This time around the subject of our weekly Hi-Fives feature is Rick Matthews of Matthews Effects. Matthews Effects, although fairly new on the scene, have been gaining a solid reputation for their build quality and garnering rave reviews for the tones their pedals produce. Read on to catch Rick's take on our series of random top five questions:
Top five things for starting your own company
- Know your customer and be as close and honest as you can
- Be creative and unique, do something that's going to stand you out from every other company in your field.
- Stay out of debt for as long as possible and be strategic about your investments.
- Focus on customer service above making a quick buck. You will keep customers longer.
- Have fun! Don't let the weight of work take the fun and passion out of what you
Top five all time favorite circuits
- Dm-2 love vintage bbd analog delay
- Rat circuit (there is so much you can do with it!)
- Echoplex
- Pearl od-1
- Vintage ibanez digital delays (all of them. Thanks josh scott)
Top five circuit experiments
- lfo's are so fun to play with!
- Toying with transistors instead of relying on op-amps
- Start with a concept and just trying things on a bread-board
- Learning micro-controllers
- Spin
Top five guitar tones on record
- Johnny be good- chuck berry
- The Thrill is gone- BB King
- Trademark-Eric Johnson
- No surprises-Radiohead
- Midnight in Harlem- Tedeshi Trucks Band
Top five things about living in Washington state
- There are like 5 different kinds of Eco-systems
- The culture is amazing
- We know the most about coffee
- We have the best music
- We have monster sturgeon as big as people in the Columbia river
Top five bands from the North West
- deathcab for cutie
- decemberists
- fleet foxes
- band of horses
- nirvanna
Top five reasons to stay home
- netflix
- hulu
- Ps4
- Playing guitar
- building pedals
Top five living guitar players
- Eric Clapton
- Eric Johnson
- Derek trucks
- Jeff beck
- albert lee
Top five things to do not guitar related
- Video games
- Antiquing
- Comics
- Board games
- Movies
Top five foods you can’t stand
- Anything green...
- Pickled pigs feet
- Chutney
- Onions
- Carrot cake
