Panchiko and Digital Tour Bus

On October 30, 2022—the final day of Panchiko's first tour in the United States—the band filmed two videos with Digital Tour Bus at Lincoln Hall in Chicago, Illinois. The band appeared in episode 1,702 of the web series *Bus Invaders*, and Owain Davies featured in episode 430 of the web series *Gear Masters*.
These episodes were uploaded to YouTube on January 25, 2023.

## Bus Invanders

In *Bus Invaders*, it was revealed that their tour van is driven by their tour manager—a native of Texas—during the day and by bassist Shaun Ferreday at night; in the middle section of the van sits Andy Wright and John Schofield; in the back of the van sits Owain Davies and Rob Harris. They also exhibited merchandise from their supporting acts, including a T-shirt for They Are Gutting a Body of Water and stickers for Julie.

It was revealed that the band sold out Antone's Nightclub in Austin, Texas—for this feat, they received a baseball signed by the venue's staff.

## Gear Masters

### Owain Davies' tour gear

On October 30, 2022, at the tail-end of Panchiko's first tour, Owain Davies showcased his live rig to Digital Tour Bus. On tour, Davies played a Japanese limited edition Fender Telecaster with a custom design—a "satin matte finish"—preferring its color over the guitar itself. He also duct taped the selector switch to prevent the accidental flipping up and changing of pickups. Davies adheres to standard tuning, or "classic E, A, D, G, B, E," because Panchiko "just does kind of simple pop songs really."

Davies also showcased his pedalboards. He sends his guitar's sound through a compressor pedal and then through a "clean channel." The A/B channel is on a pedal built and gifted to Davies for his birthday by a "good friend," who is of JSA Effects in Derby England. He only uses the "boost" and "gain" effects on his dual pedal to blend clean sounds with boosted sounds. After compression, boosting, and granular effects, the sound is fed into an ACS1 amplifier simulator.

Davies also has a pink Poly Beebo, a multi-modulation pedal manufactured in Australia, thinking of it as a "one-stop solution to all pedal needs when playing lives," because it does its own routing, it can produce convolution reverb and digital sound effects, and because "it is all 'nodal based,' similar to a 3D modeling program'"—hailing from the "modular synthesis world." Despite enjoying its granular effects, he ultimately only uses two presets for his tour sets. One of these presets is the "parallel processing" effect, which entails two to three different sounds or effects layered on top of one another.

Subsequently, Davies evinced his other equipment, including his Elektron Octatrack MKII 8-track performance mixer and sampler. Used on *D＞E＞A＞T＞H＞M＞E＞T＞A＞L,* it is capable of a crossfading effect. He regularly uses the tool to create beats and store samples, as well as "stuff in Panchiko, where it's like more indie pop and stuff." He also presented his Elektron SYNTAKT, a drum machine he utilizes for "synth parts" and sound effects; he enjoys its mixture of analog and FM synthesis.

For his singing, Davies will sparingly incorporate his Hologram Microcosm granular effects pedal. "When you put anything through it," he explained, "it tends to sound really beautiful. It adds randomness and glitchiness to it. I use it predominantly for vocal effects—just kind of spooky stuff. Like in sound check, they were saying 'you sound like a ghost.' It chops your vocals, and it re-pitches them and layers them over." Davies typically reserves the gear for "big climaxes and heavenly vocals."

## Notes

1. ↑ Davies said, "[The Hologram Microcosm pedal can create] granular, ghostly vocals... eh, should we say 'shoegaze vocals'. [Laughs]"

## References

### Citations

Articles, documentaries, and interviews:

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Panchiko - BUS INVADVERS Ep. 1702 (January 3, 2023).
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Panchiko's Owain Davies - GEAR MASTERS Ep. 430 (January 25, 2023).

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