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Guitar World
Guitar World
Entertainment
Andrew Daly

“The notion that there’s a designated lead and rhythm guitarist seems like such an antiquated concept”: For Hail the Sun, guitar duos are a puzzle – and it makes their fretboard-melting riffs all the more compelling

Hail the Sun's Aric Garcia and Shane Gann

"It's funny to me when people ask us who the lead guitar player and the rhythm guitar player is," Hail the Sun's Aric Garcia laughs. "Every band functions differently, but the notion that there's a designated lead and rhythm guitarist seems like such an antiquated concept."

Finding himself in agreement, Garcia's partner in six-string crime, Shane Gann, quips, "Because the guitar as an instrument offers multiple ranges, we naturally have an awareness of the space we're taking versus what space is available. We aren't writing for seven-strings or drop tunings, so it must fit within the arrangement, suit the song, and be fun and unique."

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