Adams on Equipment

"I initially spent a lot of time trying to emulate the tones of bands I love, including ones I've been a part of. I wanted to have a great overall audio environment that I could populate with my performances. But in the end, I also wanted to make certain that each of the songs had my signature, plus its own individual flavor. The more you dwell on sounding like someone else, the less you sound like yourself.

"Of course it simplifies matters that I don't have even a fraction of the budget of my favorite artists, so I had to do some serious improvising with gear I already had. I guess that's a way to get some flavor."