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The Framus-toting riffer on his eternal quest for tone, why his solos lean more lyrical than shred, and how his band is moving forward without Rex Brown and Vinny Appice ....
SIGNATURE MOVE: Kurt Bloch is this long-running Seattle punk-pop outfitâs secret weaponâwriting the songs, producing and playing flashy, melodic lead guitar. He and bandmates Kim Warnick and Deep Purple-esque hard rock. So he occasionally seasoned Fastbacksâ hooky bombast with Van Halen-esque widdly-widdlys and wang-bar divebombs. Gear-wise, he didnât have a trademark guitar or amp. He tends to like GibsonsâLes Paul Jrs., SGs, Sg Juniors and various Les Pauls. Amp-wise, heâs used 50-watt Marshalls, Peavey 5150s and Fender Prosonics. âAs long as it can sing the solos, then itâs a good guitar/amp combination,â he told Alternative Press. ....