MATT BACON - VOCALS & GUITAR
Matt is a founding member of The Subourbons along with Jon and Eric and serves as the band’s leader and musical director.
After playing primarily rock music since he first picked up the guitar at age 10, the Blues called Matt home when he picked up the "Eric Clapton Live at Hyde Park" DVD at some point in the year 2000.
Matt consumed a heavy diet of Clapton’s music and then found his way to Stevie Ray Vaughan. From there he worked back to the "founding fathers" like Albert King, BB King, Muddy Waters, ultimately discovering Michael Bloomfield, who became a huge inspiration and influence. Other influences include Robben Ford, Larry Carlton, and Kenny Burrell, as well as modern blues artists such as Joe Bonamassa.
Matt’s playing is rooted in the blues, but he incorporates elements of rock and jazz into his, still evolving, guitar style.
GEAR:
Guitars:
Gibson Custom 1964RI ES-335
Fender Telecaster
Epiphone Riviera reissue
Gibson Les Paul Standard - Goldtop - 1957 Historic Reissue
Gibson Firebird - Sunburst
Amps:
Two Rock TS1 100/50
Two Rock 1x12 cab
Lil Dawg 5E3 Tweed Deluxe
Other Gear:
D’addario XL Nickel 10-46 gauge strings
D’addario Classic 1.00mm picks
Sennheiser microphones
Mogami cables
Ernie Ball or Mission Engineering Volume Pedal
Strymon Timeline delay
TC Electronics Hall of Fame Reverb