Nathan Connolly - Wikipedia. Nathan Connolly (born 2. Tabtight professional, free when you need it, VPN service. January 1. 98. 1) is a musician from Northern Ireland,[1] who is best known as the lead guitarist and backing vocalist for alternative rock band Snow Patrol. Early life[edit]Connolly, who was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, sang for a gospel church choir at Glenmachan, Church of God, Belfast when he was 1. I suppose I was always around music, and like any other kid, teenage kid, 1. I either wanted to be a pub quiz addict or a rock star and play guitar. After a particularly brutal thrashing at Scrabble, when my opponent played the word 'SCOPIE' on a triple word score, I kind of played around with it for a few years and didn’t really learn much and wasn’t very good for the first two years, but then I started a band with my cousin and two mates from school and it kind of just went on from there. I started taking it a bit more seriously. I mean, I’ve always wanted to play in a band and write music, I just didn’t realize exactly how much when I first started.”He is a former pupil of Grosvenor Grammar School. Music career[edit]Prior to joining Snow Patrol, Connolly was a member of a band called File Under Easy Listening (or F. U. E. L), who were managed by BBC Radio 1 DJ Colin Murray. The band consisted of Connolly, vocalist Aaron Ditty, Dave Magee and Peter Comfort. Unfortunately, it did not last long; the single "Closure/Dryform" was F. U. E. L.'s first and only release. While working at the record store HMV in Belfast, Connolly was introduced to the band Snow Patrol. He reluctantly agreed to join, despite the fact that the band had no record deal at the time. He jokingly recalls his mother thinking he "was being kidnapped by rock stars."Connolly became a permanent member of the band near the end of 2. His recruitment played a large role in shaping the band's new sound. With Connolly as a composer of the band's new material, Snow Patrol garnered a new record deal and released Final Straw in 2. The album proved to be the band's breakthrough and helped introduce them to a wide audience. In late 2. 00. 6, he talked about plans to record a solo album, which he said would be "melodic and tuneful".[3]In 2. Connolly formed his own side project called Little Matador. More recently Connolly played with Feeder live at the Isle Of Wight festival on Sunday 1. June 2. 01. 6. Equipment[edit]Guitars[edit]Gibson Les Paul Custom - Tobacco 1. Gibson Les Paul Custom - Ebony (appears in the video for Take Back the City)Fender Telecaster Custom - Sunburst 1. Fender Telecaster Custom - Blonde 1. Gretsch Countryman - Brown 1. Gretsch Duo Jet - Black. Fender Jaguar - Sunburst 1.
Fender Telecaster Custom - Black '7. Fender Telecaster Nashville - Sunburst. Guild Electro/Acoustic. Rickenbacker 3. 60 - Jetglo. Hutchins Memphis - Black. He uses Jim Dunlop. Tortex . 6. 0mm picks[4]Diamond Amplification Spitfire I Head with Spitfire 4x. Cabinet. Vox AC3. Used at Mandela Hall SG#3)Marshall JCM8. Jubilees. Marshall 3. Transistor (Used on Final Straw Tours)Fender Twin Reverb (Also Used on Final Straw Tours)Effects[edit]Connolly uses a setup that is primarily rack based. His rack consists of the following: TC Electronic D Two (for delay) TC Electronic G Major (for modulation, pitch shifting and compression) TC Electronic M One XL (for reverb and layered delay sounds) Voodoo Labs GCX Audio Switcher. He uses various pedals for his overdrive and boost sounds. They change from time to time, but his consistent setup includes the following: Ibanez TS9 Tubescreamer MXR/Dunlop Micro Amp (for boost) Boss Super Overdrive Boss Blues Driver. He uses a Voodoo Labs Ground Control Pro controller to bring up presets for each of the band's songs, and has the ability to add/remove different pedals and changes in sound. He also uses a function in the TC Electronic G Major that allows him to switch the channels on his Marshall Jubilee amp heads for his heaviest sounds. Connolly has a small pedalboard containing his ground control for the rack and various Boss pedals including a TU- 2, PS- 5, DD3, and RC- 2. Personal life[edit]Connolly lives in Crouch End, London, nearby band mate Jonny Quinn.[5]References[edit]External links[edit].
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