Matthew Tuck
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Matthew Tuck, born January 20, 1980 in Bridgend, South Wales. He is one of two guitarists and the vocalist in the metalcore band Bullet for My Valentine. He can also play drums, keyboards, the recorder and harmonica. Before he was in Bullet for My Valentine he worked at a Virgin Megastore in Wales.
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[edit] Gear
Matthew Tuck currently plays a V shaped Jackson Randy Rhoads RR1T as well as a standard black model. For live performances he has used Mesa/Boogie, Peavey and Fender heads through Mesa/Boogie Rectifier cabinets. He also uses a Morley Bad Horsie Wah pedal and an Ibanez Tube Screamer.
Tuck also owns a Gibson Flying V, which he can be seen using during the live performance of Hand of Blood on a 2005 episode of Die Sarah Kuttner Show. However, he tends to use his Jackson models for the majority of live shows.
Matthew, as well as Jason James and Michael Padget use Rotosound strings on their instruments.
[edit] Guitars
- Main Guitar-Jackson RR1T(Black)
- Backup Guitar-Jackson RR1T USA Custom Shop with Reverse Headstock
- Jackson RR1 (white w/black pinstripes)
- Jackson RR5 Pro series
[edit] Specifications (both guitars)
- Rotosound Strings (.010, .013, .017, .030, .042, .056)
- Tuning-Drop C (low to high: C G C F A D)
- Seymour Duncan JB Pickups (bridge)
- Seymour Duncan Jazz Pickups (neck)
[edit] Guitar Effects, Controllers and Processors
- Ibanez TS-9 Tube Screamer
- 2 Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressors
- Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner
- Peavey Channel Switcher
- Morley Bad Horse Wah
[edit] Amplifiers
- Two Mesa Engineering 4x12 Stiletto Traditional Slant Cabinets
- Two Peavey 6505 Heads in Rack Case (Extra Head is for backup)
[edit] Units and Tuners
- Sennheiser EW300 Wireless Unit
Reference of Guitar World February 2007
[edit] Influences
Matthew Tuck has cited Metallica as being his main musical influence. At the age of 14, Tuck discovered the band through MTV where the video for the single "Enter Sandman" by Metallica was aired, which inspired him to begin learning guitar.
He has also mentioned Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Pantera and Megadeth aswell as Doug Patten
[edit] Illness
During the November 2006 tour with As I Lay Dying, Matt Tuck suffered from laryngitis which lead to a number of shows being postponed until early January; where they then re-started the rest of their tour again, beginning on January 3, 2007, at the Carling Academy Newcastle, and also played for the first time, two of their new songs "Scream, Aim, & Fire" and "Disappear".
At Manchester Apollo the following night, they only played one new song, "Scream, Aim, & Fire". During this show and the ones to follow, support band As I Lay Dying's vocalist joined Bullet for My Valentine onstage to sing Room 409. Bootlegs of the Manchester show can be found online, and this is known as the first known recording of the song song "Scream, Aim, & Fire" as this was before the band entered the studio for the follow-up to The Poison. Also on this tour the band played a cover of Metallica's Creeping Death.
[edit] External links
Link to personal MySpace profile
| Bullet for My Valentine |
| Matthew Tuck | Michael Paget | Jason James | Michael Thomas |
| Discography |
| Albums: The Poison |
| EPs: Bullet for My Valentine | Hand of Blood | All These Things I Hate (Revolve Around Me) Tears Don't Fall | Hand of Blood EP: Live at Brixton |
| Singles: "4 Words (To Choke Upon)" | "Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow (What Can I Do)" "All These Things I Hate (Revolve Around Me)" | "Tears Don't Fall" |
| DVDs: The Poison: Live at Brixton |
