This week we added McCaffrey Audio to our growing family of hand crafted effects builders here at Coast Sonic. In doing so we though boss man Ryan McCaffrey would make a great target for this week's edition of the Hi-Fives. Read on for Ryan's take on our series of random top five interview questions.
Top five reasons to start your own company
- The love for all things insane.
- The love for all things unpredictable.
- Creating a fun and collaborative work environment.
- I get to talk crazy.
- Making the final decision where the velvet pirate ship painting is hung.
Top five all time favorite circuits
- Klon Centaur.
- EHX/Sovtek Big Muff Pi
- Shin-ei Uni-Vibe
- Maestro Echoplex
- Vox Clyde McCoy Wah
Top five current pedals you wish you’d made
- Catalinbread Silver Kiss
- Lovepedal Kalamazoo
- Fulltone Deja’ Vibe
- Strymon El Capistan
- Rockett Archer
Top five dream guitars
- Collings City Deluxe
- Fender Stratocaster 1968-1969
- Vintage Gibson 1958 Les Paul
- Vintage Gibson ES-335
- Original PRS Santana 1
Top five currently living guitar players
- David Gilmour
- Eric Clapton
- Robin Trower
- Brad Paisley
- Pete Townshend
Top five riffs for pedal testing
- Little Wing -Jimi Hendrix
- Rude Mood - SRV
- Slave - Silverchair
- Siva - Smashing Pumpkins
- I Think I Lost My Headache - Queens Of The Stone Age
Top five shows you wish you could have
- Pink Floyd Dark Side Of The Moon Tour
- Jimi Hendrix Band Of Gypsy’s at the Fillmore East
- SRV at El Macambo
- The Beatles final show on the rooftop of Apple Records
- The Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show.
Top five impulse purchases
- DeTemple Tele.
- Collings City Limits Deluxe.
- 1966 Fender Deluxe
- The White Album on vinyl.
- My fifth record player.
Top five reasons to stay home
- My beautiful family.
- Bathrooms.
- My bed.
- Guitars and amps (and pedals).
- I have a small shop at home for prototyping and blowing fuses.
Top five people named Ryan
Oh boy…
- Ryan Dunn
- Ryan Gosling
- Ryan Reynolds
- Ryan Braun
- I’m partial to the name Ryan.
