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Guitar World
Guitar World
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Michael Astley-Brown

“Be wary of trying to emulate guitar sounds from your favorite albums with just an amp in the room”: Ghost, Royal Blood and Pixies producer reveals “the biggest mistake guitar players make” when recording

Young man playing electric guitar in the control room of a recording music studio.

Tom Dalgety made his name producing Royal Blood’s monster debut album, but in the decade since, the English record producer and engineer has gone on to shape the sound of modern rock.

Not only has he produced blockbuster records for The Cult, Ghost and Pixies, he has also had a hand in their lineups, introducing guitarist Chris Catalyst to Ghost leader Tobias Forge, and Emma Richardson to Black Francis and co. He’s even referred to as the “Fifth Pixie”.

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