sound of warped

In another episode of Ernie Ball's “Sound Of Warped” series, Mayday Parade's Brooks Betts tells us about his first band (where he actually played with vocalist Derek Sanders!) and his approach to playing. “I knew I wanted to play guitar. I'm not sure if I knew professionally yet,” says Ryan about how he felt after joining his first band. […]

In part seven of Ernie Ball's “The Sound Of Warped” series Matchbook Romance bassist Ryan Kienle discusses what inspired him to pick up his instrument and how surreal it is now that he gets to play for a living. He also talks about his gear, including his Ernie Ball  Regular and Cobalt strings and how they […]

In part six of Ernie Ball's “The Sound Of Warped” series, We Came As Romans bassist Andrew Glass explains his “simple” setup, spilling all details about his amps, guitars, tunings, strings and how festivals can affect his setup.  “There's so much room for error with having four tunings and wireless [technology]. On these festivals where there's […]

In this episode of The Sound of Warped, an exclusive interview with Chap Stique of Family Force 5.  Chap sits down with Ernie Ball to talk about what special movie inspired him to start playing, his nuanced guitar rig, and what it takes to keep it all going on Warped! Check out the interview, live […]