Some Bigge Stats

Name: Ryan Bigge

Eye Color: Brown

Instrument: Guitar, vocals

First Guitar: Harmony (Les Paul knock-off)
"I bought it for 150 bucks at a pawn shop and it has lasted me 3 years. I plan to own many more Harmony guitars during my career."

Second Guitar: Dan Electro
"It's similar to what Beck plays. The sound is thin, and the body is made of plywood. It looks cool and I love it."

Amplifier: Fender Blues Junior aka The rock'n'roll box
"It's a reissue or whatever. It looks really old."

Strings: Generic. Light Top, Heavy Bottom
(.010,.013,.017,.030,.042,.052)
"It gives me the heavy rock at the bottom, while still giving me room to roll and riff with the top end."

Influences: Pixies, Guided By Voices, Pavement, Sebadoh, Simon and Garfunkel, The Jesus and Mary Chain.

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Read the band's press release.
Band drummer Graeme Scott answers some fan mail.

For more information about The Plantains, contact Ryan Bigge.