Luke Dux Profile

Luke Dux Profile...

Luke is a very talented guitarist, and first in line for a grilling by Whingie Willsteen....



HOW OLD WERE YOU WHEN YOU STARTED?
The doctor handed me an SG the moment I came out

IF YOU COULD BE ANY ROCK STAR IN THE WORLD WHO WOULD YOU BE?
T-Model Ford

WHAT WAS THE WORST GIG YOU EVER PLAYED AND WHY?
Hmmm a few come to mind... maybe Kalgoorlie. Van broke down opposite pub so we had to carry gear across the road, Bass amp when up in flames and melted mid gig, Car was broken into.

WHAT IS THE BEST GIG YOU EVER PLAYED?
Southbound Festival. Big stage. Loud Amps. Endless Bar rider.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE ALBUM OF ALL TIME?
The Stooges- Fun House

WHAT IS THE BEST SONG OF ALL TIME?
Daddy Cool- Eagle Rock

WHAT IS THE SONG YOU HATE MORE THAN ANY OTHER?
Tings Tings- My Name Is....

Name: Luke K Dux

 
Amps: Fender Hot Rod Deville 4X10, Fender 72’ Bassman 100 Head (silver face) and matching Bassman 4X12 Cab
 
Guitars: Gibson 74’ SG Custom with Bigsby 3 pickups, Gibson SG Standard 04’ Seymour Duncan Phat Cat (P-90) in the neck and Seymour Duncan SH-59’ in the bridge, Fender Custom Shop 60’s Stratocaster in Olympic White (Closet Classic), Gibson J45 with white button tuners and Fishman Pickup- no volume or tone controls
 
Pedals: Electro Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man (great slapback delay and all round crazy sounds), Seymour Duncan Pickup Booster (volume boost and great for an overdrive on single channel amps), Zvex Super Hardon (have no idea what this does but it makes every amp sound amazing!), Van Amp Sole-Mate (reverb with real springs inside), T-Rex Tremster (Smoothest tremolo/vibrato), Boss SD-1 (like an Ibanez Tube Screamer with a little more scream), Boss DD-20 (can save preset delay settings, great if you need to change delay mid song), Boss DD- 7 (good simple digital delay), Radial EFX (Effects loop, or switch between two amps, Must have for any pedal board). More coming soon……..
 
Influences: Mississippi Fred Mcdowell, Link Wray, The Beatles, Big Star, Townes Van Zandt, CCR, The Who, Neil Young, Tom Waits, Captain Beefheart, Radio Birdman, The Saints, the Clash, the Stooges, New York Dolls
 
Bands I play in: the Floors, Will Stoker & the Embers, Timothy Nelson & the Infidels (and sometimes string Quartet), Solo, Hicks on Speed, Paul McCarthy (the Boys, the Jackals). I’m playing most nights of the week with various bands/ musicians around town and tour Australia regularly.



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