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“Once I got one of those pedals, it was just like, ‘That’s the sound.’ It feels like your amp is about toexplode”: Meet Friko, the Chicago indie darlings with guitar tones rigged to blow
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Singer Niko Kapetan was the band’s lone guitarist, so there wasn’t much that could be done to stretch out the sound.
This time around, Kapetan was joined in guitar duties by newcomer Korgan Robb.
The result is a fuller, more complex sound that really highlights the band’s biggest strength – its ability to create dynamics that ebb and flow.
“Once I got one of those pedals, it was just like, ‘That’s the sound.’
While modern boutique pedals played an integral part in getting Friko’s sound, they went with the classics when it came to guitars.