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== Musical equipment == |
== Musical equipment == |
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Nicholaus uses almost exclusively [[Fender Musical Instruments Corporation|Fender]] [[Telecaster]], Esquire or Telecaster Deluxe style guitars (though he is seen playing a [[Danelectro]] in the [[Hate to Say I Told You So]] video). He also plays "The Arsonette" a custom built guitar by [[Sundberg Guitars]], with tone chambers and a Firebird style midsection to give it a short, dead tone with little to no sustain. His guitars often reflect the outfits of the band with different combos of black and white finishes and pickguards. Along with [[Vigilante Carlstroem]] and [[Dr. Matt Destruction]], Arson uses white [[Hiwatt]] amplifiers. |
Nicholaus uses almost exclusively [[Fender Musical Instruments Corporation|Fender]] [[Telecaster]], Esquire or Telecaster Deluxe style guitars (though he is seen playing a [[Danelectro]] in the [[Hate to Say I Told You So]] video). He also plays "The Arsonette" a custom built guitar by [[Sundberg Guitars]], with tone chambers and a Firebird style midsection to give it a short, dead tone with little to no sustain. His guitars often reflect the outfits of the band with different combos of black and white finishes and pickguards. Along with [[Vigilante Carlstroem]] and [[Dr. Matt Destruction]], Arson uses white [[Hiwatt]] amplifiers. |
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Although he doesn't rely on effects, he uses Electro-Harmonix Micro POG, Boss AW-3, Boss DD-3 and Prunes&Custard Harmonic Generator-Intermodulator.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://equipboard.com/pros/nicholaus-arson|title=Nicholaus Arson's Equipboard|last=Inc.|first=Equipboard|website=Equipboard|language=en|access-date=2018-01-12}}</ref> |
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==Discography== |
==Discography== |
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Nicholaus Arson | |
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 Nicholaus with The Hives at the Eurockéennes of 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Niklas Almqvist |
| Also known as | Nicholaus Arson |
| Born | 26 January 1977 (age 47) Säter, Dalarna, Sweden |
| Genres | Alternative rock, garage punk, garage rock revival, post-punk revival |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, backing vocals |
| Years active | 1989 - present |
| Labels | A&M/Octone, Interscope, Epitaph Records |
| Website | The Hives Broadcastingservice |
Nicholaus Arson (born Niklas Almqvist Säter, Sweden 26 January 1977) is a guitarist and backup vocalist of the Swedish garage rock band The Hives.
Career
Arson and his brother Per (Howlin' Pelle, lead singer) formed the band in 1993, and, according to a biography about the band, attracted the attention of promoter/manager/songwriter Randy Fitzsimmons (possibly a fictional character), who propelled the band to fame.
It was revealed in NME that Randy Fitzsimmons is a registered pseudonym belonging to Arson.[1] This has led many to believe that Randy Fitzsimmons is in fact a myth, and that it is Arson who writes the songs. Arson and the rest of the band deny this and insist on the existence of Randy Fitzsimmons as the band's songwriter.
Arson, as with the rest of The Hives, is known for his onstage antics. In particular, his beady eye stares, spitting, blowing on his finger tips, flicking his guitar picks into the crowd and wild animation in playing the guitar, such as the way he is perceived to dance and other such antics as spinning the guitar with the strap over his shoulder, greatly contributing to the presentation of the band. While performing this move, his guitar strap has detached from one of its buttons several times, Sending the guitar flying and almost hitting drummer Chris Dangerous in one case on October 27, 2007 in Fort Worth, Texas. He also occasionally plays the keyboard.
Musical equipment
Nicholaus uses almost exclusively Fender Telecaster, Esquire or Telecaster Deluxe style guitars (though he is seen playing a Danelectro in the Hate to Say I Told You So video). He also plays "The Arsonette" a custom built guitar by Sundberg Guitars, with tone chambers and a Firebird style midsection to give it a short, dead tone with little to no sustain. His guitars often reflect the outfits of the band with different combos of black and white finishes and pickguards. Along with Vigilante Carlstroem and Dr. Matt Destruction, Arson uses white Hiwatt amplifiers.
Although he doesn't rely on effects, he uses Electro-Harmonix Micro POG, Boss AW-3, Boss DD-3 and Prunes&Custard Harmonic Generator-Intermodulator.[2]
Discography
- Barely Legal (1997)
- Veni Vidi Vicious (2000)
- Tyrannosaurus Hives (2004)
- The Black and White Album (2007)
- Lex Hives (2012)
References
- ^ http://www.nme.com/news/music/the-hives-52-1375634
- ^ Inc., Equipboard. "Nicholaus Arson's Equipboard". Equipboard. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
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