| Matt Tuck | |
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 Matt Tuck live in 2007
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Matthew Tuck |
| Born | January 20 1980 |
| Genre(s) | Metalcore |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals Guitar Drums Harmonica Keyboards Recorder |
| Years active | 1998 - Present |
| Label(s) | Trustikill Records, Visible Noise Records |
| Associated acts |
Bullet For My Valentine Jeff Killed John |
| Website | Bullet For My Valentine Official Site |
Matthew Tuck, born January 20 1980 in Bridgend, South Wales. He plays rhythm guitar, as well as being lead vocalist in the metalcore band Bullet for My Valentine. He can also play drums, keyboards, the recorder and harmonica. Before he was in Bullet for My Valentine he worked at a Virgin Megastore in Wales. He also sang with Max Cavalera and Apocalyptica in Repressed which appears in the Amplified / A Decade Of Reinventing The Cello album.
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Gear
Matt Tuck currently plays Jackson Randy Rhoads Guitars. He plays a Jackson Randy Rhoads RR1T with a reverse head stock in snow white with black painted bevels. as well as a standard black model. For live performances he has used Mesa/Boogie, Peavey and Fender heads through Mesa/Boogie Rectifier cabinets. He also uses a Morley Bad Horsie Wah pedal and an Ibanez Tube Screamer. Tuck also owns a Gibson Flying V, which he can be seen using during the live performance of Hand of Blood on a 2005 episode of Die Sarah Kuttner Show. However, he tends to use his Jackson models for the majority of live shows. Matt, as well as Jason James and Michael Padget use Rotosound strings on their instruments.
Guitars
- Main Guitar-Jackson RR1T(Black)
- Backup Guitar-Jackson RR1T USA Custom Shop with Reverse Headstock
- Jackson RR1 (white w/black pinstripes)
- Jackson RR5 Pro series
Specifications (both guitars)
- Rotosound Rotoblues Strings (.010, .013, .017, .030, .042, .052)
- Tuning Drop C (low to high: C G C F A D)(Bullet For My Valentine EP & The Poison & Waking the Demon and End of Days)
- Tuning 1 step down (low to high: D G C F A D)(Scream Aim Fire)
- EMG 81 Pickups (bridge)
- EMG 85 Pickups (neck)
- Uses Dunlop Tortex picks(.50mm)Red coloured
Guitar Effects, Controllers and Processors
- Ibanez TS-9 Tube Screamer
- 2 Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressors
- Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner
- Peavey Channel Switcher
- Morley Bad Horsie Wah
Amplifiers
- Two Mesa Engineering 4X12 Standard Rectifier Cab-Straight [1]
- Two Peavey 6505+ Heads in Rack Case (Extra Head is for backup)[2]
Units and Tuners
- Sennheiser EW300 Wireless Unit
Reference of Guitar World February 2007
Influences
Matthew Tuck has cited Metallica as being his main musical influence. At the age of 14, Tuck discovered the band through MTV where the video for Enter Sandman was aired, which inspired him to begin learning guitar. He has also mentioned Mötley Crüe, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Pantera and Megadeth.
Throat problems
During the November 2006 tour with As I Lay Dying and Protest The Hero, Matt Tuck suffered from laryngitis which led to a number of shows being postponed until early January. Doctor Adrik Grigorian is currently treating him for recovery with Kara Hanshaw assisting him as a nurse. On 22 June 2007, it was announced that Matt needed a tonsillectomy surgery and was forced to cancel all Bullet For My Valentine dates, including dates supporting Metallica.
External links
| Bullet for My Valentine |
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| Matthew Tuck | Michael Paget | Jason James | Michael Thomas |
| Discography |
| Albums: The Poison | Scream, Aim, Fire |
| EPs: Bullet for My Valentine | Hand of Blood | Hand of Blood EP: Live at Brixton |
| Singles: "Hand of Blood" | "4 Words (To Choke Upon)" | "Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow (What Can I Do)" "All These Things I Hate (Revolve Around Me)" | "Tears Don't Fall" | "Scream, Aim, Fire" |
| DVDs: The Poison: Live at Brixton |
