big influence on you as a guitarist?He was. There isn’t a dud song on there" – Josh Groban chooses the 9 albums that changed his life. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. All rights reserved. If you go out there and you’re doing a guitar band you’ll find people that absolutely love it, but you’ll find people who are instantly turned off by the instrument. Jared Dines has 10 tips to help you on your quest. "Then it will be going out on the road to tour that. Are you sure you want to delete this comment? Mr Buck said that he first played with Slash in 2012, after receiving an email from the guitarist's manager - Alan Niven. ©Copyright 2001-2020. Receive mail from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors? From there I kind of worked my way back to Zeppelin and reverse through the Seventies, and then the Sixties. Bath One is a Strat. CHRIS BUCK Musician. © “I’ve never even given it a moment’s thought as far as whether what I’m doing is popular or in vogue, or whether we’re trying to capture some zeitgeist of the moment,” he says matter-of-factly. Buck & Evans, which also includes bassist Dominic Hill and drummer Bob Richards (who filled in for AC/DC in 2014), are getting set to record their debut full-length.