Summers has recorded solo albums, collaborated with other musicians, composed film scores, and exhibited his photography in galleries. His first guitar was a cheap kay jazz ii model, but by 1964 clapton already moved onto a red fender telecaster, which he used on the majority of. Andy summers is an english guitar player and songwriter who is best known for his work in the band, the police. In a career spanning half a century, andy summers, who rose to mainstream prominence in the late 1970s with the police, has clearly been a sound seeker. Sons of anarchy tv series 20082014 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. So there is a tendency to rig the electronics and the mix to accommodate all seats, including the uncovered lawn seats to the far back. The polices andy summers on doc cant stand losing you.
The polices andy summers has avoided music by sting. On this page, you will learn how your favorite jazz guitar player gets his unique sound, besides using his ears and fingers. This strap was owned by jimi hendrix, and in 2006, it had been given to david by. The police played like a band of true punks but with serious musical acumen and terrific songs that were infused with ideas from ska, reggae, afrocuban, and other international styles. Wilco, andy summers the police, and lee ranaldo sonic youth, and has been a best friend to musicians worldwide who love its versatility and portability. As a fan of andys i enjoy all of his solo work, but fuck that he gets to rock, and we havent heard this virtually ever. Guitarist andy summers recorded the bands sex, drugs, and rock n roll lifestyle from australia to mexico. Fender custom shop custom shop limited edition andy summers. Andy summers has enthralled music fans with his unique talent since entering the music scene in the late 1960s. Fender custom shop interview with andy summers fender. Andy was filled with so much incredible energy, and the band were animated and lively dave gregory was especially amazing bouncing back and forth between lead guitar and lead synthesizer and the bands vocals were also great colin and andy sounded so, so good together. As a writer, performer, photographer, producer, and guitar legend, andy summers has appeared in a number of videos over the years ranging from television interviews to promo videos to music videos.
Police guitarist andy summers always took his beloved leica camera on tours with the band. After the sound checks, inbetween the room service and before the groupies attacked. At the very beginning of the birth of the police, andy summers rig was rather sparse. Any 12yearold discovering rock music neither knew not cared that police guitarist andy summers had once been in zoot moneys big roll band. It might have something to do with him being seen with jc120s in places like danny quatrochis police photo book, although it could be he used them to amplify the synth section of his gr300. Robert fripp also used jcs with king crimson in the 80s. Its simple yet effective design and revolutionary sound broke ground and set trends in electric guitar manufacturing and popular music. We were so desirable to girls but i paid heavy price. Famous solid state amp users electric guitars harmony. Fender literally wrote the book on electric basses, laying the foundation. The kids, real kids, that is understood, making outlandos damour a number 6 hit.
Im also reading some stories from my book fretted and moaning which always. Wrapped around your finger by the police song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart position. Expolice guitarist andy summers will release his new album, triboluminescence. His tone is glassy and crystalline and soars and cascades like water. Andy summers and 6 related entities entities finder. Andy summers rig the police years posted on 16052015 by ozzy in summers ish. The police guitarist on the guitars, pedals and amps that shaped his hugely influential sound. It was pretty much a summary of the guitar player article about 10 things you need to do to play like andy summers and a synopsis of his book one train later. So when the legendary rock act split in the mid 1980s, summers decided to explore his. We were the most desirable men in the world guitarists documentary, cant stand losing you. Andrew james somers, known professionally as andy summers, is an english singer and guitarist who was a member of the rock band the police. This is a stageside account of the birth, rise, and dissipation of the police. His use of textures, noise, and good oldfashioned groove proved to be an unbeatable combination. He has also worked extensively as a session musician and collaborator, notably with david bowie, blondie, brian eno, and david sylvian.
The police s andy summers opens up on his rocky relationship with sting duration. Here is a good url where andy discusses his signal chain. Andy summers of the police calls puff daddys ill be. Reviews of each of andy s written works are featured on the website. Summers s groundbreaking playing created a new paradigm for guitarists. Pages in category songs written by andy summers the following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. So, ive recently started a police tribute band and im working on andys tone. Guitarist andy summers photographed the rise and fall of the police. The range of tonal colors and atmospheres hes achieved on police songs like every breath you take, dont stand so close to me, and roxannenot to mention on a long series of solo albums, beginning with 1987s xyz. Sorry to bring this one back from the dead, but ive been meaning to post a couple of tidbits noticed in lynn goldsmiths recent police photobook the police. Andy summers on gear, being a wellrounded artist guitar world. Fender couldnt be more proud and excited to unveil a very special 250instrument limited edition run of the fender custom shop andy summers tribute telecaster tuners. Actually, ive seen quite a bit of debate over whether andy summers was actually using a flanger to get his signature shimmering guitar. Al di meola is an influential guitar player who blends different musical.
Yeah, after the police tour i took a break who wouldnt but this year ive decided to really get started again and right now im making an album with a pretty wellknown guitarist named andy york. Since picking up a guitar at the age of thirteen, andy has made his mark as an essential component of the police, as a solo artist, and as a writer, photographer, composer, and producer. No group took punk rock, sweetened it and sold it back to the masses as well as the police. Hes also played bass on a couple songs on andy summers serious jazz records over the years, quite well i must add. Andy summers rig the police reunion tour 2007 posted on 14062014 by ozzy in summersish, the blog. If he makes another record with the police, i think that would be brilliant. Are you wondering how to get a good jazz guitar tone. Sep 05, 2015 andy summers is a versatile guitarist and a living legend. Summerss groundbreaking playing created a new paradigm for guitarists. Copeland, bassistvocalist sting, and guitarist andy summers were on a mission to rule the world, or at least its top 40 charts. Andy summers the police another pete cornish board. I bet you cannot match this tone page 2 fractal audio. Guitar world got the chance to ask summers a few questions about gear, his new album and his role in the police.
While the band was at its peak, summers in his free time dove headlong into photography. Somewhere between photojournalism and an illustrated diary, this unique book follows the police on tour around the globe between 1980 and 1983 through. Andy summers books one train later and light strings. Equipboard is the worlds largest database of artists and the gear they use. Robert fripp born 16 may 1946 is an english musician, songwriter, and record producer, best known as the guitarist, founder and longest lasting member of the progressive rock band king crimson. In his new documentary film, guitarist andy summers tells the story of the.
Elvis costello and the police, august 3, pnc arts center. The police legendary guitarist andy summers performs the title track from his latest solo project triboluminescence followed by message in a bottle 8. He talks about using a fender twin reverb, a 61 tele an electroharmonix electric mistress flanger and a dynacomp compressor. Summers skreiv og songar for the police, som omegaman og mother. The next thing i got was a chorus, and that, along with the. His books, one train later and light strings, have received acclaim from such sources as publishers weekly, kirkus, daily vault, and jazztimes. The police guitarist andy summers isnt big on this one. Over the years andy has given countless interviews with the biggest publications in the business. A disarming, surprising literary memoir by the expolice guitaris. The top 10 greatest chorus effect recordings of all time. The sound of the police is the guitar, the brilliant drumming and the vocals and. Erics guitar collection features some of the most iconic instruments in the history of rock and roll.
His clean, chorused, echoing guitar sound, and his fresh chord voicings. Based on the acclaimed memoir by renowned guitarist andy summers, cant stand losing you follows summers journey from his early days in psychedelic 60s music scene, when he played with the animals, to chance encounters with drummer stewart copeland and bassist sting, which led to the formation of a punk trio, the police. Andy summers official site andy summers of the police. The headphone icon that used to appear to the left of the rig when you click on a rig doesnt exist anymore, and like ive said before, there is. Guitarist andy summers, the oldest of the bunch at 65, hardly moved around the stage in his black and limegreen sneakers, but he was superb with bracing solos on driven to tears, when the world is running down and so lonely. Guitarist andy summers preps new solo album march 24. The police are immortalized in a provocative new book, ill be watching you. Inside the police, 198083 taschen artists edition english, german and french edition summers, andy on. The software comes with a large number of cryptically named signature tones such as andy in a bottle which is coincidentally like andy summers from the police and also doubles up perfectly as a great clean pearl jam sound. But if you look at the history behind the telecaster you will be see that it has a great rock pedigree. The editor part which was at the bottom with the signal chain, modules etc. Did your guitar sound with the police come together right away.
Guitarist andy summers photographed the rise and fall of the. His current guitar rig contains no guitar amps, and hes long been a user of the roland gp100. The guitar comes with a gigantic anvil case with stencils of andy summers written all over, also comes with andys book autographed a box set of the polices complete anthology, and a dvd with the history of the guitar from the man himself. The polices andy summers opens up on his rocky relationship with sting duration. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. The guitarist lifts the lid on acrimonious behind the scenes events with sting and stewart copeland. May 15, 2018 andy summers first picked up a camera during his touring days with the police. Copeland would leave his kit and step into a rig with crotales, timpani, a gong, and just about anything else he could strike with a stick.
Its easy to mistake this clip for a scene from a ridley scott scifi movie. The pnc arts center is a weird venue to start with. Andy summers on gear, being a wellrounded artist guitar. Andy summers playing on this early hit by the police is a perfect example of how a player doesnt need to blast or fill every space to make an impression.
At that particular moment, it was a song that was really about survival, so we could be in the middle of that punk scene. His style is so amazing as he has good knowledge on jazz and classical music. Andy summers slammed the rap mogul in a new interview, calling his use of a sampled summers guitar riff the major ripoff of all time. The police was one of the definitive rock groups of the late 1970s and early 1980s, with several numberone records. Andy summers reflects on his years with and before the police. Just wondering if anyone can help me get that andy summers tone down, i am currently using a bit of chorus and analog delay but like to know a bit more about his setup and maybe even somewhere online that i can read up on his technique and gear etc. Surviving the police, reveals the highs and lows of being. His books include throb 1983, light strings 2004, one train later. Lets take a look at some of the gear and equipment that has been seen in andy.
His fourteenth solo effort will be available on march 24th via flickering shadow productions. For the groups 2007 reunion tour, hes taking four identical tribute telecasters on the road with him. His career as a musician has encompassed a wide variety of styles and musical genres including classical, jazz, new wave and rock, and he is also wellknown for his photography work which has been featured in a number of books and. His vocals on their round midnight cover are also very good. Andrew james somers born 31 december 1942, known professionally as andy summers, is an english singer and guitarist who was a member of the rock band the police. Hes working on a film score, another book and a new album. The author analyzes incisively the unique sound of the police, which benefitted greatly from his past forays into. Summers primary guitars are the fender telecaster and stratocaster when playing rock, and gibson electric guitars when playing jazz fusion and jazz. When i started playing guitar 45 later andy summers was no influence on me whatever, lived the music but was never keen on his style and sound. Andy summers is a versatile guitarist and a living legend.
Andy summers is a grammy award winner and an inductee in both the rock and roll hall of fame and the guitar player hall of fame. Guitarist andy summers, the oldest of the bunch at 65, hardly moved around the stage in his black and limegreen sneakers, but he was superb with bracing solos on driven to tears, when the. The polices andy summers on his songs, sting, and being. Fender custom shop custom shop limited edition andy. I also have in a similar magazine an article on his rig for the synchronicity tour, it lists the full rig. Sting, police return to omaha, fans pull over to party. I think the police were too good and as a trio, the best the world has ever seen. Review of the andy summers telecaster telecaster guitar. The book includes some shots from the ghost in the machine sessions on montserrat. Constant friction between bassistfrontman sting and drummer stewart copeland often left guitarist andy summers searching for an outlet.
Aug 01, 2018 the police was not only one of the biggest bands of the 80s but also one of the decades most internally contentious. Discover what kind of guitars, guitar amps, strings, picks and effects the jazz greats use. Hes never played andy summers before, and i knew he was very good, but andy is pretty technical, and i wasnt sure how well hed be able to latch on to this stuff he freaking nailed it e blew the socks of me and the drummer. A life with the police, polo and pygmies by stewart copeland. The first andy summers tribute telecaster was ready in time for the polices highprofile reunion on february 11, 2007, at the 49th annual grammy awards ceremony in l. Andy demos his recording rig during the ghost in the machine sessions. Its a rare treat for a rig builder to be asked to present their vision for a collection of effects by one of musics most important inventors. Weve been in a couple of different projects together. Guitar world got the chance to ask summers a few questions about gear, his. The origins of this guitar are a bit confusing two sources tell two different stories.
Andy summers reveals the police through his eyes reuters. Instead, summers impresses with his shimmering textures, inventive suspended chords and restraint, leaving plenty of room for the rhythm section to drive the groove. He has also contributed sounds to the windows vista operating system. Andy summers, born andrew james somers on 19421231 in poultonlefylde, lancashire, england, is known most widely for his work as the guitarist for the police.
Actually, ive seen quite a bit of debate over whether andy summers was actually using a flanger to get his signature shimmering guitar tone, but as i mentioned earlier there is a little. Fender literally wrote the book on electric basses, laying. Not the rock and roll hall of fame museum i went there when i did a book tour, and i really liked the place, its very sweet. Im using my modified silverface bandmaster reverb combo for the amp and ive added an xotic sp compressor, using my 80s boss ce2keely modded and mostly my maxon od808 for dirt. This crossstitched chocolate suede guitar strap in question has perhaps become as famous as its owners black stratocaster. May 30, 2017 in a career spanning half a century, andy summers, who rose to mainstream prominence in the late 1970s with the police, has clearly been a sound seeker. I sold the original for a great deal of money because gibson gave me another goldtop that was even better than the 57.
The album is said to be his most introspective work to date. Andy summers talks guitars, effects, the police and his new. The police on tour photographed by guitarist andy summers. Andy summers talks guitars, effects, the police and his. I recently interviewed andy summers and read his book one train later from cover to cover. He was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame as a member of the band in 2003. When andy summers plays guitar, you imagine his fingers dancing on. The secrets behind andy summers guitar sound on the. Aug, 20 the polices andy summers goes back to basics with circa zero. Zt amplifiers lunchbox 200watt class ab guitar amplifier with 6. Summers professional career began in the mid1960s in london as guitarist for the british rhythm and. Andy summers joined the police as the guitarist in 1977. It helps that i already use a tele for my main guitar.
Mar 31, 2008 as if it wasnt exciting enough having the police play fenway park, boston residents got another treat when guitarist andy summers exhibited his photography at newbury fine arts. In the early years of the police, andy summers rig wasnt that insanely crowded with so many different pedals and effects as is today. Jun, 2019 andy summers joined the police as the guitarist in 1977. He tells ed power about his love of photography and his current exhibition at ucc andy summers is one of rock music.
Thankfully for police guitarist andy summers, the gittler fit perfectly in this painfully 80s apocalyptic video for synchronicity ii. Andy summers was also a passionate photographer who captured behind. Andy summers and stewart copeland took the stage that they were plainly irritated. Mar 05, 2007 andy demos his recording rig during the ghost in the machine sessions. Inside the police 19801983, which features behindthescenes photos of the band during their early fame. Review of the andy summers telecaster telecaster guitar forum. Wrapped around your finger by the police songfacts. Andy summers presents a certain strangeness premier guitar. Since 1986, when the police left the stage as the biggest rock band in the world, andy summers has followed his own muse. This book, somewhere between photojournalism and an illustrated diary, follows the.