B.C. Wealthy has simply launched a signature guitar from FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH‘s Andy James. The guitar relies on the extremely profitable B.C. Wealthy Murderer mannequin however incorporates a Pitchfork headstock, a low-profile C-shaped satin neck optimized for velocity, and heel-less neck-through development. It’s out there in 6, 7, and 8-string variations and is available in three colours: satin black, satin white, and translucent inexperienced. The guitar is out there at BCRich.com and approved B.C. Wealthy sellers.

James started enjoying guitar on the age of 12. He’s identified to followers for his critically acclaimed solo information and his earlier tenure with FIELDS OF THE NEPHILIM, amongst others. He joined FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH in 2020 in the course of the band’s European area tour and seems on their newest album titled “AfterLife”.

In a March 2021 video chat with Greek guitar virtuoso Gus G. (FIREWIND, ex-OZZY OSBOURNE), Andy said about how he landed the FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH gig because the alternative for the band’s longtime guitarist Jason Hook: “I knew Charlie [Engen], the [current FIVE FINGER] drummer, ‘trigger we would toured earlier than with Angel Vivaldi, and he was the drummer for Angel and SCALE THE SUMMIT. We had that one tune that we did that all of us sort of jammed collectively on the finish, so we acquired to play collectively and acquired to know one another on that. I used to be actually stoked when he was introduced as the brand new drummer for FIVE FINGER. And I assume they simply sort of acquired speaking.

“Zoltan [Bathory, FIVE FINGER guitarist and founder] is an enormous fan of guitar gamers normally — happening Instagram and seeing what’s new and who’s about,” he continued. “I believe he is at all times eager about seeing who’s round and what issues are on the market. And I believe I got here up in dialog at one level, and Charlie had instructed him that we knew one another. I believe [Zoltan] was working with BUTCHER BABIES, attempting to assist them to additional their profession slightly bit, and was pondering that possibly they may do with one other guitar participant. So he contacted me through Instagram, and we acquired chatting for a bit. I believe it was actually solely a few weeks later after that I ended up in Hollywood anyway, in L.A. After which I met the [BUTCHER BABIES] guys and stuff, after which we went within the studio. And at that time, Zoltan got here out to the studio and we frolicked and stuff like that. In order that’s just about how we met.

“I used to be about to embark on performing some bits and items with the BUTCHER BABIES, having performed ‘Dimebash’, and that was sort of our first gig — ‘here is our new bass participant and new guitar participant,’ ‘trigger they acquired a brand new bass participant concurrently nicely,” James added. “After which, proper earlier than going and really doing a music video shoot for certainly one of their songs, Zoltan contacted and was simply, like, ‘Yeah, we’d want you to return out and end up the remainder of our tour, ‘trigger we have had a little bit of a sort of situation with Jason Hook‘ — I believe a well being situation, stuff like that. So, yeah, ‘stand by’ sort of factor. After which actually the next day, there was like a fucking ticket ready for me at LAX [Los Angeles International Airport]. So I used to be actually enjoying guitar in firstclass the entire flight again, as a result of I used to be nonetheless studying the shit on the best way to England — 17 songs, one thing like that. Clearly, I might been a fan of the band, so I knew the music and every little thing, so it wasn’t a case of getting to study the preparations — assuming that not one of the stuff had been modified that a lot for dwell, that a part of it was sort of already in my head. However I needed to simply sit down and work out the bodily facet of doing a few of their stuff.”

Andy went on to say that he was happy issues labored out the best way they did. “I am glad that it occurred, however, clearly, it is to the detriment of any individual else’s life and profession,” he stated, referring to Hook‘s dismissal from FIVE FINGER. “However I believe issues simply naturally transfer on, and that is simply a type of issues.”

James made his recording debut with FIVE FINGER on the tune “Damaged World”, which is featured on the second installment of the band’s greatest-hits assortment, “A Decade Of Destruction – Quantity 2”.

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