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Q.あなたがライヴでSLASHの曲でレミー・キルミスターの"Dr.Alibi" とイギー・ポップの"We're all gonna die"を歌っているそうですね。
日本でもそれらの曲をプレーしてくれますか？

T-
It's very likely at least one of those will end up in the set. I would love to do them.

（少なくとも１曲はセットリストの最後にあるだろうね。是非その曲もやりたいよ。）


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Q.日本食は好きですか？

T-
I love Japanese food. I'm looking forward to that as well!
（大好きだよ。それも楽しみにしてるんだよ。）

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Q.What was it like getting the call to tour with Slash?
スラッシュのツアーに参加することになったのはどのように決まったのか。

T-I was literally sitting in a restaurant having dinner with my Father in Las Vegas when Fitz, the drummer called asking if I could be in LA by noon the next day to jam. I figured at the very least it'd be fun to jam with Slash. I got there and played Night Train and that was it. 

At the time I never knew what was expected of me. Were we gonna do a couple months of fly outs on weekends or what? It's been a year of pretty solid touring with a lot more to come so it's been a pretty exciting experience.

Q.What is your favourite song in the set?
スラッシュのセットで好きな曲は？

T-That's a good question. I like doing some obscure ones like Been There Lately from the second Snakepit record.

A song like Starlight is great because I think Myles and I sing really well together.

Of course I love singing the Lemmy song Dr Alibi and the Iggy song We're All Gonna Die. Doing something like Sweet Child and watching people get off on it is a big deal that's never lost on me though.

Q. What gear you're touring with?
ツアーではどのベース、機材を使っているのか。

T-
I use Music Man Stingray basses. All are equipped with hipshots for drop D or C# depending on whether we are in 440 or a half step down. Essentially I mainly use 2. The first is in 440. His name is Phil after Phil Lynott from Thin Lizzy. It's black with a mirror pickguard which is a nod to the basses Phil used to play. 

The second is named Dee Dee after Dee Ramone and it is tuned a half step down. It's off white with a tortoise shell pickguard like Dee Dee's. Lemmy signed this bass on the top horn during our first rehearsal with him.

Both have rosewood fret boards as I find them to be warmer though I was playing a spare of mine that has a maple fretboard that sounds amazing. I may have to investigate the maple fretboard option again.

They all have active pickups in them as well and are strung with Ernie Ball 105s.

I have two main basses and a spare for each though I have a lot of other babies in my collection including a Tom Peterson (Cheap Trick) 12 string, a fretless, a 5 string, some P-basses, an upright bass and more 6 strings than you can shake a stick at.

Amplification wise I'm using Gallien Krueger. I use two 2001 RB heads through the 8x10 cabs. They are monstrous. The combination of the Stingrays and GK makes for one aggressive rig. Like riding a wild bull.

I use the Relay G50 wireless from Line 6 which has been super reliable.

As far as pedals I only have a few. A distortion, a phaser and a Boss tuner (standard issue). 

The real secret is the Sans Amp from Tech 21. Without it I don't know what I'd do.