This week in the studio it has been all about the guitars.

With just Doug working away at parts, the tapestry of these next set of songs are starting to build into another monster of a record.

Doug has many different guitars, and while trying out various parts on various instruments, he dusted down his 1973 black Les Paul Custom which he hadn’t used since his Whitesnake days. Hearing the tone on one of the new tracks he felt this was the perfect guitar to capture the exact feel for what he had imagined. His Gold Top still features, but it’s good to vary the tone depending on what each song is trying to convey. Doug has also used his 1956 Les Paul Junior this week on a number of tracks because he loves the attack and bite the guitar sound possesses.

Along with all his guitars, he also has a bank full of effects pedals! However, on this album, he has trimmed down his board to just a handful that catch and emphasize each note, whether he’s bending it, delaying it or thrusting you back in time with a real 1960’s Wah-wah pedal vibe.

As each instrument builds on the drums, the shape of this album is developing and building into a record of mammoth proportions, that, like its predecessor ‘Holy Ground’, will last long in the musical memory!