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Steve von Till works as an elementary school teacher and is a singer and guitarist for the progressive sludge metal band, Neurosis. He is also in Tribes of Neurot and Culper Ring, and records solo work under both his given name and the moniker Harvestman.
[edit] Equipment
Playing with Neurosis in 2007, Von Till used a guitar rig he has named the "chain of death". He plays Stratocaster- and Telecaster-style guitars assembled from Warmoth parts. He employs Seymour Duncan Distortion (bridge) and Bartolini (neck) pickups, as well as Gibson P-90-style pickups. His guitars are routed through MXR Phaser and Blue Box pedals, a Moogerfooger MF-101 Lowpass Filter and MF-102 Ring Modulator, a Dunlop Uni-Vibe, a Parachute wah, mutron phaser, a ProCo Rat and an Electro-Harmonix Bass Micro Synthesizer. The signal is routed to a Mesa/Boogie Mark IV with a Mesa cab and a Fender ’65 Twin Reverb Reissue combo.[1]
[edit] Solo output
- Von Till has released two solo albums, both comprising of original songs and traditional folk arrangements. He generally uses minimalistic acoustic guitar and vocal styles. According to his website, vontill.org, he has recently completed work on a third solo album, titled A Grave Is a Grim Horse.
[edit] Solo discography
- 2000 As the Crow Flies
- 2002 If I Should Fall To The Field
- 2005 Lashing the Rye (as Harvestman)
- 2008 A Grave Is a Grim Horse
- Score to the film h2odio, a full length feature film by Italian director Alex Infascelli
[edit] Trivia
[edit] References
- ^ Jones, Dierdre H.. "Neurosis", Guitar Player Magazine; New Bay Media, LLC, 2007. Retrieved on 2008-01-24.
