Ian Thornley (Big Wreck) Axe-Fx III

[MattBowman]

Any Big Wreck fans here? Big Wreck is my favorite band and Ian is one of my favorite guitar players, and IMO the best singer in rock music. He posted an IG clip today of him with his Axe-Fx III. I know previously he had been using an Axe-Fx II for his effects when playing live, good to see him with a III!

 

[Admin M@]

Wonderful musician and a great guy!

 

[greiswig]

I'm a fan, too. Killer, killer chops, and you're right that he has a really great voice as well. Was a wish of mine to model the Suhr Hedgehog that Thornley had.

 

[kplooksafterme]

Is that one of the factory presets? I love that washey sound in the background. Ian Thornley is an incredible musician.

 

[Budda]

Ian would know how to get some magic happening.

 

[jamesblonde]

Any Big Wreck fans here? Big Wreck is my favorite band and Ian is one of my favorite guitar players, and IMO the best singer in rock music. He posted an IG clip today of him with his Axe-Fx III. I know previously he had been using an Axe-Fx II for his effects when playing live, good to see him with a III!

Love big wreck! His first solo album under the thornley moniker also rips. I feel like he and big wreck in general are so underrated. His voice and his guitar playing are just incredible. Love the new song bombs away!

 

[Zedhed]

Any Big Wreck fans here?

Hell yeah! Love this band & Ian is a great player.
Thanks for the post.

 

[OrganicZed]

I am a serious fan. Their songs are great and Ian is a very tasteful player. His note choices are wonderful.

 

[madmarcus1960]

Triple threat. Singer, songwriter, player. Great at all 3. The first time I heard Albatross, I couldn't believe it wasn't Chris Cornell.

 

[cardinal]

Yeah I think first time I heard Big Wreck I thought it was a Chris Cornell side project.

 

[drsts]

love that guy

 

[Round3FM3]

Making us Torontonians proud!!!

 

[ak301]

Killer musician

He mentioned in an interview that the tone he was using in the other IG vids was an Axefx II using a Supro model

 

[dsimms]

The Suhr 2015 Factory Party videos introduced me to Ian and Big Wreck. It's an incredible collection of great songs, tone and talent. Totally get and like the Chris Cornell comparisons.

 

[Disconnector]

The Suhr 2015 Factory Party videos introduced me to Ian and Big Wreck. It's an incredible collection of great songs, tone and talent. Totally get and like the Chris Cornell comparisons.

Holy crap . . . that's AMAZING tone and singing. The Badger model in the Axe does that justice . . . but that voice. It's just absolutely perfect for that song. Wow. I could listen to that all day.

Edit - the amp is a Hedgehog. Maybe Cliff has one to model one day

 

[MattBowman]

The Suhr 2015 Factory Party videos introduced me to Ian and Big Wreck. It's an incredible collection of great songs, tone and talent. Totally get and like the Chris Cornell comparisons.

I was at the Suhr Factory party the following year when Ian and Andy Wood played, just amazing!

 

[greiswig]

Holy crap . . . that's AMAZING tone and singing. The Badger model in the Axe does that justice . . . but that voice. It's just absolutely perfect for that song. Wow. I could listen to that all day.

Edit - the amp is a Hedgehog. Maybe Cliff has one to model one day

Yup...this is the video set that made me ask for a Hedgehog to get modeled. Killer, killer tone.

Ghosts is about my favorite album of theirs. I think they all met at Berklee or something like that, but they're all pretty damn good players...Thornley, though, is next-level good at singing, playing and he's quite good at writing as well.

 

[pharmd07]

Have you guys heard the Big Wreck live album “Bag of Tricks”? It was released in 2013, but recently has become available on iTunes and Amazon Music. Might be on other services as well.

It’s an amazing live album. Buy it!!!

 

[Gadgetguitar]

One of my favorites is the 2015 Suhr party with Big Wreck doing Ghost. The bass intro is awesome.

Wonder if he has "The Oaf" dialed in on the Axe?

 

[squealie]

Huge Thornley fan.

The pop-rock album from back in the nickelback days was freaking awesome. Ladylike is a classic in search of a worthy audience.

His Suhr party gigs are legend.

Rumored to play a Vetta back in the day. If he can play that thing, he can play a squirtgun and rock. And I still love my Vetta. LOL.